Reputation Compendium

Battlegrounds - Arathi Basin

  • Factions: League of Arathor (Alliance) vs. Forsaken Defilers (Horde)
  • Levels: 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60
  • Team Size: 5-15
  • Win Conditions: Accumulate 2000 resources by controlling up to five production assets

The Arathi BasinThe struggle for the Arathi Basin goes back to the dawn of settlement in the area. For players familiar with the Warcraft real-time sim franchise, this provides a fun "ground eye view" of resource development. Alliance players start at Trollbane Hall (A) in the northwest, while Horde players start at the Defiler's Den (B) in the southeast. The object is to control resource gathering nodes: a stables (C), gold mine (D), smithy (E), lumber mill (F), and farm (G). While your faction holds a node, it will produce raw materials. The faction which produces 2000 raw materials first wins the instance. As a side benefit, while your faction holds a node, you can resurrect at the graveyard next to the node. This gives a substantial advantage to the defenders. Control of the node is determined by a banner planted at the node. Right-clicking the banner allows a player to claim it for their side; however, it takes time to contest a banner, and any hit interrupts the process.

The instance entrances (and faction vendors) for the Basin are located in Refuge Pointe (Alliance) and just north of Hammerfell (Horde) in the Arathi Valley (north of the Wetlands).

Bonus honor is awarded for all resources generated, whether or not your side wins the battleground. You earn 198 honor for every 333 resources harvested plus an additional 198 honor for a win (1386 total). During the Arathi Basin Battlegrounds weekend, you earn 198 honor for every 200 resources harvested as well as the 198 for a win (2178 total).

For vendor item information, please consult the official page.

Reputation from Kills

No kills directly earn reputation with Arathi factions.

Quests

Quest Given By Description Reputation
League of Arathor Quests
Arathor Basic/Standard/Advanced Care Package
Obtainable at Friendly		 Samuel Hawke, Refuge Pointe 650 xp, 10 rep, Arathor Care Package (contains a stack of 20 each bandages and rations)
[25p-55p] The Battle for Arathi Basin! Field Marshal Oslight, Refuge Pointe Assault the Mine, Lumber Mill, Blacksmith, and Farm Gold and xp reward increases with level, 200 rep, leads to "Control Four Bases"
[60p] Control Four Bases
Obtainable at Friendly		 Field Marshal Oslight Capture and control four bases at the same time 2g 70s, 9950 xp, 800 rep
Forsaken Defilers Quests
Defiler's Basic/Standard/Advanced Care Package
Obtainable at Friendly		 Rutherford Twing, Arathi Highlands 650 xp, 10 rep, Defiler's Care Package (contains a stack of 20 each bandages and rations)
[25p-55p] The Battle for Arathi Basin Deathmaster Dwire, Hammerfall Assault the Mine, Lumber Mill, Blacksmith, and Stable Gold and xp reward increases with level, 200 rep, leads to "Take Four Bases"
[60p] Take Four Bases
Obtainable at Friendly		 Deathmaster Dwire Capture and control four bases at the same time 2g 70s, 9950 xp, 800 rep

Repeatable Reputation Quests for Arathi Basin

For every 200 resources harvested by your captured bases, you gain 10 rep points with your allies (100 rep total for a win). During the Arathi Battlegrounds weekend, this increases to 10 rep per 150 resources (130 rep total for a win).