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Recruit's Sturdy Rod

Item Level 252
Binds when picked up
Two-HandWeapon
101 - 137 DamageSpeed 3.60
(33.1 damage per second)
+88 Intellect
+132 Stamina
+82 Mastery
+53 Versatility
Requires Level 10
Sell price: 101 gold44 silver
Not sold on the Auction House

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

Not sold on the Auction House Weapon

A Rare Staff Two-Hand, item level 252, requires level 10, binds when picked up.

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Build history

First seen in build 12.0.7.68887 (Midnight (patch 12.0.7)).

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Recruit's Sturdy Rod Game Data

Appearance

Appearance ID: 43765. 4 other items wear the same appearance:

Requirements & Properties

Other faction's version
Recruit's Sturdy Rod

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

How Recruit's Sturdy Rod 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 7 items nearest to Recruit's Sturdy Rod (item level 252) in item level among Weapon > Staff, from item level 197 to 226.

ItemItem LevelRequires LevelStatsLowest Listed Price
Recruit's Sturdy Rod (this item)2521033.1 DPS, +88 Intellect, +132 Stamina, +82 Mastery, +53 VersatilityNot listed
Truthseeker's Staff2266051.9 DPS, +69 Agility, +103 Stamina, +62 Versatility, +52 Haste. World Drop278 gold on 50 realms
Ineffable Spire2266025.8 DPS, +69 Intellect, +103 Stamina, +64 Versatility, +49 Haste. World Drop175 gold on 49 realms
Floratender's Crutch1979019.9 DPS, +53 Intellect, +79 Stamina. Crafted with Midnight Inscription33 gold on 76 realms
Faunatender's Baton1979039.6 DPS, +53 Agility, +79 Stamina. Crafted with Midnight Inscription20 gold on 77 realms
Tarnished Dawnlit Scepter1979039.6 DPS, +53 Agility, +79 Stamina, +48 Versatility, +41 Mastery. World Drop50 gold on 82 realms
Tarnished Dawnlit Staff1979019.9 DPS, +53 Intellect, +79 Stamina, +50 Haste, +39 Versatility. World Drop55 gold on 82 realms
Thalassian Competitor's Staff1978019.9 DPS, +53 Intellect, +79 Stamina. Crafted with Midnight Inscription250 gold on 81 realms

The lowest listed price among them is Faunatender's Baton at 20 gold in the US Auction House.

Next item levels up from Recruit's Sturdy Rod among Weapon > Staff: Algari Competitor's Staff (item level 577), Gold-Plated Staff (item level 600), Nightfall Darkcaster's Greatstaff (item level 610) and Nightfall Shadowalker's Rod (item level 610).

Nearest lower item levels below Recruit's Sturdy Rod among Weapon > Staff: Uncanny Combatant's Intuitive Staff (item level 72), Plundered Waterbearer's Staff (item level 60), Plundered Hozen Chieftain's Stave (item level 60), Plundered Oracle Fin Staff (item level 60) and Plundered Embercrystal Staff (item level 60).

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

Where Recruit's Sturdy Rod Fits

Other Items Named Recruit's Sturdy Rod

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

Items That Share Recruit's Sturdy Rod's Icon

Recruit's Sturdy Rod uses icon file 3736978, which 7 other items also use. The 7 closest by item ID:

Items Numbered Next to Recruit's Sturdy Rod

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 218330 (218325 to 218335) were usually added in the same batch as Recruit's Sturdy Rod: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Recruit's Sturdy Rod Client Record

The raw ItemSparse values for item 218330 in the current client build.

Vendor buy price
507 gold20 silver
Vendor sell price
101 gold44 silver
Material
Wood
Equip slot
Two-Hand
Flags
32768 / 8705 / 8388608 / 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.