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MoP Classic item

Staff of the Shade

Item 2549 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.70631

  • Item Level 35
  • Binds when equipped
  • Two-HandStaff
  • 22 - 34 DamageSpeed 2.60
  • (10.8 damage per second)
  • +10 Stamina
  • +15 Intellect
  • Durability 100 / 100
  • Requires Level 30
  • Sell Price: 1 gold34 silver

About Staff of the Shade

Staff of the Shade is a rare two-hand staff on MoP Classic at item level 35, usable from level 30. It binds when equipped. Its primary stats are +10 Stamina and +15 Intellect. It hits for 22 to 34 damage every 2.60 seconds, 10.8 damage per second. Other two-hand staffs listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Acrobatic Staff (34), Big Stick (37) and Metal Stave (37). The latest scan finds it on 1 MoP Classic realm (US 1); the cheapest buyout is 18,000 gold99 silver on Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US). A vendor pays 1 gold34 silver for it.

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MoP Classic Auction House prices
Cheapest realm18,000 gold99 silverGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US)
Typical market (US)18,000 gold99 silver
Median min buyout18,000 gold99 silver
Realms with listings1US 1
Latest snapshot2026-11-03 21:15 UTCBlizzard Last-Modified

Prices across MoP Classic realms

RealmMin buyoutMarket (median)QtyListingsSnapshot
Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-denUS · Active18,000 gold99 silver18,000 gold99 silver112026-11-03 21:15 UTC
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Two-hand staff items near item level 35

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 23 other two-hand staff items between item level 25 and 45; 12 of them carry fixed stats.

ItemItem levelRequiresDPSFixed statsLowest listed
Gnarled Ash Staff31269.5 (3.20s)+6 Stamina, +15 Spirit140 gold
Bloodscalp Channeling Staff332810.4 (2.80s)+13 Intellect-
Acrobatic Staff342910.5 (2.20s)none2 gold
Staff of the Shade353010.8 (2.60s)+10 Stamina, +15 Intellect18,000 gold99 silver
Battle Staff363110.0 (3.40s)none-
Big Stick373225.7 (3.00s)+15 Strength139 gold99 silver
Metal Stave37326.9 (3.10s)none2 gold
Windweaver Staff373211.5 (3.10s)+22 Stamina, +10 Intellect724,027 gold16 silver
Black Duskwood Staff383333.6 (2.80s)none555 gold
Staff of Protection393427.7 (3.00s)+6 Fire Resistance, +6 Frost Resistance, +6 Shadow Resistance, +6 Nature Resistance, +6 Arcane Resistance, +100 Bonus Armor10,259 gold50 silver
Staff of Jordan403512.3 (3.70s)+17 Stamina, +22 Intellect, +11 Spirit9,999 gold99 silver
Spellforce Rod413612.7 (3.20s)+17 Intellect-
Appearance

Same model in the game files

Also drawn with this model in the retail client: Prophetic Cane, Advisor's Gnarled Staff, Satyr Horn Staff.

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Where Staff of the Shade Fits

Items That Share Staff of the Shade's Icon

Staff of the Shade uses the same icon art, which 2 other items also use. The 2 closest by item ID:

  • Tanglewood Staff ID 1720 · Weapon - Staff · item level 46 · lowest 9g on 4 realms
  • Staff of Horrors ID 880 · Weapon - Staff · item level 23 · lowest 8,812g on 2 realms

Items Numbered Next to Staff of the Shade

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 2549 (2532 to 2566) were usually added in the same batch as Staff of the Shade: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Built from Blizzard's Game Data API item documents for this game version and recorded Auction House snapshots.

Across game versions
Item 2549Classic EraMoP ClassicRetail (Midnight)
Item level273520
Required level223030
BindingBinds when equippedBinds when equippedBinds when equipped
Damage46 - 7022 - 3463 - 94
Speed2.602.602.60
Damage per second22.310.830.2
Stamina-10-
Intellect-15-
EffectsEquip: Increases damage done by Shadow spells and effects by up to 21.--
Sell price50 silver16 copper1 gold34 silver1 gold7 silver

3D Model

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

MoP Classic price history
First seen in a scan
2026-10-04 23:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it
3
Lowest buyout seen
200 goldGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU), 2026-10-13 18:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen
102,428 gold97 silverGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days
442
MoP Classic daily median realm-minimum buyout, Oct 04 to Nov 03024,255g48,510g72,765g97,020gOct 04Oct 15Nov 03
US median, latest 18,001gEU median, latest 8,500g
Each line is one region's daily median of the cheapest buyout on every realm that listed it, from our hourly scans.

Last 7 days

Day (UTC)EU lowEU medianEU realmsUS lowUS medianUS realms
2026-11-03---18,000 gold99 silver18,000 gold99 silver1
2026-11-02---18,000 gold99 silver20,000 gold1
2026-11-01---88,200 gold88,200 gold1
2026-10-30---10,000 gold10,000 gold1
2026-10-298,500 gold3 silver8,500 gold3 silver110,000 gold10,000 gold1
2026-10-288,500 gold3 silver8,500 gold3 silver19,999 gold10,000 gold1
2026-10-27---9,999 gold9,999 gold1
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Connected realms with a listing in the latest MoP Classic scan: EU 0 of 25, KR 0 of 5, TW 0 of 8, US 1 of 23.

Item data: Blizzard's MoP Classic Game Data API (static data 5.5.4.67732). Prices: per-unit buyouts from one Blizzard Auction House snapshot per connected realm per hour; market is the quantity-weighted median of a realm's listings. Retail column: the retail client datamine.