Season 9

Arena Season 9 (Vicious) commenced on 14 December 2010, one week after the release of Cataclysm and ended on June 28, 2011, coinsiding with the release of patch 4.2.0. The season lasted 28 weeks. 
Season 9 is notable for being the first season with rated battlegrounds. It also introduced some new features such as War Games, which are player managed unrated arena battles.
== Arena Rewards== 
;Feats of Strength Achievements
:Vicious Gladiator's Twilight Drake (achievement)
;Mount:Vicious Gladiator's Twilight Drake
==Gear Levels==
There were craftable PvP offset pieces without set bonuses, as well as Bloodthirsty and Vicious gear. For a full list of relevant items, sets and their respective item levels see below:
Quality	Item Level
 	339
 	352
 	359
 	365
 	372
==Gear Rewards ==
===Bloodthirsty Gladiator===
*Sold by in Stormwind, in Orgrimmar for Honor Points.
*Weapons, off-hands, wands and relics were not sold or otherwise attainable despite being found in the game files.
Item 	Vendor price 	Item level
Helm 	2200 Honor Points	352
Shoulders	1650 Honor Points	352
Chest 	2200 Honor Points	352
Bracers 	1250 Honor Points	352
Gloves 	1650 Honor Points	352
Legs 	2200 Honor Points	352
Boots 	1650 Honor Points	352
Trinkets 	1650 Honor Points	352
Rings 	1250 Honor Points	352
Cloak 	1250 Honor Points	352
====Bloodthirsty Gladiator's Armor Sets====
Class 	Spec 	
Death Knight	Any 	
Druid 	Balance 	
Druid 	Feral 	
Druid 	Restoration	
Hunter 	Any 	
Mage 	Any 	
Paladin 	Holy 	
Paladin 	Retribution	
Priest 	Holy 	
Priest 	Shadow 	
Rogue 	Any 	
Shaman 	Elemental 	
Shaman 	Enhancement	
Shaman 	Restoration	
Warlock 	Any 	
Warrior 	Any 	
===Vicious Gladiator===
*Sold by in Stormwind, and in Orgrimmar.
Item 	Vendor price 	Item level	Season earned requirement	Drops from Argaloth
Two-hand weapons	3400 Conquest Points	359 	7200 Conquest Points 	No
One-hand weapons	2450 Conquest Points	359 	7200 Conquest Points 	No
Off-hands 	950 Conquest Points 	359 	7200 Conquest Points 	No
Wand 	700 Conquest Points 	359 	7200 Conquest Points 	No
Relic 	700 Conquest Points 	365 	7200 Conquest Points 	No
Helm 	2200 Conquest Points	365 	None 	No
Shoulders 	1650 Conquest Points	365 	None 	No
Chest 	2200 Conquest Points	365 	None 	No
Bracers 	1250 Conquest Points	365 	None 	Yes
Gloves 	1650 Conquest Points	365 	None 	Yes
Legs 	2200 Conquest Points	365 	None 	Yes
Boots 	1650 Conquest Points	365 	None 	Yes
Trinkets 	1650 Conquest Points	365 	None 	Yes
Rings 	1250 Conquest Points	365 	None 	Yes
Cloak 	1250 Conquest Points	365 	None 	Yes
====Vicious Gladiator's Armor Sets ====
Class 	Spec 	
Death Knight	Any 	
Druid 	Balance 	
Druid 	Feral 	
Druid 	Restoration	
Hunter 	Any 	
Mage 	Any 	
Paladin 	Holy 	
Paladin 	Retribution	
Priest 	Holy 	
Priest 	Shadow 	
Rogue 	Any 	
Shaman 	Elemental 	
Shaman 	Enhancement	
Shaman 	Restoration	
Warlock 	Any 	
Warrior 	Any 	
===Elite Vicious Gladiator===
*Sold by in Stormwind, in Orgrimmar or in Dalaran.
*Required the equivalent non-elite Vicious Gladiator item in addition to Honor Points.
*Required 2200 Personal rating in 3v3 or 5v5 Arena, or Rated Battleground.
*The items are recolors of the Vicious Gladiator set.
Item 	Cost 	Item level	Season earned requirement
Two-hand weapons	3400 Conquest Points	372 	15700 Conquest Points
One-hand weapons	2450 Conquest Points	372 	15700 Conquest Points
Off-hands 	950 Conquest Points 	372 	15700 Conquest Points
Wand 	700 Conquest Points 	372 	15700 Conquest Points
Relic 	700 Conquest Points 	372 	15700 Conquest Points
Helm 	2200 Conquest Points	365 	None
Shoulders 	1650 Conquest Points	365 	None
Chest 	2200 Conquest Points	365 	None
Gloves 	1650 Conquest Points	365 	None
Legs 	2200 Conquest Points	365 	None
Boots 	1650 Conquest Points	365 	None
===End of Season Removals===
*Following the release of Season 10 many PvP rewards from Season 9 became unavailable for purchase. See list below: 
**All Bloodthirsty Gladiator items
**All regular Vicious Gladiator items
**All Elite Vicious Gladiator items
*In the Legion expansion all items, except for the Elite Vicious Gladiator items, were once again made available for purchase with Mark of Honor.
==References==