I looked through the whole blog, where every MogOlympics contestant has their own page, and picked out a bunch of mogs that stood out to me for various reasons. Since I didn’t want to write a gigantic blog post, I picked out 12 that I thought I’d say a little bit about. This is not to say that these are my 12 overall favourites, it’s more an opportunity for me to throw some more praise around. I don’t think I would be able to pick my favourites anyways, there were so many really strong mogs, it would be too hard!
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- Tabard – Such a cute goblin! I love how all the colors of the tabard are represented in the outfit. (Sporeggar – Missus Amateur)
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- Tabard – I like how the tabard is such a central piece that it’s also the item that is pulling the whole set together. (Therazane – Navimie)
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- Tabard – I like the overall styling – hair color etc. I also really like the symbolism of the weapon, very clever! (Keepers of Time – Susan Ward)
Generally I thought the tabard mogs were really good. I picked out these three as I think they are strong, but each in their own way.
- In the first one, the colors are represented everywhere and several times in the outfit, especially the green stands out to me. If you took the tabard off, it would probably still work.
- In the second one, the tabard is the center piece and taking the tabard off, would probably cut the mog in half in terms of colors. I think it’s a great example of how just one key piece can make the whole thing come together.
- The last one shows how you can go for one color alone, here it’s a range of brown hues that define the whole mog in a way that can make it look as if all the pieces were meant to go together. The tabard blends seamlessly with the rest.
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- This is so good and totally within the category! Really well done! (Lower City – Draynee)
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- Also a gold winner and really clean mog that could seamlessly double as a rp outfit (Silvermoon – Kamalia et Alia)
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- Archery – I think the headpiece is a brave move, but yet I really like the combination of all the pieces. It’s a kilt-hunter look I’ve not seen before (Kirin Tor – Lyla)
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- Wrestling – Even the thought of gnomes wrestling is amusing to me. I like how this one looks a little rough and how the belt is tied in with the shoulders. (Argent Crusade – Andrew T)
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- Wrestling – A whole other weight category here, but nonetheless. I like the choice of using one of those face masks, which often look out of place, except in this case. (Exodar Kaleri)
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- Discus – Besides this being discus I appreciate the clear tribal theme as well. A lot of different pieces come together really well. (Thrallmar – King Col)
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- Discus – I’m currently looking into something similar for my goblin hunter. It’s a very simple mog, but I really like those shoulders and have been pondering how to make use of them myself (Frostwolves – Argo)
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- Javelin – This one looks so good on blue troll skin, the dusty colors all compliment each other. I also think this mog strikes a really good balance between simple and elaborate (Silvermoon – Kamalia et Alia)
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- Javelin – I like how this one is quite out there, it’s nice to see these gloves utilized, and it’s always great to see such an unusual color combination actually come together using various pieces. (Wyrmrst Accord – Alessandra)
The mogs above, I think, represent a variety from really simple to really elaborate to clearly themed.
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