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The Burning Crusade – Classic Arena Season 1

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With the launch of The Burning Crusade Classic (TBCC) Blizzard will of course be introducing the PvP arena that we all have grown to love, and depending on your class, sometimes hate. In this short article we will talk about what to expect with TBCC arena season 1 and a few potentially strong compositions for you to try out.

Changes From Original TBC

Unlike with the original release which started on patch 2.0 TBCC will be launching on patch 2.4.3. This has a few ramifications on what are likely to be the best arena team compositions. The most prominent being that resilience is going to affect DoT effects from the beginning. This means the Shadow Priest / Warlock / Healer comp that was the go to in 2.0 will not be as oppressive in TBCC arena. This should in theory allow for a wider variety of 3v3 comps and a place for every class to play.

It’s important to note that in this first season many people will be playing without resilience yet so DPS who benefit from this will reign supreme, at least until resilience is more common.

Arena Gear During Season 1

Direct quote from Blizzard:

“One change from the original game that we’re including is having your team and personal rating start at 0, rather than 1500, because we want players to work with their team to improve and push their rating higher, rather than give up because playing more is only causing their rating to decrease. However, we also recognize that teams that are starting out or still learning could feel unfairly penalized by a lower rating than they would have been able to achieve in 2007. While the updated MMR system does rapidly increase your rating for your earliest wins, we want to make sure the points you could expect to earn while improving were similar as well.

We’re going to increase the Arena points granted to teams and players with less than a 1500 rating. A rating between 200 and 1500 will earn you:

  • 214-344 points per week for 5v5 arenas
  • 188-302 points per week for 3v3 arenas
  • 162-261 points per week for 2v2 arenas

The formula for ratings above 1500 remains unchanged from the original Burning Crusade formulas and rapidly starts awarding a lot more points once you pass 1500.”

3v3 Compositions to Try

  • Shadow Priest / Rogue / Healer 
  • BM Hunter / BM Hunter / Healer (druid or shaman)
  • BM Hunter / Arms Warrior / Healer
  • Feral Druid / Rogue / Shaman
  • Frost Mage / Arms Warrior or Shadow Priest / Restoration Druid
  • Frost Mage/ Rogue / Healer (Paladin or Shaman)

This list is in no way an exhaustive one but rather a starting guide on what we think will be a strong team composition for The Burning Crusade Classic Arena Season 1.

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