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Crooked Staff

Item Level 2
Binds when equipped
Two-HandWeapon
2 - 2 DamageSpeed 3.60
(0.6 damage per second)
Sell price: 14 copper
Not sold on the Auction House

This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.

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Crooked Staff Game Data

Appearance

In the Appearances collection, Crooked Staff is listed as World Drop. Appearance ID: 392. 4 other items wear the same appearance:

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

How Crooked Staff Compares

Who It Suits

In their in-game specialization descriptions, these specs name staves among their preferred weapons:

  • Survival Hunter: Polearm, Staff, Axe, Dagger, Sword
  • Discipline Priest: Staff, Wand, Dagger, Mace
  • Holy Priest: Staff, Wand, Dagger, Mace
  • Shadow Priest: Staff, Wand, Dagger, Mace
  • Arcane Mage: Staff, Wand, Dagger, Sword
  • Fire Mage: Staff, Wand, Dagger, Sword
  • Frost Mage: Staff, Wand, Dagger, Sword
  • Affliction Warlock: Staff, Wand, Dagger, Sword
  • Demonology Warlock: Staff, Wand, Dagger, Sword
  • Destruction Warlock: Staff, Wand, Dagger, Sword
  • Brewmaster Monk: Staff, Polearm
  • Mistweaver Monk: Staff, Mace, Sword
  • Balance Druid: Staff, Dagger, Mace
  • Feral Druid: Staff, Polearm
  • Guardian Druid: Staff, Polearm
  • Restoration Druid: Staff, Dagger, Mace
  • Devastation Evoker: Staff, Sword, Dagger, Mace
  • Preservation Evoker: Staff, Sword, Dagger, Mace
  • Augmentation Evoker: Staff, Sword, Dagger, Mace

Similar Items

The 10 items nearest to Crooked Staff (item level 2) in item level among Weapon > Staff, from item level 1 to 3.

ItemItem LevelRequires LevelStatsLowest Listed Price
Crooked Staff (this item)20.6 DPS. World DropNot listed
Diamond-Tipped Cane30.7 DPS. World Drop30,000 gold on 56 realms
Farmer's Broom10.6 DPS. Vendor100 gold on 56 realms
Dragonspawn Wingtipped Staff1600.6 DPS. World Drop30 gold on 58 realms
Wingcrest Battle Staff1600.6 DPS. World Drop150 gold on 63 realms
Sanctum Acolyte's Post1800.6 DPS. World Drop1 silver on 80 realms
Fathom-Coral Lightstaff10.6 DPS. World Drop969 gold on 53 realms
Onyx Bloodknight Stave10.6 DPS. World Drop250 gold on 50 realms
Tiki-Bearer's Ritual Staff10.6 DPS. World Drop450 gold on 62 realms
Skull-Bearer's Ritual Stave10.6 DPS. World Drop543 gold on 57 realms
Deeplurk Sorceress' Stave10.6 DPS. World Drop850 gold on 50 realms

Diamond-Tipped Cane has the highest item level here (3). The lowest listed price among them is Sanctum Acolyte's Post at 1 silver in the US Auction House.

Next item levels up from Crooked Staff among Weapon > Staff: Staff of the Blessed Seer (item level 16), Staff of the Friar (item level 16), Dwarven Magestaff (item level 17), Gnarled Ash Staff (item level 19) and Staff of the Shade (item level 20).

Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.

Crooked Staff in WoW Classic and World of Warcraft: Forever

Crooked 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 Crooked Staff next to the live retail market on this page.

Is Crooked Staff in World of Warcraft: Forever?
Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Crooked Staff 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 Crooked Staff in WoW Classic?
In Classic Era, Crooked Staff is common quality, item level 3 and requires level 1.
What does Crooked Staff sell for to a vendor in Classic?
A vendor pays 14c for one Crooked Staff in Classic Era.
What slot is Crooked Staff in WoW Classic?
Crooked Staff is a Two-Hand in Classic Era.
About Crooked Staff

Crooked 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.