It's 2019 and the first holiday of the new year in World of Warcraft is the Lunar Festival. The Lunar Festival starts on January 1st and runs through February 11th. The Lunar Festival is the in-game representation of the real life celebration of the
We usually don't start with how the holiday ends, but there will be a fireworks display that takes place on the final day of the event, so on the 11th, but only in Moonglade. But you can enjoy the lunar lanterns in most cities arouns Azeroth to reflect the
As with all other Holidays, you are going to notice when this event starts due to an
of lanterns hanging around most capital cities. As of the opening day of the festival though, there are no holiday decorations added to Boralus Harbor or to Dazar'alor. There are no bread crumb quest starters in the new city hubs either for the newest expansion, so you're going to have to take one of the city portals back to Stormwind, Orgrimmar, or other options to begin the quest chains.
The bread crumb quests are there to teach you the basics of shooting off rockets and rocket clusters through the use of launchers located throughout the world. The other thing it leads you through is how to use your
to make your way to Moonglade in the beams of moonlight. The Holiday vendors and the Holiday "boss" are both located in Moonglade, but you are not going to be spending a whole lot of time there throughout the Festival.
And with that, we've done a quick rundown of all of the non-important bits of the Lunar Festival It's time to get down and dirty with the nitty-gritty part of this Holiday. The real meat of it all.
The main idea behind the Lunar Festival is to honor the Elders of the past, which requires a whole lot of traveling all over the world from the sand dunes of Tanaris, to the icy crags of Storm Peaks, to the balmy tropics of Stranglethorn. There are no Elders on the Outlands, on Pandaria, on Draenor, or on the Broken Isles.
after you've honored them. This is the primary currency for this Holiday. You'll also receive a
There are a total of 84 Elders spread across the multiple continents of Azeroth. Due to phasing issues, the Elder inside Wintergrasp might not be worth your time, but find a way in if you're shooting for picking up all of the achievements.
EASTERN KINGDOMS
Elder Firebeard: Twilight Highlands, Dunwald Ruins (51,70)
[Cataclysm Elder]
KALIMDOR
Elder Windsong: Mount Hyjal, Sanctuary of Malorne (26,62)
[Cataclysm Elder]
NORTHREND
Elder Sardis: Borean Tundra, Valiance Keep (59,66)
Elder Arp: Borean Tundra, D.E.H.T.A. (57,44)
Elder Pamuya: Borean Tundra, Warsong Hold (43,50)
Elder Northal: Borean Tundra, Transitus Shield (34,34)
Elder Igasho:
The Nexus,
Ormorok the Tree-Shaper Area
[Dungeon Elder]
Elder Sandrene: Sholazar Basin, River's Heart (50,63)
Elder Wanikaya: Sholazar Basin, Rainspeaker Rapids (64,49)
Elder Bluewolf:
Wintergrasp, Wintergrasp Fortress (49,14)
[Faction Controlled or Open Door]
Elder Morthie: Dragonblight, Star's Rest (30,56)
Elder Skywarden: Dragonblight, Agmar's Hammer (35,48)
Elder Nurgen:
Azjol-Nerub, Post-
Hadronox [Dungeon Elder]
Elder Thoim: Dragonblight, Moa'ki Harbor (49,78)
Elder Jarten:
Utgarde Keep, Post-
Prince Keleseth [Dungeon Elder]
Elder Chogan'gada:
Utgarde Pinnacle, Under
Skadi the Ruthless [Dungeon Elder]
Elder Beldak: Grizzly Hills, Westfall Brigade Encampment (61,28)
Elder Lunaro: Grizzly Hills, Ruins of Tethys (81,37)
Elder Whurain: Grizzly Hills, Camp Oneqwah (64,47)
Elder Kilias:
Drak'Tharon Keep,
King Dred's Den
[Dungeon Elder]
Elder Tauros: Zul'Drak, Zim'Torga (59,56)
Elder Ohanzee:
Gundrak,
Drakkari Colossus Altar
[Dungeon Elder]
Elder Graymane: The Storm Peaks, K3 (41,85)
Elder Fargal: The Storm Peaks, Frosthold (29,74)
Elder Stonebeard: The Storm Peaks, Bouldercrag's Refuge (31,38)
Elder Muraco: The Storm Peaks, Camp Tunka'lo (65,51)
Elder Yurauk:
Halls of Stone, Pre-
Krystallus [Dungeon Elder]
As you finish your travels around the continents, honoring the Elders of the past and collecting all 84 of the
Coin of Ancestry, or however many you managed to collect, you're going to need something to spend them on. Time to head back to Moonglade!
I mentioned this a little bit earlier on in the post that your
Coin of Ancestry spending was going to depend on your professions. If you're an Engineer or Tailor, you've got quite a few things extra that you can pick up, but you['re not going to have enough
Coin of Ancestry on a single toon to be able to pick up all of your profession recipes as well as any of added bonus still like Toys or Pets, so you need to make sure to plan your spending accordingly amongst your toons. Now, are you all done with your
Coin of Ancestry spending? Here's what you can get with just your hard-earned gold, because there's's always a vendor for that.
Lunar Festival Vendor
So earlier on, we brought up the
Elune's Blessing quest and what it entailed for you to complete it, right? We're at that point now in our little rundown here. First off, make sure you've picked up the quest from
Valadar Starsong back in Nighthaven in Moonglade. With it, head down to the south-eastern portion of Lake Elune'ara.
- The Launching: In the south-eastern corner of Lake Elune'ara will be quite a few cluster launchers near the water's edge. Using all of the available cluster rocket you've dealt with over the course of this Holiday, you need to launch a total of 30 rocket clusters with these specific launchers.
- The Spawning:
- Minion of Omen : These are going to start spawning early-on in your 30 cluster launch session. You can either mow them down, if you've got the group for it, or you can just ignore them. They will continue to spawn even if they are all killed off.
- The 30th:
- Omen - Cleave : Frontal cone that should only be soaked by the highest aggro, preferably a tank of some kind.
- Starfall : This spell will be randomly cast on anyone at ranged. Move out of it, it can do some serious damage if you don't move fast enough.
- If you fall during your encounter with Omen, his health does not reset back to full. Essentially making this fight nothing more than a graveyard zerg, but it should not be necessary if there are enough people around or if you have any soloing ability. Omen cannot be leashed away from his spawning point anymore.
- The Afterlife: When Omen becomes nothing more than an empty husk on the ground near the shores of the lake, a small beam of moonlight will spawn in the center of his corpse.
- Elune's Blessing : Stepping into this light will grant you the buff necessary to complete the quest that you picked up from Valadar Starsong in Nighthaven. Return to him to receive your final reward.
- You are not required to be part of the kill to gain access to the moonlight that spawns from Omen's corpse. If you decide to take advantage of other people attacking Omen and sit it out, you are doing nothing more than showing how much of an ass you are by not helping with something so simple. But who am I to judge..
With the blood of an immortal demigod on those hands of yours and those like you, and after honoring a score of Elders from the past, it's time to get cutting away at the loose ends of this Holiday.
Completing all of the necessary achievements below will bestow upon you the title of '
Elder' and grant you the meta achievement:
To Honor One's Elders!
- A Coin of Ancestry : Honor your very first Elder and your journey of collecting many Coin of Ancestry will have begun..
- 5 Coins of Ancestry : Only five Coin of Ancestry? You have much work to do..
- 10 Coins of Ancestry : Ah! Ten Coin of Ancestry already?! Journey more, my child..
- 25 Coins of Ancestry : Halfway there, wanderer, there are more Coin of Ancestry to be collected..
- 50 Coins of Ancestry : Quite the collection! But there is even more to be had! Do not stop at simply 50 Coin of Ancestry, for there are even more Elders to honor!
- Elders of Eastern Kingdoms : From top to bottom, there are 29 total Elders to honor on the Eastern Kingdoms. Of that 29, 17 of them count towards this achievement.
- Elders of Kalimdor : From Teldrassil to Uldum, there are a grande total of 30 Elders on Kalimdor. Of that 30, 18 of them are going to be honored to pick up this achievement.
- Elders of Northrend : Traverse the varying landscapes of the frozen northern continent of Northrend, honoring all of the available Elders. Of the 25 located on the Scourged wasteland, 18 of them will count towards this achievement.
- Elders of Cataclysm : Venture forth through the forever-changed lands abused by the Shattering and locate the 9 Elders in the regions made available with the release of Deathwing.
- Elders of the Dungeons : Seek out the 13 Elders hiding away in the various instances spread across the three continents. These Elders might require some creativity, ingenuity, or just some friends. As is always the case with instance achievements, doing this at level cap makes it significantly easier.
- Elders of the Alliance : Saunter, or tip-toe, your way through the Alliance capitals and honor their very own Elders. There are 3 total Elders for this achievement.
- Elders of the Horde : Much like the Elders of the Alliance, make your way through the Horde capitals and honor the Elders of the Horde. There are 3 total Elders for this achievement as well.
- Frenzied Firecracker : Gather up some Festival Firecracker from your local Lunar Festival Vendor, a total of 10. Spending big money on these achievements here. Easiest way to get this one is to set the Festival Firecracker to a hotkey and toss them out right after one another. If you miss a single cooldown, you're probably doing to have to start over. Grab some extra 'crackers if you think you'll need it.
- The Rocket's Red Glare : Have an engineer throw together some of the Red Rocket Cluster, or pick them up from the Lunar Festival Vendor. You're going to need a total of 10 -RED- clusters for this to work. If they aren't RED, you aren't going to get any credit. After you've got your 10 Red Rocket Cluster, find yourself a cluster launcher and let 'er rip. With 25 seconds on the timer, you should be able to get this achievement with some time to spare.
- Lunar Festival Finery : Valadar Starsong is the man of the hour for this achievement. You've spent so little time with him this Holiday, but you're going to need to spend 5 Coin of Ancestry on his wares and pick yourself up a festive outfit to wear. Whether it be one of the dresses or a pant suit set, you need to look your best to grab this achievement.
- Elune's Blessing : Complete all of the pre-requisite quests to gain access to the final Quest; Elune's Blessing. Turning in the quest is all that will be necessary to net yourself this achievement, whether or not you actually put down the feral dog or just danced in the afterglow.
And there were a couple of battle pets that could be obtained during this Holiday season, their information is down below:
