Atiesh, Greatstaff of the Guardian

Atiesh, Greatstaff of the Guardian

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.

Information

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One of the 40 splinters.

Atiesh, Greatstaff of the Guardian is a legendary caster staff assembled via a quest. The quest begins inside Naxxramas (original) 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 Mage version of the staff was changed to 28 Crit Rating Aura from a flat 3% Critical Strike aura after Patch 2.1.
• 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.
• As of patch 3.0.2, with the removal of original 40-man Naxxramas, the Atiesh quest-chain is no longer available as the pick-ups; [Splinter of Atiesh] have been removed.

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Medivh, the last Guardian of Tirisfal, wielding Atiesh.

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.

Trivia

• Atiesh means "flame" in Persian. Many people speculate that this has something to do with World of Warcraft Lead Producer Shane (aka Shahram) Dabiri, who has origins from Iran, since he has suggested many NPC 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.

Sources

• Quest Information - Image gallery

Items

Quest item

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Class items

Druid	Mage	Priest	Warlock
For other versions, see Atiesh, Greatstaff of the Guardian. Atiesh, Greatstaff of the Guardian Item Level 190Disenchants into: Not disenchantable Binds when picked up Staff Two-Hand Speed 2.90 130 – 243 Damage (64.3 damage per second) +28 Intellect +28 Stamina +27 Spirit 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. Durability 145 / 145 Classes: Druid Requires Level 60 Sell Price: 52 82 64 This is the druid version of Atiesh, Greatstaff of the Guardian. It is obtained by completing  [60D] Atiesh, Greatstaff of the Guardian. Patch changes Patch 8.3.0 (2020-01-14): Now transmogable for Druids, Mages, Priests and Warlocks. Patch 3.0.2 (2008-10-14): Removed. External links Wowhead WoWDB	For other versions, see Atiesh, Greatstaff of the Guardian. Atiesh, Greatstaff of the Guardian Item Level 190Disenchants into: Not disenchantable Binds when picked up Staff Two-Hand Speed 2.90 130 – 243 Damage (64.3 damage per second) +32 Intellect +31 Stamina +24 Spirit Equip: Improves your chance to hit with spells by 2%. Equip: Increases damage and healing done by magical spells and effects by up to 150. Equip: Increases the spell critical chance of all party members within 30 yards by 2%. Use: Creates a portal, teleporting group members that use it to Karazhan. (1 Min Cooldown) Durability 145 / 145 Classes: Mage Requires Level 60 Sell Price: 56 20 16 This is the mage version of Atiesh, Greatstaff of the Guardian. It is obtained by completing  [60D] Atiesh, Greatstaff of the Guardian. Patch changes Patch 8.3.0 (2020-01-14): Now transmogable for Druids, Mages, Priests and Warlocks. Patch 3.0.2 (2008-10-14): Removed. External links Wowhead WoWDB	For other versions, see Atiesh, Greatstaff of the Guardian. Atiesh, Greatstaff of the Guardian Item Level 190Disenchants into: Not disenchantable Binds when picked up Staff Two-Hand Speed 2.90 130 – 243 Damage (64.3 damage per second) +28 Intellect +28 Stamina +27 Spirit 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. (1 Min Cooldown) Durability 145 / 145 Classes: Priest Requires Level 60 Sell Price: 52 62 76 This is the priest version of Atiesh, Greatstaff of the Guardian. It is obtained by completing  [60D] Atiesh, Greatstaff of the Guardian. Patch changes Patch 8.3.0 (2020-01-14): Now transmogable for Druids, Mages, Priests and Warlocks. Patch 3.0.2 (2008-10-14): Removed. External links Wowhead WoWDB	For other versions, see Atiesh, Greatstaff of the Guardian. Atiesh, Greatstaff of the Guardian Item Level 190Disenchants into: Not disenchantable Binds when picked up Staff Two-Hand Speed 2.90 130 – 243 Damage (64.3 damage per second) +29 Intellect +30 Stamina Equip: Improves your chance to get a critical strike with spells by 2%. 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. (1 Min Cooldown) Durability 145 / 145 Classes: Warlock Requires Level 60 Sell Price: 56 38 44 This is the warlock version of Atiesh, Greatstaff of the Guardian. It is obtained by completing  [60D] Atiesh, Greatstaff of the Guardian. Patch changes Patch 8.3.0 (2020-01-14): Now transmogable for Druids, Mages, Priests and Warlocks. Patch 3.0.2 (2008-10-14): Removed. External links Wowhead WoWDB

Achievement

•  Atiesh, Greatstaff of the Guardian, Feat of Strength achievement for obtaining this staff

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