{"_note":"PvP guide (build-pvp.py -> site/wow-forever-pvp.html). Beta-sourced; mark every number as beta until Blizzard's launch notes confirm it. Update ranks/honor caps when confirmed.",
"asof":"2026-10-27","status":"beta data; launch Nov 4",
"src":[["Blizzard: Choose Your Ruleset (PvP ruleset rules)","https://worldofwarcraft.blizzard.com/en-us/news/24302070/updated-1022-choose-your-ruleset-in-world-of-warcraft-forever"],["Warcraft Tavern: Forever PvP overview (beta)","https://www.warcrafttavern.com/forever/"],["Icy Veins: WoW Forever PvP (beta)","https://www.icy-veins.com/wow-forever/"]],
"ranks":{"count":14,"top":"Grand Marshal (Alliance) / High Warlord (Horde)","how":"Rank Points, separate from Honor, from battlegrounds, PvP quests and world PvP; a personal rank bar with a weekly cap instead of Classic's weekly standings. Reported: Rank 3 reachable in week one, Rank 14 from about week ten, 24,750 total Rank Points (beta datamine, unconfirmed).","reset":"Reported to reset each season."},
"honor":{"what":"A spendable currency for PvP gear, upgrade tokens and consumables (not the rank driver).","cap":"Beta raised the cap from 15,000 to 25,000 on October 1 and made gear about 50% pricier; datamines disagree, so treat the cap as unconfirmed.","gear":"Rare PvP set pieces need no rank at level 55; epic upgrades are rank-gated."},
"bgs":[["Warsong Gulch","10v10 capture the flag","Levels 10+ brackets"],["Arathi Basin","15v15 five-node resource race","Levels 20+ brackets"],["Alterac Valley","40v40 base assault","Level 51+"],["Darkspear Islands","15v15, new to Forever","Levels 30–60"]],
"marks":"Reported three Marks of Honor for a win and one for a loss; verify in the live client.",
"rules":["PvP ruleset: always flagged in contested zones; one faction per account on that ruleset; faction balance can pause character creation for the larger side.","Normal and RP: flag with /pvp or by attacking a flagged player; the flag drops after 5 minutes out of combat.","Battlegrounds can mix rulesets (Hardcore excepted); friends on different rulesets cannot queue together.","Dishonorable kills (civilians) cost Rank Points in Classic; Forever's treatment is not yet documented."],
"races":[["Human","Will to Survive (stun break) and 10% Spirit; Ruthless crit cut to 1% on Oct 26."],["Dwarf","Stoneform (10% physical reduction, clears bleeds and poisons) and the new 1% hit."],["Gnome","Escape Artist (root/snare break); 5% Intellect."],["Night Elf","Shadowmeld and 1% dodge; the stealth opener race."],["Skyborne","Walk on Air glide, Skysight sprint (15%, 30% Charged, removed in raids); 2% haste."],["Orc","Blood Fury now on a 2-minute cooldown (Oct 27) and 20% stun reduction; Command for pet classes."],["Undead","Will of the Forsaken (fear/charm/sleep break) and Touch of the Grave now firing every 15 seconds."],["Tauren","War Stomp and 5% health; Plainsrunning up to 60% but not while mounted."],["Troll","Berserking haste and Regeneration."]],
"tips":["Rank Points come from objectives, not kills, so premade Arathi Basin and Warsong turn-ins matter more than farming graveyards.","Engineering is still the PvP profession: grenades, Net-o-Matic, reflectors.","Resistance gear and the right trinket (stun or fear break by race) beat a few stats; see the best-race pages per class.","Healers rank fast in premades; DPS rank fast in pugs. Pick the ruleset accordingly before you create the character."]}