What are Faction Assaults
Faction Assaults (formerly named Incursions) start with WoW
Patch 8.1. They work in a similar way to Legion Invasions,
however the enemy is now the opposing faction.
Horde and Alliance have Faction Assaults in the same zone, one
as the attacker, one as the defender - Horde and Alliance have
mostly shared quest areas, Warmode can be dangerous!
How often do they occur?
Faction Assaults last for 7 hours (up from the 6 hour duration
of Legion Invasions). The next Faction Assault will then begin
12 hours after the last one finished. This means that there will
be one Faction Assault every 19 hours.
When can I start the Faction Assault
You must be at least level 110 to take part in the Faction
Assault. Level 110 characters who have not yet been to the
opposite continent must gain 100 war resources and turn it in as
part of the war campaign to sail over.
You can also find a friendly warlock to summon you over. Be sure
to pick up the flight path map from the 7th Legion or Honorbound
vendor if you have a character with BFA Pathfinder Part 1.
What are the rewards?
While levelling between levels 110 - 119, Faction Assaults have
between 4 and 7 World Quests available to complete, the average
being 5. Rewards from these World Quests include bonus
experience (most common), war resources, and azerite.
You must complete at least 4 world quests to do the final quest,
which unlike Legion Invasions, is available to all characters
including levelling characters. Completing this final quest will
award 5 Service Medals, along with 1000 reputation with The Honorbound
or 7th Legion if on the enemy's continent, or 500 reputation and
500 of the zone's reputation if you are fighting on your own continent.
Levelling characters will also receive some experience and a 10% experience
bonus that lasts for one hour and persists through death.
Level 120 characters will find the same quests with different
rewards. Reputation, gold, azerite, experience, and gear are available as
rewards. You can also earn Conquest
(PvP currency) if you have War Mode enabled.
Experience gains
With no heirlooms active, don't expect to be gaining a level
each time you do a Faction Assault - these award far less exp
than Legion Invasions. But it should still be one of the fastest
levelling methods 111-120. The biggest gain to levelling
from these will be the 10% experience bonus buff you gain from
completing the final quest.
