Post soundtrack: “Act of War” by Elton John and Millie Jackson
I’m still easing my way back into the game, but thought it was time to start getting my head around the changes Honor Points have made to buying PvP gear. My old guide here still covers most of the available gear, but it’s now possible to buy items that previously required an arena rating (namely weapons and accessories).
I’m also expanding the list to include all available caster cloth (I’m not really up with the play as far as the preferred stats for different specs, so the math is up to you). Basically these lists will tell you what is available, but it’s up to you which pieces you buy.
First, the PvP sets that are now available for purchase. There’s not really any reason to purchase the older sets (unless you like the aesthetics of a particular set), so you should really save up for the best – however, you’re unable to purchase the Wrathful shoulders which still require an arena or battleground rating of 2000 (which can’t be earned until the next season, at which time this gear will be obsolete). The difference between the two sets is (now, at least) that the Investiture set has spirit where the Raiment set has crit rating.
| Savage Inv/Rai | Hateful Inv/Rai | Deadly Inv/Rai | Furious Inv/Rai | Relentless Inv/Rai | Wrathful Inv/Rai | |
| Head | 550 | 660 | 770 | 935 | 1100 | 1650 |
| Shoulder | 348 | 417 | 487 | 591 | 695 | n/a |
| Chest | 550 | 660 | 770 | 935 | 1100 | 1650 |
| Gloves | 348 | 417 | 487 | 591 | 695 | 1040 |
| Legs | 550 | 660 | 770 | 935 | 1100 | 1650 |
| ilvl | 200 | 200 | 213 | 232 | 251 | 270 |
You also now have a wide variety of weapons to choose from, as the lower tier of arena weapons are no longer require an arena rating to purchase.
| Weapons and Accessories (ilvl264) | |
| Wrathful Gladiator’s War Staff (Haste) | 2550 |
| Wrathful Gladiator’s Focus Staff (Hit) | 2550 |
| Wrathful Gladiator’s Battle Staff (Crit) | 2550 |
| Wrathful Gladiator’s Energy Staff (Spirit) | 2550 |
| Wrathful Gladiator’s Spellblade (Crit) | 1830 |
| Wrathful Gladiator’s Blade of Alacrity (Haste) | 1830 |
| Wrathful Gladiator’s Gavel (Spirit) | 1830 |
| Wrathful Gladiator’s Endgame (Crit) | 70 |
| Wrathful Gladiator’s Compendium (Haste) | 70 |
| Wrathful Gladiator’s Grimoire (Spell Pen) | 70 |
| Wrathful Gladiator’s Reprieve (Spirit) | 70 |
| Wrathful Gladiator’s Touch of Defeat (Crit) | 260 |
| Wrathful Gladiator’s Wand of Alacrity (Haste) | 260 |
| Wrathful Gladiator’s Piercing Touch (Spell Pen) | 260 |
| Wrathful Gladiator’s Baton of Light (Spirit) | 260 |
And of course there are the accompanying accessories and non-set items available from the usual vendor.
| Wrathful Gladiator non-set items | |
| Cord of Dominance (crit) | 945 |
| Cord of Alacrity (haste) | 945 |
| Cord of Salvation (spirit) | 945 |
| Treads of Dominance (crit) | 945 |
| Treads of Alacrity (haste) | 945 |
| Treads of Salvation (spirit) | 945 |
| Cuffs of Dominance (crit) | 600 |
| Cuffs of Alacrity (haste) | 600 |
| Cuffs of Salvation (spirit) | 600 |
| Cloak of Dominance (crit) | 725 |
| Cloak of Subjugation (haste) | 725 |
| Cloak of Ascendancy (hit) | 725 |
| Cloak of Salvation (spirit) | 725 |
| Cloak of Deliverance (spirit) | 725 |
| Band of Dominance | 725 |
| Pendant of Dominance (crit) | 725 |
| Pendant of Subjugation (haste) | 725 |
| Pendant of Ascendancy (hit) | 725 |
| Pendant of Salvation (spirit) | 725 |
| Pendant of Deliverance (spirit) | 725 |
It’s still possible to purchase Relentless and Furious non-set items, but for the minimal saving you may as well buy the best you can. The Battlemaster’s trinkets are still available (along with an updated faction Medallion) and may have some use, along with the PvP shoulder enchant.
| Medallion of the Alliance/Horde (ilvl264) | 945 |
| Battlemaster’s Ruination (int) | 630 |
| Battlemaster’s Fury (crit) | 630 |
| Battlemaster’s Vivacity (haste) | 630 |
| Battlemaster’s Precision (hit) | 630 |
| Greater Inscription of the Gladiator | 165 |
Wintergrasp items now also cost honor points – a change that could be argued is long overdue,especially if your faction has had trouble winning or defending Wintergrasp. Admittedly at this stage the only pieces worth bothering with would be the shoulderpads (at a stretch - the Relentless set shoulders are the same item level), and possibly trinkets.
| Price | ilvl | |
| Titan-Forged Cloak of Ascendancy | 280 | 245 |
| Titan-Forged Pendant of Ascendancy | 280 | 245 |
| Titan-Forged Shoulderpads of Salvation | 490 | 251 |
| Titan-Forged Shoulderpads of Domination | 490 | 251 |
| Arcanum of Dominance | 65 | |
| Inscription of Dominance | 50 | |
| Flow of Knowledge | 280 | 200 |
| Titan-Forged Slippers of Dominance | 280 | 200 |
| Titan-Forged Slippers of Salvation | 280 | 200 |
| Titan-Forged Hood of Dominance | 490 | 200 |
| Titan-Forged Hood of Salvation | 490 | 200 |
| Titan-Forged Raiment of Dominance | 490 | 213 |
| Titan-Forged Raiment of Salvation | 490 | 213 |
| Titan-Forged Cord of Salvation | 280 | 213 |
| Titan-Forged Cord of Determination | 280 | 213 |
| Titan-Forged Rune of Audacity | 280 | 213 |
| Titan-Forged Rune of Cruelty | 280 | 213 |
| Titan-Forged Rune of Accuracy | 280 | 213 |
| Titan-Forged Rune of Alacrity | 280 | 213 |
| Platinum Disks of Sorcery | 280 | 213 |
| Platinum Disks of Swiftness | 280 | 213 |
| Titan-Forged Cloth Trousers of Salvation | 490 | 232 |
| Titan-Forged Cloth Trousers of Domination | 490 | 232 |
| Titan-Forged Cuffs of Salvation | 280 | 226 |
| Titan-Forged Band of Ascendancy | 280 | 226 |
In any case, it’s now entirely possible to gear up in battlegrounds (now that weapons, off-hands and frills are available).
Hope this is helpful, now it’s not really neccesary. (Will we have the Shattering next week? I’m certainly hoping so!)
/wave
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