Arathi Basin

Arathi Basin (pronounced Ah-RATH-ee)http://blue.cardplace.com/cache/wow-general/3813779.htm (AB for short) is a fast and exciting battleground, located in the Arathi Highlands. The Basin itself is known for its rich mines, fertile land and skilled craftsmenCut Arathor Supply Lines and is coveted by both the Horde and the Alliance. The Forsaken Defilers and the League of Arathor have arrived at Arathi Basin to wage war over these natural resources and claim them on behalf of their respective sides. A resource race battleground, players must dominate the Basin's bases in order to claim its resources, similar to "King of the Hill" or "Conquest" modes in other games.
There also exists a "Winter Arathi Basin" version, introduced as a PvP Brawl.
==Official overview==
Arathi Basin is a mountain-rimmed valley with some of the most arable acres in the Eastern Kingdoms. The basin has long been a prime point of societal development, offering lumber, gold and prime grazing land for livestock. It was only a matter of time before this fertile place was viewed through the sights of bows and guns.
The Basin's earliest days (and original owners) aren't even footnotes in history – the land frenzy driving Alliance and Horde now dominates the landscape. The League of Arathor, the remnants of the once-proud kingdom of Stromgarde (now occupied by ogres and the criminals of the Syndicate), would claim the basin to profit their allies in Stormwind (and, through them, the whole of the Alliance). Set against them are the forsaken Defilers, free-willed undead who strive to savage the human kingdom of Lordaeron and secure their home in the Undercity – and they demand Arathi's resources to do it.Official Game Guide - Arathi Basin
==Description==
The Arathi Basin is one of the main staging points of war between the humans and the Forsaken in Azeroth. Arathi Basin is a 15 vs 15 domination battleground, where each side attempts to control the Stables, Blacksmith, Mine, Lumbermill and Farm for as long as possible. The Defilers' elite troopers seek to sever the vital connection between the humans and their dwarven allies to the south. Meanwhile, the League of Arathor seek to reclaim lost lands for their benefactors in Stormwind.
==Geography==
===Maps and subregions===
*Blacksmith
* Defiler's Den
*Farm
*Gold Mine
*Lumber Mill
*Stables
* Trollbane Hall
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;Undisplayed locations
*Derek's Heavy Metals
*Fine Food and Refreshments
*Meats and Treats
*Trollbane Hall's Blacksmith
VZ-Arathi Basin-t2.jpg|Map of Winter Arathi Basin.
VZ-Arathi Basin.jpg|Map of Arathi Basin prior to patch 8.1.5.
==Entering Arathi Basin==
As with all battlegrounds, players of sufficient level can queue for Arathi Basin through the PvP interface. 
Players can also queue by speaking to a battlemaster, found in capital cities, or by traveling to their faction's game world entrance to Arathi Basin, found in the Arathi Highlands. The Alliance entrance is located inside Refuge Pointe, while the Horde entrance is located just behind Hammerfall. However, all methods open the same window, offering players the same options. There is, therefore, no practical reason not to simply queue via the PvP interface.
==Overview==
The objective is to be the first team to gain 1,500 resources. This is done by controlling locations on the map ("Resource Nodes"). While a node is controlled, it generates resources for the faction's team that controls it.
===Basic rules===
*Each team may have up to 15 players.
*There are five Resource Nodes on the map: the Farm, the Stables (ST), the Blacksmith (BS), the Lumber Mill (LM), and the Gold Mine (GM or Mine).
*A node only earns resources when it is captured (see below). With the exception of possible strategic value, there is no resource difference between the nodes.
*The rate of resource accumulation increases non-linearly as more nodes are captured. That is, if a team owns 2 nodes, it will not accumulate resources 2x as fast as when it only has 1 node. See below for more info.
===Accumulating resources===
Resources accumulate at the rates shown in the table below. 
NodesCaptured	Resourcesper Tick (2 sec)	Resourcesper sec
1 	2 	1
2 	3 	1.5
3 	4 	2
4 	7 	3.5
5 	60 	30
===Honor rewards===
The game awards bonus honor to everyone on your side of the match for reaching certain goals. The amount of honor gained varies according to level. Those goals are:
*Collecting multiples of 100 resources.
*Winning the match
Losing a match results in less bonus honor, dependent on how many resources your team managed to collect before the loss.
Other scored events do not award bonus honor. These include: killing blows, assaulting a node, capturing a node, and defending a node.
===Reputation===
Participating in Arathi Basin improves your reputation with The Defilers (Horde) or The League of Arathor (Alliance).
*Collecting multiples of 100 resources grants 50 reputation (up to a total 750 rep per win).
===Experience in Arathi Basin===
*Players are awarded ~0.8% of a level for completing a Match.
*Players are awarded ~0.8% of a level per 260 Resources.
*Players are awarded ~0.8% of a level for a Victory.
*The specific % of exp does vary per level, but it should amount to just under 16 Victories per level.
===Strategy and tactics===
*Arathi Basin Strategy and Tactics for more details
*Proud Aardvark's Arathi Basin Strategy Guide
==Quests==
There are a number of quests involving fighting in Arathi Basin, some of which need reputation with the battleground faction. You can get them from one of the NPCs near the battleground entrances in Hammerfall or Refuge Pointe.
The first quest will usually be The Battle for Arathi Basin!, for which you need to assault four different bases.
===Alliance===
*Control Four Bases, available at and awards 1000 reputation. For this quest your team will need to assault and control 4 bases at the same time.
*Control Five Bases, available at . For this quest your team will need to assault and control all 5 bases at the same time. Rewards the .
===Horde===
*Take Four Bases, available at and awards 1000 reputation. For this quest your team will need to assault and control 4 bases at the same time.
*Take Five Bases, available at . For this quest your team will need to assault and control all 5 bases at the same time. Rewards the .
*Defiler's Advanced Care Package (quest), available at and awards 10 reputation. You also get a which has 20 bandages and 20 Arathi Rations, both only usable in Arathi Basin.
==Arathi Basin items==
Arathi Basin items are available by spending Honor Points. The Alliance vendor for these items is near the Alliance Arathi Basin battleground entrance in Arathi Highlands. The Horde vendor for these items is outside the Horde Arathi Basin battleground entrance in Hammerfall in Arathi Highlands. 
Though some of the Arathor and Defiler factions items have different names and artwork, equivalent items' bonuses and equip effects are identical. Highlander's items are Arathor items.
The bulk of the items are belts, boots, and shoulders tailored to various classes. More powerful versions of some items can be purchased as you gain levels, allowing higher level players to receive faction rewards with better equipment bonuses.
See Honor rewards for other items which can be purchased with Honor Points.
Item (Alliance/Horde)	Type 	Level #: 	Classes 	Description
/ 	Trinket 	Lvl 28: 25Lvl 38: 35Lvl 48: 45Lvl 58: 55 	Unrestricted 	Absorbs a fixed amount of physical damage for 15 seconds
/ 	Waist (Leather/Mail)	Lvl 28: 45Lvl 40: 55Lvl 48: 70Lvl 58: 85 	Hunter, Shaman 	Stamina bonus Improves chance to crit by 1% Increases attack power The level 58 version of this belt is part of The Highlander's Determination or The Defiler's Determination set.
/ 	Waist (Cloth) 	Lvl 28: 45Lvl 38: 55Lvl 48: 70Lvl 58: 85 	Mage, Priest, Warlock	Stamina and intellect bonuses Improves chance to crit with spells by 1% Increases healing done by spells and effects The level 58 version of this belt is part of The Highlander's Intent or The Defiler's Intent set.
/ 	Waist (Leather) 	Lvl 28: 45 Lvl 38: 55 Lvl 48: 70 Lvl 58: 85	Rogue, Druid 	Stamina and intellect bonuses Improves chance to crit with spells by 1% The level 58 version of this belt is part of The Highlander's Will or The Defiler's Will set.
/ 	Waist (Leather) 	Lvl 28: 45 Lvl 38: 55 Lvl 48: 70 Lvl 58: 85	Rogue, Druid 	Stamina bonus Increases chance to crit by 1% Increases attack power The level 58 version of this belt is part of The Highlander's Purpose or The Defiler's Purpose set.
 	Waist (Mail/Plate) 	Lvl 28: 45 Lvl 40: 55 Lvl 48: 70 Lvl 58: 85	Paladin 	Strength, stamina and intellect bonuses Improves chance to crit by 1% The level 58 version of this belt is part of The Highlander's Resolve set.
 	Waist (Leather/Mail)	Lvl 28: 45 Lvl 40: 55 Lvl 48: 70 Lvl 58: 85	Hunter, Shaman 	Stamina and intellect bonuses Improves chance to crit with spells by 1% The level 58 version of this belt is part of The Defiler's Fortitude set.
/ 	Waist (Mail/Plate) 	Lvl 28: 45 Lvl 40: 55 Lvl 48: 70 Lvl 58: 85	Warrior, Paladin 	Strength and stamina bonuses Improves chance to crit by 1% The level 58 version of this belt is part of The Highlander's Resolution or The Defiler's Resolution set.
/ 	Feet (Leather/Mail) 	Lvl 28: 45 Lvl 40: 55 Lvl 48: 70 Lvl 58: 85	Hunter, Shaman 	Agility, stamina, and intellect bonuses Run Speed increased slightly The level 58 version of these boots is part of The Highlander's Determination or The Defiler's Determination set.
/ 	Feet (Cloth) 	Lvl 28: 45 Lvl 38: 55 Lvl 48: 70 Lvl 58: 85	Mage, Priest, Warlock	Stamina and intellect bonuses Run Speed increased slightly Increases healing done by spells and effects The level 58 version of these boots is part of The Highlander's Intent or The Defiler's Intent set.
/ 	Feet (Leather) 	Lvl 28: 45 Lvl 38: 55 Lvl 48: 70 Lvl 58: 85	Rogue, Druid 	Agility, stamina, and intellect bonuses Run Speed increased slightly Increases attack power The level 58 version of these boots is part of The Highlander's Will or The Defiler's Will set.
/ 	Feet (Leather) 	Lvl 28: 45 Lvl 38: 55 Lvl 48: 70 Lvl 58: 85	Rogue, Druid 	Agility and stamina bonuses Run Speed increased slightly Increases attack power The level 58 version of these boots is part of The Highlander's Purpose or The Defiler's Purpose set.
 	Feet (Mail/Plate) 	Lvl 28: 45 Lvl 40: 55 Lvl 48: 70 Lvl 58: 85	Paladin 	Strength, agility, stamina, and intellect bonuses Run Speed increased slightly The level 58 version of these boots is part of The Highlander's Resolve set.
 	Feet (Leather/Mail) 	Lvl 28: 45 Lvl 40: 55 Lvl 48: 70 Lvl 58: 85	Hunter, Shaman 	Agility, stamina, and intellect bonuses Run Speed increased slightly Increases chance to crit with spells by 1% The level 58 version of these boots is part of The Defiler's Fortitude set.
/ 	Feet (Mail/Plate) 	Lvl 28: 45 Lvl 40: 55 Lvl 48: 70 Lvl 58: 85	Warrior, Paladin 	Strength, agility, and stamina bonuses Run Speed increased slightly The level 58 version of these boots is part of The Highlander's Resolution or The Defiler's Resolution set.
/ 	Shoulders (Mail) 	Level 60: 130 	Hunter, Shaman 	Agility, stamina, and intellect bonuses These shoulders are part of The Highlander's Determination or The Defiler's Determination set.
/ 	Shoulders (Cloth) 	Level 60: 130 	Mage, Priest, Warlock	Stamina and intellect bonuses Restores 5 mana every 5 seconds Increases healing done by spells and effects These shoulders are part of The Highlander's Intent or The Defiler's Intent set.
/ 	Shoulders (Leather) 	Level 60: 130 	Rogue, Druid 	Agility, stamina, and intellect bonuses Increases attack power These shoulders are part of The Highlander's Will or The Defiler's Will set.
/ 	Shoulders (Leather) 	Level 60: 130 	Rogue, Druid 	Agility and stamina bonuses Increases attack power These shoulders are part of The Highlander's Purpose or The Defiler's Purpose set.
 	Shoulders (Plate) 	Level 60: 130 	Paladin 	Strength, agility, stamina, and intellect bonuses These shoulders are part of The Highlander's Resolve set.
 	Shoulders (Mail) 	Level 60: 130 	Hunter, Shaman 	Agility, stamina, and intellect bonuses Restores 4 mana every 5 seconds These shoulders are part of The Defiler's Fortitude set.
/ 	Shoulders (Plate) 	Level 60: 130 	Warrior, Paladin 	Strength, agility, and stamina bonuses These shoulders are part of The Highlander's Resolution or The Defiler's Resolution set.
/ 	Back 	Level 60: 85 	Unrestricted 	Agility and stamina bonuses Increases Attack Power
 	Staff 	Level 60: 185 	Unrestricted 	Intellect and stamina bonuses Improves chance to crit with spells by 2% Increases damage and healing from spells and effects
/ 	Dagger 	Level 60: 130 	Unrestricted 	Stamina bonus Improves chance to crit with spells by 1% Increases damage and healing from spells and effects
==Achievements==
==Historic info==
*Arathi Basin old rewards
==Notes and trivia==
*Looking around the Basin's scenery, classes with tracking can spot Arathi Giants, Arathi Ragers, Bound Arathi Ragers channeling or attacking each other, as well as Highland Bristlebacks, Highland Thrashers, and Plains Creepers on their minimap.
*Members of the Horde managed to capture and domesticate some of the horses from the stables.Mount Journal entry from Bloodflank Charger
*The intended setting of the Arathi Basin is meant to evoke the .Arathi Basin Upres by Sara Wons
==Gallery==
Arathi Basin remaster.jpg|Patch 8.1.5 remaster.
Arathi Basin Winter Brawl.jpg|Winter Arathi Basin Brawl.
Arathi Basin Snowy loading screen.jpg|Winter Arathi Basin loading screen.
Arathi Basin loading screen.jpg|Old loading screen prior to patch 8.1.5.
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==See also==
*Arathi Basin (Fields of Honor), TCG card
==References==
==External links==
Arathi Basin	Old Arathi Basin	Winter Arathi Basin	Comp Stomp			
 	 	 	 			
===Humor===
*Who's Arathi MP3, a parody by anim5 of International Detective Dragons From Outer Space of Abott and Costello's "Who's on First?" skit.
 
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