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Alterac Pass <Battleground>

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The horns of war echo once again across the snowy slopes of Alterac. Capture Prison Camps and unleash Cavalry to destroy the enemy General.

Official Site: Battleground Page
Realm: Alterac Pass
Released: 2018-06-19
Event: Echoes of Alterac
Rotation: Ranked and Unranked

This Battleground:

has 3 Lanes with Minions
has 4 Primary Objectives to follow
has 4 Camps (Mercenaries disabled during Objectives)
holds 2 Entities in it
has 3 Resources available

Battleground Map

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Primary Objectives

These objectives are what makes the Battleground unique, and are essential to know in order to win.

Generals		The Cores are replaced by The Alliance and Horde Generals - Vanndar and Drek'Thar, respectfully. They each have Charge and Whirlwind attacks, as well as 20 Armor per Keep still up.
		Remains active for the rest of the game.
	Amount: 2	Located at the middle of each base.
Save the Prisoners		Assault the Prisoner Camps to free the Cavalry. Channel the Prison for 3 seconds to begin the channeling, or from stopping the opposing team from rescuing their Prisoners. Every now and then, Guards will spawn and attempt to recapture the Prison, which will take them 6 seconds. Every 50% of the progress, a Health Globe will spawn.
	Spawns: 3 min	Respawns 2 min, 20 sec after the Cavalry has been defeated (2min, 20sec~3min, reduced by 2sec per minute elapsed).
	Amount: 2	Located between top and middle or middle and bottom lanes.
The Cavalry Rides		Once freed, the Cavalry charges down all Lanes, granting Allies a buff that increases Damage and Healing by 10%, as well as Movement Speed by 30%.
		Remains active for the rest of the game.
	Amount: 3	Located every lane, once released.
Mud Pits		While a Hero is inside a Mud Pit, they have their Movement Speed reduced by 20%, up to a 60% after 3 seconds. The effect resets after being outside the Mud Pits for 1 second.
		Remains active for the rest of the game.
	Amount: 6	Located at the borders to the middle area, close to top and bottom lanes.

Camps

When captured at the right time, Camps can make a huge difference or provide a needed bit of support.
Note that Mercenaries are disabled during the Primary Objectives.

Gnoll Camp		Armored Gnolls (Siege) spawn. Each attack gives a -4 Armor debuff, staking to -20 Armor total and lasts for 3 seconds (refresh on hit). Moves down the middle lane.
	Spawns: 1 min	Respawns 1 min, 30 sec after the Camp has been captured.
	Amount: 2	Located at the east and west near middle lane.
Ice Giant		Ice Giant (Boss) spawns. Moves down their closest lane.
	Spawns: 5 min	Respawns 5 min after the Camp has been captured.
	Amount: 2	Located close by lanes, north and south.

Entities

These entities are found in this Battleground, one way or the other.

	Drek'Thar (Horde Announcer & Core-boss) - available as an Announcer Defender of the Horde forces in Alterac Pass. Rallied by the Raven Lord.
	Vanndar (Alliance Announcer & Core-boss) - available as an Announcer Defender of the Alliance forces in Alterac Pass. Rallied by the Lady of Thorns.