This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.
Creates a portal, teleporting group members that use it to Karazhan.
Increases the Versatility of all party members within 30 yards.
Spell effects bound to this item, from first-party game data.
Atiesh, Greatstaff of the Guardian 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.
Appearance ID: 6049. No other item uses this appearance, so it is unique to Atiesh, Greatstaff of the Guardian.
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 Atiesh, Greatstaff of the Guardian (item level 30) in item level among Weapon > Staff, from item level 29 to 31.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atiesh, Greatstaff of the Guardian (this item) | 30 | 2.6 DPS, +7 Intellect, +11 Stamina, +9 Versatility | Not listed | |
 Straight Hardwood Staff | 30 | 24 | 5.4 DPS, +7 Intellect, +11 Stamina. World Drop | 896 gold on 52 realms |
 Hanbo Staff | 30 | 25 | 5.4 DPS, +7 Intellect, +11 Stamina. World Drop | 85 gold on 49 realms |
 Brutal Scar-Limb | 30 | 24 | 5.4 DPS, +7 Agility, +11 Stamina. World Drop | 53 gold on 50 realms |
 Primal Lore-Staff | 30 | 24 | 5.4 DPS, +7 Agility, +11 Stamina. World Drop | 300 gold on 50 realms |
 Braxxis' Staff of Slumber | 31 | 26 | 2.6 DPS, +7 Intellect, +11 Stamina, +8 Versatility. World Drop | 899 gold on 53 realms |
 Staff of Hale Magefire | 29 | 24 | 2.6 DPS, +7 Intellect, +11 Stamina, +12 Versatility. World Drop | 45 gold on 58 realms |
| Taiji Quarterstaff | 31 | 25 | 5.6 DPS, +7 Intellect, +11 Stamina. World Drop | 259 gold on 49 realms |
 Tanjo Staff | 31 | 26 | 5.6 DPS, +7 Intellect, +11 Stamina. World Drop | 1,000 gold on 49 realms |
 Starshine Staff | 31 | 25 | 5.6 DPS, +7 Agility, +11 Stamina. World Drop | 937 gold on 57 realms |
 Vengeance Staff | 31 | 26 | 5.6 DPS, +7 Agility, +11 Stamina. World Drop | 2,000 gold on 51 realms |
Taiji Quarterstaff has the highest item level here (31). The lowest listed price among them is Staff of Hale Magefire at 45 gold in the US Auction House.
Next item levels up from Atiesh, Greatstaff of the Guardian among Weapon > Staff: Incised Staff (item level 40), Gorian Staff (item level 43), Etched-Blade Warstaff (item level 44), Rubellite Staff of Intuition (item level 52) and Viridium Staff of Alacrity (item level 52).
Nearest lower item levels below Atiesh, Greatstaff of the Guardian among Weapon > Staff: Staff of the Shade (item level 20), Gnarled Ash Staff (item level 19), Dwarven Magestaff (item level 17), Staff of the Blessed Seer (item level 16) and Staff of the Friar (item level 16).
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Atiesh, Greatstaff of the Guardian 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 Atiesh, Greatstaff of the Guardian next to the live retail market on this page.
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