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Sarah's Guide

Item Level 29
Binds when picked up
Two-HandWeapon
8 - 11 DamageSpeed 3.60
(2.6 damage per second)
+7 Intellect
+11 Stamina
Sell price: 6 gold79 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 Uncommon Staff Two-Hand, item level 29, binds when picked up. Sold by a vendor NPC.

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Where it comes from
VendorNPC #55072Darkmoon Island 50.5, 68.9

Sold By

The game's collection data lists Sarah's Guide as sold by a vendor NPC in Darkmoon Island. The vendor stands at 50.5, 68.9 on the Darkmoon Island map.

VendorZoneMapWaypointOther items it sells
NPC #55072Darkmoon Island50.5, 68.9; 47.5, 66.3/way #407 50.5 68.971

Darkmoon Island 2 placements

Darkmoon Island map showing VendorVendorVendor

Vendor NPC, zone and position come from the client's collection source tables (CollectableSourceInfo and CollectableSourceVendorSparse); coordinates are the in-game map readout.

Build history

First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).

Related
Other versions
Across game versions

In WoW Forever it is item level 61 and sells to vendors for 5g 64s 29c. In Classic Era it is item level 61 and sells to vendors for 5g 64s 29c. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 61 and sells to vendors for 5g 44s 93c. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 61 and sells to vendors for 5g 44s 93c. In MoP Classic it is item level 61 and sells to vendors for 5g 44s 93c.

VersionItem levelQualityBindingSells for
Retail (Midnight)29UncommonBinds when picked up6g 79s 63c
WoW Forever61UncommonBinds when picked up5g 64s 29c
Classic Era61UncommonBinds when picked up5g 64s 29c
The Burning Crusade61UncommonBinds when picked up5g 44s 93c
Wrath of the Lich King61UncommonBinds when picked up5g 44s 93c
MoP Classic61UncommonBinds when picked up5g 44s 93c
Sarah's Guide Game Data

Appearance

Appearance ID: 5102. 1 other item wears the same appearance:

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

How Sarah's Guide 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

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

Where Sarah's Guide Fits

Where to Buy Sarah's Guide

Sarah's Guide is listed at 1 vendor placement. NPC 55072 stands in Darkmoon Island at map coordinates 50.5, 68.9.

Items That Share Sarah's Guide's Icon

Sarah's Guide uses icon file 135147, which 22 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:

Items Numbered Next to Sarah's Guide

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 17004 (16998 to 17009) were usually added in the same batch as Sarah's Guide: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Sarah's Guide Client Record

The raw ItemSparse values for item 17004 in the current client build.

Vendor buy price
33 gold98 silver
Vendor sell price
6 gold79 silver
Material
Wood
Equip slot
Two-Hand
Flags
0 / 8704 / 8388608 / 0 / 0

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

Sarah's Guide in WoW Classic and World of Warcraft: Forever

Sarah's Guide 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 Sarah's Guide next to the live retail market on this page.

Is Sarah's Guide in World of Warcraft: Forever?
Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Sarah's Guide 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 Sarah's Guide in WoW Classic?
In Classic Era, Sarah's Guide is uncommon quality, item level 61 with no level requirement.
What does Sarah's Guide sell for to a vendor in Classic?
A vendor pays 5g 64s for one Sarah's Guide in Classic Era.
What slot is Sarah's Guide in WoW Classic?
Sarah's Guide is a Two-Hand Staff in Classic Era; it binds when picked up.

WoW Forever: what our data shows

Sighted in the WoW Forever beta client
Build 1.60.1.70532, read from the beta game data we hold
Also in the Classic Era client
Yes - this item is in the Classic Era client's data too
Appearances in the beta client
1 recorded look

3D Model

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