Horde For Life

Shaman Tier 1: Earthfury

We start off our top 10 with arguably the best looking tier 1 set ever to be launched with the game; the Shaman Earthfury. This set offered a glimpse into what was to come for Shaman who have over the years been given a lot of love by the Blizzard art department. From lava streaked shoulders to fire brimmed kilts, this set delivers and is one the reasons that historically many regard Shaman as the treated class in terms of the visuals.

Those same masses will also be the first to tell you that the developers and their class balance have not always shown the same kindness or favoritism.

Rogue Tier 2: Bloodfang

I may catch a little heat from our rogue friends as I have a strong suspicion that many will feel this set has been placed too far down the list, and for good reason… surely the tier 2 Bloodfang armor it is a top 10 set! I would have said the same thing prior to my research because this is a great looking set.

From the deep multiple shades of blood red color to a very stealth like helm, the Bloodfang embodies many of the best rogue elements to date. The fact that this set is placed at number 11 is more of a testament to how many great tier sets are out there than any knock against the truly nefarious looking Bloodfang set.

Fear not though Rogues, we are not done with your class representation in our 30 Days of Diversity.

Shaman Tier 5: Cataclysm

Breaking into the “Deadly Looking Dozen” is the now ironically named but all together obsolete Cataclysm set. I wonder when this set was created if the developers had any idea that a few years later, the games third expansion would carry this name? Nonetheless this is a really epic looking set that, like tier 12 is all about the fire look.

Pushing that aside tier 5 still looks great with the “chain art” and fire and brimstone shading but does lose some points for a helm that I always thought was a bad match with the rest of the set.

Hunter Tier 7: Cryptstalker

Not to be confused with the Cryptstalker Armor Set from tier 3, the more refined tier 7 set has a very similar looking helm but offered some of the best looking hunter shoulders and was available in green and a dark brown as the 10 and 25 man raid sets. This set shows clearly how minor and subtle changes, like the shoulder spikes, can make a set look much more appealing.