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Arena Season 6 began on April 22nd, 2009[1], and ended on August 25th.[2]

Arena seasons
Season Title Start Date End Date Duration Notese
Season 1 Gladiator January 30, 2007 June 19, 2007 20 Weeks End coincided with Patch 2.1.2.
Season 2 Merciless Gladiator June 20, 2007 November 26, 2007 23 Weeks EU End Date was November 27, 2007.
Season 3 Vengeful Gladiator November 28, 2007 June 23, 2008 29 Weeks  
Season 4 Brutal Gladiator June 24, 2008 October 14, 2008 17 Weeks Last arena season of Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Inlinegfx/img_link_data.json' not found. The Burning Crusade.
Season 5 Deadly Gladiator December 16, 2008 April 14, 2009 17 Weeks Gear titles: Savage, Hateful, Deadly
Season 6 Furious Gladiator April 21, 2009 August 25, 2009 18 Weeks Beginning corresponded with patch 3.1.0.
Season 7 Relentless Gladiator September 1, 2009 January 19, 2010 20 Weeks End corresponded with the opening of the Crimson Hall in Icecrown Citadel.
Season 8 Wrathful Gladiator February 2, 2010 October 12, 2010 37 Weeks Beginning corresponded with patch 3.3.2 and the release of the Frostwing Halls in Icecrown Citadel; Last arena season of Wrath of the Lich King.
Season 9 Vicious Gladiator December 14-15, 2010 June 28-29, 2011 26 Weeks? Beginning corresponded with the December 14, 2010 Hotfixes about 3 weeks after Patch 4.0.3a and the release of Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Inlinegfx/img_link_data.json' not found. Cataclysm; end corresponds with Patch 4.2.
Season 10 Ruthless Gladiator July 5-6, 2011 November 15, 2011 21 Weeks Beginning corresponded with July 6, 2011 Hotfixes about 1 week after Patch 4.2 "Rage of the Firelands"; end announced to be around November 29, 2011.
Season 11 Cataclysmic Gladiator December 6-7, 2011 August 28-29, 2012 38 Weeks Beginning occurred around a week after Patch 4.3; end announced to be around August 28, 2012.
Season 12 Malevolent Gladiator October 2-3, 2012 March 5-6, 2013 22 Weeks Beginning to occured a week after Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Inlinegfx/img_link_data.json' not found. Mists of Pandaria released. Level 90. End announced to be around March 5-6, 2013 (US/EU).
Season 13 Tyrannical Gladiator March 13, 2013 September 10, 2013 26 Weeks
Season 14 Grievous Gladiator September 17, 2013 February 18, 2014 23 weeks Ending at Patch 5.4.7 release.
Season 15 Prideful Gladiator February 25, 2014 October 14, 2014 Starting 1 week after Patch 5.4.7 release. Ended when Patch 6.0.2 released.
Season 16
also called
"Warlords Season 2"
Primal Gladiator December 2, 2014 June 23, 2015 Starting 3 weeks after Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Inlinegfx/img_link_data.json' not found. Warlords of Draenor launch. Ended when Patch 6.2 released.
Season 17
also called
"Warlords Season 2"
Wild Gladiator June 30, 2015 November 17, 2015? Starting 1 week after Patch 6.2 release.

With Arena Season 6, arena teams started at 0 rating instead of 1500, which will allow teams to have more continuous progression throughout the arena season.[3] It was felt that many of the item purchases were too difficult to obtain so the rating requirements needed to purchase the latest arena items got altered. For example, items with a rating requirement will now be obtainable starting at 1250 rating.[3]

The matchmaking system will attempt to match teams against opponents who are closest to their average matchmaking rating. Starting with Arena Season 6, a team's average matchmaking rating will be shown in the scoreboard at the end of each match so that you can see where your team stands compared to the opposing team you just faced. All arena teams that are below a 1500 arena rating will always earn arena points as a 1500 rated team.[3]

In order to make joining teams later in the season a little easier for players, the system will now be setup so if a player joins a team that has a team rating of 1000 or higher, the player’s personal rating will start off at 1000 instead of 0.[3] Until you start to get close to your team's matchmaking rating, you will be gaining around 20 or more points in a win and zero or nearly zero in a loss. So players will make steady progress through games played until they near their team's matchmaking rating.[3]

Armor Sets[]

All ratings require both a personal and team rating of the specified amount.

  • Medium arena rating requirements if purchased from the arena vendor – see below
  • Equivalent to 25-man raid items
  • Source:
    <Arena Vendor>
    Helm (1100), Chest (1000), Legs (900)– 12,000 Honor point700 Arena point
    Shoulders (1350) – 9,600 Honor point550 Arena point
    Gloves (800) – 7,200 Honor point400 Arena point
  • Emblem of Triumph Quartermasters:
  • Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Factiongfx/faction_tip_link.json' not found. Arcanist Asarina or Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Factiongfx/faction_tip_link.json' not found. Magistrix Iruvia in Icecrown
  • Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Factiongfx/faction_tip_link.json' not found. Arcanist Miluria or Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Factiongfx/faction_tip_link.json' not found. Magistrix Vesara in Dalaran
    Head, chest, legs - 75 Emblem of Triumph
    Shoulder, Hands - 50 Emblem of Triumph

Non-set Armor[]

Weapons & Accessories[]

  • Equivalent to 25-man raid items
  • Tier 1 (ilvl 232)
    • Medium arena rating requirements - 700
    • Source:
      • Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Factiongfx/faction_tip_link.json' not found. Xazi Smolderpipe in Dalaran / Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Factiongfx/faction_tip_link.json' not found. Evee Copperspring in Gadgetzan / Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Factiongfx/faction_tip_link.json' not found. Big Zokk Torquewrench in Area 52
      <Veteran Arena Vendor>
      Idol, Libram, Sigil, Totem, Wand – 6,400 Honor point350 Arena point

Price history[]

There were two levels of weapons (including relics and shields), and one of armor. For brevity, only the armor is listed. Where marked, PR= "required Personal and team arena rating". Items purchased with emblems have no such requirement.

Initial release (Season 6)[]

Sold by "Veteran Arena Vendors".

Source
Item type Veteran
Arena Vendors
Drops
Chest armor 2,150 Arena point
PR 1750
Leg armor 2,150 Arena point
PR 1700
Emalon - 25 man
Head armor 2,150 Arena point
PR 1900
Hand armor 1,300 Arena point
PR 1600
Shoulder armor 1500 Arena point
PR 2080

Season 7[]

Sold by "Arena Vendors" and Emblem of Triumph Quartermasters

Source
Item type Arena Vendors Emblems of
Triumph
Drops
Chest armor 12,000 Honor point700 Arena point
PR 1000
75 Emblem of Triumph
Leg armor 12,000 Honor point700 Arena point
PR 900
75 Emblem of Triumph Emalon - 25 man
Koralon - 10 man
Head armor 12,000 Honor point700 Arena point
PR 1100
75 Emblem of Triumph
Hand armor 7,200 Honor point400 Arena point
PR 800
50 Emblem of Triumph Emalon - 25 man
Koralon - 10 man
Shoulder armor 9,600 Honor point550 Arena point
PR 1350
50 Emblem of Triumph

References[]

  1. ^ Zarhym. Re: Season 6 Tomorrow?. Retrieved on 2009-04-21.
  2. ^ Bornakk. 0. End of Arena Season 6 Coming Soon. Retrieved on 2009-08-11.
  3. ^ a b c d e Bornakk. 0. Arena Season 6 – Upcoming Changes. Retrieved on 2009-04-21.
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