Cool Looks for Dedicated Players

"Seriously. Feast away. I'm quite beautiful" - Burgy Blackheart

Last week we went over vanity items in game that can change your appearance and don't require a whole lot of time and effort to acquire. Well, as promised (Albeit later than I had anticipated.), this week we will delve into the dark world of vanity items that change your look at the expense of your time, effort and sometimes even your sanity.

Quests and Reputation:

These items won't send you insane, and are probably the least infuriating to acquire. As long as you have some time and elbow grease, you will be rewarded with the vanity item of your dreams.

• Stave of Fur and Claw - This item transforms you into a Furbolg for three minutes. All one must do to get their hands on this is grab 75g and head through Timbermaw Hold and pay Meliosh a visit. Naturally, there is a catch! To get through the tunnel and gain access to the item, you need to be exalted with the Timbermaw. Roll up your sleeves and start grinding the mobs outside Timbermaw Hold. 
• Faded Wizard Hat - Before any of you Alliance scum get too excited about turning into one of 16 different transformations, this item is Horde only. There are 26 pre-requisite quests to unlock before you can finally accept Farewell, Minnow and rock out your new look. A word of warning, it's marked as a quest item, so don't quest through the majority of Azshara and throw it out by mistake!
• Orb of the Blackwhelp - Alliance at least get something unique to their faction as well, but it only has three charges! Such a rip. Anyhow, you'll need to do the quest Meeting at the Blackwing Coven.
• Frenzyheart Brew - This item turns you into a Wolvar for five minutes. It has a chance to drop from a Ripe Disgusting Jar. You need to be Revered with the Frenzyheart Tribe to get this and... the only way to get to Revered is with dailies. Huzzah!  
• Leyara's Locket - You like dailies, right? Excellent, because you'll enjoy logging on every single day and heading to the Molten Front. Once you've opened up enough of the Molten Front and earned the achievement Legacy of Leyara, pay a visit to your mailbox. After a bit of flying around and some interesting RP, you'll have yourself a locket that can turn you into a Druid of the Flame for 5 minutes.
• Hook of the Master Angler - This lovely item turns you into a fish, and all you have to do is complete the quest Master Angler in Stranglethorn! Easy, right? Ha. Ha. Ha ha ha. No. This quest involves you winning the Stranglethorn Fishing Extravaganza which happens every Sunday between 2pm - 4pm server time. Long live fishing!

Garrosh is really making a habit out of not noticing infiltrators!

Rare Spawns and Drops

Are you the kind of person who goes to the Casino and always seems to win? Lotto tickets love giving you money and you always manage to avoid disaster? Excellent! Getting these items should be a breeze for you! For the rest of us... well we'll just be weeping in the corner after being denied that coveted drop for 378th time. 

• Burgy Blackheart's Handsome Hat - This item has a 100% chance to drop off the NPC Burgy Blackheart. It turns you into a ghost gnome pirate (Pictured above.). Did I mention he's a rare spawn? If your stars are aligned, you'll find this bloke hanging out at the shipwreck at the base of Nespirah. 
• Time-Lost Figurine - This item turns you into a random Arakkoa and has a 9% chance to drop off Terrok. In order to summon Terrok, you'll need to work through the Sha'tari Skyguard quests in Terrokar Forest. You'll eventually work your way to Adversarial Blood, which is a repeatable quest that gives you the item to summon Terrok -- however they're consumed once you summon him. Tip: When he goes immune to damage, drag him over the blue circles that will appear. 
• Orb of the Sin'dorei - Transforms you into a Blood Elf for five minutes -- unless you're already a Blood Elf, in which case it does nothing (Yes, I found out the hard way.). This can drop off four bosses in Magister's Terrace. The catch? It only drops on heroic mode, meaning you can only do it once a day.
• Super Simian Sphere - This one is AWESOME. You turn into an ape in a bubble for five minutes! Naturally, to counteract it's brilliance, it's incredibly hard to get. It's a random Wrath of the Lich King zone drop. It looks like Sapph has the best chance to drop this... at 0.15%. Please excuse me while I go cry into a stiff drink. 
• Orb of Deception - Vanilla drop. Skarr the Broken has the best chance of dropping it at... 1.4%. Did I mention he's a rare? You may have better luck farming the Auction House for this item, as it's Bind on Equip.
• Muradin's Favor - Quest reward from Muradin's Lament in Icecrown Citadel. Did I mention that someone has to be wielding Shadowmourne for the initial quest item to be dropped? Oh, and that the Unsealed Chest which starts the quest only drops if it's the wielders first Lich King kill with the sword? Oh, and that it's in fierce competition with three other equally awesome awards? The good news is that it's Bind on Equip, so if you sell a kidney you can probably get it. 

There you have it, folks. My list of cool on-use items is complete! There are still a few items that I could have included such as the Vial of the Sands, Fandral's Flamescythe, etc, but since they're mounts or class specific, I thought better of it. Let's keep the grind torture universal! Good luck, and sorry in advance for any premature hair loss and greying that may occur!