A Common Staff Two-Hand, item level 2, binds when equipped.
On Short Staff's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 92 gold over the last 30 days, ranging from 92 gold to 5,000 gold, a wide spread for a 30-day window.
First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).
In WoW Forever it is item level 4. In Classic Era it is item level 4. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 4. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 4. In MoP Classic it is item level 4.
| Version | Item level | Quality | Binding | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 2 | Common | Binds when equipped | 20c |
| WoW Forever | 4 | Common | - | 20c |
| Classic Era | 4 | Common | - | 20c |
| The Burning Crusade | 4 | Common | - | 20c |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 4 | Common | - | 20c |
| MoP Classic | 4 | Common | - | 20c |
In the Appearances collection, Short Staff is listed as Vendor. Appearance ID: 686. No other item uses this appearance, so it is unique to Short Staff.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
In their in-game specialization descriptions, these specs name staves among their preferred weapons:
The 10 items nearest to Short Staff (item level 2) in item level among Weapon > Staff.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Short Staff (this item) | 2 | 0.6 DPS. Vendor | Not listed | |
 Farmer's Shovel | 1 | 0.6 DPS. Vendor | Not listed | |
 Farmer's Hoe | 1 | 0.6 DPS. Vendor | Not listed | |
 Farmer's Broom | 1 | 0.6 DPS. Vendor | Not listed | |
 Dragonspawn Wingtipped Staff | 1 | 60 | 0.6 DPS. World Drop | Not listed |
 Wingcrest Battle Staff | 1 | 60 | 0.6 DPS. World Drop | Not listed |
 Tyrhold Pinnacle | 1 | 60 | 0.6 DPS. World Drop | Not listed |
 Hallowfall Harvester's Pitchfork | 1 | 0.6 DPS. World Drop | Not listed | |
 Sanctum Acolyte's Post | 1 | 80 | 0.6 DPS. World Drop | Not listed |
 Fathom-Coral Lightstaff | 1 | 0.6 DPS. World Drop | Not listed | |
 Living Stave of the Deepdweller | 1 | 0.6 DPS. World Drop | Not listed |
Next item levels up from Short Staff among Weapon > Staff: Gnarled Ash Staff (item level 19), Staff of the Shade (item level 20), Black Duskwood Staff (item level 21), Staff of Jordan (item level 22) and Monk's Staff (item level 23).
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Short Staff uses icon file 135139, which 66 other items also use. The 7 closest by item ID:
Withered Staff ID 1411 · Weapon - Staff · item level 4Executor Staff ID 3277 · Weapon - Staff · item level 2Gnarled Ash Staff ID 791 · Weapon - Staff · item level 19Fire Wand ID 5069 · Weapon - Wand · item level 6Charred Razormane Wand ID 5092 · Weapon - Wand · item level 14Cookie's Stirring Rod ID 5198 · Weapon - Wand · item level 12Gloom Wand ID 5209 · Weapon - Wand · item level 13Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 2132 (2126 to 2138) were usually added in the same batch as Short Staff: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Cracked Leather Pants ID 2126 · Armor - Leather · item level 2
Cracked Leather Vest ID 2127 · Armor - Leather · item level 2
Large Round Shield ID 2129 · Armor - Shield · item level 2
Club ID 2130 · Weapon - One-Handed Mace · item level 2
Shortsword ID 2131 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 2Small Shield ID 2133 · Armor - Shield · item level 2
Hand Axe ID 2134 · Weapon - One-Handed Axe · item level 2
Conjured Purified Water ID 2136 · Consumable · item level 7
Whittling Knife ID 2137 · Weapon - Dagger · item level 2
Sharpened Letter Opener ID 2138 · Weapon - Dagger · item level 3The raw ItemSparse values for item 2132 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Short Staff is in the Classic Era game data, the era World of Warcraft: Forever is built on. Blizzard describes Forever as vanilla World of Warcraft plussed up: its story sits in year one, characters level to 60 and stay there, and it launches November 4, 2026. Blizzard has not said which vanilla items appear in Forever, so nothing here is a Forever claim; it is the Classic Era record for Short Staff next to the live retail market on this page.
Read next: World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4 · Forever's class revamps and new race and class combinations · Classic Era page for Short Staff
A sighting in the beta client is a fact from our own database; the launch roster is Blizzard’s to finalize. World of Warcraft: Forever launches November 4, 2026. World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4
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