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 Shadow Flame is not traded on the Auction House, so it has no live market 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 Shadow Flame is listed as Boss Drop. Appearance ID: 5416.
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 Shadow Flame (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 Shadow Flame (this item) | 29 | 25 | 2.6 DPS, +7 Intellect, +11 Stamina, +6 Critical Strike, +10 Versatility. Boss Drop | Not listed |
 Staff of Hale Magefire | 29 | 24 | 2.6 DPS, +7 Intellect, +11 Stamina, +12 Versatility. World Drop | 50 gold on 54 realms |
 Solstice Staff | 29 | 23 | 5.3 DPS, +7 Agility, +11 Stamina. World Drop | 55 gold on 53 realms |
 Straight Hardwood Staff | 30 | 24 | 5.4 DPS, +7 Intellect, +11 Stamina. World Drop | 420 gold on 52 realms |
 Hanbo Staff | 30 | 25 | 5.4 DPS, +7 Intellect, +11 Stamina. World Drop | 165 gold on 52 realms |
 Brutal Scar-Limb | 30 | 24 | 5.4 DPS, +7 Agility, +11 Stamina. World Drop | 225 gold on 53 realms |
 Primal Lore-Staff | 30 | 24 | 5.4 DPS, +7 Agility, +11 Stamina. World Drop | 300 gold on 53 realms |
 Braxxis' Staff of Slumber | 31 | 26 | 2.6 DPS, +7 Intellect, +11 Stamina, +8 Versatility. World Drop | 800 gold on 63 realms |
 Soulkeeper | 27 | 21 | 2.6 DPS, +7 Intellect, +10 Stamina, +17 Versatility. World Drop | 429 gold on 57 realms |
| Taiji Quarterstaff | 31 | 25 | 5.6 DPS, +7 Intellect, +11 Stamina. World Drop | 399 gold on 56 realms |
 Starshine Staff | 31 | 25 | 5.6 DPS, +7 Agility, +11 Stamina. World Drop | 937 gold on 63 realms |
Taiji Quarterstaff has the highest item level here (31). The lowest listed price among them is Staff of Hale Magefire at 50 gold in the US Auction House.
Next item levels up from Staff of the Shadow Flame among Weapon > Staff: Ghost Iron Staff (item level 38), Etched-Blade Warstaff (item level 44), Crystalfire Spellstaff (item level 44), Rubellite Staff of Intuition (item level 52) and Viridium Staff of Alacrity (item level 52).
Nearest lower item levels below Staff of the Shadow Flame among Weapon > Staff: Staff of the Shade (item level 20), Gnarled Ash Staff (item level 19), Staff of the Blessed Seer (item level 16), Staff of the Friar (item level 16) and Frostbit Staff (item level 5).
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Staff of the Shadow Flame 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 Shadow Flame 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 Shadow Flame
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