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By GamGemLast updated 22 Oct 2026

WoW Forever PvP Ranks: How Honor, Rank Points and the 14 Ranks Work

PvP in World of Warcraft: Forever runs on two numbers: Honor, which you spend, and Rank Points, which lift you through 14 ranks with a weekly cap. This page lays out what each rank unlocks, how the gear path works, and the new Darkspear Islands battleground, from Blizzard’s posts, with Warcraft Wiki for the roadmap.

HONOR

You spend it

Honor is a currency earned by defeating other players, completing battlegrounds and finishing PvP quests.

Blizzard — How PvP Progression in World of Warcraft: Forever Works · checked 2026-10-22

RANK POINTS

You climb with it

Rank Points come from battlegrounds and PvP quests, with a boost in holiday weeks.

Blizzard — How PvP Progression in World of Warcraft: Forever Works · checked 2026-10-22

WHERE TO SEE IT

CPlayer vs. Player

Your rank, Rank Points and the rewards you can buy are in the Character Pane (C), Player vs. Player tab.

Blizzard — How PvP Progression in World of Warcraft: Forever Works · checked 2026-10-22

The 14 WoW Forever PvP ranks and what each unlocks

CosmeticGear and consumablesEpic upgradeMountL = Legacy point

I want…

1Tabard
2PvP Trinket
L3Cloaks
4Necklace
5Combat Potions
6Tabard
L7Battle Standard
8Epic Bracers / Epic Belt Upgrade Token
9Epic Boots Upgrade Token
L10Epic Gloves Upgrade Token
11Mounts
12Epic Legs / Epic Shoulders Upgrade Token
L13Epic Chest / Epic Helm Upgrade Token
L14Epic Weapons
High Warlord
Horde
Grand Marshal
Alliance

Rank numbers only: names of ranks 1–13 and Rank Point totals per rank are not publishedBlizzard — How PvP Progression in World of Warcraft: Forever Works · checked 2026-10-22

What I hold at my rank

I am rank14

1 · Tabard
2 · PvP Trinket
3 · Cloaks
4 · Necklace
5 · Combat Potions
6 · Tabard
7 · Battle Standard
8 · Epic Bracers / Epic Belt Upgrade Token
9 · Epic Boots Upgrade Token
10 · Epic Gloves Upgrade Token
11 · Mounts
12 · Epic Legs / Epic Shoulders Upgrade Token
13 · Epic Chest / Epic Helm Upgrade Token
14 · Epic Weapons

PvP gear: the blue set, then the epic upgrade

Honor price per item: not published

Honor buys two PvP gear sets: one blue, one epic. An epic piece needs the matching blue piece plus an Emboldened Seal, and the seals have rank requirements. Blizzard — How PvP Progression in World of Warcraft: Forever Works · checked 2026-10-22
New and reworked items fill gaps for specs that had no PvP gear; Shaman, for example, get healer, melee and caster sets. Blizzard — How PvP Progression in World of Warcraft: Forever Works · checked 2026-10-22

Blue piecebought with Honor
Blue piece + Emboldened Sealthe seal has a rank requirement
Epic piecethe epic version of that piece

Darkspear Islands, 15v15

Teams: 15v15
Levels: 30-60
Win: First team to 2000 points
Type: Capture points + central flag
Where: Off the shores of Dustwallow Marsh

Darkspear Islands is a 15v15 capture-point battleground with a flag in the middle, off the shores of Dustwallow Marsh, for levels 30-60. The first team to 2000 points wins. Blizzard — Battle for the Darkspear Islands · checked 2026-10-22
Four capture points score faster the more your team holds. A central flag brought to a captured base scores extra. The sides are the Darkspear Raiders (Horde) and the Theramore Expeditionary Force (Alliance). Blizzard — Battle for the Darkspear Islands · checked 2026-10-22
Queue at a battlemaster in a major capital or the Barrens, or walk to your base (Merchant Coast for Horde, Northwatch for Alliance), where a portal leads in. The bases also have reputation vendors and quests. Blizzard — Battle for the Darkspear Islands · checked 2026-10-22
Each side has a battleground reputation track. Trinkets, rings, cloaks, weapons and armor unlock at reputation thresholds. Marks of Honor can be turned in for reputation quests, and a short questline at Exalted gives the faction tabard. Blizzard — Battle for the Darkspear Islands · checked 2026-10-22
The What’s Next recap describes it as combining strategic control points with Arathi Basin-style flag captures and defense. Blizzard — What’s Next panel recap · checked 2026-10-22
Warcraft Wiki compares it to Eye of the Storm. Warcraft Wiki — Darkspear Islands (CC BY-SA 4.0) · checked 2026-10-22

Darkspear reputation rewards

Reputation thresholdsExalted

Trinkets
Rings
Cloaks
Weapons
Armor
Marks of Honor → reputation quests
Tabard at Exalted

Each side has a battleground reputation track. Trinkets, rings, cloaks, weapons and armor unlock at reputation thresholds. Marks of Honor can be turned in for reputation quests, and a short questline at Exalted gives the faction tabard.

Blizzard — Battle for the Darkspear Islands · checked 2026-10-22Item names and the reputation needed for each: not published yet

Which battlegrounds

Darkspear Islands
Levels 30-60
First team to 2000 points
Warsong Gulch
Level range: not published
Score limit: not published
Arathi Basin
Level range: not published
Score limit: not published
Alterac Valley
Level range: not published
Score limit: not published

How Rank Points work

PvP progression has two parts: Honor and Rank Points. Blizzard — How PvP Progression in World of Warcraft: Forever Works · checked 2026-10-22
Rank Points come from battlegrounds and PvP quests, with a boost in holiday weeks. They move you up the familiar ranks of original WoW, ending at High Warlord (Horde) or Grand Marshal (Alliance). Ranks have a weekly cap. Blizzard — How PvP Progression in World of Warcraft: Forever Works · checked 2026-10-22
Your rank, Rank Points and the rewards you can buy are in the Character Pane (C), Player vs. Player tab. Blizzard — How PvP Progression in World of Warcraft: Forever Works · checked 2026-10-22

How Honor works

Honor is a currency earned by defeating other players, completing battlegrounds and finishing PvP quests. Highlighted battlegrounds pay more Honor during their holiday weeks. Blizzard — How PvP Progression in World of Warcraft: Forever Works · checked 2026-10-22
Blizzard reviewed Honor gains so every battleground pays more evenly; the aim is that nobody picks Alterac Valley only because it is the most efficient. Blizzard — How PvP Progression in World of Warcraft: Forever Works · checked 2026-10-22

The season journey

4 Nov 2026
Launch
Spring 2027
PvP season refresh
Summer 2027
PvP season refresh

Warcraft Wiki — Forever roadmap (CC BY-SA 4.0) · checked 2026-10-22Exact dates of the refreshes: not published yet

WoW Forever PvP seasons

A PvP season has a journey of weekly tasks. Completing them grants Honor and Rank Points. Blizzard — How PvP Progression in World of Warcraft: Forever Works · checked 2026-10-22
Three tasks each season also grant a Legacy Point, and because they are tied to Legacy they stay completable in later seasons. Blizzard — How PvP Progression in World of Warcraft: Forever Works · checked 2026-10-22
The roadmap lists a PvP season refresh in Spring 2027 and another in Summer 2027. Warcraft Wiki — Forever roadmap (CC BY-SA 4.0) · checked 2026-10-22

PvP Legacy challenges: 12 points

12 points

Legacy has 12 PvP points: reach ranks 3, 7, 10, 13 and 14 (5); reach Exalted with each battleground reputation (4); finish the week 4, 7 and 10 quests of the Field of Honor PvP Season’s Journey (3). Blizzard — Legacy System article · checked 2026-10-22
PvP Legacy challenges cannot be completed in Hardcore. Blizzard — Legacy System article · checked 2026-10-22
The Legacy perk For Great Honor raises Honor gains from PvP; High Alert raises stealth detection outside battlegrounds. Blizzard — Legacy System article · checked 2026-10-22

Beta changes to PvP

BETA · MAY CHANGE

Most Honor costs for PvP gear and upgrade tokens rose by about 50%, and the Honor cap went from 15,000 to 25,000 (October 1 build). Blizzard forums — Beta Development Notes (Beta) · checked 2026-10-22
Critical strikes in PvP no longer have reduced efficacy (October 8 notes). Blizzard forums — Beta Development Notes (Beta) · checked 2026-10-22
Battleground Marks of Honor now stack to 30, up from 20 (October 15 build, posted October 16 UTC). Blizzard forums — Beta Development Notes (Beta) · checked 2026-10-22

How does PvP progression work in WoW Forever?

Honor is a currency for buying PvP gear, and Rank Points raise your rank toward High Warlord or Grand Marshal. Neither converts into the other. Honor comes from defeating players, battlegrounds and PvP quests; Rank Points come from battlegrounds and PvP quests, with a weekly cap on ranks.

Source: Blizzard — PvP in World of Warcraft: Forever · checked 22 October 2026

What we do not know yet

Honor prices of single items and the weekly Rank Point cap are not published; only that a cap exists.Not published
The names of ranks 1 to 13 are not listed by Blizzard; only that they are the familiar original ranks.Not published
Level ranges and score limits of Warsong Gulch, Arathi Basin and Alterac Valley are not stated in the posts we read.Not published
Which rewards carry over between seasons is not published.Not published

Where this comes from

Warcraft Wiki text is CC BY-SA 4.0. No rank names, Rank Point totals or Honor prices from other sites are used.