WoWJun 19, 2015 5:00 pm CT

Protest/Celebrate Midsummer with these themed transmog sets

By Mitch

Sure, Patch 6.2 is just around the corner and that’s exciting and everything, but you know what else is almost here? The Midsummer Fire Festival! And what better way to share your opinion of its return than with some fashionable ice and fire transmogrification sets? Below you’ll find some put-together sets for each of the armor types to fit whatever mood you’re in during the Fire Festival.

Cloth sets

Even-on-Hoth cloth ice set

Head — Mechanized Snow Goggles (Engineering)
Shoulder — Pauldrons of Sufferance (Old Hillsbrad Normal)
Chest — Glacial Robe (Tailoring)
Bracer — none
Gloves — Sage’s Gloves (World drop)
Belt — none
Legs — none
Feet — Blue Suede Shoes (Hyjal Summit)
Weapon — Frostscythe of Lord Ahune (Holiday boss)

Ouch-fire-hot cloth fire set

Head — Circle of Flame (Blackrock Depths Normal)
Shoulder — Mantle of Roaring Flames (Blackwing Descent Heroic)
Chest — Vermillion Robes of the Dominant (Steamvault Normal)
Bracer — Flameheart Bracers (Tailoring)
Gloves — Flarecore Gloves (Tailoring)
Belt — Sash of the Burning Heart (Blackrock Depths Normal)
Legs — none
Feet — Einhorn’s Galoshes (Blackwing Descent Normal)
Weapon — Funeral Pyre (Firelands Heroic)

How better show your disapproval for the Fire Festival than to wield the scythe of the elemental lord who represents everything the festival doesn’t? Note that the picture above doesn’t include a belt, but you’re welcome to add your own icy-themed belt if you choose! (As a side note, the cloth sets look best on a Shadow Priest.)

Leather sets

Pointy-icicle leather ice set

Head — Cowl of the Guiltless (Black Morass Normal)
Shoulder — Mantle of the Unforgiven (Mana Tombs Heroic)
Chest — Polar Vest (Leatherworking)
Bracer — Armwraps of Disdain (Underbog Heroic)
Gloves — Gloves of the Unbound (Arcatraz Normal)
Belt — Liar’s Cord (Slave Pens Heroic)
Legs — Clefthoof Britches (World drop)
Feet — Talonite’s Boots (World drop)
Weapon — Heartpiece (Icecrown Citadel 25 Normal) or Havoc’s Call, Blade of Loardaeron Kings (Icecrown Citadel 25 Normal)

Warm-fire leather fire set

Head — Praetorian Coif (World drop)
Shoulder — Netherrealm Shoulderpads (Mogu’shan Vaults Heroic)
Chest — Wolf Rider’s Padded Armor (World drop)
Bracer — none
Gloves — Bard’s Gloves (World drop)
Belt — General’s Dragonhide Belt (PVP)
Legs — Stoneflesh Leggings (Mogu’shan Vaults Heroic)
Feet — Phasewalker Striders (Mogu’shan Vaults Heroic)
Weapon — Alysra’s Razor (Firelands Normal)

The leather sets were by far the hardest to put together. You’d be surprised how little gear there is out there themed around ice or fire. With that in mind, I put together two ice sets that more or less encompass all the icy leather pieces in the game. The second picture uses Windscale Hood, Mantle of the White Tiger, Talonite’s Belt, Polar Gloves, and Polar Boots in place of those in first picture. It will, however, be much more difficult to collect mostly because the shoulders are from a Stranglethorn Vale quest and the gloves are a remnant of Vanilla crafted pieces, but if you can manage to get your hands on them they make for a great ice set. Both leather sets would also work well with Elemental Crescent, the transmog-only reward from Warlords of Draenor Challenge Modes.

Mail sets

For-the-Watch mail ice set

Head — none
Shoulder — Horrific Flesh Epaulets (Icecrown Citadel 25 Normal)
Chest — Icy Scale Chestguard (Leatherworking)
Bracer — none
Gloves — Outrunner’s Gloves (World drop)
Belt — none
Legs — Black Dragonskin Breeches (Pit of Saron Normal)
Feet — Boots of Persistence (Naxxramas 10)
Weapon — Cataclysmic Gladiator’s Longbow (PVP)

Evil-villain mail fire set

Head — Crown of Flame (Firelands Normal)
Shoulder — Craterflame Spaulders (Firelands Heroic)
Chest — Bloodlust Breastplate (World drop)
Bracer — none
Gloves — Battleforge Gauntlets (World drop)
Belt — Bloodlust Belt (World drop)
Legs — Thoracic Flame Kilt (Firelands Heroic)
Feet — none
Weapon — Firebrand Battleaxe (Blood Furnace Heroic)

Here’s a game for you: try to find elemental-themed mail pieces that aren’t exclusive to shamans. Fun game, right? That being said, if you do play a shaman there are likely a few pieces that you could mix and match with the sets above, including some kilts if those are more your cup of tea.

Plate sets

Tongue-to-the-pole plate ice set

Head — Helm of the Stalwart Defender (Blacksmithing)
Shoulder — Heaving Plates of Protection (Bastion of Twilight BOE)
Chest — Iceguard Breastplate (Blacksmithing)
Bracer — none
Gloves — Flash Freeze Gauntlets (Blackwing Descent Normal)
Belt — none
Legs — Iceguard Leggings (Blacksmithing)
Feet — Malevolent Gladiator’s Warboots of Cruelty (PVP)
Weapon — Silent Crusader (Naxxramas 25)
Shield — Lost Pavise of the Blue Flight (Icecrown Citadel 10 Normal)

Too-hot-hot-damn plate fire set

Head — none
Shoulder — Pauldrons of Roaring Flame (Firelands Normal)
Chest — Bloodforged Chestpiece (World drop)
Bracer — none
Gloves — Fiery Plate Gauntlets (Blacksmithing)
Belt — none
Legs — Lavacrest Leggings (Blackrock Depths Normal)
Feet — Dark Iron Boots (Blacksmithing)
Weapon — Teebu’s Blazing Longsword (World drop)
Shield — Royal Crest of Lordaeron (Culling of Stratholme Heroic)

Lastly, my personal favorite sets belong to all you plate wearers out there. Teebu’s Blazing Longsword is a classic world drop that may be hard to find, but helps bring the whole fire theme together. If you’re looking to add a helm to the fire set, Conqueror’s Helmet matches pretty well. And if you can find a pair of Icebane Gauntlets, your ice set will look even icier (though, like the Polar Gloves above, they’re very difficult to acquire nowadays).

And there you have it. It may take some time to farm all of the pieces for a given set, but who’s to say you can’t stock up and put on a costume when Winter Veil rolls around? And if you have any other pieces you think would work well in these sets, feel free to share in the comments!

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