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Transmog Interface

Transmogrification (Transmog) is a system that allows characters in-game to change the appearance (but not the function) of their weapons and armor. It's a purely aesthetic device, akin to Armor Dye but changing the graphic, not just the color. Transmog is only available in Reaper of Souls or the Ultimate Evil Edition; not in Diablo 3 vanilla.

To unlock different Transmog looks, players must level up the Mystic. As she levels up she will constantly gain new transmog options for every item slot, until at level 12 she can make any item look like any other item tier. To grain transmog looks of legendary or set items, they must be found. When a player finds a particular legendary item for the first time, a "Transmog Unlocked" text pops up.

The transmog system is common in other RPGs, and the way it works in Diablo 3 is more or less directly taken from World of Warcraft.

• Transmog in World of Warcraft.

How to Transmog

1. Place item you wish to alter into the Mystic's Transmogrify interface.
2. A list of possible looks will display as well as a portrait of your character.
   1. Prices are generally 500 gold for any normal look and 50,000 gold for a legendary item graphic.
3. Click item to view it on your character.
4. Click Transmogrify once you find an appearance you wish to change the item to.

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Scope and Restrictions

What items can be transmogged into which others has changed repeatedly since launch, with more freedom and options added over time. There remain some inconsistencies, such as Crusaders able to transmog 1H flails into any other 1H melee weapon, while they can not transmog 2H flails into any other items (though 1H and 2H flails look basically identical when equipped).

Legendaries and Set items found before the expansion (referred to as legacy items) will not unlock the ability to transmogrify items into their appearance.^[1]

• Items will only unlock their appearances in the mode (softcore/hardcore) they are found in.

• Items transmogrified will not bind to the player's account so they remain tradeable, unless they were originally bound to the account, i.e it's been enchanted.
• If an item has been transmogrified and can be traded it will retain its appearance once traded, even if the recipient hasn't unlocked that appearance with their own Mystic.
• If you trade for an item that has been transmogrified and you do not like the appearance you can pay your Mystic to remove it. If you remove the appearance from the item and you haven't unlocked the appearance yourself you won't be able to re-apply it via your Mystic until you have unlocked it.^[2]
• Fist weapons are in their own category for transmogrification, and can't be changed into one-handed swords or other weapons.^[3]
• Wands are in their own category too, ^[3] as are Flails. ^[4]
• Ceremonial knives overlap with daggers and some spears so can be transmogrified into those.^[3]

Transmog Upgrades in Patch 2.1

The major content patch 2.1 removed many of the restrictions on what item types could be transmogged. [1]

Development of Transmogrification

August 2013

Transmog was mentioned briefly in a number of interviews from Gamescom 2013, but details were very sparse. In early September 2013 more details came from a forum post by CM Grimiku.^[5]

October 2013

Initially, items transmogrified would bind to players' accounts, (BoA) but during development that changed some time in October 2013.^[6]

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