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Lieutenant Commander? I like the sound of that!

Titles are displayed before or after the character's name, usually as an indication of the character's achievements. While a character may have earned multiple titles, only one can be displayed at a time - players can choose which title to display, if any, in the Character Info frame. Prior to Patch 2.0, characters could only earn titles through the Honor System, and could not alter which title is displayed.

Currently obtainable titles

PVE Titles

Title	Acquired via	Format	Introduced
Scarab Lord	Opening Ahn'Qiraj with the Scepter of the Shifting Sands	Scarab Lord <name>	Patch 2.0.3
Champion of the Naaru	Completing the Trials of the Naaru (TK) and The Cudgel of Kar'desh (SSC)	<name>, Champion of the Naaru	Patch 2.3.0
Hand of A'dal	Obtaining the Medallion of Karabor (BT) and completing The Vials of Eternity (Hyjal)	<name>, Hand of A'dal	Patch 2.4.0
of the Shattered Sun	Obtained upon completing A Magnanimous Benefactor	<name> of the Shattered Sun	Patch 2.4.0

PVP Titles

Title	Acquired via	Introduced
Justicar	Exalted with Silverwing Sentinels, Stormpike Guard, and The League of Arathor.	Patch 2.1
Conqueror	Exalted with Warsong Outriders, Frostwolf Clan, and The Defilers.	Patch 2.1
Merciless Gladiator	Highest rated arena team in the Battlegroup at the end of arena season 2.	Patch 2.3.0
Gladiator	Top 0.5% of arena teams at the end of the previous season.	Patch 2.1.2
Duelist	Top 3.0% of arena teams at the end of the previous season.	Patch 2.1.2
Rival	Top 10% of arena teams at the end of the previous season.	Patch 2.1.2
Challenger	Top 35% of arena teams at the end of the previous season.	Patch 2.1.2

All arena titles are given out per bracket per battlegroup - teams in different battlegroups or brackets do not compete against each other. Arena titles are earned for one season only. All PVP titles are displayed in the format: title <name>.

Honor System Titles (Unobtainable)

Prior to 2.0, players could earn titles by participating in PvP; ranks would be assigned based on the number of contribution points acquired by killing opposite-faction players during a week. With the release of Patch 2.0 and the Burning Crusade, players can no longer obtain or improve their Honor System title, but can choose to display their highest lifetime title they've earned before the patch. All honor system titles are displayed in the format: title <name>.

Rank		Alliance Title	Horde Title	Benefits
1		Private	Scout	Tabard
2		Corporal	Grunt	Insignia Trinket
3		Sergeant	Sergeant	Rare cloak; 10% discount from faction NPCs
4		Master Sergeant	Senior Sergeant	Rare necklace
5		Sergeant Major	First Sergeant	Rare bracers
6		Knight	Stone Guard	Access to officers' barracks, tabard and potions.
7		Knight-Lieutenant	Blood Guard	Rare boots and gloves
8		Knight-Captain	Legionnaire	Rare chest and leg armor
9		Knight-Champion	Centurion	Battle Standard
10		Lieutenant Commander	Champion	Rare head and shoulder armor
11		Commander	Lieutenant General	Epic mount
12		Marshal	General	Epic gloves, leggings and boots
13		Field Marshal	Warlord	Epic helm, shoulder and chest armor
14		Grand Marshal	High Warlord	Epic weapons and offhands

Future Titles

More titles may be added into the game at a future point, including the reintroduction of the old honor system titles, but there's nothing concrete about either development in the foreseeable future.

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Re: Old PvP titles, let us buy them? | 01:23:28, 05 December 2006 | Drysc

We do plan on making the current honor rank titles available again at some point in the future as rewards of some type, however no definite plans have been made and no set methods for how they would be obtained have been decided.

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Re: WoW Should Add/Steal A Title System | 00:48:50, 02 December 2006 | Tseric

While the shift to the new Honor system will "lock" a certain number of titles, it will not remove them completely.

In fact, we are already adding titles for specific events and have room to develop methods to gain other titles in the future.

Granted, most of the titles available currently are directly related to PvP and the Arena ranking system particularly, but there are other examples:

• Achieving Exalted reputation in all Battlegrounds will confer a title.
• The first gong ringer of the Ahn'Qiraj event will be conferred a title

For future development, we plan to develop other methods by which titles can be gained, but we also wish to keep them rare, as providing a clear path to title gain dilutes the value of the title.

See Also

• Honor System
• Old PvP Ranks at WoW.com

Titles
Arena	Challenger • Duelist • Gladiator • Rival
Battlegrounds	Conqueror • Justicar
Miscellaneous	Scarab Lord • Champion of the Naaru • Hand of A'dal • of the Shattered Sun