Season 3 started on November 27, 2007 on the North American realms and November 28, 2007 on the European realms.

Arena seasonse

Season	Title	Start Date	End Date	Duration	Notes
Season 1	Gladiator	January 30, 2007	June 19, 2007	20 Weeks	End coincided with Patch 2.1.2.
Season 2	Merciless Gladiator	June 20, 2007	November 26, 2007	23 Weeks	EU End Date was November 27, 2007.
Season 3	Vengeful Gladiator	November 28, 2007	June 23, 2008	29 Weeks
Season 4	Brutal Gladiator	June 24, 2008	October 14, 2008	17 Weeks	Last arena season of The Burning Crusade.
Season 5	Deadly Gladiator	December 16, 2008	April 14, 2009	17 Weeks	Gear titles: Savage, Hateful, Deadly
Season 6	Furious Gladiator	April 21, 2009	August 25, 2009	18 Weeks	Beginning corresponded with patch 3.1.0.
Season 7	Relentless Gladiator	September 1, 2009	January 19, 2010	20 Weeks	End corresponded with the opening of the Crimson Hall in Icecrown Citadel.
Season 8	Wrathful Gladiator	February 2, 2010	October 12, 2010	37 Weeks	Beginning corresponded with patch 3.3.2 and the release of the Frostwing Halls in Icecrown Citadel; Last arena season of Wrath of the Lich King.
Season 9	Vicious Gladiator	December 14-15, 2010	June 28-29, 2011	26 Weeks?	Beginning corresponded with the December 14, 2010 Hotfixes about 3 weeks after Patch 4.0.3a and the release of Cataclysm; end corresponds with Patch 4.2.
Season 10	Ruthless Gladiator	July 5-6, 2011	November 15, 2011	21 Weeks	Beginning corresponded with July 6, 2011 Hotfixes about 1 week after Patch 4.2 "Rage of the Firelands"; end announced to be around November 29, 2011.
Season 11	Cataclysmic Gladiator	December 6-7, 2011	August 28-29, 2012	38 Weeks	Beginning occurred around a week after Patch 4.3; end announced to be around August 28, 2012.
Season 12	Malevolent Gladiator	October 2-3, 2012	March 5-6, 2013	22 Weeks	Beginning to occured a week after Mists of Pandaria released. Level 90. End announced to be around March 5-6, 2013 (US/EU).
Season 13	Tyrannical Gladiator	March 13, 2013			May begin early-mid March 2013 after Season 12 ends or soon after Patch 5.2 is released.

Season 3 introduced the new personal rating system, which is a rating unique to each player in addition to their team rating. You must have a certain personal rating as well as team rating in order to purchase some of the Season 3 rewards.[1] However, you do not have to maintain these ratings to continue use of the item.

Season 3 Weapons require a personal rating and team rating of 2,200 to purchase, while shoulder slot items require 2,000. The chest, legs, hands, and head slot items do not require a rating to purchase.

Season 2 items were made available at a 15% discount, while Season 1 items were made available for Honor Points and Battleground Tokens.

Class armor sets

Class Set Spec Druid Vengeful Gladiator's Sanctuary Feral Vengeful Gladiator's Wildhide Balance Vengeful Gladiator's Refuge Restoration Hunter Vengeful Gladiator's Pursuit Mage Vengeful Gladiator's Regalia Paladin Vengeful Gladiator's Aegis Spell Damage Vengeful Gladiator's Vindication Retribution Vengeful Gladiator's Redemption Holy Priest Vengeful Gladiator's Raiment Shadow Vengeful Gladiator's Investiture Holy Rogue Vengeful Gladiator's Vestments   Shaman Vengeful Gladiator's Earthshaker Enhancement Vengeful Gladiator's Thunderfist Elemental Vengeful Gladiator's Wartide Restoration Warlock Vengeful Gladiator's Dreadgear Affliction Vengeful Gladiator's Felshroud Crit gear Warrior Vengeful Gladiator's Battlegear

Season 3 armor cost Item Cost Rating Vengeful Gladiator's Head 1500   Vengeful Gladiator's Shoulders 1200 1950PR Vengeful Gladiator's Chest 1500   Vengeful Gladiator's Hands 900   Vengeful Gladiator's Legs 1500   Vindicator's Wrist 9199 20   Vindicator's Feet 13923 40   Vindicator's Finger 11934 10   Summary: 35056 6600 20 10 40

Weapons & Accessories

Weapons require a personal rating of 1800. Also note that these prices are not correct anymore, all items are 15% cheaper.

Arena Rewards Season 3 Weapons Item Cost Type Fist Weapons [Vengeful Gladiator's Right Ripper] 2625 Main Hand [Vengeful Gladiator's Left Ripper] 1125 Off Hand [Vengeful Gladiator's Left Render] 1125 Off Hand Daggers [Vengeful Gladiator's Spellblade] 3150 Main Hand [Vengeful Gladiator's Shanker] 2625 One Hand [Vengeful Gladiator's Mutilator] 1125 Off Hand [Vengeful Gladiator's Shiv] 1125 Off Hand Swords [Vengeful Gladiator's Slicer] 2625 One Hand [Vengeful Gladiator's Quickblade] 1125 Off Hand [Vengeful Gladiator's Greatsword] 3750 Two Hand Axes [Vengeful Gladiator's Cleaver] 2625 One Hand [Vengeful Gladiator's Chopper] 1125 Off Hand [Vengeful Gladiator's Hacker] 1125 Off Hand [Vengeful Gladiator's Decapitator] 3750 Two Hand [Vengeful Gladiator's Waraxe] 1000 Two Hand Maces [Vengeful Gladiator's Gavel] 3150 Main Hand [Vengeful Gladiator's Salvation] 3150 Main Hand [Vengeful Gladiator's Pummeler] 2625 One Hand [Vengeful Gladiator's Bonegrinder] 3750 Two Hand Polearm [Vengeful Gladiator's Painsaw] 3750 Two Hand Staves [Vengeful Gladiator's Battle Staff] 3750 Two Hand [Vengeful Gladiator's Staff] 3750 Two Hand [Vengeful Gladiator's War Staff] 3750 Two Hand Ranged [Vengeful Gladiator's Heavy Crossbow] 3750 Crossbow [Vengeful Gladiator's Longbow] 3750 Bow [Vengeful Gladiator's Rifle] 3750 Gun Wands [Vengeful Gladiator's Baton of Light] 1000 Wand [Vengeful Gladiator's Piercing Touch] 1000 Wand [Vengeful Gladiator's Touch of Defeat] 1000 Wand

Arena Rewards Season 3 Off-hand Accessories Item Cost Off Hand [Vengeful Gladiator's Endgame] 1125 [Vengeful Gladiator's Grimoire] 1125 [Vengeful Gladiator's Reprieve] 1125 Shields [Vengeful Gladiator's Barrier] 1875 [Vengeful Gladiator's Redoubt] 1875 [Vengeful Gladiator's Shield Wall] 1875 Librams [Vengeful Gladiator's Libram of Fortitude] 870 [Vengeful Gladiator's Libram of Justice] 1000 [Vengeful Gladiator's Libram of Vengeance] 870 Idols [Vengeful Gladiator's Idol of Resolve] 870 [Vengeful Gladiator's Idol of Steadfastness] 870 [Vengeful Gladiator's Idol of Tenacity] 1000 Totems [Vengeful Gladiator's Totem of Indomitability] 870 [Vengeful Gladiator's Totem of Survival] 870 [Vengeful Gladiator's Totem of the Third Wind] 1000

Price history

Season Three rewards	Cost by season
	Season 3	Season 4
Vengeful Gladiator's Head	1875	1500
Vengeful Gladiator's Shoulder	1500 2000PR	1200 1950PR
Vengeful Gladiator's Chest	1875	1500
Vengeful Gladiator's Hands	1125	900
Vengeful Gladiator's Legs	1875	1500
Vindicator's Wrist	11794 20	9199 20
Vindicator's Waist	17850 40	N/A
Vindicator's Feet	17850 40	13923 40
Vindicator's Neck	15300 10	N/A
Vindicator's Finger	15300 10	11934 10

Season Three rewards	Cost by season
	Season 3	Season 4
Vengeful Gladiator's Melee Two Hand	3750 1850PR	3000 1800PR
Vengeful Gladiator's Melee Main Hand	2625 1850PR	2283 1800PR
Vengeful Gladiator's Melee One Hand	2625 1850PR	2283 1800PR
Vengeful Gladiator's Melee Thrown	1000	800
Vengeful Gladiator's Hunter Two Hand	1000	800
Vengeful Gladiator's Hunter Ranged	3750 1850PR	3000 1800PR
Vengeful Gladiator's Caster Two Hand	3750 1850PR	3000 1800PR
Vengeful Gladiator's Caster Main Hand	3150 1850PR	2739 1800PR
Vengeful Gladiator's Caster Off Hand	1125	978
Vengeful Gladiator's Caster Wand	1000	800
Vengeful Gladiator's Shield	1875 1850PR	1630 1800PR
Vengeful Gladiator's Relics	1000	800

See also

• Vindicator's PvP rewards

v • d • e Arena rewards   Season 1: Gladiator's... Druid Hunter Mage Paladin Priest Rogue Shaman Warlock Warrior Sanctuary Wildhide Refuge Pursuit Regalia Aegis Vindication Redemption Raiment Investiture Vestments Earthshaker Thunderfist Wartide Dreadgear Felshroud Battlegear   Season 2: Merciless Gladiator's... Druid Hunter Mage Paladin Priest Rogue Shaman Warlock Warrior Sanctuary Wildhide Refuge Pursuit Regalia Aegis Vindication Redemption Raiment Investiture Vestments Earthshaker Thunderfist Wartide Dreadgear Felshroud Battlegear   Season 3: Vengeful Gladiator's... Druid Hunter Mage Paladin Priest Rogue Shaman Warlock Warrior Sanctuary Wildhide Refuge Pursuit Regalia Aegis Vindication Redemption Raiment Investiture Vestments Earthshaker Thunderfist Wartide Dreadgear Felshroud Battlegear   Season 4: Brutal Gladiator's... Druid Hunter Mage Paladin Priest Rogue Shaman Warlock Warrior Sanctuary Wildhide Refuge Pursuit Regalia Aegis Vindication Redemption Raiment Investiture Vestments Earthshaker Thunderfist Wartide Dreadgear Felshround Battlegear   Season 5   Savage Gladiator's... Death knight Druid Hunter Mage Paladin Priest Rogue Shaman Warlock Warrior Desecration Sanctuary Wildhide Refuge Pursuit Regalia Vindication Redemption Raiment Investiture Vestments Earthshaker Thunderfist Wartide Felshroud Battlegear   Hateful Gladiator's... Death knight Druid Hunter Mage Paladin Priest Rogue Shaman Warlock Warrior Desecration Sanctuary Wildhide Refuge Pursuit Regalia Vindication Redemption Raiment Investiture Vestments Earthshaker Thunderfist Wartide Felshroud Battlegear   Deadly Gladiator's... Death knight Druid Hunter Mage Paladin Priest Rogue Shaman Warlock Warrior Desecration Sanctuary Wildhide Refuge Restortion Pursuit Regalia Vindication Redemption Raiment Investiture Vestments Earthshaker Thunderfist Wartide Felshroud Battlegear   Season 6: Furious Gladiator's... Death knight Druid Hunter Mage Paladin Priest Rogue Shaman Warlock Warrior Desecration Sanctuary Wildhide Refuge Pursuit Regalia Vindication Redemption Raiment Investiture Vestments Earthshaker Thunderfist Wartide Felshroud Battlegear   Season 7: Relentless Gladiator's... Death knight Druid Hunter Mage Paladin Priest Rogue Shaman Warlock Warrior Desecration Sanctuary Wildhide Refuge Pursuit Regalia Vindication Redemption Raiment Investiture Vestments Earthshaker Thunderfist Wartide Felshroud Battlegear   Season 8: Wrathful Gladiator's... Death knight Druid Hunter Mage Paladin Priest Rogue Shaman Warlock Warrior Desecration Sanctuary Wildhide Refuge Pursuit Regalia Vindication Redemption Raiment Investiture Vestments Earthshaker Thunderfist Wartide Felshroud Battlegear   Season 9: Vicious Gladiator's... Death knight Druid Hunter Mage Paladin Priest Rogue Shaman Warlock Warrior Desecration Sanctuary Wildhide Refuge Pursuit Regalia Vindication Redemption Raiment Investiture Vestments Earthshaker Thunderfist Wartide Felshroud Battlegear

v • d • e Armor sets   Class sets  Druid sets ·  Hunter sets ·  Mage sets ·  Paladin sets ·  Priest sets ·  Rogue sets ·  Shaman sets ·  Warlock sets ·  Warrior sets   Level 60 Dungeon Dungeon Set 1 · Dungeon Set 2 Faction Zandalar Tribe set · Cenarion Circle set · Brood of Nozdormu set Raid Tier 1 · Tier 2 · Tier 3 PvP Arathi Basin set  · PvP-Rare · PvP-Epic Non-class Instance sets Crafting Zandalar crafted sets   Level 70 Dungeon Dungeon Set 3 Raid Tier 4 · Tier 5 · Tier 6 PvP Battlegear (PvP) Arena Season 1: Gladiator  –  Season 2: Merciless Gladiator  –  Season 3: Vengeful Gladiator  –  Season 4: Brutal Gladiator Crafting Uncommon crafted sets · Rare crafted sets · Epic crafted sets · Resistance sets   Level 80 Raid Tier 7 · Tier 8 · Tier 9 · Tier 10 Arena Season 5: Savage Gladiator, Hateful Gladiator, and Deadly Gladiator  –  Season 6: Furious Gladiator  –  Season 7: Relentless Gladiator  –  Season 8: Wrathful Gladiator Crafting Uncommon crafted sets   Level 85 Raid Tier 11 · Tier 12 · Tier 13 Arena Season 9: Bloodthirsty Gladiator, Vicious Gladiator  –  Season 10: Vicious Gladiator, Ruthless Gladiator   Level 90 Raid Tier 14 · Tier 15 Arena Season 11: ?  –  Season 12: ?  –  Season 13: ? Challenge Mode Challenge Mode sets