Blood Elf

Leslie Crystal Sandoval serves up some Silvermoon City realness in her blood elf cosplay.

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Barbarian

Carissa Creveling, dressed as a barbarian from Diablo III, lets out a fearsome roar.

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Toothy Troll

This troll cosplayer skipped a much-needed dental appointment to terrify the Alliance attendees of BlizzCon.

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Cosplay at BlizzCon

Megan Buck of Irvine, Calif., and her fellow cosplayers flash a smile for the camera.

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Female Illidian Stormrage

Here, Carissa Creveling proves that you don’t need to be a male to pull off some great Illidian Stormrage cosplay.

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Dryad and Her Doe-Eyed Companion

Noted cosplayer Lyz Brickley is straight outta Mt. Hyjal in this terrific Mylune outfit.

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Giant Foam Goren!

To say that Laura Mercer’s goren suit is detailed would be an understatement: Months of planning and hard work went into sculpting this cosplay masterpiece out of L200 closed-cell foam.

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Goren in Progress

To help take the edge off the heat while wearing the suit, Mercer has built a number of computer fans into it to help provide ventilation. She also wears a phase-change vest while inside the fearsome (and gorgeous) beast.

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Night Elf and Her Awesome Dog

Night elf Alexis Worth gives some well deserved pets to her dog, Poppy.

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Night Elf Druid

Sveglana Quindt traveled from Germany to show off her stunning night elf druid look.

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Troll Death Knight

Kait Culpepper looks absolutely fierce as a troll death knight.

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Blood Elf Paladin

Lyz Brickley is Silvermoon City fresh to death in her blood elf paladin cosplay.

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Sanctified Crimson Acolyte (Tier 10 Priest)

Michelle MacGibbon of Winnipeg, Canada rehydrates in her full Tier 10 Sanctified Crimson Acolyte shadow priest gear.

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Tempest Regalia (Tier 6 Mage)

Blizzard employee and cosplayer Cynthia Hall is absolutely killing it in her Tier 6 Tempest Regalia mage cosplay.

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Malthael

Hall is also well-known for her Diablo III cosplay, including this amazing Malthael look.

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Vestments of Faith (Tier 3 Priest)

According to Hall (here, holding Benediction in full Vestments of Faith Tier 3 priest gear), her contest-quality creations can take three months to make, and sometimes longer.

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Sanctification Regalia (Tier 8 Priest)

This full Tier 8 Sanctification Regalia is not only well designed, it also gives Hall a 10 percent crit bonus to all her Prayer of Healing casts.

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Polymorphin’ Mage

Lisa McKeever, dressed as an Arena Season 2 mage, poses with a polymorphed adversary.

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Ysera

Brenna Bozanic shows off her Ysera, the green Dragon Aspect, ensemble.

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Druid

Cosplayer Rachel Drong poses outside the Anaheim Convention Center as a druid.

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Goblin

Amber Gregory shows off her goblin cosplay.

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Corruptor Raiment (Tier 5 Warlock)

Don’t go running around the convention floor or you might get your eyes (or skull) gouged by this warlock wearing Tier 5 Corruptor Raiment.

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Smoke Break

Lorne Horning of Canada puts his cosplay on hold for a couple minutes for a quick smoke break.

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Cosplay Group

Kait Culpepper (left) poses for a group photo with her fellow cosplayers.

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Level 1 Goblin Rogue

Cosplayer Mary Neils is ready for battle despite her stature as a level 1 goblin rogue.

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Sarah Kerrigan

Alexis W catches a brief moment of rest outside the Anaheim Convention Center dressed as Starcraft’s Sarah Kerrigan.

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Couples Cosplay

Belinda and Chaz Martinez attended BlizzCon in color-matching cosplay outfits.

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Malfurion’s Garb (Tier 9 Druid)

Brandi Wilson, shown here wearing Tier 9 Malfurion’s Garb resto druid gear, traveled to the BlizzCon convention from Idaho.

According to Wilson, her Lifebinder staff weighs a massive 15 pounds.

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Blood Elf Rogue

Gerard Bogowith, Jr., is quite stealthy in his blood elf rogue cosplay.

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Dragonhawk Cosplay

Heather Scofield gives The Burning Crusade expansion some love with her dragonhawk cosplay.

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The Dragonhawk and its trainbearer

Cosplay rule No. 204: Always have a trainbearer on hand to make sure your tail doesn’t get dirty.

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Spirit Healer Cosplay

Heather Scofield (right) welcomes the recently departed to BlizzCon in her Spirit Healer cosplay.

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Tauren Cosplay

Tauren Megan Mullen waves before entering the Anaheim Convention Center.

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Troll Cosplay

This mace-wielding troll captured the spotlight inside the BlizzCon event.

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Two Witch Doctors and a Blood Elf

Mario Roy (left), Alice Comstock (center), and Crystal Sandoval pose outside the BlizzCon convention in Anaheim, CA.

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Witch Doctor

Mario Roy poses as a witch doctor from Diablo III.

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Auriaya

Ulduar Archivist Auriaya (Blonadine Taylor) takes a break from patrolling the Observation Ring to attend BlizzCon.

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Maiev Shadowsong

Mary Booth removes her Maiev Shadowsong helm to enjoy a slice of convention center pizza.

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Male Jaina Proudmoore Cosplay

You don’t need to be born a female to pull off this great Jaina Proudmoore look from Heroes of the Storm.

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Lich Queen

All hail the Lich Queen! Here, cosplayer Laura Birnbaum takes a seat on the Frozen Throne.

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Warbringer Battlegear (Tier 4 Warrior)

Mary Neils is ready to grab aggro and soak damage dressed in her full Tier 4 warrior tank Warbringer Battlegear.

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Vaporr the Rogue

Michael Mandel of Brea, Calif., attends BlizzCon dressed as his World of Warcraft rogue, Vaporr.

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Dreamwalker Raiment (Tier 3 Druid)

Mary Booth, fresh from conquering Naxxramas, poses in her Tier 3 Dreamwalker Raiment druid gear.

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Cosplay Deconstruction

Mary Lee (right) helps her friend Krista Keith remove her stilts after a long day at BlizzCon.

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A Pair of Westfall Chickens

This pair of Westfall Chicken cosplayers haul their swag bags back to their car after a long day at BlizzCon.

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