Shadowlands PvP Season 1 Hub: PvP Vendors, How to Upgrade PvP Gear, and Rewards

Last updated on Oct 28, 2021 at 14:42 by Stan 12 comments

Shadowlands heralds the return of PvP vendors. In this guide, we detail the items they sell, where to find them in Oribos, how to upgrade your PvP gear, how loot from the Great Vault works, and the Gladiator mount that awaits you in Shadowlands PvP Season 1.

1.

Shadowlands PvP Season 2

Shadowlands Season 2 started on July 6, 2021. Although no end date has been announced yet, we think it will conclude with the release of Patch 9.2. You can find everything about the ongoing Season in our hub linked below.

2.

PvP Season 1 Start and End Dates

Shadowlands PvP Season 1 started on December 8, 2020 and ended with the release of Patch 9.1 on June 28, 2021.

3.

PvP Vendors

PvP vendors have returned for Shadowlands and you can find them in Oribos, at 36, 57.

  • Purveyor Zo'kuul sells Rank 1 (Item Level 158) Honort Icon Honor PvP gear.
  • Zo'sorg sells Unranked (Item Level 200) Conquest PvP gear
  • Aggressor Zo'dash can upgrade your PvP gear (up to Rank 7) for Honort Icon Honor.
  • Strategist Zo'rak offers 2 quests that you can complete each week:
    • Observing Arenas: Obtain 250 Conquest in Arenas to receive 2 Multi-Modal Anima Container Icon Multi-Modal Anima Container and 500 Honort Icon Honor.
    • Observing Skirmishes: Obtain 250 Honort Icon Honor from Arena Skirmishes to receive 1 Multi-Modal Anima Container Icon Multi-Modal Anima Container and 350 Honort Icon Honor.
3.1.

Honor PvP Gear

Starts at Rank 1 (Item Level 158) and the item cost depends on the slot.

  • Amulets/Back/Wrist/Rings cost 525 Honort Icon Honor;
  • Shoulders/Hands/Waist/Feet cost 700 Honort Icon Honor;
  • Head/Chest/Legs/One-Hand Weapons cost 875 Honort Icon Honor;
  • Trinkets cost 525 and 700 Honort Icon Honor;
  • Two-Hand Weapons cost 1,750 Honort Icon Honor.
3.2.

Upgrading Honor PvP Gear

PvP gear starts at Rank 1 (Item Level 158) and can be upgraded up to Rank 7 (Item Level 197) with Honort Icon Honor.

The upper limit of this kind of upgrade is determined by your Renown level, and players can hold a maximum of 15,000 Honort Icon Honor.

  • Renown Level 7 is required to upgrade Unrated PvP equipment to Rank 5.
  • Renown Level 22 is required to upgrade Unrated PvP equipement to Rank 7.

Talk to Aggressor Zo'dash and drag an item to the window to upgrade it. There, you will see stats of the next rank and the upgrade cost.

3.3.

Honor PvP Gear Upgrade Costs

The amount of Honort Icon Honor required to upgrade PvP items increases with ranks. The cost also depends on the armor slot of the upgraded item.

  • Head, Chest, Leg Slots and One-Hand Weapons
    • Rank 2 Upgrade adds +6 Item Levels (164) and costs 500 Honort Icon Honor Points.
    • Rank 3 Upgrade adds +7 Item Levels (171) and costs 625 Honort Icon Honor Points.
    • Rank 4 Upgrade adds +6 Item Levels (177) and costs 1,000 Honort Icon Honor Points.
    • Rank 5 Upgrade adds +6 Item Levels (183) and costs 1,250 Honort Icon Honor Points.
    • Rank 6 Upgrade adds +7 Item Levels (190) and costs 1,375 Honort Icon Honor Points and the item's quality changes from Rare to Epic.
    • Rank 7 Upgrade adds +7 Item Levels (197) and costs 1,500 Honort Icon Honor Points.
  • Amulets, Rings, Trinkets, Cloak, Wrists
    • Rank 2 Upgrade adds +6 Item Levels (164) and costs 300 Honort Icon Honor Points.
    • Rank 3 Upgrade adds +7 Item Levels (171) and costs 375 Honort Icon Honor Points.
    • Rank 4 Upgrade adds +6 Item Levels (177) and costs 600 Honort Icon Honor Points.
    • Rank 5 Upgrade adds +6 Item Levels (183) and costs 750 Honort Icon Honor Points.
    • Rank 6 Upgrade adds +7 Item Levels (190) and costs 825 Honort Icon Honor Points and changes the item's quality from Rare to Epic.
    • Rank 7 Upgrade adds +7 Item Levels (197) and costs 900 Honort Icon Honor Points.
  • Shoulders/Hands/Waist/Feet
    • Rank 2 Upgrade adds +6 Item Levels (164) and costs 400 Honort Icon Honor Points.
    • Rank 3 Upgrade adds +7 Item Levels (171) and costs 500 Honort Icon Honor Points.
    • Rank 4 Upgrade adds +6 Item Levels (177) and costs 800 Honort Icon Honor Points.
    • Rank 5 Upgrade adds +6 Item Levels (183) and costs 1,000 Honort Icon Honor Points.
    • Rank 6 Upgrade adds +7 Item Levels (190) and costs 1,100 Honort Icon Honor Points and changes the item's quality from Rare to Epic.
    • Rank 7 Upgrade adds +7 Item Levels (197) and costs 1,200 Honort Icon Honor Points.
  • Two-Hand Weapons
    • Rank 2 Upgrade adds +6 Item Levels (164) and costs 1,000 Honort Icon Honor Points.
    • Rank 3 Upgrade adds +7 Item Levels (171) and costs 1,250 Honort Icon Honor Points.
    • Rank 4 Upgrade adds +6 Item Levels (177) and costs 2,000 Honort Icon Honor Points.
    • Rank 5 Upgrade adds +6 Item Levels (183) and costs 2.500 Honort Icon Honor Points.
    • Rank 6 Upgrade adds +7 Item Levels (190) and costs 2,750 Honort Icon Honor Points and changes the item's quality from Rare to Epic.
    • Rank 7 Upgrade adds +7 Item Levels (197) and costs 3,000 Honort Icon Honor Points.
  • Off Hand Items
    • Rank 2 Upgrade adds +6 Item Levels (164) and costs 250 Honort Icon Honor Points.
    • Rank 3 Upgrade adds +7 Item Levels (171) and costs 300 Honort Icon Honor Points.
    • Rank 4 Upgrade adds +6 Item Levels (177) and costs 500 Honort Icon Honor Points.
    • Rank 5 Upgrade adds +6 Item Levels (183) and costs 625 Honort Icon Honor Points.
    • Rank 6 Upgrade adds +7 Item Levels (190) and costs 700 Honort Icon Honor Points and changes the item's quality from Rare to Epic.
    • Rank 7 Upgrade adds +7 Item Levels (197) and costs 750 Honort Icon Honor Points.
3.4.

Conquest PvP Gear

There is a cap on how much Conquest Icon Conquest can be earned during a season. The cap increases by 550 each week. This means that during week 1, the cap is 550. During week 2, the cap is 1,100.

  • If you earn 550 Conquest Icon Conquest during week 1, you will then be able to earn 550 Conquest during week 2.
  • If you earn no Conquest Icon Conquest during week 1, you will then be able to earn 1,100 during week 2.
  • If you earn 400 Conquest Icon Conquest during week 1, you should be able to earn 700 Conquest during week 2.

Unranked Conquest Icon Conquest gear starts at Item Level 200 and item costs depend on the item slot.

  • Back/Wrist/Rings cost 525 Conquest Icon Conquest;
  • Shoulders/Hands/Waist/Feet cost 700 Conquest Icon Conquest;
  • Head/Chest/Legs cost 875 Conquest Icon Conquest;
  • Trinkets cost 525 and 700 Conquest Icon Conquest;
  • One-Hand Weapons cost 1,350 Conquest Icon Conquest;
  • Off-Hands/Amulets cost 450 Conquest Icon Conquest;
  • Two-Hand Weapons cost 1,800 Conquest Icon Conquest.

Conduits appear at higher rank on the vendor automatically when your rating increases and cost 200 Conquest Icon Conquest each.

3.5.

Upgrading Conquest PvP Gear

Conquest Icon Conquest gear starts at Rank 1 (Item Level 200) and can be upgraded all the way to Rank 7 (Item Level 229) with Honort Icon Honor. We currently do not know the exact upgrade costs, and this section will be soon updated with more information as they become available.

3.6.

Upgrading Conquest PvP Gear

The upper limit upgrade is determined by your current highest rating bracket in Arenas or Rated Battlegrounds:

  • Unranked — Item Level 200;
  • Combatant — Item Level 207;
  • Challenger — Item Level 213;
  • Rival — Item Level 220;
  • Duelist — Item Level 226.
4.

PvP Rewards

If you complete the Sinful Gladiator: Shadowlands Season 1 Icon Sinful Gladiator: Shadowlands Season 1 achievement and become Gladiator in Shadowlands PvP Season 1, you will receive the Sinful Gladiator's Soul Eater Icon Sinful Gladiator's Soul Eater mount. Gladiator mounts have become account-wide in the pre-patch.

5.

Battle for Azeroth PvP Sets

Do not forget that you can now purchase Battle for Azeroth PvP set appearances and weapon sets for Mark of Honor Icon Mark of Honor. Alliance players must seek out Marshal Gabriel in Boralus (56, 26). Horde players must talk to Xander Silberman located at the Mugambala (52, 58) in Zuldazar.

  • Armor set appearances cost 12 Mark of Honor Icon Mark of Honor each.
  • Weapon set appearances cost 80 Mark of Honor Icon Mark of Honor each.
6.

Changelog

  • 28 Oct. 2021: Updated for Patch 9.1.5.
  • 20 Feb. 2021: Updated with correct Conquest gear costs.
  • 22 Jan. 2021: Unranked Conquest gear starts at Item Level 200.
  • 08 Dec. 2020: Updated with more information on Conquest cap.
  • 06 Dec. 2020: Updated with weapon upgrade costs and Renown gating.
  • 27 Nov. 2020: Fixed typo.
  • 26 Nov. 2020: Updated with BfA set appearances.
  • 25 Nov. 2020: Page added.
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