WoW Forever PvP ranks: Honor, Rank Points and the 14-rank reward track
Blizzard’s WoW Forever PvP rank rewards, Honor and Rank Points, epic gear upgrades, Legacy milestones and dated beta Honor changes.
The quick answer
Honor buys PvP gear and Rank Points move you through 14 ranks toward Grand Marshal (Alliance) or High Warlord (Horde), with a weekly cap on Rank Points. Each rank unlocks a reward, from a tabard at rank 1 to epic weapons at rank 14.
Guide details and editorial record
- For
- Players planning PvP progression in World of Warcraft: Forever
- Game version
- World of Warcraft: Forever; Blizzard PvP overview, Legacy explainer and beta notes through October 16 checked October 23, 2026. Exact client build not published.
Responsible editor: Max · Editorial record: medium risk · desk review · AI assistance: draft
Honor buys PvP gear in World of Warcraft: Forever, while Rank Points advance your rank. Blizzard’s PvP overview lists rewards from a tabard at rank 1 to epic weapons at rank 14. This guide keeps the reward lookup beside the gear-upgrade requirements, progress-panel instructions and Legacy milestones.
Honor and Rank Points
| Honor | Rank Points | |
|---|---|---|
| Purpose | Currency for PvP gear | Progress through the rank ladder |
| Earned from | Defeating players, battlegrounds and relevant PvP quests | Battlegrounds and relevant PvP quests |
| Holiday weeks | Bonus Honor in highlighted battlegrounds | An additional boost in highlighted battlegrounds |
| Published limit | Beta Honor cap changes are listed below | A weekly cap, with no number in the overview |
Blizzard says it reviewed battleground Honor gains so players would not choose 
Alterac Valley solely for efficiency. On the WoW: Forever Podcast, developer Tim Jones said Alterac Valley is “probably a little less lucrative when it comes to Honor gains” while the other battlegrounds became much more lucrative, naming Warsong Gulch, Arathi Basin and Darkspear Islands (Wowhead’s report, summarized in our Alterac Valley Honor report). Neither source publishes income rates, so the fastest battleground for ranking is still unknown.
The 14-rank reward lookup
The top titles are Grand Marshal for Alliance and High Warlord for Horde. Blizzard lists these rank requirements for purchases:
| Rank | Reward |
|---|---|
| 1 | Tabard |
| 2 | PvP trinket |
| 3 | Cloaks |
| 4 | Necklace |
| 5 | Combat potions |
| 6 | Tabard |
| 7 | Battle Standard |
| 8 | Epic bracers / epic belt upgrade token |
| 9 | Epic boots upgrade token |
| 10 | Epic gloves upgrade token |
| 11 | Mounts |
| 12 | Epic legs / epic shoulders upgrade token |
| 13 | Epic chest / epic helm upgrade token |
| 14 | Epic weapons |
The source does not publish the Rank Points needed for each rank or a numeric weekly cap. The table establishes reward access, not how many weeks a rank takes.
Check progress and plan an epic upgrade
- Open the Character Pane with the default C key.
- Select the Player vs. Player tab on the right.
- Check your rank, current Rank Points and available rank-based purchases.
Honor buys a blue-quality set and an epic-quality set. To upgrade to the epic version, Blizzard says you need the blue piece plus an Emboldened Seal. Seals have rank requirements before purchase. Keep the corresponding blue piece for the upgrade; reaching a reward rank alone does not supply all of its required purchases.
The overview does not give each Seal’s rank requirement or a complete Honor price list. Its reward list also mixes epic pieces and upgrade tokens, so it does not identify a separate token for every slot.
PvP milestones that also earn Legacy Points
The Legacy explainer adds goals beyond gear purchases. Reaching ranks 3, 7, 10, 13 and 14 earns five Legacy Points in total. Reaching Exalted with each of four battleground reputations adds four points. The week 4, 7 and 10 quests of the Field of Honor Season’s Journey add three more.
The PvP overview says seasonal weekly tasks grant Honor and Rank Points, with three tasks also granting a Legacy Point. It says those Legacy-linked tasks remain available in future seasons. The Legacy explainer identifies the three weeks; neither source provides a full task walkthrough. Use the Legacy guide for the account-wide points and character-specific spending rules.
Dated beta changes to Honor
Blizzard’s development notes record the following changes through the October 16 post, checked October 23. The dates identify updates, not client build numbers.
| Update | Change |
|---|---|
| October 1 | Most Honor costs for PvP gear and upgrade tokens increase by approximately 50 percent. |
| October 1 | The Honor cap increases from 15,000 to 25,000. |
| October 8 | Critical strikes in PvP no longer have reduced efficacy; the Shipwreck Cove capture point location is fixed. |
| October 16 | Battleground Marks of Honor stack to 30 instead of 20. |
These notes describe beta changes. They do not establish final launch prices or the weekly Rank Points cap. The PvP system page covers the wider battleground announcement, and the original news report preserves the announcement context.