Darkspear Islands in WoW Forever

How to win

• New WoW Forever battleground off the coast of Dustwallow Marsh. official
• Four capture points on the islands: the more your side holds, the faster your score rises. official
• A flag sits in the middle. Carry it to one of your side's bases for extra points. official
• The first side to reach 2,000 points wins. official

Level brackets and queueing

Level brackets: 30–39 · 40–49 · 50–59 · 60 official

• Talk to a battlemaster in any capital city. official
• Horde: take the portal at the Darkspear Raiders base on The Merchant Coast in The Barrens. official
• Alliance: take the portal at the Theramore Expeditionary Force base near Northwatch Hold. official

• Battlegrounds mix players from the Normal, PvP and Roleplay rulesets. Hardcore characters can't join. official
• Part of the weekly “Call to Arms” rotation with bonus honor. beta data

Reputation and Marks of Honor

• Alliance: Theramore Expeditionary Force official
• Horde: Darkspear Raiders official
• Exalted with a battleground faction awards one point in the Legacy System. official
• Marks of Honor: Darkspear Islands Mark of Honor, 3 per win and 1 per loss. beta data
• You mainly spend these marks on feet, neck, shield, one-handed weapons and ranged weapons. beta data
• Reputation quests reward Marks of Honor. At Exalted you unlock a short quest chain for the faction's tabard. Quartermaster rewards: trinkets, rings, cloaks, weapons and armor. official

Quests

11 quests from our database tied to this battleground (quests that share a name are listed once per level).

PvP sets

The epic PvP sets from the game data, by class and faction. Each page lists every piece with its set bonuses. You buy the blue set with honor first. Each epic piece also requires an Emboldened seal with a rank requirement. official

More battlegrounds

• Warsong Gulch10v10, level 10+
• Arathi Basin15v15, level 20+
• Alterac Valley40v40, level 51+

Ranks, rewards and honor: PvP ranks 1–14.

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