With Battle for Azeroth season 2 staring next week Blizzard has released information on how PvP will continue. Players will have more flexibility in choosing the gear they want and the cutoff pvp ratings have been determined (sort of).
Battle for Azeroth PvP Season 2 Begins January 23
Battle for Azeroth PvP Season 2 goes live Wednesday, January 23, and with it come a few system changes and updated Conquest rewards.
Conquest Reward Updates
With PvP Season 2, we’ve fine-tuned the Conquest reward schedule to provide players with more variety and flexibility to get the kind of gear they’re looking for.
Players who earn 500 Conquest points in a given week will receive one Quartermaster’s Coin and a piece of gear from that week’s selection. Players might also earn an additional piece of gear or Quartermaster’s Coin each week by using a weekly bonus roll token in PvP. 10 Quartermaster’s Coins can be exchanged for a Warlord’s Trophy, which players can use to upgrade a piece of Sinister Gladiator’s gear to a higher item level (based on their current Rated PvP bracket).
During weeks when the Conquest reward is a head, shoulder, or chest item, players can choose from one of four different pieces of Azerite gear. For the weeks when the Conquest reward is not an Azerite piece, trinket, or weapon, players will be able to choose gear from one of two different slots such as legs and wrists, hands and back, or finger and feet.
Week |
Item Level |
Item 1 |
Item 2 |
---|---|---|---|
1 |
375 |
Weapon |
|
2 |
385 |
Head |
|
3 |
385 |
Legs |
Wrist |
4 |
385 |
Trinket |
|
5 |
385 |
Chest |
|
6 |
385 |
Hand |
Back |
7 |
385 |
Shoulder |
|
8 |
385 |
Trinket |
|
9 |
385 |
Finger |
Feet |
10 |
400 |
Weapon |
|
11 |
400 |
Head |
|
12 |
400 |
Legs |
Waist |
13 |
400 |
Trinket |
|
14 |
400 |
Chest |
|
15 |
400 |
Hand |
Wrist |
16 |
400 |
Shoulder |
|
17 |
400 |
Trinket |
|
18 |
400 |
Finger |
Feet |
19 |
400 |
Weapon |
|
20 |
400 |
Head |
|
21 |
400 |
Waist |
Back |
22 |
400 |
Trinket |
|
23 |
400 |
Chest |
|
24 |
400 |
Legs |
Finger |
25 |
400 |
Shoulder |
The PvP reward UI will now show the criteria needed to receive your weekly chest. Elite sets (available to earn for a limited time only) can also be viewed in the Appearances interface under the Set tab.
Ranked PvP Rewards
We’ve also updated the naming conventions for the brackets. Now when players reach a 2400 rating in any bracket (2v2, 3v3, or 10v10 Rated Battlegrounds), they will be moved into the Elite bracket. Like other brackets, players will immediately be granted an achievement and title when reaching the bracket. Elite titles are class-specific, and players will receive a unique tabard for their collection.
PvP Tier |
Rating |
---|---|
Unranked | 0-1399 |
Combatant | 1400-1599 |
Challenger | 1600-1799 |
Rival | 1800-2099 |
Duelist | 2100-2399 |
Elite | 2400+ |
Sinister Gladiator Title
The Gladiator title and achievement will now be earnable by winning 50 games above a 2400 rating in 3v3 Arena. Players in the top 0.1% at the end of the season in this bracket will earn the title Sinister Gladiator for Season 2.
Season 2 Mounts
During Battle for Azeroth Season 2, players can work toward claiming the Vicious Black Bonesteed or Vicious Black Warsaber. Once earned, players can fill the bar again to receive a Vicious Saddle, allowing them to purchase a mount from previous seasons.
Keep an eye on the Player vs. Player Leaderboards during the season to follow who’s making waves at the top.
Battle for Azeroth Season 1 Cutoffs
With Battle for Azeroth Season 2 fast approaching, we wanted to give those looking to push for titles at the end of Season 1 an idea of what to aim for.
What follows are the current rating cutoffs as of this post, for the respective titles. These are not the final cutoffs, which will change slightly based on continued play through the end of the season as well as any disqualifications that occur after the season ends, but can be used as a general estimate for what ratings are needed in order to qualify.
- Dread Gladiator – Horde: 3022
- Dread Gladiator – Alliance: 3069
- Hero of the Horde: 2726
- Hero of the Alliance: 2749
Again, these are not the final cutoffs, which we won’t be able to determine until after the season officially ends.