This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
In their in-game specialization descriptions, these specs name staves among their preferred weapons:
The 10 items nearest to Arcane Staff (item level 5) in item level among Weapon > Staff, from item level 1 to 5.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arcane Staff (this item) | 5 | 0.4 DPS, +1 Intellect, +2 Stamina, +4 Versatility | Not listed | |
 Frostbit Staff | 5 | 3 | 1.0 DPS. World Drop | 222 gold on 57 realms |
 Diamond-Tipped Cane | 3 | 0.7 DPS. World Drop | 30,000 gold on 56 realms | |
 Farmer's Shovel | 1 | 0.6 DPS. Vendor | 99 gold on 50 realms | |
 Farmer's Broom | 1 | 0.6 DPS. Vendor | 100 gold on 61 realms | |
 Dragonspawn Wingtipped Staff | 1 | 60 | 0.6 DPS. World Drop | 30 gold on 61 realms |
 Wingcrest Battle Staff | 1 | 60 | 0.6 DPS. World Drop | 200 gold on 64 realms |
 Sanctum Acolyte's Post | 1 | 80 | 0.6 DPS. World Drop | 1 gold on 81 realms |
 Fathom-Coral Lightstaff | 1 | 0.6 DPS. World Drop | 969 gold on 60 realms | |
 Onyx Bloodknight Stave | 1 | 0.6 DPS. World Drop | 250 gold on 56 realms | |
| Tiki-Bearer's Ritual Staff | 1 | 0.6 DPS. World Drop | 450 gold on 65 realms |
The lowest listed price among them is Sanctum Acolyte's Post at 1 gold in the US Auction House.
Next item levels up from Arcane Staff among Weapon > Staff: Staff of the Blessed Seer (item level 16), Staff of the Friar (item level 16), Gnarled Ash Staff (item level 19), Staff of the Shade (item level 20) and Acrobatic Staff (item level 20).
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Arcane 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 Arcane Staff next to the live retail market on this page.
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 Arcane Staff
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.
Arcane Staff is not traded on the Auction House, so it has no live market price. It is acquired in-game from the sources listed above. This page collects its first-party game data (identity, effects and where it comes from) from the official World of Warcraft client build.
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