GW2DB Skin
1. no
2. 3d models are often not good representations of how the item appears ingame. Just look at say twilight : http://www.gw2db.com/items/63469-twilight
Also different lighting can make things appear different colors.
The skin of the staff that you are looking at is the Corrupted Branch. The shamans’e etched is one of the materials to craft it.
http://www.gw2db.com/items/66714-berserkers-destroyer-staff#related:same-model
and this skin is always red or only 1 item is red and other are grayish too?
Since we are on topic of staff skins – could anyone recommend a decent conservative metal-looking staff with not over-the-top staff head?