WoW TBC Anniversary Arena Guide

Topic

Direct rule

Direct numbers

Direct place or timing

Arena type

Death match, team vs team, health to zero decides the win

2v2, 3v3, 5v5

Arena queue via arena battle masters

Skirmish vs rated

Skirmish – casual queue, rated – points and rating

Rated needs an arena team

Points paid at week end

Arena team charter

Buy charter, get signatures, turn in, then queue rated

2v2 – 80g, 3v3 – 120g, 5v5 – 200g

King Dond – Ring of Trials, Nagrand

Team roster size

Roster can hold double the fight size

2v2 roster – 4, 3v3 roster – 6, 5v5 roster – 10

Set during charter sign process

Weekly points rules

Team plays rated games, and participation rule applies

10 rated games per week, 30% personal participation

Week end payout

Rating rules

Points use the highest finished team rating, with a personal rating start

Personal rating start – 1500

Week end uses the top bracket result

Points cap

Points stop at the cap, so spending matters near the limit

Cap – 5000 arena points

Check before week end payout

Points by bracket

Same rating gives different point payout by bracket

5v5 highest, 3v3 at 88%, 2v2 at 76%

Week end payout

Arena gear

Arena points buy main PvP set pieces and weapons

Head, shoulders, chest, legs, gloves, plus weapon slots

Bought with arena points

Offset PvP gear

Offset pieces come from battleground currency

Honor plus marks

Battleground vendors

Seasons and locks

Seasons 1–2 gear has open access, later seasons add rating locks

Later – weapons 1850, shoulders 2000

Depends on season rules

Titles and mount

Titles depend on bracket finish, top ranks get mount reward

Gladiator group gets Nether Drake 310 speed

Season end rewards

PvP changes

CC duration is shorter, resilience changes crit damage intake

Resilience – less crit damage taken

Applies in PvP gear and fights

Arena map

What the map gives

Start move

Main pressure pattern

Usual mistake

Ring of Trials (Nagrand)

Open field, 4 columns near the middle, opposite starts

Take a near column, keep healer close to that column

CC on support, damage on kill target, pillar play to break casts

Chase into open space, healer loses line of sight

Circle of Blood (Blade’s Edge)

Rectangle, bridge in the middle, ramps, pit under bridge, 2 pillars

Start on ground level, use under-bridge cover, then push a ramp on CC timing

Pull target off bridge into pit, then burst during CC

Fight trapped on bridge center, cover options feel limited

Ruins of Lordaeron

Symmetric start areas, middle tomb for line of sight play

Take tomb side fast, keep healer on tomb edge

Hide heals with tomb line of sight, force enemy into open, then swap

Stand too far from tomb, healer gets forced into open

Skirmish topic

Direct and specific details

What skirmish is

Casual arena match, made for practice and quick games

Win condition

Drop the enemy team health to zero before they drop yours

Team size

You queue into arena formats like 2v2, 3v3, or 5v5

Team requirement

You queue without an arena team charter, so entry stays simple

Reward focus

You gain practice and matchup knowledge, and you test openers

Best use

Learn crowd control timing and swap timing, then build confidence

Common mistake

Chase into open space, then lose line of sight for heals

Simple goal for a session

Play a set of games, track one opener, then track one reset plan

Rated arena topic

Direct rule

Direct numbers

Direct place or timing

Match type

Death match, health to zero decides the win

2v2, 3v3, 5v5

Arena queue via arena battle masters

Team requirement

Rated queue requires an arena team in that bracket

One team per bracket

Before first rated queue

Charter vendor

Charter purchased from King Dond

Vendor location fixed

Ring of Trials, Nagrand

Charter cost

Gold cost depends on bracket

2v2 – 80g, 3v3 – 120g, 5v5 – 200g

Paid at purchase

Roster limit

Roster holds double the fight size

2v2 – 4, 3v3 – 6, 5v5 – 10

Set during charter signing

Weekly match rule

Team logs rated matches for points eligibility

10 rated matches per week

Checked at week end

Participation rule

Participation required for point eligibility

30% of team matches

Checked at week end

Rating start

Personal rating starts at a set value

1500 start

Applies at bracket start

Points payout

Points paid based on team rating

Higher rating – higher points

Paid at week end

Bracket scaling

Brackets pay different points at same rating

5v5 highest, 3v3 – 88%, 2v2 – 76%

Paid at week end

Highest team rule

Week end uses the highest finished rating across brackets

One payout source

Paid at week end

Points cap

Arena Points storage has a hard cap

5000 cap

Applies at any time

Gear use

Arena Points buy arena gear

Main set and weapons

After points arrive

Arena points topic

Direct and specific detail

What Arena Points are

Weekly PvP currency from rated arenas, used to buy arena gear

When points arrive

Points arrive at the end of the week, based on team rating

Eligibility: team rule

Team records 10 rated arena matches in that week

Eligibility: player rule

Player takes part in 30% of the team matches in that week

What controls point amount

Higher team rating gives a higher point payout

Bracket scaling at same rating

5v5 pays the highest amount, 3v3 pays 88% of 5v5, 2v2 pays 76% of 5v5

Example at 1700 rating

5v5 – about 607 points, 3v3 – about 534 points, 2v2 – about 461 points

Which team gives the payout

Week end payout uses the highest finished rating across brackets

Storage cap

Arena Points stop at 5000, so extra points do not enter the wallet

Spending rule

Points get spent before the cap, so the next week payout stays full

Tools for planning

Point calculators estimate points by rating, so the target rating becomes clear

What points buy

Arena gear purchases after payout, with armor set pieces and weapon slots covered

Gear group

Name examples

Season 1 cost – Arena Points

Season 2 cost – Arena Points

Anniversary PTR rating gate

Set tag

Gladiator’s Dreadweave, Gladiator’s Aegis, Gladiator’s Pursuit, Gladiator’s Dragonhide

–

–

0

Gloves

Gladiator’s Gloves

1125

978

0

Helm

Gladiator’s Helm

1875

1630

0

Chest

Gladiator’s Chestpiece

1875

1630

0

Legs

Gladiator’s Legguards

1875

1630

0

Shoulders

Gladiator’s Shoulders

1500

1305

2000

Weapon – 2H

Gladiator’s Greatsword, Gladiator’s Decapitator

3750

3750

1700

Weapon – melee 1H

Gladiator’s Cleaver, Gladiator’s Slicer

2625

2625

1700

Weapon – caster main-hand

Gladiator’s Spellblade

3150

3150

1700

Off-hand

Gladiator’s Quickblade, Gladiator’s Endgame

1125

1125

1700

Relic / wand / thrown

Touch of Defeat, Idol of Tenacity, Libram of Justice, Totem of the Third Wind

1000

1000

1700

Slot

What gets bought

Example item names

Cost

Marks come from

Wrist

Bracers / cuffs

Veteran’s Plate Bracers / Veteran’s Silk Cuffs

11,794 Honor Points + 20 Warsong Gulch Mark of Honor

Warsong Gulch

Waist

Belt / girdle

Veteran’s Plate Belt / Veteran’s Chain Girdle

17,850 Honor Points + 40 Arathi Basin Mark of Honor

Arathi Basin

Feet

Greaves / footguards

Veteran’s Plate Greaves / Veteran’s Silk Footguards

17,850 Honor Points + 40 Eye of the Storm Mark of Honor

Eye of the Storm

Neck

PvP neck

Veteran’s Pendant of Dominance / Veteran’s Pendant of Triumph

15,300 Honor Points + 10 Eye of the Storm Mark of Honor

Eye of the Storm

Finger

PvP ring

Veteran’s Band of Dominance / Veteran’s Band of Triumph

15,300 Honor Points + 10 Alterac Valley Mark of Honor

Alterac Valley

Reward type

Reward

How it is earned

When it is given

Notes

Title

Challenger

Finish in top 10–35% of the bracket ladder

Season end

Cutoffs come from Classic arena reward rules.

Title

Rival

Finish in top 3–10% of the bracket ladder

Season end

Cutoffs come from Classic arena reward rules.

Title

Duelist

Finish in top 0.5–3% of the bracket ladder

Season end

Cutoffs come from Classic arena reward rules.

Title

Gladiator

Finish in top 0.5% of the bracket ladder

Season end

Also needs 50 wins in that bracket in the season, plus rating and participation rules.

Title

Rank 1 seasonal title

Example – Merciless Gladiator, Vengeful Gladiator

Finish rank 1 in the bracket ladder

Season end

Mount

Gladiator Nether Drake

Earn Gladiator tier in the bracket

Season end

Nether Drake reward is tied to Gladiator tier in Classic rules.

Other

Arena points

Play rated arena and qualify for weekly payout

Weekly reset

Team needs 10 games per week, and participation needs 30% of team games for points.

Other

Arena points storage cap

5000 points maximum held

Any time

Spending points avoids wasting overflow above the cap.