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	3.3 DPS, +9 Intellect, +14 Stamina. World Drop	1 gold on 39 realms
Etched-Blade Warstaff	44	35	6.8 DPS, +14 Stamina, +9 Agility. Crafted with Draenor Inscription	30 gold on 54 realms
Ghost Iron Staff	38	32	6.1 DPS, +8 Agility, +12 Stamina, +8 Critical Strike, +8 Mastery. Crafted with Pandaria Inscription	1,292 gold on 53 realms
Chelley's Staff of Dark Mending	37	32	3.1 DPS, +8 Intellect, +12 Stamina, +8 Versatility, +8 Mastery. World Drop	7 gold on 61 realms
Spire of Scarlet Pain	37	32	3.1 DPS, +8 Intellect, +12 Stamina, +6 Haste, +9 Critical Strike. World Drop	200 gold on 79 realms
Viridium Staff of Alacrity	52	45	7.9 DPS, +11 Agility, +16 Stamina. Crafted with Kul Tiran Jewelcrafting	100 gold on 51 realms
Bladefist Staff	36	31	6.0 DPS, +8 Agility, +12 Stamina. World Drop	125 gold on 49 realms
Berto's Staff	36	29	6.0 DPS, +8 Agility, +12 Stamina, +8 Critical Strike, +8 Haste. World Drop	2 gold on 68 realms
Key to the Planes	36	30	2.9 DPS, +8 Intellect, +12 Stamina, +8 Critical Strike, +8 Haste. Crafted with Cataclysm Inscription	348 gold on 69 realms
Robble's Wobbly Staff	35	28	3.6 DPS. World Drop	9 gold on 82 realms

Viridium Staff of Alacrity has the highest item level here (52). The lowest listed price among them is Berto's Staff at 2 gold in the US Auction House.

Next item levels up from Howling Staff among Weapon > Staff: Handmaiden's Longstaff (item level 58), Plundered Tainted Scarab Stave (item level 60), Gargoyle Heartpiercer (item level 100), Wingblade Staff (item level 100) and Drustwrought Scythe (item level 155).

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