Season 11

Arena Season 11 (Cataclysmic) started on December 6, 2011, one week after patch 4.3.0 and the end of Season 10. It ended on August 29, 2012, coinciding with the release of patch 5.0.4. The season lasted 38 weeks.

The season added new items that can be bought for Conquest Points; the Cataclysmic Gladiator item sets and the Elite Cataclysmic Gladiator item sets. The season also made Ruthless Gladiator items available for Honor Points.

• Feats of Strength achievements
• Cataclysmic Gladiator's Twilight Drake (achievement)
• Mount:Cataclysmic Gladiator's Twilight Drake

During the season there craftable Vicious items and an upgraded version of Ruthless gear, branded as "Season 11" instead of "Season 10", available.

For a full list of relevant items, sets and their respective item levels see below: Note: Elite gear from the previous season (Ruthless) was no longer attainable.

• Sold by in Stormwind, in Orgrimmar for Honor Points.
• Except for weapons and relics, the items sold were the upgraded Season 11 Ruthless set.
• The items that dropped from Occu'thar were still the Season 10 variants with item level 384.

• Sold by in Stormwind, and in Orgrimmar.

• Sold by in Stormwind, in Orgrimmar or in Dalaran.
• Required the equivalent Cataclysmic Gladiator item in addition to Conquest Points.
• Required 2200 Personal rating in 3v3 or 5v5 Arena, or Rated Battleground.
• The items are recolors of the Cataclysmic Gladiator set.

• Popular 3v3 comps at the time included RLS, Triple DPS (mainly Retribution, Subtletly and Marksmanship) and LSD2 (Affliction, Restoration and Balance).
• During Season 11 many PvE items were very powerful. Some notable items include:
• Dragonwrath, Tarecgosa's Rest (from Firelands)
• Fangs of the Father (Golad, Twilight of Aspects and Tiriosh, Nightmare of Ages)
• Cunning of the Cruel
• Rathrak, the Poisonous Mind
• Gurthalak, Voice of the Deeps
• Vial of Shadows
• Kiril, Fury of Beasts
• Vishanka, Jaws of the Earth
• With a duration of 38 weeks, the Cataclysmic season is the longest PvP season to date, tied only with Battle for Azeroth Season 4 (Season 28).
• On Cyclone, a battlegroup in EU, the rank 1 3v3 team comprised of famous arena players Raiku, Hydra and Mirlol was mysteriously disbanded days before the end of the season, with considerable debate in the community related to what may have transpired. This event is arguably the largest controversy that has ever occurred in the competitive WoW PvP community.