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Ancient Rune Etched Stave
Item Level 27Binds when picked up
Quest
Use: Forming Rhok'delar
“A Gift from the Ancients.”
Not sold on the Auction House
This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.
Ancient Rune Etched Stave Effects
- Use: Forming Rhok'delar
Forms Rhok'delar, Longbow of the Ancient Keepers, when combined with Enchanted Black Dragon Sinew.
Spell effects bound to this item, from first-party game data.
Ancient Rune Etched Stave is not traded on the Auction House, so it has no live market price. Its first-party game data (identity, effects and sources) is read from the official World of Warcraft client build.
Used In
The 1 recipe below uses Ancient Rune Etched Stave.
| Creates | Recipe | Profession | Needs |
|---|---|---|---|
 Rhok'delar, Longbow of the Ancient KeepersEpic Bow Ranged, item level 29. Also takes 1 Enchanted Black Dragon Sinew. | Forming Rhok'delar | 1 |
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Similar Items
The 10 items nearest to Ancient Rune Etched Stave among Quest, all from Classic like Ancient Rune Etched Stave.
| Item | Item Level | Details | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ancient Rune Etched Stave (this item) | 27 | Not listed | |
 Soothsayer's Runes | 25 | 99 gold on 78 realms | |
 Damaged Necklace | 30 | 2,000 gold on 51 realms | |
 Gordok Ogre Suit | 20 | Crafted with Classic Tailoring | 25 gold on 54 realms |
 Sealed Tome of the Lost Legion | 35 | Use: Unlock Tome | 7,777 gold on 82 realms |
 Imbued Crystal | 1 | 200 gold on 72 realms | |
 Monstrous Egg | 1 | 500 gold on 69 realms | |
 Mysterious Grimoire | 1 | 200 gold on 68 realms | |
 Ornate Weapon | 1 | 200 gold on 65 realms | |
 A Treatise on Strategy | 1 | 444 gold on 72 realms | |
 Banner of the Fallen | 1 | 200 gold on 62 realms |
The lowest listed price among them is Gordok Ogre Suit at 25 gold in the US Auction House.
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Ancient Rune Etched Stave in WoW Classic and World of Warcraft: Forever
Ancient Rune Etched Stave 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 Ancient Rune Etched Stave next to the live retail market on this page.
- Is Ancient Rune Etched Stave in World of Warcraft: Forever?
- Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Ancient Rune Etched Stave 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 Ancient Rune Etched Stave in WoW Classic?
- In Classic Era, Ancient Rune Etched Stave is epic quality, item level 71 and requires level 60.
- What is Ancient Rune Etched Stave used for in WoW Classic?
- Ancient Rune Etched Stave is a reagent in 1 Classic Era recipe, including Forming Rhok'delar.
Read next: World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4 · Classic Era page for Ancient Rune Etched Stave
WoW Forever: what our data shows
- Sighted in the WoW Forever beta client
- Build 3.80.2.69874, read from the beta game data we hold
- Also in the Classic Era client
- Yes - this item is in the Classic Era client's data too
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