Season 10

Arena Season 10 (Ruthless) started on July 5, 2011, one week after patch 4.2.0 and the end of Season 9. The season lasted 21 weeks.

With the new season new items were made available for purchase with [Conquest Points], and Season 9 items were made available for [Honor Points].

Arena

Feats of Strength achievements

 [Ruthless Gladiator's Twilight Drake]

Mount

 [Ruthless Gladiator's Twilight Drake]

Gear Levels

During the season there craftable Bloodthirsty items and an upgraded version of Vicious gear, branded as "Season 10" instead of "Season 9", available.

For a full list of relevant items, sets and their respective item levels see below:

Quality	Item Level
Bloodthirsty (Crafted)	358
Vicious (Season 9, Weapons)	359
Vicious (Season 10, Armor)	371
Vicious (Season 9, Elite Weapons)	372
Ruthless (Weapons)	378
Ruthless	384
Ruthless (Elite Weapons)	391

Note: Elite gear from the previous season (Vicious) was no longer attainable.

Rewards

Vicious Gladiator

• Sold by  T'Maire Sydes in Stormwind,  Blood Guard Zar'shi in Orgrimmar for [Honor Points].
• Except for weapons and relics, the items sold were the upgraded Season 10 Vicious set.
• The items that dropped from Argaloth were still the Season 9 variants with item level 365.

Item	Vendor price	Item level	Season earned requirement	Drops from Argaloth*
Two-hand weapons	3400 [Honor Points]	359	7200 [Honor Points]	No
One-hand weapons	2450 [Honor Points]	359	7200 [Honor Points]	No
Off-hands	950 [Honor Points]	359	7200 [Honor Points]	No
Wand	700 [Honor Points]	371	7200 [Honor Points]	No
Relic	700 [Honor Points]	371	7200 [Honor Points]	No
Helm	2200 [Honor Points]	371	None	No
Shoulders	1650 [Honor Points]	371	None	No
Chest	2200 [Honor Points]	371	None	No
Bracers	1250 [Honor Points]	371	None	Yes
Gloves	1650 [Honor Points]	371	None	Yes
Legs	2200 [Honor Points]	371	None	Yes
Boots	1650 [Honor Points]	371	None	Yes
Trinkets	1650 [Honor Points]	371	None	Yes
Rings	1250 [Honor Points]	371	None	Yes
Cloak	1250 [Honor Points]	371	None	Yes

Ruthless Gladiator

• Sold by  Captain Dirgehammer in Stormwind, and  Sergeant Thunderhorn in Orgrimmar.

Item	Vendor price	Item level	Season earned requirement	Drops from Occu'thar
Two-hand weapons	3400 [Conquest Points]	378	7200 [Conquest Points]	No
One-hand weapons	2450 [Conquest Points]	378	7200 [Conquest Points]	No
Off-hands	950 [Conquest Points]	378	7200 [Conquest Points]	No
Wand	700 [Conquest Points]	378	7200 [Conquest Points]	No
Relic	700 [Conquest Points]	378	7200 [Conquest Points]	No
Helm	2200 [Conquest Points]	384	None	No
Shoulders	1650 [Conquest Points]	384	None	No
Chest	2200 [Conquest Points]	384	None	No
Bracers	1250 [Conquest Points]	384	None	Yes
Gloves	1650 [Conquest Points]	384	None	Yes
Legs	2200 [Conquest Points]	384	None	Yes
Boots	1650 [Conquest Points]	384	None	Yes
Trinkets	1650 [Conquest Points]	384	None	Yes
Rings	1250 [Conquest Points]	384	None	Yes
Cloak	1250 [Conquest Points]	384	None	Yes

Ruthless Gladiator Armor Sets

Class	Spec	Set
Death Knight	Any	Ruthless Gladiator's Desecration
Druid	Balance	Ruthless Gladiator's Wildhide
	Feral	Ruthless Gladiator's Sanctuary
	Restoration	Ruthless Gladiator's Refuge
Hunter	Any	Ruthless Gladiator's Pursuit
Mage	Any	Ruthless Gladiator's Regalia
Paladin	Holy	Ruthless Gladiator's Redemption
	Retribution	Ruthless Gladiator's Vindication
Priest	Holy	Ruthless Gladiator's Investiture
	Shadow	Ruthless Gladiator's Raiment
Rogue	Any	Ruthless Gladiator's Vestments
Shaman	Elemental	Ruthless Gladiator's Thunderfist
	Enhancement	Ruthless Gladiator's Earthshaker
	Restoration	Ruthless Gladiator's Wartide
Warlock	Any	Ruthless Gladiator's Felshroud
Warrior	Any	Ruthless Gladiator's Battlegear

Elite Ruthless Gladiator

• Sold by  Lieutenant Tristia in Stormwind,  Doris Chiltonius in Orgrimmar or  Nargle Lashcord in Dalaran.
• Required the equivalent non-elite Ruthless Gladiator item in addition to [Honor Points].
• Required 2200 Personal rating in 3v3 or 5v5 Arena, or Rated Battleground.
• The items are recolors of the Ruthless Gladiator set.

Item	Cost	Item level	Season earned requirement
Two-hand weapons	3400 [Conquest Points]	391	15700 [Conquest Points]
One-hand weapons	2450 [Conquest Points]	391	15700 [Conquest Points]
Off-hands	950 [Conquest Points]	391	15700 [Conquest Points]
Relic	700 [Conquest Points]	391	15700 [Conquest Points]
Helm	2200 [Conquest Points]	384	None
Shoulders	1650 [Conquest Points]	384	None
Chest	2200 [Conquest Points]	358	None
Gloves	1650 [Conquest Points]	384	None
Legs	2200 [Conquest Points]	384	None
Boots	1650 [Conquest Points]	384	None

End of Season Removals

• Following the release of Season 11 many PvP rewards from Season 10 became unavailable for purchase. See list below:
  • All original Ruthless Gladiator items
  • All Elite Ruthless Gladiator items
• In the Legion expansion all items, except for the Elite Ruthless Gladiator items, were once again made available for purchase with  [Mark of Honor].

Trivia

• Mid-season, Blizzard changed the matchmaking rating formula used for competitive PvP within the game. The change essentially made it impossible to gain rating equivalent to those who had already climbed to high ratings prior to the change, as matchmaking ratings would simply not reach those levels (3000+) due to the new, more conservative, formula reducing the intended matchmaking rating of players across the board. This caused most high rated teams to not play at all, as their respective arena team ratings were safely out of reach of anyone trying to catch up to them and upon playing they themselves would've almost inevitably lost team rating. Season 10 is therefore considered by many as the most uncompetitive season of its era.
• Prior to Season 10, a precedent had been set (and followed) wherein Blizzard would give a two week notice for PvP season end dates. However, a tentative end date for season 10 was announced with just six days to spare, which caused an uproar within the PvP community. The date was ultimately pushed back by two weeks for "a variety of reasons," resulting in more time for PvP players to prepare and more time for patch 4.3.0 bug testing.