WoW Forever brings back the Classic PvP vendor, but gearing up now happens in two steps. From level 55 you buy each rare (blue) armor piece with Honor and Marks of Honor from one specific battleground. Later, an Emboldened Seal unlocked between Rank 8 and Rank 13 upgrades that piece to epic, while weapons wait until Rank 14.
At September beta prices a full rare set cost about 42,500 Honor plus 105 marks. The October 1 beta build then raised most gear costs by roughly 50% and lifted the Honor cap from 15,000 to 25,000, so plan for about 64,000 Honor when the game launches on November 4. Below, you'll find costs for every armor slot, seal and Rank 14 weapon, the other vendor rewards by rank, where the vendors stand, and a week-by-week spending plan that keeps you under the cap.
Every armor slot follows the same path from a blue vendor piece to its epic version, and your rank decides how far along that path you can go each week.
Blizzard also filled gaps for specs that had no PvP gear in Classic. Shaman, for example, get separate healer, melee and caster sets, and, per datamined beta files, both factions get sets for Paladins and Shamans.
All prices below are beta values and may change before launch on November 4.
Each slot needs marks from one battleground, so a full set pulls you into all four maps. The Honor prices come from datamined September beta vendor data. The October 1 beta build raised most gear and seal costs by about 50%, so the columns marked "after Oct 1" are our estimates, not confirmed prices.
| Slot | Marks for rare piece | Rare, Honor (September beta) | Rare, ≈ after Oct 1 | Seal, Honor (September beta) | Seal, ≈ after Oct 1 | Seal unlocks at |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloak | 10 Arathi Basin | 3,000 | 4,500 | - | - | Rare only (Rank 3) |
| Wrist | 10 Warsong Gulch | 3,000 | 4,500 | 750 | 1,125 | Rank 8 |
| Belt | 10 Arathi Basin | 4,000 | 6,000 | 1,000 | 1,500 | Rank 8 |
| Boots | 10 Darkspear Islands | 5,000 | 7,500 | 1,000 | 1,500 | Rank 9 |
| Gloves | 10 Warsong Gulch | 5,000 | 7,500 | 1,500 | 2,250 | Rank 10 |
| Shoulders | 10 Arathi Basin | 4,250 | 6,375 | 1,500 | 2,250 | Rank 12 |
| Legs | 15 Warsong Gulch | 6,000 | 9,000 | 2,000 | 3,000 | Rank 12 |
| Helm | 15 Alterac Valley | 6,000 | 9,000 | Not listed | - | Rank 13 |
| Chest | 15 Arathi Basin | 6,250 | 9,375 | 1,750 | 2,625 | Rank 13 |
For the full rare set you need 45 Arathi Basin Mark of Honor, 35 Warsong Gulch Mark of Honor, 15 Alterac Valley Mark of Honor and 10 Darkspear Islands Mark of Honor. Per datamined beta files, a win pays 3 marks and a loss pays 1.
If you'd rather skip the queues, our WoW Forever Marks of Honor Farm covers the marks from the battleground you pick, and the WoW Forever PvP Gear Boost covers the rare set or its seal upgrades.
Every PvP weapon unlocks at Rank 14 and is bought outright, with no rare version to upgrade. Two-handers cost Alterac Valley marks; everything else costs marks from Darkspear Islands. Names below are the Alliance versions; Horde versions cost the same.
| Type | Weapons | Marks | Honor (September beta) | Honor (≈ after Oct 1) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-handed | Premier Grand Marshal's Demolisher, Glaive, Battle Hammer, Stave, Sunderer, Claymore | 20 Alterac Valley | 15,000 | 22,500 |
| One-handed and ranged | Hand Cannon, Swiftblade, Mageblade, Handaxe, Warhammer, Longsword, Punisher, Dirk, Right and Left Hand Blades, Bullseye, Repeater | 10 Darkspear Islands | 8,000 | 12,000 |
| Shields and off-hands | Aegis, Barricade, Tome of Power, Tome of Restoration | 10 Darkspear Islands | 7,000 | 10,500 |
A two-hander at the estimated new price still fits under the 25,000 Honor cap, but only just: save up from week 8 or so so you can buy it the week you hit Rank 14. Dual-wielders pay twice.
The rest of the PvP vendor is utility and cosmetics, each unlocked by rank.
| Item | Rank | Cost (September beta) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Faction tabard | 1 | - | Private's Tabard / Scout's Tabard |
| PvP insignia trinket | 2 | 3,500 Honor; epic upgrade 2,000 | Your class's PvP trinket |
| Premier Master Sergeant's Insignia | 4 | 10 Darkspear Islands marks + 5,000 Honor | The Rank 4 faction necklace, neck slot, same item for both factions |
| Combat Healing Potion and Combat Mana Potion | 5 | - | Details not published yet |
| Elite tabard | 6 | - | Knight's Colors / Stone Guard's Herald |
| Alliance Battle Standard / Horde Battle Standard | 7 | - | +15% max health to nearby allies, 10 min cooldown |
| Black War mounts | 11 | - | One per faction |
Costs not listed aren't published yet. The cloak (Rank 3) is in the armor table above.
The PvP vendors stand in the Champions' Hall in Stormwind City and the Hall of Legends in Orgrimmar. Reputation vendors for the new battleground wait at the Barrens forward bases: Darkspear Raiders at Merchant Coast for the Horde and Theramore Expeditionary Force at Northwatch for the Alliance. They sell trinkets, rings, cloaks, weapons and armor as your reputation grows.
Our Darkspear Islands battleground guide covers the map itself, its marks and the reputation rewards its vendors sell.
A full epic armor set plus a two-handed weapon comes to about 67,000 Honor at September prices - roughly 100,000 after the October 1 increase. Since you can only hold 25,000 at once, buy as you go.
| Purchase | Honor (September beta) | Honor (≈ after Oct 1) |
|---|---|---|
| 9 rare armor pieces | 42,500 | 63,750 |
| 7 seals, helm seal not priced yet | 9,500 | 14,250 |
| Rank 14 two-handed weapon | 15,000 | 22,500 |
| Total | 67,000 | 100,500 |
How many matches that takes isn't known yet: Blizzard hasn't published Honor per battleground. If you'd rather not grind the total yourself, see our WoW Forever Honor Points farm.
Seals unlock with your rank, and rank progress is capped each week, so it pays to spend Honor in step with the climb rather than all at once.
If you're near 25,000, spend: Honor above the cap is lost.
To learn more about the weekly rank ceiling behind this order, explore our WoW Forever PvP ranks guide.
The rest of our WoW Forever PvP series covers how the system fits together and how to earn the Honor this gear costs.
