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PvP Guide — TBC Anniversary PvP

Spend Honor and Marks of Honor on gear, compete in rated 2v2, 3v3 and 5v5 arenas for Arena Points, and fight over Warsong Gulch, Arathi Basin, Alterac Valley and the Eye of the Storm.

  • HonorCap: 75,000
  • Arena PointsCap: 5,000

Battlegrounds

Arenas

World PvP

  • Hellfire Peninsula

    Capture the Overlook, the Stadium and Broken Hill. Holding all three gives your faction Hellfire Superiority, 5% more damage in Hellfire Peninsula and Hellfire Citadel's dungeons, and the Hellfire Fortifications daily quest pays Marks of Honor Hold or Marks of Thrallmar.

    • Mark of Honor Hold
    • Mark of Thrallmar

    Hellfire Peninsula on the World MapWorld PvP rewards

  • Zangarmarsh

    Capture the two beacons, then carry the battle standard from your base to the Twin Spire Ruins. Holding them gives your faction the Twin Spire Blessing, 5% more damage in Zangarmarsh and Coilfang Reservoir's dungeons.

    Zangarmarsh on the World Map

  • Nagrand

    Take the town of Halaa from the other faction's guards. Kills there earn Halaa Battle Tokens and the Oshu'gun Crystal Powder quests Halaa Research Tokens; the side that holds the town can buy from its quartermasters, including talbuk mounts.

    • Halaa Battle Token
    • Halaa Research Token

    Nagrand on the World MapWorld PvP rewards

  • Terokkar Forest

    Capture the five spirit towers in the Bone Wastes. Holding them grants the Blessing of Auchindoun, which brings Spirit Shards from the bosses of Auchindoun's dungeons; the Spirit Sages sell their rewards for the shards.

    • Spirit Shard

    Terokkar Forest on the World MapWorld PvP rewards

How PvP works in The Burning Crusade

Honor is a currency: you earn it from kills, battleground objectives and quests, keep it until you spend it, and can hold up to 75,000. There are no PvP ranks any more and no dishonorable kills. Ranks earned in Classic remain as titles.

Most PvP rewards cost Honor and Marks of Honor from the battlegrounds. Arena gear costs Arena Points, awarded each week from your arena team's rating, and some pieces also need a personal rating. You can hold up to 5,000 Arena Points.

Arena seasons

Rated arena games are played in seasons, and each season's end hands out titles by standing. In Burning Crusade Classic Anniversary, Season 1 ended on May 4, 2026, Season 2 ran from May 19 to August 17, and Season 3 began on September 1, 2026 (Americas realm times).

World PvP

Outland's contested objectives pay their own tokens: Marks of Honor Hold and Marks of Thrallmar in Hellfire Peninsula, Halaa Battle and Research Tokens in Nagrand, and Spirit Shards from the Bone Wastes in Terokkar Forest. Their quartermasters' rewards are listed with the gear.

Related

PvP talent builds

Frequently asked questions

What is the Honor cap?
75,000 Honor. At the cap you stop earning Honor until you spend some.
What is the Arena Points cap?
5,000 Arena Points.
Are there still PvP ranks?
No. The Burning Crusade removed the ranking system; Classic ranks you earned show as titles only.
Which arena formula does this site use?
The one Blizzard published for Burning Crusade Classic Anniversary in February 2026. The original 2007 formula is available for comparison; Burning Crusade Classic (2021–2022) never had its formula published.