Rated battlegrounds

Rated battlegrounds are arena-like 10 vs. 10 matches on regular battleground maps introduced with the Cataclysm expansion. As of Patch 4.1 (although this may have only been a server-side change), groups of the same faction can join to battle each other.

Battlegrounds with a rated mode

• Warsong Gulch
• Arathi Basin
• Eye of the Storm
• Silvershard Mines
• Battle for Gilneas
• Twin Peaks
• Temple of Kotmogu
• Seething Shore

New features

Early concept for the battleground overview as shown on BlizzCon

• Conquest points will be awarded as you win games, not every Tuesday, or Wednesday if playing on European servers. Limit to maximum amount of points each character are able to gain per week. This limit is based on your rating; the higher your rating, the more points. The highest rating ever earned is used to calculate maximum amount of points you are able to earn.
  • After you have hit the conquest point cap, you will earn honor points.

• When you win Battlegrounds, you will gain rating and conquest points.

• New featured weekly battleground to help concentrate the queues so as many people as possible are in one queue.

• New UI showing PvP stats and the possibility to queue from anywhere with the new 'rated' option.

New PvP rewards

• Honor titles
• Epic ground mounts
• Arena points
• Guild achievements/levels

Patch 4.2

Starting with Patch 4.2, every time a character wins 75, 150, or 300 Rated battle grounds, a special epic, ground mount will be mailed to the character. This mount is bound to the Battle.net account so it can be mailed to alts before it is used and added to the characters list of mount summoning spells.

Mount		+Speed	Cost	Riding skill
	[Vicious War Steed]	100%	Win 75, 150, or 300 Rated battlegrounds	Journeyman (150)
	[Vicious War Wolf]	100%	Win 75, 150, or 300 Rated battlegrounds	Journeyman (150)

Notes

• Initially 15 vs. 15 matches were available along with 10 vs. 10, but they eliminated in early February 2011.

Patch changes

• Patch 4.2.0 (2011-06-28): [Vicious War Steed] or [Vicious War Wolf] awarded for winning 75, 150, or 300 rated battlegrounds.
  

External links

Official

WoW Official Game Site (EU) Rated Battlegrounds FAQ by Mumper, 25-Nov-2010 11:05:50 UTC

Group finders

Battlemasters.org Communitcations aid and access info for Public Vent Server and Public Mumble Server

       Battlemasters.org  Alliance IRC channel

       Battlemasters.org  Horde IRC channel

Guilded LFG/LFM for rated battlegrounds

teamfind Find competitive arena teammates and rated battleground groups

Guides

WoW-Battlegrounds Battleground guides, tips, strategies, maps, achievement guides. by WoW-Battlegrounds, 27-Oct-2011 15:27:50 PST

β News

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News

WoW Insider Blizzard MVPs create Cross-Realm Rated Battlegrounds site by Olivia Grace Apr 27th 2012 at 9:00AM

WoW Official Game Site (US) Patch 4.2: New PvP Mounts for Rated Battlegrounds by Zarhym, Jun 20, 2011 9:00 AM PDT

WoW Official Game Site (EU) Patch 4.2: New PvP Mounts for Rated Battlegrounds by Zarhym, 20 Jun 2011 16:00 UTC

WoW Insider Blizzard previews new rated battlegrounds PVP mounts by Mathew McCurley Jun 20th 2011 at 3:00PM

WoW Official Game Site (EU) All Rated Battleground Weeks Now 10v10 by Blizzard Entertainment 04-Feb-2011 16:55:00 UTC

WoW Official Game Site (EU) Same-Faction Rated Battlegrounds by Blizzard Entertainment, 27 Apr 2011 12:30 UTC

WoW Official Game Site (US) Same-Faction Rated Battlegrounds by Blizzard Entertainment, May 4, 2011 6:00 PM PDT