Arete is a 4/12 3-day 10 Man Horde raiding guild on the Bloodhoof server (US) - EST. We run 10 man raids exclusively. The raid schedule is Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, from 7pm EST to 11pm EST.

The guild was formed in October 2010, in anticipation of the Cataclysm expansion to World of Warcraft. Its founding members have raided every instance Blizzard has offered since the game's launch in 2004. Our mission is to work efficiently, play hard, and ultimately complete all raid content, up to and including Heroic Deathwing. Arete maintains a core group of about 15 raiding members, forming a small but well organized team.

Guild members are generally adults with full time jobs so time is valuable. Raids are fast, efficient, and min/maxing is expected. We fully expect members to research their class both out of game and in game, using tools such as Elitist jerks, Tankspot, and combat training dummies. We are min/maxers and take the time to learn to play our class to its limits.

Loot is distributed using a silent-bid straight points per hour and boss kill DKP system using QuickDKP as a management tool.


At this time we are launching raiding (Launched 1/11/11 - 4/12 bosses to date), while running regular 5 man heroics and recruiting to iron out our class balance.

Ideal Candidates are:
- Power gamers who want to experience WoW raid content at it's highest level while raiding 2-3 nights per week.
- Players who are looking for a stable guild built on a strong foundation of real-life friends but without elitism or cliques.

Current opportunities:

High Need: Rogue, Warlock

Medium Need: Holy Paladin, Druid

Low Need: DPS Warrior, DPS Shaman, Priest, DK, Hunter


If you are interested in Arete, we encourage you to apply at our website even if your class is listed as low or medium need. Exceptional applications are always encouraged.
If you have any questions, feel free to contact Sheepsy, Warsaw, Ulairi, or Gulantor in game.

Be sure to check out our official guild charter, located in the public section of our forums.

Please visit our website at Arete of Bloodhoof