Can You Transmog Weapons to Look Like Artifacts in World of Warcraft?
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Yes, you absolutely can transmogrify your weapons to look like the powerful Artifact Weapons from the Legion expansion in World of Warcraft! This is a fantastic feature that allows players to customize their appearance and bring back the iconic looks of those legendary weapons. However, there are specific nuances and restrictions you need to understand to fully utilize this system, so let’s dive into the details.
How Artifact Transmogrification Works
The transmogrification system allows you to change the appearance of your equipped weapons to look like other weapons you’ve collected. When it comes to Artifact Weapons, these appearances are treated like any other weapon appearance, with a few unique considerations.
- Unlocking Appearances: You need to first unlock a specific Artifact Weapon appearance on at least one character on your account. This is achieved by completing various quests, challenges, and activities in the Legion expansion.
- Account-Wide Access: Once unlocked, Artifact appearances are available across all characters of the same class on your account. This means if your warrior unlocks a specific appearance, any other warrior character on your account can use it.
- Using the Transmogrifier: To actually apply the transmog, you need to visit a Transmogrifier NPC. These are located in major cities. Once there, you can select the weapon slot, and if an Artifact appearance has been unlocked for your class, it will appear in the list of available options.
- Applying Tints: Beyond the base appearances, many Artifact Weapons have different color variations or tints. These tints are unlocked through various in-game activities, and they too are available account-wide once earned. However, tints are applied separately at the Artifact Weapon Forge in your Legion Class Order Hall, not at the transmogrifier.
- Restrictions: Keep in mind that you can only use Artifact appearances on weapons your character is capable of wielding. For example, a rogue can’t transmog a staff into daggers.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) About Artifact Transmogrification
1. Can I still get Artifact Weapon appearances?
Absolutely! Outside of the Mage Tower challenge appearances, you can acquire every Legion Artifact appearance and tint. If you acquired a Mage Tower appearance, you can still unlock additional tints for it, provided you earned the base appearance initially. Unfortunately, if you did not complete the Mage Tower Challenge, that specific appearance is no longer available.
2. Where do I get my first Artifact Weapon?
Your first Artifact Weapon quest becomes available in Dalaran after completing the Legion introductory quest chain. A member of your class order will approach you and offer you a quest to begin your Artifact weapon journey.
3. Are all Artifact Weapon appearances account-wide?
Yes, Artifact appearances, including completed Mage Tower challenge appearances, are account-wide. You can transmogrify a non-artifact weapon with an Artifact appearance unlocked by another character on your account, provided they are the same class.
4. How do I unlock Hidden Artifact Appearances?
All Artifact Weapons from the Legion expansion have special hidden appearances that can be unlocked. These secret appearances often come with special effects for the weapon. Most are unlocked by defeating specific enemies, completing quests, or exploring the world. Unlocking a hidden appearance will also grant you the “Hidden Potential” achievement.
5. Can I earn Artifact appearances in expansions after Legion, like Shadowlands?
Yes, with the exception of Mage Tower appearances and their associated tints, all other Artifact appearances remain available to earn in content outside the Legion expansion.
6. What are Hidden Artifact appearances designed for?
The hidden Artifact appearances were created as a part of exploration and discovery content. It encouraged players to work together and figure out how to find these items, adding a fun community-driven aspect to the game.
7. How do I apply tints to my Artifact Weapons?
To apply a tint to your Artifact Weapon, you must visit the Artifact Weapon Forge located in your Legion Class Order Hall. This is different than the regular transmogrifier.
8. Can low-level players use transmog Artifact appearances?
Yes, all Artifact items can currently be transmogrified account-wide, even on low-level characters, as long as they are of the same class as the character that unlocked the appearance.
9. How do I get my second Artifact Weapon?
To unlock your second Artifact quest, you must reach level 102, progress sufficiently in your Order Hall campaign, and complete the quest “A Falling Star.” Each class has its own specific quest chain to obtain their other Artifact Weapons.
10. Can I buy an Artifact Weapon?
You can’t directly buy Artifact Weapons in the game in the same way you might buy other weapons. However, if you are referencing real-world purchases, while there are laws surrounding cultural patrimony, legally imported items can be purchased in real-world scenarios. In-game, all artifacts are acquired through gameplay.
11. Where can I find Artifact Enhancement items?
Both the Sanctifying Essence and Unction artifact XP items are purchased through the Realm Depot shop in the Teapot Realm. It’s worth noting that artifact weapon power is no longer relevant outside of using those weapons in Legion content, and these items are not particularly useful anymore for progression.
12. How do I get Artifact weapon relics?
Artifact relics are obtained by completing quest lines, dungeons, and raids in the Broken Isles, Argus, or other Legion-related content. They once had a major impact on the overall power of an Artifact, increasing its item level and stats, but they no longer have a power-increasing effect. They are now used to unlock additional tints and appearances.
13. What is the “Dragonslayers” weapon?
“The Dragonslayers” is a unique weapon that requires combining three specific items: the “Haft of the God-King,” the “Skull of Shar’thos,” and the “Skull of Nithogg.” You must also be Exalted with the Valarjar faction before any of these items will drop, though they are not part of the artifact appearances itself.
14. How do I get Hidden Artifact Appearance Tints?
After unlocking the hidden appearance for your Artifact Weapon, you can unlock three additional tints by completing various activities. These activities typically include completing 30 dungeons using the unlocked hidden artifact appearance, completing 200 world quests using the unlocked hidden artifact appearance, and killing specific bosses using the hidden appearance.
15. Can I obtain the Mage Tower appearances in current content?
The Mage Tower Class Challenge was removed with the Battle for Azeroth expansion. If you are missing any appearance that was unlocked through the challenge, unfortunately, this appearance is no longer obtainable. However, tints for those Mage Tower appearances are still able to be unlocked if you did the challenge during Legion.
Conclusion
The ability to transmog your weapons into the iconic Artifact Weapon appearances of Legion provides a fantastic way to customize your character’s look and express your style. With most appearances available account-wide and the addition of multiple tints, you have a huge array of options at your disposal. While the Mage Tower appearances remain exclusive to players who completed the challenge in the Legion expansion, there’s still plenty of content and appearances for everyone to chase. Happy transmogging!