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Druid Tier 13 and Visual Retrospective
Blizzard released another Tier 13 preview and today's post features the Druid set, the Deep Earth Vestments.



Originally Posted by Blizzard (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)
Adventurers will be tested like never before in World of Warcraft patch 4.3 as they take on Deathwing and his minions, emerging from the conflict with powerful new treasures. Please enjoy this preview of the druid tier 13 armor set, as well as a visual guide to tiers 1 through 12 for Transmogrification purposes.

Deep Earth Vestments


The design called for "phosphorescent mushrooms, reminiscent of Zangarmarsh," so our main concern was avoiding making a helm that looked like a giant toadstool sombrero. We’re always looking to incorporate interesting light sources within a raid set, and bioluminescent vegetable growth certainly provides that. Twisting, organic shapes are often key elements of a druid set, and this tier is no exception, with writhing plant roots providing a frame for the glowing clusters of fungi.

Druid Tiers 1-12







This article was originally published in forum thread: Druid Tier 13 and Visual Retrospective started by chaud View original post
Comments 295 Comments
  1. UnknownShadows00's Avatar
    It's alright, but it looks too much like a Geist-inspired set. And we've passed the WoTLK times.
  1. Kowabunga's Avatar
    gotta say a very good look prob the best looking tier set so far of the expansion
  1. mmocfd8dce4bf2's Avatar
    At first glance I actually thought "Oh look, it's T9 again.", but then I realized this is actually shinier. It's pretty decent, but I know for a fact that Blizzard can do better, just look at T8.
  1. Arbs's Avatar
    I approve of this Tier, i like as much as i like Stromrider
  1. littlewisp's Avatar
    I love all the understated detail on this set. Though the mushrooms I mistook for crystals at first, the actual bits of druidic knick-knackery on the robes are awesome. Perhaps they could have done another animal theme, but I do like the sort of . . .deep forest look this one has. The belt especially is well done, it blends into the robe nicely. The longer I stare at it, the more I notice. I really dig how the sleeves are bound on to the arm, and though I can't see it totally clearly, there's something about the gloves/bracers that makes me happy. No, this is definitely not a set to love if you want something flashy or I AM DRUID!!! . . .but to me, it feels like a stately forest set. If anything should feel like forest, it's druid tier. . . .only complaint is that the mushrooms are too uniformly blue, but it's not a deal breaker for me.
  1. Coraship's Avatar
    It does have a name, "Deep Earth Vestments", it's below the picture on the official post.
  1. jotad4's Avatar
    Yay, none of those, overwhelmingly-shine bullshit, finally! Wouldn't mind respeccing.
  1. FireBorne's Avatar
    Druid T8 was the the best. This looks ok, not awesome but at least they didn't fuck it up like they will do with the dk set.
  1. Venziir's Avatar
    My brain melts at the fact that people LIKED druid t1 and t2... HONESTLY you guys LIKED LOOKING LIKE A BUSH OR A MOOSE!? >.<
  1. Typhron's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Ascend View Post
    Aside the Ysera resemblance.
    Not even...No. There are no green globes attached to roots. Not enough earthly green to remotely show any connection to Ysera. Wherever you get this idea is really, really wrong.Then again, I'm not even sure why people like the look of this. It's just...simple.
  1. Cedimedi's Avatar
    I really like it... it looks much better than the warlock one.
  1. Dambala's Avatar
    As a feral druid I couldnt care less what my Tier set looks like...
  1. kittenboots's Avatar
    i'm not really liking this at all, for some reason. but! the colors are nice and the mushrooms are cute.
  1. Phaidrae's Avatar
    I'm 110% shocked that it's so very nice looking. Since ICC Druid gear has been just pure AWFUL. Would almost make me a little bit sad to mog this out in 4.3 now that I see it and actually LIKE it. Oh well tho, I've chugged thru the old content for weeks on end trying to acquire all of the old T6 gear and some staves so I can be a powerbird again. Maybe I'll keep my offspec set in the current model.
  1. Sammonoske's Avatar
    For the end of the expansion tier, this druid tier is pretty boring. Mostly talking about the helm and shoulders models.
  1. Saelem's Avatar
    I love it. Reminds me a lot of deepholm.
  1. mmoc5461ee9f4c's Avatar
    wow, that set looks fabolous!
  1. leviathonlx's Avatar
    The page was updated with the name of the set being Deep Earth Vestments. Really hints to the raid heading underground.
  1. homerunhomer's Avatar
    Like a cross up between T9 and the Rogue tier set that was based off of Geists (t10? I forget now, the ICC tier). Don't play a druid so it doesn't affect me much, but not really impressed. With transmogrification, I suppose it doesn't matter too much. I eagerly await the paladin set, though I fear it will just look silly
  1. Eladen's Avatar
    Mage T13 in related articles: Pony. Hell yeah.

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