Get Fandral's Flamescythe

Fandral's Flamescythe is a two-handed staff of epic quality, added in the Cataclysm expansion alongside the Firelands raid (patch 4.2). It is an elongated haft crowned with a finial of living flame; the model is built entirely around the fiery theme of Hyjal and suits the look of any staff-wielding mage, priest, shaman, or druid.

The item's main value is not its statistics, which lost their meaning long ago, but its unique effect for druids. When a druid holding this staff shifts into cat form, their model becomes a blazing fire cat — the very one that Majordomo Fandral Staghelm himself turns into during the encounter. Once the staff's appearance is added to your collection, a permanent fiery cat form unlocks at the barbershop, which you can then wear even without the staff itself.

This item is an alternative version with the same appearance as the normal-mode Fandral's Flamescythe. Both items use a single model, so collecting either one is enough for the transmog collection.

The staff drops from the raid's final boss — Majordomo Staghelm in the Firelands zone on Mount Hyjal.

• The boss stands in the far part of the raid; you can reach him via the map code /way #5723 50.9 72.4.
• Difficulty: this is the heroic-mode version (10 and 25 players), item level 391.
• The drop chance is low, on average around 10 percent per kill.
• The drop is restricted to druid specializations, so in a group of other classes the item may go to waste.
• Cataclysm content has been outdated for a long time, and the raid can be soloed on almost any class, so you can farm it regularly once a week.

• It suits druids as a thematic fire weapon and at the same time as the key to the fiery cat form at the barbershop.
• It harmonizes with sets in red-orange tones and with looks that reference the element of fire and the Firelands raid.
• It pairs with plate and cloth sets in warm shades, where the staff's finial becomes a bright accent.
• It contrasts with cold blue-white sets — a debatable but memorable combination.