Hallow's End '15

Much like the Brewfest guide, this Holiday has been around since forever and I've never managed to get around to having enough free time available to write out a whole guide for the event. I've done a post-event guide for it before, but never one for the entire event. That changes this year! Especially since the last guide was when mounts and pets were not account-wide, and when my rogue was still a dude. So.. Yeah.

PREPARE YOURSELVES, THE BELLS HAVE TOLLED!

SHELTER YOUR WEAK, YOUR YOUNG AND YOUR OLD!

EACH OF YOU SHALL PAY THE FINAL SUM.

CRY FOR MERCY, THE RECKONING HAS COME!

This in-game Holiday starts well in advance of the Holiday it is based on, but ends around the time that the real-deal takes place. This year Hallow's End runs from October 18th through November 1st. If the name itself doesn't give it away, this particular Holiday is based off of Halloween, or Samhain, or All Saint's Day, etc, etc. Hallow's End is all about collecting candy, putting out fires, and beating up a man with no head. Repeatedly. All for the purpose of collecting Tricky Treat, which is the main currency for this Holiday. There are also tons of changes this year, so I have a lot to tell you!

As with many of the other Holidays represented on Azeroth, Hallow's End has its own holiday boss; The Headless Horseman. As with all of the other holiday bosses, you are required to be at the level cap to be able to access the boss encounter. (You used to be able to cheat the system on this one and run it as a super low level, this has been corrected. Sorry lowbies!) I will include all of the ins-and-outs of this encounter once we hit that particular section of the guide, but as always, we're starting off with the available quests and dailies!

As with all Holidays, your friendly everyday Commoners located in all capital cities will offer you just the right bread crumb quest to get you to where you need to go to get things rolling.

• Costumed Orphan Matron/Masked Orphan Matron: The Costumed Orphan Matron is standing outside of Goldshire in the Elwynn Forest, outside Kharanos in Dun Morogh, or Azure Watch on Azuremyst Isle for the Alliance. The Masked Orphan Matron is standing outside Razor Hill in Durotar, Falconwing Square in the Eversong Woods, or Brill in the Tirisfal Glades. They offer situational quests:
• Fire Brigade Practice/Fire Training: Before the Shade of the Horseman event, you might want to learn how to use the water buckets effectively. There are some tiny wickermen set up nearby that are almost constantly on fire. Throw pails of water on them until you've put out five (5) fires.
• 1 Tricky Treat
1. "Let the Fires Come!"/"Let the Fires Come!": If the village you are at is not currently under attack by the Shade of the Horseman, this will initiate that event so you can complete the quest. Make sure that there are other people nearby as it is almost impossible to complete this event solo. Use the bucket of water nearby to assist others in putting out the fires on all the burning buildings before the Shade finishes his rhyme.
• 1 Tricky Treat
• 1 Weighted Jack-o'-Lantern
2. Stop the Fires!/Stop the Fires!: If the village you are at is already under attack by the Shade of the Horseman, then the local Matron will offer this quest instead, which is just an already initiated event quest with the same objective. Use the water bucket nearby to put out all of the fires on all of the buildings before the Shade finishes his rhyme.
• 1 Tricky Treat
• 1 Weighted Jack-o'-Lantern
• Smash the Pumpkin/Smash the Pumpkin: If the battle is won and you have defeated the flames and the shade, then a Large Jack-o'-Lantern is the conclusion. Even if you don't help with the fires or the fight, you can still gain access to this step of the quest. Smash it, gain the Scorched Holy Symbol and give it to your local Matron for your reward.
• Crudely Wrapped Gift: This is the list of possible loot, you are only ever guaranteed the first two on the list here, and if you don't get those, you have some of the worst luck.
• 3-5 Weighted Jack-o'-Lantern
• Handful of Treats
• Randomized loot. Always contains x2-3 Tricky Treat.
• Magic Broom - Instant cast mount. Use and abuse this while doing your water buckets while saving the towns. It will definitely help. Sadly, it is a limited duration mount, so you won't be keeping it.
• Folded Letter - Fanmail~

Back at Stormwind and Undercity, there are small festival centers set up outside the main gates of these two capitals. This is where the rest of your dailies are going to be picked up so you can continue to gather the ever-necessary Tricky Treat.

• Stink Bombs Away!/Stink Bombs Away!: Gretchen Fenlow and Candace Fenlow need your assistance! Speak with their sisters Gertrude Fenlow and Crina Fenlow to take their trusty broom and fly over the Undercity (as Alliance) or Stormwind (as Horde) and drop these foul smelling stink bombs on all those who pass!
• 2 Tricky Treat
• Clean Up in Stormwind/Clean Up in Undercity: After drenching your enemy's city in stink bombs, it's now time to clean up your own city. Take the Arcane Cleanser/Arcane Cleanser and run through town, blasting it over the stinky residue left behind.
• 3 Tricky Treat
• A Time to Gain/A Time to Build Up: Celestine of the Harvest wants to show you the power of the Wickerman during Hallow's End by lighting the nearby Wickerman ablaze, granting you the experience and reputation buff Unburdened. Darkcaller Yanka, on the other hand, wants you to ignite the Wickerman and spread Wickerman Ashes across your face as a show of the never ending fight against oppression, granting you the experience and reputation buff Grim Visage. Both of these buffs last for two hours and can be renewed at the Wickerman free of cost, without repeating the quest. They also stack with other buffs of the same kind.
• 1 Tricky Treat
• A Time to Lose/A Time to Break Down: Keira wants you to swing by the Undercity with her Dousing Agent and quench the fires of the Horde's Wickerman. Darkcaller Yanka wants you to put your newly found appreciation of anti-oppression and use her Dousing Agent on the Alliance's Wickerman.
• 3 Tricky Treat

There is a single-time quest that can still be completed for an additional 10 Tricky Treat. It involves traveling to multiple capital cities to get a particular piece of candy from the innkeepers at each town. We'll start with the Alliance quest first

• Hallow's End Treats for Jesper!: Jesper can't go trick-or-treating ever since Deathwing's attack back during the Cataclysm, but he does still want some candy. He'll even trade you the candy he has for a particular set of candy from the the capital city innkeepers. His candy is better.. For you anyway.
• Flexing for Nougat: Innkeeper Allison of the Gilded Rose Inn in Stormwind likes to give out Stormwind Nougat for those who prove to be strong. Show her just how strong you are and even you might receive some candy.
• Incoming Gumdrup: Talvash del Kissel isn't even an innkeeper in Ironforge, but.. He does have the candy you need. Prove that you're the little engine that could and he'll hand over the delicious Gnomeregan Gumdrop.
• Chicken Clucking for a Mint: Innkeeper Firebrew of the Stonefire Tavern in Ironforge doesn't like people who back down from a challenge. You're no feather-weight, though, and won't chicken out. That Ironforge Mint is as good as yours.
• Dancing for Marzipan: Innkeeper Saelienne of the Inn in Darnassus enjoys a good dance or two, but will only share her Darnassus Marzipan with those who don't have two left feet. She might have a few problems, but your moves are definitely not one of them. 
• Return to Jesper in Stormwind to trade in your four candies for his 10 Tricky Treat.
• Hallow's End Treats for Spoops!: Spoops isn't allowed to trick-or-treat because the Matron won't let him, but he's got a sweet tooth that can only be satisfied with certain candy from other capital cities. He's got some candy already, and he'll even trade you less for more if you can end his sweet tooth cravings.
• Flexing for Nougat: Innkeeper Gryshka of the Broken Tusk Inn in Orgrimmar likes to give out Orgrimmar Nougat for those who prove to be strong. Show her just how strong you are and even you might receive some candy.
• Incoming Gumdrup: Kali Remik isn't even an innkeeper in Orgrimmar, but.. He does have the candy you need. Prove that you're the little engine that could and he'll hand over the delicious Darkspear Gumdrop.
• Chicken Clucking for a Mint: Innkeeper Norman of the inn in Undercity doesn't like people who back down from a challenge. You're no feather-weight, though, and won't chicken out. That Undercity Mint is as good as yours.
• Dancing for Marzipan: Innkeeper Pala of the Bridge to Hunter Rise Inn in Thunder Bluff enjoys a good dance or two, but will only share her Thunder Bluff Marzipan with those who don't have two left feet. She might have a few problems, but your moves are definitely not one of them. 
• Return to Spoops in Undercity for a advantageous trade-in for his 10 Tricky Treat.

New to this year's questing is a set of dailies that offer up a new currency called Spooky Supplies. This currency is used for a new vendor in your garrison that lets you decorate your garrison accordingly. Izzy Hollyfizzle showed up during Brewfest to present her decorative selection, but there were no decorations available at the time for Brewfest. She comes to us now during Hallow's End with the real deal. All of these quests take place on the Isle of Shadows in Shadowmoon Valley. Keep an eye out for the Coin of Many Faces Toy, as it can drop off of any Bonefleet crew member.

• Culling the Crew: Take the fight to the Bonefleet! Slay twelve (12) of the crewmen on the Boneship.
• 1 Spooky Supplies
• Foul Fertilizer: The Bonefleet is trying to sow their dread crops. Destroy eight (8) kegs of their Dread Fertilizer.
• 1 Spooky Supplies
• Mutiny on the Boneship: Defeat the leader of the Bonefleet. Kill Captain Bonerender.. Again.
• 2 Spooky Supplies
• Smashing Squashlings: Some of their dread crop has sprouted, destroy this putrid vegetation. Smash six (6) Growing Squashlings.
• 1 Spooky Supplies

There's one more quest line that needs to be done for Hallow's End before you can embark on your mission across the worlds for Candy Buckets and Tricky Treats. It's going to be a little tricky.. A little creepy.. But the reward is definitely a.. Crate. As always, Alliance first.

• A Friend in Need: Gretchen Fenlow is worried about a friend of hers. Head over to the Gilded Rose to check in on Anson Hastings. This is just a breadcrumb quest, it can be easily skipped, but since you're talking to Gretchen about dailies anyways, why not pick it up?
• Missing Heirlooms: Anson's waiting on his belongings to arrive from Theramore, but he hasn't heard anything yet. Seek out the Hired Courier to find out where his belongs are.
• Fencing the Goods: You find a dead courier and no sign of the luggage. Follow the mysterious trail of spiders to Auctioneer Fitch in the Trade District.
• Shopping Around: Auctioneer Fitch sends you to the Shady Lady in Old Town, where the shadier side of auctioning takes place. Speak with Hudson Barnes there to learn more.
• Taking Precautions: Hudson Barnes doesn't believe Anson Hastings is the real owner of this crate, and wants you to help him recover it instead. Help him create his special concoction by gathering two (2) Strange Dust from a friendly Enchanter or the Enchanting supply shop, five (5) Crystal Vial from the Alchemy supply shop, and five (5) Blood Nettle from the fields north of the city. Bottoms up.
• The Collector's Agent: We know who wants the crate, the loony Archmage Xylem that lives in Azshara. Head to the Cathedral of Light to stop his servant Sanath Lim-yo from making a deal with the thief over the Stolen Crate. Make sure you're not on the quests Twilight Investigation or Cataclysm in the Catacombs, or this area will be phased with other enemies and you will not be able to complete the quest.
• What Now?: With the Recovered Crate in hand, you now get to decide if you want to turn it in to Anson Hastings at the Gilded Rose in the Trade District or Hudson Barnes at the Golden Keg in the Dwarven District. Either way, Anson turns into a spider and immediately dies, but the crate is now yours!
• The Creepy Crate: It's taken a liking to you.
• Creepy Crate

• A Friend in Need: Candace Fenlow is worried about a friend of hers who normally enjoys Hallow's End. Head over to the Broken Tusk in Orgrimmar to check in on Edgar Goodwin. This is just a breadcrumb quest, it can be easily skipped, but since you're talking to Candace about dailies anyways, why not pick it up?
• Missing Heirlooms: Edgar is waiting on his belongings to arrive, but the the courier he hired decided to take the goblin ship instead of the zeppelin, now he has no idea where his things are. Seek out the Hired Courier to find out what's going on.
• Fencing the Goods: You find a dead courier and no sign of any belongings. Follow the mysterious trail of spiders to Auctioneer Drezmit in the Valley of Strength.
• Shopping Around: Auctioneer Drezmit, who is slightly less shady than most goblins, sends you to the Droffers and Son Salvage in the Drag district. Speak with Delian Sunshade there to learn more.
• Taking Precautions: Delian Sunshade doesn't care if Edgar Goodwin is the real owner of this crate, and wants you to help him recover it instead. Help him create his special concoction by gathering two (2) Strange Dust from a friendly Enchanter or the Enchanting supply shop, five (5) Crystal Vial from the Alchemy supply shop, and five (5) Blood Nettle from the Valley of Wisdom. Bottoms up.
• The Collector's Agent: We know who wants the crate, that loony Archmage Xylem that lives in Azshara. Head to the courtyard of the Ruins of Lordaeron to stop his servant Sanath Lim-yo from making a deal with the thief over the Stolen Crate.
• What Now?: With the Recovered Crate in hand, you now get to decide if you want to turn it in to Edgar Goodwin at the Broken Tusk in the Valley of Strength or Delian Sunshade at the Wyvern's Tail in the valley of Honor. Either way, Edgar turns into a spider and immediately dies, but the crate is now yours!
• The Creepy Crate: It's taken a liking to you.
• Creepy Crate

Every four hours there is a small event that takes place at the Wickerman, with a ten minute announcement prior to the event taking place. Genn Greymane makes an appearance to watch the burning of the Wickerman outside of Stormwind and celebrates the resilience of the Worgen. If you are there to witness this event, you receive Greymane's Resolve if you are level 80+ or Greymane's Resolve if you are level 1-79. The same happens on the Horde side, where Lady Sylvanas Windrunner shows up to watch the burning of the Wickerman outside of Undercity and declares it to be a sign of the strength of the Forsaken. If you are there to witness this decree, you receive Decree of the Dark Lady if you are level 80+ or Decree of the Dark Lady if you are level 1-79. Both of these buffs last for an hour and will persist through death.

Alright, with all of the questing out of the way, it's time to take down the main baddie of this event. There is some more to do even after beating him, but it's definitely something that needs to be done every single day to make sure you get every chance you can at The Horseman's Reins if you don't already have it. Before you we go any further, please note that you need to be level 100 to access this boss. You'll have to queue up using the Dungeon Finder tool, since going to the Scarlet Monastery will take you to the standard instance and you will not encounter the Headless Horseman.

To initiate the fight, you have to interact with the Pumpkin Shrine near the end of the pathway through the cemetery. Whoever is the one that interacts with the Shrine first is going to be the one that begins the fight with aggro from the boss. Make sure you can handle the pain, or you're the tank, otherwise back away.

1. Rise From Your Grave (Phase 1): Tanks should immediately Taunt if they don't already have aggro from being the one to initiate the fight through the Pumpkin Shrine. You're only dealing with the boss throughout the first phase.
• Headless Horseman
• Basic Melee - Standard attack on whoever has the highest aggro.
• Horseman's Cleave - Standard boss tanking procedure activated! Face him away from the group if you're the tank, get behind him if you're melee, don't be near his front if you're ranged or healing.
• Summon Flaming Heads - Summons a set of Flaming Heads that explode when they make contact.
• Head of the Horseman - After the body has been dropped to 1%, the head comes flying off as an additional target. Focus this target down. It does no attacks, but it constantly is on the move.
• Headless Headless Horseman
• Horseman's Whirl - Labeled a whirlwind, but more like a Bladestorm. He activates this skill once his head has been knocked off. He will continue to spin until his head has been damaged 30% or he heals back to full.
2. Got My Head Back! (Phase 2): When you hit (or pass) the 60% health mark on the Head of the Horseman, it flies back to the body and he begins his assault on whoever had the highest threat before his head flew off.
• Headless Horseman
• Conflagration - This can be cast on anyone at random, except for whoever has the highest threat. Deals 10% health per second and you lose control for 5 seconds.
• Conflagrated Weapon - Triggered by Conflagration. Adds a chance to inflict Fire damage to all successful melee attacks. Lasts for 11 seconds.
• Fiery Cleave - Triggered by Conflagrated Weapon. Turns the standard Horseman's Cleave into a fiery one, adding fire damage to each cast.
• Head of the Horseman - Focus focus focus!
• Headless Headless Horseman
• Horseman's Whirl - Same as Phase 1.
3. Hah! Mine Again! (Phase 3): When you hit (or pass) the 30% health point on the Head of the Horseman, it returns to the body again and we begin the final split-phase of the fight.
• Headless Horseman - There is no more Conflagration during Phrase 3. We're back to the Phase 1 routine, with a small addition..
• Pulsing Pumpkin - Four of these will be tossed our during the course of the first half of Phase 3. After a few seconds, they are going to sprout into Pumpkin Fiends. If you have poor DPS, you might get multiple waves of these spawned.
• Squash Soul - If one of the pumpkins land on a player, they are inflicted with this disease for 20 minutes.
• Pumpkin Fiend - If they can be corralled by the tank, they are mostly harmless. More of a nuisance during the fight than a real mechanic.
• Head of the Horseman - Knock him all the way down to zero (0) to end the fight for good this time. Pop goes the weasel.
• Headless Headless Horseman
• Horseman's Whirl - Same as Phase 1.
4. Loot-Filled Pumpkin - Only available on your first kill per day.
• 4-6 Tricky Treat
• Magic Broom
• Hallowed Helm: Vanity helmet that needs to be turned into a cosmetic item.
• Sinister Squashling: Teaches the Sinister Squashling battle pet.
• The Horseman's Horrific Hood: Strength plate helmet with an on-use effect that makes you laugh like the Headless Horseman.
• The Horseman's Sinister Slicer: Agility one-handed sword that lets you summon your own set of Pumpkin Soldiers, four at a time.
• The Horseman's Reins
• Can also contain flimsy masks, but only if no special loot is awarded.
5. Headless Horseman (Loot Phase)
• 3-6 Weighted Jack-o'-Lantern
• Band of the Petrified Pumpkin
• Seal of Ghoulish Glee
• The Horseman's Ring
• Wicked Witch's Signet

Now that you've slain the Headless Horseman, it's time for the real challenge of this event. Candy Buckets. You need to go trick-or-treating and boy is it going to be a doozy. You have a chance of being tricked, which nets you a debuff, or treated, which awards you a Handful of Treats. If you haven't yet picked up your flying for Draenor, no worries, as no new Candy Buckets were added to Draenor for this holiday. You're going to be going to every other continent though. If I make time during the Holiday, I will update these maps to show the differences between the Alliance paths and the Horde paths on each continent. If not, we will see updated routes and separate maps for next year.

EASTERN KINGDOMS

[ALLIANCE]
Eastern Plaguelands: Light's Hope Chapel (76, 52)
Western Plaguelands: Chillwind Camp (43, 84)
The Hinterlands: Aerie Peak (14, 45)
The Hinterlands: Stormfeather Outpost (66, 44)
Arathi Highlands: Refuge Point (40, 49)
Wetlands: Menethil Harbor (11, 61)
Wetlands: Swiftgear Station (26, 26)
Wetlands: Greenwarden's Grove (58, 39)
Twilight Highlands: Thundermar (47, 30)
Twilight Highlands: Victor's Point (44, 57)
Twilight Highlands: Firebeard's Patrol (60, 58)
Twilight Highlands: Highbank (76, 79)
Loch Modan: Farstrider Lounge (83, 64)
Loch Modan: Thelsamar (36, 49)
Badlands: Fuselight (66, 36)
Badlands: Dragon's Mouth (21, 56)
Searing Gorge: Iron Summit (36, 66)
Dun Morogh: Kharanos (55, 51)
Ironforge: The Commons (19, 51)
Stormwind: Trade District (61, 75)
Kelp'thar Forest: Deepmist Grotto (64, 60)
Shimmering Expanse: Silver Tide Hollow (49, 42)
Shimmering Expanse: Tranquil Wash (50, 57)
Abyssal Depths: Darkbreak Cove (55, 72)
Elwynn Forest: Goldshire (44, 66)
Westfall: Sentinel Hill (53, 54)
Duskwood: Darkshire (74, 44)
Redridge Mountains: Lakeshire (27, 42)
Swamp of Sorrows: The Harborage (29, 32)
Swamp of Sorrows: Bogpaddle (72, 14)
Blasted Lands: Nethergarde Keep (61, 14) Speak with Zidormi to go Time Travelling.
Blasted Lands: Surwich (44, 88) Speak with Zidormi to go Time Travelling.
Northern Stranglethorn: Fort Livingston (53, 67)
The Cape of Stranglethorn: Booty Bay (41, 74)

[HORDE]
Silvermoon City: Silvermoon City Inn (79, 58)
Silvermoon City: Wayfarer's Rest (68, 73)
Eversong Woods: Falconwing Square (48, 48)
Eversong Woods: Fairbreeze Village (44, 71)
Ghostlands: Tranquillien (49, 32)
Eastern Plaguelands: Light's Hope Chapel (76, 52)
Western Plaguelands: Andorhal (48, 64)
Tirisfal Glades: The Bulwark (83, 72)
Tirisfal Glades: Brill (61, 51)
Undercity: Trade Quarter (68, 38)
Silverpine Forest: Forsaken Rear Guard (44, 20)
Silverpine Forest: The Sepulcher (46, 43)
Hillsbrad Foothills: Tarren Mill (58, 47)
Hillsbrad Foothills: Eastpoint Tower (60, 64)
The Hinterlands: Hiri'watha Research Station (32, 58)
The Hinterlands: Raventusk Village (78, 52)
Arathi Highlands: Hammerfall (69, 33)
Twilight Highlands: The Krazzworks (75, 17)
Twilight Highlands: Bloodgulch (53, 43)
Twilight Highlands: Dragonmaw Port (75, 55)
Twilight Highlands: Crushblow (45, 77)
Badlands: Fuselight (66, 36)
Badlands: New Kargath (18, 43)
Searing Gorge: Iron Summit (36, 66)
Kelp'thar Forest: Deepmist Grotto (64, 60)
Shimmering Expanse: Silver Tide Hollow (49, 42)
Shimmering Expanse: Legion's Rest (51, 62)
Abyssal Depths: Tenebrous Cavern (51, 61)
Swamp of Sorrows: Bogpaddle (72, 14)
Swamp of Sorrows: Stonard (47, 57)
Blasted Lands: Dreadmaul Hold (41, 11) Speak with Zidormi to go Time Travelling.
Northern Stranglethorn: Grom'gol Base Camp (37, 52)
The Cape of Stranglethorn: Hardwrench Hideaway (35, 27)
The Cape of Stranglethorn: Booty Bay (41, 74)

DEEPHOLM

Deepholm: Temple of Earth (49, 51)

KALIMDOR

[ALLIANCE]
Northern Barrens: Ratchet (67, 75)
Southern Barrens: Fort Triumph (49, 67)
Southern Barrens: Northwatch Hold (66, 47)
Dustwallow Marsh: Theramore Isle (67, 45) Speak with Zidormi to go Time Travelling.
Dustwallow Marsh: Mudsprocket (42, 74)
Tanaris: Gadgetzan (53, 27)
Tanaris: Bootlegger Outpost (56, 61)
Un'Goro Crater: Marshal's Stand (55, 62)
Uldum: Ramkahen (55, 33)
Uldum: Oasis of Vir'sar (27, 7)
Silithus: Cenarion Hold (56, 37)
Feralas: Feathermoon Stronghold (46, 45)
Feralas: Dreamer's Rest (51, 18)
Desolace: Karnum's Glade (57, 50)
Southern Barrens: Honor's Stand (39, 11)
Stonetalon Mountains: Northwatch Expedition Base Camp (71, 79)
Desolace: Nijel's Point (66, 7)
Stonetalon Mountains: Farwatcher's Glen (32, 61)
Stonetalon Mountains: Windshear Hold (59, 56)
Stonetalon Mountains: Thal'darah Overlook (40, 33)
Stonetalon Mountains: Stonetalon Peak (41, 18)
Ashenvale: Astranaar (34, 49)
Mount Hyjal: Shrine of Aviana (43, 46)
Mount Hyjal: Nordrassil Inn (63, 24)
Winterspring: Everlook (60, 61)
Mount Hyjal: Grove of Aessina (19, 37)
Felwood: Talonbranch Glade (62, 27)
Felwood: Whisperwind Grove (45, 29)
Darkshore: Lor'danel (51, 19)
Darnassus: Craftmen's Terrace (62, 33)
Teldrassil: Dolanaar (55, 52)
Azuremyst Isle: The Exodar (59, 19)
Azuremyst Isle: Azure Watch (49, 49)
Bloodmyst Isle: Blood Watch (56. 49)

[HORDE]
Northern Barrens: Ratchet (67, 75)
Northern Barrens: The Crossroads (50, 58)
Northern Barrens: Grol'dom Farm (56, 40)
Durotar: Razor Hill (52, 42)
Northern Barrens: Nozzlepot's Outpost (63, 17)
Orgrimmar: Valley of Strength (54, 79)
Azshara: Bilgewater Harbor (57, 50)
Winterspring: Everlook (60, 61)
Mount Hyjal: Nordrassil Inn (63, 24)
Mount Hyjal: Shrine of Aviana (43, 46)
Mount Hyjal: Grove of Aessina (19, 37)
Felwood: Whisperwind Grove (45, 29)
Ashenvale: Zoram'gar Outpost (13, 24)
Ashenvale: Hellscream's Watch (39, 42)
Ashenvale: Silverwind Refuge (50, 67)
Ashenvale: Splintertree Post (74, 61)
Stonetalon Mountains: Krom'gar Fortress (67, 64)
Stonetalon Mountains: Sun Rock Retreat (50, 64)
Desolace: Karnum's Glade (57, 50)
Desolace: Shadowprey Village (24, 68)
Feralas: Camp Ataya (41, 16)
Feralas: Stonemaul Hold (52, 48)
Feralas: Camp Mojache (75, 45)
Silithus: Cenarion Hold (56, 37)
Uldum: Oasis of Vir'sar (27, 7)
Uldum: Ramkahen (55, 33)
Un'Goro Crater: Marshal's Stand (55, 62)
Tanaris: Bootlegger Outpost (56, 61)
Tanaris: Gadgetzan (53, 27)
Dustwallow Marsh: Mudsprocket (42, 74)
Dustwallow Marsh: Brackenwall Village (37, 32)
Southern Barrens: Desolation Hold (41, 69)
Southern Barrens: Hunter's Hill (39, 20)
Thunder Bluff: Lower Rise (46, 65)
Mulgore: Bloodhoof Village (47, 60)

OUTLAND

[ALLIANCE]
Hellfire Peninsula: Honor Hold (54, 64)
Hellfire Peninsula: Temple of Telhamat (23, 36)
Zangarmarsh: Cenarion Refuge (79, 63)
Zangarmarsh: Telredor (67, 50)
Blade's Edge Mountains: Toshley's Station (61, 68)
Blade's Edge Mountains: Evergrove (63, 38)
Netherstorm: Area 52 (32, 65)
Netherstorm: Stormspire (43, 36)
Blade's Edge Mountains: Sylvanaar (36, 64)
Zangarmarsh: Orebor Harborage (42, 26)
Nagrand: Telaar (54, 76)
Shattrath City: Aldor Rise (28, 49) OR Scryer's Tier (56, 52)
Terokkar Forest: Allerian Stronghold (57, 53)
Shadowmoon Valley: Wildhammer Stronghold (37, 58)
Shadowmoon Valley: Altar of Sha'tar (61, 28) OR Sanctum of the Stars (56, 60)

[HORDE]
Hellfire Peninsula: Thrallmar (57, 36)
Hellfire Peninsula: Falcon Watch (27, 60)
Zangarmarsh: Cenarion Refuge (79, 63)
Blade's Edge Mountains: Mok'Nathal Village (76, 60)
Netherstorm: Area 52 (32, 65)
Netherstorm: Stormspire (43, 36)
Blade's Edge Mountains: Evergrove (63, 38)
Blade's Edge Mountains: Thunderlord Stronghold (53, 56)
Zangarmarsh: Zabra'jin (31, 51)
Nagrand: Garadar (57, 35)
Shattrath City: Aldor Rise (28, 49) OR Scryer's Tier (56, 52)
Terokkar Forest: Stonebreaker Hold (49, 45)
Shadowmoon Valley: Shadowmoon Village (30, 28)
Shadowmoon Valley: Altar of Sha'tar (61, 28) OR Sanctum of the Stars (56, 60)

NORTHREND

[ALLIANCE]
Borean Tundra: Valiance Keep (59, 68)
Borean Tundra: Unu'pe (78, 49)
Borean Tundra: Fizzcrank Airstrip (57, 19)
Sholazar Basin: Nesingwary Base Camp (27, 59)
Dragonblight: Stars' Rest (29, 56)
Dragonblight: Moa'ki Harbor (48, 75)
Dragonblight: Wyrmrest Temple (60, 53)
Dragonblight: Wintergarde Keep (78, 51)
Grizzly Hills: Amberpine Lodge (32, 60)
Howling Fjord: Westguard Keep (31, 41)
Howling Fjord: Kamagua (25, 60)
Howling Fjord: Valgarde (58, 63)
Howling Fjord: Fort Wildervar (60, 16)
Grizzly Hills: Westfall Brigade (60, 26)
Zul'Drak: Zim'Torga (59, 57)
Zul'Drak: The Argent Stand (41, 66)
Storm Peaks: K3 (41, 86)
Dalaran: Silver Enclave (42, 63)
Dalaran: The Legerdemain Lounge (48, 41)
Dalaran: The Underbelly (38, 45)
Storm Peaks: Frosthold (29, 74)
Storm Peaks: Boldercrag's Refuge (31, 37)

[HORDE]
Borean Tundra: Warsong Hold (42, 54)
Borean Tundra: Unu'pe (78, 49)
Borean Tundra: Taunka'le Village (77, 37)
Borean Tundra: Bor'gorok Outpost (50, 10)
Sholazar Basin: Nesingwary Base Camp (27, 59)
Dragonblight: Agmar's Hammer (38, 46)
Dragonblight: Moa'ki Harbor (48, 75)
Dragonblight: Wyrmrest Temple (60, 53)
Dragonblight: Venomspite (77, 63)
Grizzly Hills: Conquest Hold (21, 65)
Howling Fjord: Camp Winterhoof (49, 11)
Howling Fjord: Kamagua (25, 60)
Howling Fjord: New Agamand (52, 66)
Howling Fjord: Vengeance Landing (79, 31)
Grizzly Hills: Camp Onegwah (65, 47)
Zul'Drak: Zim'Torga (59, 57)
Zul'Drak: The Argent Stand (41, 66)
Storm Peaks: K3 (41, 86)
Dalaran: Sunreaver's Sanctuary (67, 30)
Dalaran: The Legerdemain Lounge (48, 41)
Dalaran: The Underbelly (38, 45)
Storm Peaks: Grom'arsh Crash Site (37, 50)
Storm Peaks: Boldercrag's Refuge (31, 37)
Storm Peaks: Camp Tunka'lo (68, 51)

PANDARIA

[ALLIANCE]

The Jade Forest: Paw'don Village (45, 84)

The Jade Forest: Pearlfin Village (60, 83)

The Jade Forest: Jade Temple Grounds (55, 63)

The Jade Forest: Dawn's Blossom (46, 44)

The Jade Forest: Greenstone Village (48, 35)

The Jade Forest: Sri-La Village (56, 24)

The Jade Forest: Tian Monastery (42, 23)

Kun-Lai Summit: The Grummle Bazaar (64, 61)

Kun-Lai Summit: One Keg (57, 60)

Kun-Lai Summit: Zouchin Village (62, 29)

Kun-Lai Summit: Westwind Rest (54, 83) Finish unlocking the town for the Candy Bucket.

Kun-Lai Summit: Binan Village (73, 92)

The Veiled Star: Tavern in the Mists (55, 72)

Vale of Eternal Blossoms: Shrine of the Seven Stars (87, 69)

Vale of Eternal Blossoms: Mistfall Village (35, 78)

Townlong Steppes: Longying Outpost (71, 58)

Dread Wastes: Klaxxi'vess (56, 32)

Dread Wastes: Soggy's Gamble (55, 71)

Valley of the Four Winds: Stoneplow (20, 56)

Valley of the Four Winds: Pang's Stead (84, 20)

Krasarang Wilds: Zhu's Watch (76, 7)

Krasarang Wilds: Marista (51, 77)

[HORDE]

The Jade Forest: Honeydew Village (28, 13)

The Jade Forest: Tian Monastery (42, 23)

The Jade Forest: Sri-La Village (56, 24)

The Jade Forest: Greenstone Village (48, 35)

The Jade Forest: Dawn's Blossom (46, 44)

The Jade Forest: Jade Temple Grounds (55, 63)

The Jade Forest: Grookin Hill (28, 47)

The Veiled Star: Tavern in the Mists (55, 72)

Vale of Eternal Blossoms: Shrine of Two Moons (62, 16)

Kun-Lai Summit: Binan Village (73, 92)

Kun-Lai Summit: Eastwind Rest (63, 81) Finish unlocking the town for the Candy Bucket.

Kun-Lai Summit: The Grummle Bazaar (64, 61)

Kun-Lai Summit: One Keg (57, 60)

Kun-Lai Summit: Zouchin Village (62, 29)

Townlong Steppes: Longying Outpost (71, 58)

Vale of Eternal Blossoms: Mistfall Village (35, 78)

Dread Wastes: Klaxxi'vess (56, 32)

Dread Wastes: Soggy's Gamble (55, 71)

Krasarang Wilds: Dawnchaser Retreat (28, 61)

Krasarang Wilds: Marista (51, 77)

Krasarang Wilds: Thunder Cleft (61, 25)

Krasarang Wilds: Zhu's Watch (76, 7)

Valley of the Four Winds: Pang's Stead (84, 20)

Valley of the Four Winds: Stoneplow (20, 56)

Before you head back to Stormwind or Undercity to start throwing your stockpiled Tricky Treat at the children vendors who are holding your new Toys, Pets, and Cosmetics hostage.. Take a quick trip back to your Garrison. Head to the cemetery of your base to find Pepe dressed up as a little Scarecrow, where he gives you A Tiny Scarecrow Costume. Pretty easy for a Holiday achievement..

Stocked your bags full of candies, have ya? Well, that's good, because we're chock full of random items for you to spend your hard earned Tricky Treat on. Since I haven't written an actual guide for this Holiday, but have done a single follow-up, everything is technically going to be NEW. We're just going to stick with what came out this year as labeled NEW though. Just to keep things simple.

Dorothy/Chub <Candy & Toy Vendor>

• x5 Chewy Fel Taffy - 2 Tricky Treat
• x5 G.N.E.R.D.S. - 2 Tricky Treat
• x5 Pyroblast Cinnamon Ball - 2 Tricky Treat
• x5 Soothing Spearmint Candy - 2 Tricky Treat
• x10 Tooth Pick - 2 Tricky Treat
• x5 "Mad Alchemist" Costume - 5 Tricky Treat
• x5 "Lil' Starlet" Costume - 5 Tricky Treat
• Hallowed Helm - 150 Tricky Treat
• Little Wickerman - 150 Tricky Treat
• Sinister Squashling - 150 Tricky Treat
• Feline Familiar - 150 Tricky Treat
• Cursed Birman - 150 Tricky Treat
• Widget the Departed - 150 Tricky Treat
• Magic Broom - 150 Tricky Treat
• x5 "Yipp-Saron" Costume - 150 Tricky Treat
• Exquisite Costume Set: "The Lich King" - 200 Tricky Treat
• -NEW- Exquisite Costume Set: "Deathwing" - 200 Tricky Treat
• -NEW- Ancient Heirloom Armor Casing - 250 Tricky Treat
• -NEW- Timeworn Heirloom Armor Casing - 250 Tricky Treat

Stymie/Darla <Wand Vendor>

• Hallowed Wand - Pirate - 2 Tricky Treat
• Hallowed Wand - Ninja - 2 Tricky Treat
• Hallowed Wand - Leper Gnome - 2 Tricky Treat
• Hallowed Wand - Ghost - 2 Tricky Treat
• Hallowed Wand - Bat - 2 Tricky Treat
• Hallowed Wand - Skeleton - 2 Tricky Treat
• Hallowed Wand - Random - 2 Tricky Treat
• Hallowed Wand - Wisp - 2 Tricky Treat
• Hallowed Wand - Spider - 2 Tricky Treat
• Hallowed Wand - Geist - 2 Tricky Treat
• Hallowed Wand - Abomination - 2 Tricky Treat
• Hallowed Wand - Slime - 2 Tricky Treat
• Hallowed Wand - Ghoul - 2 Tricky Treat
• -NEW- Hallowed Wand - Wight - 2 Tricky Treat
• -NEW- Hallowed Wand - Gargoyle - 2 Tricky Treat
• -NEW- Hallowed Wand - Wight - 2 Tricky Treat

Spanky/Farina <Mask Vendor>

• Dwarf Female Mask - 2 Tricky Treat
• Dwarf Male Mask - 2 Tricky Treat
• Gnome Female Mask - 2 Tricky Treat
• Gnome Male Mask - 2 Tricky Treat
• Human Female Mask - 2 Tricky Treat
• Human Male Mask - 2 Tricky Treat
• Night Elf Female Mask - 2 Tricky Treat
• Night Elf Male Mask - 2 Tricky Treat
• Orc Female Mask - 2 Tricky Treat
• Orc Male Mask - 2 Tricky Treat
• Tauren Female Mask - 2 Tricky Treat
• Tauren Male Mask - 2 Tricky Treat
• Troll Female Mask - 2 Tricky Treat
• Troll Male Mask - 2 Tricky Treat
• Undead Female Mask - 2 Tricky Treat
• Undead Male Mask - 2 Tricky Treat
• Blood Elf Female Mask - 2 Tricky Treat
• Blood Elf Male Mask - 2 Tricky Treat
• Draenei Female Mask - 2 Tricky Treat
• Draenei Male Mask - 2 Tricky Treat
• Goblin Female Mask - 2 Tricky Treat
• Goblin Male Mask - 2 Tricky Treat
• Worgen Female Mask - 2 Tricky Treat
• Worgen Male Mask - 2 Tricky Treat
• x5 Murloc Female Mask - 5 Tricky Treat
• x5 Murloc Male Mask - 5 Tricky Treat
• x5 Naga Female Mask - 5 Tricky Treat
• x5 Naga Male Mask - 5 Tricky Treat
• x5 Ogre Female Mask - 5 Tricky Treat
• x5 Ogre Male Mask - 5 Tricky Treat
• x5 Vrykul Female Mask - 5 Tricky Treat
• x5 Vrykul Male Mask - 5 Tricky Treat

Izzy Hollyfizzle <Events Coordinator>

• -NEW-Tricky Treat - 1 Spooky Supplies
• -NEW-Creepy Crawlers - 5 Spooky Supplies
• With this decoration activated, you can get Arachnis to spawn, who drops the Sack of Spectral Spiders Toy. Like all rares, only has one chance a day to drop the good loot. This decoration also spawns the Ghastly Rat, Ghost Maggot, and Spectral Spinner battle pets.
• -NEW-Ghoulish Guises - 5 Spooky Supplies
• Dresses up all of your guards in ghoulishly festive costumes.
• -NEW-Hallow's Glow - 5 Spooky Supplies
• Spawns pumpkin lanterns all over your Garrison, as well as a Wickerman accompanied by a bonfire.
• -NEW-Seer's Invitation - 5 Spooky Supplies
• Spiritseer Ikalyi shows up at your Garrison, bringing with him some Ghastly Guests to help frighten up the joint.
• -NEW-Witch's Brew - 5 Spooky Supplies
• Brings in a Brew-Witch Shadowpaw, with plenty of brew for the entire Garrison. And then some.

Are you feeling a little sick from all of that candy you just spent (or consumed, god forbid)? I think it's about time to set all of that aside and start working toward the final apple in the bobbing barrel.

Completing all of the achievements listed below will net you the meta achievement: Hallowed Be Thy Name

• Trick or Treat!: All of your candy adventures start with your first Candy Bucket. Don't be afraid, what's the worst that could happen?
• Tricks and Treats of Eastern Kingdoms/Tricks and Treats of Eastern Kingdoms: If you've made it this far through the guide than you should already have this achievement. If you skipped ahead, well.. Shame on you. Go get the Candy Buckets all over Eastern Kingdoms.
• Tricks and Treats of Kalimdor/Tricks and Treats of Kalimdor: Same as the achievement above, but instead of Eastern Kingdoms, you need to head to Kalimdor.
• Tricks and Treats of Outland/Tricks and Treats of Outland: And again, but this time, you need to go to Outland. Should hit up Tempest Keep and Black Temple while you're out there, maybe you'll get a phoenix or some fancy warglaives.
• Tricks and Treats of Azeroth: This is a meta within a meta and you'll receive this one once you've completed getting the Candy Buckets on the Eastern Kingdoms, on Kalimdor, and on Outland combined.
• Out With It: So you ate too much candy, eh? Tough nuggets. Wipe off your chin and get back to the bucket grind!
• That Sparkling Smile: Use a Tooth Pick to clean that junk food out of your teeth.
• Sinister Calling: Used to be that you had to actually get the Sinister Squashling and Hallowed Helm through a Candy Bucket or from looting them off the Headless Horseman. Not so anymore. You can now simply purchase these two items from the vendors and it'll assign you credit.
• The Masquerade: Get zapped by the following Hallowed Wands..
• Hallowed Wand - Bat
• Hallowed Wand - Ghost
• Hallowed Wand - Leper Gnome
• Hallowed Wand - Ninja
• Hallowed Wand - Pirate
• Hallowed Wand - Skeleton
• Hallowed Wand - Wisp
• Rotten Hallow/Rotten Hallow: Complete Stink Bombs Away!/Stink Bombs Away!, Clean Up in Stormwind/Clean Up in Undercity, A Time to Gain/A Time to Build Up, A Time to Lose/A Time to Break Down to complete this achievement Should be easy, you're going to need those Tricky Treat.
• G.N.E.R.D. Rage: The G.N.E.R.D.S. buff does not persist through death, so you're going to need to make sure to have a handful, or two, or twelve, of these available. You are tasked with getting ten (10) honorable kills while running the G.N.E.R.D.S. buff.
• The Savior of Hallow's End: Save a town from being burned down by the Shade of the Horseman by completing "Let the Fires Come!"/"Let the Fires Come!" or Stop the Fires!/Stop the Fires!.
• Check Your Head: You are going to have a ton of Weighted Jack-o'-Lantern before you're completely finished with this event, so feel free to start tossing them on all of the other races. Once you've Jack-o'-Lanterned! a Blood Elf, Draenei, Dwarf, Gnome, Goblin, Human, Night Elf,m Orc, Tauren, Troll, Undead, and Worgen, you'll be finished with this one.
• Bring Me The Head of... Oh Wait: Be at the level cap and destroy the Headless Horseman in his own dungeon.
• Tricks and Treats of Northrend/Tricks and Treats of Northrend: Continue your Candy Bucket adventures through the frozen north!
• Tricks and Treats of the Cataclysm/Tricks and Treats of the Cataclysm: Snap up all of the Candy Buckets in the zones effected by the Cataclysm.
• Tricks and Treats of Pandaria/Tricks and Treats of Pandaria: Sift through the mists and find the Candy Buckets located across Pandaria.
• The Mask Task: Get a mask!
• A Mask for All Occasions: Pick up one of all of the playable race masks. This used to be so much harder when you actually had to get them from trick-or-treating. Now, just buy the ones you still need from the mask vendors.
• A Frightening Friend: Remember that last stop I mentioned at your Garrison to find Pepe? This is why. It is not required for the meta.

And now for the special bit at the end that needs to be added to appease the pet battlers among you.

• Sinister Squashling - Elemental, Rare, Breed 10; P/B
• Level 1: Burn, Level 2: Thorns, Level 4: Plant, Level 10: Poison Lash, Level 15: Stun Seed, Level 20: Leech Seed
• Feline Familiar - Beast, Rare, Breed 10; P/B 
• Level 1: Onyx Bite, Level 2: Stoneskin, Level 4: Devour, Level 10: Pounce, Level 15: Call Darkness, Level 20: Prowl
• Creepy Crate - Undead, Rare, Breed 6; H/H
• Level 1: Creepy Chomp, Level 2: Death Grip, Level 4: Devour, Level 10: Agony, Level 15: Curse of Doom, Level 20: BONESTORM
• Cursed Birman - Undead, Rare, Breed 8; P/S
• Level 1: Pounce, Level 2: Call Darkness, Level 4: Devour, Level 10: Spirit Claws, Level 15: Spirit Spikes, Level 20: Prowl
• Widget the Departed - Undead, Rare, Breed 5; S/S
• Level 1: Pounce, Level 2: Devour, Level 4: Call Darkness, Level 10: Spirit Claws, Level 15: Spectral Strike, Level 20: Prowl
• Spectral Spinner - Undead, Rare, Breeds 5; S/S 8; P/S 9; H/S 10; P/B 11; S/B
• Level 1: Bone Bite, Level 2: Sticky Web, Level 4: Leech Life, Level 10: Consume, Level 15: Blinding Poison, Level 20: Spectral Strike
• Ghastly Rat - Undead, Rare, Breeds 9; H/S 10; P/B 11; S/B 12; H/B
• Level 1: Flurry, Level 2: Swarm of Flies, Level 4: Crouch, Level 10: Consume, Level 15: Rabid Strike, Level 20: Ghostly Bite
• Ghost Maggot - Undead, Rare, Breeds 3; B/B 5; S/S 8; P/S 10; P/B
• Level 1: Chomp, Level 2: Stench, Level 4: Survival, Level 10: Absorb, Level 15: Plagued Blood, Level 20: Ghostly Bite

Post-Brewfest '15

I had this guide done early, it was even posted on the opening day of the event. I was prepared to knock all of the new stuff out, get that new pet and those new Toys to stack up in my Collections tab, but it all went down hill for me after I got enough Brewfest Prize Token to unlock one of the Toys. I never came back to it. That's what happens when you get your hands on a new game that's very time consuming. (Hello, Rust.)

Paragon the Warrior: Brewmaster of '09. Obtained the Brewfest Banner.
Railene the Paladin: Brewmaster of '09.
Xardion the Death Knight: Brewmaster of '10.
Laviana the Mage: Brewmaster of '11.
Arcia the Druid: Brewmaster of '10.
Sollexi the Rogue: Brewmaster of '11.

Ferenan the Monk: Unofficial Brewmaster of '09. No progress made on any achievements. 100% possibility of completion in '16.

Shaman: Unofficial Brewmaster of '09. No progress made on any achievements. 75-80% possibility of completion in '16.

Hunter: Unofficial Brewmaster of '09. No progress made on any achievements. 25-50% possibility of completion in '16.

Warrior: Unofficial Brewmaster of '09. No progress made on any achievements. 85-90% possibility of completion in '16.

Warlock: Unofficial Brewmaster of '09. No progress made on any achievements. 100% possibility of completion in '16.

Warrior II: Unofficial Brewmaster of '09. No progress made on any achievements. 0% possibility of completion in '16.

Paladin: Unofficial Brewmaster of '09. No progress made on any achievements. 0% possibility of completion in '16.

Horde Paladin: Unofficial Brewmaster of '09. No progress made on any achievements. 75-80% possibility of completion in '16.

Horde Warrior: Unofficial Brewmaster of '09. No progress made on any achievements. 75-80% possibility of completion in '16.

Harvest Festival '15

Here's another holiday that I've never actually written about in the many years that I've (barely) been running this blog. The Harvest Festival! This holiday was originally the anniversary of the US stress test in 2004. It was not implemented for 2005, but it returned in 2006 as the in-game representation of Canada's Thanksgiving, the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival, or the Korean Chuseok. The 2015 Harvest Festival falls between September 21st through the 28th.

Unique to the Harvest Festival is the exclusion of any achievements. There is no other in-game holiday event that has no achievements. Even the holidays that are a day, or two days, long have achievements associated with them.

The Harvest Festival only has a single quest to do, for either faction.

1. Honoring A Hero: Speak to Wagner Hammerstrike outside of the gates of Ironforge. The point of this quest is to head north to the Western Plaguelands and place Uther's Tribute (different for each race) at Uther's Tomb, west of Chillwind Camp. The immediate quest reward is For the Light!. This item is not soulbound, so it can be traded among your alts, to the Horde side, or even traded on the Auction House.
• Humans leave flowers.
• Dwarves leave a stein.
• Gnomes leave a gizmo.
• Night Elves leave a candle.
• Draenei leave a relic.
• Worgen leave a candle, just like Night Elves.
• Still no information on Pandaren and I did not participate with my Pandaren this year.

1. Honoring A Hero: Speak to Javnir Nashak outside of the gates of Orgrimmar. The point of this quest is to head north into Ashenvale and place Grom's Tribute (different for each race) at the Monument to Grom Hellscream, inside Demonfall Canyon. The immediate quest reward is The Horde's Hellscream. This item is not soulbound, so it can be traded among your alts, to the Alliance side, or even traded on the Auction House.
• Orcs leave a bottle.
• Trolls leave a candle.
• Tauren leave a totem.
• Forsaken leave a black candle.
• Blood Elves leave a vase.
• Goblin tribute is still unknown as I don't have a Goblin. Maybe next year.
• Still no information on Pandaren and I did not participate with my Pandaren this year.

• Bounty of the Harvest: This reward will come in the mail a few days following your completion of the quest. This item conjures up 4 Harvest Bread on a 12 hour cooldown. I have yet to find an exact time frame for its delivery, but I will continue to look and update with that information.
• Alongside the book, you also have a choice of 3x of one of the following items. These are purely cosmetic and are NOT Toys. So use them wisely.
• -NEW- Anxious Spiritshard: Gives your character a ghostly, neon green appearance.
• -NEW- Forlorn Spiritshard: Gives your character a ghostly, neon purple appearance.
• -NEW- Peaceful Spiritshard: Gives your character a ghostly, neon blue appearance.
• -NEW- Vengeful Spiritshard: Gives your character a ghostly, neon red appearance.

With that simple quest out of the way, the only other things to keep your interest in this holiday comes from the multiple banquet tables laid out in front of both Ironforge and Orgrimmar. These tables have four different items on them that the player has the opportunity to react with to gain consumables; Harvest Boar, Harvest Fish, Harvest Fruit, and Harvest Nectar.

1. The boar yields Harvest Boar.
2. The fish-platter yields Harvest Fish.
3. The fruit bowl yields Harvest Fruit.
4. The mug yields Harvest Nectar.

Once you've collected your mass amounts of good and paid your tributes to your faction's hero, there's only one thing left to do. Buy fireworks! Wagner and Javnir are your vendors, and their prices are susceptible to faction discounts.

• Midsummer Ground Flower - 1 Silver
• Blue Firework - 20 Copper
• Green Firework - 20 Copper
• Red Firework - 20 Copper
• Red Streaks Firework - 50 Copper
• Yellow Rose Firework - 40 Copper

Since there are no bosses, mounts, pets, or achievements to be had from the Harvest Festival, that's the end of this guide. Hope you have fun and enjoy your time stuffing your face on all of the bounties of the harvest. Also, there will be no follow-up to this holiday like there normally is, as I have nothing to follow-up on. Do you REALLY want to know whether I went out and collected a book a bunch of times and got a cornucopia on a bunch of toons? Come on now, be serious.

I apologize for how poorly done this particular guide ended up. I wrote it back in 2013, but never posted it and didn't do any real revisions to it this year. Plus, it being published late, doesn't help the situation. Next year, I promise (and hold me to this), I will type up a completely new version of this guide to go with the holiday. Even if nothing changes. Again.

Brewfest '15

This is one of those holidays that have been around forever and I just haven't put in the time to write up a guide for it. Coming this week is Brewfest! Based around the ever popular real event Oktoberfest. It's about drinking, eating, and having an all around good time.

http://jenasu.deviantart.com/art/WoW-It-s-Brewfest-bitches-138068965

The in-game festival lines up, almost, every year with the real Bavarian fair Oktoberfest, so even through a drunken haze, you shouldn't forget that either of them are happening! Brewfest this year starts on September 20th and runs through till October 6th. Plenty of time for mount and trinket farming. Brewfest operates mostly around daily quests and farming a daily boss, all in the aim to acquiesce more Brewfest Prize Token so that you can pick up some fancy brew-related vanity and cosmetic items.

Like many of the other holidays, Brewfest comes with its own holiday boss; Coren Direbrew. With the release of Warlords of Draenor, he has been updated to the new level cap of 100. I will include all of his odds-and-ends when we get to that particular section of the guide, but for now, it's time to start at the beginning: Quests.

As with most holidays, if not all, the Commoners in the capital city always offer up a quick bread crumb quest to get you aimed in the correct direction to start enjoying all of the holiday festivities.

• Brewfest!/Brewfest!: The true bread crumb quest. All capital cities will have commoners who will send you on your way to the Brewfest Organizers, Ipfelkofer Ironkeg outside of Ironforge and Tapper Swindlekeg outside of Orgrimmar. You get your choice of three alcoholic beverages as your reward
• For Alliance: Barleybrew Clear, Thunder 45, Gordok Grog
• For Horde: Small Step Brew, Jungle River Water, Gordok Grog
• Chug and Chuck!/Chug and Chuck!: Offered up by Boxey Boltspinner for you Alliance folks and Bizzle Quicklift for you Horde chaps, you're tasked with snatching up some Alcohol-Free Brewfest Sampler and lobbing empty mugs at the S.T.O.U.T. (Self-Turning and Oscillating Utility Target) a few times.
• 10 Brewfest Prize Token

Only Available on US Servers. Goldark Snipehunter and Glodrak Huntsniper offer up a pair of quests that will reward you with one of the available pets for this holiday. One can be taken care of at the Brewfest camp, while the other requires a bit of running around to complete. Both of them are very easy to complete for characters of any level, but these quests do require you to be smashed, or under the effects of the Synthbrew Goggles.

1. Catch the Wild Wolpertinger/Catch the Wild Wolpertinger: Once you're under the desired effect, aka "smashed", it is time to take up your magnificent Wolpertinger Net and wander around the Brewfest camp looking for Wild Wolpertinger. Your mission is to capture five Stunned Wolpertinger, at least you get to keep one when it's all over.
• Wolpertinger's Tankard
2. Pink Elekks On Parade/Pink Elekks On Parade: Take up your mighty Elekk Dispersion Ray and set out on your inebriated adventure!
• The Alliance are going after the Azuremyst Pink Elekk around the entrance of Exodar, the Elwynn Pink Elekk around the gates of Stormwind, and the Teldrassil Pink Elekk just past the Warrior's Terrace in Darnassus. Three (3) of each.
• The Horde are aiming for the Eversong Pink Elekk just outside the Silvermoon City gates, the Mulgore Pink Elekk near the western lift of Thunder Bluff, and the Tirisfal Pink Elekk in the Ruins of Lordaeron. Also three (3) of each.
• 40 Brewfest Prize Token

Before we continue on to the next set of available dailies, we need to have a small interlude here to talk about the ram-racing "mini-game" of Brewfest. To unlock these dailies, you have to do a simple tutorial quest to make sure you get the idea of how the ram-racing works, then demonstrate your abilities by actually doing some keg-tossing. Then you unlock some dailies and a repeatable that is on an 18 hour reset. The repeatable is going to end up being your breadwinner for Brewfest Prize Token. Head just outside of the Brewfest camp and speak to Neill Ramstein if you're Alliance or Ram Master Ray if you're Horde.

1. Only available if you did not complete it during a previous year. Now This is Ram Racing... Almost/Now This is Ram Racing... Almost: This is your tutorial quest for ram-racing. Utilizing the Ram-Racing Reins, simply maintain a trot for eight (8) seconds, then maintain a canter for eight (8) seconds, and finally maintain a gallop for eight (8) seconds. Here's a quick rundown of the ram effects:
• Ram Level - Neutral: Starting speed. 50% reduced run speed. Lose 4 Ram Fatigue every two (2) seconds.
• Ram - Trot: Attain this speed by activating the reins every few steps. 25% increased mount run speed. Lose 2 Ram Fatigue every two (2) seconds.
• Ram - Canter: Maintain this speed by activating the reins every second. 100% increased mount run speed. Gain 1 Ram Fatigue every second.
• Ram - Gallop: Achieve this speed by spamming the reins. 185% increased mount run speed. Gain 5 Ram Fatigue every second.
• Exhausted Ram: If your Ram Fatigue ever hits 100, then you will gain this debuff for 15 seconds. You will be going as slow as your unmounted walk until it wears off.
• Ram Fatigue: This buff fluctuates based upon your movement speed increase. You can drop it to 0 by using one of the apple barrels located around on the path for the keg run. If you have Exhausted Ram, it will still drop your Ram Fatigue to 0, but it will not reset the debuff.
• A New Supplier of Souvenirs/A New Supplier of Souvenirs: Use the Brewfest Stein Voucher for from the tutorial ram-racing quest to pick up an Overflowing Purple Brewfest Stein, but only if you haven't already picked this item up in a previous year. This will be updated if we actually get a new stein this year.
2. There and Back Again/There and Back Again: Time to step it up a notch. You've been tasked with collecting three Portable Brewfest Kegs. Get your Ram Racing Reins and (following the picture guides below) head to Flynn Firebrew or Bok Dropcertain, then return to Neill Ramstein or Ram Master Ray. Rinse and repeat three (3) times, while utilizing the apple barrels to lower your Ram Fatigue.
• 10 Brewfest Prize Token
3. "Do you still need some help moving kegs from the crash site... ?"
• 2 Brewfest Prize Token per keg (Do your best! You're going to need a serious amount of those tokens!)

1. [A] Bark for the Barleybrews!/Bark for the Thunderbrews!: You get to pick which one of these vendors gets some advertisement. For Barleybrew, speak with Becan Barleybrew. For Thunderbrew, speak with Daran Thunderbrew. Using your Ram Racing Reins, you need to run through Ironforge and stop at the Bank, the Military Ward, the Hall of Explorers, and the Mystic Ward, all in under four (4) minutes time. Head back to your desired brewery, even if the time expires after completing the four locations, for your reward.
• 15 Brewfest Prize Token
2. [H] Bark for Drohn's Distillery!/Bark for Tchali's Voodoo Brewery!: You get to pick which one of these vendors gets some advertisement. For Drohn's Distillery, speak with Cort Gorestein. For Tcahli's Voodoo Brewery, speak with Ja'ron. Using your Ram Racing Reins, you need to run through Orgrimmar and stop at the Auction House, the Valley of Honor, the Valley of Wisdom, and the Valley of Spirits, all in under four (4) minutes. Return to the Brewfest brewer of your choice once you've done your barking, even if the time expires after completion, for your reward.
• 15 Brewfest Prize Token

The Brewfest festival camps also have an event at 6:15 AM and 6:15 PM (server time) where High Tinker Mekkatorque for Alliance, or Vol'jin, if you're Horde, will shop up at the festival center and give out speeches before tapping the key on the stage between some of the booths. This little event offers up a two (2) hour long buff that increases experience gain by 10% and persists through death. If you're not already at level map, make sure to pick up your Brewfest Enthusiast buff at every opportunity.

1. This One Time, When I Was Drunk.../This One Time, When I Was Drunk...: I decided to place this last daily here instead of with the rest of the dailies before it was more intertwined with defeating Core Direbrew. So where else to put it, but right before the Coren section of the guide. The Dark Irons attack the Brewfest camps every thirty (30) minutes. You have to use your chug-and-chuck training to defeat them, while also picking up the Superbrews to stun multiple Dark Irons at once; Drunken Master. If a single large keg is left standing, the Dark Irons will retreat and leave behind some Dark Iron Mole Machine Wreckage/Dark Iron Mole Machine Wreckage, which is how you get this daily.
• 10 Brewfest Prize Token

With all of those rambunctious drunken antics taken care of, you should now have your sights set on taking down the Dark Iron brew master; Coren Direbrew. Before you we go any further, please note that you need to be level 100 to access this boss. You have the option using the LFD to queue for him by selecting Coren Direbrew, or you can speak with the the dungeonmaster in Ironforge or Orgrimmar to gain access to the special phased version of Blackrock Depths. Making a trip out to the Grim Guzzler through the normal Blackrock Depths instance portal or by using the Direbrew's Remote will not gain you access to the boss.

1. To initiate the fight, you have to speak to Coren Direbrew. He'll have two dialogue options to choose from. If you apologize, you're not going to get anywhere. If you insult him, he'll throw down fisticuffs.
• Coren Direbrew - This is a basic tank-and-spank fight, especially if you use the hints below on simplifying some of the mechanics. If not, it's still pretty straight forward. If your tank is undergeared or your healer is not healing, you might have some issues with this fight.
• Direbrew's Disarm: This ability has a four (4) second cast time that cannot be interrupted. Be sure to move out of melee range to avoid getting hit by it, because it's more than just a disarm.
• Paralyzed: The side-effect of getting hit by his disarm and it lasts for four (4) seconds.
• Dark Iron Antagonist - Coren has three of these surrounding him when you first initiate the encounter. They are so weak, you won't even notice when they aren't there anymore.
• Ilsa Direbrew - Will continue to respawn after being struck down.
• Chuck Mug: Chucks a Dark Brewmaiden's Brew at a random party member. If they don't drink it up before another one gets thrown, they will get stunned.
• Dark Brewmaiden's Stun: The consequences of not drinking your first Dark Brewmaiden's Brew. If you enter this fight with a full inventory, you won't be able to receive the chucked brews, so you can ignore this mechanic altogether.
• Ursula Direbrew - Most annoying add. Will continue to respawn after being struck down.
• Chuck Mug: Chucks a Dark Brewmaiden's Brew at a random party member. If they don't drink it up before another one gets thrown, they will get stunned.
• Dark Brewmaiden's Stun: The consequences of not drinking your first Dark Brewmaiden's Brew. If you enter this fight with a full inventory, you won't be able to receive the chucked brews, so you can ignore this mechanic altogether.
• Barreled!: The most annoying mechanic of this fight. Roughly sixteen (16) seconds after Ursula spawns, she starts throwing kegs at whoever is the highest on her threat list. Said kegged target loses all aggro and is incapacitated for eight (8) seconds, so make sure that someone other than the tank or a healer is the highest on the threat table. To ignore this mechanic altogether, you could have a Warlock Demon or a Hunter Pet with taunting abilities hold aggro on her and completely ignore her otherwise.
• Direbrew Minion - They will start spawning quicker as Coren loses more health, ignore their presence at the 20% marker and burn Coren down.
• Mole Machine Emerge: You will be knocked up and away if a mole machine starts to emerge underneath you.
• Direbrew Charge: Insignificant one (1) second charge.
2. Keg-Shaped Treasure Chest - Only available on your first kill per day.
• 10-15 Brewfest Prize Token
• Direbrew's Remote: One of the most common drops. It's a free "teleport" to the Grim Guzzler in Blackrock Depths. Sure makes farming Molten Core easier.
• Direbrew's Bloodied Shanker: A pretty unique broken bottle model shared by previous versions of the weapon from Coren Direbrew, as well as Plugger Spazzring inside the Grim Guzzler.
• Tremendous Tankard O'Terror: Unique mug weapon model only shared by other Coren Direbrew tankards from previous years. Pretty awesome weapon transmogrify for dwarves or monks, especially if you dual-wield.
• Great Brewfest Kodo: The only kodo mount acquirable by the Alliance.
• Swift Brewfest Ram: The only ram mount acquirable by the Horde.
3. Boss Loot
• Direbrew's Dire Brew: Alliance version to start the quest Direbrew's Dire Brew, obtainable by all party members that haven't already completed the quest.
• Direbrew's Dire Brew: Horde version to start the quest Direbrew's Dire Brew, obtainable by all party members that haven't already completed the quest.
• Bubbliest Brightbrew Charm: Summons The Brewmaiden.
• Bitterest Balebrew Charm: Summons The Black Brewmaiden.
• Brawler's Statue
• Coren's Cold Chromium Coaster
• Mithril Wristwatch
• Thousand-Year Pickled Egg

Once you've drunk your fill(Blasphemous!) and got into plenty of bar fights(Fisticuffs!), you're going to have pockets full of tokens(Shinies!) that you're just itching to spend on random items that won't make any sense to you once the festival is all over(Wolpertingers?!). Head over to Belbi Quikswitch, if you're of the Alliance variety, or Blix Fixwidget, if you're of the Horde persuasion, to check out the list of available wares. The Brew of the Month club vendors in Ironforge(Larkin Thunderbrew) and Orgrimmar(Ray'ma) will also have a list of purchasable items. To acquire every single item, you are going to need 2129 Brewfest Prize Token (2329 Brewfest Prize Token for EU servers).

• Brewhelm - 2 Brewfest Prize Token [Requires Brewfest]
• Fresh Brewfest Hops - 2 Brewfest Prize Token [Requires Brewfest]
• [A] Fresh Goblin Brewfest Hops - 5 Brewfest Prize Token [Requires Brewfest]
• [H] Fresh Dwarven Brewfest Hops - 5 Brewfest Prize Token [Requires Brewfest]
• Preserved Brewfest Hops - 20 Brewfest Prize Token
• Blue Brewfest Hat - 50 Brewfest Prize Token
• Green Brewfest Hat - 50 Brewfest Prize Token
• Brown Brewfest Hat - 50 Brewfest Prize Token
• Purple Brewfest Hat - 50 Brewfest Prize Token
• Brewfest Slippers - 100 Brewfest Prize Token
• Brewfest Boots - 100 Brewfest Prize Token
• Brewfest Pony Keg - 100 Brewfest Prize Token
• Pint-Sized Pink Pachyderm - 100 Brewfest Prize Token
• [A] Belbi's Eyesight Enhancing Romance Goggles - 100 Brewfest Prize Token
• [H] Blix's Eyesight Enhancing Romance Goggles - 100 Brewfest Prize Token
• Pandaren Brewpack - 100 Brewfest Prize Token
• Brewfest Dress - 200 Brewfest Prize Token
• Brewfest Regalia - 200 Brewfest Prize Token
• [A] "Brew of the Month" Club Membership Form - 200 Brewfest Prize Token
• [H] "Brew of the Month" Club Membership Form - 200 Brewfest Prize Token
• Brewfest Keg Pony - 200 Brewfest Prize Token
• -NEW- Angry Brewfest Letter - 50 Brewfest Prize Token
• -NEW- Brewfest Banner - 100 Brewfest Prize Token
• -NEW- Steamworks Sausage Grill - 200 Brewfest Prize Token
• -NEW- Stout Alemental - 200 Brewfest Prize Token
• -NEW- Ancient Heirloom Scabbard - 300 Brewfest Prize Token
• -NEW- Timeworn Heirloom Scabbard - 500 Brewfest Prize Token

With all that behind us, you're probably not looking at a very hefty list of achievements left to complete, especially the ones actually required for the meta achievement, but we're going to take a quick look at the achievement list to make sure we don't miss out on anything.

Completing all of the achievements listed below will net you the meta achievement: Brewmaster!

• The Brewfest Diet: You must be at least level 65 to complete this achievement due to the level restrictions on some of the required food items. Chow down on some The Essential Brewfest Pretzel, Spiced Onion Cheese, Dried Sausage, Succulent Sausage, Savory Sausage, Pickled Sausage, Spicy Smoked Sausage, and The Golden Link from the vendors around the camp. Be stuffed, be one achievement down.
• Brew of the Month: Acquire the "Brew of the Month" Club Membership Form/"Brew of the Month" Club Membership Form, accept and complete the quest. No need for actually sampling, that's for an entirely different achievement, just make sure that you sign up and you're golden.
• Does Your Wolpertinger Linger?: Complete the Wolpertinger quest of your faction and get your hands on the mythical Wolpertinger's Tankard.
• Down With The Dark Iron: Defend the Brewfest camp of one of the multiple Dark Iron attacks and complete the daily quest that comes off of a successful defense.
• Direbrewfest: To complete this, all you need to do is take out Coren Direbrew. As mentioned above, you need to be level 100 to be able to access the holiday dungeon.
• Brew of the Year: Complete an entire year's worth of "Brew of the Month" club samples. This was originally required for the meta achievement, but they removed it pretty quickly because of the part of the player-base obsessed with instant-gratification.
• Strange Brew/Strange Brew: After stuffing your face full of delicious carnival food, you're going to need something to wash that all down with. Why not beer?! Again, level 65 is required. No longer required for the meta.
• Alliance: Barleybrew Clear, Barleybrew Light, Barleybrew Dark, Thunder 45, Thunderbrew Ale, Thunderbrew Stout, Gordok Grog, Ogre Mead, Mudder's Milk.
• Horde: Small Step Brew, Long Stride Brew, Path of Brew, Jungle River Water, Brewdoo Magic, Stout Shrunken Head, Gordok Grog, Ogre Mead, Mudder's Milk.
• Almost Blind Luck: Don your trusty Synthebrew Goggles and throw yourself off of something tall. Make sure to survive, otherwise it was a waste of a good time. This was also once a requirement for the meta, but has since been removed, possibly due to the negative connotations of drunken sky diving.
• Disturbing the Peace: Don the Brewfest set and dance around Dalaran, while completely smashed. Also no longer required for the meta achievement, because public intoxication puts Brewfest in a bad light.
• Have Keg, Will Travel: There are a few ways to accomplish this achievement. The -best- way is to get one of the epic mounts to drop off of Coren, because who doesn't love more mounts. The other possible ways to complete it are to simply purchase some of the available hops from one of the vendors and use them on your mount.
• A Brew-FAST Mount: Acquire the Swift Brewfest Ram or the Great Brewfest Kodo. None of the Holiday mount achievements are ever required for the meta achievement, but it sure does feel good to get the achievement anyway.

And now for the special bit at the end that needs to be added to appease the pet battlers among you.

• Wolpertinger - Critter, Uncommon, Breed 7; H/P
• Level 1: Scratch, Level 2: Flyby, Level 4: Headbutt, Level 10: Horn Attack, Level 15: Sleeping Gas, Level 20: Rampage
• Pint-Sized Pink Pachyderm - Critter, Uncommon, Breed 7; H/P
• Level 1: Smash, Level 2: Trumpet Strike, Level 4: Headbutt, Level 10: Trample, Level 15: Survival, Level 20: Stampede
• Stout Alemental - Elemental, Rare, Breed 3; B/B
• Level 1: Brew Bolt, Level 2: Inebriate, Level 4: Dive, Level 10: Barrel Toss, Level 15: Explosive Brew, Level 20: Bubble

Pirate's Day '15

Pirate's Day was originally introduced into the game back in 2008, to commemorate International Talk Like  A Pirate Day, or ITLAPD. This holiday always lands on September 19th, as that's the real date of the real life "holiday".

The holiday itself is short and sweet. It only lasts a day, it only has one achievement, and you really only have to do a single thing. Since there is so little to do for this holiday, I'm going to fill this post with other trivial information so that it lasts longer than a couple paragraphs.

First off, no. I'm not going to type this up in Pirate-ese. That's not happening. I don't celebrate this parodic holiday, so I'm not going to participate, even with the written word. Now that that's done..

Your one and only destination for this holiday is quite obvious.. We're going to Booty Bay!

When you enter Booty Bay, point yourself toward the building housing the bank and land on the roof. During Pirate's Day, the roof will be covered in Dread Crew who will be launching fireworks, but they aren't your target. You're looking for Dread Captain DeMeza, the Scourge of the South Seas.

When you speak with DeMeza, you have the option to have a drink with her. Once selected, you'll receive the Dread Corsair buff and be transformed into a pirate. This buff persists through death, mounting up, and while logged out, but it does not persist through shapeshifting.. Sorry druids. Even with Glyph of Stars. Again, sorry druids. If you lose the buff at any time, you can just talk to the commoners in capital cities for a 1 hour replacement. No need to head back to Booty Bay. But who needs a reason, amirite?!

-NEW- Big Bag of Booty is a new addition to Pirate's Day. You can purchase this item off of Dread Captain DeMeza for 300 gold.

There are three other named NPCs nearby. Let's talk about them before I throw the only achievement for this holiday up here and bring this guide to a close..

First Mate Hapana is DeMeza's first mate, as his name suggests, with his assault parrot, Nyuni. He can be interacted with, but he only shoos you away to talk to DeMeza, so he's not very social. He offers no other dialogue options or buffs. An interesting thing to note is that he apparently has a tattoo on one arm with the word "MAGATHA" in a heart. Hapana Grimtotem? A past love of Magatha Grimtotem? The world will never know..

Cap'n Slappy is the in-game representation of one of the men behind the ITLAPD, Mark Summers. The date for ITLAPD was picked so that Summers could easily remember the date, which was his ex-wife's birthday. He informs you of how he and Chumbucket created the holiday, but DeMeza took off with it.

Ol' Chumbucket is the in-game representation of the other man behind ITALPD, John Baur. Baur has appeared on the television show Wife Swap, as well as an episode of Jeopardy!. He tells that today belongs to DeMeza and her crew and looking like a pirate is only half the celebration, talking like one is the other.

As of now, there is currently no plans to implement anything new to this holiday, so here's your one and only achievement!

The Captain's Booty: Head to Booty Bay and share a drink with Dread Captain DeMeza during the Pirate's Day celebration.