How to not suck at Arathi Basin

The whole purpose of Arathi Basin (AB) is to control flags or nodes to which rewards your team with resources. The first to reach 2000 resources wins the match, if you get 5 flags the resources speed up to almost an instant win. Each team consists of 15 people divided into 3 groups. With coordination and team work it is easy to come out on top of the match.

The 5 Flags

  • Stables (Stabs)
  • Gold Mine (GM)
  • Blacksmith (BS)
  • Lumber Mill (LM)
  • Farm




PUG

The most common battlegrounds you will be doing will be in PUGS (Pick up Groups). When fighting in a PUG there is not a lot of coordination and people like to do as much killing as they can and then complain when they lose the match. So dont get your hopes up for a 4-1 or 5-0 clean win. The best way to win a PUG will be to hold three flags. Drop 3-4 people on each flag and guard with your life. When on defensive you should be fighting on top of the flag, to prevent rogues from sneaking around the battle and ninjaing your flag. The remainding people should be putting on a light offense to hold the other faction back and prevent a mass zerg.

The all-mighty Zerg


This is the fastest way to win an AB match, but this takes coordination which is normally only avaible as a premade group. You have to act fast and move as a group. Send around 1-2 people to each node except stables or farm and blacksmith, capture all the flags. Have 1 person stay at the farm or stables, LM and GM. Everyone else should group and take the blacksmith but do not stop afterwards, leave one person behind again. Now pick up the remaining flags that have possibly been taken. You should be controlling 4-1 at this point. Take the stables or farm, then camp the graveyard of the faction and do not let anyone by. Now you wait :)

Enjoy