I think that a common misconception about Zog's character is that he is a hedonist and generally the type of person that indulges in pleasure. Imo, it's quite the contrary: Zog's design, and even more the design of his acolytes, is rather simple and even pragmatic, if we compare it to the intricate designs of Feral, Marauders and other Mystics as well, as they have quite a lot of details on their armour or their own body; thinks about the body-paint patterns of the Painted uruk, or the whole attire of the Bard/Singer uruk, with their hat and sleeves.
Zog's armour does have details and he carries items as well- like those scrolls on his left- but it's just that. His colour palette, which is composed of mostly black and greys, and some yellow, is poor compared to the palette that we see on other orcs- we see lots of reds and browns, as well as greens and a little blue, obviously black, and even purple.
Zog's own armour- made of metal plates and geometric shapes- is rather simplistic compared to the intricate metal and bone carvings of "traditional" Mystic armour.
But this lack of detail and intricacy tells a lot about Zog. It makes sense that somebody so aware of death and impermanence doesn't see beauty or value such things, like intricate armour engravings, lavish attires and obviously money and other pleasures.
It's not that Zog denies himself- he's not that type of uruk-, rather those things have lost meaning to him.
Which translates to Zog valuing practicality over a lot of things, much like a Machine uruk would do.
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