Wow Your Faction Change Is Being Processed

The Faction Modify service is a paid service offered by Blizzard that allows players to change the faction (Alliance or Horde) of a grapheme. This service is being offered in response to player requests. This service has been designed advisedly to avoid disruption of the current gameplay on the realm, so certain restrictions will apply. The electric current cost is thirty USD, 25 Euros or 20 GBP per character to switch. The change is permanent, however, afterwards a cooldown period, you can purchase an boosted alter to become dorsum to the player's original faction.

The initial release was made available to United states of america players on September 2, 2009,^[one] and to EU players on September 17, 2009.^[2]

If you lot completed [10-45] In the Blink of an Eye on at least one graphic symbol, you can skip to the showtime of Legion on your new faction by talking to Recruiter Lee in Stormwind or Holgar Stormaxe in Orgrimmar.

1 Eligibility
ii Faction and Reputations
3 Mounts
- three.1 Other Mounts
iv Achievements
5 Items
six Other
- 6.one Quests and Achievements
- 6.2 Guilds, Raids, and PVP
- vi.3 Miscellaneous
7 Frequently asked questions
8 Notes
9 References
10 See also
11 External links

Eligibility

The character must be at least level x, and have no active auctions, mail, or WoW Tokens.
The graphic symbol must not accept changed factions in the terminal 72 hours.
You can't faction change on a Starter Edition account.
Guild Masters must transfer leadership or disband the guild. See the Guild Services commodity for information on changing the lodge's faction.
Characters with also much gold can't change factions.

Graphic symbol level	Max. Aureate
10-30	300
31-50	one,000
51-70	5,000
71-lxxx	20,000
81-99	50,000
100+	250,000

Faction and Reputations

When a grapheme changes factions, their home metropolis reputation level translates into the same level as the home city of their new contrary faction race. For example, a Gnome turning into a Blood Elf would see his Gnomeregan reputation become his new Silvermoon City reputation.

So, reputation with the default analogue of the new race converts into the counterpart of the original race. Using the previous example, since the default counterpart of Blood Elf is Draenei and the default counterpart of Gnomes is Tauren, the gnome's Exodar reputation would go the new blood elf'southward Thunder Bluff rep.

Reputations with the remaining dwelling house cities will then convert to their opposite-faction counterparts according to the default pairs.

If you lot catechumen to or from an Allied Race, all other racial reputations are subject to default conversions. If you catechumen between two non-Centrolineal races, your character's home-metropolis reputation converts to your new home city, with other racial reputations discipline to default conversions.
Other faction-specific reputations convert into their cross-faction equivalents if one exists. Neutral reputations are not affected, except for Sunreavers and Argent Covenant, which revert to Neutral.
Faction-specific items, titles, and completed achievements convert to their cross-faction equivalents.
Some faction-specific mounts may exist unavailable or will convert during the faction change.

Default Reputation Translation
Alliance Reputation		Horde Reputation
Mists of Pandaria
Tushui Pandaren	←→	Huojin Pandaren
Cataclysm
Wildhammer Clan	←→	Dragonmaw Clan
Wrath of the Lich King
Brotherhood Vanguard	←→	Horde Expedition
Explorers' League	←→	The Taunka
Valiance Trek	←→	Warsong Offensive
The Frostborn	←→	The Paw of Vengeance
The Burning Crusade
Kurenai	←→	The Mag'har
Honor Hold	←→	Thrallmar
North/A ^†	←→	Tranquillien
Home Cities
Darnassus	←→	Undercity
Exodar	←→	Silvermoon City
Gnomeregan	←→	Thunder Bluff
Ironforge	←→	Darkspear Trolls
Stormwind	←→	Orgrimmar
Gilneas	←→	Bilgewater Cartel
Archetype
Stormpike Baby-sit	←→	Frostwolf Clan
The League of Arathor	←→	The Defilers
Silverwing Sentinels	←→	Warsong Outriders
Others
Wintersaber Trainers	←→	Ravasaur

^† Some reputations do not have an contrary-faction equivalent, and thus volition not be included in a faction change. However, they will be restored at their previous levels if the character ever transfers back to their original faction.

Mounts

When a character changes factions, the mounts associated their original race automatically convert into those of their new reverse faction race. For case, a Troll turning into a Dark Elf would see his Raptors plow into Nightsabers.

Then, the mounts associated with the default analogue of the new race convert into those of the counterpart of the original race. Using the previous example, since the default analogue of Nighttime Elves are Undead and the default counterpart of Trolls are Dwarves, the troll's Skeletal Horses would get the new night elf'due south Rams.

The mounts associated with the remaining home cities will so convert to those of their opposite-faction counterparts according to the default pairs.

Abode City Mounts
Alliance Mount		Horde Mountain
[Pinto Determent]	←→	[Horn of the Timber Wolf]
[Chestnut Mare Bridle]	←→	[Horn of the Dire Wolf]
[Brown Horse Determent]	←→	[Horn of the Brown Wolf]
[Black Stallion Determent]	←→	[Horn of the Black Wolf]
[Swift Brown Steed]	←→	[Horn of the Swift Brown Wolf]
[Swift White Steed]	←→	[Horn of the Swift Grey Wolf]
[Swift Palomino]	←→	[Horn of the Swift Timber Wolf]
[Palomino Bridle]	←→	[Horn of the Cerise Wolf]
[White Stallion Bridle]	←→	[Horn of the Arctic Wolf]
[Stormwind Steed]	←→	[Orgrimmar Wolf]
[Swift Greyness Steed]	←→	[Swift Burgundy Wolf]
[Black War Steed Determent]	←→	[Horn of the Blackness War Wolf]
[Greyness Ram]	←→	[Whistle of the Emerald Raptor]
[White Ram]	←→	[Whistle of the Turquoise Raptor]
[Brown Ram]	←→	[Whistle of the Violet Raptor]
[Swift Gray Ram]	←→	[Swift Blue Raptor]
[Swift White Ram]	←→	[Swift Olive Raptor]
[Swift Brownish Ram]	←→	[Swift Orange Raptor]
[Blackness Ram]	←→	[Whistle of the Mottled Cherry-red Raptor]
[Frost Ram]	←→	[Whistle of the Ivory Raptor]
[Ironforge Ram]	←→	[Darkspear Raptor]
[Swift Violet Ram]	←→	[Swift Purple Raptor]
[Black State of war Ram]	←→	[Whistle of the Blackness War Raptor]
[Reins of the Striped Frostsaber]	←→	[Black Skeletal Horse]
[Reins of the Spotted Frostsaber]	←→	[Chocolate-brown Skeletal Horse]
[Reins of the Striped Nightsaber]	←→	[Blue Skeletal Horse]
[Reins of the Striped Dawnsaber]	←→	[Red Skeletal Horse]
[Reins of the Swift Stormsaber]	←→	[Green Skeletal Warhorse]
[Reins of the Swift Mistsaber]	←→	[Purple Skeletal Warhorse]
[Reins of the Swift Frostsaber]	←→	[Ochre Skeletal Warhorse]
[Reins of the Ancient Frostsaber]	←→	Random Discontinued Ballsy Mount*
[Reins of the Nightsaber]	←→	Random Discontinued Epic Mount*
[Darnassian Nightsaber]	←→	[Forsaken Warhorse]
[Swift Moonsaber]	←→	[White Skeletal Warhorse]
[Black War Tiger]	←→	[Red Skeletal Warhorse]
[Blue Mechanostrider]	←→	[Brown Kodo]
[Light-green Mechanostrider]	←→	[Grey Kodo]
[Red Mechanostrider]	←→	[White Kodo]
[Unpainted Mechanostrider]	←→	Random Mount**
[Swift Green Mechanostrider]	←→	[Great Dark-brown Kodo]
[Swift White Mechanostrider]	←→	[Great Gray Kodo]
[Swift Yellow Mechanostrider]	←→	[Bang-up White Kodo]
[Icy Blue Mechanostrider Mod A]	←→	[Green Kodo]
[White Mechanostrider Mod B]	←→	[Teal Kodo]
[Gnomeregan Mechanostrider]	←→	[Thunder Bluff Kodo]
[Turbostrider]	←→	[Slap-up Golden Kodo]
[Black Battlestrider]	←→	[Black War Kodo]
[Brown Elekk]	←→	[Black Hawkstrider]
[Gray Elekk]	←→	[Blueish Hawkstrider]
[Purple Elekk]	←→	[Red Hawkstrider]
Random Mountain**	←→	[Purple Hawkstrider]
[Great Bluish Elekk]	←→	[Swift Green Hawkstrider]
[Nifty Green Elekk]	←→	[Swift Purple Hawkstrider]
[Slap-up Purple Elekk]	←→	[Swift Pink Hawkstrider]
[Exodar Elekk]	←→	[Silvermoon Hawkstrider]
[Cracking Red Elekk]	←→	[Swift Red Hawkstrider]
[Black State of war Elekk]	←→	[Swift Warstrider]

*If y'all own ane of the discontinued epic mounts (Ivory Raptor, Ancient Frostsaber, etc) and you transfer to a race without discontinued mounts, yous volition be given a random discontinued mountain from another race on your new faction.

** Some races have three varieties of the normal-speed mounts (crave 75 riding skill), while others accept four. During a faction alter, yous may receive a random normal-speed mountain of a race in your new faction to accommodate this disparity. Your full number of mounts will exist unaffected by a faction change.

Other Mounts

The following mounts will always convert to a default contrary-faction counterpart.

Brotherhood Mountain		Horde Mount
[Armored Snowy Gryphon]	←→	[Armored Bluish Wind Rider]
[Stormpike Battle Charger]	←→	[Horn of the Frostwolf Howler]
[Crusader's White Warhorse]	←→	[Crusader's Black Warhorse]
[Silver Covenant Hippogryph]	←→	[Sunreaver Dragonhawk]
[Reins of the Winterspring Frostsaber]	←→	[Whistle of the Venomhide Ravasaur]
[Aureate Gryphon]	←→	[Light-green Wind Rider]
[Blue Dragonhawk Mount]	←→	[Red Dragonhawk Mount]
[Quel'dorei Steed]	←→	[Sunreaver Hawkstrider]
[Mekgineer's Chopper]	←→	[Mechano-squealer]
Warhorse	←→	[Summon Warhorse]
Charger	←→	[Summon Charger]
[Ebon Gryphon]	←→	[Tawny Wind Rider]
[Snowy Gryphon]	←→	[Blue Wind Rider]
[Swift Blue Gryphon]	←→	[Swift Yellow Current of air Passenger]
[Swift Green Gryphon]	←→	[Swift Green Wind Passenger]
[Swift Red Gryphon]	←→	[Swift Red Wind Rider]
[Swift Regal Gryphon]	←→	[Swift Imperial Wind Rider]
[Swift Alliance Steed]	←→	[Swift Horde Wolf]
[Vicious War Steed]	←→	[Cruel War Wolf]
[Savage Warsaber]	←→	[Savage Skeletal Warhorse]
[Roughshod War Ram]	←→	[Vicious War Raptor]
[Vicious War Mechanostrider]	←→	[Vicious War Kodo]

Achievements

Faction-specific achievements include several in the Player-vs-Thespian category (such equally those to defeat the racial leaders and enemy players in their capital cities), and are included in certain globe events similar Midsummer Fire Festival and Hallow's Finish. The majority of these achievements follow a 1-to-ane conversion to an contrary-faction equivalent.

The achievements relating to the Silver Tournament, including becoming a champion for each home city, will non translate in a faction modify.

Brotherhood Achievement		Horde Achievement
[Lieutenant Commander]	←→	Champion (Legacy)
Marshal (Legacy)	←→	[General]
Knight (Legacy)	←→	Stone Guard (Legacy)
[Knight-Champion]	←→	Centurion (Legacy)
[1000 Marshal]	←→	[High Warlord]
[Primary Sergeant]	←→	Senior Sergeant (Legacy)
[Field Marshal]	←→	[Warlord]
[Sergeant Major]	←→	[Beginning Sergeant]
[Commander]	←→	[Lieutenant General]
[Winterspring Frostsaber]	←→	[Venomhide Ravasaur]
[Private]	←→	Lookout (Legacy)
[Knight-Helm]	←→	[Legionnaire]
[Knight-Lieutenant]	←→	[Blood Baby-sit]
[Corporal]	←→	Grunt (Legacy)
[Wrath of the Alliance]	←→	[Wrath of the Horde]
[Downing the Dark Lady]	←→	[Immortal No More than]
[Orgrimmar Offensive]	←→	[Storming Stormwind]
[Bleeding Bloodhoof]	←→	[Death to the King!]
[Freedom of the Alliance]	←→	[Freedom of the Horde]
[Killed in Quel'Thalas]	←→	[Putting Out the Low-cal]
[For the Alliance!]	←→	For The Horde!
[Stormpike Perfection]	←→	[Frostwolf Perfection]
[Stormpike Battle Charger]	←→	[Frostwolf Howler]
[Hero of the Stormpike Guard]	←→	[Hero of the Frostwolf Clan]
[Knight of Arathor]	←→	[The Defiler]
[Silverwing Sentinel]	←→	[Warsong Outrider]
[Oh My, Kurenai]	←→	[Mag'har of Draenor]

Items

Some items will automatically convert into the corresponding items of the opposite faction. These items include Insignias of the Alliance/Horde, and PvP weapons and armor such as the [Grand Marshal'southward Claymore] (which volition turn into the [High Warlord'south Greatsword] , and vice versa).

If an item has an opposite-faction counterpart, that information will be displayed on those items' information folio as displayed by the Armory.

Items that practice non have an opposite-faction equivalent, such as faction-specific quest starting items, will be turned in to Solid Gold Coins.

Other

Quests and Achievements

Incomplete quests are removed from your quest log and all quest items are destroyed. You demand to visit the initial quest giver to restart affected quests.
Faction-specific completed quests will be lost and will no longer count toward any completed quests counters.
Progress on character-specific achievements, such as for quests and PVP, will be reset.
Silvery Tournament progress, including achievements, resets after the faction change.

Guilds, Raids, and PVP

Raid lockouts are non reset afterwards the faction change.
The graphic symbol'south Friends and Ignore lists volition be reset.
Guild pages and heralds volition be lost.
Currencies—honor points, gold, etc.—are unaffected.
The [Hearthstone] is automatically gear up to the inn inside the capital metropolis of their new race, which is besides where they re-enter the game world as a member of the opposite faction.

Miscellaneous

Flight points will be reset, and your grapheme will receive a new list of level- and faction-appropriate flying points.
Followers, Shipyard, and completed Garrison buildings will non be lost. Unfinished missions, buildings, or work orders will be lost.
Faction-specific followers, ships, and ship crews catechumen to an equivalent from your new faction. Follower traits stay the same, but abilities may alter. Ship abilities and equipment remain the same.
Active Garrison and Order Hall missions will exist cleared.

Frequently asked questions

What is the Faction Modify service?: Our Faction Change service is designed to allow existing characters the opportunity to modify their designated faction (from Horde to Alliance or Alliance to Horde).

How exercise I begin the Faction Change process?: To begin the Faction Change process, please visit the Business relationship Management page, select the Faction Change selection, and carefully follow the instructions provided.

Will we be able to switch betwixt the races on our own faction?: No. Players will only be able to switch to a race of the opposite faction.

Volition I exist able to choose the race on the opposite faction that I want to change to?: Yes, only you volition only exist able to switch to a race that has your class type available to it. So if y'all play a human paladin, yous'd only be able to change to a blood elf paladin.

How much does this service cost?: Each Faction Change costs $30.00 USD (not including applicable taxes). This covers a single Faction Change for a single character.

Is this service taxed? If then, how tin I tell if my buy will be taxed?

Players in select states in the U.S. may be field of study to revenue enhancement when using our Faction Change service. This list includes, but is not limited to:

New Mexico
Texas

Can I alter multiple characters' factions at once?: No. The Faction Change service but allows one change per transaction. If yous would like to change multiple characters' factions, y'all will need to pay for each one separately.

At what level can I change a character'southward faction?: Characters level 10 and higher up are eligible for a Faction Alter.

Will PvP realm restrictions foreclose me from changing a character'southward faction?: No. PvP realms no longer possess any faction-based restrictions. You may now play Horde and Alliance characters on any realm you wish.

Will this service let me to customize a character and select a unlike proper noun in one case its faction has been changed?: Aye. Each Faction Change purchase volition also provide the target character with an included re-customization and optional name modify.

When I alter factions, can I select whatever race for the character?: Y'all may select any race of the new faction provided that it is available for the character's course.

Does that mean I can utilize this service to change the character back to its original faction?: Absolutely; however, this will require purchasing some other Faction Change.

When I change a character back to its original faction, can I select any new race?: Aye. As noted previously, though, y'all volition only exist able to select a race that is available to the character's course.

Will I be able to select Cataclysm races and form combinations for a character once they're bachelor in game?: Details are non bachelor at this time. As development continues, though, nosotros hope to provide more data.

How often can I alter a grapheme'due south faction?: Y'all may change a graphic symbol'south faction every lx* days.

Blizzard have now reduced the faction modify cooldown to 3 days.

What happens afterwards I initiate a Faction Change?: Once your payment has candy and afterward yous take remained logged out of the game for at least thirty minutes, yous will see a new button to the left of the character'southward proper name upon adjacent login. Clicking on this button will allow you to select the grapheme's new faction and race, as well equally customize the grapheme'due south look and proper noun. These steps will greatly resemble the character creation procedure.
To consummate the Faction Change, printing the push labeled "Click to modify your character'southward faction" and ostend your selections. If you exercise not wish to change the character's faction immediately, you may do then at a afterward time.

What volition happen to the grapheme's old proper name?: If you opt to change the character's proper noun, the name will be locked from apply on the realm for 90 days. You are not required to alter the character's name, though; this is but an option nosotros provide included with the Faction Change.

What volition happen to the character'southward equipment when I change its faction?: Equipment which is not considered faction-specific will remain unchanged by this procedure. Faction-specific equipment, however, will be automatically exchanged for a cantankerous-faction equivalent. You tin can view a full list of faction-specific equipment and their cross-faction equivalents here.

**Delight note that neither enchants nor socketed gems will be afflicted past an exchange.**

Will the residual of the inventory (materials, alternate currency, etc) be affected in any way?: As with equipment, items which are non considered faction-specific volition remain unchanged by this process. Faction-specific items will exist exchanged for a cross-faction equivalent.

What volition happen to the grapheme's mounts when I alter its faction?: Mounts which are not considered faction-specific will remain unchanged past this process. Faction-specific mounts will exist exchanged for a cross-faction equivalent.

What volition happen to the character'south non-combat pets when I alter its faction?: Non-gainsay pets volition non exist affected by this procedure and will exist available once the character's faction modify completes. This even includes faction-specific non-combat pets.

What volition happen to the grapheme'southward achievements when I change its faction?: Achievements which are not considered faction-specific will remain unchanged by this process. Faction-specific achievements will be exchanged for a cross-faction equivalent.

What volition happen to the graphic symbol's titles when I change its faction?: Titles which are non considered faction-specific will remain unchanged by this process. Faction-specific titles volition be exchanged for a cross-faction equivalent.

What will happen to the graphic symbol's reputation levels when I modify its faction?: Upon changing factions, the reputation level associated with the character's previous race volition become the reputation level of the new race. All other racial reputations will be converted according to the following chart:

Additional faction-specific reputations will be converted into their cross-faction equivalents (if a cross-faction equivalent exists). You tin view a total list of qualifying faction-specific reputations and their equivalents here.

Faction neutral reputations will non be affected past this process, and faction-specific reputations which practise not possess an equivalent will be lost.

What will happen to the character's quests when I modify its faction?: Quests which are active in the graphic symbol's log at the fourth dimension of the Faction Change will be cleared and all quest items associated with these quests volition be destroyed.

With this, completed quests that are considered faction-specific will be removed from the list of completed quests and no longer count towards any running "quests completed" totals. Should you ever elect to change back to the original faction, the original listing of completed quests volition exist restored. Completed quests that are considered faction-neutral or possess a cantankerous-faction equivalent will be unaffected or automatically exchanged without whatever detriment to the quest completed totals.

What volition happen to the graphic symbol'southward flight paths when I change its faction?: All flight points associated with the grapheme will exist reset and you will receive a new listing of flying points which are advisable for the level and new faction.

What volition happen to the character'south "Friends" and "Ignore" lists when I alter its faction?: The grapheme's "Friends" and "Ignore" lists will be reset following a Faction Change.

What will happen to the character'due south Guild and Arena team(s)?: The character will not exist affiliated with any Guild or Arena team following a Faction Alter. Guild and Loonshit team tabards will exist removed and Arena team ratings volition be reset as a outcome. If the character is a Guild Chief, y'all will not be able to perform a Faction Alter.

What will happen to the character's award and Arena points?: Any honor points, Marks of Honor, and lifetime honorable kills will non exist afflicted by this process. Earned Loonshit points will carry over, as well; yet, whatever pending Arena points accrued afterwards the concluding maintenance period, just before your Faction Change is initiated, may exist lost.

What will happen to the character's mail and auctions?: Agile post and auction items will preclude a character from Faction Changing, so please be certain to pull all mail from the mailbox and have down any sale items prior to initiating the Faction Change process. These items will be handled equally normal inventory.

Is there a gilded limit for Faction Changes?: Yes. Characters possessing too much gold for their designated level bracket volition non be eligible for a Faction Change. Please use the following table as reference.

Where will the character exist located after the Faction Modify is complete?: One time the Faction Change is complete, the character will be moved to the capital city of its new race.

What will happen to the character's Armory profile?: Once you have completed the Faction Modify procedure, the character'due south Armory profile will be updated to reflect any faction, racial, gender, or name changes. Delight note that our Armory system is all the same in beta at this time, so the grapheme's contour may not immediately display the updated information.

Will this service share a cooldown with the Character Transfer, Character Proper noun Change, or Character Re-Customization services?: No. The Faction Modify service will not share its cooldown with whatever of these services.

Tin I use this service to alter race on my existing faction?: No. Nosotros volition be releasing a Race Change service in the near hereafter for this purpose.

Will this service share a cooldown with the Race Modify service?: Yes.

Tin can I buy a Faction Change for a character that has a pending Proper noun Change or Re-Customization or is in the process of being transferred?: No. Before y'all may initiate a Faction Change for a character, please consummate any awaiting Proper name Changes, Re-Customizations, or Transfers. These pending transactions volition prevent y'all from initiating a Faction Modify.

When volition I be charged for the grapheme's Faction Change?: Y'all will be charged immediately upon pressing the confirmation button on the Faction Change folio.

Is there whatever way to abolish a Faction Modify while the procedure is pending?: Considering your payment method will be charged immediately upon confirmation, you will be unable to cancel the process once you have pressed the confirmation button and the Faction Change process is underway.

Is there any way to reverse a Faction Change once it's completed?: No. Once a Faction Change is done, it is permanent. Yous may, however, purchase another Faction Alter to switch back to the original faction once the service cooldown time has elapsed.

Notes

All achievements and quest lines related to the Silvery Tournament and Shadow Vault are reset later on using the Faction Alter service.

Additionally, due to the manner in which Silver Tournament character information is saved, reputations with Sunreavers and Silver Covenant are reset (0/3000 in Neutral) during a faction modify and do not translate.

Wow Your Faction Change Is Being Processed

Contents

Eligibility

Faction and Reputations