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Whelp Keeper's Staff

Item Level 26
Binds when picked up
Two-HandWeapon
15 - 21 DamageSpeed 3.60
(5.0 damage per second)
+7 Agility
+9 Stamina
+7 Haste
Sell price: 66 gold5 silver
Not sold on the Auction House

This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.

Not sold on the Auction House Weapon

An Uncommon Staff Two-Hand, item level 26, binds when picked up. Sold by 2 vendor NPCs.

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Where it comes from
VendorNPC #38283Icecrown Citadel
VendorNPC #38284Icecrown Citadel

Sold By

The game's collection data lists Whelp Keeper's Staff as sold by 2 vendor NPCs in Icecrown Citadel.

VendorZoneMapWaypointOther items it sells
NPC #38283Icecrown Citadel--14
NPC #38284Icecrown Citadel--14

Vendor NPC, zone and position come from the client's collection source tables (CollectableSourceInfo and CollectableSourceVendorSparse); coordinates are the in-game map readout.

Build history

First seen in build 5.5.4.69585 (Mists of Pandaria).

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Other versions
Across game versions

In MoP Classic it is item level 50 and sells to vendors for 2g 80s 1c.

VersionItem levelQualityBindingSells for
Retail (Midnight)26UncommonBinds when picked up66g 5s 16c
MoP Classic50UncommonBinds when picked up2g 80s 1c
Whelp Keeper's Staff Game Data

Appearance

In the Appearances collection, Whelp Keeper's Staff is listed as Quest. Appearance ID: 718. 5 other items wear the same appearance:

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

Where Whelp Keeper's Staff Comes From

Quests That Reward Whelp Keeper's Staff

1 quest lists Whelp Keeper's Staff among its rewards in Blizzard's quest data.

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files (JournalEncounterItem, JournalEncounterCreature, Achievement) and the Blizzard Game Data quest API.

How Whelp Keeper's Staff Compares

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 Whelp Keeper's Staff (item level 26) in item level among Weapon > Staff, from item level 23 to 30.

ItemItem LevelRequires LevelStatsLowest Listed Price
Whelp Keeper's Staff (this item)265.0 DPS, +7 Agility, +9 Stamina, +7 Haste. QuestNot listed
Soulkeeper27212.6 DPS, +7 Intellect, +10 Stamina, +17 Versatility. World DropNot listed
Witch Doctor's Cane25192.5 DPS, +7 Intellect, +10 Stamina, +7 Critical Strike. World DropNot listed
Warden Staff25195.0 DPS, +7 Agility, +4 Stamina, +8 Dodge, +6 Versatility. World DropNot listed
Spiritchaser Staff24174.9 DPS, +7 Intellect, +10 Stamina. World DropNot listed
Tanglewood Staff24184.9 DPS, +13 Haste, +4 Strength, +7 Critical Strike. World DropNot listed
Solstice Staff29235.3 DPS, +7 Agility, +11 Stamina. World DropNot listed
Rattan Bo Staff29245.3 DPS, +7 Intellect, +11 Stamina. World DropNot listed
Monk's Staff23164.9 DPS, +7 Agility, +10 Stamina. World DropNot listed
Judgment of the Gurubashi29252.6 DPS, +7 Intellect, +11 Stamina, +7 Haste, +15 Critical Strike. Crafted with Classic InscriptionNot listed
Hanbo Staff30255.4 DPS, +7 Intellect, +11 Stamina. World DropNot listed

Hanbo Staff has the highest item level here (30).

Next item levels up from Whelp Keeper's Staff among Weapon > Staff: Chelley's Staff of Dark Mending (item level 37), Spire of Scarlet Pain (item level 37), Rain Poppy Staff (item level 38), Ghost Iron Staff (item level 38) and Sky-Shaper Staff (item level 38).

Nearest lower item levels below Whelp Keeper's Staff among Weapon > Staff: Long Staff (item level 16), Frostbit Staff (item level 5), Diamond-Tipped Cane (item level 3), Standard of the Wandering Brokers (item level 1) and Walking Staff of the Enlightened Journey (item level 1).

Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.

Where Whelp Keeper's Staff Fits

Where to Buy Whelp Keeper's Staff

Whelp Keeper's Staff is listed at 2 vendor placements. NPC 38283 stands in Icecrown Citadel.

Other Items Named Whelp Keeper's Staff

1 other item in the current build is also called Whelp Keeper's Staff. Same-name entries are usually a different rank, faction, quest stage or reward track of the same object.

Items That Share Whelp Keeper's Staff's Icon

Whelp Keeper's Staff uses icon file 135151, which 21 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:

Items Numbered Next to Whelp Keeper's Staff

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 64498 (64493 to 64503) were usually added in the same batch as Whelp Keeper's Staff: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Whelp Keeper's Staff Client Record

The raw ItemSparse values for item 64498 in the current client build.

Vendor buy price
330 gold25 silver
Vendor sell price
66 gold5 silver
Material
Metal
Equip slot
Two-Hand
Flags
65536 / 8192 / 0 / 0 / 0

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.

3D Model

First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.