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Staff of the Arcane Path

Item Level 12
Binds when picked up
Two-HandWeapon
3 - 5 DamageSpeed 3.60
(1.1 damage per second)
+3 Intellect
+5 Stamina
+4 Critical Strike
Sell price: 25 silver35 copper
Not sold on the Auction House

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

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Staff of the Arcane Path is not traded on the Auction House, so it has no Auction House price. Its first-party game data (identity, effects and sources) is read from the official World of Warcraft client build.

Staff of the Arcane Path Game Data

Appearance

Appearance ID: 3420. 3 other items wear the same appearance:

Requirements & Properties

Other faction's version
Staff of the Royal Wizard

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

How Staff of the Arcane Path 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 Staff of the Arcane Path (item level 12) in item level among Weapon > Staff, from item level 3 to 21.

ItemItem LevelRequires LevelStatsLowest Listed Price
Staff of the Arcane Path (this item)121.1 DPS, +3 Intellect, +5 Stamina, +4 Critical StrikeNot listed
Staff of the Blessed Seer16101.7 DPS, +5 Intellect, +7 Stamina, +5 Versatility. World Drop3,077 gold on 55 realms
Long Staff16103.2 DPS. Vendor25 gold on 53 realms
Dwarven Magestaff17103.6 DPS, +5 Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop15 gold on 56 realms
Gnarled Ash Staff19124.2 DPS, +6 Agility, +15 Versatility, +4 Stamina. World Drop284 gold on 61 realms
Staff of the Shade20132.2 DPS, +6 Intellect, +9 Stamina. World Drop9,998 gold on 63 realms
Black Duskwood Staff21144.6 DPS. World Drop702 gold on 57 realms
Diamond-Tipped Cane30.7 DPS. World Drop25,000 gold on 64 realms

Black Duskwood Staff has the highest item level here (21). The lowest listed price among them is Dwarven Magestaff at 15 gold in the US Auction House.

Next item levels up from Staff of the Arcane Path among Weapon > Staff: Monk's Staff (item level 23), Tanglewood Staff (item level 24), Spiritchaser Staff (item level 24), Warden Staff (item level 25) and Soulkeeper (item level 27).

Nearest lower item levels below Staff of the Arcane Path among Weapon > Staff: Standard of the Wandering Brokers (item level 1), Walking Staff of the Enlightened Journey (item level 1), Halo-Stave of the Oracles (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.

3D Model

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