Staff of the Shade

What is Staff of the Shade?

Staff of the Shade is a rare staff two-hand weapon in World of Warcraft: Forever. Sold by vendors for 2g 50s 82c.

Where do you buy Staff of the Shade?

Vendors sell it for 2g 50s 82c and buy it back for 50s 16c. It can also be listed on the auction house, and the vendors and zones players have seen it at are listed on this page as they are reported.

How much does Staff of the Shade cost on the auction house?

About 30g 40s at the median on Normal Alliance US, from the scan at 2026-10-22 17:44 UTC. Across the 2 Forever markets with a price it runs from 18g on PvP Horde US to 30g 40s on Normal Alliance US.

Is Staff of the Shade different in Forever than in Classic Era?

No. Forever keeps the same item level, requirements, and vendor prices as Classic Era.

Unchanged from Classic Era: Staff of the Shade keeps the same item level, requirements, and vendor prices in Forever.

Era values from Blizzard's Game Data API; Forever values from Forever's game data.

Class

Weapon

Subclass

Staff

Quality

rare

Slot

Two-Hand

Item level

27

Requires level

22

Vendor sell

50s 16c

Vendor buy

2g 50s 82c

Blizzard item id

2549

How to make gold at level 20 to 30

• Vendors sell it for 2g 50s 82c and buy it back for 50s 16c. That is the ceiling for an auction price while vendors stock it.
• Disenchants into Large Glimmering Shard, worth about 5g 99s 99c on Normal Alliance US today. Odds below.

• Large Glimmering Shardalways5g 99s 99c

Expected value 5g 99s 99c per disenchant at Normal Alliance US medians. More than the 50s 16c a vendor pays for it.

Vanilla disenchant tables by quality and item level; the same estimate the addon shows in tooltips.