Warsong Gulch

10 vs 10 · levels 10-60, in brackets of ten levels (10-19 up to 50-59) plus 60

Map and plan

10 vs 10Levels 10-60, in brackets of ten levels (10-19 up to 50-59) plus 60

Capture the flag. Take the enemy flag from their base and bring it to your own flag spot while your own flag is at home. The first team to 3 captures wins.

New in Forever: No map or rule changes have been published. Blizzard said it would raise Honor from Warsong Gulch, Arathi Basin and Darkspear Islands while lowering Alterac Valley, but gave no numbers. Warsong Gulch has its own Mark of Honor, used for some PvP gear slots and for Silverwing Sentinels (Alliance) or Warsong Outriders (Horde) reputation quests.

Alliance flag room (Silverwing Hold): Alliance flag sits here. Horde must reach it to steal it.Alliance front door: Main entrance facing the middle field.Alliance tunnel: Side entrance into the base. Called 'tun'.Alliance graveyard: Alliance players revive here, close to their base.Middle field: Open ground between the bases. Most big fights happen here.Horde graveyard: Horde players revive here, close to their base.Horde tunnel: Side entrance into the base. Called 'tun'.Horde front door: Main entrance facing the middle field.Horde flag room (Warsong Lumber Mill): Horde flag sits here. Alliance must reach it to steal it.Alliance flag roomAlliance front doorAlliance tunnelAlliance graveyardMiddle fieldHorde graveyardHorde tunnelHorde front doorHorde flag room
schematic, not to scale. Alliance base at the top (north), Horde base at the bottom (south), as on the in-game map. Blue: Alliance. Red: Horde. Gold: neutral.

The plan

  1. The first minuteMost of the team runs to the enemy base with the flag carrier. Two or three players stay home to guard your own flag. Fast classes go first to grab the flag.
  2. The middle gameOnce your team has the enemy flag, bring it home. You can only score when your own flag is in your base. If both flags are taken, kill the enemy carrier (the EFC) to return your flag, while your carrier hides in your base.
  3. Closing it outEach capture puts the flags back home. Keep the same plan: guard home, escort your carrier, hunt the enemy carrier. At 2 captures, the next one wins, so call every enemy move.
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Your job by role

Flag carrier

Usually a tough or fast player, often a druid or warrior. Grab the flag, run home by the safest path, and say where you are in chat.

Escort

Stay near your carrier. Slow, stun or kill anyone chasing them. Do not run off to fight elsewhere.

Healer

Keep your carrier alive first. Stay out of sight of enemy damage dealers and stay close to the carrier.

Flag defender

Stay at home. Stop thieves before they grab your flag. If they get it, call it out and chase.

Damage

Kill the enemy flag carrier and their healers. Damage on other targets does little to win.

Scout

Watch the middle and the enemy base. Call where the enemy carrier is going: tunnel, ramp, middle or graveyard side.

Calls you will see in chat

FCFlag carrier, usually your own team's carrier.
EFCEnemy flag carrier. The person holding your flag.
EFC tun / EFC ramp / EFC midWhere the enemy carrier is going: tunnel, ramp, or middle field.
inc 3Three enemies coming to your flag room.
flag midYour carrier or the enemy carrier is in the middle field.
FC needs helpYour carrier is under attack. Escorts and healers go to them now.
DDefend. Someone needs to guard the flag.

Newcomer mistakes

  • Everyone leaving home so a lone thief takes your flag.
  • Chasing kills in the middle field instead of hunting the EFC.
  • Not knowing you need your own flag at home to score.
  • Flag carrier running alone with no healer or escort.
  • Staying silent. Call where the EFC goes, even if you cannot reach them.

See all four maps on the Battlegrounds page, and class tips in each class guide.

Sources

  1. Blizzard to Lower Alterac Valley Honor and Increase All Other Battlegrounds Honor in WoW: Forever (Wowhead News)
  2. WoW Forever Honor changes: Alterac Valley and the other battlegrounds (Forever Wisp)
  3. WoW Forever Battlegrounds: All Four Maps, Brackets and Marks (wowforevertierlist.com)
  4. Warsong Gulch (Warcraft Wiki)