Balthazar Faction

Faction points can be used to unlock skills, weapon upgrades and runes for PvP characters from Priests of Balthazar.

Acquiring Faction
Faction is acquired when your team kills an opposing team member or wins the match. It does not matter if you are dead or alive at the time of the death of an opponent you are still awarded with faction points.

Faction is awarded as follows:
 * Arena Victory:
 * 10 in Team/Competition Arenas
 * 5 in Shiverpeak Arena
 * 2 in Ascalon Arena
 * Arena Bonus for 5 Consecutive Victories:
 * 10 in Team/Competition Arenas
 * 5 in Shiverpeak Arena
 * 2 in Ascalon Arena
 * Arena Bonus for Flawless Victory:
 * 2 in Team/Competition Arenas
 * 1 in Shiverpeak Arena
 * 0 in Ascalon Arena
 * Tournament Victory:
 * 20 in the first map
 * 40 in early missions
 * 60 in later missions
 * 80 in the Hall of Heroes
 * Guild Victory:
 * 200 to 500, depending on your guild rating

Faction Costs

 * Runes
 * Minor Rune: 1'000 Faction Points
 * Major Rune: 1'500 Faction Points
 * Superior Rune: 2'000 Faction Points


 * Weapon Upgrade Components:
 * All: 1'000 Faction Points


 * Skills
 * Standard Skills: 1'000 Faction Points
 * Elite Skills: 3'000 Faction Points

Skill Availability
Note that not every skill is available from every Priest of Balthazar. There is a progression as you proceed from city to city, the same as it is with Skill Trainers.

By rule of thumb, the Priest of Balthazar in a city will offer the same skills as the Skill Trainer in the same city, plus the ones of the Skill Trainers in outposts in the area and along the way from the previous city.

Elite Skills are only available at Droknar's Forge.

This means:
 * The Priest in Ascalon City has the same skills available as:
 * Sir Bertran in Ascalon City
 * The Priest in Yak's Bend has the same skills available as:
 * Captain Osric in Yak's Bend
 * Taltosh in Grendich Courthouse
 * The Priest in Lion's Arch has the same skills available as:
 * Firstwatch Sergio in Lion's Arch
 * Marna in Ice Tooth Cave
 * The Priest in Henge of Denravi has the same skills available as:
 * Master Scout Kiera in Henge of Denravi
 * Sorim in Quarrel Falls
 * Captain Greywind in the Ascalon Settlement
 * Ephaz in Beetletun
 * The Priest in the Amnoon Oasis has the same skills available as:
 * Tengsao in the Amnoon Oasis
 * Avena in Maguuma Stade
 * Mazzim in Fisherman's Haven
 * The Priest in Droknar's Forge has the same skills available as:
 * Bartoch in Droknar's Forge
 * Thengen in Port Sledge
 * Steig in Camp Rankor
 * Gammel in Copperhammer Mines
 * Harnil in Marhan's Grotto
 * plus all Elite Skills

Check here for an overview of all Skill Trainers and the available skills in table format.