The Burning Crusade Reputation Guide: All Factions, Rewards, and Best Farming Methods

Reputation Basics in TBC Anniversary

In TBC Anniversary, reputation is your relationship system with major factions, and it directly controls how fast you unlock endgame content. Reputation can grant you:

• Heroic dungeon access keys (and sometimes Heroic eligibility itself)

• pre-raid and long-lasting gear

• profession recipes and patterns (often mandatory for best-in-slot enchants/crafts)

• vendor perks, discounts, consumables, bags

• mounts, pets, tabards, and quality-of-life services (repairs, special vendors)

Where to check it:

• Open Character (default C) → Reputation tab.

• Some factions only appear after you first interact with them.

Reputation Tiers and What They Unlock

UI toggles that matter:

• At War: allows attacking the faction (rarely needed).

• Move to Inactive: hides the faction from the main list.

• Show as Experience Bar: puts the rep bar above your XP bar—excellent for focused farming.

All TBC Anniversary Reputations by Category

There are three major reputation groups:

1. Dungeon reputations (Heroic keys + dungeon clusters)

2. Raid reputations (earned in raids, unlock unique rewards)

3. Zone reputations (open-world factions, mounts, recipes, daily hubs)

Dungeon reputations

• Honor Hold / Thrallmar

• Cenarion Expedition

• Lower City

• The Sha’tar

• Keepers of Time

Raid reputations

• Ashtongue Deathsworn

• Shattered Sun Offensive

• The Scale of the Sands

• The Violet Eye

Zone reputations

• Kurenai / The Mag’har

• Netherwing

• Ogri’la

• The Aldor

• The Scryers

• Sha’tari Skyguard

• Sporeggar

• The Consortium

• Tranquillien

Warning: The Aldor and The Scryers are opposed factions—progressing one usually reduces the other.

Dungeon Reputations

Dungeon reputations are the backbone of early endgame. Most players farm them to unlock:

• Heroic access keys

• strong pre-raid gear

• profession recipes

• attunement-related dungeon requirements

Dungeon Clusters: Keys and Quartermasters

Honor Hold / Thrallmar

These are your primary Hellfire Peninsula factions, unlocking Heroics for Hellfire Citadel dungeons.

Fast Farming Path

Neutral → Friendly

• quest in Hellfire Peninsula

• kill mobs around the Citadel

• run Normal Ramparts + Blood Furnace

• do available regional objectives

Friendly → Exalted

• continue quests and Hellfire kills

• switch to Heroic Ramparts + Heroic Blood Furnace

• include Shattered Halls for strong progress

Why it matters

• Flamewrought Key (Heroic access)

• tabard + recipes + early gear

Cenarion Expedition

Key faction for Coilfang Heroics and profession value.

Efficient Route

Neutral → Honored

• Normal Slave Pens + Normal Underbog

• kill Naga in Zangarmarsh areas

• turn in Unidentified Plant Parts

Efficiency tip: some turn-ins produce items better saved until after Honored to maximize total gains.

Honored → Revered

• add Steamvault (Normal/Heroic)

• do Cenarion quests

• turn in higher-value samples

Revered → Exalted

• Heroic Slave Pens/Underbog/Steamvault

• finish remaining quest hubs and turn-ins

Lower City

Auchindoun Heroics + extremely useful recipes.

Farming Plan

Neutral → Honored

• Normal Auchenai Crypts / Sethekk Halls / Shadow Labyrinth

• feather turn-ins as a repeatable boost

Honored → Revered

• continue Shadow Labyrinth runs

• complete all Lower City quests

Revered → Exalted

• Heroic Auchindoun rotation with a consistent group

The Sha’tar

Tempest Keep Heroics + major progression relevance.

Farming Plan

Neutral → Honored

• Mechanar + Botanica + Arcatraz (Normal)

• Shattrath and Sha’tar questlines

Honored → Exalted

• keep running the Tempest Keep dungeons

• add Heroic runs and finish remaining quests

Keepers of Time

One of the clearest reputations: run the two Caverns of Time dungeons.

Neutral → Exalted

• complete the Caverns of Time intro chain

• run Old Hillsbrad + Black Morass (Normal then Heroic)

• optimize runs for speed: rep/hour is the main metric

Raid Reputations

Raid reputations often unlock unique vendors, upgrades, and class-defining rewards.

The Violet Eye

• gained primarily inside Karazhan

• unlocks ring progression, repair/vendor access, and select recipes depending on phase

Ashtongue Deathsworn

• gained in Black Temple

• rewards include rare patterns and class items at top standing

Shattered Sun Offensive

• Isle of Quel’Danas daily quest hub

• Magisters’ Terrace contributes when available

• huge selection of patterns, gems, and endgame utility rewards

The Scale of the Sands

• gained in Hyjal Summit

• used for ring upgrade progression and select vendor rewards

Zone Reputations

Zone reputations are where you chase mounts, daily hubs, and specialized profession rewards.

Kurenai / The Mag’har

• Nagrand-based faction pair (Alliance/Horde)

• bead turn-ins are a major speed lever

• Exalted unlocks multiple Talbuk mounts + tabard

Netherwing

• long-term daily reputation grind

• Netherwing Egg turn-ins massively accelerate progress

• Exalted grants Netherwing Drake mounts

Ogri’la

• flying recommended/required

• daily quests + Apexis-based rewards

• tabard and unique trinkets/gear

The Aldor vs The Scryers

• mutually exclusive progression path for most players

• shoulder enchants, recipes, and gear differ

• choose based on your class/role/professions

Sha’tari Skyguard

• Terokkar + Blade’s Edge hubs

• daily quests and targeted kills

• Nether Ray mounts + tabard + pet

Sporeggar

• Zangarmarsh “sporeling” faction

• unique cooking-related rewards, plus tabard/pet

• requires structured repeatable farming to avoid wasting time

The Consortium

• Mana-Tombs (Normal/Heroic) + multiple turn-ins

• heavy profession payoff (enchanting, jewelcrafting patterns, etc.)

• Exalted includes strong utility gear and tabard

Tranquillien

• Horde-only in Ghostlands

• quest-driven rep path with useful early rewards

Recommended Priority Order

If your goal is Heroics + early raids, focus like this:

1. Honor Hold / Thrallmar

2. Cenarion Expedition

3. Lower City

4. The Sha’tar

5. Keepers of Time

6. The Violet Eye (if you raid Karazhan weekly)

7. Zone factions based on mounts/professions goals

Common Pitfalls

• Farming the wrong difficulty (Normal vs Heroic) at the wrong time

• Turning in valuable items too early (losing efficiency)

• Splitting focus across too many factions at once

• Picking Aldor/Scryers without checking your class/profession needs

Conclusion

Reputation in TBC Anniversary is a core progression system, not a side activity. Dungeon reputations unlock Heroics and keys, raid reputations grant unique upgrades, and zone reputations deliver mounts and profession power. Build a priority plan, track rep thresholds, and your path into endgame becomes faster, cleaner, and far less grindy.