The War Within PvP Season 1 Guide

Season 1 in the War Within starts on September 10, 2024.

Many classes have been adjusted and received changes in the new expansion; you will find them linked below.

In Season 1, the following types of gear are available — Crafted, Honor, Conquest, and War Mode gear.

Gear Type	PvP Item Level
Crafted PvP Gear	606
Honor Gear	626
Conquest Gear	639
War Mode Gear	636

Competitor's Recipes (crafted PvP gear plans) can be purchased from Hotharn at 55.5, 76.9 in Dornogal, for 7,500 Honor each. The vendor also sells Forged Combatant's Heraldry for 350 Honor, Forged Aspirant's Heraldry for 175 Honor, Forged Gladiator's Heraldry for 175 Conquest, Vicious Bloodstone for 2,500 Honor, and Vicious Jeweler's Setting for 9,750 Honor and 2 Vicious Bloodstones.

The gear has Item Level 545, and in PvP and Arenas, it increases to 606.

Honor gear can be purchased from Velerd located in the same room as Hotharn (see above for exact coordinates). In Season 1, Honor gear starts at Item Level 558 and the item level increases in PvP combat to 626. It follows the Explorer track, and you must spend Honor on the gear.

In addition to Honor gear, the vendor also sells Algari Distinguishment (contains 5 Marks of Honor) for 2,000 Honor and Glorious Contender's Strongbox (contains Profession reagents, recipe scrolls, and PvP consumables) for 5,000 Honor.

Conquest gear starts at Item Level 597 (639 in PvP) and follows the Champion track.

The Conquest Quartermaster is Lalandi.

The exact item cost depends on the item slot.

• Helm, Chest, and Legs cost 875 Conquest.
• Shoulders, Gloves, and Feet cost 700 Conquest.
• Cloaks, Bracers, Rings, and Belt cost 500 Conquest.
• One-Hand weapons cost 900-1,350 Conquest.
• Off-Hands cost 450 Conquest.
• Two-Hand weapons cost 1,750 Conquest.
• Wrist and Trinkets (Gladiator/DPS) cost 525/700 Conquest.

Lalandi also offers the Weapons of Conquest quest that requires you to obtain 250,000 Conquest in Rated Arenas and Battlegrounds for an Item Level 597 (639 in PvP) weapon for your specialization. You must complete this quest to buy weapons for Conquest from the vendor.

The vendor also sells Forged Gladiator's Heraldry for 175 Conquest.

Gilderann is the War Mode gear vendor in The War Within expansion. War Mode gear starts at Item Level 593 (636 in PvP) and follows the Veteran gear upgrade track. War Mode gear can be purchased with Bloody Tokens.

All types of PvP gear can be upgraded with the The War Within Gear Upgrade System system using Valorstones and crests. However, upgrades will only increase the item's PvE Item Level, not the PvP Item Level.

The nearest item upgrades vendor is Ledonir location at 59.8, 69.9 in Dornogal. The vendor is located on the opposite side of the Contender's Gate.

The Conquest cap is 1,350 for Week 1 of Season 1 and increases by 550 every week.

The Elite Conquest vendor is Rogurn, standing to the left side of the gear upgrader. He sells cosmetics for Marks of Honor.

Ruffious at the Contender's Gate (59, 75) will have multiple PvP quests for you!

These include:

• Spark of War Quests &mdash: Requires you to collect 100 Sparks of War in one of the four zones for 1,000 Bloody Tokens, 50 Conquest, 500 Honor and 250 Renown.
• Preserving Solo — Requires you to complete 12 rounds of Solo Shuffle. Rewards 500 Honor, 175 Conquest, and 100 Pact reputation.
• Preserving in Skirmishes — Requires you to collect 1,000 Honor in Arena Skirmishes. Rewards 350 Honor, 125 Conquest, and 100 Pact reputation.

The following section contains rewards obtainable in The War Within Season 1.

Gladiators in Season 1 will receive the Forged Gladiator's Fel Bat mount. To get it, you must win 50 3v3 games while at Elite rank during The War Within Season 1.

In Season 1, players can earn faction-themed Vicious Skyflayer mounts by earning the Forged Combatant achievement.

Here is the Alliance version of the mount.

Here we have the Horde counterpart.

Here is the Alliance version of the mount.

Earning a 1,600+ Rated PVP rating rewards you with the The War Within Season 1: Spelunker Supreme achievement that provides you with 1 Mark of the Spelunker Supreme that can be exchanged for 1 piece of Nerub-ar Palace class set armor.

Those who earn the Elite: The War Within Season 1 achievement will unlock the Luminous Nerubian Catalyst Stone weapon illusion.

Other rewards in The War Within Season 1 include the Unbound Legend's Pennant toy, Forged Gladiator's Tabard, and Forged Gladiator's Prestigious Cloak.

Other rewards include new Elite PvP Sets and Weapon Appearances, Draconic Legend's Pennant (toy), Draconic Gladiator's Prestigious Cloak, Draconic Gladiator's Tabard, and the Draconic Gladiator title for Rated 3v3 and Draconic Legend for Rated Solo Shuffle.