• all buffs and conjured items are purged/deleted upon entering an arena battle to ensure that no buffs or items from outsiders (members outside of your team) will be used in an arena battle.
• No consumables other than bandages and conjured items can be used while in the arena, but there will be a waiting area which is a lot like the battlegrounds where team players will be able to conjure items and cast buffs.
• Abilities/spells/items with cooldowns longer than 15 minutes cannot be used while in the arena.
• Each team will be given a rating, and will be matched up in the arena queue against teams of a similar rating (matching within that specific cross-realm battlegroup). As time progresses, the matching system will broaden its search if a closely rated team cannot be found.
• Each arena team's rating is adjusted based on the rating of the team they are up against. If a team wins against a team of a higher rating, the increase of their arena rating would be much higher than if they had won against a team of a lower rating.
• At the end of each week, characters receive arena points based on their team's rating. A team must have fought a minimum of 10 battles for the week. A player must have played in at least 30% of the team's battles that week in order to receive arena points, and to get a fraction of his/her team's total awarded points.
• Players may spend their points on arena rewards, or save their points until they have enough to get the rewards they desire.
• The number of points a player can stockpile has a limit, which is currently planned to be as high as the most expensive item.
• At the end of a season, players on a team are given a title based on their team's relative position on the ladder which will last through the next arena season.

Via IGN