Another of the many new battlefields located in the heart of Outland is Nagrand. It is considered one of the most important strongholds for either faction and is therefore a highly contested and popular battlefield. Holding the town means using NPCs and special vendors in the area, similar to other battlefields. This particular PvP location is all about wresting control of the city from the faction that controls it at any given time. Doing so involves forcibly defeating the entire city. However, there are numerous Wyvern outposts located around the city that allow players to bombard the city from above.

attacking the city

For traditional ground attacks, the city can be accessed from one of four bridges. However, at the end of these bridges are very high level NPC guards who automatically side with whatever faction controls the city. There are 15 of these guards in total that must be defeated in order to take control of the city. Due to the strength of these NPCs, careful strategy is often required before charging into the city.

Usually the first step is a good city bombardment. Each Firebomb deals 900-1100 damage in an AOE and the player is given 8 Firebombs to use with each Wyvern flight. The bombs themselves only damage NPC guards and players of the opposite faction.

Guards will eventually respawn after being defeated, but there is a five minute gap between spawning and only one guard can respawn in that amount of time. This means that over the course of 30 minutes, only 6 guards were able to respawn. After defeating all 15 guards, the time is increased to one hour, giving the attackers enough time to take the city.

taking over the city

After all 15 guards have been dispatched, the attacking force can begin the process of taking the city. The general process is very similar to Hellfire Peninsula. The only goal is to have more attacking players than defenders in the city for a long enough period of time to take control. Once this is done the city reverts to the attackers control and when the guards respawn they will fight for the new faction.

Loss Rewards

After the defeat and takeover of the city, the other NPCs in the city also become friends with your faction. The Research NPC wants you to collect Crystal Dust for him, which will reward Halaa Research Tokens, which in turn can be used to purchase items from another NPC vendor in the area. Also, you get Halaa Battle Tokens by defeating other players in PvP battles.