Darkmoon Faire Guide

The Darkmoon Faire is a monthly celebration of all things mysterious and weird in Azeroth! After many years as a smaller, traveling attraction, the Darkmoon Faire found its permanent home on the mist-shrouded Darkmoon Island. Originally first appearing in Cataclysm Patch 4.3, the newly revamped Darkmoon Faire is included in the launch of Cataclysm Classic.

When: Every other Sunday, lasting one week
Where: Darkmoon Island, via portals in Elwynn Forest and Mulgore

Getting to the Darkmoon Faire

Each faction has one portal to Darkmoon Island, both located at the faction’s Darkmoon Faire Staging Grounds. Alliance players, head to Goldshire in Elwynn Forest (61, 69). For the Horde, your portal is right outside of Thunder Bluff in Mulgore (36,35). Darkmoon Faire Mystic Mages appear in each of the major cities, and offer teleports to the faction’s Staging Grounds for a small fee (up to 50 silver), where a portal will then whisk you off to Darkmoon Island.

Faire first-timers: Before heading to the island, visit a Darkmoon Faire Mystic Mage to pick up the introductory quest: The Darkmoon Faire/ The Darkmoon Faire). Completing this quest will reward a Darkmoon Adventurer’s Guide (required to receive quest-related item drops) and five Darkmoon Prize Tickets, which will be used on the island.

On arrival, follow the path all the way down to the entrance. There are big red arrow signs all along the path to direct you.

Getting Started

If this is your first visit to Darkmoon Island, here are a few tips to begin your adventure:

• Stop by the first tent and talk to Zina Sharpworth (54.3, 53.2) to purchase Darkmoon Game Tokens, which are required to play each game (more on those later).
  • The price of the tokens depends on your level, reputation with the Darkmoon Faire, and how many you’re purchasing, but should be under three gold.
• Across from Zina is Selina Dourman (55.6, 55.0), who can provide information about the Faire and place markers on the map for some attractions.
• Speak with Kerri Hicks (47.8, 67.1) to pick up the quest Test Your Strength. As long as you have the Darkmoon Adventurer’s Guide in your inventory, you can continue to acquire trophies even while the Faire is inactive.
• There are quests associated with each of the primary and secondary professions. Several of them require bringing items that aren’t available on the island. To save time, it’s recommended to purchase them before you arrive. These quests will be covered in a later section with the items noted.

Prizes and Rewards

Exotic vendors from all over Azeroth offer a variety of special items or activities to spend your tickets and tokens on. In addition to a few items that cost silver or gold, there are two types of currency used on the island:

• Darkmoon Prize Ticket is the primary currency to purchase items on the island, and is awarded for winning games and completing quests.
• Darkmoon Game Tokens are required to play all of the mini-games, which award tickets for prizes.

Vendors and Notable NPCs

Pets

Pet	Cost	Source
Darkmoon Balloon	90	Lhara
Darkmoon Cub	90	Lhara
Darkmoon Monkey	90	Lhara
Darkmoon Tonk	90	Lhara
Darkmoon Turtle	90	Lhara
Darkmoon Zeppelin	90	Lhara
Jubling	–	Quest
Sea Pony	–	Fishing

Mounts

In addition to a handful of mounts that only last for the duration of the Darkmoon Faire and/or can only be used on the Fairegrounds, there are also two account-wide mounts to earn and use year-round.

• Darkmoon Dancing Bear
  • Cost: 180
  • Vendor: Lhara

• Swift Forest Strider
  • Cost: 180
  • Vendor: Lhara

Miscellaneous

Although there are no toys available at the Faire in Cataclysm, there are a few fun miscellaneous items that are sold by the Souvenir & Toy Prizes vendor, Gelvas Grimegate (47.8, 64.8).

Item	Cost	Type
Darkmoon “Tiger” (x10)	1	Consumable
Darkmoon “Sword”	20	Two-Hand
Darkmoon Flower	1	Held In Off-hand
Darkmoon Storage Box	1	16-Slot Bag
Cloak of the Darkmoon Faire	90	Back
Darkmoon Hammer	160	Two-Hand

Heirloom Gear

Heirloom Equipment can be purchased from Daenrand Dawncrest (47.7, 66.7).

Item	Cost	Type
Balanced Heartseeker	110	One-Hand Dagger
Bloodied Arcanite Reaper	160	Two-Hand Axe
Bloodsoaked Skullforge Reaver	110	Main Hand Sword
Burnished Breastplate of Might	110	Plate Chest
Burnished Pauldrons of Might	110	Plate Shoulder
Champion Herod’s Shoulder	110	Mail Shoulder
Champion’s Deathdealer Breastplate	110	Mail Chest
Charmed Ancient Bone Bow	160	Ranged Bow
Devout Aurastone Hammer	110	Main Hand Mace
Dignified Headmaster’s Charge	160	Two-Hand Staff
Discerning Eye of the Beast	130	Trinket
Mystical Pauldrons of Elements	110	Mail Shoulder
Mystical Vest of Elements	110	Mail Chest
Polished Breastplate of Valor	110	Plate Chest
Polished Spaulders of Valor	110	Plate Shoulder
Preened Ironfeather Breastplate	110	Leather Chest
Preened Ironfeather Shoulders	110	Leather Shoulder
Repurposed Lava Dredger	160	Two-Hand Mace
Stained Shadowcraft Spaulders	110	Leather Shoulder
Stained Shadowcraft Tunic	110	Leather Chest
Swift Hand of Justice	130	Trinket
Tattered Dreadmist Mantle	110	Cloth Shoulder
Tattered Dreadmist Robe	110	Cloth Chest
Venerable Dal’Rend’s Sacred Charge	110	Main Hand Sword
Venerable Mass of McGowan	110	One-Hand Mace

Replica Gear

Replica Gear is sold by Barum and Baruma at 48, 66. These are look-alike sets for the original Vanilla dungeon sets 1 & 2 for each class. Here are the cost for these items by slot:

Slot	Cost
Head	75
Shoulder	75
Chest	75
Wrist	55
Hands	55
Waist	55
Legs	75
Feet	55

And these are the replica sets that are available:

Things to Do

There’s an enormous amount of things to do while on Darkmoon Island! Between the mini-games, quests, and PvP, there is something for everyone.

Reputation

The Darkmoon Faire faction is listed under the Classic heading in your character’s Reputation tab. You’ll start at 0/3000 Neutral with this faction. There are no reputation rewards or unlocks to be earned, but the reputation does count toward meta achievements.

The following activities offer reputation rewards:

• Profession quests
• Daily game quests
• Test Your Strength quest
• Turning in artifacts
• Turning in completed decks for Darkmoon Cards

Faire Favors (Profession Quests)

Use your primary and secondary professions to help keep the Faire a fun place for all, and receive rewards along with skill-ups and knowledge. Players can complete six profession quests per event to receive a total of 6 Darkmoon Game Tokens, 20 Darkmoon Prize Tickets, +250 rep per quest (if not already Exalted), plus 2-3 skill points to the appropriate professions.

Note that to pick up any of these quests, you will need to have at least 75 skill points in the appropriate profession.

• Each game will cost you a Darkmoon Game Token, so be sure to come prepared.
• Each game has a daily quest that awards a Darkmoon Prize Ticket and 250 reputation.
• Games can be repeated after you’ve turned in the daily quest; you just won’t receive additional rewards. Practice makes perfect!
• Each mini-game has associated achievements you can work toward – we’ll cover those in the Achievements section.

Darkmoon Cannon

Quest: The Humanoid Cannonball 
NPC: Maxima Blastenheimer (52, 56)

Players are deposited into the Blastenheimer 5000 Ultra Cannon, then shot out with with a pair of temporary wings. While floating, aim yourself toward the target just off the boardwalk, then drop the wings to (hopefully) land inside it. The closer you land to the center of the target, the more points you’ll get. A bullseye will get you 5 points and complete the quest in one attempt, but if you get fewer than 5 you’ll need to try again (and spend more tokens).

When you’re ready to go back to the cannon, Teleportologist Fozlebub is fishing near the target and can teleport you for a fee, or you can simply run back on your own.

Tonk Challenge

Quest: Tonk Commander 
NPC: Finlay Coolshot (50, 64)

Gain control of a steam tonk on the battlefield! Earn one point for each of the marked targets you destroy. Avoid getting hit by enemy tonks and zeppelins which can damage your tonk.

To complete the daily quest, players must score 30 points. Subsequent attempts cost an additional Darkmoon Game Token, but the previous attempt’s points do carry over.

Turtle Ring Toss

Quest: Target: Turtle 
NPC: Jessica Rogers (51,77)

The ring toss game is located near the end of the Faire’s main drag. Speak with Jessica to learn the basics and get flingin’! You’ll receive a set of rings that you must successfully toss and land on Dubenko, the Darkmoon Turtle. The turtle moves somewhat erratically, so you must do your best to predict its location when the ring lands.

To complete the daily quest, players must score three points. Subsequent attempts cost an additional Darkmoon Game Token, but the previous attempt’s points do carry over.

Shooting Gallery

Quest: He Shoots, He Scores! 
NPC: Rinling (49,60)

Step right up to use a pellet rifle to shoot the correct target and earn a point. Bonus points for speed!

To complete the daily quest, players must score 25 points in 60 seconds. Subsequent attempts cost an additional Darkmoon Game Token, but the previous attempt’s points do carry over. Note that you can hit a target more than once before it fades if you’re quick enough.

Whack-a-Gnoll

Quest: It’s Hammer Time 
NPC: Mola (53,54)

Grab a mallet and head to the play area. Gnolls will begin to pop up out of the barrels. Hit the gnolls to score points… but watch out! There are three different types of targets:

• Hogger gnolls are worth three points
• Regular gnolls are worth one point
• Hitting baby gnolls will knock you over with a stun

To complete the daily quest, players must score 30 points in the allotted time. Subsequent attempts consume an additional Darkmoon Game Token, but the previous attempt’s points do carry over.

More Sights to See: Darkmoon Boardwalk

In addition to its massive amount of achievements and collectibles, the Darkmoon Faire also offers a boardwalk packed with things to simply walk around and enjoy, complete with live music, fishing, rideable animals, and more!

• Boardwalk concerts: The famous band The Tauren Chieftains performs their hit song every hour. Rock on! 
• Petting zoo: It may be the closest you ever get to some of the unique animals of Azeroth! They probably won’t bite… hard. 
• Pony and ram riding: Choose your favorite mount and away you go! While you can ride both, using the pony mount will award you with the achievement I Was Promised a Pony.
• Faction portals: Ready to return home? Return to Elwynn Forest or Mulgore via the portals on the dock.

Darkmoon Artifacts

While you have Darkmoon Adventurer’s Guide in your inventory, you’ll be able to loot some special artifacts that can each be turned in for 10 Darkmoon Prize Ticket and 250 reputation with the Darkmoon Faire.

Achievements

Come One, Come All!

Enter the portal to Darkmoon Island in Elwynn Forest or Mulgore to visit the Faire and earn this achievement.

Step Right Up

Play each of the five Darkmoon games:

• Darkmoon Cannon
• Tonk Challenge
• Turtle Ring Toss
• Shooting Gallery
• Whack-a-Gnoll

Blastenheimer Bullseye

Spend a token to use the Darkmoon Cannon and land in the center of the target to earn this achievement.

Quick Shot

Spend a token to play the Shooting Gallery game and score a Quick Shot by shooting one of the targets very quickly after it appears.

Darkmoon Duelist

Participate in the Darkmoon Deathmatch and successfully open the chest to loot a Pit Fighter trinket.

Fairegoer’s Feast

Eat one of every food that is offered at the Faire:

Darkmoon Dungeoneer

Loot all five Darkmoon Artifacts from dungeons:

• Ornate Weapon
• A Treatise on Strategy
• Monstrous Egg
• Imbued Crystal
• Mysterious Grimoire

Darkmoon Defender

Loot all three Darkmoon Artifacts from battlegrounds:

• Fallen Adventurer’s Journal
• Banner of the Fallen
• Captured Insignia

Darkmoon Despoiler

Loot all nine Darkmoon Artifacts from dungeons, battlegrounds, and raids:

• Ornate Weapon
• A Treatise on Strategy
• Monstrous Egg
• Imbued Crystal
• Mysterious Grimoire
• Fallen Adventurer’s Journal
• Banner of the Fallen
• Captured Insignia
• Soothsayer’s Runes

Faire Favors

Complete at least six of the following profession quests at the Faire:

• A Fizzy Fusion (Alchemy)
• Baby Needs Two Pair of Shoes (Blacksmithing)
• Putting Trash to Good Use (Enchanting)
• Talkin’ Tonks (Engineering)
• Herbs for Healing (Herbalism)
• Writing the Future (Inscription)
• Keeping the Faire Sparkling (Jewelcrafting)
• Eyes on the Prizes (Leatherworking)
• Rearm, Reuse, Recycle (Mining)
• Tan My Hide (Skinning)
• Banners, Banners Everywhere! (Tailoring)
• Fun for the Little Ones (Archaeology)
• Putting the Crunch in the Frog (Cooking)
• Putting the Carnies Back Together Again (First Aid)
• Spoilin’ for Salty Sea Dogs (Fishing)

I Was Promised a Pony

Head to the petting zoo area and look for a Darkmoon Pony that you can jump on to earn this achievement.

Darkmoon Cards

Darkmoon Cards are powerful trinkets that can be obtained by turning in a completed Darkmoon deck. Decks are created by combining all of the appropriate cards (Ace and Two through Eight). Turning in any deck will also grant you 350 reputation with the Darkmoon Faire.

Check out our Darkmoon Cards Guide for help with collecting the level 85 decks, which can be turned in for some best-in-slot endgame trinkets.

There are also four low-level decks that can be assembled and turned in for 25 reputation and some lower level rewards. Unlike the other decks, these can be turned in at any time, not just while the Faire is active.