Anyone who plays World of Warcraft knows the real endgame is looking cool, and Blizzard is giving players another way to do just that with a new transmog feature coming in patch 12.0.5.
As revealed in the latest 12.0.5 public test realm development notes, players will soon be able to choose how to sheath their one handed weapons using the game’s transmog system. Those options include sheathing weapons on the back, hip, or whether to be hidden entirely. For those classes or specializations that dual wield one-handed weapons, each weapon can be transmogged independently, meaning one weapon could be on the back while another could be on the hip.
Unfortunately, two-handed weapons aren’t currently able to be worn on the hip (likely because they would be dragging through the ground), but they can still be hidden if desired. In the live game, the only way to do this currently is by using certain cloak transmog appearances that hide weapons.
It’s a nice change overall, and one that, when combined with WoW’s recently overhauled transmog system, gives players even more options to express themselves. Blizzard revamped transmog ahead of the game’s new Midnight expansion, making it so players can save and more easily swap between multiple different outfits and without the need to constantly visit the transmogrifier every time players acquired a new piece of gear. Though there were initially some price concerns over the cost of unlocking outfits, Blizzard eventually landed in a place where the new system feels more affordable and customizable than before.
Patch 12.0.5 doesn’t currently have a release date, but given it’s on the PTR right now, it’s expected to arrive in the next few weeks. The new weapon transmog options are just a small part of the patch, which will additionally add new Void Assault world events and a prop-hunt style game mode called Decor Duel.
In other WoW news, the final raid of Midnight Season 1 is now live, though some players attempted to kill its main boss before it even launched. Blizzard’s MMO will also finally be getting an official Pride event this summer. For those who can’t get enough cosmetics, WoW is also included in an Xbox and Fanta collab that will grant various rewards across games like Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 and Diablo 4.
