Witching Stave
Witching Stave is a Rare Two-Hand Staff (item level 22, requires level 17) in the WoW Forever client. Forever changed it from Classic Era. Where it comes from: World drop from level 18–26 creatures (Classic data); Drops from Razorclaw the Butcher (boss) in Shadowfang Keep, 0.02% (Classic data).
- Item level 22
- Binds when equipped
- Slot: Two-Hand (Staff)
- 55 - 83 damage, speed 3.60
- 19.2 damage per second
- +6 Stamina
- +8 Shadow Resistance
- +5 Intellect
- +27 Shadow Damage Done
- Requires level 17
- Sells to vendors for 28s 22c
Revealed 5 November 2026: one of the items Blizzard hid from dataminers until a player found it (hidden items). Auction house (lowest buyout each, from players' ForeverDB addon scans): 2g 20s on CAMWOW EU5 Realm 3 PvE (Horde), 11 listed, from one player's scan on 2026-11-12; 1g 60s on CAMWOW US2 Realm 2 PvP (Horde), 5 listed, from one player's scan on 2026-11-12; 1g 99s on CAMWOW US2 Realm 11 RP (Horde), 3 listed, from one player's scan on 2026-11-12; 2g 39s on CAMWOW EU5 Realm 7 PvE (Alliance), 12 listed, from one player's scan on 2026-11-11; 2g 44s on CAMWOW US1 Realm 5 PvE (Alliance), 10 listed, from one player's scan on 2026-11-11; 3g on CAMWOW US2 Realm 4 PvP (Alliance), 6 listed, from one player's scan on 2026-11-11. Price over time on CAMWOW US2 Realm 2 PvP (Horde): 1g 18s on 2026-11-07, 1g 90s on 2026-11-12 (the median, else the lowest buyout; 6 days with scans). All auction house prices
Changes from Classic Era
- Stats: +8 Intellect in Classic Era; +6 Stamina, +8 Shadow Resistance, +5 Intellect, +27 Shadow Damage Done in Forever
Where to get it
- World drop from level 18–26 creatures (Classic data)
- Drops from Razorclaw the Butcher (boss) in Shadowfang Keep, 0.02% (Classic data)
- Drops from Baron Silverlaine (boss) in Shadowfang Keep, 0.02% (Classic data)
- Drops from Rethilgore (boss) in Shadowfang Keep, 0.02% (Classic data)
Drops, quest rewards and vendors marked Classic data come from Classic (CMaNGOS classic-db) until someone sees them in Forever.
Disenchanting
Disenchants into: (Classic data)
- Small Glimmering Shard: 100%, 1
Data from the WoW Forever client, build 1.60.1.70888, extracted .