Strategy Guides

Eye of the Storm - BG  

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: