Nightbane Staff

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 25 other two-hand staff items between item level 16 and 29; 15 of them carry fixed stats.

• Its 15.0 damage per second ranks 1st of 26 two-hand staff items in this group; no two-hand staff item in this group has more.
• Attack speeds among the 26 two-hand staff items in this group run from 2.50 seconds (Medicine Staff) to 3.70 seconds (Oaken War Staff); it swings every 2.70 seconds.
• +7 Shadow Resistance: no other two-hand staff item in this group carries Shadow Resistance.
• Staff of the Friar has the most fixed stat points in this group, 21 against 7 here.
• Next two-hand staff items up with fixed stats: Twisted Chanter's Staff (item level 24, requires level 19), Staff of the Blessed Seer (item level 25, requires level 20), Staff of the Friar (item level 25, requires level 20), Cryptbone Staff (item level 26, requires level 21), Ogremage Staff (item level 27, requires level 22).
• Its lowest listed price, 57,087 gold93 silver, ranks 15th of 16 listed two-hand staff items in this group.
• Cheapest listed two-hand staff items at a similar or higher item level: Dwarven Magestaff at 1 gold (item level 27, requires level 22), Oaken War Staff at 1 gold (item level 28, requires level 23), Magician Staff at 2 gold (item level 29, requires level 24).
• Other weapon types for the two-hand slot within 2 item levels of 23: two-handed mace (12): Rakzur Club, Shadowhide Maul, Black Malice; two-handed axe (10): Boahn's Fang, Slayer's Battle Axe, Scythe Axe; two-handed sword (7): Blessed Claymore, Executioner's Sword, Onyx Claymore; polearm (4): Gargoyle's Bite, Pearl-Encrusted Spear, Pitchfork.

Item	Item level	Requires	DPS	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Defias Mage Staff	20	15	6.2 (2.80s)	+7 Intellect, +7 Critical Strike	29,999 gold
Lesser Staff of the Spire	20	15	6.3 (3.40s)	+6 Intellect	19,224 gold55 silver
Staff of Conjuring	20	15	6.3 (3.00s)	+7 Intellect	30,000 gold
Witching Stave	21	16	6.7 (3.60s)	+6 Stamina, +8 Intellect	-
Nightbane Staff	23	18	15.0 (2.70s)	+7 Shadow Resistance	57,087 gold93 silver
Cedar Walking Stick	23	18	4.3 (2.80s)	none	-
Staff of Horrors	23	18	7.2 (3.40s)	none	7,999 gold99 silver
Twisted Chanter's Staff	24	19	7.5 (3.40s)	+6 Stamina, +10 Intellect	440 gold
Long Staff	25	20	6.8 (3.00s)	none	-
Staff of the Blessed Seer	25	20	7.7 (3.00s)	+4 Stamina, +11 Intellect, +5 Spirit	4,000 gold
Staff of the Friar	25	20	7.9 (2.60s)	+6 Stamina, +9 Intellect, +6 Spirit	9,999 gold99 silver
Cryptbone Staff	26	21	7.9 (2.90s)	+6 Intellect, +4 Hit, +4 Critical Strike	19,999 gold45 silver