Championing is a system for customized reputation gains from dungeons in World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King, announced at the 2008 Worldwide Invitational.[1] It allows a player to acquire reputation in a dungeon with a faction other than that normally associated with the dungeon. Killing a monster that yields reputation inside a level 80 dungeon on normal mode or in any heroic mode dungeons while wearing a particular faction's tabard will grant reputation with that faction.
For instance, wearing [Tabard of the Ebon Blade] in normal Utgarde Pinnacle will yield reputation with the Knights of the Ebon Blade, while other instances like normal Violet Hold will not. Instances that are not categorized as level 80 dungeons do not yield reputation. Additionally, level 80 instances on normal mode yield less reputation than their heroic equivalents.
The tabards that allow championing can be acquired at friendly reputation with their respective factions. The four factions that can be championed are:
If you do not wear a champion tabard, you will gain reputation with either the Horde Expedition or the Alliance Vanguard, depending on your race.
Championing reputation values
Values in this table were gathered from Wowpedia, Wowhead, and on cleared runs and may not be 100% accurate.
| Dungeon | Normal Mode | Heroic Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Ahn'kahet: The Old Kingdom | - | 2300 |
| Azjol-Nerub | - | 1100[2] |
| Caverns of Time: CoS | 550 | 1700 |
| Drak'Tharon Keep | - | 2000 |
| Frozen Halls: The Forge of Souls | ? | 1140 |
| Frozen Halls: Halls of Reflection | ? | 1340[3] |
| Frozen Halls: Pit of Saron | ? | 1520 |
| Gundrak | - | 2250 |
| The Nexus: Nexus | - | 2300 |
| The Nexus: Oculus | 500 | 1600 |
| Trial of the Champion | 130 | 1180[4] |
| Violet Hold | - | 1300[5] |
| Ulduar: HoL | 650 | 2150 |
| Ulduar: HoS | - | 1850 |
| Utgarde Keep | - | 1950 |
| Utgarde Pinnacle | 500 | 2000 |
| Dungeon | Normal Mode | Heroic Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Abyssal Maw: Throne of the Tides | - | 1420 |
| Blackrock Mountain: Blackrock Caverns | - | ?[6] |
| The Deadmines | - | ? |
| Grim Batol | ? | ? |
| Halls of Origination | 1600 | ? |
| Lost City of the Tol'vir | 1000 | 1600 |
| Shadowfang Keep | - | 2870 |
| The Stonecore | - | ? |
| Vortex Pinnacle | - | 1660 |
In Cataclysm
In World of Warcraft: Cataclysm, the six factions that can be championed are:
- Therazane
- Guardians of Hyjal
- Earthen Ring
- Ramkahen
- Dragonmaw clan (Horde only)
- Wildhammer clan (Alliance only)
Patches and hotfixes
Patch 4.0.3 (2010-11-16): Wearing Horde or Alliance capital city tabards now grant reputation to that city faction while within Classic, Wrath and Cataclysm Instances but not Burning Crusade Instances. These tabards changed in price from 50 to 10. - Patch 3.3.0 (2009-12-08): Not wearing a champion tabard also awards Explorer's League and The Frostborn reputation for Alliance characters, where as Horde characters receive Hand of Vengeance and Taunka reputation.
References
- ^ http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/images/news/2008/july/wwi/IMG_1654.jpg
- ^ Mobs during 2nd Boss Event no longer grant reputation.
- ^ The Lich King event does not grant any reputation
- ^ Only the final boss grants reputation equal to that of three boss.
- ^ After wiping in Violet Hold, all previously completed bosses are replaced with a placeholder. This placeholder provides 250 reputation.
- ^ Three bosses can be skipped.