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Handcrafted Staff
Item Level 2Binds when equipped
Two-HandWeapon
2 - 2 DamageSpeed 3.60
(0.6 damage per second)
Retail: Item Level 1
Sell price: 4 copper
Current price
315,130 gold25 silver
Handcrafted Staff Price History on Sargeras
Sargeras Auction HouseSupply & Availability
Sargeras Auction House2Units listed
2Sellers
315,130 gold25 silverCheapest now
Thin supply
On Handcrafted Staff's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 62,841 gold76 silver across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Jun 2026), ranging from 2,708 gold41 silver to 695,278 gold85 silver. About 2 were available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is 401% above typical, against a All-Time typical of 62,841 gold76 silver.
Background
First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).
In WoW Forever it is item level 2 and sells to vendors for 9c. In Classic Era it is item level 2 and sells to vendors for 9c.
| Version | Item level | Quality | Binding | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 1 | Common | Binds when equipped | 4c |
| WoW Forever | 2 | Common | - | 9c |
| Classic Era | 2 | Common | - | 9c |
| MoP Classic | 1 | Common | - | 4c |
Appearance
Appearance ID: 1312. 5 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 10 items nearest to Handcrafted Staff (item level 1) in item level among Weapon > Staff.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Handcrafted Staff (this item) | 1 | 0.6 DPS | 1,500 gold on 13 realms | |
 Plain Wooden Staff | 1 | 0.6 DPS. Vendor | 10 gold on 41 realms | |
 Farmer's Shovel | 1 | 0.6 DPS. Vendor | 61 gold on 81 realms | |
 Farmer's Hoe | 1 | 0.6 DPS. Vendor | 50 gold on 81 realms | |
| Farmer's Broom | 1 | 0.6 DPS. Vendor | 199 gold on 78 realms | |
 Dragonspawn Wingtipped Staff | 1 | 60 | 0.6 DPS. World Drop | 125 gold on 49 realms |
 Wingcrest Battle Staff | 1 | 60 | 0.6 DPS. World Drop | 200 gold on 55 realms |
 Hallowfall Harvester's Pitchfork | 1 | 0.6 DPS. World Drop | 2,000 gold on 52 realms | |
 Sanctum Acolyte's Post | 1 | 80 | 0.6 DPS. World Drop | 1 gold on 78 realms |
 Fathom-Coral Lightstaff | 1 | 0.6 DPS. World Drop | 500 gold on 49 realms | |
 Living Stave of the Deepdweller | 1 | 0.6 DPS. World Drop | 37 gold on 52 realms |
The lowest listed price among them is Sanctum Acolyte's Post at 1 gold in the US Auction House.
Next item levels up from Handcrafted Staff among Weapon > Staff: Staff of the Blessed Seer (item level 16), Staff of the Friar (item level 16), Long Staff (item level 16), 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.
Items That Share Handcrafted Staff's Icon
Handcrafted Staff uses icon file 135158, which 26 other items also use. The 7 closest by item ID:
- Vile Fin Oracle Staff ID 3327 · Weapon - Staff · item level 4
- Blemished Wooden Staff ID 4938 · Weapon - Staff · item level 5
- Ley Staff ID 9513 · Weapon - Staff · item level 6
- Big Stick ID 12251 · Weapon - Staff · item level 21
- Desertwalker Cane ID 12471 · Armor · item level 25
- Lok'delar, Stave of the Ancient Keepers ID 18715 · Weapon - Staff · item level 29
- Moanah's Baitstick ID 54462 · Quest
Items Numbered Next to Handcrafted Staff
Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 3661 (3656 to 3666) were usually added in the same batch as Handcrafted Staff: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Lambent Scale Shield ID 3656 · Armor - Shield · item level 17
Hillsbrad Town Registry ID 3657 · Quest
Recovered Tome ID 3658 · Quest
Worn Leather Book ID 3659 · Quest "Arm of Gri'lek"
Tomes of Alterac ID 3660 · Quest
Crocolisk Steak ID 3662 · Consumable · item level 3
Murloc Fin Soup ID 3663 · Consumable · item level 7- Crocolisk Gumbo ID 3664 · Consumable · item level 7
Curiously Tasty Omelet ID 3665 · Consumable · item level 7
Gooey Spider Cake ID 3666 · Consumable · item level 7
Handcrafted Staff Client Record
The raw ItemSparse values for item 3661 in the current client build.
- Vendor buy price
- 23 copper
- Vendor sell price
- 4 copper
- Material
- Wood
- Equip slot
- Two-Hand
- Flags
- 0 / 8192 / 8388608 / 0 / 0
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Handcrafted Staff in WoW Classic and World of Warcraft: Forever
Handcrafted 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 Handcrafted Staff next to the live retail market on this page.
- Is Handcrafted Staff in World of Warcraft: Forever?
- Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Handcrafted 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 Handcrafted Staff in WoW Classic?
- In Classic Era, Handcrafted Staff is Common quality, item level 2 and requires level 1.
- What does Handcrafted Staff sell for to a vendor in Classic?
- A vendor pays 9c for one Handcrafted Staff in Classic Era.
- What slot is Handcrafted Staff in WoW Classic?
- Handcrafted Staff is a Two-Hand Staff in Classic Era.
- How much is Handcrafted Staff on the auction house right now?
- 315,130g 25s on Sargeras, 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 Handcrafted Staff
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