With the release of Mists of Pandaria creeping closer by the day, I decided to put some time into coming up with some leather sets for my Monks that I might actually like. In general, most of the leather armor sets out there just don't appeal to me for one reason or another, but after playing around with Mogit on various toons, I found a few sets I actually like. Since this is a work in progress, more sets might be added over time as I play with Mogit and find sets that appeal to me. Any changes I make will be in the edited notes below. Finally, as a change of pace, I chose to use Human models for display purposes. Enjoy!
Edit Notes:July 2nd - Initial Post with Red Leather Harness set.
July 3rd - Added Yellowish Brown Leather Harness set.
July 4th - Added Heraldic/Potent and Supreme sets.
July 6th - Added Raptor Hide Harness and updated Supreme set. Also added Scorpashi Set (Modified Version) in a separate post since each post is capped at 10 attachements.
August 23rd - Added Grizzly Leather and Replica Darkmantle sets in the Scorpashi post.
August 30th - Updated Weapon in "Red Leather Harness Set" to
Firestorm Greatstaff since it is now the only weapon with that appearance known to still drop. Final update, won't be posting additional sets to this thread.
Red Leather Harness SetMale Version
Female Version
Shown Gear:Head: None
Shoulder:
Scaled Leather ShouldersBack: None
Chest:
Feral HarnessWrist:
Feral BindingsHands:
Feral GlovesWaist:
Feral CordLegs:
Saber LeggingsFeet:
Feral ShoesStaff:
Firestorm GreatstaffFull Wowhead Link:
Red Leather Harness SetThis set is by far my favorite so far. It uses mostly Feral armor pieces, though I did decide to swap out the pants with the Saber Leggings because I liked it better than the Feral pants that go with this set. The Feral set does not have a shoulder slot item that is moggable, so I went with the Scaled Leather Shoulders as a substitute. And because I like this set so much, I picked out a sizable number of weapons across various types to go with it.
Other Gear Choices:Headbands:
Adventurer's Bandana,
Wicked Leather HeadbandEyepatches:
Swashbuckler's Eyepatch,
Ragefury EyepatchPolearms:
Gargoyle's Bite,
Stoneraven,
BlackfuryFist Weapons:
Bladefist Knuckles,
Carnelian SpikesOne-Handed Axes:
Deadmines CleaverOne-Handed Maces:
Wirt's Third Leg,
Beast ClobbererOne-Handed Swords:
Wicked Mithril Blade,
Ogre Pocket Knife,
Scourgebane's Slicer,
Doomforged StraightedgeYellowish Brown Leather Harness SetMale Version
Female Version
Shown Gear:Head: None
Shoulder:
Earthen Leather ShouldersBack: None
Chest:
Murkblood ChestpieceWrist: None (most wrist items will be covered by gloves)
Hands:
Foreman's GlovesWaist:
Murkblood BeltLegs:
Thick Draenic PantsFeet:
Mud Stained BootsStaff:
Rattan Bo StaffFull Wowhead Link:
Yellowish Brown Leather Harness SetThis set is probably the most "creative" one I came up with. By that, I mean I used a lot of different armor pieces instead of using mostly pieces from a "box set". It's my second favorite of the ones I've come up with so far.
Raptor Hide Harness SetMale Version
Female Version
Shown Gear:Head: None
Shoulder:
Volcanic ShouldersBack: None
Chest:
Raptor Hide HarnessWrist: None (most wrist items will be covered by gloves)
Hands:
Inferno Hardened GlovesWaist:
Iceborne BeltLegs:
Volcanic LeggingsFeet:
Inferno Hardened BootsStaff:
Piercing GlaiveFull Wowhead Link:
Raptor Hide Harness SetThis is a red version of the Yellowish Brown Harness set posted earlier. It is build around the Raptor Hide Harness and uses Volcanic and Inferno Hardened pieces to go with it. I'm not crazy about the Piercing Glaive (I prefer spears and staves over halberds), but it matches the set pretty well.
Heraldic/Potent SetMale Version
Female Version
Shown Gear:Head: None
Shoulder:
Insignia MantleBack: None
Chest:
Heraldic Breastplate or
Potent ArmorWrist: None (most wrist items will be covered by gloves)
Hands:
Heraldic Gloves or
Potent GlovesWaist:
Heraldic BeltLegs:
Heraldic Leggings or
Potent PantsFeet:
Heraldic Boots or
Potent BootsStaff:
Ruthless Shiv (Note: Unknown if this drops in new Scarlet Monastery, may no longer be obtainable.)
Full Wowhead Link:
Heraldic/Potent SetThis is pretty much a posting of a "box set", with the weapon being the only independent pick. It has a nice studded leather look if you prefer a look like that over the Harness look or other options out there. There are 4 different color versions of this armor type: This one, a purple set (Supreme, shown next), a green set (Serpentskin), and a black set (Nightshade). However, I shoulder armor for the green and black sets don't match their respective types very well (at least in my opinion), and I could not find alternatives to plug in that I liked. One final note: I'm not sure if the
Ruthless Shiv will still be available after they revamp Scarlet Monastary, so I don't know if Monks will have access to it or not.
Supreme SetMale Version
Female Version
Shown Gear:Head: None
Shoulder:
Supreme ShouldersBack: None
Chest:
Supreme BreastplateWrist: None (most wrist items will be covered by gloves)
Hands:
Supreme GlovesWaist:
Supreme SashLegs:
Supreme LeggingsFeet:
Druidic Force BootsStaff:
Gargoyle's BiteFull Wowhead Link:
Supreme SetThis is another "box set" with the same look as the Tough Scorpid set, only in purple. Assembling this set may be very challenging because most of the pieces don't typically drop outside of Classic Vanilla raid zones. Fortunately, most of the pieces have lower level substitutes according to Mogit, so be sure to check it if you're going to go for obtaining this look.