Speculation Follow-Up: "Relics" for Each Class

The cosmetic accessories is something they've only just started talking about, and it's something they said will only come "after we've faced the Iron Horde," meaning it's definitely not coming with 6.0 and may, in fact, not even come until 7.0 (if even then.)

But because it's on our minds now, I thought I'd go in, class-by-class, and speculate on what kind of things we could carry around.

Paladins:

Just getting this out of the way: Paladins will be carrying big ol' books on their belts. Actually, given that Paladins can't dual-wield, and their off-hand pieces are typically shields, this actually means that a Paladin's right hip is always free, so there's a place to put it.

Warrior:

The first thing that springs to mind is a war banner, like the kind samurai would charge into battle with. We've seen these in-game, usually on the backs of Blademaster-type characters. Alternatively, and maybe this is silly, but a few medals to pin to the warrior's chest would be cool.

Death Knight:

I'm not exactly sure what the "Sigil" was ever supposed to look like. The most iconic death knight item is the rune blade, but we already have rune forging to turn our weapons into those. Perhaps giving us more detailed, cosmetic runes for our weapons would work. Or perhaps we could have our sigils appear beneath us, or behind us like dark halos. Or maybe give us some kind of skull to hang from our belt.

Hunter:

A quiver or ammo pouch has already been put forward as an idea here. I think it would be cool to have some kind of wearable trophies from the massive beasts we've taken down, but then, a lot of Hunter tier armor is already themed that way.

Shaman:

Massive totems on our backs! Like Cairne (even if he was theoretically more of a warrior.) This just seems the most obvious thing.

Rogue:

They've already put forth poison-kits and hidden (but not too hidden, because, you know, it's cosmetic) daggers. Works for me!

Druid:

The real trick with druids is to make sure you can see it in shape shift form. Most druids shape shift during combat, which has always had the unfortunate effect of making their cosmetic choices somewhat moot. Going with the "Idol" theme from their old relics, I could imagine something like a statuette hanging from a belt.

Monk:

Big old keg on their back. That was easy! Alternatively, some sort of prayer beads, though this could also fit for a number of other classes.

Mage:

It's tempting to go with a book of spells, though that treads a little on Paladin territory. Perhaps a crystal ball. I think it would be cool to bring some of the classic wizard archetype back into the Mage toolset.

Warlock:

Like the Mage, it would be tempting to have some kind of scary spell book (I can imagine something like the necronomicon or something bound in charred demon skin with a moving eye.) Going a little outside the box, perhaps you could have a voodoo doll, or a demon's claw. One person in the WoW Insider comments suggested tiny imps that would hop on your shoulders, which would be awesome.

Priest:

Prayer beads, a holy book, perhaps a vial of holy water or sanctified oil?

These are just the ideas I've come up with now. I'm sure there are better ideas out there. I'll be excited to hear more about this feature as it develops, but for now, I think we're going to have to wait quite a long time before we see anything in-game.