This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.
A Common Staff Two-Hand, item level 2, binds when picked up. Sold by 3 vendor NPCs.
| Vendor | NPC #52033 | Orgrimmar 37.9, 70.7 |
|---|---|---|
| Vendor | NPC #20278 | Gadgetzan |
| Vendor | NPC #52029 | Stormwind City 74.7, 68.4 |
The game's collection data lists Elder's Cane as sold by 3 vendor NPCs in Orgrimmar, Gadgetzan and Stormwind City. The first vendor stands at 37.9, 70.7 on the Orgrimmar map.
| Vendor | Zone | Map | Waypoint | Other items it sells |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NPC #52033 | Orgrimmar | 37.9, 70.7; 37.8, 71.6; 39.0, 70.9 | /way #85 37.9 70.7 | 131 |
| NPC #20278 | Gadgetzan | - | - | 131 |
| NPC #52029 | Stormwind City | 74.7, 68.4 | /way #84 74.7 68.4 | 131 |
Orgrimmar 3 placements
VendorVendorVendorVendor NPC, zone and position come from the client's collection source tables (CollectableSourceInfo and CollectableSourceVendorSparse); coordinates are the in-game map readout.
First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).
In WoW Forever it is item level 5. In Classic Era it is item level 5. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 5. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 5. In MoP Classic it is item level 5.
| Version | Item level | Quality | Binding | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 2 | Common | Binds when picked up | 30c |
| WoW Forever | 5 | Common | Binds when picked up | 30c |
| Classic Era | 5 | Common | Binds when picked up | 30c |
| The Burning Crusade | 5 | Common | Binds when picked up | 30c |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 5 | Common | Binds when picked up | 30c |
| MoP Classic | 5 | Common | Binds when picked up | 30c |
Appearance ID: 311. 4 other items wear the same appearance:
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
In their in-game specialization descriptions, these specs name staves among their preferred weapons:
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Elder's Cane is listed at 3 vendor placements. NPC 20278 stands in Gadgetzan.
Elder's Cane uses icon file 135154, which 18 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:
Earthen Rod ID 9381 · Weapon - Wand · item level 22Gnarled Hermit's Staff ID 1539 · Weapon - Staff · item level 11Gnarled Short Staff ID 1010 · Weapon - Staff · item level 3Quarter Staff ID 854 · Weapon - Staff · item level 9Sage's Stave ID 15934 · Armor · item level 19Hexxer Stave ID 23166 · Quest "Good versus skeletal scourge."Primal Lore-Staff ID 25326 · Weapon - Staff · item level 30Pot Stirrer ID 53286 · Weapon - Wand · item level 19Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 5776 (5771 to 5781) were usually added in the same batch as Elder's Cane: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Pattern: Red Linen Bag ID 5771 · Recipe "Teaches you how to sew a Red Linen Bag."Pattern: Red Woolen Bag ID 5772 · Recipe "Teaches you how to sew a Red Woolen Bag."
Pattern: Robes of Arcana ID 5773 · Recipe "Teaches you how to sew Robes of Arcana."Pattern: Green Silk Pack ID 5774 · Recipe "Teaches you how to sew a Green Silk Pack."Pattern: Black Silk Pack ID 5775 · Recipe "Teaches you how to sew a Black Silk Pack."
Brave's Axe ID 5777 · Weapon - Two-Handed Axe · item level 2
Primitive Walking Stick ID 5778 · Weapon - Staff · item level 2
Forsaken Bastard Sword ID 5779 · Weapon - Two-Handed Sword · item level 2
Murloc Scale Belt ID 5780 · Armor - Leather · item level 11
Murloc Scale Breastplate ID 5781 · Armor - Leather · item level 11The raw ItemSparse values for item 5776 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Elder's Cane 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 Elder's Cane 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 Elder's Cane
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
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