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Gnarled Staff
Item Level 12Binds when equipped
Two-HandWeapon
7 - 9 DamageSpeed 3.60
(2.2 damage per second)
Requires Level 7
Sell price: 12 silver75 copper
Current price
785 gold85 silver
Gnarled Staff Price History on Wyrmrest Accord
Wyrmrest Accord Auction HouseSupply & Availability
Wyrmrest Accord Auction House2Units listed
2Sellers
785 gold85 silverCheapest now
Thin supply
On Gnarled Staff's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 337 gold8 silver across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Jun 2026), ranging from 14 gold35 silver to 44,851 gold11 silver. About 2 were available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is 133% above typical, against a All-Time typical of 337 gold8 silver.
Appearance
In the Appearances collection, Gnarled Staff is listed as Vendor. Appearance ID: 630. 3 other items wear the same appearance:
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
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 8 items nearest to Gnarled Staff (item level 12) in item level among Weapon > Staff, from item level 3 to 21.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gnarled Staff (this item) | 12 | 7 | 2.2 DPS. Vendor | 10 gold on 41 realms |
 Long Staff | 16 | 10 | 3.2 DPS. Vendor | 48 gold on 54 realms |
 Staff of the Blessed Seer | 16 | 10 | 1.7 DPS, +5 Intellect, +7 Stamina, +5 Versatility. World Drop | 666 gold on 54 realms |
 Dwarven Magestaff | 17 | 10 | 3.6 DPS, +5 Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | 50 silver on 53 realms |
 Frostbit Staff | 5 | 3 | 1.0 DPS. World Drop | 356 gold on 50 realms |
 Gnarled Ash Staff | 19 | 12 | 4.2 DPS, +6 Agility, +15 Versatility, +4 Stamina. World Drop | 200 gold on 60 realms |
 Staff of the Shade | 20 | 13 | 2.2 DPS, +6 Intellect, +9 Stamina. World Drop | 10,790 gold on 57 realms |
 Diamond-Tipped Cane | 3 | 0.7 DPS. World Drop | 30,000 gold on 52 realms | |
 Black Duskwood Staff | 21 | 14 | 4.6 DPS. World Drop | 1,402 gold on 56 realms |
Black Duskwood Staff has the highest item level here (21). The lowest listed price among them is Dwarven Magestaff at 50 silver in the US Auction House.
Next item levels up from Gnarled Staff among Weapon > Staff: Monk's Staff (item level 23), Tanglewood Staff (item level 24), Spiritchaser Staff (item level 24), Warden Staff (item level 25) and Witch Doctor's Cane (item level 25).
Nearest lower item levels below Gnarled Staff among Weapon > Staff: Walking Staff of the Enlightened Journey (item level 1), Staff of the Dormant Oracle (item level 1), Stave of the Eternal Cycle (item level 1), Lost Stave of Burrowing Contortion (item level 1) and Sanctum Magister's Post (item level 1).
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Gnarled Staff in WoW Classic and World of Warcraft: Forever
Gnarled 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 Gnarled Staff next to the live retail market on this page.
- Is Gnarled Staff in World of Warcraft: Forever?
- Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Gnarled 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 Gnarled Staff in WoW Classic?
- In Classic Era, Gnarled Staff is Common quality, item level 20 and requires level 15.
- What does Gnarled Staff sell for to a vendor in Classic?
- A vendor pays 11s 8c for one Gnarled Staff in Classic Era.
- What slot is Gnarled Staff in WoW Classic?
- Gnarled Staff is a Two-Hand Staff in Classic Era.
- How much is Gnarled Staff on the auction house right now?
- 785g 85s on Wyrmrest Accord, on live retail servers, from the latest Blizzard auction house snapshot. Blizzard publishes no Classic Era auction house feed, and Forever has not launched, so those two have no price here yet.
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 Gnarled Staff
3D Model
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.