What is High Risk PvP in Project Ascension?
High Risk PvP is an Ascension Exclusive game mode that allows FFA Loot on Death PvP in WoW. This means you can attack your own faction with the Criminal Intent spell and become an Outlaw, or become a Protector of your faction by killing Outlaws and the opposite faction. Dying in High Risk PvP will result in dropping some equipped gear that is not Fel Commed and items in your bag. You can obtain Bloodforged Dungeon and Raid gear from mobs in the world based on your current item level. Risking better gear increases your potential rewards.
- High Risk is in a separate phase from No Risk
- Swap in and out of High Risk at anytime via the Hybrid Risk system
- FFA PvP with Criminal Intent
- Loot on Death
- Enhanced gear drops in the world(obtain Bloodforged dungeon and raid items from open world)
- Higher Risk = Higher Reward via the Treasure Hunter buff
- Unique PvP Events in High Risk
- You cannot fly in High Risk.
See Also:
- Hybrid Risk
- No Risk Mode
- PvE Mode
Certain crafting materials are obtained exclusively in High-Risk
Brand new Ascension exclusive crafting recipes can be obtained from Dungeons and Raids that require materials exclusively farmed from the High-Risk open world. Each profession has materials unique to the various high-level zones. You can learn more about the Classic WoW Crafting Overhaul in this guide!
How do I join High Risk? How do I leave High Risk?
You can switch risk modes in any capital city from the Hybrid Risk npc at the call board! You can learn more from the Hybrid Risk page.
Watch the Hybrid Risk System trailer
What can I drop in High Risk? What does not drop?
You can drop anything that is not Fel Commed or in your bags excluding Artifact (gold) quality items(anything obtainable from the DP shop).
What drops on death:
- Equipped gear that is not fel commed or if you cannot afford the fel com gold fee
- Soulbound items can also drop, and will become Bloodforged if they do
- Items in your bags
What does NOT drop on death:
- Shop items like Experience potions or any Artifact (gold) quality items.
- BoP items not intended to be traded like Primal Nethers.
Can I drop account bound or shop items in High Risk?
No. Artifact (Gold) quality items will never drop in High Risk. Account bound items will not drop in high risk. Anything from the Donation Shop will never drop in high risk.
How do I protect gear in High-Risk? What is Fel Com?
You can insure your gear via the Fel Com portals! Instead of dropping your gear, you will drop gold based on the item level of the item that would have dropped.
- By default: Your Main Hand, Off Hand and Ranged weapon are automatically fel commed on all new characters
- Visit a Fel Com portal to talk to a Greedy Demon pet
- Select the slots you wish to Fel Com (YOU CAN NOW FULL FEL COM)
- When you die in HR PvP, if you would have dropped an item that is fel commed, you will instead drop gold
Watch the Fel Commutation Overview trailer
What are Outlaws in Project Ascension?
In High Risk mode only players can cast Criminal Intent(found in the general tab of your spell book). This spell will enable you to freely attack players in your own faction and be freely attackable. Casting Criminal Intent will incur an immediately rep loss with The Law. Players who murder their own faction enough will become unfriendly with The Law and become a permanent Outlaw and hostile to their faction.
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What are Protectors in WoW Ascension?
Protectors are players who avoid criminal activity and actively hunt down the opposite faction and criminals. Killing an Outlaw will grant you reputation with the Law. Players who prove their dedication to their faction will display a buff letting other players know they are someone they can rely on and a player who should be feared by Outlaws. Criminal actions will incur a larger reputation loss based on how high your reputation with the Law is. A Revered Law player will incur a massive reputation loss for murdering someone in their own faction.
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  Honored |
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  Revered |
  Exalted |
What is PvP Power in Project Ascension?
PvP Power is a unique Ascension feature that is only active at level 70 and on PvP and Bloodforged Gear. It is always recommended to wear full PvP gear when engaging in High Risk.
What is Bloodforged Gear?
Bloodforged Gear is PvP specific gear that mirrors dungeon and raid gear. This gear is not soulbound and cannot be used for PvE progression. Bringing Bloodforged gear into a Flex Raid will not give your the Bloody Debuff however Taking Bloodforged Gear into a Heroic and Mythic Raid will incur the Bloody Debuff. This gear can be taken into Heroic Dungeons however.
- Bloodforged Gear drops from mobs in the High Risk World
- Dropping Soulbound Gear (Dungeon, Flex or Heroic and Ascended) will convert it into Bloodforged Gear
- Bloodforged gear grants PvP power
Watch the Bloodforged Gear trailer
Here is a comparison between Bloodforged, Normal Mode(Flex) Soulbound and Heroic Soulbound:
  Bloodforged Gear has PvP Power |
  Soulbound Gear has PvE Power |
  Heroic Gear lost in HR PvP converts into Bloodforged gear as well |
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For a more information please visit our Bloodforged page.
What is the Treasure Hunter Buff?
The Treasure Hunter buff will display what gear you can obtain from mobs in the open world. The higher item level gear you are wearing, the better gear you can obtain!
Treasure Hunter buffs and world drops do not become available until that raid content releases.
- Item Level is calculated higher for Blue and Epic gear.
- Having 1 2handed weapon versus 2 1handed weapons will not negatively influence your average ilvl.
| ITEM LEVEL | BUFF |
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| >100 |   |
| 104 |   |
| 112 |  |
| 114 Gruul
116 Magtheridon |
Magtheridon and Gruul |
| 125 |  |
| 128 |  |
| 138 |  |
| 155 |  |
