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Atiesh, Greatstaff of the Guardian, is the staff once held by the Guardians of Tirisfal. Last held by the sorcerer Medivh, it was shattered following the destruction of Dalaran by the demon Archimonde. Anyone who could reassemble the staff could command power absolute; it is no surprise, then, that the alliance between the Argent Dawn and the Scarlet Crusade seeks to prevent this powerful focus of power from falling into the hands of the necromancer-lich, Kel'Thuzad.

Contents 1 Information 1.1 Pieces 1.2 Trivia 1.3 Sources 2 Items 2.1 Class items

[edit] Information

Atiesh, Greatstaff of the Guardian is a legendary caster staff assembled via a quest. The quest begins inside Naxxramas, and involves obtaining several parts of the staff.

• It can be used by mages, warlocks, priests and druids.
• The item stats vary slightly for each class.
• It is the first legendary caster item added to the game, debuting in Patch 1.11.
• The cloth portion of the staff varies based on which version it is: Green for Druids, Red for Mages, White for Priests and Blue for Warlocks.
• The staff provides the ability to open a portal to Medivh's tower of Karazhan; however, at the time of Atiesh's release into World of Warcraft, Karazhan had yet to be implemented. It was opened upon the release of Burning Crusade on January 16, 2007. The portal leads to the front door of Karazhan (an instance portal blocked by a barred gate, requiring the Master's Key to open), and has a 1 minute cooldown.
• The warlock version of Atiesh was bugged until Patch 1.12.1; its aura used to cause all healing done by those under its effects (in a party with the wielder) to be reduced to zero.
• It is unknown if Atiesh will be still obtainable when Wrath of the Lich King comes out, as Naxxramas will be moving to Northrend.

[edit] Pieces

The staff has been split into several pieces which were scattered around the world.

• Kel'Thuzad's underlings in Naxxramas each have a chance to drop a [Splinter of Atiesh].
  • Once all 40 Splinters have been found, they may be combined into the [Frame of Atiesh], which gives a quest to visit the dragon Anachronos. You are then given a quest to obtain the Staff Head and Base of Atiesh. NOTE you must be at least Neutral with the Brood of Nozdormu to be able to talk to Anachronos to complete the quest and hence be able to pick up the following quest to obtain the head and base!
• Kel'Thuzad drops [Staff Head of Atiesh].
• The [Base of Atiesh] drops from C'Thun in the Temple of Ahn'Qiraj.
• You have to travel to Stratholme to cleanse the staff, and then slay Atiesh, Hand of Sargeras. The summoning location is in the Festival Lane west of the Alonsus Chapel, in between the western (Scarlet) and eastern (Scourge) districts of Stratholme.

[edit] Trivia

• Atiesh means "flame" in Persian. Many people speculate that this has got something to do with World of Warcraft Lead Producer, Shane (a.k.a. Shahram) Dabiri, who has origins from Iran, since he has suggested many NPC's names to be of Persian origins.
• Also note that "Esh" (pronounced Aysh) means "Fire" in Hebrew. This is not the only similarity between the two languages.
• Ateş means "Fire" in Turkish. (The last letter is pronounced like "shh")
• The 42 total pieces of Atiesh may be a reference to the popular science-fiction series "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" which proclaims that the answer to the ultimate question of life, the universe, and everything is "42."
• In Karazhan, the Shade of Aran (the ghost of Medivh's father, Nielas Aran) is one of the optional boss encounters. When he sees Atiesh equipped by a raid member, he shouts out, "Where did you get that?! Did HE send you??", believing that Medivh gave his staff to the wielder.

[edit] Sources

• Quest Information - Image gallery

[edit] Items

Quest item

Atiesh, Greatstaff of the Guardian Binds when picked up Unique Requires Level 60 Use: Exorcises the taint of Sargeras from Atiesh. Only usable on consecrated earth. "An entity of great evil is imprisoned within the staff."

[edit] Class items

Druid - Mage - Priest - Warlock

Atiesh, Greatstaff of the Guardian Binds when picked up Unique Staff Two-Hand Speed 2.90 130 - 244 Damage (64.4 damage per second) +28 Stamina +28 Intellect +27 Spirit Durability 145 / 145 Requires Level 60 Equip: Restores 11 mana per 5 seconds to all party members within 30 yards. Equip: Increases healing done by up to 300 and damage done by up to 100 for all magical spells and effects. Equip: Increases attack power by 420 in Cat, Bear, Dire Bear, and Moonkin forms only. Use: Creates a portal, teleporting group members that use it to Karazhan.

Atiesh, Greatstaff of the Guardian Binds when picked up Unique Staff Two-Hand Speed 2.90 130 - 243 Damage (64.4 damage per second) +31 Stamina +32 Intellect +24 Spirit Requires Level 60 Equip: Increases your spell hit rating by 16. Equip: Increases damage and healing done by magical spells and effects by up to 150. Equip: Increases the spell critical strike rating of all party members within 30 yards by 28. Use: Creates a portal, teleporting group members that use it to Karazhan.

Atiesh, Greatstaff of the Guardian Binds when picked up Unique Staff Two-Hand Speed 2.90 130 - 244 Damage (64.4 damage per second) +28 Stamina +28 Intellect +27 Spirit Requires Level 60 Equip: Increases healing done by magical spells and effects of all party members within 30 yards by up to 62. Equip: Increases your spell damage by up to 120 and your healing by up to 300. Use: Creates a portal, teleporting group members that use it to Karazhan.

Atiesh, Greatstaff of the Guardian Binds when picked up Unique Staff Two-Hand Speed 2.90 130 - 243 Damage (64.4 damage per second) +30 Stamina +29 Intellect Requires Level 60 Equip: Increases your spell critical strike rating by 28. Equip: Increases damage and healing done by magical spells and effects by up to 150. Equip: Increases damage and healing done by magical spells and effects of all party members within 30 yards by up to 33. Use: Creates a portal, teleporting group members that use it to Karazhan.

Legendary Items
Permanent Items	Atiesh, Greatstaff of the Guardian • Black Qiraji Resonating Crystal • Sulfuras, Hand of Ragnaros • Thunderfury, Blessed Blade of the Windseeker • The Twin Blades of Azzinoth
Items from Kael'Thas Sunstrider fight	Cosmic Infuser • Devastation • Nether Spike • Netherstrand Longbow • Phaseshift Bulwark • Staff of Disintegration • Warp Slicer
Other Legendary Items	Andonisus, Reaper of Souls