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Initiate's Staff

Item Level 20
Binds when picked up
Two-HandWeapon
7 - 9 DamageSpeed 3.60
(2.2 damage per second)
+6 Intellect
+9 Stamina
+6 Versatility
+6 Critical Strike
Requires Level 13
Sell price: 48 silver94 copper
Not sold on the Auction House

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

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Initiate's Staff Game Data

Appearance

In the Appearances collection, Initiate's Staff is listed as Vendor. Appearance ID: 17171. 7 other items wear the same appearance:

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

How Initiate's Staff 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 Initiate's Staff (item level 20) in item level among Weapon > Staff, from item level 16 to 27.

ItemItem LevelRequires LevelStatsLowest Listed Price
Initiate's Staff (this item)20132.2 DPS, +6 Intellect, +9 Stamina, +6 Versatility, +6 Critical Strike. VendorNot listed
Staff of the Shade20132.2 DPS, +6 Intellect, +9 Stamina. World Drop24,699 gold on 56 realms
Battle Staff21134.3 DPS. Vendor9 gold on 49 realms
Gnarled Ash Staff19124.2 DPS, +6 Agility, +15 Versatility, +4 Stamina. World Drop284 gold on 61 realms
Monk's Staff23164.9 DPS, +7 Agility, +10 Stamina. World Drop12 gold on 55 realms
Spiritchaser Staff24174.9 DPS, +7 Intellect, +10 Stamina. World Drop5 gold on 64 realms
Tanglewood Staff24184.9 DPS, +13 Haste, +4 Strength, +7 Critical Strike. World Drop250 gold on 50 realms
Staff of the Blessed Seer16101.7 DPS, +5 Intellect, +7 Stamina, +5 Versatility. World Drop2,770 gold on 50 realms
Witch Doctor's Cane25192.5 DPS, +7 Intellect, +10 Stamina, +7 Critical Strike. World Drop220 gold on 54 realms
Thaumaturgist Staff27215.1 DPS, +7 Intellect, +10 Stamina. World Drop35 gold on 52 realms
Soulkeeper27212.6 DPS, +7 Intellect, +10 Stamina, +17 Versatility. World Drop609 gold on 57 realms

Soulkeeper has the highest item level here (27). The lowest listed price among them is Spiritchaser Staff at 5 gold in the US Auction House.

Next item levels up from Initiate's Staff among Weapon > Staff: Braxxis' Staff of Slumber (item level 31), Taiji Quarterstaff (item level 31), Starshine Staff (item level 31), Exodar Life-Staff (item level 32) and The Bringer of Death (item level 32).

Nearest lower item levels below Initiate's Staff among Weapon > Staff: Diamond-Tipped Cane (item level 3), Walking Staff of the Enlightened Journey (item level 1), Halo-Stave of the Oracles (item level 1), Staff of the Dormant Oracle (item level 1) and Stave of the Eternal Cycle (item level 1).

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

3D Model

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

About Initiate's Staff

Initiate's Staff is not traded on the Auction House, so it has no Auction House 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.