Dragonflight Season 1

Dragonflight Season 1 (or Arena Season 34) is a season for both PvP and PvE that began on 12 December 2022 and ended on 1 May 2023 with patch 10.1.0.

Arena

Feats of Strength achievements

•  [Crimson Gladiator: Dragonflight Season 1]

Mount

•  [Highland Drake: Embodiment of the Crimson Gladiator]
•  [Crimson Gladiator's Drake]

Solo Shuffle

Players earned the  [Legend: Dragonflight Season 1] achievement by winning 100 rated Solo Shuffle rounds. Players in the top 0.1% also earned the  [Crimson Legend: Dragonflight Season 1].

Started with Dragonflight Season 2, the achievements now have a new toy and those who earned the achievement during Season 1 received the  [Crimson Legend's Pennant] toy.

Mythic+

Seasonal affix

 [Thundering] - While in combat, players are periodically caught in Raszageth's unending storm. As the storm passes, players discharge excess energy that can damage and stun allies.

The [Necrotic] and [Inspiring] affixes were retired.

Mount

 [Hailstorm Armoredon]

Dungeons

• Algeth'ar Academy
• The Azure Vault
• The Nokhud Offensive
• Ruby Life Pools
• Court of Stars
• Halls of Valor
• Shadowmoon Burial Grounds
• Temple of the Jade Serpent

Great Vault

The Great Vault weekly reward system had the following objectives for this season, with some changes compared to last season:

• Raid objective now requires boss kills from the Vault of the Incarnates and the second and third objectives were reduced by 1 (5→4 and 7→6).

Type	Objectives
Raids	Defeat 2 Vault of the Incarnates Bosses
	Defeat 4 Vault of the Incarnates Bosses
	Defeat 6 Vault of the Incarnates Bosses
Mythic+ Dungeons	Complete 1 Mythic+ Dungeon
	Complete 4 Mythic+ Dungeons
	Complete 8 Mythic+ Dungeons
PvP	Earn 1250 Honor from Rated PvP
	Earn 2500 Honor from Rated PvP
	Earn 5500 Honor from Rated PvP

During the season, Evantkis offered the following for some  [Aspects' Token of Merit]:

Evantkis <Token Exchange>

Item	Cost	Type
[Bottled Essence]	12	1  [Spark of Ingenuity]
[Primal Chaos Cluster]	3	10  [Primal Chaos]
[Storm-Charged Manipulator]	6	Gem socket

Rewards

With this season, there are multiple sets of gear that can be obtained through PvP activities.

Crafted gear

Crafted gear consists of "Crimson Combatant" items at item level 398.

Unique crafted gear consists of "Infurious" items at item level 424.

•  [Infurious Warboots of Impunity]
•  [Infurious Helm of Vengeance]
•  [Infurious Boots of Reprieve]
•  [Infurious Chainhelm Protector]
•  [Infurious Legwraps of Possibility]
•  [Infurious Binding of Gesticulation]
•  [Infurious Footwraps of Indemnity]
•  [Infurious Spirit's Hood]

War Mode

War Mode gear consists of rare "Scalewarden" or "Drakebreaker" items at item level 408. [Bloody Tokens] are used to purchase these items.

They can be purchased from Fieldmaster Emberath or Malicia.

Trophy of Strife gear

Trophy of Strife gear consists of the epic "Drakebreaker" items at item level 421. They need the Trophy of Strife#Season 1 currency and the rare item to be purchased.

Unrated PvP

Unrated PvP gear consists of "Crimson Aspirant" items that start at item level 340 (PvP 411) that can be upgraded to rank 5. They need the [Honor] currency to be purchased and upgraded. Upgrading this gear does not affect the PvP item level.

This gear can be purchased from Seltherex and can be upgraded at Corxian.

Type	Purchase cost ilvl 340 (PvP 411)	Rank 2 (346)	Rank 3 (353)	Rank 4 (359)	Rank 5 (366)
Off-hands	425	250	300	500	625
Gladiator trinkets, Wrists, Cloaks, Rings, Necks	525	300	375	600	750
Damage trinkets, Boots, Gloves, Shoulder, Belt	700	400	500	800	1,000
One-handed Weapons (Melee), Shields, Chest, Helms, Legs	875	500	625	1,000	1,250
One-handed Weapons (Intellect)	1,350	750	950	1,500	1,875
Two-handed Weapons	1,750	1,000	1,250	2,000	2,500

Armor type	Rare	Classes
Plate	Crimson Aspirant's Plate Armor	Death Knight, Paladin, Warrior
Mail	Crimson Aspirant's Mail Armor	Evoker, Hunter, Shaman
Leather	Crimson Aspirant's Leather Armor	Demon Hunter, Druid, Monk, Rogue
Cloth	Crimson Aspirant's Cloth Armor	Mage, Priest, Warlock

Rated PvP

Rated PvP gear consists of "Crimson Gladiator" items that start at item level 382 (PvP 424). Unlike Shadowlands, the PvP item level does not increase with the player's rating, only the regular item level.

This gear can be purchased from Calderax and needs [Conquest] to be purchased while upgrading the gear has a rating requirement and costs a lot of [Honor].

Upgrade Level	Rating Requirement
2	Combatant I (1000)
3	Combatant II (1200)
4	Challenger I (1400)
5	Challenger II (1600)
6	Rival I (1800)
7	Rival II (1950)
8	Duelist (2100)
9	Elite (2400)

Armor type	Epic	Classes
Plate	Crimson Gladiator's Plate Armor	Death Knight, Paladin, Warrior
Mail	Crimson Gladiator's Chain Armor	Evoker, Hunter, Shaman
Leather	Crimson Gladiator's Leather Armor	Demon Hunter, Druid, Monk, Rogue
Cloth	Crimson Gladiator's Silk Armor	Mage, Priest, Warlock