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Excavation Rod

Item Level 18
Binds when picked up
RangedWeapon
2 - 4 DamageSpeed 2.00
(1.5 damage per second)
+3 Intellect
+4 Stamina
Sell price: 58 silver16 copper
Not sold on the Auction House

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

Not sold on the Auction House Weapon

An Uncommon Wand Ranged, item level 18, binds when picked up.

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Build history

First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).

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Across game versions

In Classic Era it is item level 30 and sells to vendors for 34s 90c.

VersionItem levelQualityBindingSells for
Retail (Midnight)18UncommonBinds when picked up58s 16c
Classic Era30UncommonBinds when picked up34s 90c
Excavation Rod Game Data

Appearance

Appearance ID: 1821. 3 other items wear the same appearance:

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

How Excavation Rod Compares

Who It Suits

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

  • 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

Similar Items

The 7 items nearest to Excavation Rod (item level 18) in item level among Weapon > Wand, from item level 22 to 28.

ItemItem LevelRequires LevelStatsLowest Listed Price
Excavation Rod (this item)181.5 DPS, +3 Intellect, +4 StaminaNot listed
Ember Wand22151.8 DPS, +3 Intellect, +5 Stamina. World Drop19 gold on 45 realms
Earthen Rod22151.8 DPS, +3 Intellect, +5 Stamina. World Drop202 gold on 45 realms
Umbral Wand24172.0 DPS, +3 Intellect, +5 Stamina. World Drop22 gold on 45 realms
Flaming Incinerator25192.0 DPS, +3 Intellect, +5 Stamina, +6 Critical Strike. World Drop79 gold on 45 realms
Ivory Wand26202.0 DPS, +3 Intellect, +5 Stamina. World Drop22 gold on 46 realms
Wizard's Hand27212.0 DPS, +3 Intellect, +5 Stamina. World Drop8 gold on 46 realms
Torch of Austen28222.0 DPS, +4 Intellect, +5 Stamina. World Drop100 gold on 52 realms

Torch of Austen has the highest item level here (28). The lowest listed price among them is Wizard's Hand at 8 gold in the US Auction House.

Next item levels up from Excavation Rod among Weapon > Wand: Antenna of Invigoration (item level 29), Dragon Finger (item level 29), Mechano-Wand (item level 32), Flawless Wand (item level 32) and Gwyneth's Runed Dragonwand (item level 34).

Nearest lower item levels below Excavation Rod among Weapon > Wand: Deeplurk Shock Wand (item level 1), Crystal Focus Spellslinger (item level 1), Voodoo Hex Stick (item level 1), Spell-Infused Wriggling Tentacles (item level 1) and Ritual Weaver's Spellstick (item level 1).

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

Where Excavation Rod Fits

Items That Share Excavation Rod's Icon

Excavation Rod uses icon file 135139, which 66 other items also use. The 7 closest by item ID:

Items Numbered Next to Excavation Rod

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 5246 (5241 to 5251) were usually added in the same batch as Excavation Rod: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Excavation Rod Client Record

The raw ItemSparse values for item 5246 in the current client build.

Vendor buy price
2 gold90 silver
Vendor sell price
58 silver16 copper
Material
Wood
Equip slot
Ranged
Flags
0 / 8704 / 8388608 / 0 / 0

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.

Excavation Rod in WoW Classic and World of Warcraft: Forever

Excavation Rod 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 Excavation Rod next to the live retail market on this page.

Is Excavation Rod in World of Warcraft: Forever?
Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Excavation Rod 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 Excavation Rod in WoW Classic?
In Classic Era, Excavation Rod is uncommon quality, item level 30 with no level requirement.
What does Excavation Rod sell for to a vendor in Classic?
A vendor pays 34s 90c for one Excavation Rod in Classic Era.
What slot is Excavation Rod in WoW Classic?
Excavation Rod is a Ranged in Classic Era; it binds when picked up.

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 Excavation Rod

WoW Forever: what our data shows

Sighted in the WoW Forever beta client
Build 1.60.1.70532, 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
Appearances in the beta client
1 recorded look

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