Week 7 of posting a Darkblade image twice a week until Blizzard address all the ongoing cosmetic issues in the wardrobe.
There are numerous cosmetic issues in the wardrobe that have existed unchanged for at least a year and most have likely been around much longer. These older cosmetic issues are what I'm going to start with in this series of posts. As of Patch 2.6.1 the pink PH squares are back in the shield section of the Paladin wardrobe. Blizzard is aware of their return and is working on fix.
The easiest way to help is to upvote this post for visibility. If you know of a cosmetic or item I'm missing in my list please share it in the comments below. My lists are based off of the items I have found and what others share with me, so there are probably things missing. Feel free to share your own Darkblade images in the comments if you don't mind me using them for future posts. I received a response to the list I sent them on 3/12 in the form of this comment. I will share any additional updates I receive.
For those who are unaware the Darkblade is a unique rare sword that has roughly 33% chance to drop in any non-Torment difficulty from Sir Lynna, a rare monster in the Frigid Expanse in the Fractured Peaks. It has been in the game since Beta. Based on the limited information I can remember or find there was an issue with the flames, so they disabled the flames around launch. The flames have since been reenabled, but the ability to add the Darkblade cosmetic to the wardrobe was never added to the game.
The Darkblade is not alone. There are 23 other weapon cosmetics used by 33 weapons I have found so far that are not included in the wardrobe. There 7 armor and 34 weapon cosmetics listed in the locked section of the wardrobe that are currently unobtainable. There are 26 stable cosmetics (6 mounts, 6 mount armors, and 14 trophies) listed in the locked section of the Stable that are currently unobtainable. Only 8 of these cosmetics are seasonal cosmetics from past seasons that are missing the seasonal tag. The 5 Glorious armor set cosmetics are the only non-seasonal cosmetics I'm aware of that were obtainable at some point, but have had the items that use them removed from the game. The rest, both the missing and unobtainable ones, have never been obtainable in the wardrobe or stable. There are also 54 armor cosmetics that were removed from at least one class's wardrobe by the 2.5.1 patch that are still missing. This post covers those issues along with a few new issues introduced in Season 12.
These cosmetics are the truly unobtainable cosmetics according to all the research I have done that are in the locked section of everyone's wardrobe. If you have one of these cosmetics unlocked please share in the comments, it would be greatly appreciated by the cosmetic hunting community. Please share as many details as you can about how you acquired it along with a screen shot, since I am not aware of confirmed cases of these cosmetics dropping anywhere.
First Cosmetic Issue: Battle Axe
Battle Axe is an axe cosmetic found in the locked section of the wardrobe. It is not used by any item that currently drops in-game. All the sources I have found indicate this cosmetic has never been obtainable in-game. This cosmetic is missing from the Paladin's wardrobe. There are two axe cosmetics named Battle Axe in the wardrobe. The other Battle Axe cosmetic is obtainable from rare item named Battle Axe.
Second Cosmetic: Broad Axe
Broad Axe is an axe cosmetic found in the locked section of the wardrobe. It is not used by any item that currently drops in-game. All the sources I have found indicate this cosmetic has never been obtainable in-game. There are two axe cosmetics named Broad Axe in the wardrobe. The other Broad Axe cosmetic is obtainable from rare item named Broad Axe. This cosmetic is missing from the Paladin's wardrobe.
Third Cosmetic: Combat Hatchet
Combat Hatchet is an axe cosmetic found in the locked section of the wardrobe. It is not used by any item that currently drops in-game. All the sources I have found indicate this cosmetic has never been obtainable in-game. This cosmetic is missing from the Paladin's wardrobe.
Fourth Cosmetic: Ravager
Ravager is an axe cosmetic found in the locked section of the wardrobe. It is not used by any item that currently drops in-game. All the sources I have found indicate this cosmetic has never been obtainable in-game.
Fifth Cosmetic: Snake Axe
Snake Axe is an axe cosmetic found in the locked section of the wardrobe. It is not used by any item that currently drops in-game. All the sources I have found indicate this cosmetic has never been obtainable in-game.
Bonus Cosmetic: Diadem of the Ancient
The Diadem of the Ancient helm cosmetic is not displayed correctly on the Druid. On all the other classes it looks the basically same. However on the Druid the entire cosmetic including the red gem is appears to be dyed black by default. I was alerted to this issue by u/9pairsofsocks in the comments of my last post. According to them this issues has be going on for the last 4 or 5 seasons.
Links:
New- Link to Blizzard forum post
Detailed post for remaining 2.5.1 and new 2.6.0 cosmetic issues
My Spreadsheet/Guide to the in-game earnable cosmetics
Thank you gift I received from Blizzard
Previous Posts:
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