Arena Season 6 began on April 22nd, 2009[1], and ended on August 25th.[2]
| Season | Title | Start Date | End Date | Duration | Notese |
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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:
- Emalon the Storm Watcher (Heroic mode)
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- <Arena Vendor>
- Helm (1100), Chest (1000), Legs (900)– 12,000
700 
- Shoulders (1350) – 9,600 550
- Gloves (800) – 7,200 400
- Emblem of Triumph Quartermasters:
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- 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
- Shoulder, Hands - 50
- Head, chest, legs - 75
Non-set Armor[]
- No arena rating requirements
- Equivalent to 25-man raid items
- Source:
- Emalon the Storm Watcher (Heroic mode) / Koralon the Flame Watcher (Normal mode)
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- <Apprentice Armor Quartermaster>
- Boots, Belt – 49,600
- Neck, Ring, Cloak – 38,000
- Bracers – 31,600
Weapons & Accessories[]
- Equivalent to 25-man raid items
- Tier 1 (ilvl 232)
- Medium arena rating requirements - 700
- Source:
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- <Veteran Arena Vendor>
- Idol, Libram, Sigil, Totem, Wand – 6,400 350
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 PR 1750 | |
| Leg armor | 2,150 PR 1700 |
Emalon - 25 man |
| Head armor | 2,150 PR 1900 | |
| Hand armor | 1,300 PR 1600 | |
| Shoulder armor | 1500 PR 2080 | |
Season 7[]
Sold by "Arena Vendors" and Emblem of Triumph Quartermasters
| Source | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Item type | Arena Vendors | Emblems of Triumph |
Drops |
| Chest armor | 12,000 700 PR 1000 |
75 
| |
| Leg armor | 12,000 700 PR 900 |
75 |
Emalon - 25 man Koralon - 10 man |
| Head armor | 12,000 700 PR 1100 |
75
| |
| Hand armor | 7,200 400 PR 800 |
50 |
Emalon - 25 man Koralon - 10 man |
| Shoulder armor | 9,600 550 PR 1350 |
50
| |
References[]
- ^ Zarhym. Re: Season 6 Tomorrow?. Retrieved on 2009-04-21.
- ^ Bornakk. 0. End of Arena Season 6 Coming Soon. Retrieved on 2009-08-11.
- ^ a b c d e Bornakk. 0. Arena Season 6 – Upcoming Changes. Retrieved on 2009-04-21.
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