Inspiration
The inspiration here came from seeing these amazing shoulders drop during some achievement runs I was doing through TBC content. They are some of the best looking in the game, and fairly easy to get. So I just had to whip up a hunter-friendly set with them!
The inspiration here came from seeing these amazing shoulders drop during some achievement runs I was doing through TBC content. They are some of the best looking in the game, and fairly easy to get. So I just had to whip up a hunter-friendly set with them!
Challenges
The only true challenge in this set was to substitute the actual shaman-based set pieces that go with the shoulders. I hate kilts (especially on hunters), and the other pieces have a pastel-green color that just looks horrid in my opinion.
The only true challenge in this set was to substitute the actual shaman-based set pieces that go with the shoulders. I hate kilts (especially on hunters), and the other pieces have a pastel-green color that just looks horrid in my opinion.
Bringing it Together
It's been a while since I had to cobble a set together without using most or all of an actual matching set, so this one was pretty fun for me. I used some Wrath-era pieces for the chest and legs, and some off pieces as the boots and gloves.
It's been a while since I had to cobble a set together without using most or all of an actual matching set, so this one was pretty fun for me. I used some Wrath-era pieces for the chest and legs, and some off pieces as the boots and gloves.
Helm: Headdress of the Tides. The only matching set piece I used. Self explanatory, matches the shoulders perfectly and has the bonus points for being open-faced.
Shoulders: Mantle of the Sea Wolf. Awesome design and great lightning graphics. Honestly, these shoulders and their recolors are some of the best in the game.
Chest: Tundrastrider Ringmail recolor. The only real items I could find with the same tones of light purple/pink as the shoulders.
Shirt: Sightless Mantle. A nice dark shirt that matches the black/green dark coloring on the chest and legs.
Tabard: None.
Cloak: Cape of Azure Fury. Has a nice patch of the same pink/purple as the shoulders, with some "spiky" accents as well. The shot of blue helps break up any chromatic monotony and matches the tiny tufts of blue fur on the chest piece.
Bracers: Tundrastrider Ringmail recolor.
Gloves: Nethersteel Gauntlets. matching steel theme of the Tundrastrider set, and looks to be wrapped in light purple cloth as well, which matches perfectly with the boots below.
Belt: Tundrastrider Ringmail recolor.
Legs: Tundrastrider Ringmail recolor.
Boots: Abyssal Mail Greaves. Looks amazing with the gloves above.
Weapon: Melmorta's Twilight Longbow. The only real choice here. Matching color scheme, and comes with some cool circular "targeting" graphics as well.
That's it fans! Let me know what you think, or if you have any suggestions or ideas in the comments below!
Shoulders: Mantle of the Sea Wolf. Awesome design and great lightning graphics. Honestly, these shoulders and their recolors are some of the best in the game.
Chest: Tundrastrider Ringmail recolor. The only real items I could find with the same tones of light purple/pink as the shoulders.
Shirt: Sightless Mantle. A nice dark shirt that matches the black/green dark coloring on the chest and legs.
Tabard: None.
Cloak: Cape of Azure Fury. Has a nice patch of the same pink/purple as the shoulders, with some "spiky" accents as well. The shot of blue helps break up any chromatic monotony and matches the tiny tufts of blue fur on the chest piece.
Bracers: Tundrastrider Ringmail recolor.
Gloves: Nethersteel Gauntlets. matching steel theme of the Tundrastrider set, and looks to be wrapped in light purple cloth as well, which matches perfectly with the boots below.
Belt: Tundrastrider Ringmail recolor.
Legs: Tundrastrider Ringmail recolor.
Boots: Abyssal Mail Greaves. Looks amazing with the gloves above.
Weapon: Melmorta's Twilight Longbow. The only real choice here. Matching color scheme, and comes with some cool circular "targeting" graphics as well.
That's it fans! Let me know what you think, or if you have any suggestions or ideas in the comments below!
-TFH