Happy New Year! Tier 8 and Ulduar Weapons preview!
News have been slow lately, Blizzard posters are taking a break for the end of the year and I don't have much to write about. Hopefully there are still a bunch of interesting things to post and Tier 8 sets and Ulduar gear were at the top of my list.

Please note that these models aren't really new, most of them have been sitting here since the beta of Wrath of the Lich King. I just didn't have the time to news them before (because it actually takes some work to get everything nice and organized), that's pretty much the same with Ulduar weapons, I probably already posted some of them in the past actually but this time you've got the extra-nice high resolution screenshots.

These items will be released with Patch 3.1, it means that everything below is still in beta phase and could be changed (Reminder: This is not the next patch, the next one is 3.0.8 and will most likely be deployed on live servers in the first weeks of January). Don't jump to conclusions because something doesn't look as nice as you wanted it to be, it could even be an error from my side in some case. (Wrong glows on armors or weapons, I don't think it really happened here but you can never be sure)

Druids / Paladins / Shamans / Warrior sets are not in the game files for the moment, it also seems that there isn't any texture for the male version of the rogue set. Just wait a few more weeks and we'll probably see everything on 3.1 PTRs.

Thanks to Zorkk for the help on coding a few things. See you all in 2009!

Tier 8 Armor Sets


Ulduar Weapons
Again, these files have been here for some time and we will most likely see more models added to the game with the release of the Ulduar raid dungeon.

Note: The model of the 2-Hand mace is actually named "Aspects" instead of Ulduar, but one of the skin used on this mace is properly named "Ulduar" and we will most likely see this mace for the first time in 3.1.

Hopefully swords will be better itemized in 3.1
Rogues are stuck with fists + daggers currently.

The rogue set on a troll is probably going to look retarded beyond measure... Good thing we can hide helmets indeed.


The colors are for 10/25 man, and probably 2-3 sets for the different PvP tiers as well.

- 10/25 Man versions
- Recolors for non-set items
- Recolors for items included much later in game
- Recolors for gear used on NPCs/Monsters (the Mage Tier 8 is used on Rhonin / Aethas Sunreaver / etc ... Warlock one on Grand Apothecary Putress)
- Recolors just in case they need them. ^^

ow i thought that set for rogues was fake in beta

and yes thank god for the option to display helm

Wow, the model reuse is pretty rampant with these weapons. I see blinkstrike, mana wrath and arcanite steam pistol with a few extra polys. Pretty slack for tier gear.

Nop, PvP and PvE gear aren't using the same models anymore, except if they decide to change their mind.

Maybe the "Aspects" tag means its coming from the next boss in the Wyrmrest Temple raids.

"rogues havent looked good since bloodfang"

amen partner.....