Season 11

Season 11
Start date (NA)	December 6, 2011
End date (NA)	August 28, 2012
Duration	38 weeks
Title	[Cataclysmic Gladiator]
Season 10 Season 11 Season 12

Arena Season 11 (Cataclysmic) started on December 6, 2011, one week after patch 4.3.0 and the end of Season 10. It ended on August 29, 2012, coinciding with the release of patch 5.0.4. The season lasted 38 weeks.

The season added new items that can be bought for [Conquest Points]; the Cataclysmic Gladiator item sets and the Elite Cataclysmic Gladiator item sets. The season also made Ruthless Gladiator items available for [Honor Points].

Arena Rewards

Feats of Strength achievements

 [Cataclysmic Gladiator's Twilight Drake]

Mount

 [Cataclysmic Gladiator's Twilight Drake]

Gear Levels

During the season there were available craftable Vicious items and an upgraded version of Ruthless gear, branded as "Season 11" instead of "Season 10".

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

Quality	Item Level
Vicious (Crafted)	377
Ruthless (Season 10, Weapons)	378
Ruthless (Season 11)	390
Ruthless (Season 10, Elite Weapons)	391
Cataclysmic (Weapons)	384
Cataclysmic	403
Cataclysmic (Elite Weapons)	410

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

Gear Rewards

Ruthless Gladiator

• Sold by  T'Maire Sydes in Stormwind,  Blood Guard Zar'shi in Orgrimmar for [Honor Points].
• Except for weapons, the items sold were the upgraded Season 11 Ruthless set.
• The items that dropped from Occu'thar were still the Season 10 variants with item level 384.

Item	Vendor price	Item level	Drops from Occu'thar
Two-hand weapons	3400 [Honor Points]	378	No
One-hand weapons	2450 [Honor Points]	378	No
Off-hands	950 [Honor Points]	378	No
Wand	700 [Honor Points]	390	No
Relic	700 [Honor Points]	390	No
Helm	2200 [Honor Points]	390	No
Shoulders	1650 [Honor Points]	390	No
Chest	2200 [Honor Points]	390	No
Bracers	1250 [Honor Points]	390	Yes
Gloves	1650 [Honor Points]	390	Yes
Legs	2200 [Honor Points]	390	Yes
Boots	1650 [Honor Points]	390	Yes
Trinkets	1650 [Honor Points]	390	Yes
Rings	1250 [Honor Points]	390	Yes
Cloak	1250 [Honor Points]	390	Yes

Cataclysmic Gladiator

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

Item	Cost	Item level	Season earned requirement	Drops from Alizabal
Two-hand weapons	3400 [Conquest Points]	397	7200 [Conquest Points]	No
One-hand weapons	2450 [Conquest Points]	397	7200 [Conquest Points]	No
Off-hands	950 [Conquest Points]	397	7200 [Conquest Points]	No
Wand	700 [Conquest Points]	397	7200 [Conquest Points]	No
Relic	700 [Conquest Points]	403	7200 [Conquest Points]	No
Helm	2200 [Conquest Points]	403	None	No
Shoulders	1650 [Conquest Points]	403	None	No
Chest	2200 [Conquest Points]	403	None	No
Bracers	1250 [Conquest Points]	403	None	Yes
Gloves	1650 [Conquest Points]	403	None	Yes
Legs	2200 [Conquest Points]	403	None	Yes
Boots	1650 [Conquest Points]	403	None	Yes
Trinkets	1650 [Conquest Points]	403	None	Yes
Rings	1250 [Conquest Points]	403	None	Yes
Cloak	1250 [Conquest Points]	403	None	Yes

Cataclysm Gladiator Armor Sets

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

Elite Cataclysmic Gladiator

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

Item	Cost	Item level	Season earned requirement
Two-hand weapons	3400 [Conquest Points]	410	15700 [Conquest Points]
One-hand weapons	2450 [Conquest Points]	410	15700 [Conquest Points]
Off-hands	950 [Conquest Points]	410	15700 [Conquest Points]
Wand	700 [Conquest Points]	410	15700 [Conquest Points]
Helm	0 [Conquest Points]	403	None
Shoulders	0 [Conquest Points]	403	None
Chest	0 [Conquest Points]	403	None
Gloves	0 [Conquest Points]	403	None
Legs	0 [Conquest Points]	403	None
Boots	0 [Conquest Points]	403	None

Trivia

• Popular 3v3 comps at the time included RLS, Triple DPS (mainly Retribution, Subtletly and Marksmanship) and LSD2 (Affliction, Restoration and Balance).
• During Season 11 many PvE items were very powerful. Some notable items include:
  •  [Dragonwrath, Tarecgosa's Rest] (from Firelands)
  • Fangs of the Father ( [Golad, Twilight of Aspects] and  [Tiriosh, Nightmare of Ages])
  •  [Cunning of the Cruel]
  •  [Rathrak, the Poisonous Mind]
  •  [Gurthalak, Voice of the Deeps]
  •  [Vial of Shadows]
  •  [Kiril, Fury of Beasts]
  •  [Vishanka, Jaws of the Earth]
• With a duration of 38 weeks, the Cataclysmic season is the longest PvP season to date, tied only with Battle for Azeroth Season 4 (Season 28).
• On Cyclone, a battlegroup in EU, the rank 1 3v3 team comprised of famous arena players Raiku, Hydra and Mirlol was mysteriously disbanded days before the end of the season, with considerable debate in the community related to what may have transpired. This event is arguably the largest controversy that has ever occurred in the competitive WoW PvP community.