Transmogrify your way into the Orgrimmar guard
by Anne Stickney 
Jan 19th 2012 at 5:00PM
So maybe you don't really want to be an esteemed member of the Stormwind guard, or maybe you just don't play a plate-wearing class. Well, there's good news for you -- if you happen to wear leather, that is. The Orgrimmar guard -- not to be confused with the Kor'kron that watches over the Undercity -- has been a fixture in Orgrimmar since the days of vanilla, well before Garrosh's makeover of the city. And the guards all wear the same distinctive outfit, though it isn't anywhere near as fancy as the plate of the Stormwind guard.
Back in the early days of Warcraft, Stormwind was one of the first cities developed, and it got a lot of attention to detail -- like the guards and those fancy helmets they wear. In contrast, Orgrimmar changed several times before finally getting to what we saw in vanilla. Alpha videos of Orgrimmar show how much the city developed between alpha and release. The Orgrimmar guards don't really have any special pieces of gear, nothing that is unique to their particular model like the Stormwind guard.
And back in vanilla, there were a lot of player complaints about how Orgrimmar wasn't really fancy at all, compared to majestic city streets of Stormwind. Regardless of favoritism complaints, there's one good thing about the somewhat bland looking Orgrimmar guard -- they are incredibly easy to copy. In fact, every piece of gear on the Orgrimmar models was taken from armor available to players ... which means it's easy to get your hands on.
Back in the early days of Warcraft, Stormwind was one of the first cities developed, and it got a lot of attention to detail -- like the guards and those fancy helmets they wear. In contrast, Orgrimmar changed several times before finally getting to what we saw in vanilla. Alpha videos of Orgrimmar show how much the city developed between alpha and release. The Orgrimmar guards don't really have any special pieces of gear, nothing that is unique to their particular model like the Stormwind guard.
And back in vanilla, there were a lot of player complaints about how Orgrimmar wasn't really fancy at all, compared to majestic city streets of Stormwind. Regardless of favoritism complaints, there's one good thing about the somewhat bland looking Orgrimmar guard -- they are incredibly easy to copy. In fact, every piece of gear on the Orgrimmar models was taken from armor available to players ... which means it's easy to get your hands on.
- Head None of the Orgrimmar guard wear helmets, so turn your helm graphic off for this look.
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Shoulders The unique red spiked shoulders of the Orgrimmar guard aren't really unique at all. Look for the Cabalist Spaulders or Rageclaw Shoulder Pads; either of these items have the red spiked shoulder graphic that the Orgrimmar guards wear.
- Back No cloaks, either, so turn your cloak graphic off!
- Chest The chestpiece you're looking for is the Sentinel Breastplate, a random green drop.
- Wrists You don't really need to transmogrify your bracers, but if you're looking to match, keep an eye out for the Sentinel Bracers -- they are the match to this set.
- Hands Get used to seeing the word sentinel; the gloves you are looking for are the Sentinel Gloves, also from the Sentinel set.
- Waist Once again, you're looking for Sentinel gear. This time, the Sentinel Girdle is the match.
- Legs Sentinel Trousers are the shorts you're looking for to match this set.
- Feet Of course you're looking for boots ... and of course those boots are the Sentinel Boots.
- Main-hand weapon The exact match to the guard's weapon shown in the screencap here is the Monstrous War Axe -- but that's a two-handed axe, and if you're a leather-wearing class, you won't be able to wield the thing. Any one-handed axe will do, but you'll want something silver to mimic the look of the guards. Personally, I like the look of Edge of Winter -- it's craftable by blacksmiths, so it's easily obtainable, and it's pretty, too. But it's all a matter of personal preference!
- Off-hand weapon Since the guards are carrying a two-handed weapon, they do not have an off-hand. For rogues who cart two weapons around, just find yourself a silver dagger to transmog for your off-hand item, something relatively subtle in appearance.
- Tabard Though the honor guard over at Stormwind likes to wear the Stormwind colors, none of the Orgrimmar guard wears tabards, so you simply don't need to worry about it. Easy enough!
Once you've got your set put together, feel free to walk around Orgrimmar at your whim. Because this set is composed of easily obtainable parts, if you're an orc, the only real clue that you aren't a real guard will be the weapon you're carting around -- well, that and the name over your head, that is. But other races can put together and wear this set just as easily, and seeing a troll, tauren -- or heck, even a blood elf or Forsaken -- wandering around in this set is sure to raise a few eyebrows. If you're Alliance, you can throw this together just as easily as anyone on the Horde side ... but you may want to prepare yourself for a few questions about your allegiances while you're putting it all together!
Patch 4.3 lets you transmogrify your gear to look like any other gear your class can wear -- but you have to collect it first. Check out our coverage of transmogrification and start running those old dungeons!Filed under: Transmogrification
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Shinae Jan 19th 2012 5:10PM
I love having this set on my orc! It's just too bad that I can't transmogrify my shaman's raiding gear to it (mail=/=leather), but at least I get to throw it on during AFK breaks. It's also fun to RP-walk around Orgrimmar, PvP flagged, to see things from a NPC perspective.
Some of the Org grunts actually have a one-hander axe and a burning torch off-hand. It's what I use because I like the lighting effects of the torch.
Shinae Jan 19th 2012 5:18PM
Aforementioned offhand:
http://wowroleplaygear.com/2010/01/07/graysons-torch/
(I use the Mistyreed Torch.)
Shinae Jan 19th 2012 5:50PM
The one-handed axe is, fittingly, the Grunt Axe.
http://www.wowhead.com/item=4568/grunt-axe
NostraThomas Jan 19th 2012 6:41PM
Wow, this is pretty much exactly what I was going to post. I've always got the grunt gear in my shaman's bags, and it's especially fun to toss it on and walk haphazardly back and forth over an Ally's corpse in Orgrimmar.
y0mary Jan 19th 2012 5:11PM
What is the set the Female rogue wears in the Machima "Blind" by percula?
Shinae Jan 19th 2012 5:21PM
That's rogue tier 2:
http://wowroleplaygear.com/2011/08/22/bloodfang-armor/
Nadia Jan 19th 2012 5:17PM
I would love to see a guide to get the look of the Gnome backup singers in Big Blue Dress by Cranius. My clothie Gnome needs a look...
yagamimoon Jan 19th 2012 5:21PM
My rogue wields the orgrimmar look (Taniara@SWC) and a couple things :D
The Warden's garb ( http://www.wowhead.com/transmog-set=142 ) is the same set as the Sentinel's, so if you dont find any Sentinel, try Warden's :D
If you want to double wield 2 axes, go for this dagger and transmogrify your offhand: Neurosurgeon's Tool ( http://www.wowhead.com/item=53246 )
Btw, not all the grunts use monstruos axe, but cant recognize the axes they use :P
incoming00 Jan 19th 2012 5:21PM
would be a nice set for my worgen rogue lol :D
RuzGofDI Jan 19th 2012 6:37PM
Wish I could get this look in plate for my warrior.
Wulfkin Jan 19th 2012 6:49PM
Ditto. You can at least get the shoulders, using Big Bad Pauldrons from Zul'Farrak.
jdaveault Jan 19th 2012 7:28PM
I've been doing this for about a year but I just wear it since I can't mog plate to cloth and leather. Big Bad Pauldrons for my shoulder though.
Skyburnone Jan 19th 2012 7:46PM
Great guide, although Monstrous War Axe links to them boots.
Mal Jan 19th 2012 10:07PM
I would eternally grateful if you did a similar guide for the other city guards, particularly the dwarves. Every dwarf RP guild in my server uses a different uniform because it's so difficult to find armor in game that resembles the Ironforge guards.
Nathanyel Jan 20th 2012 8:43AM
http://www.wowheadnews.com/blog=194683/npc-fashion-dress-like-your-favorite-character#fashions-city-guards
MrJak Jan 20th 2012 7:55AM
"Not anywhere near as fancy"
Who cares? We're the horde.
Feed. Kill. Repeat.
Wicked Jan 20th 2012 8:19AM
Just a friendly fyi, Monstrous War Axe is linking to the sentinel boots.
Jordan Jan 22nd 2012 3:06PM
I believe the term here that we are looking for here is Sparse, as in Spartan. The gear here is supposed to be simple, functional, and without any flare. Unlike the nice Climate over in Elwynn Forrest, Durotar is a desert, it's hot - leather works best, also it's probably best, when standing guard all day, to not bother with a helm or cape.
These are the key differences between Stormwind Guard and the Orgimmar Guard, Climate (both social and environmental). It's why I love Horde. You live with what you need, what you want is not part of the discussion, this is war, this is a fight to live, this is a fight for our own, this is a fight... FOR THE HORDE!
bethontheharbor Feb 19th 2012 8:38PM
I want to know if there is a way to transmog into looking like a dwarf mountaineer.