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A variety of appearance changing effects are available in World of Warcraft. They change your character's visual appearance beyond what a barber shop can do, often by applying a buff that alters your size, race, or gender. These effects can be gained from items, objects, spells, or even by being in a certain zone or phase. Though some appearance changing effects come with additional gameplay uses, they're most commonly used for vanity, fun, or roleplaying purposes.

Appearance changes have been given many names by players, including transformations, costumes, disguises, and shapeshifts.

Items[]

Item name Source Effect Buff duration Charges
Inv drink 03 [Dire Brew] Blackrock Depths Turns you into a Dark Iron dwarf. 1 hour 1
Inv misc monsterhead 04 [Savory Deviate Delight] Cooking Turns you into a ninja or pirate. 1 hour
Inv potion 83 [Noggenfogger Elixir] Sprinkle Noggenfogger, Gadgetzan Can turn you into a skeleton or shrink you. 10 minutes
Inv misc orb 02 [Orb of the Blackwhelp] Wyrmcult Provisioner, Blade's Edge Mountains Turns you into a black dragon whelp. 15 minutes 3
Inv potion 07 [Pygmy Oil] Alchemy or Inv misc bag 07 blue [Bag of Fishing Treasures] Shrinks you; stackable. Turns you into a female gnome at 8 or more stacks. 10 minutes 1
Spell frost frostward [Winter Veil Disguise Kit] Mailed after completing B [10-70] A Smokywood Pastures' Thank You! Turns you into a snowman. Until canceled Infinite (toy)
Inv wand 12 [Hallowed Wand] Found inside: Inv misc bag 11 [Treat Bag], given by innkeepers during Hallow's End. Depending on the type of wand, it can turn you into a skeleton, bat, ghost, leaper gnome, ninja, pirate, or wisp. 1 hour 5
Inv misc food 59 [Hallow's End Pumpkin Treat] B [25-70] Free at Last! and H [1-70 Daily] Stop the Fires!;
Katrina Shimmerstar, Dun Morogh;
Rachelle Gothena, Orgrimmar
Makes you "larger and oranger" or turns you into a human, goblin, or undead pirate; a human ghost; or a skeleton. 20 minutes 1
Inv misc bag 28 halloween [Weighted Jack-o'-Lantern] Drops from: The Headless Horseman

Found inside: Inv misc gift 05 [Crudely Wrapped Gift]

Places a pumpkin on your target's head. 1 hour
Inv misc branch 01 [Blossoming Branch] Quest reward of:

Sold by: Noblegarden Merchants

Turns your target into a rabbit. ??
Inv misc roses 01 [Spring Flowers] Sold by: Noblegarden Merchants

Found in: Brightly Colored Eggs

Places rabbit ears on your target. 2 minutes
Inv helmet 29 [Faded Wizard Hat] Quest reward of: H [5-30] Farewell, Minnow Turns you into one of Xylem's apprentices of (fairly) random race and gender. 30 minutes
Inv wand 01 [Stave of Fur and Claw] Sold by Meilosh in Timbermaw Hold Turns you into a Furbolg. 3 minutes
Inv drink 01 [Iron Boot Flask] Sold by: Turns you into a Iron Dwarf. 10 minutes
Inv chest chain 14 [Gordok Ogre Suit] Made by: Turns you into a gray ogre. 10 minutes
Inv misc orb 02 [Orb of Deception] It's a world drop. Turns you into a member of the opposite faction. The race you become depends on what race you are. 5 minutes
Inv misc orb 02 [Orb of the Sin'dorei] Drops from: Turns you into a Blood Elf. 5 minutes
Trade fishing [Hook of the Master Angler] Quest reward of: Master Angler Turns you into a fish. Until canceled
Inv qirajidol war [Time-Lost Figurine] Drops from: Terokk Turns you into an Arakkoa. 5 minutes
Inv misc head murloc 01 [Murloc Costume] You needed to attend Blizzcon 2007. Puts a poorly made murloc costume on your character. You also hold a Blizzcon flag! 1 hour
Inv drink 04 [Frenzyheart Brew] Sometimes made from Inv potion 136 [Ripe Disgusting Jar]. Turns you into a Wolvar. 5 minutes
Inv misc tournaments symbol troll [Darkspear Pride] Was earned by completing the Zalazane's Fall world event prior to the Shattering Turns you into a Darkspear Warrior. 30 minutes
Inv misc tournaments symbol gnome [Gnomeregan Pride] Was earned by completing the Operation: Gnomeregan world event prior to the Shattering Turns you into a Gnomeregan Infantry. 30 minutes
Inv misc book 07 [Rituals of the New Moon] Made by: Scribes who have obtained Inv misc book 07 [Technique: Rituals of the New Moon] Turns you into a wolf. 2 minutes
Inv misc idol 01 [Carved Ogre Idol] Earned through the TCG. Turns you into a red ogre 10 minutes
Trade archaeology bones of transformation [Bones of Transformation] Rare Night Elf Archaeology Reward. Turns you into a Naga. 20 seconds
Trade archaeology wispamulet [Wisp Amulet] Rare Night Elf Archaeology Reward. Turns you into a Wisp. 20 seconds
Trade archaeology oldgodtrinket [Blessing of the Old God] Rare Nerubian Archaeology Reward. Turns you into a Silithid. 20 seconds

Teleporter malfunctions[]

Engineers can use their teleporters, Inv misc blizzcon09 graphicscard [Ultrasafe Transporter: Toshley's Station] and Inv misc enggizmos 07 [Dimensional Ripper - Area 52], in an attempt to disguise themselves with a debuff that lasts an hour. Unlike other disguises, these can stack if you logout then log back in after 4 hours, but people prefer just to have fun with the malfunctions while they have them.

Mount appearance changes[]

Your mounts' appearances can be changed with certain items:

Item How to obtain Description of effects Buff duration
Inv misc plant 03 [Fresh Holly] Kiss a Neutral Winter Reveler found in inns during the Feast of Winter Veil. Turns your mount into a reindeer. 1 hour
Inv misc herb 08 [Fresh Brewfest Hops] Sold by: Turns your mount into a Brewfest ram or kodo, depending on your faction. ??
Inv misc herb 08 [Fresh Goblin Brewfest Hops] Sold by: Alliance Belbi Quikswitch <Token Redeemer> Turns your mount into a Brewfest kodo. ??
Inv misc herb 08 [Fresh Dwarven Brewfest Hops] Sold by: Horde Blix Fixwidget <Token Redeemer> Turns your mount into a Brewfest ram. ??
Inv misc plant 03 [Preserved Holly] Quest reward of:

Found inside: Inv holiday christmas present 01 [Ticking Present]

Turns your mount into a reindeer. 1 hour
Inv misc herb 08 [Preserved Brewfest Hops] Sold by: Turns your mount into a Brewfest ram or kodo, depending on your faction. ??

Quest items[]

These only last until the quest they belong to are completed. Most are limited to a certain zone. A [28] Raene's Cleansing is one of the only quests that you can abandon and keep the item forever, but you can never finish the quest or [Dartol's Rod of Transformation] will be removed from your inventory. [Overseer Disguise] can be made continuously, but it's limited to its quest's zone.

Item Quest
Inv wand 01 [Dartol's Rod of Transformation] A [28] Raene's Cleansing
Ability rogue disguise [Tree Disguise Kit] A [1-30] Tree's Company
Inv chest fur [Overseer Disguise] N [20-30] Meeting at the Blackwing Coven
Inv misc tabardpvp 02 [Sunfury Disguise] N [25-30] Information Gathering
Inv mask 01 [Blood Elf Disguise] N [25-30] What Illidan Wants, Illidan Gets...
Inv misc gem pearl 07 [Orb of the Crawler] N [1-70] An Innocent Disguise
Inv misc birdbeck 01 [Shabby Arakkoa Disguise] N [15-30] A Shabby Disguise
Ability hunter pet wolf [Worg Disguise] A [10-30] In Worg's Clothing

H [10-30] In Worg's Clothing

Inv misc tabardpvp 04 [Warsong Orc Disguise] A [10-30] It Was The Orcs, Honest!
Inv misc bag enchantedmageweave [Overseer Disguise Kit] A [15-30] Put on Your Best Face for Loken

H [15-30] Loken's Orders

Inv misc herb 11 [Sandfern Disguise] N [20-30] Crocolisk Mastery: The Ambush

Objects[]

Object disguises come from objects you can interact with in the environment. They can either be clicked on or you must walk on top of them.

Spells[]

Appearance changes can be applied to players through spells. Both NPCs and players can cast them.

Player spells[]

Some classes come with spells which let them disguise themselves. They are normally used for combat, but they can be used for fun as well.

  • Druids can use shapeshifting to turn into certain animals.
  • Shamans can turn into a Spell nature spiritwolf [Ghost Wolf].
  • Shadow priests can use Spell shadow shadowform [Shadowform] to turn themselves a dark purplish color. Some may argue that this is not a disguise, however, at one point it uses to share the same blanket effect as disguises. That means it actually removed disguises once.

NPC spells[]

If you interact with certain NPCs, they can provide you with a disguise. While there are a few NPCs that will give you a disguise just by speaking to them, a majority of NPCs will only cast spells on you for certain quests until they are complete.

  • The Pirates' Day buffs alter only the appearance of the character's clothes, but are disguises in the sense that they bypass the normal clothes mechanic of having to equip the items to display them and overide the appearance of equipped items. The buff can be obtained through talking with one of the commoners that spawn in the capital cities. You can get a longer-lasting buff from Dread Captain DeMeza who's in Booty Bay during the event.
  • During Hallow's End, sometimes innkeepers will trick you instead of giving you a Inv misc bag 11 [Treat Bag] by turning you into mini diablo, a cat, a miniature sand worm, or a frog. The debuff from being tricked only lasts for a short period of time, but some players like to run around with it.
  • Horde Bom'bay <Witch Doctor in Training> provides several short term spells; one enlarges the character, and one makes it a "ghost" - makes it more transparent.
  • Using the item Inv misc firedancer 01 [Brazier of Dancing Flames] and then selecting the NPC that spawns, Dancing Flames, will allow you to interact with her through some emotes. The emote /dance will turn you into an enlarged version of her.

Zone-related appearance changes[]

When you step into certain zones, your character will become disguised.

Other[]

  • Inv potion 10 [Elixir of Giant Growth] and Inv misc monsterhead 01 [Deviate Fish] (one effect is shrink) are on the periphery as they change the character's size but none of the graphic elements.
  • You can trick appearance change buffs into swapping your character's gender. All you need is Inv potion 07 [Pygmy Oil]. Make sure you drink enough to turn into the gnome, then use any other disguise which adjusts to your gender. The disguise you use must have a duration lasting over what's left of the Inv potion 07 [Pygmy Oil]'s buff. For example, if your disguise duration is 5 minutes long, you must wait until the oil buff duration reaches 5 minutes or below.

Patch changes[]

  • Warlords of Draenor Patch 6.0.2 (2014-10-14): The Transformation system has been improved. Characters can now be affected by multiple transformation effects at once. While multiple transformation or shapeshift effects are active, only the highest priority one will be visible. This allows transformation effects to persist while shapeshifts are active. Additionally, many restrictions on being transformed have been removed.
  • Mists of Pandaria Hotfix (2013-12-19): Effects transforming a player's appearance should no longer prevent them from being able to interact with a defeated Paragon.
  • WoW Icon update Patch 1.7.0 (2005-09-13): When you have more than one transformation aura (Orb of Deception, Noggenfogger, etc.), the last one applied is the one that is shown.

See also[]

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