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MoP Classic item

Staff of Protection

Item 12252 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.70631

  • Item Level 39
  • Binds when equipped
  • Two-HandStaff
  • 66 - 100 DamageSpeed 3.00
  • (27.7 damage per second)
  • +6 Fire Resistance
  • +6 Frost Resistance
  • +6 Shadow Resistance
  • +6 Nature Resistance
  • +6 Arcane Resistance
  • Durability 85 / 85
  • Requires Level 34
  • +100 Bonus Armor
  • Sell Price: 1 gold57 silver

About Staff of Protection

Staff of Protection is an uncommon two-hand staff on MoP Classic at item level 39, usable from level 34. It binds when equipped. It adds Fire Resistance (6), Frost Resistance (6), Shadow Resistance (6), Nature Resistance (6), Arcane Resistance (6) and Bonus Armor (100). It hits for 66 to 100 damage every 3.00 seconds, 27.7 damage per second. Other two-hand staffs listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Black Duskwood Staff (38), Staff of Jordan (40) and Big Stick (37). The latest scan finds it on 1 MoP Classic realm (US 1); the cheapest buyout is 10,259 gold50 silver on Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US). A vendor pays 1 gold57 silver for it.

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MoP Classic Auction House prices
Cheapest realm10,259 gold50 silverGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US)
Typical market10,259 gold50 silver
Median min buyout10,259 gold50 silver
Realms with listings1US 1
Latest snapshot2026-11-04 15:15 UTCBlizzard Last-Modified

Prices across MoP Classic realms

RealmMin buyoutMarket (median)QtyListingsSnapshot
Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-denUS · Active10,259 gold50 silver10,259 gold50 silver222026-11-04 15:15 UTC
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Two-hand staff items near item level 39

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 24 other two-hand staff items between item level 27 and 51; 12 of them carry fixed stats.

  • Its 27.7 damage per second ranks 2nd of 25 two-hand staff items in this group; Black Duskwood Staff (item level 38, requires level 33) has the most, 33.6.
  • Attack speeds among the 25 two-hand staff items in this group run from 2.20 seconds (Acrobatic Staff) to 3.70 seconds (Staff of Jordan); it swings every 3.00 seconds.
  • +6 Fire Resistance: no other two-hand staff item in this group carries Fire Resistance.
  • +6 Frost Resistance: no other two-hand staff item in this group carries Frost Resistance.
  • +6 Shadow Resistance: no other two-hand staff item in this group carries Shadow Resistance.
  • +6 Nature Resistance: no other two-hand staff item in this group carries Nature Resistance.
  • +6 Arcane Resistance: no other two-hand staff item in this group carries Arcane Resistance.
  • +100 Bonus Armor ranks 2nd of 2 two-hand staff items with Bonus Armor; Warden Staff (item level 48, requires level 43) has the most, +104.
  • Next two-hand staff items up with fixed stats: Staff of Jordan (item level 40, requires level 35), Spellforce Rod (item level 41, requires level 36), Darkmoon Magestaff (item level 45, requires level 40), Tanglewood Staff (item level 46, requires level 41), Warden Staff (item level 48, requires level 43).
  • Its lowest listed price, 10,259 gold50 silver, ranks 19th of 21 listed two-hand staff items in this group.
  • Cheapest listed two-hand staff items at a similar or higher item level: Heavy War Staff at 1 gold40 silver (item level 47, requires level 42), Stout War Staff at 1 gold99 silver (item level 51, requires level 46), Metal Stave at 2 gold (item level 37, requires level 32).
  • Other weapon types for the two-hand slot within 3 item levels of 39: two-handed mace (9): The Pacifier, The Shoveler, Huge Stone Club; two-handed sword (8): Archaic Defender, Frost Tiger Blade, Sword of the Magistrate; two-handed axe (7): Shadow Crescent Axe, Hellslayer Battle Axe, Massive Iron Axe; polearm (4): Ruthless Shiv, Headhunting Spear, Grim Reaper.
ItemItem levelRequiresDPSFixed statsLowest listed
Acrobatic Staff342910.5 (2.20s)none2 gold
Staff of the Shade353010.8 (2.60s)+10 Stamina, +15 Intellect18,000 gold99 silver
Battle Staff363110.0 (3.40s)none99 silver99 copper
Big Stick373225.7 (3.00s)+15 Strength139 gold99 silver
Metal Stave37326.9 (3.10s)none2 gold
Windweaver Staff373211.5 (3.10s)+22 Stamina, +10 Intellect-
Black Duskwood Staff383333.6 (2.80s)none555 gold
Staff of Protection393427.7 (3.00s)+6 Fire Resistance, +6 Frost Resistance, +6 Shadow Resistance, +6 Nature Resistance, +6 Arcane Resistance, +100 Bonus Armor10,259 gold50 silver
Staff of Jordan403512.3 (3.70s)+17 Stamina, +22 Intellect, +11 Spirit8,888 gold
Spellforce Rod413612.7 (3.20s)+17 Intellect-
Monk's Staff423713.1 (2.40s)none3 gold99 silver
Spiritchaser Staff443913.6 (2.80s)none3 gold
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Where Staff of Protection Fits

Items That Share Staff of Protection's Icon

Staff of Protection uses the same icon art, which 7 other items also use. The 7 closest by item ID:

Items Numbered Next to Staff of Protection

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 12252 (12247 to 12257) were usually added in the same batch as Staff of Protection: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Built from Blizzard's Game Data API item documents for this game version and recorded Auction House snapshots.

Across game versions

Classic Era drops Bonus Armor.

Item 12252Classic EraMoP ClassicRetail (Midnight)
Item level393922
Required level343434
BindingBinds when equippedBinds when equippedBinds when equipped
Armor100--
Damage66 - 10066 - 10067 - 100
Speed3.003.003.00
Damage per second27.727.727.8
Fire Resistance66-
Frost Resistance66-
Shadow Resistance66-
Nature Resistance66-
Arcane Resistance66-
Bonus Armor-100-
Sell price1 gold26 silver1 gold57 silver1 gold26 silver

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MoP Classic price history
First seen in a scan
2026-10-05 17:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it
2
Lowest buyout seen
500 goldGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US), 2026-10-13 20:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen
10,259 gold50 silverGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days
637
MoP Classic daily median realm-minimum buyout, Oct 05 to Nov 0402,821g5,643g8,464g11,285gOct 05Oct 20Nov 04
US median, latest 10,260g
Each line is one region's daily median of the cheapest buyout on every realm that listed it, from our hourly scans.

Last 7 days

Day (UTC)US lowUS medianUS realms
2026-11-0410,259 gold50 silver10,259 gold50 silver1
2026-11-039,000 gold9,197 gold22 silver1
2026-11-029,000 gold9,000 gold1
2026-11-015,000 gold9,197 gold22 silver1
2026-10-314,999 gold99 silver4,999 gold99 silver1
2026-10-304,999 gold99 silver5,000 gold1
2026-10-296,196 gold28 silver6,196 gold28 silver1
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Connected realms with a listing in the latest MoP Classic scan: EU 0 of 25, KR 0 of 5, TW 0 of 8, US 1 of 23.

Item data: Blizzard's MoP Classic Game Data API (static data 5.5.4.67732). Prices: per-unit buyouts from one Blizzard Auction House snapshot per connected realm per hour; market is the quantity-weighted median of a realm's listings. Retail column: the retail client datamine.