Eye of the Storm

[Daxo]

Note: This is not my guide, i pulled it off of World of Warcraft @ TenTonHammer.com :: Your World of Warcraft Community! , Witch is a great spot to get guides.

Eye of the Storm is a 15-man battleground available from level 61 to 70 Eye of the Storm Tokens, stationed in Outlands's Netherstorm. You may not enter this battleground normally, instead, you will need to queue at one of the many battlemasters in the cities.

Basics

Eye of the Storm plays like a combination of World PVP, Arathi Basin and Warsong Gulch. How is this possible? Let's analyze all the mechanics Eye of the Storm has and why it is so unique from the other battlegrounds. To win, Horde or Alliance must collect 2000 Victory Points achieved through various methods.

- Tower Control: First and foremost, you need to control towers with your raid. There's 4 towers scattered around for you to control. The more you secure, the faster you earn Victory Points. It is recommended you hold at least 2 before attempting the other methods. To gain control of a tower, you must stand near the tower's flagpoint and have the marker move to your "side" (horde, alliance), it will let you know when you have capped the tower with an announcement in the battleground. If you're taking an enemy's tower, then you will need to wait twice as long to first slip it out of their control and then into yours. It is recommended you max out the meter to your side so you and your allies have the maximum amount of time to rush and defend should it be under attack.

- Flag: Copied straight from Warsong Gulch, you must run the flag to a tower that's been capped by your faction so you score extra victory points. The flag is always set in the middle of the battleground. As per usual, you can't mount but you can catform / ghostwolf form, so all Warsong Gulch flag-running strategies are applicable here. Should you cap a flag, your team will earn 75 victory points. In addition, your honor rating will jump by about 25 or so for every flag cap.

There is no faction for Eye of the Storm, so your gains will be in pure Honor and Eye of the Storm tokens.

Strategies

There's many strategies your team can try to win in Eye of the Storm, we'll go from fastest to slowest.

Fastest - 4-capping the battleground. This ends the battleground in less than 10 minutes, and will only work if the other team isn't playing well or has lower amounts of players. Flags are a nonissue, just concentrate on having 4 towers and you will win shortly after. A preferred tactic by "Premade" Teams!

Fast - 3-Cap towers, flag running. While you may want to hold 3 towers and forget the flag, it's an added bonus to keep running it or atleast keep the enemy from scoring extra points. Remember flag caps also bump up your honor rating!

Contested - 2-cap, each side keeps two towers, relies on flags to win. Simple, if you're fighting an even team, do your best and focus on the flag to turn the tide and eventually either take 3 towers or hold and win.

If you only have one tower, forget the flag, and head to get 2 towers or you will be overrun fast.

Avoid fighting in places that are not your towers else you run the risk of the towers being lost to a sneaky enemy!

Always leave atleast 1 person to call out incomings to towers in your control. Don't rush or you can get surprised!

PvP Rewards requiring Eye of the Storm tokens:

Marshal's Chain Sabatons /
General's Chain Sabatons
40 Eye of the Storm Tokens
Feet - Mail

Marshal's Dragonhide Boots /
General's Dragonhide Boots
40 Eye of the Storm Tokens
Feet - Leather

Marshal's Dreadweave Stalkers /
General's Dreadweave Stalkers
40 Eye of the Storm Tokens
Feet - Cloth

Marshal's Kodohide Boots /
General's Kodohide Boots
40 Eye of the Storm Tokens
Feet - Leather

Marshal's Lamellar Greaves /
General's Lamellar Greaves
40 Eye of the Storm Tokens
Feet - Plate

Marshal's - Leather Boots /
General's - Leather Boots
40 Eye of the Storm Tokens
Feet - Leather

Marshal's Linked Sabatons /
General's Linked Sabatons
40 Eye of the Storm Tokens
Feet - Mail

Marshal's - Mail Sabatons /
General's - Mail Sabatons
40 Eye of the Storm Tokens
Feet - Mail

Marshal's - Plate Greaves /
General's - Plate Greaves
40 Eye of the Storm Tokens
Feet - Plate

Marshal's Scaled Greaves /
General's Scaled Greaves
40 Eye of the Storm Tokens
Feet - Plate

Marshal's Silk Footguards /
General's Silk Footguards
40 Eye of the Storm Tokens
Feet - Cloth

Marshal's Wyrmhide Boots /
General's Wyrmhide Boots
40 Eye of the Storm Tokens
Feet - Leather

Glider's Foot-Wraps
40 Eye of the Storm Tokens
Feet - Cloth

Grand Marshal's Barricade /
High Warlord's Barricade
20 Eye of the Storm Tokens
Shield

Grand Marshal's Battletome /
High Warlord's Battletome
20 Eye of the Storm Tokens
- Off hand

Grand Marshal's Bonecracker /
High Warlord's Bonecracker
20 Eye of the Storm Tokens
Mace - One hand

Grand Marshal's Cleaver /
High Warlord's Cleaver
20 Eye of the Storm Tokens
Axe - One hand

Grand Marshal's Hacker /
High Warlord's Hacker
20 Eye of the Storm Tokens
Axe - One hand

Grand Marshal's Left Ripper/
High Warlord's Left Ripper
20 Eye of the Storm Tokens
Fist - Off hand

Grand Marshal's Pummeler /
High Warlord's Pummeler
20 Eye of the Storm Tokens
Mace - One hand

Grand Marshal's Quickblade /
High Warlord's Quickblade
20 Eye of the Storm Tokens
Sword - One hand

Grand Marshal's Right Ripper/
High Warlord's Right Ripper
20 Eye of the Storm Tokens
Fist Main hand

Grand Marshal's Shanker /
High Warlord's Shanker
20 Eye of the Storm Tokens
Dagger - One hand

Grand Marshal's Shiv /
High Warlord's Shiv
20 Eye of the Storm Tokens
Dagger - One hand

Grand Marshal's Slicer /
High Warlord's Slicer
20 Eye of the Storm Tokens
Sword - One hand

Grand Marshal's Spellblade /
High Warlord's Spellblade
20 Eye of the Storm Tokens
Dagger - One hand

Major Combat Healing Potion
2 Eye of the Storm Tokens

Major Combat Mana Potion
2 Eye of the Storm Tokens

Pendant of Dominance
10 Eye of the Storm Tokens
Neck

Pendant of Triumph
10 Eye of the Storm Tokens
Neck

Talisman of the Alliance
10 Eye of the Storm Tokens
Trinket

Talisman of the Horde
10 Eye of the Storm Tokens
Trinket

Veteran's Chain Sabatons
40 Eye of the Storm Tokens
Feet - Mail

Veteran's Dragonhide Boots
40 Eye of the Storm Tokens
Feet - Leather

Veteran's Dreadweave Stalkers
40 Eye of the Storm Tokens
Feet - Cloth

Veteran's Kodohide Boots
40 Eye of the Storm Tokens
Feet - Leather

Veteran's Lamellar Greaves
40 Eye of the Storm Tokens
Feet - Plate

Veteran's - Leather Boots
40 Eye of the Storm Tokens
Feet - Leather

Veteran's Linked Sabatons
40 Eye of the Storm Tokens
Feet - Mail

Veteran's - Mail Sabatons
40 Eye of the Storm Tokens
Feet - Mail

Veteran's Moon- Cloth Slippers
40 Eye of the Storm Tokens
Feet - Cloth

Veteran's Ornamented Greaves
40 Eye of the Storm Tokens
Feet - Plate

Veteran's Pendant of Conquest
10 Eye of the Storm Tokens
Neck

Veteran's Pendant of Dominance
10 Eye of the Storm Tokens
Neck

Veteran's Pendant of Salvation
10 Eye of the Storm Tokens
Neck

Veteran's Pendant of Triumph
10 Eye of the Storm Tokens
Neck

Veteran's - Plate Greaves
40 Eye of the Storm Tokens
Feet - Plate

Veteran's Ring- Mail Sabatons
40 Eye of the Storm Tokens
Feet - Mail

Veteran's Scaled Greaves
40 Eye of the Storm Tokens
Feet - Plate

Veteran's Silk Footguards
40 Eye of the Storm Tokens
Feet - Cloth

Veteran's Wyrmhide Boots
40 Eye of the Storm Tokens
Feet - Leather

[Nub]

nice guide, haven't been there much so it was pretty new to me. +rep

[hotthairguy]

you.. you mean... your actually admitting its not your guide for once?!

[Daxo]

What do you mean, i've never not said it isn't my guide

[Zokmag]

Nice but havent eye of the storm been open for a while now?