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April 13, 2009

PvP Gear in 3.0.9 and 3.1

Posted in: Blog, PvP

Recently I commented on crafted PvP gear and how cheap it was. As the saying goes, you get what you pay for. While its a cheap way to get started for PvP gear, PvE is so easy right now that you can easily get much better gear from heroics or even just level 80 instances.

The next step up (although debatable) is the Savage Gladiator’s set. The Savage Gladiator’s set is not that much better than crafted PvP gear by and large, and for the amount of effort it takes to get Savage Gladiator’s items, its not difficult to clear some heroics for comparable, if not superior, gear. In patch 3.1, Savage Gladiator will no longer be obtainable. Instead, the current step up from Savage Gladiator, Hateful Gladiator, will be purchasable for about the same amount of resources. In short, Savage Gladiator is really not that spectacular unless you really like playing battlegrounds and Wintergrasp and have lots of extra honor to burn. Most players are probably better holding off until 3.1 hits and Hateful Gladiator gets cheap.

There are three options for purchasing the Savage Gladiator set in 3.0.x. You can use a lot of honor (45,000-70,000 per piece), arena points and some honor (200-400 arena points and 8,000-12,000 honor per piece), or Emblems of Heroism. You can purchase Hateful Gladiator’s pieces with Emblems of Valor or arena points, rating, and honor. In 3.1, Hateful Gladiator will likely still have the option of being bought with Emblems of Valor, but you will definitely have the option of using only honor.

Anything in the columns “Season 6″ is still uncertain. It is unclear how VoA drops with work in Season 6, so I showed my best guess. Emblems of Conquest may be exchangeable with a requirement of some lowered rating for Furious Gladiator’s gear; its unclear. “X honor” means that we know it will require only honor to be bought with a possible option of a mix of arena points and honor. “X arena points” means its certain that it will cost only arena points. “Removed from PvP currency exchange?” means that these items are probably no longer accessible.

Season 5 Season 6
Item Emblems VoA Rating Requirement Cost Emblems VoA Rating Requirement Cost
Savage Gladiator’s Gloves 30 Emblems of Heroism X 0 50,000 honor OR 275 arena points and 9,600 honor 30 Emblems of Heroism? X 0 Removed from PvP currency exchange?
Savage Gladiator’s Shoulders 30 Emblems of Heroism X 0 50,000 honor OR 275 arena points and 9,600 honor 30 Emblems of Heroism? X 0 Removed from PvP currency exchange?
Savage Gladiator’s Helm 45 Emblems of Heroism X 0 60,000 honor OR 350 arena points and 12,000 honor 45 Emblems of Heroism? X 0 Removed from PvP currency exchange?
Savage Gladiator’s Legguards 45 Emblems of Heroism X 0 60,000 honor OR 350 arena points and 12,000 honor 45 Emblems of Heroism? X 0 Removed from PvP currency exchange?
Savage Gladiator’s Chest 45 Emblems of Heroism X 0 60,000 honor OR 350 arena points and 12,000 honor 45 Emblems of Heroism? X 0 Removed from PvP currency exchange?
Deadly Gladiator’s Trinket X X X X X X 0 ?? Honor
Hateful Gladiator’s Bracers X X 0 31,600 Honor X X 0 ?? Honor
Hateful Gladiator’s Cloak X X 0 38,000 Honor X X 0 ?? Honor
Hateful Gladiator’s Necklace X X 0 38,000 Honor X X 0 ?? Honor
Hateful Gladiator’s Rings X X 0 38,000 Honor X X 0 ?? Honor
Hateful Gladiator’s Belt X X 0 49,600 Honor X X 0 ?? Honor
Hateful Gladiator’s Boots X X 0 49,600 Honor X X 0 ?? Honor
Hateful Gladiator’s Trinket (Medallion of the Horde/Alliance) X X 0 49,600 Honor X X 0 ?? Honor
Hateful Gladiator’s Gloves 30 Emblems of Valor Normal 1615 7,200 honor and 400 arena points 30 Emblems of Valor? Normal 0 ?? Honor
Deadly Gladiator’s Belt X X 1630 62,000 honor X X 0 ?? Honor
Hateful Gladiator’s Leggings 45 Emblems of Valor Normal 1645 12,000 honor and 700 arena points 45 Emblems of Valor? Normal 0 ?? Honor
Deadly Gladiator’s Bracers X X 1660 39,400 honor X X 0 ?? Honor
Hateful Gladiator’s Chest 45 Emblems of Valor Normal 1675 12,000 honor and 700 arena points 45 Emblems of Valor? Normal 0 ?? Honor
Hateful Gladiator’s Helm 45 Emblems of Valor X 1735 12,000 honor and 700 arena points 45 Emblems of Valor? X 0 ?? Honor
Hateful Gladiator’s Shoulders 30 Emblems of Valor X 1775 9,600 honor and 550 arena points 30 Emblems of Valor? X 0 ?? Honor
Deadly Gladiator’s Wand/Relic/Idol/Libram/Totem X X 1930 1,200 arena points X X 1250 ?? Arena points
Deadly Gladiator’s Gloves X Heroic 1750 1,350 arena points X Heroic 1300 ?? Arena points
Deadly Gladiator’s Leggings X Heroic 1810 2,250 arena points X Heroic 1350 ?? arena points
Deadly Gladiator’s Chest X Heroic 1870 2,250 arena points X Heroic 1400 ?? Arena points
Furious Gladiator’s Bracers X X X X X X 1400 ?? Honor
Deadly Gladiator’s Helm X X 1990 2,250 arena points X X 1450 ?? Arena points
Furious Gladiator’s Belt X X X X X X 1450 ?? Honor
Deadly Gladiator’s Shoulders X X 2050 1,800 arena points X X 1500 ?? Arena points
Furious Gladiator’s Boots X X X X X X 1500 ?? Honor
Furious Gladiator’s Neck X X X X X X 1550 ?? Honor
Furious Gladiator’s Gloves X X X X 30 Emblems of Conquest? Heroic? 1600 ?? Arena points
Furious Gladiator’s Rings X X X X 45 Emblems of Conquest? X 1650 ?? Honor
Furious Gladiator’s Leggings X X X X 45 Emblems of Conquest? Heroic? 1700 ?? Arena points
Furious Gladiator’s Chest X X X X X Heroic? 1750 ?? Arena points
Furious Gladiator’s Trinkets X X X X 30 Emblems of Conquest? X 1800 ?? Honor
Furious Gladiator’s Weapons X X X X X X 1850 ?? Arena points
Furious Gladiator’s Helm X X X X X X 1900 ?? Arena points
Furious Gladiator’s Wand/Relic/Idol/Libram/Totem X X X X X X 1950 ?? Arena points
Furious Gladiator’s Cloak X X X X X X 2000 ?? Honor
Furious Gladiator’s Shoulders X X X X 45 Emblems of Conquest? X 2050 ?? Arena points
Furious Gladiator’s Weapons (2nd tier) X X X X X X 2220 ?? Arena points
Furious Gladiator’s Tabard X X X X X X 2300 ??

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