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Short Staff
Item Level 2Binds when equipped
Two-HandWeapon
2 - 2 DamageSpeed 3.60
(0.6 damage per second)
Sell price: 20 copper
Current price
1,567 gold2 silver
- Cheapest realm right now is 98% under the 40-realm average.live market
- Listings are down 36% from their 7 day average (1 vs 2 units).live market
- Today's price is cheaper than 58% of recorded snapshots.live market
Short Staff Price History on Moon Guard
Moon Guard Auction HouseSupply & Availability
Moon Guard Auction House1Units listed
1Sellers
1,567 gold2 silverCheapest now
Thin supply
On Short Staff's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 707 gold52 silver across its tracked history (Oct 2022 to Jun 2026), ranging from 84 gold93 silver to 14,426 gold67 silver. Only 1 was available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is 121% above typical, against a All-Time typical of 707 gold52 silver.
Appearance
In the Appearances collection, Short Staff is listed as Vendor. Appearance ID: 686. No other item uses this appearance, so it is unique to Short Staff.
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 Short Staff (item level 2) in item level among Weapon > Staff, from item level 1 to 3.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Short Staff (this item) | 2 | 0.6 DPS. Vendor | 47 gold on 38 realms | |
 Diamond-Tipped Cane | 3 | 0.7 DPS. World Drop | 30,000 gold on 52 realms | |
 Farmer's Shovel | 1 | 0.6 DPS. Vendor | 499 gold on 51 realms | |
 Farmer's Broom | 1 | 0.6 DPS. Vendor | 333 gold on 71 realms | |
 Dragonspawn Wingtipped Staff | 1 | 60 | 0.6 DPS. World Drop | 175 gold on 60 realms |
 Wingcrest Battle Staff | 1 | 60 | 0.6 DPS. World Drop | 99 gold on 65 realms |
 Tyrhold Pinnacle | 1 | 60 | 0.6 DPS. World Drop | 6,061 gold on 50 realms |
 Sanctum Acolyte's Post | 1 | 80 | 0.6 DPS. World Drop | 1 gold on 80 realms |
 Fathom-Coral Lightstaff | 1 | 0.6 DPS. World Drop | 915 gold on 55 realms | |
 Onyx Bloodknight Stave | 1 | 0.6 DPS. World Drop | 250 gold on 61 realms | |
| Tiki-Bearer's Ritual Staff | 1 | 0.6 DPS. World Drop | 450 gold on 62 realms |
Diamond-Tipped Cane has the highest item level here (3). The lowest listed price among them is Sanctum Acolyte's Post at 1 gold in the US Auction House.
Next item levels up from Short Staff among Weapon > Staff: Staff of the Blessed Seer (item level 16), Long Staff (item level 16), Dwarven Magestaff (item level 17), 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.
Short Staff in WoW Classic and World of Warcraft: Forever
Short Staff 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 Short Staff next to the live retail market on this page.
- Is Short Staff in World of Warcraft: Forever?
- Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Short Staff 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 Short Staff in WoW Classic?
- In Classic Era, Short Staff is Common quality, item level 4 and requires level 1.
- What does Short Staff sell for to a vendor in Classic?
- A vendor pays 20c for one Short Staff in Classic Era.
- What slot is Short Staff in WoW Classic?
- Short Staff is a Two-Hand Staff in Classic Era.
- How much is Short Staff on the auction house right now?
- 1,567g 2s 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 Short Staff