How to Get BiS PvP Gear – The War Within Season 3

This guide covers everything you need to know about obtaining Best in Slot (BiS) PvP gear in The War Within Season 3. Whether you're a fresh level 80 or returning player, follow these steps to gear up efficiently and be ready for ranked arena.

Quick Start: Pre-BiS Gear

Before diving into Conquest gear and tier sets, you'll want to obtain Pre-BiS gear to reach the 707 item level requirement for rated PvP. Here's the priority order:

1. PvP World Quests – Free 675 item level starter gear
2. Honor Gear – 688 item level from Honor Points
3. Bloody Token Gear – 720 item level from World PvP
4. Crafted Jewelry with Embellishments – Epic quality with optimal stats

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Pre-BiS Gear

Step 1: Activate Warmode

Enable Warmode in your faction's capital city (Stormwind or Orgrimmar). This grants bonus experience and access to PvP World Quests that reward starter gear.

Step 2: Complete PvP World Quests

With Warmode active, complete PvP World Quests in Khaz Algar to obtain a full set of 675 item level starter gear. These quests appear on your map with crossed swords icons.

Step 3: Farm Honor for Honor Gear

Honor is the primary currency for entry-level PvP gear. You'll need 10,850 Honor Points for a full set of Honor gear at 688 item level.

Best Ways to Farm Honor

Pro Tip: Use Vicious Flask of the Wrecking Ball (DPS) or Vicious Flask of Classical Spirits (Healer) during Battlegrounds for maximum Honor gains.

Honor Vendor Location

Honor Gear can be purchased from Velerd in Dornogal.

Crafting Honor Gear with Custom Stats

For optimal stats, you can craft Honor gear using Astral Aspirant's Heraldry, which costs 175 Honor each from Velerd or Hotharn in Dornogal.

Stats can be customized using Missives – optional reagents purchased from the Auction House:

Step 4: Bloody Tokens

To reach 707 item level faster, purchase 720 item level Warmode Gear from Gilderann in Dornogal using Bloody Tokens.

How to Earn Bloody Tokens

• Honorable kills in World PvP
• World Quests with Warmode enabled
• War Chests
• Weekly Sparks Quests from Ruffious in Dornogal

Gemming Your Gear

If you aren't sure how to gem PvP gear, purchase Astral Jeweler's Setting from Hotharn in Dornogal. This requires:

• 3x Vicious Bloodstone (from Auction House)
• 5,000 Honor

Otherwise, gemming a single slot costs 12,500 Honor.

Step 5: Craft Jewelry with Embellishments

Winning Random Battlegrounds has a chance to reward Artisan's Consortium Pamphlet, which starts a quest called Rallying All Rapscallions! Turn this in to Hotharn in Dornogal for 9x Astral Gladiator's Heraldry.

Use these 9 Heraldries to craft:

• 1 Neck piece with Embellishment
• 2 Rings with Embellishment

Recommended Embellishments

You can have a maximum of 2 Embellishments on your gear:

First Gem Socket

Your first socket should always be a unique-equipped Bloodstone gem:

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BiS Gear

Step 5: Farm Conquest & Convert to Tier Set

After obtaining Pre-BiS gear, focus on earning Conquest to purchase Conquest gear and convert it to tier pieces.

Ways to Earn Conquest

• Solo Shuffle
• Battleground Blitz
• Rated 2v2 Arena
• Rated 3v3 Arena
• Rated Battlegrounds
• Crate Farming (unrated alternative)
• First win of the day in unrated PvP

Conquest gear and Astral Gladiator's Heraldry can be purchased from Lalandi in Dornogal.

Priority Conquest Purchases

Prioritize main slot pieces for tier set bonuses:

1. Helmet
2. Shoulders
3. Chest
4. Gloves
5. Legs

Converting to Tier Sets with the Catalyst

Visit Custodian Khubon in Dornogal and right-click on the Revival Catalyst. Add any Conquest gear piece and spend Ethereal Voidsplinters to convert it to a tier piece.

Voidsplinters are awarded:

• Automatically each week
• 1 free Splinter for reaching 1600 rating in any ranked PvP bracket

Step 6: Craft Remaining Slots

Once you have your 4-piece tier set and Conquest weapon, craft the remaining slots using Astral Gladiator's Heraldry with optimal stats via Missives.

Crafted Weapon Embellishment

You can craft weapons with the powerful Darkmoon Sigil: Ascension embellishment, which is exclusive to crafted weapons and very strong for many specs.

Cloak: Reshii Wraps

The Reshii Wraps cloak from raid has a unique fiber socket instead of a gem socket. Use these fibers based on your role:

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Summary: Gearing Path