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Wowhead Weekly #41, Fireworks in Azeroth
Wowhead Weekly #41 covers the recent news that Hellfire Citadel is the last planned raid, events like the weekend Apexis Bonus, Darkmoon Faire, and Fireworks Spectacular, and Wowhead Class guides!
Today is also the Fireworks Spectacular on US servers--enjoy the hourly fireworks show and purchase special items like
Red Sparkler
from fireworks vendors!
Children's Week 2015 Guide (April 27 - May 4)
Children's Week
is a week in which we brave a challenge greater than any undead monstrosity and a task more daunting than saving the world. We must become parents for all those orphans throughout Azeroth and make sure they are happy. We can't tank a child's fears, we can't heal its memories of pain, nor can we DPS the sorrow out of them. So equip your toys, make a mage conjure a candy table, fill your quiver with joy, load your gun with something colorful, and venture into the World of Parenting!
Children's Week
begins on
April 27th
at
11:01 AM
and ends on
May 4th
at
11:00 AM
.
In 2015,
Green Balloon
is a toy that counts towards your Toy Box.
Pet Care Package
is also new to 2015 and contains a variety of items including pug costumes like
Big Pink Bow
,
Magical Pet Biscuit
, and
Flawless Battle-Stone
. This is an alternative reward from the orphan quests and great if you already have the pets!
Flawless Battle-Stone
can also be sold on the AH.
There are 10 pets you can get during Children's Week, and they are account-wide, so you can do the quest chains on multiple characters to get all the pets in one year. You can get
3 pets
on one character per year.
Orgrimmar/Stormwind
:
Whiskers the Rat
,
Speedy
,
Scooter the Snail
,
Mr. Wiggles
Shattrath (Outland)
:
Egbert
,
Peanut
,
Willy
,
Legs
Dalaran (Northrend)
:
Curious Oracle Hatchling
,
Curious Wolvar Pup
2015 Love is in the Air Guide (February 2 - 16)
Ah,
Love is in the Air
in the World of Warcraft: sweet flowers, perfume, and sharing gifts with loved ones! But, what's this? A sinister plot is afoot involving some shady goblin newcomers to the seasonal market--the Crown Chemical Company! It's up to us to help save Azeroth from their chemically altered goods all while spreading love and appreciation to our faction leaders and fellow players!
Love is in the Air
starts on
February 2
at
11:00 AM
and ends on
February 16
at
11:00 AM
. This holiday can be celebrated by the Horde in
Orgrimmar
and the Alliance in
Stormwind City
. Time to try your luck again at
X-45 Heartbreaker
! Players will also find
Lovely Merchant
s who sell seasonal gifts and goodies.
2015 has several updates! Make sure you enter our
Love is in the Air giveaway
too for custom Noxy art, TCG toys, and mounts!
The Crown Company now drops
ilvl 635 necklaces
which have a special on-use effect that grant
It Might Just Save Your Life
.
True Love Prism
is a toy from the new achievement
They Really Love Me!
. This requires 10+ players to complete currently--more details in comments.
Lovebird Hatchling
can be purchased with 40
Love Token
.
There are
heirloom upgrades for sale on the 6.1 PTR
for
Love Token
. As 6.1 is not live yet, spending your
Love Token
on heirlooms will be in 2016:
Ancient Heirloom Scabbard
for 250
Love Token
.
Timeworn Heirloom Scabbard
for 450
Love Token
.
WoW's 10th Anniversary Ends January 13th
WoW's 10th Anniversary
ends tomorrow, January 13th.
Grab the following items before they're gone!
The fiery mount
Core Hound Chain
and an ilvl 640 crown for defeating Ragnaros.
or for winning Tarren Mill vs Southshore.
Illusion: Flames of Ragnaros
or
Hatespark the Tiny
, low drops from Ragnaros.
Molten Corgi
for simply logging in.
Check out our
holiday guide for full details
including an overview of all the Molten Core bosses so you can swiftly progress through the instance.
Our
10th Anniversary Giveaway
is ending tomorrow as well--enter for a chance at
Deathy
, a year of free WoW, and more! All you have to do is have the
WoW's 10th Anniversary
achievement to enter.
Pilgrim's Bounty 2014 Guide (November 24 - December 1)
Pilgrim's Bounty
is here and it's time to reflect on your journeys across Azeroth, share plentiful food, and exchange stories with friends. Throughout this holiday, you can partake in feasts near major towns by sitting at a
bountiful table
and enjoying the foods you find there.
New to 2014:
Silver-Plated Turkey Shooter
,
Fine Pilgrim's Hat
,
Frightened Bush Chicken
which can be found in the new daily quest reward
Pilgrim's Bounty
.
Due to its focus on food, this holiday is especially well-known for being a quick and easy way to level up cooking, although that has diminished in recent years by alternative ways to level cooking.
Learn about easy ways to level cooking in Draenor here
.
This holiday lasts from
November 24
to
December 1
.
Day of the Dead (November 1st - 3rd) Guide for 2014
Day of the Dead
runs from November 1st-3rd to close out Hallow's End. We've whipped up a small guide so you can know the quests and achievement for the event; make sure you don't skip out if you're an achievement hunter, as it boasts one achievement that you can only get for a few days!
New to 2014 are costumes like
"Night Demon" Contender's Costume
and related achievements such as
Calavera
!
2014 Additions
In 2014, a new achievement series has been added for battling other contenders while in fancy disguises.
Achievement series:
To The Afterlife
: Defeat a contender while wearing a contender's outfit purchased during Day of the Dead.
Vientos!
: Defeat 20 contenders while wearing a contender's outfit purchased during Day of the Dead.
Calavera
: Defeat 50 contenders while wearing a contender's outfit purchased during Day of the Dead.
This achievement series does not need to be completed during
Day of the Dead
, but you can only purchase the contender outfits during
Day of the Dead
. These outfits are then able to be used throughout the entire year.
The costumes are:
"Purple Phantom" Contender's Costume
,
"Night Demon" Contender's Costume
,
"Snowy Owl" Contender's Costume
,
"Santo's Sun" Contender's Costume
,
"Blooming Rose" Contender's Costume
. They can be purchased from
Chapman
for each. The costume buff lasts for 10 minutes and is removable, and you can reapply the buff every minute.
Guide to Hallow's End 2014: New Pets, Toys, Disguises, and More!
Our Hallow's End Guide covers achievements, vanity items, candy bucket maps, quests, and spooky loot--now with tons of 2014 updates!
Event Changes
After a drought of holiday updates, Hallow's End has some new loot in 2014!
Hallow's End loot is now ilvl 540 to get players ready for Warlords of Draenor. New Horseman loot includes:
The Horseman's Ring
Seal of Ghoulish Glee
Band of the Petrified Pumpkin
Wicked Witch's Signet
The Horseman's Sinister Slicer
The Horseman's Horrific Hood
Also tied to the event is the amazing costume
Exquisite Costume Set: "The Lich King"
, new wands such as
Hallowed Wand - Slime
, new battle pets
Widget the Departed
and
Cursed Birman
, and several pug disguises (
"Mad Alchemist" Costume
,
"Lil' Starlet" Costume
,
"Yipp-Saron" Costume
).
In addition,
Little Wickerman
is now classified as a toy to fit into your brand-new
Toy Box
!
6.0.2 PTR: Spell Changes, Blasted Lands WoD Prelaunch Quests, Tanaan for everyone, New Models in 6.0
With the announcement that the 6.0.2 PTR going live, we're taking a look at the Blasted Lands quests on the beta that are tied to the prelaunch event for Warlords of Draenor.
There are a few issues with the PTR as it stands, but it is live and playable.
As a reminder, we have a comprehensive guide to
everything going away in 6.0
including mounts, pets, titles, and achievements, as well as
a guide to quality of life and UI changes in 6.0
like the
Toy Box
.
There are several rewards associated with this event.
Completing the quest series below rewards the
Iron Starlette
battle pet.
Completing this quest series before Warlords launch rewards the
The Iron Invasion
achievement and
Iron Vanguard title
.
A Level 90 version of several bosses in UBRS will also be open. This drops ilvl 550 loot,
click here for a full list
.
The loot includes upgraded player favorites like
Polychromatic Dreamwrap
and
Pip's Shanker
.
2014 Midsummer Fire Festival Guide (June 21 - July 5)
Midsummer Fire Festival
is here! Embrace the spirit of summer by honoring your faction's flames and desecrating the enemy's! Throughout the world, there are bonfires surrounded by questgivers and NPCs that sell summery items in exchange for
Burning Blossom
. There are commoner NPCs of all races that can be found lingering around the major cities that will give you a short quest to turn in at one of the main bonfire camps to get you started.
It's that time of year again. Acquire
flaming
threads
, a frosty
companion
, epic cloaks, and more! Horde players can obtain the title
Flame Keeper
and Alliance players can obtain the title
Flame Warden
.
Pandaria bonfire achievements were added in 2013:
Flame Keeper of Pandaria
/
Flame Warden of Pandaria
and
Extinguishing Pandaria
/
Extinguishing Pandaria
.
In addition, Ahune now drops ilvl 480 capes.
Midsummer Fire Festival
begins on
June 21
at
11:00 AM
(PST) and runs until
July 5
at
11:00 AM
(PST).
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2014 Noblegarden Guide (April 21 - 28)
It's time for
Noblegarden
--a hunt for loot, this time in the form of brightly colored eggs! We join together to "share the joy of life and friendship" all the while looking for carefully hidden eggs and devouring tons of chocolate!
Noblegarden
starts on
April 21 at 11:00 AM
and ends on
April 28 at 11:00 AM
.
Brightly Colored Eggs
have been hidden all across the starting areas for both Alliance and Horde players to discover. These eggs can contain chocolates which serve as a currency to buy seasonal goodies--sometimes they also have special prizes! Simply head out to one of your faction's starting areas, grab some quests, and get out there and hunt eggs! Maybe you'll even earn some achievements along the way.
If you're raiding,
Ji-Kun
's eggs resemble
Brightly Colored Egg
s this week too.
Also be sure to check out our
2014 Noblegarden TCG Egg Hunt
with tons of prizes!
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Feast of Winter Veil 2013 Guide (December 16 - January 2)
Feast of Winter Veil
is hitting servers early Monday so get prepared to drink some
Winter Veil Egg Nog
, sit by your
Cozy Fire
, and open your
Stolen Present
--wait, what? Is that a new type of present we've found in the database? There's a new holiday gift waiting for you under this year's tree, and your
Father Winter's Helper
has stopped sulking and is ready for some pet battles, so this is one holiday you don't want to miss!
Changes in 2013
The 2013 special gift in your faction's capital city is
Crashin' Thrashin' Flyer Controller
. Two achievements have been added:
Crashin' Thrashin' Flyer
and
The Danger Zone
.
The
Stolen Present
has a number of improvements as well. It can drop all the old Winter Veil toys and some of them now grant holiday Feats of Strength.
Players can collect a new battle pet:
Rotten Little Helper
from the
Stolen Present
. This is a Humanoid battle pet with the following abilities:
Club
,
Booby-Trapped Presents
,
Greench's Gift
,
Ice Lance
,
Ice Tomb
,
Call Blizzard
.
Graccu's Mince Meat Fruitcake
is also a bit easier to obtain. It is sold by Copperpinch and Jingleproket vendors for and is in the daily
Stolen Present
.
As of
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Pilgrim's Bounty (November 25 - December 2) 2013 Guide
Pilgrim's Bounty
is here and it's time to reflect on your journeys across Azeroth, share plentiful food, and exchange stories with friends. Throughout this holiday, you can partake in feasts near major towns by sitting at a
bountiful table
and enjoying the foods you find there.
Due to its focus on food, this holiday is especially well-known for being a quick and easy way to level up cooking. However, with how easy cooking is to level in Mists of Pandaria, it's somewhat outshined by the expansion although it's still useful if getting to Pandaria is hard on a low-level alt. Still, players can purchase a
Bountiful Cookbook
, which grant easy skill-ups and foods such as
Pumpkin Pie
. Plus,
The Spirit of Sharing
can help you out with all the Mists of Pandaria rep grinds since it's a 10% reputation boost.
This holiday lasts from
November 25 at 11:00 AM
to
December 2 10:00 AM
.
Bountiful Tables
The main Pilgrim's Bounty fes
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Day of the Dead (November 1st - 3rd)
Day of the Dead
runs from November 1st-3rd to close out Hallow's End. We've whipped up a small guide so you can know the quests and achievement for the event; make sure you don't skip out if you're an achievement hunter, as it boasts one achievement that you can only get for a few days!
New to 2013, the
Macabre Marionette
is a permanent battle pet!
Getting Started
Tip: Get some
Simple Flour
and
Ice Cold Milk
(at least 1 of each) before heading to a
graveyard
. This will save you traveling time when doing the quest below.
To take part in the events festivities, you must first locate
Catrina
, an undead female (and a reference to
La Calavera Catrina
), who can be found near the
graveyard
of any capital city. She will give you some information regarding the holiday itself, and it is most important that you remember to /dance with her--upon doing so, you will earn the only achievement for this holiday,
Dead Man's Party
. You will also gain the buff
Honor the Dead
, which will change you into either Catrina or her male counterpart, Chapman, for twelve hours.
Quests for
Macabre Marionette
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Darkmoon Faire: Updated Guide and Moonfang Loot
The
is back in town this week and there's a new boss to kill for vanity loot--
Moonfang
!
Moonfang
can be summoned by first killing
Moonfang Snarler
and then a bunch of elite
Moonfang Dreadhowl
. Like the
Timeless Isle
rares, Moonfang is a shared tag.
Players can loot
Moonfang's Pelt
from
Moonfang
which starts
Den Mother's Demise
. This rewards 10x
Darkmoon Prize Ticket
, bringing the total number of tickets you can get per faire up to 155 per character.
Moonfang drops a variety of vanity loot:
Shimmering Moonstone
: Temporary mount that can be used during the Faire and disappears afterwards. Mount is a white wolf with glowing moon.
Moon Moon
: Summons the
Moon Moon
Beast battle pet with the following abilities:
Moon Fang
,
Howl
,
Moon Tears
,
Bite
,
Crouch
,
Moon Dance
.
Moon Moon
will do a special dance if you /dance with him!
Moonfang's Paw
: Disguise yourself as Moonfang for 10 minutes.
Moonfang Shroud
: Transform your helm.
To learn more about the Darkmoon Faire, check out our updated guide to the Dark
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Brewfest 2013 Guide (September 20 - October 6)
Celebrated by both the Horde and the Alliance, the Brewfest is a time to enjoy the fermented fruits of the harvest: pretzels, cheese, and booze! The competing breweries Thunderbrew, Barleybrew, and the Ogres, all come together outside of all the major cities in a bid to outdo each other with their special ales, meads, and beers. Brave adventurers are invited to sit back, take a pull, and sample the finest wares these brewers have to offer!
During Brewfest, players can acquire the title
Brewmaster
and collect fun mounts like
Swift Brewfest Ram
! Like 2012, there are epics available:
Brawler's Statue
Mithril Wristwatch
Thousand-Year Pickled Egg
Coren's Cold Chromium Coaster
Bubbliest Brightbrew Charm
Bitterest Balebrew Charm
In addition, there are two MoP items from vendors:
Pandaren Brewpack
,
Brewhelm
.
There is also a special experience buff:
Brewfest Enthusiast
.
High Tinker Mekkatorque
and
Vol'jin
will give speeches by their camps at 6:15 AM and PM server time, and then buff every
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Pirates' Day Guide (September 19th)
Avast, ye landlubbers--it be Pirates' Day! Put on your
Bloodsail Admiral's Hat
and get ready to celebrate in Booty Bay because September 19th is
Pirates' Day
in World of Warcraft--an in-game version of the international holiday
Talk Like A Pirate Day
. While not a full-blown holiday, Pirates' Day still has its very own achievement for the 24 hours day it comes to Azeroth.
In 2013, this runs from 11am PST on September 19th to 11am PST on September 20th, so you could sneak this in too while getting ready for
Brewfest
tomorrow!
While you can get a one-hour disguise from pirates throughout the faction cities, the main festivities take place in Booty Bay; here players will find pirates celebrating on top the roof of the Booty Bay bank, including the tribute NPCs
Cap'n Slappy
and
Ol' Chumbucket
, which pay homage to the
real founders
of Talk like A Pirate Day. There's even special fireworks, music, and cannons!
Once you've arrived, speak to the
Dread Captain DeMeza
and share a festive drink. She will grant you the
Dread Corsair
buff and
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Patch 5.3: Battlefield Barrens Guide and Noxy Comic
Patch 5.3 introduces a new world event,
Battlefield Barrens
, that explores the conflict between the Alliance, Horde, and Garrosh. There's a ton of stuff to do and collect as part of this event--but it's only around for a limited amount of time. It will be removed when Patch 5.4 hits.
Site artist
Noxychu
also made a comic about this event, capturing the spirit of helping the Darkspear in unexpected ways!
To unlock this world event, which takes place in Durotar and Northern Barrens, you'll need to do several new scenarios and a quest chain, Escalation. showing the underlying politics behind your faction.
Once the world event is unlocked, you can collect Kor'kron supplies through various ways to purchase vanity items and armor like
Xan'tish's Flute
.
Garrosh's influence can be seen in the Valley of Spirits being shut down, a Horde digsite in the Vale of Eternal Blossoms, and Kor'kron camps in the Northern Barrens.
Click the cut to read the guide!
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World Event: Battlefield Barrens Preview
Blizzard recently posted a blog covering an exciting new world event coming in 5.3, Battlefield Barrens--the conflict between the Alliance and Horde heat up as Garrosh's Kor'kron forces continue to exert their radical control in Orgrimmar and the Northern Barrens.
Over the past month, we've covered this exciting world event extensively. Click the links below to read our past articles! (We'll also be compiling and updating our coverage into a massive guide when 5.3 hits.)
Garrosh's influence can be seen in
the Valley of Spirits being shut down
, a
Horde digsite in the Vale of Eternal Blossoms
, and Kor'kron camps in the Northern Barrens.
To unlock this world event, you'll need to do several
new scenarios and a quest chain showing the underlying politics behind your faction
.
Once the world event is unlocked, you can collect Kor'k
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Children's Week 2013 Guide (April 29 - May 6)
Children's Week
is a week in which we brave a challenge greater than any undead monstrosity and a task more daunting than saving the world. We must become parents for all those orphans throughout Azeroth and make sure they are happy. We can't tank a child's fears, we can't heal its memories of pain, nor can we DPS the sorrow out of them. So equip your toys, make a mage conjure a candy table, fill your quiver with joy, load your gun with something colorful, and venture into the World of Parenting!
Children's Week
begins on
April 29th
at
11:00 AM
and ends on
May 6th
at
11:00 AM
(PDT).
Due to the advent of Cataclysm,
Children's Week
was changed in 2011 to have two new pets and redone locations for the initial tier of quests. There's nothing new in 2013, but since all vanity pets are now battle pets, you might be more interested in collecting pets this year! Since battle pets are also account-wide, you can collect different sets of pets on your alts to round out your collection faster.
If you already have all the pets, be sure to pick up [item=7115
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Darkmoon Faire In Town -- Patch 5.2 Changes
The Darkmoon Faire is back in town this week! We've updated our Darkmoon Faire guide for Patch 5.2, and also checked it out on the 5.3 PTR, where we did not find any new major changes.
Check out the complete Darkmoon Faire guide here!
Patch 5.2 launched right in the middle of last month's fair, so if you missed it with all
the new 5.2 things
to do, here's a recap:
There are two new hats,
Darkmoon Top Hat
and
Darkmoon Fishing Cap
, as well as the chance to get a Darkmoon pet inside
Darkmoon Game Prize
from dailies.
Darkmoon Faire Hats
The stylish
Darkmoon Top Hat
be obtained through several means:
Small chance to be found in
Darkmoon Game Prize
, the new reward for completing Darkmoon Faire dailies.
0
Darkmoon Prize Ticket
from
Gelvas Grimegate
.
When you use the item, you initially summon a bunch of fireworks. For the duration of the buff, your character will appear to wear a fun purple hat. This hat periodically sparkles and has small fireworks.
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