Plate Transmog: Shattered Hand (Alliance Paladin)

Posted on April 14, 2015 by Cathedral

Head:   Doomed Crown of Lei Shen
Shoulders:    Valorous Aegis Shoulderguards (Paladin Only)
Back: N/A
Chest:      Shattered Hand Breastplate
Hands:   Gauntlets of Living Obsidium
Waist:   Studded Girdle of Virtue

Legs: Grievous Gladiator’s Ornamented Legplates
Feet: Locksmasher Greaves

Main-Hand: Beazel’s Basher
Off-Hand: Protector of Frigid Souls

View the whole set on Wowhead.

Okay, so this started life as a golden paladin transmog but, uh, somehow it’s less Jamie Lannister and more “I have a chandelier on my head and I am without shame.”

I’ll admit, though, I’m frustrated about the lack of consistency in the shades of gold. The boots, for example, work on a dwarf because of her shorter stature, but when the taller races are in play I’m not sure the proportions still work. I’m also not 100% about Protector of Frigid Souls. Ugh.

Anyone have any better ideas? Let me know in the comments.

Mail Transmog: Armor of the Single Cloud (Shaman)

Posted on June 18, 2014 by Cathedral

Head: N/A
Shoulders:    Shoulderguards of Dark Meditations (Shaman)
Back: N/A
Chest:    Armor of the Single Cloud (Shaman)
Hands:   Fastfuse Gloves
Waist:    Girdle of Gale Force
Legs:    Lord’s Legguards
Feet:   Treads of Youth

Main-Hand: Ruthless Gladiator’s Battle Staff

Off-Hand: N/A

View the whole set on Wowhead.

Okay, I’d be lying if I said Armor of the Single Cloud wasn’t the sole inspiration for the creation of my female Draenei shaman. It’s beautiful, it’s blue, and it manages to look skimpy on both genders, a rare feat given Blizzard’s usual fashion double-standards. It also looks great with Shoulderguards of Dark Meditations, one of the few pieces to come out of Tier 16 that I actually like.

Unfortunately, if you’re looking for your sexy male shaman to show some skin, your good luck ends there: for reasons known only to Blizzard’s art department, Lord’s Legguards is less revealing on male toons.

Don’t like it? Write to your congressman!

Plate Transmog: Phantom Armor (Paladin Only)

Posted on July 9, 2013 by Cathedral

Head: N/A
Shoulders:  Spaulders of the Emperor’s Rage
Back: N/A
Chest:  Phantom Armor
Hands:    Gauntlets of the Iron Tower
Waist:   Stormforged Belt
Legs: Legplates of Regal Reinforcement
Feet:  Impaling Treads

Main-Hand: Elegion, the Fanged Crescent
Off-Hand: Skyking Bulwark

Here’s the full set on Wowhead

I generally try to limit the number of pieces I use from each expansion, but for this outfit I bent a few rules. Anything to make Phantom Armor work, given that the rest of its in-game set is actually mail.

And yeah, this was meant to be available to all plate-wearing classes, but Mists of Pandaria loot rules mean warriors and death knights won’t be able to win Spaulders of the Emperor’s Rage. Unless you’ve got a secret healing off-spec, sorry guys. This one’s for Paladins only.

Plate Transmog: Hammer of Grief

Posted on May 3, 2013 by Cathedral

Curse you, Bulwark of the Ancient Kings!

Head: Crown of Empowered Fate
Shoulders: Rusted Bonespike Pauldrons
Back: N/A
Chest: Bulwark of the Ancient Kings (Replacement: Heroic Judicator’s Chestguard)
Hands: Khan’aish Gloves
Waist: Girdle of Truth
Legs: Leggings of Dying Candles
Feet: Boots of the Funeral March

Main-Hand: Hammer of Grief
Off-Hand: N/A

Here’s the full set on Wowhead

This one just breaks my heart. When I’m designing a transmog set, I start with a piece I love — in this case, Bulwark of the Ancient Kings — and check Wowhead to ensure it’s still around before pulling together the rest of the set. But while scouring the comments section in preparation for this post I discovered that, whatever Wowhead might suggest, the pattern required to create this breastplate is no longer available.

Even worse, the item is soulbound when crafted, which means only blacksmiths who learned the pattern before the removal of armour specializations could ever hope to use it.

If you meet that criteria, I envy you greatly.

If you don’t, Heroic Judicator’s Chestguard is an okay substitute.

Mail Transmog: Northern Barrier

Posted on April 26, 2013 by Cathedral

I recently discovered “Northern Barrier” for sale on my Auction House. Now I just need to level a shaman…

Head: N/A
Shoulders: The Wavemender’s Mantle
Back: N/A
Chest: Tunic of the Artifact Guardian
Hands: Corpse Scarab Handguards
Waist: Belt of the Beloved Companion
Legs: Mammoth Legwraps
Feet: Titan-Forged Sabatons of Triumph

Main-Hand: Brutal Gladiator’s Salvation
Off-Hand: Northern Barrier

Here’s the full set on Wowhead.

Shamans don’t get a lot of love on this blog, largely because they’re one of the few classes I’ve never really played. But that shield, man. Who wouldn’t want to bash someone’s face in with that ridiculous handlebar moustache?

Or, uh, heal.

Or whatever it is shamans do.

I don’t know, okay? Something about… totems?

(Yadayada, hunters, please pretend the above Main Hand and Off-Hand are actually the Naxx 25 crossbow Final Voyage.)

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Plate Transmog: Shattered Hand (Alliance Paladin)

Mail Transmog: Armor of the Single Cloud (Shaman)

Plate Transmog: Phantom Armor (Paladin Only)

Plate Transmog: Hammer of Grief

Mail Transmog: Northern Barrier