(Possible) Legendary Staff - Preview

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(Possible) Legendary Staff - Preview
A few forum threads appeared on the forums (nice work on Datamining the legendary staff!), people asked me tons of questions, it's time to try to do a preview of the legendary staff!

Disclaimer
This is not an official preview, the whole post could just be speculation going wrong. There is definitely a lot of data available and it's definitely enough to assume that this is indeed the legendary staff but unless you hear it from a blue poster, anything I post could be a giant lie.

In any case, nothing is official, nothing is final, this is just data from a test server.


Weapon Model
The staff has 3 models and we can assume that it will be upgraded through multiple quests/events like Shadowmourne. The upgraded is much more visible than with Shadowmourne and it looks like you will even add parts to your staff at some point.




Click the picture to see all 3 versions of the staff


Icons
The staff seems to have a lot of icon, hints of various stages of construction/quest.

Icon Name Icon Name
INV_Arcane_Orb.png
INV_Arcane_Orb
INV_Flaming_Splinter.png
INV_Flaming_Splinter
INV_Staff_Branch.png
INV_Staff_Branch
INV_Stave_2H_FirelandsRaid_D_03_Stage1.png
INV_Stave_2H_FirelandsRaid_D_03_Stage1
INV_Stave_2H_FirelandsRaid_D_03_Stage2.png
INV_Stave_2H_FirelandsRaid_D_03_Stage2
INV_Stave_2H_FirelandsRaid_D_03.png
INV_Stave_2H_FirelandsRaid_D_03


Quests
A couple of quests added in the patch seems to be related to the staff. Most importantly, it seems that the questline is heavily tied to the Keepers of Time.




A Legendary Engagement / A Legendary Engagement
Objective - Speak to Anachronos in the Caverns of Time.
Description - I expected that I would find you here, . But then, we of the bronze flight have somewhat of an advantage when it comes to such things.

*Coridormi smiles.*

For reasons unknown to me, my master seeks audience with you. I would counsel you not to take this invitation lightly, . Anachronos seldom has cause to interact with mortals. Wisdom would dictate that you seek him out in the Caverns of Time at once.

Speak to me when you are ready and I shall personally deliver you.


A Wrinkle in Time
Objective - Speak to Anachronos in the Caverns of Time to witness the future of Azeroth.
Description - Listen carefully, , for though we are only beginning, time already grows short and the consequences of our failure are unfathomable. An event in the recent past has been obscured from my vision by the most powerful of magics. Its impact, however, has not.

If action is not taken to change the course of this timeline's future, the outcome is clear. Brace yourself, mortal, and behold the future of Azeroth.


All-Seeing Eye
Objective - Collect 25 Living Embers from Firelands and 3 Sands of Time.
Description - I perceive the questions that burn within your mind and I must confess that I share in your uncertainty... a rare position for one such as I, and a most unsettling one. As I scour time to find traces of this obscured event, you must aid me in the creation of an Eye, both to test your worthiness, and to provide an essential tool in the unraveling of this mystery.

Venture into the Plane of Fire, , and gather Living Embers. Bring them to me with Sands of Time and I will create the Eye.


On a Wing and a Prayer
Objective - Bring the Timeless Eye to Coldarra.
Description - Time well spent, mortal.

While you were struggling in the Plane of Fire, my watchers and I were able to determine where and, most importantly, when our vision was obscured. We have discovered that the shroud was placed over the Nexus, far to the north in the realm of the blue dragonflight.

I have attuned the Timeless Eye to show you the occurrences that remain hidden to us here. Go at once to Coldarra and search out a place suitable for the Eye's activation.

Travel well, friend.


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so have these quests been added in now ? Cause I cant find where it starts
 
Its datamined information, meaning its in the game files but hasn't been released (and unlocked) via a patch yet
 
sweet they put my staff in the database
 
one six one six rage, this staff better have better stats then using a MH/OH combined,, or its gonna be useless to shamans,locks, mages etc im guessing it would have far more then 2 pieces of gear surely.

Legendarys are always the best wep for the classes its designed for in each expac so i couldnt imagine it being crap stat wise. Just seems weird if its released so early in cata ie next patch, coz this staff would and should last till the end of cata or its pointless.
 
They released Val'anyr in the first content patch of LK. Why shouldn't they do so now?
 
Yep and it eventually got replaced by ICC I believe
 
I think the mace had a far longer effective life than Shadowmourne. I think Hawn used his a fair bit in ICC. I think the first content patch is a great time for it.
Also do we expect 4 tiers of gear in cata like wrath? I thought it might be 3.
 
Yep and it eventually got replaced by ICC I believe

It's actually BIS through to 4.0 for paladins and only got passed by heroic trauma for other healers, of course there were a few fail ele shamans with it. As for cata tiers, don't expect much more beyond 4.2, rumor mill going around is this is gonna wrap up pretty fast and roll into another xpac mid next year with 50/50 on either an expansion devoted to naga stealing bikes or nagas with demons and a demon hunter hero class (one will follow the other either way), anyone want to take me up on a bet regarding this?
 
Wow, if you're right that's pretty freakin' fast. Though demon hunter sounds exciting.
 
Wow, if you're right that's pretty freakin' fast. Though demon hunter sounds exciting.

Maiev and deniall tanking illidan first kill. Boo ya!!
 
I'm still not certain if heroic Trauma replaced Val'anyr.
I was was same spec and higher ilvl than Hawn in ICC, but could not outheal him.
He'd usually come out 7% more on heals. Without Val'anyr proc he would be around 3% less.
That's a mighty hammer indeed.
 
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