My Pet & Me

A couple of days ago I posted my first entry into this year's Transmog Competition hosted by the good folks over at OpenRaid. I am so glad that they hosted this competition, as it was a great excuse to start mogging again. Would you believe that they got over 400 entries!? I do not envy the judges one bit. They certainly have their work cut out for them.

So anywho, here is my second entry. This one is for the "My Pet & Me" category, which requires matching a transmog to your pet. I matched my mog to my green Core Hound pet, tamed in (the old) Shadowmoon Valley.

Most of the pieces for this set were put together using items I'd purchased off of the auction house. Actually, for anyone looking to recreate this look, everything but the bow can potentially be found on the AH.

Items used in this Transmog & Source:

 

Captain's Circlet - Most commonly drops off rares in the low level 40's

Wayfaring Shoulderguards - Leatherworking (Recipe: Wayfaring Shoulderguards)

Fel Iron Chain Tunic - Blacksmithing (320)

Unyielding Fists - Level 60 - 70 (Burning Crusade) World Drop

Soldier's Girdle - Most commonly drops off rares between level 10 - 20

Kilt of Trollish Dreams - Level 80 - 85 (Cataclysm) World Drop

Elven Chain Boots - Level 50ish World Drop

Bristleblitz Striker - Archimonde, Hyjal Summit

Here is the shot that I sent in for the competition. It was taken in Shadowmoon Valley by The Hand of Gul'dan, right where I originally tamed this lovely Core Hound. I love how the colors all blend together so well, and am very pleased with the piece I submitted.

I'll share a secret with you: I probably took over 100 screen shots in this location before I FINALLY landed on one I was pleased with.

Fired Up!

Nope, not dead. Just busy. Still mogging though! Here's my latest~

The good folks over at OpenRaid are holding their annual Transmog Competition right now. They've got some fun new categories/themes this year, including a "Fired Up" category which I jumped right into.

The theme requirements: "Your theme is from Firelands/Molten Core/etc and involves a fiery look and screenshot location."

My submission for the contest was built around my shaman's transmog that she's been using for the last few years. This mog was originally put together to match the Tabard of the Achiever. Her mog used so much red that I didn't have to change out too many pieces. Heck, I probably didn't need to switch out any at all, but this was a fun way for me to liven up my mog. Plus, I LOVE the conquest point shoulders. They also fit the theme perfectly, as they basically look like molten lava breaking out of the earth's crust.

Most of the pieces were fairy easy to get, coming out of low level raids or off the auction house. Unfortunately the pants and gloves are no longer obtainable though and there are no identical look-alikes in game. :( There are however, a lot of nice red gloves and pants to choose from that will match perfectly for anyone looking to create a similar set. Any of the Bloodlust pieces are the first that come to mind.

Items used in this Transmog & Source:

 

Stylin' Crimson Hat - Leatherworking (350)

Primal Gladiator's Ringmail Spaulders - PVP, Ashran/Stormshield Vendors 

Stormcaller's Hauberk - From AQ40 quest: Stormcaller's Hauberk

Gauntlets of Divinity - Originally from Scarlet Monastery (no longer obtainable)

Scarlet Belt - Originally from Scarlet Monastery (now extremely low drop from Big Crate of Salvage)

Scarlet Leggings - Originally from Scarlet Monastery (no longer obtainable)

Mercurial Greaves - Vanilla raid trash drop/high level 50's world drop

Syphon of the Nathrezim - Supremus, Black Temple

Drillborer Disk - Garr, Molten Core

 

Here is my screenshot submission for the contest below. I chose Firelands for my location. It's all about the sky there! <3



Update: This mog placed 2nd in the "Fired Up!" theme. Woot! Winner list and mogs here: OpenRaid Transmog Competition Winners

Moggin' with Tabards - Tabard of the Hand, Mail (Sam's Transmog Contest)

This was my third entry for Sam's Transmog Contest, which was to design a transmog to go with Tabard of the Hand.

This particular mog could be worn by both shaman and hunters. Hunters would obviously need to switch out the mace & off-hand for a bow or gun, but otherwise all pieces can be obtained and worn by both classes.

When I was putting this mog together, I used the same color blending method as I did with my Leather entry, with one difference. For the leather transmog I used shades of orange that were a lot lighter and closer to the colors actually used in the tabard. For this one I went for a much brighter and dramatic fade, again with darker shades starting at the bottom and gradually getting lighter as you move up the set. I was ultimately happier with how the leather mog came out, but I am still quite fond of this one too.

Items used in this Transmog & Source:

Fiery Beholder Eye - Collidus the Warp-Watcher, Shadowmoon Valley

Lord's Pauldrons - most commonly dropped off of level 50ish rares

Mutant Scale Breastplate - Mutanus the Devourer, Wailing Caverns

Edgemaster's Handguards - level 50ish world drop

Fetters of Death - Gara'jal the Spiritbinder, Mogu'shan Vaults

Orcish War Leggings - Blacksmithing (230)

Mercurial Greaves - Vanilla raid trash drop/high level 50's world drop

Fool's Bane - Terestian Illhoof, Karazhan

Dungeoneering Guide - Inscription (510)

See this set on other models: Wowhead item comparison of this set

Moggin' with Tabards - Order of the Cloud Serpent Tabard (Mail)

My next "Moggin' with Tabards" transmog is another featuring the Order of the Cloud Serpent Tabard; this one is for the mail-wearing classes.

Most pieces in this set can be found right on the auction house if your server has a decent economy. The pieces that can't be purchased on the ah are all fairly easy to obtain as well.

Items used in this Transmog & Source:

Pillager's Crown - level 35ish world/dungeon trash drop
Phalanx Spaulders - level 30 - 35ish world drop (most commonly dropped from rares around this level)
Farstrider Defender's Cloak - JP vendor G'eras, Shattrath City
Sandstalker Breastplate - Leatherworking (300)
Enduring Gauntlets - level 35ish world/dungeon trash drop
Formidable Bracers - level 45 - 50ish world/dungeon trash drop
Formidable Belt - level 45 - 50ish world/dungeon trash drop
Rift Stalker Leggings (Hunters only) - Fathom-Lord Karathress, Serpentshrine Cavern
The Darkspeaker's Sabatons - quest reward from Mind Tricks
Miracoran, the Vehement Chord - Shared Boss Drop, Throne of Thunder (Raid Finder)

Ironfeather Longbow (not pictured) - quest reward from The Path to the Dragon Soul

See this transmog on other race models: Wowhead item comparison of this set

Some alternative weapons & leggings for those sexy shaman:

Ice Spire Scepter - Malygos, Eye of Eternity (10)

Skull Carrier - quest reward from Four Heads are Better than None (Alliance) & Four Heads are Better than None (Horde) 

Titansteel Guardian - Blacksmithing (440)

Urn of Lost Memories - Gluth, Naxxramas (25)

Moggin' with Tabards - Tabard of the Explorer (Mail)

For my next "Moggin' with Tabards" transmog I will be building another around the Tabard of the Explorer for the final time; this one is for the mail armor wearing classes.

(Click on any picture in this post to see larger images)

Items used in this Transmog & Source:

Steamworker's Goggles - Flame Leviathan, Ulduar (25)
Lord's Pauldrons - level 50ish world (most commonly dropped by rare spawns) & dungeon trash drop
Formidable Chestpiece -  level 50 - 55ish world drop
Edgemaster's Handguards - level 50ish world/dungeon trash drop
Jazeraint Belt - level 35 - 40ish world (most commonly dropped by rare spawns) & dungeon trash drop
Skymaster's Pants - quest reward from The Twilight Skymaster
Knight's Boots - level 35 - 40ish world (most commonly dropped by rare spawns) & dungeon trash drop
Expedition Repeater - quest reward from Colossal Menace

See this transmog on other race models: Wowhead item comparison of this set

Some alternative weapons for the Shaman out there (from left to right):

Excavator's Brand - Uldaman trash drop, Shdowforge mobs in Badlands
Light-Imbued Lantern - quest reward from Turning Yourself In
Shockwave Truncheon - Murmur, Shadow Labyrinth
Force Reactive Disk - Engineering (300)

Well, that concludes my Tabard of the Explorer related transmogs. Stay tuned to see which tabard I'll be building some mogs around next!

Build an Amateur - The Amazing Transmog Survivor Contest

Round three of JD's Amazing Transmog Survivor Contest was a little different. Here is what he asked us to do: "In order to make the final two you’re going to pretend your part of the Blizzard development team.  You’re going to design an NPC of me.  Any race you want, however you see fit.  All I’m going to ask is you include a brief description of the character so that I know what you were aiming to achieve."

I probably went through about 20 different outfits for this particular round, and I had the hardest time landing on a race. By the time I finally decided what I was going to submit I ended up with a brief description of the character looking something like this:

"I figured goblin suited you because they seem a little shifty to me (something shifty only seemed to fit given the evil nature of this round). So anyway I figured being pretty much the king of transmog contests that your npc should be dressed good, so I totally pimped him out. This goblin is stylin’ and ready to judge some outfits! Oh, and to add a little bit of badassness to the look (cause we all know your a little badass) I threw in some brass knuckles so nobody would mess with ya!"

Items used in this Transmog & Source:

Stylin' Adventure Hat - Leatherworking (350)

Mantle of the Desert's Fury - Princess Yauj, AQ40

Black Dragonscale Breastplate - Leatherworking (290)

Sentry's Gloves - level 25 - 30 world drop

Impenetrable Bindings - level 50 - 55 world drop

Vindicator's Chain Girdle - vendor Kayri, Isle of Quel'Danas

Bloodmail Legguards - used to drop in Scholomance (unfortunately no longer available in game)

Pillager's Boots - level 30 - 35 world drop

Stylish Black Shirt - sold by Lisbeth Schneider, Stormwind City

Heavy Iron Knuckles - Jewelcrafting (125)

See this transmog on other race models: Wowhead item comparison of this set

Check out how the other entrants portrayed JD and the results of round 3 here: The Amazing Transmog Survivor Contest Round 3 -  Build an Amateur. 

Disciple of Har'koa - The Amazing Transmog Survivor Contest!

JD is at it again with another transmog competition. This one is called The Amazing Transmog Survivor Contest! Check out the details over at his blog here.

For the first round, the rules were to "Design a Disciple of Har’koa.  Not the funky folk that have her chained, but use her as inspiration for your toon were that it were a follower of said Spirit." (See screenshot toward bottom of post.)

There were some awesome entries in this round. All of them can be seen here: Amazing Transmog Survivor Contest – Where I Start Snuffin’ Torches. (Thankfully RNG was kind to me this round, so I'll be around for another.) This is the outfit I submitted. ~

Items used in this Transmog & Source:

Pillager's Crown - level 35ish world drop

Mantle of the Tireless Tracker - Morogrim Tidewalker, Serpentshrine Cavern

Stormbreaker Chestguard - Leatherworking (600)

Cataclysmic Gladiator's Chain Gauntlets/Cataclysmic Gladiator's Chain Gauntlets - PVP

Jazeraint Bracers - level 35-40 world/rare spawn drop
Naturalist's Preserving Cinch - Supremus, Black Temple
Lightning-Infused Leggings - Leatherworking (450)
Golden Scale Boots - Blacksmithing (200)

See this transmog on other race models: Wowhead item comparison of this set

Image courtesy of JD of Amateur Azerothian

Mogolympics Entry - Archery

The fifth Mogolympics event was the Archery event. The rules of this competition were to: Build an outfit around your favourite bow.
As usual, there were some absolutely incredible mogs. The results of the Archery competition can bee seen at Tome of the Ancient's blog here: Mogolympics Archery Results.

I designed my mog around the Honorable Longbow. This was my entry:

Items used in this Transmog & Source:

Gyphon Mail Crown - level 50ish world drop

Wrathful Gladiator's Chain Spaulders - PVP

Fenclaw Armor - Outland world drop

Blackrock Gauntlets/Veteran Gloves - drop, Blackrock Outrunner/lvl 15ish world drop

Reinforced Mail Belt - quest reward from Fine Linen Goods

Ancient Legguards - level 40ish world drop

Gryphon Mail Greaves - level 45ish world drop

Honorable Longbow - Borean Tundra/Howling Fjord world drop

See this transmog on other race models: WoWhead item comparison of this set

Frigid Mail

“What good is the warmth of summer, without the cold of winter to give it sweetness.”  -John Steinbeck

Items used in this Transmog & Source:

Ornate Circlet - level 50-60ish world drop

Shoulders of Lightning Reflexes - Leatherworking

Quartz-Studded Harness - XT-002 Deconstructor, Ulduar

Defender Gauntlets - level 20ish world drop

Netherstrike Bracers - Leatherworking

Defender Girdle - level 20ish world drop

Blackened Ghoul Skin Leggings - Ick, Pit of Saron

Soul Screaming Boots - Devourer of Souls, The Forge of Souls

Cataclysmic Gladiator's Longbow - PVP

See this transmog on other race models: WoWhead item comparison of this set

Some alternative bow options (from left to right):

Njorndar Bone Bow - Lady Deathwhisper, Icecrown Citadel

Telaari Longbow - Outland world drop

Vishanka, Jaws of the Earth - Elementium Fragment, Dragon Soul (Raid Finder)

More alternative ranged weapon options (from left to right):

Ruthless Gladiator's Heavy Crossbow - PVP

Angerfang Gun - Cataclysm world drop

Bear Hunter's Rifle - Quest reward from A Mighty Hunger (Alliance only)

Sunburn Mail

“Neither the sun nor death can be looked at steadily.”  -François de La Rochefoucauld

Items used in this Transmog & Source:

Crown of Destruction - Ragnaros, Molten Core

Ravager's Mantle - mid level 40's World Drop

Energized Chestplate - Alzzin the Wildshaper, Dire Maul East

Engraved Gauntlets - mid-high level 50's World Drop

Engraved Girdle - mid-high level 50's World Drop

Masterwork Legplates - level 60 raid trash drop (Molten Core, BWL)

Bloodlust Boots - mid level 50's World Drop

Hellreaver - Reinforced Fel Iron Chest, Hellfire Ramparts

See this set on other race models: WoWhead Item comparison of this set

Bows used & Source (from left to right in above picture):

Sunfury Bow of the Phoenix - Prince Malchezaar, Karazhan

Emberhawk Crossbow - Wrath-Scryer Soccothrates, The Arcatraz

Merciless Gladiator's Crossbow - Vendor, Kezzik the Striker in Netherstorm

and something a bit more shamany...

Flickering Shoulders - Beth'tilac, Firelands
Gauntlets of Divinity - Scarlet Commander Mograine, Scarlet Monestary Cathedral
Gatekeeper's Embrace - Baleroc, Firelands
Syphon of the Nathrezim - Supremus, Black Temple
Drillborer Disk - Garr, Molten Core

With a few different shoulder options:

Craterflame Spaulders - Alysrazor, Firelands

Masterwork Pauldrons - level 60 raid trash drop (Molten Core, BWL)

Ravager's Mantle - mid level 40's World Drop

Sunset Mail

"When the sun has set, no candle can replace it." - George R.R. Martin

Items used in this Transmog & Source:

Fiery Beholder Eye - Collidus the Warp-Watcher, rare spawn in Shadowmoon Valley

Mantle of the Desert's Fury - Princess Yauj, Temple of Ahn'Qiraj

Sparkleshell Breastplate - lvl 40ish World Drop

Khan's Gloves - mid-level 40's World Drop

Radiant Belt - Blacksmithing

Orcish War Leggings - Blacksmithing

Inferno Forged Boots - G'eras, Vendor in Shattrath City

Maexxna's Femur - Maexxna & Gluth, Naxxramas

One Handed Maces, in order of screenshot from left to right:

Dragonstrike - Blacksmithing, can only be created by people who knew the recipe Pre-Cata

Drakefist Hammer - Blacksmithing, can only be created by people who knew the recipe Pre-Cata

Syphon of the Nathrezim - Supremus, Black Temple

Bow: Themios the Darkbringer - Atramedes, Blackwing Decent

See this set on other race models: WoWhead Item Comparison of this set