Staff of the Friar
Item Level 16A Rare Staff Two-Hand, item level 16, requires level 10, binds when equipped.
A Rare Staff Two-Hand, item level 16, requires level 10, binds when equipped.
On Staff of the Friar's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 49,985 gold45 silver over the last 30 days, ranging from 49,981 gold61 silver to 49,989 gold4 silver, a tight band around its average.
First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).
In WoW Forever it is item level 24, requires level 19 and sells to vendors for 35s 98c. In Classic Era it is item level 24, requires level 19 and sells to vendors for 35s 98c. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 24, requires level 19 and sells to vendors for 35s 98c. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 24, requires level 19 and sells to vendors for 35s 98c. In MoP Classic it is item level 25, requires level 20 and sells to vendors for 40s 66c.
| Version | Item level | Required level | Quality | Binding | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 16 | 10 | Rare | Binds when equipped | 74s 1c |
| WoW Forever | 24 | 19 | Rare | Binds when equipped | 35s 98c |
| Classic Era | 24 | 19 | Rare | Binds when equipped | 35s 98c |
| The Burning Crusade | 24 | 19 | Rare | Binds when equipped | 35s 98c |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 24 | 19 | Rare | Binds when equipped | 35s 98c |
| MoP Classic | 25 | 20 | Rare | Binds when equipped | 40s 66c |
In the Appearances collection, Staff of the Friar is listed as World Drop. Appearance ID: 1201. No other item uses this appearance, so it is unique to Staff of the Friar.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
In their in-game specialization descriptions, these specs name staves among their preferred weapons:
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Staff of the Friar uses icon file 135169, which 16 other items also use. The 3 closest by item ID:
Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 3415 (3409 to 3420) were usually added in the same batch as Staff of the Friar: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
The raw ItemSparse values for item 3415 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Staff of the Friar 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 Staff of the Friar 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 Staff of the Friar
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
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.