Arathi Basin

rathi Basin, located in Arathi Highlands, is a fast and exciting Battleground. The Basin itself is rich with resources and coveted by both the Horde and the Alliance. The Forsaken Defilers and the League of Arathor have arrived at Arathi Basin to wage war over these natural resources and claim them on behalf of their respective sides.

Style
Occupy resource nodes to accumulate resources.

Location
Eastern Kingdoms (Arathi Highlands)

Level Brackets
Level 20-80 players (level range breakup: 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70-79 and 80)

Maximum Players
10 Horde/10 Alliance

Minimum Players
15 Horde/15 Alliance

Win Conditions
Accumulate 2000 resources

General Info

Both sides of up to 15 players each compete to occupy the five resource nodes spread throughout Arathi Basin. Each claimed node generates resources for the owning team. The more nodes your team controls, the quicker you gain natural resources. The first team that gains 2,000 resources wins. Both the winning and losing team earn honor after completing an Arathi Basin Battleground, as accumulated resources translate directly into bonus honor for players. Even if you don't win the Battleground, you walk away with honor. As players compete, they will improve their reputation with the Defilers or League of Arathor, thereby earning many new and powerful rewards.

Entering Arathi Basin Battleground
The two entrances to the Arathi Basin Battleground are located within the Arathi Valley zone. For the Alliance, the entrance is located inside Refuge Point. For the Horde, it is located just north of Hammerfall. In each entrance there is a guard NPC, a quest giver NPC, and a vendor NPC who can sell you various new items and rewards as your reputation grows. Also, even if your reputation is not yet high enough, the vendor will still display any potential rewards you can earn, to whet your appetite and inspire you to increase your reputation even faster.

Controlling the Five Resource Nodes
Victory in Arathi Basin goes to the team that can accumulate 2,000 resources first. Controlling one resource node begins a slow trickle of resources to your side. Seizing additional resource nodes multiplies the flow of resources exponentially. The five spots up for grabs are the smithy in the middle of the Basin, the stables near the Alliance base, the farm near the Horde base, the gold mine in the northeast of the map, and the lumber mill in the southwest. Marking each node is a neutral flag and if a flag is clicked on, the entire Battleground will be notified by message that the node has been captured. In a matter of seconds, your flag will replace the current flag, and a few minutes later, resources will start pouring in. If you already own a node, the opposing team can still swoop in and steal it. But with five nodes in total, controlling all of them can be a great challenge. In the end, as long as you hold more nodes than the other team, you'll quickly advance to victory.

Arathi Basin Power-Ups

There are three types of power-ups found in Arathi Basin. To use them, simply walk up to one. They will respawn after a short period of time. Click on the pictures below to see what each power-up looks like in-game.

Berserking - Increases all damage caused by 30%, all damage taken by 10% and increases your size by 10%. Lasts 1 min.

Restoration - Restores 10% of your health, mana and pet's happiness every second for 10 seconds. Attacking or being attacked will cancel the effect.

Speed - Increases movement speed by 100% for 10 seconds.

The League of Arathor

Samuel Hawke serves as the quartermaster for The League of Arathor, selling all their reputation rewards. All items from The League of Arathor should be available for purchase (provided you have the required reputation).

Name	Cost	Reputation
Superior Healing Draught	5 (x5)	Friendly
Superior Mana Draught	5 (x5)	Friendly
Highlander's Field Ration	10 (x5)	Friendly
Highlander's Iron Ration	15 (x5)	Friendly
Highlander's Enriched Ration	20 (x5)	Friendly
Highlander's Silk Bandage	10 (x5)	Friendly
Highlander's Mageweave Bandage	15 (x5)	Friendly
Highlander's Runecloth Bandage	20 (x5)	Friendly
Talisman of Arathor	4 12 30	Friendly
Highlander's Cloth Girdle	5 36 1	Honored
Highlander's Leather Girdle	6 65 29	Honored
Highlander's Lizardhide Girdle	6 67 62	Honored
Highlander's Chain Girdle	7 92 59	Honored
Highlander's Plate Girdle	5 10 88	Honored
Highlander's Lamellar Girdle	5 12 75	Honored
Highlander's Cloth Boots	7 46 19	Revered
Highlander's Leather Boots	9 25 64	Revered
Highlander's Lizardhide Boots	9 29 14	Revered
Highlander's Chain Greaves	12 24 28	Revered
Highlander's Plate Greaves	8 6 90	Revered
Highlander's Lamellar Greaves	8 9 78	Revered
Highlander's Epaulets	11 56 54	Exalted
Highlander's Leather Shoulders	14 35 26	Exalted
Highlander's Lizardhide Shoulders	14 40 55	Exalted
Highlander's Chain Pauldrons	16 59 3	Exalted
Highlander's Plate Spaulders	11 9 46	Exalted
Highlander's Lamellar Spaulders	11 13 70	Exalted
Cloak of the Honor Guard	10 92 56	Exalted
Ironbark Staff	49 58 96	Exalted
Sageclaw	39 81 26	Exalted

The Defilers

Rutherford Twing serves as the quartermaster for The Defilers, selling all their reputation rewards. All items from The Defilers should be available for purchase (provided you have the required reputation).

Name	Cost	Reputation
Superior Healing Draught	5 (x5)	Friendly
Superior Mana Draught	5 (x5)	Friendly
Defiler's Field Ration	10 (x5)	Friendly
Defiler's Iron Ration	15 (x5)	Friendly
Defiler's Enriched Ration	20 (x5)	Friendly
Defiler's Silk Bandage	10 (x5)	Friendly
Defiler's Mageweave Bandage	15 (x5)	Friendly
Defiler's Runecloth Bandage	20 (x5)	Friendly
Defiler's Talisman	4 12 30	Friendly
Defiler's Cloth Girdle	5 36 1	Honored
Defiler's Leather Girdle	6 65 29	Honored
Defiler's Lizardhide Girdle	6 67 62	Honored
Defiler's Chain Girdle	7 54 89	Honored
Defiler's Mail Girdle	7 89 56	Honored
Defiler's Plate Girdle	5 10 88	Honored
Defiler's Cloth Boots	7 46 19	Revered
Defiler's Leather Boots	9 25 64	Revered
Defiler's Lizardhide Boots	9 29 14	Revered
Defiler's Chain Greaves	11 54 59	Revered
Defiler's Mail Greaves	11 54 59	Revered
Defiler's Plate Greaves	8 6 90	Revered
Defiler's Epaulets	11 56 54	Exalted
Defiler's Leather Shoulders	14 35 26	Exalted
Defiler's Lizardhide Shoulders	14 40 55	Exalted
Defiler's Chain Pauldrons	17 68 19	Exalted
Defiler's Mail Pauldrons	17 99 35	Exalted
Defiler's Plate Spaulders	11 9 46	Exalted
Deathguard's Cloak	11 85 92	Exalted
Ironbark Staff	45 41 38	Exalted
Mindfang	38 54 41	Exalted

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