Howling Staff

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 9 items nearest to Howling Staff (item level 44) in item level among Weapon > Staff, from item level 35 to 52.

Item	Item Level	Requires Level	Stats	Lowest Listed Price
Howling Staff (this item)	44	40	6.8 DPS, +9 Agility, +14 Stamina. World Drop	33 gold on 38 realms
Creeperclaw Staff	40	36	3.2 DPS, +8 Intellect, +13 Stamina. World Drop	319 gold on 50 realms
Rain Poppy Staff	38	32	3.1 DPS, +8 Intellect, +12 Stamina, +8 Haste, +8 Mastery. Crafted with Pandaria Inscription	2,072 gold on 49 realms
Ghost Iron Staff	38	32	6.1 DPS, +8 Agility, +12 Stamina, +8 Critical Strike, +8 Mastery. Crafted with Pandaria Inscription	1,999 gold on 70 realms
Chelley's Staff of Dark Mending	37	32	3.1 DPS, +8 Intellect, +12 Stamina, +8 Versatility, +8 Mastery. World Drop	99 gold on 61 realms
Spire of Scarlet Pain	37	32	3.1 DPS, +8 Intellect, +12 Stamina, +6 Haste, +9 Critical Strike. World Drop	249 gold on 67 realms
Viridium Staff of Alacrity	52	45	7.9 DPS, +11 Agility, +16 Stamina. Crafted with Kul Tiran Jewelcrafting	443 gold on 37 realms
Berto's Staff	36	29	6.0 DPS, +8 Agility, +12 Stamina, +8 Critical Strike, +8 Haste. World Drop	20 gold on 62 realms
Key to the Planes	36	30	2.9 DPS, +8 Intellect, +12 Stamina, +8 Critical Strike, +8 Haste. Crafted with Cataclysm Inscription	725 gold on 76 realms
Robble's Wobbly Staff	35	28	3.6 DPS. World Drop	20 gold on 67 realms

Viridium Staff of Alacrity has the highest item level here (52). The lowest listed price among them is Berto's Staff at 20 gold in the US Auction House.

Next item levels up from Howling Staff among Weapon > Staff: Handmaiden's Longstaff (item level 58), Treiya's Shining Pillar (item level 60), Plundered Squidcaster (item level 60), Plundered Embercrystal Staff (item level 60) and Plundered Tainted Scarab Stave (item level 60).

Nearest lower item levels below Howling Staff among Weapon > Staff: Exodar Life-Staff (item level 32), The Bringer of Death (item level 32), Braxxis' Staff of Slumber (item level 31), Taiji Quarterstaff (item level 31) and Starshine Staff (item level 31).