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Rod of Sorrow

Uncommon wand ranged weapon · item level 40 · id 5247

Normal Alliance USscanned

Changed from Classic Era in World of Warcraft: Forever (build 1.60.1.70862): item level 39 to 40, damage 42 - 79 to 43 - 81, stamina none to +4, and 1 more. Every item changed from Classic Era.

Reference values

Vendors buy for
79s 61c
Vendors sell for
3g 98s 6c

The floor and the ceiling until the auction house opens: no one lists below the vendor price for long, and nothing crafted sells under its reagents. Auction prices for Normal Alliance US appear on this page the moment a scan catches a listing.

Latest price · Normal Alliance US

Normal Alliance US is scanned, but no scan has caught a listing of Rod of Sorrow there yet. Its price appears here after the first scan that does. Have the addon and you can check the house yourself.

About Rod of Sorrow

Rod of Sorrow is an uncommon wand ranged weapon in World of Warcraft: Forever. It has item level 40 and binds when picked up. It hits for 43 to 81 at 1.90 speed (32.6 damage per second) and gives +4 Stamina and +3 Spirit. Sold by vendors for 3g 98s 6c, who buy it back for 79s 61c.

Quick answers

What is Rod of Sorrow?
Rod of Sorrow is an uncommon wand ranged weapon in World of Warcraft: Forever. Sold by vendors for 3g 98s 6c.
Can Rod of Sorrow be bought on the auction house?
No. It binds when picked up, so it is earned as a drop, quest reward, or vendor purchase and cannot be traded or listed.
What are the stats on Rod of Sorrow?
43 to 81 damage at 1.90 speed, 32.6 DPS; +4 Stamina and +3 Spirit.
How much does Rod of Sorrow cost on the auction house?
Normal Alliance US is scanned, but no scan has caught a listing of it there yet. The price appears here after the first scan that does; vendors pay 79s 61c.
Is Rod of Sorrow different in Forever than in Classic Era?
Yes. 4 values changed between the Classic Era record and Forever; the comparison table on this page lists each one.

Classic Era vs Forever

WhatClassic EraForever
Item level3940
Damage42 - 7943 - 81
Staminanone+4
Spiritnone+3

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

Details

Class
Weapon
Subclass
Wand
Quality
uncommon
Slot
Ranged
Item level
40
Binding
Binds when picked up
Vendor sell
79s 61c
Vendor buy
3g 98s 6c
Blizzard item id
5247
Client build
1.60.1 (build 70862)

Where it comes from

  • Not tradeable. It binds when picked up, so it is earned in play and never listed on the auction house.
  • Vendors sell it for 3g 98s 6c and buy it back for 79s 61c. That is the ceiling for an auction price while vendors stock it.
  • Quest reward from WANTED: Otto and Falconcrest.
  • Disenchants into Vision Dust, Greater Mystic Essence, Large Glowing Shard, worth about 28s 36c on Normal Alliance US today. Odds below.

Disenchants into

Expected value 28s 36c per disenchant at Normal Alliance US medians.

Selling the materials on: Vision Dust about 39 a day, listings clear in about 15 days; Greater Mystic Essence about 6 a day, listings clear in about 33 days; Large Glowing Shard about 12 a day, listings clear in about 8 days. Expect to wait about 33 days for the Greater Mystic Essence to move.

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

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