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

For my next few "Moggin' with Tabards" posts I'll be focusing on Transmogging outfits around the Order of the Cloud Serpent Tabard. This tabard can be purchased for 10 gold from San Redscale once reaching exalted with the Order of the Cloud Serpent. (Interestingly, you may also notice that the flavor text on this tabard is a quote straight out of Star Wars.)

I love the colors on this particular tabard, it really is quite gorgeous. Unfortunately when it's paired up with any old gear it just doesn't work - at all. Paired up with some pieces of similar color though, oo la la - it can actually be shown off!

The gear shown below is all fairly easy to aquire as well, minus the shoulders which really rely on having a little bit of good luck. There are some other more easily obtainable shoulders that would look very nice with this mog though; I've listed them further down in this post.

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Items used in this Transmog & Source:

Mask of the Unforgiven - The Unforgiven, Stratholme

Forgotten Mantle of the Moon - can drop from any boss in Throne of Thunder (Raid Finder)

Dark Leather Cloak - Leatherworking (110)

Warpwood Bark Vest - quest reward from Alzzin the Wildshaper, Dire Maul

Prospector's Mitts - level 15 - 20 world drop

Chillhide Bracers - Baroness Anastari, Stratholme

Murloc Scale Belt - Leatherworking (90)

Replica Shadowcraft Pants - vendor Barum, Darkmoon Island (cost: 75 Darkmoon Prize Tickets)

Shadowstep Striders - Harbinger Skyriss, The Arcatraz

Haunting Call - trash drop in Naxxramas (25)

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

Alternative Shoulders (shown above from left to right):

Trep's Shoulderguards - quest reward from Elemental Power Extraction, Netherstorm

Demon Hide Spaulders - Outland dungeon trash/world drop

Rockshard Pauldrons - Ancient Stone Keeper, Uldaman

Some alternative weapons (pictured above from left to right):

The Impossible Dream - Loatheb/Gluth, Naxxramas

Shomi's Fan - quest reward from Make A Fighter Out of Me

Masterwork Phantasmal Hammer - Blacksmithing (575)

Jaina's Staff - Echo of Jaina, End Time

Quel'dorei Channeling Rod - Lethtendris, Dire Maul

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.

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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!

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

My next "Moggin' with Tabards" transmog is yet another featuring Tabard of the Explorer; this one is for the leather-wearing classes.

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Items used in this Transmog & Source:

Other-Eye Patch - quest reward from Our Mortal Enemies
Pristine Coyote Spaulders - quest reward from A Favor for the Furrier
Dark Phantom Cape - level 55ish world drop

Guardian Armor - Leatherworking (175)
Ranger Gloves - Outland world/dungeon trash drop
Blackthicket Bindings - quest reward from An Ancient Legend (Alliance) or Guerrillas in our Midst (Horde)
Thatch Eave Vines - Justice Point vendors Rugok (Horde) & Toren Landow (Alliance)
Dreamstalker Leggings - Halaa Quartermasters in Nagrand
Asani's Uncleansed Sandals - Elder Asani, Terrace of Endless Spring
Jagged Edge of Time - Murozond's Temporal Cache, End Time (Heroic)

Wowhead item comparison of this set

Some alternative weapons (from left to right):

Jailer's Baton - Cyanigosa, The Violet Hold (Normal)

Cranedancer's Staff - quest reward from Complete Your Training: The Final Test (Monks only)

Silvery Sylvan Stave - Argent Tournament Quartermasters, Icecrown (Alliance only)

Quickblade of Cold Return - quest reward from Banshee's Revenge

Dwarven Hatchet - level 15ish world/dungeon trash drop

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

My next "Moggin' with Tabards" transmog is another featuring Tabard of the Explorer; this one is for the plate-wearing classes.

I really enjoyed putting this mog together. I hummed and hawed over a few of the pieces, but ultimately am really happy with what I came up with. Also, I think I am in love with the Scimitar of the Seven Stars model.

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Items used in this Transmog & Source:

Jade Circlet - level 50ish world drop

Forgotten Peacekeeper Shoulders - Isle of Thunder/Throne of Thunder trash drop

Shifting Cloak - Leatherworking (300)

Glowing Breastplate of Truth - The Lurker Below, Serpentshrine Cavern

Talonguard Gloves - Outland world/dungeon trash drop

Forgotten Peacekeeper Belt - Isle of Thunder/Throne of Thunder trash drop

Talonguard Legplates - Outland world/dungeon trash drop

Runic Plate Boots - Blacksmithing (300)

Scimitar of Seven Stars - Amber-Shaper Un'sok, Heart of Fear (Raid Finder)

Force Reactive Disk - Engineering (300)

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

Some alternative weapons for dps classes & death knights (from left to right above):

Quel'Delar, Might of the Faithful - quest reward from A Victory For the Silver Covenant (Alliance)/A Victory for the Sunreavers (Horde)

Barbarous Blade - King Gordok, Dire Maul

Bladed Staff of the Frozen Mountain - quest reward from Continue Your Training: Master Hsu

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

A lot of mogs out there are just plain ruined by tabards, so we keep them off. We leave them tucked away in our banks or we simply delete them. Some of these tabards may have been pretty difficult to get. Heck, you may even have a couple that are not even available in game any more. Well I think these tabards need to be shown off a bit. I believe if you have the right mog to go along with a tabard, you can not only have a really cool looking mog - you can also show that tabard off!

With that being said, this post is the first in a series of posts I plan to do that will be centered around tabards.

This mog featured below is built around the Tabard of the Explorer.

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Items used in this Transmog & Source:

Craftsman's Monocle - Engineering (185)

Arachnidian Pauldrons - level 50ish world drop

Silksand Cape - level 35 - 40 world/dungeon trash drop

Bright Armor - level 25 - 30 world/dungeon trash drop

Sterile Flesh-Handling Gloves - Ebon Blade Quartermaster Duchess Mynx, Icecrown

Laughing Skull Waistguard - Outland world/dungeon trash drop
Bright Pants - level 25 - 30 world/dungeon trash drop
Scent-Soaked Sandals - Imperial Vizier Zor'lok, Heart of Fear
Ritualistic Sickle - Mop world/dungeon trash drop
Swamplight Lantern - Quagmirran, The Slave Pens (Heroic)

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

Some Alternative Armor Pieces (pictured above): 

Flying Tiger Goggles - Engineering (100)

Spaulders of gruesome Accomplishment - quest reward from Four Heads are Better than None (Alliance)

Spaulders of Gruesome Glory - quest reward from Four Heads are Better than None (Horde)

Umbranse's Staff - quest reward from Umbranse's Deliverance

More alternative head pieces (from left to right):

Silksand Circlet - level 40ish world/dungeon trash drop
Weather-Beaten Fishing Hat - can drop from bags obtained from fishing daily quests
Barovian Ritual Hood - Jandice Barov, Scholomance

Look like an NPC - Chief Engineer Lorthander Transmog

Ever since I first came across Chief Engineer Lorthander (a level 69 rare spawn in Netherstorm) I thought it would be so neat to have his weapon. His staff looks just like the Staff of Prehistoria - the "key" that used to be required to open the room to Ironya in Uldaman (pre-dungeon finder). Fortunately, not only is his staff model now obtainable and easy to acquire, his entire outfit can be replicated for transmog with little difficulty.

The "Real" Chief Engineer Lorthander

Mages are the only class that will be able to achieve an almost exact replication of his look due to his shoulder & robe color choice (from the mage tier 5 Tirisfal set). Other cloth wearing classes can pull off an incredibly similar look though with some alternative pieces which I've listed below. The alternative models are exactly the same, the difference is in the coloration. The non-mage armor pieces have a bit more orange, where the mage has more red.

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Items used in this Transmog & Source:

Mantle of Tirisfal - Vendors Kelara and Veynna Dawnstar in Shattrath City (Mage Tier piece)

(Alternative Shoulders for non-mages) Mantle of the Elven Kings - Trash drop from The Eye

Robes of Tirisfal - Vendors Kelara and Veynna Dawnstar in Shattrath City (Mage Tier piece)

(Alternative Chest for non-mages) Vestments of the Sea-Witch - Lady Vashj, Serpentshrine Cavern

Ritual Gloves - level 20ish world drop/dungeon trash drop

Mindstorm Wristbands - Al'ar, The Eye

Belt of Blasting - Tailoring (375)

Suspicious Slippers - from quest Back to Crazzle (Alliance only)

or Boots of the Incorrupt - Shade of Aran, Karazhan

Key to the Planes - Inscription (480)

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

The Mrs. Chief Engineer Lorthander?

Look like an NPC - Thassarian Transmog

I was walking out of the Inn in Stormwind today when something caught my eye. At first I thought an NPC was on the loose visiting the city. Thassarian himself, the first Death Knight to rejoin the Alliance, was standing right there by the mail box! Ok, well maybe not the REAL Thassarian, but boy was I fooled for a moment. Seriously, this guy was spot-on. Not only was his mog an exact replica of what you'll find Thassarian wearing in Acherus, but his hair and beard...and even his name was exactly the same! See for yourself on: Thassarian's Armory link.

Thassarian (NPC) as seen in Acherus & Thassarian (Elune-US) in Stormwind
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Most of the items used for this transmog were farmed out of Normal Trial of the Champion, although a couple of pieces come out of the Heroic version. Thassarian informed me that in order to gain all of the pieces early on he froze his exp at 80 and queued for Trail of the Champion via LFD repeatedly until he got everything he needed. The shoulders he obtained from a friend, but shoulders with the same look can also drop in ToC. It took him about 2-3 weeks total to put the set together. 

Items used in this Transmog & Source:

Wapach's Spaulders of Solidarity - Wotlk dungeon trash/raid drop

or (Alternative shoulders) Majestic Silversmith Shoulderplates - Eadric's Cache, Trail of the Champion (Heroic)  

Deathchill Cloak - Tailoring (420)

Breatplate of the Imperial Joust - Confessor's Cache/Eadric's Cache, Trail of the Champion (Normal)

Gauntlets of the Stouthearted Crusader - Eadric's Cache, Trial of the Champion (Normal)

Girdle of Arrogant Downfall - The Black Knight, Trail of the Champion (Normal)

or (Alternative belt) Soul-Sealed Belt - from rare spawn Vigdis the War Maiden, Howling Fjord

Legplates of Relentless Onslaught - Confessor's Cache/Eadric's Cache, Trail of the Champion (Normal)

Plated Greaves of Providence - Confessor's Cache, Trail of the Champion (Heroic)

Endbringer - The Black Stalker, Underbog (Heroic) (Thassarian can be found dual-wielding this sword in several different places in game, including: Western Plaguelands, aboard The Skybreaker in Icecrown and in ICC.)

Thassarian (NPC) aboard The Skybreaker in Icecrown & Thassarian (Elune-US) with Endbringer

I'd like to thank Thassarian for taking the time to chat with me about this lovely mog. The time and effort put into it totally paid off. 

Both Thassarians showing off their Deathchill Cloak