With legendaries soon to be transmoggable in the World of WarCraft expansion, Shadowlands, now is the time to collect some fan favorites. Transmog is a system in the game that allows players to make their equipped armor appear differently, using other items they've collected.
Before the age of transmog, many players found themselves in a mish-mash of armor designs that didn't often look pleasing. Especially in The Burning Crusade, many pieces of armor came with random neon colors that just didn't mesh well with other armors. Now, players have the ability to look like just about anything they want, using any armor and weapons they desire.
10 Val'anyr, Hammer of Ancient Kings
Along with the help of Brann Bronzebeard, players unlock the elusive secrets and extreme dangers of Ulduar, a titan city. One of those secrets is an ancient artifact known as Val'anyr, Hammer of Ancient Kings. This stunning, one-handed mace gives healers the chance to proc Blessing of Ancient Kings which causes heals to also shield targets and absorb damage.
Classes with healing specializations that use maces must loot 30 Fragments of Val'anyr from raid bosses within Ulduar, located in Storm Peaks, Northrend. Defeating bosses on hard mode increases the chance of a drop. Assemble the fragments into Shattered Fragments of Val'anyr which triggers a quest called Ancient History. Follow the questline and throw Unbound Fragments of Val'anyr into the mouth of the final boss, Yogg-Saron, while he casts Deafening Roar. Defeat Yogg-Saron, loot the quest item, and turn in the quest.
9 Warglaives of Azzinoth
These highly coveted blades belonging to The Betrayer, himself, are available for players who defeat him in The Black Temple. The Warglaives of Azzinoth are a two-piece set of one-handed swords. When equipped together, the warglaives cause melee attacks to increase the player's haste rating. They also increase attack power when fighting demons.
Take a rogue, warrior, death knight, monk, or demon hunter to The Black Temple in Shadowmoon Valley, Outland. Fight through the demonic denizens of the raid, unlocking the path to Illidan at the top of the temple. Defeat him for a chance at one or both of the warglaives.
8 Fangs of the Father
The Cataclysm expansion offers rogues a class-specific set of blades called the Fangs of the Father. These tentacled monstrosities, made up of Golad and Tiriosh, grant an ability that slows fall speed. When equipped together, they cause melee attacks to grant Shadows of the Destroyer which increases agility and stacks up to 50 times. Every application beyond 30 grants a chance to trigger Fury of the Destroyer, which grants 5 combo points and causes a finishing move to generate 5 combo points.
Journey to the Dragon Soul raid in the Caverns of Time, Tanaris with a rogue. Once inside, find Lord Afrasastrasz at Wyrmrest Temple to obtain a quest called Proving Your Worth. This begins a 13-part questline that involves work within Dragon Soul as well as outside of the instance. The first objective is to simply pickpocket Hagara the Stormbinder, one of the bosses of the raid. The item taken from her is the Cryptomancer's Decoder Ring which is used throughout the questline. Follow it until the blades are obtained.
7 Thori'dal, The Star's Fury
Hunters seeking an epic bow need to look no further than the one energized by the Sunwell itself. Thori'dal, the Stars' Fury is a mysterious bow that generates magical arrows every time the player draws the bowstring. As of patch 4.0.1, the purchase of arrows is no longer required, making this ability useless. But the glowing arrows still look cool!
Take a hunter to Sunwell Plateau on the Isle of Quel'Danas, just north of Silvermoon City. Fight through the fabled home of the Sunwell, cleansing it of eredar and demons alike. Make haste to the main Sunwell chamber to face the final boss, Kil'jaeden The Deceiver. Defeat and loot him for a chance at the bow.
6 Warp Slicer
Those in the market for a shiny, one-handed sword might like the Warp Slicer. This blade puts the warp in Warp Blade, granting a chance on hit to increase movement speed and attack speed.
Take any class which uses one-handed swords to The Eye, located in Netherstorm, Outland. It's a short raid and even allows players to skip two bosses and go straight to Kael'Thas Sunstrider and his advisors, the encounter that drops the sword. Engage Kael'thas and he begins his speech. He introduces his advisors one-by-one, allowing players to engage them one at a time. The final phase involves Kael'thas enchanting the weapons of his fallen council to attack, one of which being the Warp Slicer. Defeat and loot Kael'thas for the sword.
5 Thunderfury, Blessed Blade of the Windseeker
Did somebody say... Thunderfury, Blessed Blade of the Windseeker? They actually did this time! This shining piece of World of WarCraft history grants a chance on hit to blast enemies with chain lightning, affecting up to 5 targets. It consumes the primary target with a cyclone that slows them.
Take any class that uses one-handed swords to Molten Core, deep inside Blackrock Mountain, east of Stormwind City. Defeat and loot both Baron Geddon and Garr for a chance at one-half of the Bindings of the Windseeker. Once looted, it begins a quest, taking players down to Silithus, Kalimdor, to meet with Highlord Demitrian. Further on, this questline requires the collection of 10 Enchanted Elementium Bars, the Essence of the Firelord, and both parts of the Bindings of the Windseeker in order to get the legendary sword.
4 Sulfuras, Hand of Ragnaros
Few weapons in the world can match the might of the one chosen by the Firelord, himself. Sulfuras, Hand of Ragnaros is a two-handed mace that grants a chance on hit to hurl a fireball toward an enemy and deal fire damage to anyone that strikes the player.
Take any class who uses two-handed maces to Molten Core and defeat the final boss, Ragnaros, for a very small chance at the Eye of Sulfuras. Next, find a blacksmith with the Sulfuron Hammer pattern or purchase it from Lokhtos Darkbargainer of the Thorium Brotherhood located in Blackrock Depths. Crafting the hammer requires 8 Sulfuron Ingots, 20 Dark Iron Bars, 50 Arcanite Bars, 25 Essence of Fire, 10 Blood of the Mountain, 10 Lava Cores, and 10 Fiery Cores. Once crafted, combine the Sulfuron Hammer with the Eye of Sulfuras to create the legendary mace.
3 Dragonwrath, Tarecgosa's Rest
Casters seeking the might of dragons search far and wide for staves like Dragonwrath, Tarecgosa's Rest. Imbued with the essence of the blue dragon, herself, the staff has a chance to grant the player The Wrath of Tarecgosa, duplicating the spell. It also grants the ability to transform the player into Tarecgosa's Visage, allowing them faster flying.
Begin the quest for this amazing staff by defeating a Molten Lord within the Firelands raid, located in Hyjal. Defeating them grants the quest Your Time Has Come. It begins a long questline spanning across all of Azeroth, requiring the collection of Eternal Embers and Sands of Time. Players later receive Branch of Nordrassil, the first part of Dragonwrath. Eventually, it becomes the Runestaff of Nordrassil, a more powerful staff. Upon completing the final quest, The Stuff of Legends, players earn Dragonwrath.
2 Devastation
What warrior doesn't want to swing around a fiery battle axe? The legendary two-handed axe, Devastation, is a great option. It has a chance on hit to increase both movement speed and attack speed.
Take any class that uses two-handed axes to The Eye in Netherstorm, Outland. This raid has four bosses, two of which are skippable for the purposes of obtaining this weapon. Defeat the fiery phoenix, Al'ar, in the first large room before heading up the corridor toward Kael'thas and his advisors. Defeat and loot Kael'thas for the axe.
1 Shadowmourne
What may be the ultimate collectible weapon, aside from the unobtainable Frostmourne, is the Lich King's axe, Shadowmourne. Used by Arthas, himself, the axe allows melee attacks to drain Soul Fragments, granting strength to the player. Upon collecting 10 Soul Fragments, the axe unleashes Chaos Bane, an AoE that damages enemies within 15 yards and grants additional strength.
Bring any class that uses two-handed axes to Icecrown, Northrend and have or earn at least friendly level reputation with The Ashen Verdict. Go into Icecrown Citadel and speak with Highlord Darion Morgraine in the first area to receive the quest The Sacred and the Corrupt. The quest requires the collection of Light's Vengeance, 25 Primordial Saronite, Festergut's Acidic Blood, and Rotface's Acidic Blood. Completing this quest earns the axe Shadow's Edge. Eventually, the player must collect 50 Shadowfrost Shards from bosses in 25 player Icecrown Citadel bosses which rewards the legendary axe.