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Staff of the Unknown Road

Item Level 25
Binds when picked up
Two-HandWeapon
15 - 21 DamageSpeed 3.60
(5.0 damage per second)
+6 Agility
+9 Stamina
+9 Haste
Sell price: 67 gold43 silver
Not sold on the Auction House

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

Not sold on the Auction House Weapon

A Rare Staff Two-Hand, item level 25, binds when picked up.

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Build history

First seen in build 5.5.4.69585 (Mists of Pandaria).

Related
Other versions
Across game versions

In MoP Classic it is item level 49 and sells to vendors for 3g 13s 2c.

VersionItem levelQualityBindingSells for
Retail (Midnight)25RareBinds when picked up67g 43s 91c
MoP Classic49RareBinds when picked up3g 13s 2c
Staff of the Unknown Road Game Data

Appearance

In the Appearances collection, Staff of the Unknown Road is listed as Quest. Appearance ID: 14915. No other item uses this appearance, so it is unique to Staff of the Unknown Road.

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

Where Staff of the Unknown Road Comes From

Quests That Reward Staff of the Unknown Road

1 quest lists Staff of the Unknown Road among its rewards in Blizzard's quest data.

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files (JournalEncounterItem, JournalEncounterCreature, Achievement) and the Blizzard Game Data quest API.

How Staff of the Unknown Road 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 10 items nearest to Staff of the Unknown Road (item level 25) in item level among Weapon > Staff, from item level 21 to 29.

ItemItem LevelRequires LevelStatsLowest Listed Price
Staff of the Unknown Road (this item)255.0 DPS, +6 Agility, +9 Stamina, +9 Haste. QuestNot listed
Warden Staff25195.0 DPS, +7 Agility, +4 Stamina, +8 Dodge, +6 Versatility. World Drop285 gold on 51 realms
Tanglewood Staff24184.9 DPS, +13 Haste, +4 Strength, +7 Critical Strike. World Drop356 gold on 56 realms
Shifting Sliver242.4 DPS, +7 Intellect, +10 Stamina. Crafted with Classic Inscription4,099 gold on 57 realms
Spiritchaser Staff24174.9 DPS, +7 Intellect, +10 Stamina. World Drop25 gold on 57 realms
Soulkeeper27212.6 DPS, +7 Intellect, +10 Stamina, +17 Versatility. World Drop799 gold on 61 realms
Thaumaturgist Staff27215.1 DPS, +7 Intellect, +10 Stamina. World Drop40 gold on 55 realms
Monk's Staff23164.9 DPS, +7 Agility, +10 Stamina. World Drop25 gold on 55 realms
Staff of Hale Magefire29242.6 DPS, +7 Intellect, +11 Stamina, +12 Versatility. World Drop77 gold on 51 realms
Black Duskwood Staff21144.6 DPS. World Drop1,000 gold on 53 realms
Elemental Mage Staff29232.6 DPS, +7 Intellect, +11 Stamina. World Drop9,500 gold on 51 realms

Elemental Mage Staff has the highest item level here (29). The lowest listed price among them is Monk's Staff at 25 gold in the US Auction House.

Next item levels up from Staff of the Unknown Road among Weapon > Staff: Robble's Wobbly Staff (item level 35), Berto's Staff (item level 36), Key to the Planes (item level 36), Chelley's Staff of Dark Mending (item level 37) and Spire of Scarlet Pain (item level 37).

Nearest lower item levels below Staff of the Unknown Road among Weapon > Staff: Staff of the Blessed Seer (item level 16), Staff of the Friar (item level 16), Long Staff (item level 16), Frostbit Staff (item level 5) and Diamond-Tipped Cane (item level 3).

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

Where Staff of the Unknown Road Fits

Items That Share Staff of the Unknown Road's Icon

Staff of the Unknown Road uses icon file 135152, which 14 other items also use. The 7 closest by item ID:

Items Numbered Next to Staff of the Unknown Road

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 65979 (65974 to 65984) were usually added in the same batch as Staff of the Unknown Road: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Staff of the Unknown Road Client Record

The raw ItemSparse values for item 65979 in the current client build.

Vendor buy price
337 gold19 silver
Vendor sell price
67 gold43 silver
Material
Metal
Equip slot
Two-Hand
Flags
65536 / 8192 / 0 / 0 / 0

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

3D Model

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