Season 9

Arena Season 9 (Vicious) commenced on 14 December 2010, one week after the release of Cataclysm and ended on June 28, 2011, the release of patch 4.2.0. Season 9 is notable for being the first season with rated battlegrounds. It also introduced some new features such as War Games, which are unrated battles set up between players for fun.

Armor sets

Season 9 has two types of sets: Bloodthirsty and Vicious.

Class	Spec	Bloodthirsty	Vicious
Death Knight	Any	Bloodthirsty Gladiator's Desecration	Vicious Gladiator's Desecration
Druid	Balance	Bloodthirsty Gladiator's Wildhide	Vicious Gladiator's Wildhide
	Feral	Bloodthirsty Gladiator's Sanctuary	Vicious Gladiator's Sanctuary
	Restoration	Bloodthirsty Gladiator's Refuge	Vicious Gladiator's Refuge
Hunter	Any	Bloodthirsty Gladiator's Pursuit	Vicious Gladiator's Pursuit
Mage	Any	Bloodthirsty Gladiator's Regalia	Vicious Gladiator's Regalia
Paladin	Holy	Bloodthirsty Gladiator's Redemption	Vicious Gladiator's Redemption
	Retribution	Bloodthirsty Gladiator's Vindication	Vicious Gladiator's Vindication
Priest	Holy	Bloodthirsty Gladiator's Investiture	Vicious Gladiator's Investiture
	Shadow	Bloodthirsty Gladiator's Raiment	Vicious Gladiator's Raiment
Rogue	Any	Bloodthirsty Gladiator's Vestments	Vicious Gladiator's Vestments
Shaman	Elemental	Bloodthirsty Gladiator's Thunderfist	Vicious Gladiator's Thunderfist
	Enhancement	Bloodthirsty Gladiator's Earthshaker	Vicious Gladiator's Earthshaker
	Restoration	Bloodthirsty Gladiator's Wartide	Vicious Gladiator's Wartide
Warlock	Any	Bloodthirsty Gladiator's Felshroud	Vicious Gladiator's Felshroud
Warrior	Any	Bloodthirsty Gladiator's Battlegear	Vicious Gladiator's Battlegear

Rewards

• Bloodthirsty Gladiator items are longer available.
• Vicious Gladiator items can no longer be obtained from vendors, but some still drop from Argaloth (10/25 man) in Baradin Hold. These include: Cloak, Feet, Finger, Hands, Legs, Neck, Trinket and Belt.
• Glorious Vicious Gladiator items are longer available.