(30/01-2026) – A new year has begun, and as tradition dictates, gankers have wasted no time embarrassing themselves again. December and January introduced an impressive new generation of talentless griefers, and unsurprisingly the Alliance dominates this list. Quantity over quality seems to be their proudest strategy.
First, the contenders for the title for January 2026:
Alliance: Aleanora (1), Araratia (2), Balebciaga (1), Caisilius (1), Campngank (1), Churkatalol (1), Deadliftz (2), Dicey (3), Distry (1), Drreks (1), Drummatix (2), Fellrim (3), Freeleweed (1), Gringero (2), Hyja (14), Ironheir (1), Kamishiroliz (1), Kosehagh (1), Leshpion (2), Loserforlife (2), Mackwindu (3), Pakonda (12), Peenchopper (2), Pitux (4), Rasasasasas (2), Svetlana (1), Svrsgodx (2), Tegija (8), Toastytoast (8), Ziomol(3).
Horde: Alegro (6), Ebigi (1), Grasnahj (4), Greencaster (1), Janjagastona (1), Mannymu (1), Pajasmecem (2), Vaelt (1), Zapomatic (3).
The main hunting grounds this time have been Freewind Post (Thousand Needles) and Warsong Hold (Borean Tundra). Freewind Post deserves special mention. It is almost unheard of to encounter a single Alliance ganker there. They usually travel in pairs or small herds, presumably because killing level 25 players alone requires more skill than they possess. Occasionally they even need two people to kill a level 80, which is honestly impressive in its own way.
The tactical depth is breathtaking. Rogues spam Distract to push people off bridges. Elemental shamans use Thunderstorm for the same result. No PvP knowledge required, no risk taken, no learning involved. Gravity does the work. These are not players. These are environmental hazards with keyboards.
The few Horde gankers I encountered were mostly haunting Lakeshire (Redridge Mountains) and Darkshire (Duskwood), clearly places chosen for their low resistance and high ego payoff.
Now, let us proceed to the main event.
Dunce – Third Place
Dicey, Rogue, Freewind Post.
Dicey uses the same revolutionary tactic as every other mentally exhausted rogue: Distract, watch low levels fall, feel accomplished. When facing a level 80, reality becomes less forgiving. Killing him is trivial. Catching him is the real challenge, as Dicey has mastered the ancient PvP art of running away at the speed of cowardice.
After I killed him, his neurons briefly sparked. A plan was formed.
He summoned a friend. Another human rogue. The friend jumped around visibly in Freewind Post, not stealthed, not hiding, basically advertising himself. Dicey stayed hidden, waiting for me to attack his friend so they could enjoy a heroic 2 vs. 1.
A flawless plan. Truly.
Shockingly, I did not fall for it.
At the time of writing, they are probably still replaying the moment in their heads, wondering how such advanced tactics could possibly fail.
Moron – Second Place
Alegro, Undead Rogue, Darkshire.
Let us describe this specimen.
Badly geared. Item level somewhere between “why did you equip this” and “was this dropped by a rabbit”. Mostly green gear. No PvP trinket, of course. Skinning 441 out of 450, leatherworking 19 out of 75, so no useful enchants either. Level 80 since August last year.
Twelve honorable kills. Twelve.
Not enough honor to buy PvP gear. Not enough professions. Not enough gold. Not enough everything.
So, when you reach level 80, what do you do?
1. Level professions to craft usable gear
2. Buy gear on the Auction House
3. Run dungeons
4. Do battlegrounds and Wintergrasp
5. Gank low levels, gain nothing, die repeatedly, and donate honor to others
Alegro proudly chose option five.
This is why he earns second place. Effortlessly.
Honorable Mentions
Pakonda, Elemental Shaman, Warsong Hold.
Pakonda desperately wants to gank here. Desperately.
His strategy is mesmerizing in its simplicity.
He tries to gank. I kill him.
He flies away. Switches to Horde. Waits for me to log off. Switches back. Returns. I log back on Horde. I kill him.
Then he flies away. Switches to Horde. Waits for me to log off. Switches back. Returns. I log back on Horde. I kill him.
Then he flies away. Switches to Horde. Waits for me to log off. Switches back. Returns. I log back on Horde. I kill him.
This loop has not raised any questions in his mind yet. I will not spoil the ending for him.
He also tried whispering me. Unfortunately for him, I use an addon that blocks whispers from strangers. Fortunately for me, I do not care.
Gringero, Elemental Shaman, Freewind Post.
Another bridge enthusiast. His entire PvP toolkit appears to consist of Thunderstorm. Against warriors or subtlety rogues, this is adorable. Shadowstep back, kill him, move on. Once he cannot knock you off something, he collapses like a badly scripted NPC.
Imbecile – First Place
Hyja, Human Rogue, Freewind Post.
The undisputed champion.
I briefly wondered if his name had Slavic roots, or perhaps Old Norse. Then I saw him talk. That hypothesis died quickly.
My working theory is that he is Spanish speaking and wanted to name his character “hija” to imply “hijadeputa”. Sadly for him, “hija” was already taken, so he misspelled it instead. Intellectual consistency has never been his strong suit.
I killed him fourteen times.
After each death, he does one of two things:
1. Cries and brings friends. Often Gringero, Fantta or Ziomol. Sometimes more than one. Even then, we regularly kill him anyway. Then he switches to Horde and cries again.
2. Immediately switches to Horde and cries.
When we occasionally kill him 2 vs. 1, he switches to Horde and complains that it is unfair.
Of course, it is not unfair when he ganks low levels, or when he attacks 2 vs. 1 or 3 vs. 1. That is perfectly acceptable. The injustice only begins when consequences appear.
This is textbook behavior from the ganker’s handbook. Low intelligence, inflated ego, and zero self-awareness. A pleonasm, really. All gankers fit this profile.
We are clearly off to a flying start this year. Let us see how many more candidates step forward in the coming months.
Until next time. (Sylnera)
Man, did you really create a whole video and a post crying about me? You missed all the clips where you 1v1 me and you die. Every single one of these clips is either:
1. I am AFK
2. You are jumping 2v1 on me
Check the video again 😀
“ALL” the videos? You got me twice. I have reorganized my mouse and keyboard, so you might even get lucky once or twice again.
No, you weren’t AFK and we weren’t 2v1. Some of them, yes, but it is not my fault if a DK finds out to deathgrip you when I’m working on you. And Some of them, we were 2v2 with your shaman friend. Not my fault if he didn’t help.
Honestly, look at the time when I killed you, If it was 2v1, that meant you knew we were 2 v1 and you kept on rezzing? You must be a very special kind of stupid. Bulgarian?
No, I didn’t “create a post crying about you”, there are other than you and if you look a bit around, you’ll see that there are many articles with many idiots. You’re one of many. And I am not crying, I am laughing. So here again, you managed to get everything wrong.
As I say in the article: You’re delusional in every aspect.
Sorry, my friend, I didn’t approve your comment. As I already explained to your little group of admirers, I do expect a minimum standard here. If you are unable to write basic English without resorting to insults, you are simply not comment-worthy.
Perhaps where you come from this counts as normal conversation. Maybe in Bulgaria that level of expression passes as acceptable. Out here, however, we usually require something slightly above uneducated noise.
What is truly impressive, though, is your consistency. You manage to be equally bad at commenting and at PvP. That takes dedication.
And just to clarify one last thing: being AFK at 15:16, 15:17, 15:31 and again at 15:35 on the same day is not bad luck, nor coincidence. You will have to explain to me how remarkably stupid one must be to achieve that with such reliability.