WoW Forever item

Staff of the Shade

Name: Staff of the Shade WoW Forever Auction House Prices
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Item 2549 on WoW Forever (WoW Forever beta (September 17 to October 21) · launches November 4, 2026), client 1.60.1.70532

Item Level 27
Binds when equipped
Two-HandStaff
47 - 70 DamageSpeed 2.60
(22.5 damage per second)
Requires Level 22
Sell Price: 50 silver16 copper

About Staff of the Shade

Staff of the Shade is a rare staff on WoW Forever at item level 27, usable from level 22. Other two-hand staffs listed on the WoW Forever Auction House closest to it in item level include Dwarven Magestaff (27), Ogremage Staff (27) and Oaken War Staff (28). The latest scan finds it on 1 WoW Forever realm (US 1); the cheapest buyout is 19 gold60 silver on Classic Beta PvE 2 (US). A vendor pays 50 silver16 copper for it.

WoW Forever Auction House prices

Cheapest realm19 gold60 silverClassic Beta PvE 2 (US, Alliance)

Typical market (US) -

Median min buyout19 gold60 silver

Realms with listings1US 1

Latest snapshot2026-10-20 22:54 UTCplayer scan time

Prices across WoW Forever realms

Realm	Min buyout	Market (median)	Qty	Listings	Snapshot
Classic Beta PvE 2US · WoW Forever beta · Alliance	19 gold60 silver	-	1	1	2026-10-20 22:54 UTC

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Staff two-hand items near item level 27

Our WoW Forever item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 23 other staff two-hand items between item level 19 and 34; 0 of them carry fixed stats.

Its lowest listed price, 19 gold60 silver, ranks 16th of 16 listed staff two-hand items in this group.
Cheapest listed staff two-hand items at a similar or higher item level: Tactician's Staff at 15 silver (item level 31, requires level 26), Oaken War Staff at 18 silver (item level 28, requires level 23), Dwarven Magestaff at 45 silver (item level 27, requires level 22).
Other armor types for the two-hand slot within 2 item levels of 27: two-handed sword (12): Cavalier Two-hander, Guardian Blade, Polished Zweihander; two-handed axe (10): Bronze Battle Axe, Stone War Axe, Barbarian War Axe; two-handed mace (8): Rock Maul, Dense Triangle Mace, Bronze Warhammer; polearm (3): Bloodpike, Bronze Dory, Pitchfork.

Item	Item level	Requires	Armor	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Cedar Walking Stick	23	18	-	none	11 silver
Staff of the Friar	24	19	-	none	10 gold70 silver
Twisted Chanter's Staff	24	19	-	none	5 gold44 silver
Long Staff	25	20	-	none	-
Cryptbone Staff	26	21	-	none	1 gold9 silver
Staff of the Shade	27	22	-	none	19 gold60 silver
Dwarven Magestaff	27	22	-	none	45 silver
Ogremage Staff	27	22	-	none	4 gold20 silver
Oaken War Staff	28	23	-	none	18 silver
Magician Staff	29	24	-	none	51 silver
Gnarled Ash Staff	31	26	-	none	10 gold55 silver
Tactician's Staff	31	26	-	none	15 silver

Appearance

Same model in the game files

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

More Staff items

Staff of Nobles item level 18
Staff of Conjuring item level 15
Staff of Jordan item level 40

Where Staff of the Shade Fits

Items Numbered Next to Staff of the Shade

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 2549 (2515 to 2567) were usually added in the same batch as Staff of the Shade: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Sharp Arrow ID 2515 · Projectile · item level 15 · lowest 1c on 2 realms
Light Shot ID 2516 · Projectile · item level 5 · lowest 1c on 2 realms
Heavy Shot ID 2519 · Projectile · item level 15 · lowest 3c on 2 realms
Flamberge ID 2521 · Weapon - Two-Handed Sword · item level 36
Royal Frostmane Girdle ID 2546 · Armor - Mail · item level 13
Recipe: Elixir of Minor Agility ID 2553 · Recipe · item level 12 · lowest 10s on 1 realm
Recipe: Swiftness Potion ID 2555 · Recipe · item level 15 · lowest 2s on 2 realms
Rod of Molten Fire ID 2565 · Armor · item level 35 · lowest 13g on 1 realm
Sacrificial Robes ID 2566 · Armor - Cloth · item level 27 · lowest 2g on 1 realm
Evocator's Blade ID 2567 · Weapon - Dagger · item level 23

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

Across game versions

Item 2549	Classic Era	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	27	35	20
Required level	22	30	-
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped	-
Damage	46 - 70	22 - 34	-
Speed	2.60	2.60	-
Damage per second	22.3	10.8	-
Stamina	-	10	-
Intellect	-	15	-
Effects	Equip: Increases damage done by Shadow spells and effects by up to 21.	-	-
Sell price	50 silver16 copper	1 gold34 silver	-

3D Model

WoW Forever price history

First seen in a scan: 2026-10-06 00:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it: 1
Lowest buyout seen: 4 gold99 silverClassic Beta PvE 2 (US), 2026-10-08 00:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 36 gold40 silverClassic Beta PvE 2 (US)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 32

Classic Beta PvE 2 Alliance: 18 scans, latest 20gClassic Beta PvE 2 Horde: 14 scans, latest 8.5g
Each dot is one player scan: the cheapest buyout listed at that moment on that faction house. Gaps between dots are time nobody scanned, not a steady price.

Last 7 days

Day (UTC)	US low	US median	US realms
2026-10-20	19 gold60 silver	19 gold60 silver	1
2026-10-19	8 gold50 silver	8 gold50 silver	2
2026-10-18	10 gold50 silver	15 gold76 silver	2
2026-10-17	11 gold90 silver	25 gold99 silver	2
2026-10-16	11 gold90 silver	14 gold	2
2026-10-14	10 gold	10 gold	2
2026-10-12	7 gold50 silver	7 gold50 silver	2

Comments

Connected realms with a listing in the latest WoW Forever scan: US 1 of 1.

Item data: Classic Era client datamine. Prices: per-unit buyouts from Auction House scans made in game by players with the TheWoWDB addon, one scan per realm per hour at most; Blizzard publishes no auction data for WoW Forever, so a price is only as fresh as the latest scan. Retail column: the retail client datamine.

Quick facts

Item ID	2549
Game version	WoW Forever (client 1.60.1.70532)
Type	Weapon
Subtype	Staff
Slot	Two-Hand
Item level	27
Requires level	22
Binding	Binds when equipped
Max stack	1
Vendor sell	50 silver16 copper
Data source	Classic Era client datamine