How Master of Arathi Basin Boosting Works
FAQLeague of Arathor and The Defilers Reputation
League of Arathor is the Alliance faction in Arathi Basin. The Horde needs The Defilers reputation on the same 15v15 battleground. Each faction's path from Neutral to Exalted takes 42,000 reputation points and leads you through Friendly, Honored, and Revered. A character from level 20 can earn this reputation from five sources:
- Battles in AB - each battle grants reputation with your faction.
- The Battle for Arathi Basin! - this quest asks you to attack four bases for 200 reputation.
- Arathi Basin Resources! and Cut Arathor Supply Lines - the Alliance and Horde each receive 200 reputation for these. Both require a victory in AB and a resource crate from the battle.
- Control Four Bases and Take Four Bases - Blizzard unlocks these 200-rep quests at level 60.
- AB Mark Quests - Brigadier General and Warbringer exchange these marks for reputation outside of battlegrounds.
Our team completes this path in pilot or self-play mode. You won't have to find 15 players for each match. The game matches premade groups against other premade groups in battles. Exalted at the end of the path unlocks epic faction rewards and grants a Legacy point to the entire account.
Arathi Basin Rep Rewards
Samuel Hawke for the Alliance and Rutherford Twing for the Horde sell AB rewards in the Arathi Highlands. A belt, boots, and shoulders of the same armor type from these NPCs form a three-piece set, which your character collects from Honored to Exalted. Each reputation standing unlocks its own rewards from them:
- Friendly - Talisman of Arathor (Alliance) and Defiler's Talisman (Horde) absorb physical damage.
- Honored - Highlander's and Defiler's belts become available to you.
- Revered - this standing adds boots from the same series.
- Exalted - epic ilvl 65 shoulders complete the set from level 60. This standing also unlocks Ironbark Staff and the faction Battle Tabard.
The cloak and dagger rewards for Exalted differ between the factions. Alliance players receive Cloak of the Honor Guard and the Sageclaw dagger. Horde players get Deathguard's Cloak and Mindfang. Neither faction receives a mount among these rewards. We consider the Legacy Challenge itself to be the main reward for reaching Exalted, because your entire account gets one Legacy point from it.
Arathi Basin Mark of Honor for PvP Gear
AB marks serve as currency for some PvP gear. You receive three of these marks for each win by our premade team and one for a defeat. This allows you to accumulate marks during the boost without separate farming. But the game binds them to the character (BoP) and limits your stock to 30 marks. Reputation quests take some of these marks from you:
- Claiming Arathi Basin and Conquering Arathi Basin - each takes three AB marks.
- Concerted Efforts and For Great Honor - you give up three AV, three AB, and three WSG marks for them.
- Arathi Basin Resources! and Cut Arathor Supply Lines - you need a mark from a win in AB for these.
Blizzard has increased Honor for battles in Warsong Gulch, AB, and Darkspear Islands and decreased it in Alterac Valley. That's why every AB match earns you Honor and Rank Points toward your PvP ranks.