Season 5 WoW PvP Guide - As Season 5 dawned on the World of Warcraft in December of last year, the game saw the 1st new season at a top level since the 1st season that launched after TBC and it was a bit of a mess to start. That is not to claim that Blizzard dropped the ball anywhere with the launch. It was more a matter of players having to start from nothing, trying to figure out where to go with their gear, their character levels, their methods and their class specs. It was all different and no one had been in a position to practice anything yet - after all, Arena barely goes into beta or PTR and when it does it’s not very representative of complete Battlegroups. So, gear for Season 5 is just now settling down and players are getting prepped for Season 6 as they eyeball a brighter future for their characters that are not performing as well right now.
Where Players Started
To get started, players had to wear their PvE gear into the Arena. It was required because there was no newbie level PvP gear at Level 80 to select from. You could not wear your Season 4 gear in as it was from Level 70 and even crafted gear was not actually up to par for newbs in PvP. So there had been a lot of mid-level dungeon gear in there.
As players continued to play and grind their respect, they could started getting the Savage Gladiator rare gear set that was available for honor points and emblems of heroism at Level 80 without needing to play in the Arena. A higher level of Gladiator Gear (there were three this time around) was provided thru honor points, off Archavon in Lake Wintergrasp and in the Arena.
The last level of gear, the Hateful Gladiator gear that caps out Season 5 sets was only available after you reached a 2150 ( now 2050 ) arena rating. It can be had thru Archavon on twenty-five man and thru combos of Honor and Arena points and will take almost all of Season 5 to collect together.
The Best Sets
Almost two months into the season though , there’s no consensus on the best gear for your needs in the arena and for 2 real reasons. First of all, there is no use in getting resilience in Season 5 because it does not cap out for max efficacy so burst is the name of the game in the arena now. Only top groups are even using healing secrets at the highest rating levels. So, prepare for Season 6, build your sets and be ready to start upgrading right away when it is going live later on.
Season 5 PvP has been a massive success therefore far but for those that evolve quickly and know what gear to have and when. Are you in the short list of top performers or are you languishing behind with your old gear. Check out this WoW PvP guide today to be told the way to improve your standings.
