This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.
A Common Staff Two-Hand, item level 1, binds when equipped.
First seen in build 5.5.4.69585 (Mists of Pandaria).
Appearance ID: 155. 3 other items wear the same appearance:
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
In their in-game specialization descriptions, these specs name staves among their preferred weapons:
The 10 items nearest to Placeholder Staff (item level 1) in item level among Weapon > Staff.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Placeholder Staff (this item) | 1 | 0.6 DPS | Not listed | |
 Farmer's Shovel | 1 | 0.6 DPS. Vendor | 10 gold on 44 realms | |
| Farmer's Broom | 1 | 0.6 DPS. Vendor | 10 gold on 50 realms | |
 Dragonspawn Wingtipped Staff | 1 | 60 | 0.6 DPS. World Drop | 125 gold on 51 realms |
 Wingcrest Battle Staff | 1 | 60 | 0.6 DPS. World Drop | 495 gold on 45 realms |
 Tyrhold Pinnacle | 1 | 60 | 0.6 DPS. World Drop | 2,850 gold on 61 realms |
 Hallowfall Harvester's Pitchfork | 1 | 0.6 DPS. World Drop | 2,000 gold on 47 realms | |
 Sanctum Acolyte's Post | 1 | 80 | 0.6 DPS. World Drop | 1 gold on 76 realms |
 Fathom-Coral Lightstaff | 1 | 0.6 DPS. World Drop | 300 gold on 57 realms | |
 Living Stave of the Deepdweller | 1 | 0.6 DPS. World Drop | 700 gold on 51 realms | |
 Onyx Bloodknight Stave | 1 | 0.6 DPS. World Drop | 200 gold on 62 realms |
The lowest listed price among them is Sanctum Acolyte's Post at 1 gold in the US Auction House.
Next item levels up from Placeholder Staff among Weapon > Staff: Staff of the Blessed Seer (item level 16), Staff of the Friar (item level 16), Long Staff (item level 16), Gnarled Ash Staff (item level 19) and Staff of the Shade (item level 20).
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Placeholder Staff uses icon file 135145, which 432 other items also use. The 1 closest by item ID:
Umbranse's Staff ID 67222 · Weapon - Staff · item level 28 "We never learned his true purpose."Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 72040 (72034 to 72045) were usually added in the same batch as Placeholder Staff: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Placeholder Offhand 1 ID 72034 · Armor
Placeholder Dagger 1 ID 72036 · Weapon - DaggerPlaceholder Dagger 2 ID 72037 · Weapon - DaggerPlaceholder 1H Axe ID 72038 · Weapon - One-Handed Axe
Placeholder Shield 1 ID 72039 · Armor - Shield
Placeholder 2H Sword ID 72041 · Weapon - Two-Handed Sword
Alliance Balloon ID 72042 · Miscellaneous "Teaches you how to summon this companion."
Cocktail Shaker ID 72043 · Quest "A container for mixing drinks of all kinds."
Moonberry Fizz ID 72044 · Quest "It's fruity! It's fizzy!"
Horde Balloon ID 72045 · Miscellaneous "Teaches you how to summon this companion."The raw ItemSparse values for item 72040 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
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