Season 5 WoW PvP Guide – As Season 5 dawned on the World of Warcraft in December of last year, the game saw the first new season at a top level since the first season that launched after TBC and it was a bit of a mess to start. That isn’t to claim that Blizzard dropped the ball anywhere with the launch. It was more a matter of players having to start from scratch, trying to figure out where to go with their gear, their character levels, their systems 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 awfully 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 aren’t performing as well right now.

Where Players Started

To get started, players had to wear their PvE gear into the Arena. It was needed seeing as there had been no beginner 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 wasn’t quite 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 honor, they could started getting the Savage Gladiator rare gear set that was available for honor points and emblems of heroism at Level 80 without having to play in the Arena. The next level of Gladiator Gear (there were 3 on this time around ) was provided thru honor points, off of 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 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 gather together.

The Best Sets

Almost two months into the season though, there is no consensus on the best gear for your wishes in the arena and for 2 real reasons. First off, there’s no use in getting resilience in Season 5 as it does not cap out for maximum effectiveness so burst is the name of the game in the arena right now. Only top teams are even using healing secrets at the highest rating levels. So, prepare for Season 6, build your sets and be prepared to start upgrading straight away when it goes live later.

Season 5 PvP has been a big success therefore far but just for those that conform 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. Look at this WoW PvP guide today to learn how to improve your standings.