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Tunk's Backscratcher

Item Level 12
Binds when picked up
Two-HandWeapon
7 - 9 DamageSpeed 3.60
(2.2 damage per second)
+ Intellect
+5 Stamina
+4 Versatility
+2 Haste
Sell price: 73 silver35 copper
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 12, binds when picked up.

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Build history

First seen in build 12.0.7.68887 (Midnight (patch 12.0.7)).

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Tunk's Backscratcher Game Data

Appearance

Appearance ID: 21832. 3 other items wear the same appearance:

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

How Tunk's Backscratcher 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 Tunk's Backscratcher (item level 12) in item level among Weapon > Staff, from item level 3 to 21.

ItemItem LevelRequires LevelStatsLowest Listed Price
Tunk's Backscratcher (this item)122.2 DPS, Intellect, +5 Stamina, +4 Versatility, +2 HasteNot listed
Staff of the Blessed Seer16101.7 DPS, +5 Intellect, +7 Stamina, +5 Versatility. World Drop925 gold on 52 realms
Staff of the Friar16101.7 DPS, +5 Intellect, +7 Stamina, +6 Versatility. World Drop3,739 gold on 52 realms
Long Staff16103.2 DPS. Vendor1 silver on 59 realms
Oaken War Staff18112.4 DPS. World Drop15 gold on 48 realms
Gnarled Ash Staff19124.2 DPS, +6 Agility, +15 Versatility, +4 Stamina. World Drop399 gold on 59 realms
Frostbit Staff531.0 DPS. World Drop186 gold on 52 realms
Staff of the Shade20132.2 DPS, +6 Intellect, +9 Stamina. World Drop5,000 gold on 56 realms
Black Duskwood Staff21144.6 DPS. World Drop1,000 gold on 54 realms
Battle Staff21134.3 DPS. Vendor59 silver on 51 realms
Diamond-Tipped Cane30.7 DPS. World Drop35,000 gold on 65 realms

Black Duskwood Staff has the highest item level here (21). The lowest listed price among them is Long Staff at 1 silver in the US Auction House.

Next item levels up from Tunk's Backscratcher among Weapon > Staff: Monk's Staff (item level 23), Tanglewood Staff (item level 24), Shifting Sliver (item level 24), Spiritchaser Staff (item level 24) and Warden Staff (item level 25).

Nearest lower item levels below Tunk's Backscratcher 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.

Where Tunk's Backscratcher Fits

Items That Share Tunk's Backscratcher's Icon

Tunk's Backscratcher uses icon file 924155, which 13 other items also use. The 7 closest by item ID:

Items Numbered Next to Tunk's Backscratcher

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 179362 (179355 to 179370) were usually added in the same batch as Tunk's Backscratcher: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Tunk's Backscratcher Client Record

The raw ItemSparse values for item 179362 in the current client build.

Vendor buy price
3 gold66 silver
Vendor sell price
73 silver35 copper
Material
Wood
Equip slot
Two-Hand
Flags
0 / 8192 / 8388608 / 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.