Stoneskin Gargoyle Cape
- Stoneskin Gargoyle Cape
- Item Level 27
- Binds when picked up
- Back
- 2 Armor
- +2 Agility
- +3 Stamina
- +3 Haste
- Requires Level 21
- "It's white and looks longer than your average cloak or cape."
- Sell Price: 1
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Stoneskin Gargoyle Cape drops from Stonespine in the Stratholme Service Entrance wing.
Trivia
The flavor text of this item refers to a meme that originated on Thottbot.
The user "Breadman" posted the following comment:
- "This dropped for me yesterday in Strat, it looks pretty cool too. It's white and looks longer than your average cloak or cape."
The first response was by Fataleuphemism, who stated " im considering buying this cape in the AH. if only i new its length and color....".[1]
This one comment created a flood of similar messages, each mimicking Breadman's original comment in differing manners. The joke is known to have caused at least one thread on the official World of Warcraft forums, as well as inspiring averagecape.ytmnd.com shortly afterward. The phenomenon works by humorously replacing the adjectives in the original comment with other qualities found on an item (or anything else, for that matter) when referring to that item. For example, one may refer to a weapon known for being fancy by saying something like "It's gray and fancier than your average sword or axe".
The meme has been acknowledged by Blizzard several times. Since patch 2.4.3, the cape has had the flavor text "It's white and looks longer than your average cloak or cape." The 
[Saronite Gargoyle Cloak], added in patch 3.3.0, further humorously refers to the "original" Stoneskin Gargoyle Cape with the flavor text "Even longer than your average cloak or cape" (even though it is, in fact, visually identical to the original and neither any longer nor shorter). The 2014 April Fools patch notes states that the Stoneskin Gargoyle Cape has been made "slightly whiter and longer than your average cloak or cape". The meme is also referenced in the flavor texts of 
[Ling] in Mists of Pandaria ("She is covered with fine, white hair, and a little bit longer than your average pig") and 
[Hide of Icehowl] in Legion ("It's white and looks thicker than your average pelt or hide").
Patch changes
Patch 9.0.1 (2020-10-13): Level squished. 
Patch 8.0.1 (2018-07-17): Item level squished. 
Patch 6.0.2 (2014-10-14): Stats squished. 
Patch 4.0.3a (2010-11-23): Item level reduced from 59 to 53. - Patch 4.0.1 (2010-10-12): Strength replaced with Haste.
Patch 2.4.3 (2008-07-15): Flavor text added.
See also
References
- ^ Thottbot > Comments > Items > Stoneskin Gargoyle Cape (2005-02-01). Archived from the original on 2010-09-01. Retrieved on 2013-01-14.
Other versions
Classic
- Stoneskin Gargoyle Cape
- Item Level 61
- Binds when picked up
- Back
- 43 Armor
- +7 Strength
- +8 Agility
- +14 Stamina
- Requires Level 56
- Sell Price: 1
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