Rated battlegrounds

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Rated battlegrounds consist of pre-made Battleground teams in a 10v10 bracket.

10 vs 10

Canceled Features

These features were canceled or removed as the Rated Battleground concept evolved on Beta & Live.

Early concept for the battleground overview as shown on BlizzCon

New Alterac Valley person max group signup of 25 people at a time, down from 40. This was eventually cancelled during beta ^[1]
Rated Battlegrounds are broken down into three brackets. 10v10, 15v15, & 25v25. These brackets rotate weekly and can be viewed in-game via the calendar by activating the battleground holiday filter. ^[2]
When players win a battle, they are rewarded conquest points, up to their weekly cap. Weekly caps are individual for each player and are based on your highest single pvp rating from the previous week (the cap resets on Tuesdays). This rating can be derived from your 2v2, 3v3, 5v5 arena, or your rated battleground rating.^[2]
If you lose a battleground, you will usually not suffer any rating loss.^[2]
Rated battleground are only available to level 85 characters^[3]

New UI showing PvP stats and the possibility to queue from anywhere with the new 'rated' option. ^{[citation needed]}

15 vs 15

25 vs 25

Patch 5.2.0 (2013-03-05): Rated Battlegrounds now award Conquest to the losing team based on their final score. The losing team can earn up to 200 [Conquest Points] from a very close match.
Patch 5.1.0 (2012-11-27): Rated Battlegrounds now share the same spell restrictions as Arenas.

WoW Insider Rated Battlegrounds FAQ