Conquest Replaced the PvP Great Vault Row
The War Within removed the PvP category from the Great Vault and increased both the Conquest earning allowance and reward rates. These changes were announced for the expansion’s first season in 2024.
This page preserves Blizzard community manager Linxy’s June 7, 2024 announcement, including its complete figures. The mode-reward values were explicitly subject to change during development. They describe that announcement, rather than a payout schedule for today’s season.
The Announced Cap Was a Cumulative Season Allowance
The table compared The War Within Season 1 with Dragonflight Season 3. Its increasing cap represents the total Conquest allowance available by that stage of a season. For example, the listed 4,000 at week five was the cumulative allowance, rather than an additional 4,000 on top of the earlier weeks.
| Season week | Dragonflight Season 3 | The War Within Season 1 |
|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | 1,350 | 1,600 |
| Week 2 | 1,900 | 2,200 |
| Week 3 | 2,450 | 2,800 |
| Week 4 | 3,000 | 3,400 |
| Week 5 | 3,550 | 4,000 |
| Week 6 | 4,100 | 4,600 |
| Week 7 | 4,650 | 5,200 |
| Week 8 | 5,200 | 5,800 |
| Week 9 | 5,750 | 6,400 |
| Week 10 | 6,300 | 7,000 |
| Week 11 | Cap removed | Cap removed |
The allowance and the reward rate serve different purposes. Larger match rewards can help a player approach the available cap with fewer qualifying rewards; they do not themselves raise that cap. A cap also differs from the unspent Conquest currently held by a character.
All 22 Announced Reward Entries, Grouped by Activity
Each arrow shows the Dragonflight Season 3 value → proposed War Within Season 1 value. Grouping the daily and repeat-win entries keeps the full announcement readable without splitting each mode into several rows.
| Activity | First daily entry | Later win entry | Close-loss entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Epic Battleground | 110 → 125 | 25 → 30 | — |
| Brawl (Arenas) | 15 → 18 | 3 → 4 | — |
| Brawl (Battlegrounds) | 40 → 48 | 8 → 10 | — |
| Arena 3v3 | 45 → 52 | 80 → 93 | — |
| Arena 2v2 | 35 → 40 | 75 → 88 | — |
| Rated Battleground | 85 → 98 | 175 → 200 | 45 → 54 |
| Arena Skirmish | 25 → 30 | 5 → 6 | — |
| Random Battleground | 70 → 80 | 15 → 18 | — |
| Rated Solo Shuffle | 100 → 115 | 50 → 58 | — |
| Rated Battleground Blitz | 100 → 115 | 50 → 58 | 25 → 30 |
Read the daily entries carefully. Blizzard called the source values “Treasure Table” entries. For example, the first-daily Arena 3v3 entry is smaller than the repeat-win entry. The announcement does not explain how those entries combine into a complete first-match payout, so the numbers should not be added together or relabeled as guaranteed totals without further evidence.
The two close-loss rows were specific to Rated Battlegrounds and Rated Battleground Blitz. Their inclusion was not an announcement that every PvP loss would award Conquest. Likewise, “subsequent win” in the source does not establish a reward for every round or every match regardless of outcome.
What Changed About the Great Vault?
The change removed PvP’s own reward category from the Vault. It did not make PvP activity fill another row or remove the requirements for the remaining categories. For PvP gearing, the announcement shifted emphasis toward earned Conquest and choosing purchases, rather than a weekly PvP Vault selection.
That distinction matters when comparing old gearing advice. A Dragonflight guide that recommends PvP to fill the Vault is describing an earlier system. The 2024 Conquest announcement explains part of the replacement, while a complete gearing route also needs the rules for that season’s vendors, weapons and other rewards.
The Later Season 1 Cap Removal
The June plan listed cap removal in week eleven. Anshlun’s November 19, 2024 report recorded the cap’s removal with that week’s North American reset. That is a dated live-season follow-up, separate from the June development announcement.
For a historical Season 1 comparison, keep the two stages attached to their dates: the growing early-season allowance and the later uncapped period. For another season, begin with its own currency and PvP rules before using any of these 2024 values to plan purchases or queue choices.
