Honor Points



Honor Points are one of the new two PvP currencies introduced in Patch 4.0.1. They replace old honor points, Arena points, and various other forms of currencies and tokens in use before that point. The cap for Honor Points is 4000.

As of patch 4.0.6, the PvP rewards requiring level 70 and below are quite cheap, and battlegrounds can be an effective means of gearing up, even for players who do not focus on PvP. The level 80 equipment has been discounted at least 50%.

Heirloom PvP equipment is among the most powerful PvP gear available from levels 1-80, but it is even more expensive than level 85 introductory gear.

Source

 * Battlegrounds
 * Arena PvP
 * Honorable kills
 * Players belonging to the faction that controls Wintergrasp are awarded 7 Honor Points for each Wrath of the Lich King 5-player heroic mode dungeon boss killed.
 * Tol Barad: Attackers earn 360, defenders earn 180 on victory

Spending Honor Points
Honor points can be spent at several locations. End-game rewards are sold only in Stormwind and Ogrimmar. Lower-level rewards can be found there as well, and also at the respective vendors for Warsong Gulch, Arathi Basin, and Alterac Valley.

Warsong Gulch vendors: Levels 18-60
The Warsong Gulch vendors sell PvP rewards with minimum level requirements between 18 and 60.


 * is located in Silverwing Grove in Ashenvale.
 * is located in Mor'shan Base Camp in Northern Barrens

Arathi Basin vendors: Levels 28-60
The Arathi Basin vendors sell PvP rewards with minimum level requirements between 28 and 60.


 * is located near the Alliance Arathi Basin battleground entrance in Arathi Highlands.
 * can be found outside the Horde Arathi Basin battleground entrance in Hammerfall in Arathi Highlands.

Alterac Valley vendors: Levels 55-60
The Alterac Valley vendors sell PvP rewards with minimum level requirements between 55 and 60.


 * is located in Alterac Mountains.
 * is located in Alterac Valley.
 * is located in Alterac Valley.
 * is located in Hillsbrad Foothills.

Capital vendors: Heirlooms and levels 60-85
Honor Point vendors located in Stormwind and Orgrimmar sell PvP rewards which are, or were at one time, end-game PvP equipment.

Ogrimmar Honor Point Vendors
The Ogrimmar honor point vendors are located in the Hall of Legends.


 * , Legacy Weapon Quartermaster, sells level 60 epic weapons and off-hand items (but no shield).
 * , Legacy Armor Quartermaster, sells level 60, 70, and 80 rare and epic armor sets, along with necklaces, rings, and trinkets.
 * , Accessories Quartermaster, sells miscellaneous PvP rewards and consumables.
 * , Honor Trade Goods, sells Cataclysm crafting materials.
 * , Honor Heirlooms, sells heirloom trinkets, shoulders, ranged, and weapons that scale from level 1-80.
 * , Honor Quartermaster, sells item level 352 rare-quality level 85 PvP items for honor points.
 * , Conquest Quartermaster, sells item level 365 epic-quality level 85 PvP items in return for lower-level PvP gear and conquest points. Minimum arena/battleground ratings may apply.
 * , Glorious Conquest Quartermaster, sells item level 365 and 376 epic-quality level 85 PvP items in return for lower-level PvP gear and conquest points. Minimum arena/battleground ratings apply.

Conversion of previous currencies
Much like with old PvE currencies (badges of justice and emblems), old PvP currencies (including the pre-4.0.1 Honor points), were immediately converted to the new honor points in patch 4.0.1 at the following ratios:

The normal cap of honor points is be 4,000 (paralleling Justice Points). If players were granted more than 4,000 honor points as a result of this one-time conversion, they were unable to earn any more until the excess had been spent.

In Patch 4.0.3, any honor points in excess of 4,000 were immediately converted to gold at a rate of per honor point.