Arathi Basin

15v15, capture and hold bases (resources) · Levels 20-60

Level brackets
  • 20-29
  • 30-39
  • 40-49
  • 50-59
  • 60
Last verified: 15 Oct 2026
players per side
15
minimum level
20
level brackets
5
Arathi Basin Mark of Honor3 per win, 1 per loss; max 30 held.

How to win

Take and hold resource nodes; every node you own ticks resources for your team.

Win condition: not published for WoW Forever yet.

Time limit: not known yet.

Rewards

  • League of Arathor (A) / The Defilers (H); gain per match unknown.

Honor and rank per match: amounts not published yet.

Tips

  • Focus on objectives rather than kills.

Key places

Arathi Basin
Map art © Blizzard Entertainment · Game files, build 1.60.1.70450

The battleground's map as the game draws it. What to know about each place:

  • Five nodes: Stables, Blacksmith (centre), Farm, Gold Mine, Lumber Mill (on a cliff) (to verify in game)
  • Starting bases: Trollbane Hall (Alliance) and Defiler's Den (Horde) (to verify in game)
  • Each node you hold also serves as a graveyard (to verify in game)

Where to queue

No queue button in Forever: talk to a battlemaster. Your faction's capitals first.

  • OrgrimmarHorde

    • Arathi Basin · Deze Snowbane · 79.4, 29.2 (one source)

  • UndercityHorde

    • Arathi Basin · Sir Malory Wheeler · 60.4, 92.8 (one source)

  • Thunder BluffHorde

    • Arathi Basin · Martin Lindsey · 28.8, 20.4 (one source)

  • StormwindAlliance

    • Arathi Basin · Lady Hoteshem · 78.2, 16 (one source)

  • IronforgeAlliance

    • Arathi Basin · Donal Osgood · 69.8, 89.2 (one source)

  • DarnassusAlliance

    • Arathi Basin · Keras Wolfheart · 57.4, 36.4 (one source)

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