Honor & Rank Points

Earning progress

Blizzard lists defeating players, battlegrounds and relevant PvP quests as sources of Honor. Battlegrounds and relevant PvP quests award Rank Points.

A highlighted battleground awards bonus Honor and Rank Points during its holiday week. Blizzard adjusted Honor gains to make battleground acquisition rates more consistent.

Caps and open questions

In its October 1, 2026 beta notes, Blizzard raised the Honor currency cap to 25,000. Verify your current cap in game; the notes do not establish the weekly Rank Point cap.

The official overview does not specify rank-point thresholds, reset times, rank decay, kill eligibility or whether individual world kills award Rank Points. Check the in-game PvP panel for your current progress.

A first battleground

Visit a battlemaster in a major city or the battleground entrance to queue. Wowhead’s October Forever guide lists Warsong Gulch from level 10, Arathi Basin from 20, Darkspear Islands from 30 and Alterac Valley from 51; check your current queue for eligibility.

Fight for the battleground objective with your team, then open Character → Player vs. Player to inspect Honor, Rank Points and unlocked rewards. Honor is spent; Rank Points advance rank. The two progress measures are separate.

Wowhead’s dated guide reports three Marks of Honor for a win and one for a loss, with bonus Honor for a win. Marks can have reward and quest uses; confirm the current result and vendor requirements in game.