This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.
Appearance ID: 5344. 1 other item wears the same appearance:
Grand Marshal's StaveRead from the World of Warcraft client build files.
In their in-game specialization descriptions, these specs name staves among their preferred weapons:
The 10 items nearest to High Warlord's War Staff (item level 29) in item level among Weapon > Staff, from item level 27 to 31.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| High Warlord's War Staff (this item) | 29 | 25 | 2.6 DPS, +7 Intellect, +11 Stamina, +6 Versatility | Not listed |
 Elemental Mage Staff | 29 | 23 | 2.6 DPS, +7 Intellect, +11 Stamina. World Drop | 2,500 gold on 50 realms |
 Staff of Hale Magefire | 29 | 24 | 2.6 DPS, +7 Intellect, +11 Stamina, +12 Versatility. World Drop | 150 gold on 52 realms |
 Solstice Staff | 29 | 23 | 5.3 DPS, +7 Agility, +11 Stamina. World Drop | 42 gold on 57 realms |
 Dense War Staff | 29 | 26 | 3.2 DPS. World Drop | 11 silver on 56 realms |
 Hanbo Staff | 30 | 25 | 5.4 DPS, +7 Intellect, +11 Stamina. World Drop | 250 gold on 56 realms |
 Braxxis' Staff of Slumber | 31 | 26 | 2.6 DPS, +7 Intellect, +11 Stamina, +8 Versatility. World Drop | 681 gold on 60 realms |
 Soulkeeper | 27 | 21 | 2.6 DPS, +7 Intellect, +10 Stamina, +17 Versatility. World Drop | 300 gold on 56 realms |
| Taiji Quarterstaff | 31 | 25 | 5.6 DPS, +7 Intellect, +11 Stamina. World Drop | 168 gold on 57 realms |
 Starshine Staff | 31 | 25 | 5.6 DPS, +7 Agility, +11 Stamina. World Drop | 540 gold on 59 realms |
 Vengeance Staff | 31 | 26 | 5.6 DPS, +7 Agility, +11 Stamina. World Drop | 500 gold on 52 realms |
Taiji Quarterstaff has the highest item level here (31). The lowest listed price among them is Dense War Staff at 11 silver in the US Auction House.
Next item levels up from High Warlord's War Staff among Weapon > Staff: Rain Poppy Staff (item level 38), Ghost Iron Staff (item level 38), Etched-Blade Warstaff (item level 44), Crystalfire Spellstaff (item level 44) and Viridium Staff of Alacrity (item level 52).
Nearest lower item levels below High Warlord's War Staff among Weapon > Staff: Staff of the Shade (item level 20), Gnarled Ash Staff (item level 19), Staff of the Blessed Seer (item level 16), Staff of the Friar (item level 16) and Frostbit Staff (item level 5).
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
High Warlord's War 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 High Warlord's War Staff 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 High Warlord's War Staff
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
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.
High Warlord's War 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.
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