Female armor

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The Black Mageweave collection

Female armor refers to equipment appearances that tend to cover much less on female "Body 2" character models than they do on male "Body 1" character models. The aesthetic is heavily associated with the experimental and sometimes odd visual design of vanilla content, which has been departed from in later expansions.

Because so few variants of these risqué sets exist compared to the amount of available appearances in total, many Bind on Equip sets can see extreme prices on the Auction House.

Many people see this as mere fanservice. Many derogatory slang terms have existed for plate armor perceived as excessively revealing such as boobplate or buttplate. While non-plate items such as  [Black Mageweave Leggings] ("buttweave") and  [Robes of Insight] are notable for similar reasons, plate carries an extra stigma of being unconvincing visual protection for the character: midriff and cleavage windows, bare thighs, etc.

Chest items

Item	Notes
[Adamantite Breastplate]
[Andrethan's Masterwork]	Similar to  [Commander's Armor] and  [Hyperion Armor]. Red version of  [Enchanted Thorium Breastplate].
[Armor of Shifting Shadows]
[Azure Silk Vest]
[Barbaric Harness]	Similar to  [Warbear Harness].
[Bloodsail Shirt]	Similar to  [Buccaneer's Vest].
[Bonechewer Berserker's Vest]
[Carapace of Anub'shiah]	Silver version of  [Saltstone Surcoat].
[Carapace of Tuten'kash]	Similar to  [Saltstone Surcoat].
[Champion's Deathdealer Breastplate]	Heirloom
[Chestguard of Illumination]
[Chromite Chestplate]	Silver version of  [Embossed Plate Armor]
[Commander's Armor]	Similar to  [Andrethan's Masterwork] and  [Hyperion Armor]. Red version of  [Enchanted Thorium Breastplate].
[Corsair's Overshirt]	Red version of  [Buccaneer's Vest]. Heroic version has different model.
[Crimson Silk Vest]	Red version of  [Azure Silk Vest].
[Conqueror's Breastplate]	Yellow version of  [Bloodscale Breastplate].
[Conqueror's Aegis Breastplate]
[Embossed Plate Armor]	Red version of  [Chromite Chestplate]
[Enchanted Thorium Breastplate]
[Energized Chestplate]	Red & yellow version of  [Lofty Breastplate] &  [Vanguard Breastplate]
[Engraved Breastplate]	Red version of  [Masterwork Breastplate].
[Farmhand's Vest]	Quest reward
[Gilded Crimson Chestplate]	Quest reward. Same model as  [Bloodscale Breastplate].
[Green Whelp Armor]
[Grizzly Jerkin]
[Hydralick Armor]	Black version of  [Bloodscale Breastplate].
[Hyperion Armor]	Similar to  [Andrethan's Masterwork] and  [Commander's Armor].
[Imbued Plate Armor]	Purple & silver version of  [Enchanted Thorium Breastplate]. Part of the Imbued Plate set.
[Infantry Tunic]	Grey version of  [Unyielding Chain Vest].
[Ironspine's Ribcage]	Similar to  [Bloodscale Breastplate] and  [Gilded Crimson Chestplate].
[Jouster's Chestplate]
[Lesser Spellfire Robes]	Quest reward. No longer available. Same model as  [Robe of Evocation].
[Masterwork Breastplate]	Yellow version of  [Engraved Breastplate].
[Mercurial Robes]
[Murkblood Avenger's Chestplate]	Quest reward. Purple version of  [Templar Chestplate]
[Nether Protector's Chest] ( only)	Quest reward. Same model as  [Vanguard Breastplate]
[Phantom Armor]
[Polychromatic Visionwrap]
[Raptor Hide Harness]
[Redemption Tunic]
[Robe of Evocation]	Same model as  [Lesser Spellfire Robes].
[Robes of Insight]	Yellow version of the Ahn'Qiraj cloth robes. Similar to  [Robes of the Triumvirate].
[Robes of the Battleguard]	Orange version of the Ahn'Qiraj cloth robes.
[Robes of the Guardian Saint]	Blue version of the Ahn'Qiraj cloth robes.
[Robes of the Triumvirate]	Yellow version of the Ahn'Qiraj cloth robes. Similar to  [Robes of Insight]
[Saronite War Plate] (Death knight only)	Quest reward
[Scavenged Breastplate]	Quest reward. Similar to  [Imbued Plate Armor].
[Scarlet Sin'dorei Robes]
[Soulcloth Vest]	Tailoring plan drops in Karazhan.
[Tunic of the Soulbinder]
[Unyielding Chain Vest]
[Valorous Dreadnaught Battleplate]  [Valorous Dreadnaught Breastplate]
[Vestments of the Shifting Sands]	Purple version of the Ahn'Qiraj cloth robes.
[Warbear Harness]	Similar to  [Barbaric Harness].
[Warrior's Embrace]	Black version of  [Lofty Breastplate] &  [Vanguard Breastplate]
[Watcher's Tunic]	Quest reward
[Whispering Tunic]	Quest reward. Similar to  [The Postmaster's Tunic] and  [Gossamer Tunic].
[Ymirjar Lord's Breastplate]

Leg items

Item	Notes
[Abyssal Cloth Pants]	Similar to  [Black Mageweave Leggings].
[Cenarion Thicket Legplates]	Similar to  [Saltstone Legplates].
[Cindercloth Pants]	Similar to  [Black Mageweave Leggings], but with red leg guards.
[Cloudkeeper Legplates]	Silver & yellow version of  [Legplates of Blazing Light].
[Cournith Waterstrider's Silken Finery]	Similar to  [Gaarn's Leggings of Infestation].
[Dual Reinforced Leggings]	No longer available. Similar to  [Knight's Legguards].
[Elemental Rockridge Leggings]
[Firemane Leggings]	Similar to  [Bloodscale Legguards].
[Gaarn's Leggings of Infestation]
[Jade Dust Leggings]	Similar to  [Gaarn's Leggings of Infestation].
[Leggings of Concentrated Darkness]	Similar to  [Black Mageweave Leggings].
[Leggings of the Poisoned Soul]	Similar to  [Gaarn's Leggings of Infestation].
[Legplates of Blazing Light]	Yellow & red version of  [Cloudkeeper Legplates].
[Leggings of Unfinished Conquest]	Similar to  [Gaarn's Leggings of Infestation] and  [Cloudscorcher Leggings].
[Metro's Slimming Legs]	Similar to  [Black Mageweave Leggings].
[Murkblood Avenger's Legplates]	Purple version of  [Templar Legplates]
[Pants of the Naaru]	Similar to  [Black Mageweave Leggings]. Arguably the skimpiest cloth leg item in the game.
[Poisoncrafter's Kilt]	Similar to  [Gaarn's Leggings of Infestation].
[Subversive Leggings]	Similar to  [Gaarn's Leggings of Infestation].
[Wanderer's Stitched Trousers]	Similar to  [Black Mageweave Leggings], but with blue rims.
[War Paint Legguards]
[Warbear Woolies]

Sets

Item Set	Notes
Imbued Plate	Has two set recolors.
Mageweave Regalia	The Black Mageweave collection has two set recolors.
Bloodfist Plate
Bloodscale Plate
Buccaneer's Regalia
Glorious Plate
Glorious Plate (Recolor)	Aka the "Lofty Plate" set
Glorious Plate (Recolor)	aka the "Vanguard Plate" set
Grimscale Plate	Silver version of Khan'aish Plate set
Grimscale Plate (Recolor)	aka the "Shattered Hand" set
Impenetrable Mail set
Jade Plate	Green version of Saltstone set
Jade Plate (recolor)
Revenant Plate (Recolor)	aka the "Templar Plate" set
Knight's Mail	Silver version of Shattered Hand plate set
Marauder's Mail set
Bear Oiled Chainmail (Recolor)	aka the "Merciless Mail" set
Protector Mail
Revenant Plate	Purple version of Templar Plate set
Talonguard Plate
Warlord's Plate	aka the "Warmaul Plate" set
Burnished Mail (Recolor)	aka the "Sundered Mail" set
Aboriginal Regalia (Recolor)	aka the "Barbaric Cloth" set
Combat Mail (Recolor)	aka the "Captain's Mail" set

External links

• World of Warcraft official site - Comic Contest entry #170^{[dead link]}
• WoW Insider - Mike Schramm: Gender differences in armor