Gurubashi Arena The Gurubashi Arena ( or The Arena ) , is located in the northern jungles of the Cape of Stranglethorn ( Stranglethorn Vale ) , north of Booty Bay . The Arena is an old relic of the mighty Gurubashi Empire , which once controlled vast tracts of land in the southern regions of the Eastern Kingdoms . Background . This is one of the few places one can visit in Stranglethorn Vale and not expect to be immediately captured and killed . The ancient Gurubashi trolls built a huge gladiatorial arena many years ago , and it stands in ruins now — though the remaining Gurubashi still hold games within the Arena . Some of the participants are volunteers , and some are captured travelers or adventurers who were sold to the Arena by other troll tribes . The more well known gladiators are very popular , and much can be won and lost ( including one ' s life ) in gambling over these games . While the Arena is relatively safe compared to the other areas of Stranglethorn Vale ( uncommon races such as humans , dwarves or high elves will not be immediately snared and eaten ) , it is not a friendly place . Desperate people will cut another ' s throat or their purse to pay a gambling debt , and thugs working for the Arena will snatch people if the competition needs some variety . Still , it is a good place to stock up on weapons and supplies from the several goblin merchants in the area . The Arena has the region ’ s most diversified population . Most of the Horde races make their home here ; the orcs like the competition of the Arena , and the Darkspear trolls will stay where the orcs do . The sub - region " Gurubashi Arena " covers a wide area around the arena itself . Within the actual arena , the stands and that area are a contested area not technically part of Stranglethorn Vale called The Great Arena , but in the actual ring ( which is technically part of Stranglethorn Vale that is called Stranglethorn Vale ) PvA is enabled ; players may attack or be attacked by any players from either faction , except those within your party . The arena is still in use for the Gurubashi Arena Booty Run . This arena was built by Gurubashi Empire , but endured the long ages from its fall . In these times , it is often used by pirates for entertainment : Every 3 hours starting from midnight , the pirate captain places a chest with some precious booty into the middle of arena and the crew is then entertained by the bloody battle that occurs . Any adventurer can join the battle ! A universal PvP flag is enabled when you enter the floor of the arena . Gurubashi Arena Booty Run . The Bloodsail Pirates have a penchant for illicit after - hours activities , especially those involving mass combat and treasure . To see that his crew has its nightly fill of extracurricular entertainment , a lone pirate captain will drop a chest in the center of the Arena starting at midnight , and again every three hours so at 3 a . m . 6 a . m . 9 a . m . 12 p . m . 3 p . m . 6 p . m . 9 p . m . and back to midnight the chest drops . The Gurubashi Arena is located in Stranglethorn Vale just north of Booty Bay . Be the first to get to the chest and loot it - while fighting off everyone else trying to do the same - and you ' ll reap the reward it holds . Of course , the arena is a PvA area , so there might be other players who are trying to open it first . . . Time of Occurrence . While the Gurubashi Arena is a PvA area at all times , the Arena Treasure Chest that contains rewards for the victors spawns every 3 hours from 12 am , Pacific Standard Time . The times that the chest spawns daily are : When the chest is about to be spawned at the aforementioned times , the NPC will yell out to a zone - wide message to alert thrill - seekers : " Arrr , Me Hearties ! I be havin ' some extra Treasure that I be givin ' away at the Gurubashi Arena ! All ye need do to collect it is open the chest I leave on the arena floor ! " Daylight savings time . Because of the fact that the Gurubashi Arena Booty Run is set every 3 hours instead of at certain times ( the server does not check the time , it simply counts out 3 hours ) , during Daylight savings time , the chest will not spawn at the normal time , but either 1 hour later or 1 hour earlier than usual , " until " the following Tuesday when maintenance is performed and servers are restarted . Rewards . Within Arena Treasure Chest adventurers can frequently find Superior Healing Potion s , Greater Healing Potion s , Greater Mana Potion and Mana Potion s . Rare as well as uncommon equipment can also be found inside the chest . Some notable equipment exclusive to the treasure chest are : In addition , through the quests and , the rare trinket can be obtained . Adventurers must hand in 12 Arena Master s to Short John Mithril inside the arena to obtain the rare trinket . The trinket is really good for use with a level 19 - 20 twink , but getting it is not straightforward ( quest is recommended for level 55 , but appears to have no minimum level requirement ) . Both the and the are Bind on Pickup , and the Arena Master requires level 35 to use . You can get the achievements and when looting and completing the quest for . See also : Arena Treasure Chest . Winning in the arena . First and foremost , the item is BoP . Be ready to click " OK " when you loot the chest to quickly acquire the trinket . If you don ' t click in time , you might end up with everything " except " the trinket . There are several strategies that are useful to winning at the arena . First , arriving at off - hours ( 3am and 6am server time ) will minimize the competition . Rogue s and druid s will often lurk in the stands ; if the arena appears empty when the chest appears they will try to grab it , if there ' s a single or two opponents they might try to eliminate the competition , and if things appear too competitive they will either wait until the others have killed each other or slip away unnoticed . Classes not capable of stealth typically have their best chance in the off hours if they work in pairs . At times of day when opponents are more likely , it is best to bring as many friends as possible . Remain in a group . When you are in a group you will not be affected by their attacks , so misfires are impossible . Be sure when recruiting allies that they are not the kind to backstab you and take the trinket for themselves . Bringing large numbers of friends can often have a chilling effect on your competition . If you are forming a Zul ' Gurub raid , there will sometimes be an opportunity to grab a trinket while the raid finishes forming . Unless you have a large group with you , it is best not to hang around in the arena , as even a group of 80 ' s will act as a PvP magnet . Instead , wait nearby outside until the announcement is made that the chest is about to be dropped . It will take about a minute for the chest to actually appear , which is plenty of time to ride in . A stealth ed rogue or druid can help scout for the main group . One final tactic is to corpse - run to the arena on the day that a server first opens . By sitting in the arena and collecting a trinket every three hours , it is possible to collect enough trinkets to gain the Grand Master trinket long before anyone is high enough level to be adventuring in Stranglethorn Vale normally .