Gnarled Hermit's Staff

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 21 other two-hand staff items between item level 13 and 25; 13 of them carry fixed stats.

• Its 5.9 damage per second ranks 14th of 22 two-hand staff items in this group; Nightbane Staff (item level 23, requires level 18) has the most, 15.0.
• Attack speeds among the 22 two-hand staff items in this group run from 2.50 seconds (Medicine Staff) to 3.60 seconds (Witching Stave); it swings every 2.80 seconds.
• +6 Spirit ranks 1st of 6 two-hand staff items with Spirit, the most in this group (level with 2 other items).
• Staff of the Friar has the most fixed stat points in this group, 21 against 6 here.
• Same stat line (Spirit): Riverside Staff, Foamspittle Staff.
• Next two-hand staff items up with fixed stats: Channeler's Staff (item level 20, requires level 15), Defias Mage Staff (item level 20, requires level 15), Lesser Staff of the Spire (item level 20, requires level 15), Staff of Conjuring (item level 20, requires level 15), Staff of Nobles (item level 20, requires level 15).
• Cheapest listed two-hand staff items at a similar or higher item level: Cedar Walking Stick at 5 silver (item level 23, requires level 18), Medicine Staff at 38 silver58 copper (item level 19, requires level 14), Chipped Quarterstaff at 90 silver (item level 18, requires level 13).
• Other weapon types for the two-hand slot within 2 item levels of 19: two-handed sword (11): Mo'grosh Toothpick, Shadowhide Two-Handed Sword, Brashclaw's Skewer; two-handed mace (9): Rakzur Club, Heavy Spiked Mace, Ironwood Maul; two-handed axe (8): Prospector Axe, Mo'grosh Can Opener, Lupine Axe; fishing pole (1): Darkwood Fishing Pole; polearm (1): Pearl-Encrusted Spear.

Item	Item level	Requires	DPS	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Foamspittle Staff	17	12	5.3 (3.20s)	+5 Spirit	1 gold
Chipped Quarterstaff	18	13	3.4 (3.10s)	none	90 silver
Riverpaw Mystic Staff	18	13	5.7 (3.00s)	+2 Intellect, +4 Spirit	-
Gnarled Hermit's Staff	19	14	5.9 (2.80s)	+6 Spirit	-
Medicine Staff	19	14	6.0 (2.50s)	none	38 silver58 copper
Riverside Staff	19	14	5.8 (3.10s)	+6 Spirit	24,999 gold99 silver
Channeler's Staff	20	15	6.3 (3.40s)	+6 Intellect	-
Defias Mage Staff	20	15	6.2 (2.80s)	+7 Intellect, +7 Critical Strike	29,999 gold
Gnarled Staff	20	15	5.7 (2.90s)	none	-
Lesser Staff of the Spire	20	15	6.3 (3.40s)	+6 Intellect	19,224 gold55 silver
Staff of Conjuring	20	15	6.3 (3.00s)	+7 Intellect	30,000 gold
Staff of Nobles	20	15	6.2 (3.20s)	+7 Stamina, +7 Intellect	22,000 gold