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[[Image:atieshm.PNG|frame|[[Mage]] Atiesh with spell crit aura.]]
'''Atiesh''' was the 3rd and final [[Legendary]] item from [[Vanilla]].  In lore, the staff had been wielded by every Guardian of Tirisfal dating back 1000+ years.  After Medivh was killed by Lothar, [[Khadgar]], and Garona, '''Atiesh''' was taken to [[Dalaran]] for safe keeping.  When [[Archimonde]] fucked up [[Dalaran]] the staff was shattered into 42 pieces.  40 [[Splinter of Atiesh|splinters]] that made up the frame, the head of the staff which [[Kel'Thuzad]] had, and the base which Brann Bronzebeard had, but lost in [[AQ]] because he's a fucking garbage dwarf.<br>

In the shitty comics Med'an gathered the pieces of the staff and magically put it back together.  However the entire story about Med'an has pretty much been retconned away because [[Blizzard]] decided that that storyline was dumb.  What really happened was that players rebuilt the '''Atiesh''' in [[Vanilla]] times and when you went to Outland in [[TBC]] [[Khadgar]] fucking stole it from us.  That mother fucking shit wizard is all smug about it to, always turning into ravens and shit around me.  <br>
=Wielders of Atiesh in CSM=
[[Image:Atieshes.PNG|frame|right|[[CSM]]'s first 2 '''Atieshes''' as modeled by [[Kendoch]] and [[Zelf]].]]
'''Completed during [[Vanilla]]'''
* [[Zelf]]: Awarded the first '''Atiesh''' for being the GM and good attendance
* [[Kendoch]]: Awarded the second '''Atiesh''' for being awesome and handling DKP, recruitment and cyber columbo responsibilities.
'''Completed during [[TBC]]'''
* [[Scynzy]]: Awarded the third '''Atiesh''' for near perfect attendance and doing big numbers.  Collected about 1/3 of the necessary 40 [[Splinter of Atiesh|splinters]] before the 2.0 [[TBC]] pre-patch released and we basically gave up on [[Naxx]].  Completed the remainder of his [[Splinter of Atiesh|splinters]] in [[Atena]]'s [[Naxxramas Money Run|runs]].
* [[Atena]]: Awarded to himself as payment for running [[Naxxramas Money Run]].  Collected the [[Splinter of Atiesh|splinters]] after [[Scynzy]] finished his.<br>
=Source=
[[Image:Andonisus.PNG|frame|600 attack power!!]]
To obtain '''Atiesh''' the player had to collect 40 [[Splinter of Atiesh|Splinters of Atiesh]] which were drops from any boss within [[Naxxramas]].  Once the player had all 40 [[Splinter of Atiesh|spinters]] they combined them to form the Frame of '''Atiesh'''.  With the Frame complete the player then needed to obtain the Base of '''Atiesh''' from [[C'thun]] and the Head of '''Atiesh''' from [[Kel'Thuzad]].  <br>
With all the pieces gathered the player then took them to Anachronos outside of the Caverns of Time to combine them.  He would then tell the player that the staff would need to be exorcised of the spirit of [[Sargaras]].  To do this the player would gather 4 other friends and take the staff to [[Straltholme]].  Within was a patch of sanctified ground used to exorcise the staff.  The fight with the demon Atiesh was pretty intense for 5 man content. <br> Optimal party included:

* [[Warrior]] tank provided Disarm one of the demon's Andonisus, Reaper of Souls
* [[Rogue]] to wield the Andonisus
* [[Shaman]] to provide [[Windfury]] for the [[Rogue]]
* More than one healer wasn't unusual either because of the sheer amount of damage during the encounter
So basically you just let your [[Rogue]] carry you to victory using the broken sword.  After exorcising the demon, the player then took the staff back to Anachronos and he granted the player the rarest [[legendary]] in the game.<br>
With the removal of [[Naxxramas]] in the 3.0 [[Wrath]] pre-patch, '''Atiesh''' was no longer able to be obtained.  The new [[Naxx25]] had no equivalent to the '''Atiesh'''.<br>
=Trivia=
* The staff can open a portal to [[Karazhan]].  Much less useful these days as there is an actual portal to [[Kara]] in [[Dalaran]].
* The staff has a special effect that occasionally attracts ravens overhead of the wielder.  This effect was used as a minor [[glyph]] for shadow priests displaying shadow orbs.  
* When you engage [[Shade of Aran]] in [[Karazhan]] with '''Atiesh''' in your inventory he yells '''"Where did you get that?! Did HE send you??"'''.
* When you engage [[Echo of Medivh]] in [[Karazhan]] with '''Atiesh''' in your inventory or bank he yells '''"My Staff...a relic, yes, but MINE!"'''.
* [[Frostbitten]] gathered 39 of the necessary 40 [[Splinter of Atiesh|splinters]] in the [[Naxxramas Money Run|TBC Naxx runs]] hosted by [[Met]] when [[Atena]] burned out after finishing his '''Atiesh''' before the 3.0 [[Wrath]] pre-patch removed [[Naxx]] and his chance at finishing the staff.
* [[Pablohoney]] was nominated for the 3rd staff... by [[Pablohoney#Atiesh_Aspirations|himself]].<br>
=Other Versions of Atiesh=
{|style="margin: 0 auto;"
| [[Image:atieshp.PNG|frame|[[Priest]] Atiesh with healing aura.]]
| [[Image:atieshw.PNG|frame|[[Warlock]] Atiesh with spell damage aura.]]
| [[Image:atieshd.PNG|frame|[[Druid]] Atiesh with [[mp5]] aura.]]
|}