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Floratender's Crutch — Transmog Set Guide

by Malavita
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Overview

Floratender's Crutch

Game iconFloratender's Crutch is a two-handed staff of rare quality added to World of Warcraft with the Midnight expansion. The model is a gnarled wooden pole wrapped in young shoots and foliage, topped with a finial of interwoven sprouts — a weapon in a natural, plant-based aesthetic that echoes the botanical motifs of Al'nara.

The staff grants intellect and stamina, so by its role it is meant for classes that rely on the power of the mind: priests, mages, warlocks, shamans, druids, monks and evokers. For transmogrification, what matters is the silhouette and color scheme rather than the stats, so the appearance is equally available to any class able to wield staves.

This item is not a boss drop but a crafted profession product. The easiest way to get it is to make it yourself or through a crafter, which is a welcome advantage of the Floratender's Crutch over rare raid drops: its appearance does not depend on luck or weekly limits.

Source

The Floratender's Crutch is created by the Inscription profession in the Midnight expansion. The recipe is learned from the Inscription trainer and requires no rare schematics — it is available right away at an early specialization level.

  • Profession — Midnight Inscription, the recipe unlocks at skill level 20 from the trainer.
  • Cost of training from the trainer — 150 gold.
  • Reagents — Game iconThalassian Songwater and Game iconAzeroot, 8 units required.
  • Thalassian Songwater is sold by Inscription reagent vendors, while Azeroot is gathered through herbalism or bought at the auction house.
  • The finished item becomes soulbound when equipped, so it cannot be passed to another character — order the craft from a scribe directly.

If you do not have the profession yourself, place a crafting order via a work order with any player who has Midnight Inscription: simply hand over the reagents and pay for the work.

Who it suits visually

  • Suits druid looks centered on nature and the powers of the Emerald Dream — the foliage and shoots tie in with the theme of guardian and beast forms.
  • Harmonizes with cloth and leather sets in a green-and-brown palette, for example with sets styled after grove druids and earth shamans.
  • Looks great with the looks of the keepers and floratenders of Al'nara from Midnight content thanks to the shared plant aesthetic.
  • Contrasts with dark and metallic armor — a debatable but expressive pairing for a "wild magic versus iron" look.
  • Fits summer and spring seasonal looks thanks to the fresh green palette of the finial.

Tips

1

Learn the recipe from the Midnight Inscription trainer as early as possible — it costs only 150 gold and requires no rare schematics.

2

Stock up on Azeroot in advance: one staff needs 8 units, and buying at the auction house will speed up the craft.

3

If you do not have Inscription, place a work order with another player — the appearance is counted toward your collection even when the item is made to order.

4

It is enough to craft the item once: after equipping it, the appearance is unlocked account-wide through the appearance collection.

5

To get a paired color variant, additionally craft the beastmaster's scepter — it uses the same model in a different shade.

6

If you want an epic version of the same silhouette, look toward the Al'nara cane from the Inscription schematic branch.

7

Before crafting, check your character's stats: the appearance does not depend on stats, so the intellect version works for transmog on any class that can use staves.

Author

Malavita

Malavita

Malavita first discovered World of Warcraft in Draenor, but truly got into the game with the Shadowlands expansion. Has a soft spot for Demon Hunters and Mages. Considers her main goal to be collecting as many mounts as possible.

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