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War Staff
Item Level 24Binds when equipped
Two-HandWeapon
14 - 19 DamageSpeed 3.60
(4.6 damage per second)
Requires Level 17
Sell price: 19 gold81 silver
Current price
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- Cheapest realm right now is 100% under the 42-realm average.live market
- Listings are down 50% from their 7 day average (1 vs 2 units).live market
- Today's price is cheaper than 72% of recorded snapshots.live market
War Staff Price History
Realm Auction HouseSupply & Availability
Not currently listedWe track this item - no active Auction House listings in the latest scan. Prices appear here as soon as one is posted (scans run every 15 minutes).
On War Staff's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 204 gold82 silver over the last 30 days, ranging from 94 gold99 silver to 231 gold54 silver, a wide spread for a 30-day window.
Appearance
In the Appearances collection, War Staff is listed as Vendor. Appearance ID: 885. 1 other item wears the same appearance:
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Who It Suits
In their in-game specialization descriptions, these specs name staves among their preferred weapons:
- Survival Hunter: Polearm, Staff, Axe, Dagger, Sword
- Discipline Priest: Staff, Wand, Dagger, Mace
- Holy Priest: Staff, Wand, Dagger, Mace
- Shadow Priest: Staff, Wand, Dagger, Mace
- Arcane Mage: Staff, Wand, Dagger, Sword
- Fire Mage: Staff, Wand, Dagger, Sword
- Frost Mage: Staff, Wand, Dagger, Sword
- Affliction Warlock: Staff, Wand, Dagger, Sword
- Demonology Warlock: Staff, Wand, Dagger, Sword
- Destruction Warlock: Staff, Wand, Dagger, Sword
- Brewmaster Monk: Staff, Polearm
- Mistweaver Monk: Staff, Mace, Sword
- Balance Druid: Staff, Dagger, Mace
- Feral Druid: Staff, Polearm
- Guardian Druid: Staff, Polearm
- Restoration Druid: Staff, Dagger, Mace
- Devastation Evoker: Staff, Sword, Dagger, Mace
- Preservation Evoker: Staff, Sword, Dagger, Mace
- Augmentation Evoker: Staff, Sword, Dagger, Mace
Similar Items
The 10 items nearest to War Staff (item level 24) in item level among Weapon > Staff, from item level 20 to 27.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| War Staff (this item) | 24 | 17 | 4.6 DPS. Vendor | Not listed |
 Spiritchaser Staff | 24 | 17 | 4.9 DPS, +7 Intellect, +10 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
 Tanglewood Staff | 24 | 18 | 4.9 DPS, +13 Haste, +4 Strength, +7 Critical Strike. World Drop | Not listed |
 Monk's Staff | 23 | 16 | 4.9 DPS, +7 Agility, +10 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
 Witch Doctor's Cane | 25 | 19 | 2.5 DPS, +7 Intellect, +10 Stamina, +7 Critical Strike. World Drop | Not listed |
 Warden Staff | 25 | 19 | 5.0 DPS, +7 Agility, +4 Stamina, +8 Dodge, +6 Versatility. World Drop | Not listed |
 Diviner Long Staff | 27 | 20 | 5.1 DPS, +7 Intellect, +10 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
| Thaumaturgist Staff | 27 | 21 | 5.1 DPS, +7 Intellect, +10 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
 Soulkeeper | 27 | 21 | 2.6 DPS, +7 Intellect, +10 Stamina, +17 Versatility. World Drop | Not listed |
 Black Duskwood Staff | 21 | 14 | 4.6 DPS. World Drop | Not listed |
| Staff of the Shade | 20 | 13 | 2.2 DPS, +6 Intellect, +9 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
Soulkeeper has the highest item level here (27).
Next item levels up from War Staff among Weapon > Staff: Exodar Life-Staff (item level 32), Robble's Wobbly Staff (item level 35), Berto's Staff (item level 36), Key to the Planes (item level 36) and Chelley's Staff of Dark Mending (item level 37).
Nearest lower item levels below War Staff among Weapon > Staff: Staff of the Friar (item level 16), Diamond-Tipped Cane (item level 3), Standard of the Wandering Brokers (item level 1), Walking Staff of the Enlightened Journey (item level 1) and Halo-Stave of the Oracles (item level 1).
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
War Staff in WoW Classic and World of Warcraft: Forever
War 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 War Staff next to the live retail market on this page.
- Is War Staff in World of Warcraft: Forever?
- Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. War Staff is a Classic Era item and Forever is built on vanilla World of Warcraft with its story set in year one and a level 60 cap, so this page tracks it. Forever launches November 4, 2026.
- What level is War Staff in WoW Classic?
- In Classic Era, War Staff is Common quality, item level 45 and requires level 40.
- What does War Staff sell for to a vendor in Classic?
- A vendor pays 1g 23s for one War Staff in Classic Era.
- What slot is War Staff in WoW Classic?
- War Staff is a Two-Hand Staff in Classic Era.
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 War Staff
3D Model
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.