5. Envoy of Mortality looks like a spinal column from one of the nasty creatures we encountered in Wrath.  Hard to say which one, but the design is unique.  It also makes one second guess charging the Hunter courtesy of the dual bayonettes.  The Envoy drops from Kel’Thuzad in the regular 25-man Naxxramas.  As you can see by the picture, it goes great with a Forsaken.

4. Okay, so it might look like it’s out of a Nerf commercial, or Ratchet & Clank, but the Wrathfire Hand-Cannon is still interesting.  Stand it upright and it could be a vaccuum.  Point it at someone and you’ve got five barrels blasting.  If Gnomes could be Hunters (and not eaten by their pet), this would probably be my weapon of choice.  It’s fun looking, but suggests it will turn you into a crater in one fell boom.  It drops from Grandmaster Vorpil in Shadow Labyrinth.

3. The Gunblade actually shares a model with several others in the game, but I went with it for the color combination.  I happen to think it stands out the most on one of the sleeker looking guns (again, complete with bayonette).  Whether you use this one, or a similar gun (such as the Legion Blunderbuss), it looks its best when carried alongsider a Ravager pet.  The Legion Blunderbuss drops in Blood Furance, while the Gunblade is a BoE.  I see it in the Auction House all the time.

2. Dragonbreath Hand Cannon doesn’t really need a description, does it?  I mean, someone mounted a Demon’s eye onto a dragon’s head and put a trigger on it.  Not quite, but it’s not a stretch when looking at it and to me that screams “bad ass.”  You’d have to think any time you go up against a dragon, you’ll draw its attention with this.  If you’re packing heavy firearms, there’s not much better to work with.  If this is your style, you can loot it from Ebonroc in Blackwing Lair.

1. Speaking of packing heavy firearms, the Widebarrel Flintlock is about as heavy as you can get without being over the top.  I mean, someone chained a cannon to a rifle stock.  Personally, I’m betting on a dwarf.  That’s the kind of thing they do.  If you’re a Hunter, brought in to throw down damage, packing your own personal cannon tells everyone just how well you do it.  Not much good came from the Trial of the Crusader, but that’s where you’ll findthis as it drops from Fjola Lightbane.

There are actually a fair number of guns in the game, and I give the developers credit for having a diverse enough selection (compared to some items).  If none of the ones on here today suit your fancy, there’s always other options.  As well, don’t forget that the Ranged slot is currently the only slot in game where the item you’re mogging doesn’t have to match the item you’re mogging it to.  That means you can put a gun over a bow, or crossbow over a gun for example.  It gives you more choice to find exactly what you’re looking for.

Just to shake it up this morning, I decided to do a pair of Battlegrounds and journal my tribulations. Keep in mind I’m a level 13 Rogue, with no BoA’s and only a couple of low level Enchants.  I’m by no means twinked.  Onward I go in the name of battle!

• 0:27 Queue for Warsong Gulch
• 0:29 Warsong Gulch begins
• 0:29 Head for Flag
• 0:31 grab Alliance Flag, receive solid heals on run back
• 0:34 mates snag our Flag back and I cap.
• 0:36 return our Flag
• 0:38 grab Alliance Flag for attempted win
• 0:38 dead four seconds later.  Seems they decided to defend finally.
• 0:39 escort a flag run, but they caught up to us
• 0:39 took on another Rogue one level higher and meaner than I
• 0:41 got our flag back from the level 10.  I fear no lowbie!
• 0:44 went into their tunnel…oh hey, there’s four of them.
• 0:44 waited to rez
• 0:45 ganked two Hunters in their flag room
• 0:45 grabbed flag, but their Rogue got me again
• 0:50 we cap
• 68 Honorable Kills, 4 Deaths, 10 Killing Blows, 2 Flag Returns, 1 Flag Capture

You know, it only stands to reason that when I “document” the battleground, everything goes fine.  There was great communication, people worked as a team, and there was success 3-0.  It really goes to show that when people actually work together, bg success isn’t too hard to obtain.

• 0:54 Queue for Warsong Gulch
• 0:54 cringe at Warlock with 140 health at level 14.
• 0:54 jaw drop at level 10 Priest with 800 health.
• 0:57 get it started, sap a Paladin going for flag, then gank him
• 0:59 decide to go for Flag
• 0:01 die after running past four other teammates…none of which though to turn around and run beside me.
• 0:03 Kill Rogue plaguing our casters
• 0:05 Go for Flag
• 0:06 die with Flag in our tunnel >_<…yet again, not an ally in sight…passed plenty
• 0:07 died again
• 0:07 ganked near graveyard
• 0:09 decide to go 1 on 1 with level 14 Rogue…oh he has nice gear.  I inspect this while dead
• 0:10 Others are going for flag, decide to farm honor with a couple teammates
• 0:13 cap 3-0
• 81 Honorable Kills, 5 Deaths, 5 Killing Blows

This battleground, while just as successful, was far more frustrating as a flag carrier. Both times I got the flag I passed teammates who just kept right on going.  Dying in our tunnel was the more annoying of the two, as any help likely would’ve resulted in a capture.  Fortunately we had a couple people drop group and the new ones that came in decided communication is a good thing and they worked together to get our final two captures.

Achievements: Whether you’re going for the grandest of the World Event ones, or you simply want as many achievements as possible, visiting the elders in the various zones will get you points in each.  There’s also some fireworks achievements as well.

The “Elder” Title: This could fall under achievements, but perhaps all you want is the title and the achievements are just a secondary.  Myself, I have this on Siori but have debated this year on getting it for Tumunzahar.

Experience: As I mentioned, the Elders are easy xp.  You get to them, complete the quest of finding them, and reap the rewards.  There’s far more you could have to do in order to level.  Heck, it’s something easy to do while you’re in queue.

Guild: Whether you’re looking to kick some experience to your guild, or improve your rep with them, you can get both from doing these.  Again, there are far worse ways to go about it.

Rep: If you seek more reputations, the Lunar Festival improves your standing with the Cenarion Circle.  If you’ve got any non-gathering professions on your toon, there’s a good chance you can find a recipe (or more) you’re missing.

Lanterns: Alliance have the Lunar Lantern and the Horde have the Festival Lantern.  Each one requires 50 Coins of Ancestry (which you receive from each Elder you visit).  If you’re a pet collector, you’re probably all over both by now.  If you’re looking to make some gold, they seem to be 10k on their own faction and double that on the opposing faction.  Again, server amount may vary.  But at this point, it’s not important.  Don’t sell now.  Think about it for a second.  The Lunar Festival concludes and then how do people get the Lanterns?  They can’t for an entire year.  It’s no different from the Winter Veil pets.  They’ll be worth the most a few months from now, so just stash them away if you can visit enough Elders.

If the Lunar Festival wasn’t for you before, there may be a reason or two here for you to indulge now.  Of course, if you’re among The 2012 participants, your toons should definitely be hitting up any nearby Elders for the xp.  Speaking of which, wanted to welcome Effraeti to the challenge now as well, bringing us to eight.

Enjoy your adventures in Azeroth today, as next Tuesday we can expect a normal full day of maintenance.

 Both of those shoulders are cloth, and there are some outfits you can put together where they’ll look good.  But I’m thinking those giant things on my Human Mage or Troll Priest…a bit much.  It’s not just clothies either, some Druids or sleek Rogues suddenly look like behemoths courtesy of their shoulders.  So let me turn them off.  Heck, unless you have heirlooms you spend the first 15-20 levels without anything in your shoulder slot (depending where you quest or dungeon drops) so you can easily get used to not having them at all.  Then all of a sudden you get them, and well sometimes you wish you hadn’t. 

This is one of those things I’ve heard others comment on as well and it’s something that doesn’t change the game at all.  It just gives you one more cosmetic option that you can “take it or leave it.”  Honestly, most robes, shirts, and many other chest pieces are drawn well and with a style in mind.  Shoulderpads (regardless of size) take away from that.  Also, there’s only so many transmog options and sometimes none of them work (my God am I discovering that)

Am I starting to fashion nitpick as I stare at outfits during my Transmogrification obsession (because, that’s what it’s practically become) these days?  Possibly.  Or, it may be the fact that I’m just noticing the little things more and more. 

 Tumunzahar here is holding true to his Priest roots in this garb.  I know, I know, his boots don’t match the outfit.  But, they do happen to match the staff.  Yes, I suppose I’m grasping a bit.  He doesn’t mind, honest.  You can get the full details of this look over on Tum’s page.

I knew everyone and their brother would be using Tier gear of some sense for their Rogue when Transmogrification hit.  While I have some in Siori’s bank, it wasn’t quite what I wanted.  Plus, she was wearing one of the Jungle hats at the time and I thought I’d like to build around that.  So I played around with MogIt and came up with the look you see here.  The nice thing is, that Robe dropped on my first attempt.  Here‘s all five items.

Liouxpold’s outfit turned out pretty well, though it was a secondary design.  The original outfit I had thought out for him had parts from Karazhan and Sunwell.  Once again, there was one piece of gear that was a bit difficult to come by, and that was the shoulders.  Fortunately for me, I found them in the Auction House one day and they were incredibly cheap.  While I’m enjoying the look, the components of which can be found here, I’ve already come up with another.  I just need the Black Knight to hand over his belt already in Trial of the Champions. 

Okay, so she doesn’t exactly scream “Shaman” in this outfit (let alone Restoration), but I like it.  Apparently other people do as well, because this one garners a lot of in game whispers.  I imagine it’s from some of the more stereotypical players.  I’ll tell you right now, people seem to love the Ironhide gear so this might take you some time to put together.  I’ve got the list on Carrera‘s page.

Fireflint’s outfit has been nearly the same for over a year despite the fact Transmogrification is only several months old.  I got the shoulders in the old Zul’Gurub (so you’ll need to be 85 to get the look these days) and he actually became my banker so there was really no need to worry about his gear.  I built the look entirely around the shoulders and the only thing I might change at some point is the weapon.  In the meantime, here‘s the components.

The last outfit on today’s list is mildly cheating, because it actually doesn’t involve any transmogrification at all.  If I could, I would probably keep this for Oddfodder for the entire time.  The goggles will have to change as he levels (at least until I get leather or mail ones made.  The other items will last until he hits 40 and starts wearing mail.  For now, though, he’s exactly as I imagined the character when I rolled him.  Here‘s what the outfit consists of.

Armory Info

Outfit #1
Head: Flying Tiger Goggles
Chest: Bloodfang Vest
Tabard: Bilgewater Cartel Tabard
Cloak: Nubish Cloak
Belt: Sea Dog Belt
Gloves: Xavren’s Gloves
Legs: Maggot-Ridden Leggings
Feet: Sabots of Red Waters
Ranged: Bush Chicken Remote Injector