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War Staff
Item Level 24Binds when equipped
Two-HandWeapon
14 - 19 DamageSpeed 3.60
(4.6 damage per second)
Requires Level 17
Sell price: 19 gold81 silver
Current price
94 gold99 silver
- Cheapest realm right now is 100% under the 44-realm average.live market
- Today's price is cheaper than 52% of recorded snapshots.live market
War Staff Price History on Area 52
Area 52 Auction HouseSupply & Availability
Area 52 Auction House5Units listed
5Sellers
94 gold99 silverCheapest now
Thin supply
On War Staff's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 123 gold50 silver across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Jun 2026), ranging from 9 gold4 silver to 23,543 gold8 silver. About 5 were available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is 23% below typical, against a All-Time typical of 123 gold50 silver.
Appearance
In the Appearances collection, War Staff is listed as Vendor. Appearance ID: 885. 1 other item wears the same appearance:
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
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 War Staff (item level 24) in item level among Weapon > Staff, from item level 20 to 29.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| War Staff (this item) | 24 | 17 | 4.6 DPS. Vendor | 2 gold on 43 realms |
 Spiritchaser Staff | 24 | 17 | 4.9 DPS, +7 Intellect, +10 Stamina. World Drop | 25 gold on 53 realms |
 Tanglewood Staff | 24 | 18 | 4.9 DPS, +13 Haste, +4 Strength, +7 Critical Strike. World Drop | 475 gold on 51 realms |
 Monk's Staff | 23 | 16 | 4.9 DPS, +7 Agility, +10 Stamina. World Drop | 20 gold on 57 realms |
 Witch Doctor's Cane | 25 | 19 | 2.5 DPS, +7 Intellect, +10 Stamina, +7 Critical Strike. World Drop | 221 gold on 56 realms |
 Warden Staff | 25 | 19 | 5.0 DPS, +7 Agility, +4 Stamina, +8 Dodge, +6 Versatility. World Drop | 1,500 gold on 52 realms |
| Thaumaturgist Staff | 27 | 21 | 5.1 DPS, +7 Intellect, +10 Stamina. World Drop | 12 gold on 52 realms |
 Soulkeeper | 27 | 21 | 2.6 DPS, +7 Intellect, +10 Stamina, +17 Versatility. World Drop | 999 gold on 55 realms |
 Black Duskwood Staff | 21 | 14 | 4.6 DPS. World Drop | 1,402 gold on 57 realms |
| Staff of the Shade | 20 | 13 | 2.2 DPS, +6 Intellect, +9 Stamina. World Drop | 10,790 gold on 58 realms |
| Solstice Staff | 29 | 23 | 5.3 DPS, +7 Agility, +11 Stamina. World Drop | 30 gold on 54 realms |
Solstice Staff has the highest item level here (29). The lowest listed price among them is Thaumaturgist Staff at 12 gold in the US Auction House.
Next item levels up from War Staff 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 War Staff among Weapon > Staff: Frostbit Staff (item level 5), Diamond-Tipped Cane (item level 3), Walking Staff of the Enlightened Journey (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.
War Staff in WoW Classic and World of Warcraft: Forever
War Staff 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 War Staff next to the live retail market on this page.
- Is War Staff in World of Warcraft: Forever?
- Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. War Staff is a Classic Era item and Forever is built on vanilla World of Warcraft with its story set in year one and a level 60 cap, so this page tracks it. Forever launches November 4, 2026.
- What level is War Staff in WoW Classic?
- In Classic Era, War Staff is Common quality, item level 45 and requires level 40.
- What does War Staff sell for to a vendor in Classic?
- A vendor pays 1g 23s for one War Staff in Classic Era.
- What slot is War Staff in WoW Classic?
- War Staff is a Two-Hand Staff in Classic Era.
- How much is War Staff on the auction house right now?
- 94g 99s on Area 52, on live retail servers, from the latest Blizzard auction house snapshot. Blizzard publishes no Classic Era auction house feed, and Forever has not launched, so those two have no price here yet.
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 War Staff
3D Model
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.