The Shado-pan Ranger

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Inspiration

The idea for this set came from my time playing through Pandaria, grinding rep to reach exalted with the Shado-pan for this sweet chapeau, only to find I didn't have a thing to wear to match it! Luckily we are a few expansions forward, and the key pieces to bring this set together are available to the keen raid solo adventurer.

Challenges

The biggest challenge was finding gear with the right shade of red. The hat has a very deep red that isn't found on a lot of other gear. Since the hat is the star here, I also didn't want a weapon that would detract from it (as weapons are often the star as well).

Bringing it Together

I found that the Mistshroud set had just a touch of a very similar deep red as the hat, so I used that for the base of the set. After that, I just needed the finishing touches to make it a cohesive set.

Helm: Shado-pan Replica. Just gorgeous.

Shoulders: These were tricky, as nothing I found had the right red or gold. So instead of matching the colours exactly, I used Crimsonscale Spaulders to match the general "Chinese bowmen" look. The colours arent a perfect fit, but the different shades of red and gold match enough to look in palce.

Chest: Mistshroud.

Shirt: Red Workman's Shirt. A perfect match to the hat.

Tabard: None.

Cloak: Crimson Silk Cloak. Again, not an exact match to the red and gold of the hat, but it does match the red and darker-gold of the spaulders when viewed from behind, making the shoulders and cloak look like a set.

Bracers: Mistshroud, but you can't see them.

Gloves: Mistshroud.

Belt: Crimsonscale Belt. The best fitting match I could find. Matches the shoulders and adds to the illusion that it is a full set.

Legs: Mistshroud.

Boots: Mistshroud.

Weapon: Mogu Sportsman's Bow. The red wrapping on the handle and the gold of the bow are very good fits with the hat. Usually I like a weapon with some animation, but in this set I like that lack there of, so as to not take notice away from the hat.

Let me know what you think in the comments below, or if you have any other ideas or suggestions!

-TFH

The Wolfslayer

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Inspiration

This bad boy is brought to you by the one and only Wolfslayer Sniper Rifle from Karazhan! I was never fortunate enough to land this catch during TBC, but now that I can breeze through Kara in 20 minutes, my dream has at long last come true.

Challenges

The only real challenge here was to not over shadow the rifle with a flashy or bulky outfit. The gun is so large you can see it both above your characters shoulder and behind the opposite leg. Keeping it minimalist was the key to letting the star of the show shine.

Bringing it Together

To match the darker tones on the rifle, I went with a dark base set that still brought a bit of color to the stage. I chose the black Stranglethorn Vale quest reward set, with a few other pieces mixed in. The STV quest set has a great black main colour, with a bit of gold and red for the trim and stitching.

Helm: Thelwater's Steelwoven Eyepatch. I wanted a helm that wouldn't obscure the view of our rifle, and the one-eyed look fits the theme of this set well.

Shoulders: STV quest reward, and minimal enough to let the rifle bee seen, and lend to a general "light-weight suit of armor that allows me to move quickly and silently through dimly lit jungles and caves while I stalk my prey" theme.

Chest: STV quest reward.

Shirt: Dark Silk Shirt. You can only see a bit of the shirt under the chest piece and gloves, but the part that does show matches great with the grey-looking fabric of the pants to this set.

Tabard: None, but if you wanted to you could use anything black.

Cloak: Twitching Shadows. What a great looking cloak! It looks to be made of some sort of metal, which I imagine our hunter using as protection as he flees the sight of his latest kill or assassination under a hail of fire. The deep red and gold on the cloak match up perfectly with the trim of the armor set, too.

Bracers: STV quest reward.

Gloves: STV quest reward.

Belt: STV quest reward.

Legs: STV quest reward.

Boots: STV quest reward.

Weapon: Wolfslayer Sniper Rifle! Maybe just the best gun model in the game. I usually don't bother with "how to's" on this blog, but just a heads up if you want this rifle. It drops from the opera event in Karazhan which is a random WoW version of the Wizard of Oz, Little Red Riding Hood, or Romeo and Juliet. This gun only drops from the Red Riding Hood one. It might get a bit frustration trying to grind for this, but man it's worth it!

Comment below and let me know what you think, or let me know any changes or suggestions you might have!

-TFH

The Demon Hunter

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Inspiration

Back in the day, raiding through Outland, I thought that the Demon Stalker shoulders were hands down the greatest looking in the game. I went insane when I finally got mine on my first hunter, an Orc. I wanted to relive that glory with a new set for my current Human hunter, but ran into some issues.

Challenges

While this gear looks great on a big beefy Orc, the gloves and boots look incredibly thick on a human and the whole set ends up looking like a snow suit. Once I decided to switch out the gloves and boots, I had to look at matching up the rest of the gear as well while keeping the fel-green theme of the original shoulders.

Another challenge was the helm/shoulder combo. The shoulders ride pretty high on a Human frame, and they make the helm appear as if it just isn't fitting right.

With those considerations in mind, I slapped this together.

Bringing it Together

I ended up combining the Der'izu chain set from Outland with the helm and cloak from the Rockhide set from Draenor.

Helm: I love being able to see my hunters face. This piece matches the off-green colors of the shoulders without looking out of place.

Shoulders: Those beauties.

Chest: Der'izu mail with nice bright green.

Shirt: A darker grey shirt to match the head and shoulder pieces when viewed from the back.

Tabard: None.

Cloak: Matching cloak to the Rockhide Casque. It looks like it has blades sewn into it which goes very nicely with our choice of weapon.

Bracers: You can't see them under the gloves, but I just went with the Rockhide here as well.

Gloves: Der'izu.

Belt: Rockhide. This belt is actually super nice for transmogs when paired with the casque. They both have the same clasp at the front, and the belt adds a loose band of fabric the same color as the casque that does a great job of making a jumbles together set look like it was meant to be.

Legs: Der'izu.

Boots: Der'izu.

Weapon: Black Bow of the Betrayer. If we're hunting demons, what better weapon than that of an actual Demon Hunter? The bow brings some awesome fel energy effects, and looks to be made of blades which matches well with the cloak. It also has some dark brown tones to match the cape and shoulders.

Comment below to let me know what you think, or if you have any suggestions or changes you would make to this set!

-TFH

The Dragon Hunter

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Inspiration

The inspiration for this outfit is the beautiful Dragonstalker recolor set from TBC. It's a great looking set of easily attainable gear from TBC dungeons (and heroics) with an eye popping green and maroon color scheme.

Bringing it Together

The Dragon Stalker recolor is made up of the helm, shoulders, chest, belt, bracers, gloves, pants, and boots. To make it a cohesive set, I added the following pieces.

Shirt: I used the Common Grey Shirt. I originally used a green shirt, but found that there was just too much green from the shirt and cloak when viewed from behind. This grey shirt matches the darker grey on the armor set nicely.

Tabard: None. We don't want to obscure those beautiful colors!

Cloak: After searching a long time for just the right back piece with the proper green and maroon scheme without much luck, I opted to instead match the theme of the set, Dragons. I used Nomad's Woven Cloak with it's "scaled" look to reinforce the overall appearance. While the green matches the set well, the cloak has a couple of bright blue accents that don't. That is, until, we add the weapon.

Weapon: I went with Zod's Repeating Longbow to finish it off. The green accents on the bow match the green of the armor, and of course the dragon skull hand guard is awesome. The bow comes with some cool glowing blue animations (always a bonus in my books) that actually match with the above mentioned cloak. I really like to have a small amount of non-dominant color to break up and compliment a set, and it works great here.


I hope you enjoy my first transmog set for this blog. This set has been on my mind ever since I played TBC, and I'm happy to finally complete it for my fellow Hunters to see!

Comment below to let me know what you think, or if you have any suggestions or changes you would make to this set!

-TFH

What are the rules?

What are the "Rules" I use when creating a transmog set? This blog is a little different from others around, and below I will outline how.

1. First, this isn't a "How to Get" transmog guide. I don't include information on how to get certain pieces. The purpose of this blog is to find just the right pieces of gear to make a cohesive and impressive set for your Hunter. The hard work (and fun!) is up to you!

2. With that being said, I do place restrictions on my creativity. Even though it's mail armor, perhaps it is unavailable to a Hunter, such as Shaman token gear or vanilla WoW pvp rewards that are only available if you achieved the original feat of strength. Only items available to the majority of Hunters will be used in sets.

3. However, I will use Wowhead links for the pieces to make it easier for you to track down the pieces needed for a set.

4. I play a male Human Hunter, and the majority of sets will be based on the Human model. Wowhead has a link to change the race and gender that you view transmog sets on, so I won't bother showing what it looks like on all of the races (to save time and effort on my part).

5. The colors have to match! Most of the fun I have creating transmog sets is the scouring of databases looking for exactly the right shade of dark grey to match the pieces I want. WoW uses about 10 different versions of "black" that just don't look right when you slap them all together. The challenge is in the hunt!

6. The styles have to match, too. If the armor piece we are basing a set around looks like it is made with scales or chain links, the rest of it better not look like fur!

Most of my sets start out as a single piece of gear, be it a weapon, helm, cloak, shoulders, tabard, or even boots! Once I am inspired, I use the above guidelines to began creating an attractive set of armor!

-TFH