The War Within PvP Season 3 Guide

War Within Season 3 starts August 12, 2025 in North America and one day later in Europe.

Here is a recap of the most important changes that went live in War Within Season 3 and Patch 11.2.

• Vanquisher's Wake is a new PvP island located in K'aresh where players fight against each other with War Mode enabled.
• The item level of rewards in PvP has increased with the launch of the new season.
• Rewards have been refreshed. Check out the new gladiator and vicious war mount below!

We have the following types of PvP gear in Season 3 — Crafted, Honor, Conquest, and War Mode gear.

Competitor's Recipes (crafted PvP gear patterns) can be purchased from Hotharn at 55.5, 76.9 in Dornogal for 7,500 Honor each. The vendor also sells:

• Astral Combatant's Heraldry for 175 Honor: Increases Item Level to 697.
• Astral Aspirant's Heraldry for 175 Honor: Increases Item Level to 710.
• Astral Gladiator's Heraldry for 175 Conquest: Increases Item Level to 723.
• Vicious Bloodstone for 2,500 Honor: Crafting Reagent used to augment PvP gear in various ways.
• Astral Jeweler's Setting for 5,000 Honor and 3 Vicious Bloodstones: Adds a socket to a War Within PvP Item, cannot be used on Helms, Amulets, Bracers, Belts, and Rings. Jewelry can have up to 2 sockets.

You can buy Honor gear from Velerd located on the right side of the room. In War Within Season 3, Honor gear starts at Item Level 642 and it increases in PvP combat to 710. Honor gear follows the Explorer track and you need to spend Honor to buy the gear pieces.

In addition to gear, the vendor also sells Astral Aspirant's Heraldry for 175 Honor, Algari Distinguishment (contains 5 Marks of Honor) for 2,000 Honor and Glorious Contender's Strongbox (contains Profession reagents, recipe scrolls, and PvP consumables) for 3,500 Honor.

Here are Honor gear costs per slot.

• Helm, Chest, and Legs cost 875 Honor.
• Shoulders, Gloves, Waist, and Feet cost 700 Honor.
• Neck, Back, Wrist, and Rings cost 525 Honor.
• One-Hand weapons cost 875-1,225 Honor.
• Off-Hands cost 525 Honor.
• Two-Hand weapons cost 1,750 Honor.
• Trinkets cost between 525-700 Honor.

You can buy Conquest gear from Lalandi. In War Within Season 3, the Item Level is 681 and it increases to 723 in Arenas and Battlegrounds. Conquest gear follows the Champion gear track in Patch 11.2.

Her are the Conquest gear costs for each equipment slot:

• Helm, Chest, and Legs cost 875 Conquest.
• Shoulders, Gloves, Waist, and Feet cost 700 Conquest.
• Neck, Back, Wrist, and Rings cost 525 Conquest.
• One-Hand weapons cost 875-900 Conquest.
• Off-Hands cost 525 Conquest.
• Two-Hand weapons cost 1,750 Conquest.
• Trinkets cost between 525-700 Conquest.

Lalandi also offers the Astral Weapons of Conquest quest that requires you to obtain 2,500 Conquest in Rated Arenas and Battlegrounds for an Item Level 681 (723 in PvP) weapon for your specialization. You must complete this quest to buy weapons for Conquest from the vendor.

Gilderann is the War Mode gear vendor in the War Within Season 3. War Mode gear starts at Item Level 678 (720 in PvP) and follows the Veteran gear upgrade track. War Mode gear can be purchased with Bloody Tokens.

The costs of War Mode gear are as follows:

• One-Hand Weapons cost 1,225 Bloody Tokens.
• Two-Hand Weapons cost 1,750 Bloody Tokens.
• Head, Chest, Legs cost 875 Bloody Tokens.
• Wrist and Back cost 525 Bloody Tokens.
• Shoulders, Hands, Waist, Feet cost 700 Bloody Tokens.

All types of PvP gear can be upgraded with the The War Within Gear Upgrade System system using Valorstones and crests. However, upgrades will only increase the item's PvE Item Level, not the PvP Item Level.

The nearest item upgrades vendor Ledonir is located at 59.8, 69.9 in Dornogal, on the opposite side of the Contender's Gate.

The Conquest cap is 1,600 for Week 1 of Season 3 and increases by 600 every week. The Conquest cap is completely removed during Week 11 of the season.

The Elite Conquest vendor is Rogurn, standing to the left side of the gear upgrader. He sells cosmetics for Marks of Honor.

Ruffious at the Contender's Gate (59, 75) will have multiple PvP quests for you!

These include:

• Spark of War Quests — Requires you to collect 100 Sparks of War in one of the zones for 1,000 Bloody Tokens, 50 Conquest, 500 Honor and 250 Renown.
• Preserving Solo — Requires you to complete 12 rounds of Solo Shuffle. Rewards 500 Honor, 175 Conquest, and 100 Pact reputation.
• Preserving in Skirmishes — Requires you to collect 1,000 Honor in Arena Skirmishes. Rewards 350 Honor, 125 Conquest, and 100 Pact reputation.

Here's an overview of the most notable rewards available from Arenas and Battlegrounds in Season 3.

Win 50 games in 3v3 Arena while at Elite rank (2,400 rating) to get the Gladiator title and the Astral Gladiator's Fel Bat mount.

The Vicious War mounts for War Within Season 3 are Void Creepers! You can get them by winning rated PvP matches during Season 3 at 1,000 rating, or higher!

Here is the Alliance version of the mount:

Here is the Horde variant of the same mount:

Earning a 1,600+ Rated PVP rating rewards you with the The War Within Season 3: Voidborne Victor achievement that grants one Matrix Catalyst charge via Crystallized Ethereal Voidsplinter.

Earning Elite: The War Within Season 3 provides you with K'areshi Voidstone that adds visual effects to select Manaforge Omega raid sets.

Other rewards in The War Within Season 3 include the Astral Legend's Pennant toy, Astral Gladiator's Tabard, and Astral Gladiator's Prestigious Cloak.

You can also earn the Prized Legend title from Rated Solo Shuffle via Prized Legend: The War Within Season 2.