PvP in WoW Forever explained: Rank Points, Honor and every rank

PvP in WoW Forever rests on two numbers: Rank Points (RP) and Honor. Rank Points take you up the 14 ranks of the original game, Honor buys the gear. This guide explains both, lists every rank with its reward, and shows where to queue and what the battlegrounds give.

Rank Points (RP)	Decide your rank, 1 to 14. Not spent.
Honor	Currency for PvP gear.
Marks of Honor	3 for a win, 1 for a loss. Gear, experience, reputation.
Cap	Weekly, rising to 24,750 RP for Rank 14
Arena or rated	None
Battlegrounds	Warsong Gulch, Arathi Basin, Darkspear Islands, Alterac Valley

Rank Points (RP)

You earn Rank Points in battlegrounds and PvP quests, with a bonus for the battleground of the holiday week. They move you through the ranks, up to Grand Marshal for the Alliance and High Warlord for the Horde. Rank 1 asks for 750 points.

There is a cap. It rises each week, so nobody can race to the top in the first days. The last step, Rank 14, sits at 24,750 Rank Points. You see your rank and points in the character pane: press C and open Player vs. Player on the right.

PvP runs in seasons. Each season has weekly tasks that give Honor and Rank Points, and three of them also give a Legacy Point. The ranking is expected to reset every few months.

Honor

Honor is what you spend. You get it for defeating players, finishing battlegrounds and PvP quests, again with extra during the holiday week. Blizzard has evened out the Honor per battleground, so Alterac Valley is no longer the only map worth playing.

The rare (blue) PvP set needs no rank at all, only Honor. To make it epic, you buy a Premier Emboldened Seal for that slot, and the seals do ask for a rank (see the table). Specs that never had PvP gear, like healing or melee Shaman, now have their own set.

All 14 ranks and their rewards

You buy the rewards from the PvP vendors in Stormwind and Orgrimmar.

Rank	Alliance	Horde	Reward
1	Private	Scout	Private’s Tabard, Scout’s Tabard
2	Corporal	Grunt	Insignia trinket
3	Sergeant	Sergeant	Faction cloak
4	Master Sergeant	Senior Sergeant	Faction necklace
5	Sergeant Major	First Sergeant	Combat Mana Potion, Combat Healing Potion
6	Knight	Stone Guard	Knight’s Colors, Stone Guard’s Herald
7	Knight-Lieutenant	Blood Guard	Alliance Battle Standard, Horde Battle Standard
8	Knight-Captain	Legionnaire	Premier Emboldened Wrist Seal, Premier Emboldened Belt Seal
9	Knight-Champion	Centurion	Premier Emboldened Feet Seal
10	Lieutenant Commander	Champion	Premier Emboldened Hands Seal
11	Commander	Lieutenant General	Black war mounts
12	Marshal	General	Premier Emboldened Shoulder Seal, Premier Emboldened Legs Seal
13	Field Marshal	Warlord	Premier Emboldened Head Seal, Premier Emboldened Chest Seal
14	Grand Marshal	High Warlord	Epic PvP weapons

Battlegrounds and brackets

Forever has four battlegrounds. You queue alone or as a group, but premades only meet other premades. A win gives three Marks of Honor and bonus Honor, a loss one Mark. Battlegrounds can mix players from several rulesets, but never Hardcore.

Battleground	Brackets
Warsong Gulch	10-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60
Arathi Basin	20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60
Darkspear Islands	30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60
Alterac Valley	51-60

Where to queue

Talk to a battlemaster in a capital city, or walk to the entrance portal of the battleground in the world.

City	Where	/way
Stormwind	Throne room of Stormwind Keep	80 38.5
Ironforge	Military Ward	70 88
Darnassus	Warrior’s Terrace	59 40.5
Orgrimmar	Valley of Honor	79 30.5
Undercity	Around the throne room	57 91
Thunder Bluff	Hunter Rise	57 78

Darkspear Islands

Darkspear Islands is the new battleground of Forever: 15 against 15, four capture points and a flag in the middle that you bring to a point your team holds. The Alliance fights as the Theramore Expeditionary Force, the Horde as the Darkspear Raiders. Both reputations go up as you play it.

The quartermasters stand in The Barrens: Bryanna Embreeze at Northwatch Hold (/way 63.4 58.6) for the Alliance, Creeg Bothunk north of Ratchet (/way 65.0 34.6) for the Horde. Every piece comes in versions for level 28, 38, 48 and 58. At level 60 this is what you can buy:

Standing	Alliance	Horde	Slot
Friendly	Enriched Seal	Darkspear Voodoo Seal	Trinket
Friendly	Volunteer’s Lucky Seal	Relentless Raider’s Seal	Trinket
Honored	Expeditionary’s Cape	Darkspear Raider’s Cloak	Back
Honored	Militant’s Band	Darkspear Signet	Finger
Honored	Theramore Signet	Insurgent’s Band	Finger
Honored	Seal of the Expedition	Darkspear Warding Pendant	Neck
Revered	Insurgent’s Manifesto	Tome of the Darkspear Prophecy	Off-hand
Revered	Clever Expeditionary’s Spellblade	Darkspear Insurgent’s Spellblade	Main hand
Revered	Guerrilla’s Jagged Mace	Darkspear Skirmisher’s Bludgeon	Main hand
Revered	Rebels’ Rugged Reaper	Darkspear Raider’s Reaper	Two-hand
Exalted	Theramore Battle Tabard	Darkspear Battle Tabard	Tabard

The trinkets are the level 48 versions; the level 58 list has none. At Exalted you also get epic gloves and shoulders for your armor type:

	Cloth	Leather	Mail	Plate
Alliance	Theramore Handwraps, Theramore Shoulderpads	Theramore Gloves, Theramore Pauldrons, Theramore Shoulders	Theramore Handguards, Theramore Epaulets, Theramore Shoulderguards	Theramore Gauntlets, Theramore Mantle, Theramore Spaulders
Horde	Raider Handwraps, Darkspear Shoulderpads	Raider Gloves, Darkspear Pauldrons, Darkspear Shoulders	Raider Handguards, Darkspear Epaulets, Darkspear Shoulderguards	Raider Gauntlets, Darkspear Mantle, Darkspear Spaulders

World PvP and the PvP flag

You can only fight a player of the other faction when both of you are flagged. How you get flagged depends on your ruleset:

Territory	PvP and RP-PvP	Normal, Roleplay, Hardcore
Friendly	Flagged only by /pvp, attacking or helping a flagged player	Same
Contested	Flagged on entry	Same as friendly
Enemy	Flagged on entry	Flagged on entry

While flagged, guards of the other faction attack you when you come close. Neutral guards only attack when you fight near them. To lose the flag, stay 5 minutes in friendly territory. If you turned it on with /pvp, type /pvp again to start the 5-minute timer.