With a significant playerbase built up over two decades, World of Warcraft has plenty of fans full of creativity. One World of Warcraft Classic player has crocheted miniature dolls of their entire 25-man raid team, including weapons, accessories, and even a boss.
The impressive project was completed by IllustriousBarber246. Though they had only just started crocheting when they began the project during a hospital stay, IllustriousBarber246 was able to craft the dolls in four and a half months.
The Burning Crusade raid squad consists of 26 characters–the team’s shadow priest has a normal and shadow form doll–as well as various weapons, pets, summons, and accessories. IllustriousBarber246 even included shaman totems, polymorphed animals, mage refreshment tables, and a warlock soulwell. To top it off, IllustriousBarber246 also crocheted the Reliquary of Souls boss from the Black Temple for the raid team to face off against. The boss was chosen with the help of their fellow Redditors.
IllustriousBarber246’s daughter also helped them craft the background for the raid diorama pictures they took. Technically, they have to finish a few more dolls for substitute members of their WoW raid team, but the main group is fully completed. Once they are all finished, IllustriousBarber246 plans on sending the dolls out to their respective players. The full gallery of their work–including in-depth detailed work of each doll–can be found on their Instagram, jinxiscrochet.
Fellow World of Warcraft players who saw IllustriousBarber246’s work immediately fell in love with it. The love and detail that went into the project are obvious, and players enjoyed seeing iconic World of Warcraft tier sets turned into adorable plushies. Some players commented on the lack of turnover during the project–evidently, only a few players left the team over the months. “Turns out having a small army of crocheted voodoo dolls is helpful,” they said. Other players asked if IllustriousBarber246 was taking commissions, but they are currently not interested in making crochet more than a hobby.
World of Warcraft Classic’s dedicated fanbase is full of guilds and communities like IllustriousBarber246’s. Though it does not have as many players as retail World of Warcraft, it has a solid playerbase of nearly 500,000 players daily. Currently, Blizzard is planning to launch Wrath of the Lich King Classic later this year, with a fall or winter release likely. Though it has not revealed an exact launch date yet, players can hope to hear one soon–and will likely be able to start the Wrath of the Lich King Classic beta in the next few months.
World of Warcraft Classic is available now on PC.
Source: Instagram/jinxicrochet