Entrance
Classic: battlemasters in capital cities and entrance portals in the world.
Loot and attunement
Forever PvP: new honor progression tracked via battleground completion; rank 14 attainable each patch cycle, cosmetic and stat PvP armor rewards (Kotaku). 'PvP season refresh' on Summer 2027 roadmap. Honor rank thresholds/decay unpublished.
Description
Capture-the-flag between Silverwing Sentinels and Warsong Outriders.
Forever evidence
Mike Nuthals (Kotaku, Sept 14 2026): 'We're excited for people to jump into new battlegrounds like the Darkspear Islands to supplement the original Vanilla battlegrounds.' Output Lag: 'the classic battlegrounds return too'. Blizzard has not named WSG/AB/AV individually or dated them; WoWSoD Pro/PewPewShop (low-reliability) name all three as returning.