PvP season

PvP seasons or arena seasons are periods in which rated PvP combat may occur. Each season has its own name (i.e. season 13 is called Tyrannical) and rewards. A season usually starts one week after the release of a major patch and ends when a new major patch is released. These seasons also usually coincide with PvE seasons. While the length of time between seasons varies, there is a PvP season active most of the year. With the release of Burning Crusade Classic, seasons returned but they usually launched with the release of a new patch (or Phase).
During a PvP season, players can join rated arenas and battlegrounds in order to obtain Conquest Points which can be used to buy powerful PvP gear.
Once the latest season has ended, arena and rated battleground matches will be unavailable for one week, and all Conquest Points will be converted to Honor Points. Any Honor above the 4,000 cap will be converted into in-game currency at a rate of 35 silver per point. Those characters eligible for end-of-season rewards (see below) are then determined, and rewards are typically awarded within one or two weeks of the end of the corresponding season.
When a new season begins personal ratings are reset. Matchmaking ratings are sometimes also reset at this time. With each new season, the available PvP rewards are also refreshed, although the exact details of this process vary. Typically, the previous season's non-elite Conquest Point PvP rewards are made available for Honor Points, while a new tier of items is made available for purchase with Conquest Points. In this way, players are encouraged to once again begin gathering points with which to purchase new, more powerful gear.
==Rewards==
At the end of each arena season, players that rank among the highest ratings within their respective arena brackets (2v2, 3v3, 5v5) are awarded titles marking their accomplishments. Team members who have been in at least 20% of a top arena team's matches and are within 100 personal rating of the team's rating, in each Battlegroup, will receive a title according to their standing (highest to lowest). Those who were in the Top 0.5% would also receive that season's unique PvP mount, with the first season awarding the Swift Nether Drake.
Starting in Wrath of the Lich King, earning the Gladiator mount would also get you a Feat of Strength achievement in the same name of the mount (example: Swift Nether Drake). This was changed in Warlords of Draenor, where you would earn a Feat of Strength achievement and that achievement would award you with both the mount and title (example: Gladiator: Warlords Season 1). You would still get a second Feat of Strength for earning the mount itself (example: Primal Gladiator's Felblood Gronnling). A second change that was made is that you had to win at least 50 games to be eligible for the rewards.
Starting with Legion Season 3, the number of games you had to win was increased from 50 to 150 (for the seasonal Gladiator title) and be with your current faction. A warning was added to every season ending announcement to not faction change as you may not get the rewards if you currently are eligible. An example is if you won 150 games on a Horde character, but you faction changed to the Alliance before the end of the season. You would need to win another 150 games as an Alliance to earn the reward before the season ended.
With Battle for Azeroth, the ranking system was changed from percentage-based to formal ranks in a bracket format. As you rose in rank, this unlocked PvP gear that you could buy. Several changes were made in order to obtain PvP titles and the seasonal mount:
* To earn the new Combatant and "the Elite" titles, you just needed to obtain their associated rank 
* To earn the Challenger, Rival and Duelist titles, you just needed to obtain their associated rank
* To earn the Gladiator title & the seasonal PvP mount, you needed to win 50 3v3 games while at the Elite rank
* To earn the seasonal Gladiator title, you needed to place in the top 0.1% of the 3v3 ladder and winning at least 150 games on your current faction 
With Shadowlands, the ranking system had its values slightly changed for the brackets. Combatant would now range from 1000-1399 (down from 1400-1599) and Challenger would now start at 1400 (down from 1600) while all other ranks remained the same from Battle for Azeroth. The ranks of Combatant, Challenger & Rival were further broken down into two rankings of I & II. The rank of I would range the first 199 of Combatant, Challenger & Rival while rank of II would range the second 199 of Combatant & Challenger and the last 99 of Rival. Each rank would unlock PvP gear and be able to upgrade that gear to higher item levels. The rank titles are awarded when you reach rank I of the associated rank since there are achievements for reaching both ranks I & II.
With Dragonflight, no major changes were made to the ranking system. A new title and two achievements were added: Legend title for 100 Rated Solo Shuffle wins and seasonal Legend title for top 0.1% of the Solo Shuffle ladder with at least 50 games played. The Legend achievement rewards the title and a pennant which is learned as a toy. Due to the introduction of Dragonriding, you get both the seasonal mount and a glyph to customize your drake to have the same appearance, if you earn the seasonal Gladiator title, mount, and achievement. That way you are able to ride it both as a normal mount and a Dragonriding mount.
With the release of Burning Crusade Classic, rewards were awarded similar to how they are in retail than how they were during the expansion's original release. If you placed in the Top 0.5% (Gladiator & Season Gladiator titles), you also would receive that season's custom mounthttps://worldofwarcraft.blizzard.com/en-us/news/23670022/honor-system-updates-for-burning-crusade-classic. The titles would last until the end of the following season (example: if you earned it with Season 1, you would have the title until the end of Season 2). In Wrath of the Lich King Classic, the rewards were mostly kept the same from BC Classic but you are required to participate in at least 50 games during the Season and not be disqualified for breaking the Blizzard EULAhttps://us.forums.blizzard.com/en/wow/t/1290891/1.
Standing	Title 	Percentile (BC - MoP)	Percentile (WoD - Legion)	Rating (BfA)	Rating (SL - DF)	Classic Percentile
1 	<Season name> Gladiator
<Season name> Legend	Top in the bracket 	Top 0.1% 	Top 0.1% 	Top 0.1%
Top 0.1% (Solo Shuffle)	Top 0.1%
2 	Gladiator* / Elite	Top 0.5% 	0.1% - 0.5% 	2400+ 	2400+ 	0.1% - 0.5%
3 	Duelist 	0.5% - 3.0% 	0.5% - 3.0% 	2100-2399 	2100-2399 	0.5% - 3.0%
4 	Rival 	3% - 10% 	3% - 10% 	1800-2099 	2000-2099 (II)
1800-1999 (I)	3% - 10%
5 	Challenger 	10% - 35% 	10% - 35% 	1600-1799 	1600-1799 (II)
1400-1599 (I)	10% - 35%
6 	Combatant 	N/A 	N/A 	1400-1599 	1200-1399 (II)
1000-1199 (I)	N/A
==Seasons==
	Season 	Title 	Gladiator mount 	Start date (NA) 	End date (NA) 	Duration	Notes
	Season 1 	Gladiator (title) 	Swift Nether Drake 	January 30, 2007 	June 19, 2007 	20 weeks	Began two weeks after the launch of Ended with patch 2.1.2
	Season 2 	Merciless Gladiator 	Merciless Nether Drake 	June 20, 2007 	November 26, 2007 	23 weeks	Began with patch 2.1.2
	Season 3 	Vengeful Gladiator 	Vengeful Nether Drake 	November 28, 2007 	June 23, 2008 	29 weeks	
	Season 4 	Brutal Gladiator 	Brutal Nether Drake 	June 24, 2008 	October 14, 2008 	17 weeks	
	Season 5 	Deadly Gladiator 	Deadly Gladiator's Frost Wyrm 	December 16, 2008 	April 14, 2009 	17 weeks	Began four weeks after the launch of Ended with patch 3.1.0
	Season 6 	Furious Gladiator 	Furious Gladiator's Frost Wyrm 	April 21, 2009 	August 25, 2009 	18 weeks	Began one week after patch 3.1.0
	Season 7 	Relentless Gladiator 	Relentless Gladiator's Frost Wyrm 	September 1, 2009 	January 19, 2010 	20 weeks	End corresponded with the opening of the Crimson Hall in Icecrown Citadel
	Season 8 	Wrathful Gladiator 	Wrathful Gladiator's Frost Wyrm 	February 2, 2010 	October 12, 2010 	37 weeks	Began with patch 3.3.2Ended with patch 4.0.1
	Season 9 	Vicious Gladiator 	Vicious Gladiator's Twilight Drake 	December 14, 2010 	June 28, 2011 	28 weeks	Began one week after the launch of Ended with patch 4.2.0
	Season 10 	Ruthless Gladiator 	Ruthless Gladiator's Twilight Drake 	July 5, 2011 	November 29, 2011 	21 weeks	Began one week after patch 4.2.0Ended with patch 4.3.0
	Season 11 	Cataclysmic Gladiator 	Cataclysmic Gladiator's Twilight Drake 	December 6, 2011 	August 28, 2012 	38 weeks	Began one week after patch 4.3.0Ended with patch 5.0.4
	Season 12 	Malevolent Gladiator 	Malevolent Gladiator's Cloud Serpent 	October 2, 2012 	March 5, 2013 	22 weeks	Began one week after the launch of Ended with patch 5.2.0
	Season 13 	Tyrannical Gladiator 	Tyrannical Gladiator's Cloud Serpent 	March 12, 2013 	September 10, 2013	26 weeks	Began one week after patch 5.2.0Ended with patch 5.4.0
	Season 14 	Grievous Gladiator 	Grievous Gladiator's Cloud Serpent 	September 17, 2013	February 18, 2014 	22 weeks	Began one week after patch 5.4.0Ended with patch 5.4.7
	Season 15 	Prideful Gladiator 	Prideful Gladiator's Cloud Serpent 	February 25, 2014 	October 14, 2014 	33 weeks	Began one week after patch 5.4.7Ended with patch 6.0.2
	Warlords Season 1(Season 16) 	Primal Gladiator: Warlords Season 1 	Primal Gladiator's Felblood Gronnling 	December 2, 2014 	June 23, 2015 	29 weeks	Began three weeks after the launch of Ended with patch 6.2.0
	Warlords Season 2(Season 17) 	Wild Gladiator 	Wild Gladiator's Felblood Gronnling 	June 30, 2015 	November 10, 2015 	22 weeks	Began one week after patch 6.2.0Ended with patch 6.2.2
	Warlords Season 3(Season 18) 	Warmongering Gladiator 	Warmongering Gladiator's Felblood Gronnling	November 17, 2015 	July 19, 2016 	35 weeks	Began one week after patch 6.2.2 Ended with patch 7.0.3
	Legion Season 1(Season 19) 	Vindictive Gladiator: Legion Season 1 	Vindictive Gladiator's Storm Dragon 	September 20, 2016	December 13, 2016 	12 weeks	Began three weeks after the launch of
	Legion Season 2(Season 20) 	Fearless Gladiator: Legion Season 2 	Fearless Gladiator's Storm Dragon 	December 13, 2016 	March 28, 2017 	15 weeks	Ended with patch 7.2.0
	Legion Season 3(Season 21) 	Cruel Gladiator: Legion Season 3 	Cruel Gladiator's Storm Dragon 	March 28, 2017 	June 13, 2017 	11 weeks	Began with patch 7.2.0Ended with patch 7.2.5
	Legion Season 4(Season 22) 	Ferocious Gladiator: Legion Season 4 	Ferocious Gladiator's Storm Dragon 	June 13, 2017 	August 29, 2017 	11 weeks	Began with patch 7.2.5Ended with patch 7.3.0
	Legion Season 5(Season 23) 	Fierce Gladiator: Legion Season 5 	Fierce Gladiator's Storm Dragon 	August 29, 2017 	November 28, 2017 	13 weeks	Began with patch 7.3.0Ended with the release of Antorus, the Burning Throne
	Legion Season 6(Season 24) 	Dominant Gladiator: Legion Season 6 	Dominant Gladiator's Storm Dragon 	November 28, 2017 	March 20, 2018 	16 weeks	Began with the release of Antorus, the Burning Throne
	Legion Season 7(Season 25) 	Demonic Gladiator: Legion Season 7 	Demonic Gladiator's Storm Dragon 	March 20, 2018 	July 17, 2018 	17 weeks	Ended with patch 8.0.1
	Battle for Azeroth Season 1(Season 26)	Dread Gladiator: Battle for Azeroth Season 1 	Dread Gladiator's Proto-Drake 	September 4, 2018 	January 22, 2019 	20 weeks	Began with the release of Uldir
	Battle for Azeroth Season 2(Season 27)	Sinister Gladiator: Battle for Azeroth Season 2 	Sinister Gladiator's Proto-Drake 	January 22, 2019 	June 25, 2019 	22 weeks	Began with the release of the Battle of Dazar'alor Ended with patch 8.2.0
	Battle for Azeroth Season 3(Season 28)	Notorious Gladiator: Battle for Azeroth Season 3	Notorious Gladiator's Proto-Drake 	July 9, 2019 	January 14, 2020 	27 weeks	Began with the release of The Eternal PalaceEnded with patch 8.3.0
	Battle for Azeroth Season 4(Season 29)	Corrupted Gladiator: Battle for Azeroth Season 4	Corrupted Gladiator's Proto-Drake 	January 21, 2020 	October 13, 2020 	38 weeks	Began with the release of Ny'alotha, the Waking CityEnded with patch 9.0.1
	Shadowlands Season 1(Season 30) 	Sinful Gladiator: Shadowlands Season 1 	Sinful Gladiator's Soul Eater 	December 8, 2020 	June 28, 2021 	28 weeks	Began with the release of Castle Nathria.Ended with patch 9.1.0
	Shadowlands Season 2(Season 31) 	Unchained Gladiator: Shadowlands Season 2 	Unchained Gladiator's Soul Eater 	July 6, 2021 	February 21, 2022 	32 weeks	Began with the release of the Sanctum of DominationEnded with patch 9.2.0
	Shadowlands Season 3(Season 32) 	Cosmic Gladiator: Shadowlands Season 3 	Cosmic Gladiator's Soul Eater 	March 1, 2022 	August 1, 2022 	22 weeks	Began with the release of the Sepulcher of the First Ones
	Shadowlands Season 4(Season 33) 	Eternal Gladiator: Shadowlands Season 4 	Eternal Gladiator's Soul Eater 	August 2, 2022 	October 25, 2022 	12 weeks	Ended with patch 10.0.0
	Dragonflight Season 1(Season 34) 	Crimson Gladiator: Dragonflight Season 1 	Crimson Gladiator's Drake 	December 13, 2022 	May 1, 2023 	20 weeks	Began with the release of the Vault of the IncarnatesEnded with patch 10.1.0
	Dragonflight Season 2(Season 35) 	Obsidian Gladiator: Dragonflight Season 2 	Obsidian Gladiator's Slitherdrake 	May 9, 2023 	TBD 	TBD 	Began with the release of Aberrus, the Shadowed Crucible
==Classic seasons==
	Season 	Title 	Gladiator mount 	Start date (NA) 	End date (NA) 	Duration	Notes
	Season 1	Gladiator (title) 	Swift Nether Drake 	June 1, 2021 	September 7, 2021	14 weeks	Began with the launch of Burning Crusade Classic
	Season 2	Merciless Gladiator 	Merciless Nether Drake 	September 15, 2021	January 11, 2022 	17 weeks	Began two weeks after launch of patch 2.5.2 & Phase 2
	Season 3	Vengeful Gladiator 	Vengeful Nether Drake 	January 17, 2022 	May 3, 2022 	15 weeks	Began with patch 2.5.3 & Phase 3
	Season 4	Brutal Gladiator 	Brutal Nether Drake 	May 10, 2022 	August 29, 2022 	16 weeks	Began with patch 2.5.4 & Phase 5
	Season 5	Deadly Gladiator 	Deadly Gladiator's Frost Wyrm 	October 4, 2022 	January 9, 2023 	14 weeks	Began one week after launch of Wrath of the Lich King Classic
	Season 6	Furious Gladiator 	Furious Gladiator's Frost Wyrm 	January 17, 2023 	May 29, 2023 	19 weeks	Began with patch 3.4.1 & Phase 2
	Season 7	Relentless Gladiator	Relentless Gladiator's Frost Wyrm	June 2023 	TBA 	TBD 	Expected to begin with patch 3.4.2 & Phase 3
	Season 8	Wrathful Gladiator 	Wrathful Gladiator's Frost Wyrm 	TBA 	TBA 	TBD 	Expected to begin with Phase 4
==References==
 
Category:Seasons