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Championing, all the kids are doing it now, so why aren't you? Championing is the fun way to gain reputation with a few select factions in Wrath of the Lich King. With Championing, you can go from Friendly to Exalted in a matter of minutes, instead of weeks. No longer will you have to wait for mobs to respawn or fight with other aggressive characters when you wish to mind your own business. Yes folks, Championing is the way of the future, the easiest, most convenient way to become best friends with a faction that previously despised the ground you walked on. Championing - the new hotness.
Championing offers players an easier way to farm reputation, but you can only Champion certain classes. However, every player who wishes to have the best head enchant available needs to Champion at least one faction. Before we get into those factions, allow me to explain the process before I drop the C-word for the tenth time. The new reputation mechanic enables players to run
any level 80 dungeon while still gaining reputation for a chosen faction. This is accomplished by wearing a faction-specific tabard that can be acquired when your toon reaches Friendly with the select Northrend posse. Mages get it a tad easier, the wielders of
physics breaking magic can obtain the Kirin Tor Tabard at the incredibly low rank of Level 1.
Four Champion-able factions and their associated head enchantment:
The Argent Crusade -
Stamina & Defense Rating
Kirin Tor -
Spell Power & Critical Strike Rating
Knights of the Ebon Blade -
Attack Power & Critical Strike Rating
The Wyrmrest Accord -
Spell Power & Mana Per 5 Seconds
Blizzard's mechanic allows players to break the monotonous cycle of grinding dailies for every faction, but
we can't escape it completely. Aside from a new way to gain status among our peers, the hidden benefit is that Championing will - at least theoretically - open up more people to a selection of instances. The ability to gain Ebon Blade rep in any Heroic means that SolidSamm won't have to grind the same instance like he did in The Burning Crusade's day. This opens up the possibility of my rogue joining any instance group that is looking for DPS (read: none). Choice is good.
The above aside, there really is no "guide" to Championing. Simply hit Friendly with whatever faction you need, grab the tabard from their vendor and you are on your way. As a side note, if you fail to don one of the faction tabards, your toon's Northrend rep (
Alliance Vanguard/
Horde Expedition) will be raised instead. SolidSamm is working on his AP/Crit Arcanum as you read this, but don't forget to look at the other items the factions of to offer. The little ankle biter will replace his
Ebon Blade tabard with the
Kirin Tor's in an effort to lower the high price of
their sexy ring. Who's colors are you sporting?
On a more hardcore note, how many of you have taken the time to score the
Championing achievement? Serious props if you have.
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