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Illumination

Item Level 35
Binds when picked up
Two-HandWeapon
9 - 12 DamageSpeed 3.60
(2.9 damage per second)
+8 Intellect
+12 Stamina
+12 Haste
+12 Critical Strike
Requires Level 30
Sell price: 24 gold62 silver
Not sold on the Auction House

This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.

Not sold on the Auction House Weapon

An Epic Staff Two-Hand, item level 35, requires level 30, binds when picked up. Drops from Twin Val'kyr in Trial of the Crusader.

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Where it comes from
DropTwin Val'kyr in Trial of the Crusader10 Player
Build history

First seen in build 3.80.2.69874 (Wrath of the Lich King).

Related
Other versions
Across game versions

In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 232, requires level 80 and sells to vendors for 27g 40s 57c. In MoP Classic it is item level 232, requires level 80 and sells to vendors for 27g 40s 57c.

VersionItem levelRequired levelQualityBindingSells for
Retail (Midnight)3530EpicBinds when picked up24g 62s 26c
Wrath of the Lich King23280EpicBinds when picked up27g 40s 57c
MoP Classic23280EpicBinds when picked up27g 40s 57c
Illumination Game Data

Appearance

In the Appearances collection, Illumination is listed as Boss Drop. Appearance ID: 11969. 2 other items wear the same appearance:

Requirements & Properties

Other faction's version
Enlightenment

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

Where Illumination Comes From

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files (JournalEncounterItem, JournalEncounterCreature, Achievement) and the Blizzard Game Data quest API.

How Illumination Compares

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 Illumination (item level 35) in item level among Weapon > Staff, from item level 31 to 39.

ItemItem LevelRequires LevelStatsLowest Listed Price
Illumination (this item)35302.9 DPS, +8 Intellect, +12 Stamina, +12 Haste, +12 Critical Strike. Boss DropNot listed
Robble's Wobbly Staff35283.6 DPS. World Drop11 gold on 65 realms
Berto's Staff36296.0 DPS, +8 Agility, +12 Stamina, +8 Critical Strike, +8 Haste. World Drop99 gold on 50 realms
Key to the Planes36302.9 DPS, +8 Intellect, +12 Stamina, +8 Critical Strike, +8 Haste. Crafted with Cataclysm Inscription250 gold on 73 realms
Chelley's Staff of Dark Mending37323.1 DPS, +8 Intellect, +12 Stamina, +8 Versatility, +8 Mastery. World Drop50 gold on 52 realms
Spire of Scarlet Pain37323.1 DPS, +8 Intellect, +12 Stamina, +6 Haste, +9 Critical Strike. World Drop400 gold on 68 realms
Exodar Life-Staff32272.9 DPS, +7 Intellect, +11 Stamina, +12 Versatility. World Drop15,000 gold on 53 realms
Ghost Iron Staff38326.1 DPS, +8 Agility, +12 Stamina, +8 Critical Strike, +8 Mastery. Crafted with Pandaria Inscription1,999 gold on 67 realms
The Bringer of Death32272.9 DPS, +7 Intellect, +11 Stamina, +14 Critical Strike. World Drop51 gold on 56 realms
Braxxis' Staff of Slumber31262.6 DPS, +7 Intellect, +11 Stamina, +8 Versatility. World Drop1,000 gold on 62 realms
Vinewrapped Staff39363.2 DPS, +8 Intellect, +12 Stamina. World Drop99 gold on 47 realms

Vinewrapped Staff has the highest item level here (39). The lowest listed price among them is Robble's Wobbly Staff at 11 gold in the US Auction House.

Next item levels up from Illumination among Weapon > Staff: Crystalfire Spellstaff (item level 44), Rubellite Staff of Intuition (item level 52), Viridium Staff of Alacrity (item level 52), Handmaiden's Longstaff (item level 58) and Laribole Staff of Alacrity (item level 59).

Nearest lower item levels below Illumination among Weapon > Staff: Warden Staff (item level 25), Witch Doctor's Cane (item level 25), Tanglewood Staff (item level 24), Shifting Sliver (item level 24) and Spiritchaser Staff (item level 24).

Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.

Where Illumination Fits

Other Items Named Illumination

1 other item in the current build is also called Illumination. Same-name entries are usually a different rank, faction, quest stage or reward track of the same object.

Items That Share Illumination's Icon

Illumination uses icon file 306225, which 12 other items also use. The 4 closest by item ID:

  • Perdition ID 47900 · Weapon - Staff · item level 35
  • Illumination ID 48036 · Weapon - Staff · item level 35
  • Perdition ID 48045 · Weapon - Staff · item level 35
  • Sufferance ID 47525 · Weapon - Staff · item level 35

Items Numbered Next to Illumination

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 47892 (47887 to 47897) were usually added in the same batch as Illumination: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Illumination Client Record

The raw ItemSparse values for item 47892 in the current client build.

Vendor buy price
123 gold11 silver
Vendor sell price
24 gold62 silver
Material
Wood
Equip slot
Two-Hand
Expansion ID
2
Flags
0 / 8705 / 0 / 0 / 0

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.

3D Model

First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.