This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.
Encounters that drop this item, from the game's own dungeon journal. Drop chances are not stored in the client data we mine, so none are shown here.
Staff of the Ruins 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.
In the Appearances collection, Staff of the Ruins is listed as Boss Drop. Appearance ID: 5647.
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 Staff of the Ruins (item level 29) in item level among Weapon > Staff, from item level 27 to 31.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staff of the Ruins (this item) | 29 | 25 | 2.6 DPS, +7 Intellect, +11 Stamina, +8 Critical Strike, +3 Haste. Boss Drop | Not listed |
 Elemental Mage Staff | 29 | 23 | 2.6 DPS, +7 Intellect, +11 Stamina. World Drop | 4,000 gold on 53 realms |
 Judgment of the Gurubashi | 29 | 25 | 2.6 DPS, +7 Intellect, +11 Stamina, +7 Haste, +15 Critical Strike. Crafted with Classic Inscription | 14,500 gold on 58 realms |
 Staff of Hale Magefire | 29 | 24 | 2.6 DPS, +7 Intellect, +11 Stamina, +12 Versatility. World Drop | 99 gold on 56 realms |
 Solstice Staff | 29 | 23 | 5.3 DPS, +7 Agility, +11 Stamina. World Drop | 52 gold on 56 realms |
 Soulscryer | 30 | 25 | 2.6 DPS, +7 Intellect, +11 Stamina, +9 Critical Strike, +8 Haste. Crafted with Classic Inscription | 9,999 gold on 65 realms |
 Braxxis' Staff of Slumber | 31 | 26 | 2.6 DPS, +7 Intellect, +11 Stamina, +8 Versatility. World Drop | 1,122 gold on 60 realms |
 Soulkeeper | 27 | 21 | 2.6 DPS, +7 Intellect, +10 Stamina, +17 Versatility. World Drop | 777 gold on 60 realms |
 Taiji Quarterstaff | 31 | 25 | 5.6 DPS, +7 Intellect, +11 Stamina. World Drop | 434 gold on 52 realms |
 Starshine Staff | 31 | 25 | 5.6 DPS, +7 Agility, +11 Stamina. World Drop | 99 gold on 63 realms |
| Thaumaturgist Staff | 27 | 21 | 5.1 DPS, +7 Intellect, +10 Stamina. World Drop | 10 gold on 54 realms |
Taiji Quarterstaff has the highest item level here (31). The lowest listed price among them is Thaumaturgist Staff at 10 gold in the US Auction House.
Next item levels up from Staff of the Ruins among Weapon > Staff: Crystalfire Spellstaff (item level 44), Viridium Staff of Alacrity (item level 52), Handmaiden's Longstaff (item level 58), Treiya's Shining Pillar (item level 60) and Plundered Waterbearer's Staff (item level 60).
Nearest lower item levels below Staff of the Ruins among Weapon > Staff: Gnarled Ash Staff (item level 19), Dwarven Magestaff (item level 17), Staff of the Blessed Seer (item level 16), Long Staff (item level 16) and Diamond-Tipped Cane (item level 3).
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Staff of the Ruins 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 Staff of the Ruins next to the live retail market on this page.
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 Staff of the Ruins
A sighting in the beta client is a fact from our own database; the launch roster is Blizzard’s to finalize. World of Warcraft: Forever launches November 4, 2026. World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.
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