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Metal Stave
Item Level 21Binds when equipped
Two-HandWeapon
8 - 11 DamageSpeed 3.60
(2.6 damage per second)
Requires Level 14
Sell price: 3 gold4 silver
Current price
71 gold23 silver
- Cheapest realm right now is 100% under the 38-realm average.live market
- Listings are down 17% from their 7 day average (2 vs 2 units).live market
- Today's price is on the high side: only 17% of recorded snapshots were pricier.live market
Metal Stave Price History on Moon Guard
Moon Guard Auction HouseSupply & Availability
Moon Guard Auction House10Units listed
10Sellers
71 gold23 silverCheapest now
Thin supply
On Metal Stave's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 17 gold39 silver across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Jun 2026), ranging from 2 gold51 silver to 4,177 gold66 silver. About 10 were available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is 310% above typical, against a All-Time typical of 17 gold39 silver.
Appearance
In the Appearances collection, Metal Stave is listed as World Drop. Appearance ID: 1339. 2 other items wear the same appearance:
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
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 Metal Stave (item level 21) in item level among Weapon > Staff, from item level 16 to 25.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metal Stave (this item) | 21 | 14 | 2.6 DPS. World Drop | 1 gold on 38 realms |
 Black Duskwood Staff | 21 | 14 | 4.6 DPS. World Drop | 1,402 gold on 56 realms |
 Staff of the Shade | 20 | 13 | 2.2 DPS, +6 Intellect, +9 Stamina. World Drop | 10,790 gold on 57 realms |
 Monk's Staff | 23 | 16 | 4.9 DPS, +7 Agility, +10 Stamina. World Drop | 20 gold on 56 realms |
 Gnarled Ash Staff | 19 | 12 | 4.2 DPS, +6 Agility, +15 Versatility, +4 Stamina. World Drop | 200 gold on 60 realms |
 Spiritchaser Staff | 24 | 17 | 4.9 DPS, +7 Intellect, +10 Stamina. World Drop | 25 gold on 53 realms |
| Tanglewood Staff | 24 | 18 | 4.9 DPS, +13 Haste, +4 Strength, +7 Critical Strike. World Drop | 475 gold on 50 realms |
 Dwarven Magestaff | 17 | 10 | 3.6 DPS, +5 Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | 50 silver on 53 realms |
 Witch Doctor's Cane | 25 | 19 | 2.5 DPS, +7 Intellect, +10 Stamina, +7 Critical Strike. World Drop | 221 gold on 55 realms |
 Warden Staff | 25 | 19 | 5.0 DPS, +7 Agility, +4 Stamina, +8 Dodge, +6 Versatility. World Drop | 1,500 gold on 51 realms |
 Long Staff | 16 | 10 | 3.2 DPS. Vendor | 48 gold on 54 realms |
Warden Staff has the highest item level here (25). The lowest listed price among them is Dwarven Magestaff at 50 silver in the US Auction House.
Next item levels up from Metal Stave among Weapon > Staff: The Bringer of Death (item level 32), Robble's Wobbly Staff (item level 35), Berto's Staff (item level 36), Key to the Planes (item level 36) and Chelley's Staff of Dark Mending (item level 37).
Nearest lower item levels below Metal Stave among Weapon > Staff: Frostbit Staff (item level 5), Diamond-Tipped Cane (item level 3), Walking Staff of the Enlightened Journey (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.
Metal Stave in WoW Classic and World of Warcraft: Forever
Metal Stave 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 Metal Stave next to the live retail market on this page.
- Is Metal Stave in World of Warcraft: Forever?
- Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Metal Stave is a Classic Era item and Forever is built on vanilla World of Warcraft with its story set in year one and a level 60 cap, so this page tracks it. Forever launches November 4, 2026.
- What level is Metal Stave in WoW Classic?
- In Classic Era, Metal Stave is Poor quality, item level 37 and requires level 32.
- What does Metal Stave sell for to a vendor in Classic?
- A vendor pays 42s 8c for one Metal Stave in Classic Era.
- What slot is Metal Stave in WoW Classic?
- Metal Stave is a Two-Hand Staff in Classic Era.
- How much is Metal Stave on the auction house right now?
- 71g 23s on Moon Guard, on live retail servers, from the latest Blizzard auction house snapshot. Blizzard publishes no Classic Era auction house feed, and Forever has not launched, so those two have no price here yet.
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 Metal Stave
3D Model
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.