A wooden bridge on the Darkspear Islands battleground
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WoW Forever PvP Guide

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PvP in WoW: Forever keeps the ranks and titles of original World of Warcraft, up to High Warlord and Grand Marshal, but simplifies how you get there. Progress is split into Honor, a currency you spend, and Rank Points, which move you up the ranks with a weekly cap. There is also a new 15v15 battleground, the Darkspear Islands.

Honor and Rank Points

Honor Rank Points
What it is Currency Progress toward the next rank
Earned from Defeating players, completing battlegrounds, PvP quests Battlegrounds and PvP quests
Holiday weeks Increased Honor in the highlighted battleground Extra boost in the highlighted battleground
Limit – Ranks have a weekly cap
Spent on Blue and epic PvP gear Unlocks what you are allowed to buy

Blizzard reviewed Honor gains across every battleground so rates are more consistent, so you do not need to farm Alterac Valley just because it pays best.

PvP gear

Honor buys two sets: a blue-quality set and an epic-quality set. To get an epic piece you need the matching blue piece plus an Emboldened Seal, and seals have rank requirements. Blizzard also added gear for specs that had no options before; for example, Shamans now have healer, melee and caster PvP sets.

Rewards by rank

Rank Unlocks
1 Tabard
2 PvP trinket
3 Cloaks
4 Necklace
5 Combat potions
6 Tabard
7 Battle Standard
8 Epic bracers / epic belt upgrade token
9 Epic boots upgrade token
10 Epic gloves upgrade token
11 Mounts
12 Epic legs / epic shoulders upgrade token
13 Epic chest / epic helm upgrade token
14 Epic weapons

Check your rank, Rank Points and what you can buy in the Character Pane (C) under the Player vs. Player tab.

The WoW Forever Player vs. Player rank window
The new PvP rank window in the Character Pane. Image: Blizzard Entertainment

PvP seasons

PvP runs in seasons. Each season has a journey of weekly tasks that grant Honor and Rank Points. Three of those tasks also grant a Legacy Point, and because they are tied to the Legacy System they stay available in future seasons if you miss them.

PvP and Legacy Points

PvP is the biggest single source of Legacy Points, with 12 in total:

Darkspear Islands battleground
Type Capture points plus a flag
Size 15 vs 15
Location Off the shores of Dustwallow Marsh
Levels 30–60
Win condition First team to 2,000 points
Factions Darkspear Raiders (Horde) vs Theramore Expeditionary Force (Alliance)

How it plays: four capture points score over time; the more you hold, the faster you score. A flag in the middle can be carried to any base your team controls for extra points.

How to queue: at a battlemaster in any capital, or at the faction bases in the Barrens: the Darkspear Raiders at the Merchant Coast (Horde) or the Theramore Expeditionary Force at Northwatch (Alliance), where a portal takes you in.

Rewards: each faction has its own reputation with vendors selling trinkets, rings, cloaks, weapons, armor and consumables. Battleground quests turn in Marks of Honor for reputation, and an Exalted questline unlocks the faction’s exclusive tabard.

World PvP and rulesets

If you want open-world PvP, play on the PvP ruleset (or Roleplay-PvP). On PvP you can only have characters of one faction. Battlegrounds can mix players from different rulesets, except Hardcore.

What is not confirmed yet

Sources

Facts on this page come from the sources below: official Blizzard posts unless marked as a secondary source. If Blizzard changes something, we update the page and the date above.