For me personally it’s tier 1 Giantstalker for Hunters, something about the exposed legs and huge towering shoulders just makes me happy in my simple orc brain and for some reason is the tier set I like to see the most on other hunters.
That said I still need the helm, pants and boots for my giantstalker set to be complete.
What’s your favoured tier set? What stands out as iconic to you?
I was a mage in Vanilla (RIP Inuria of Stormreaver), and I had 6/8 Netherwind. I never really liked it all that much. What I loved was the druid set.
Stormrage Raiment was the absolute own. I’m not a fan of the antlers, but the rest of it is an absolute chef’s kiss, and for whatever reason: they love sticking antlers on druids, so even that fits.
To this day, it’s the best looking ensemble for druids I’ve ever seen in this game, and I really love the fresh coat of paint they put on it for the 20th anniversary update.
Prob paladin t3.
Warrior t2.5 sholders are iconic, the t1 head is super unique.
I used to really love both the hunter t1 and t2 sets
Dungeon 0.5 set for Priests. I love how Devout looks but the 0.5 colour i like more.
Paladin T2 was a classic
Fel heart and nemesis for lock
Bloodfang for rogue (though nightslayer chest was the best looking single item from any tier set)
R13 set for shaman and warrior felt way more iconic than their raid gear
T0. If I had to give a reason Im going to say nostalgia.
There was a brief time in Vanilla where having most or all of your dungeon set was a big deal. I remember it fondly.
If the PVP sets count, I am really fond of the Golden R14 Plate sets… its so glorious.
OMG in early 2005 that was insane levels of awesome.