Feast of Winter Veil Event Guide

In Cataclysm Classic, the Feast of Winter Veil is the holiday extravaganza that transforms Azeroth into a winter wonderland. Running from mid-December to early January, this celebration is a the perfect excuse to take a snow day and indulge in some festive food and fun. Cities large and small dress up in their holiday best. If you’re lucky, you may even catch some of Azeroth’s grumpiest dungeon and raid bosses in the holiday spirit, too…

Date: Dec. 15, 2024 – Jan. 2, 2025
Location: Ironforge, Orgrimmar

Rewards

In the spirit of sharing hearty meals and gift-giving, Feast of Winter Veil brings a ton of unique collectibles! Acquire pets and toys by participating in events and quests, or stop by your local Smokywood Pastures location to browse for that perfect present. Vendors are scattered throughout cities and fully stocked with an array of food, drinks, and general goods.

Pets

This event boasts six holiday-exclusive pets to collect.

Crafting/Profession Recipes

Some of the profession recipes will arrive as a special mail delivery from Greatfather Winter. These recipes can also be purchased from Smokywood Pastures vendors for silver, and the rest are available as drops from opening presents.

Toys

Most toys can either be found in Winter Veil gifts (such as Stolen Present), or they can be purchased from toy vendors (not Smokywood Pastures) who wander around major cities with their cart:

• Blax Bottlerocket patrolling The Drag in Orgrimmar
• Craggle Wobbletop patrolling the canal path in The Trade District in Stormwind City
• Jepetto Joybuzz and his Clockwork Assistant at the toy shop in Dalaran

Some toys are former annual gifts that can now be obtained from gifts, although they will not award their original achievement.

Consumables

What’s a holiday without consumables that spread a little cheer? Some of these items are obtained by completing activities, others are found in the Winter Veil gifts.

• Mistletoe can be obtained by giving Winter Revelers a /kiss, and needed for the Holiday Bromance (A) / Holiday Bromance (H) achievement.
• Fresh Holly will make your mounts festive, but only during the holiday event.
• Handful of Snowflakes may also be received after /kissing a Winter Reveler
• Mechanical Greench can be summoned to assist in battle for 10 minutes. The Greench is only usable during the holiday and has three charges.
• Preserved Holly will make your mounts festive all year.
• Wand of Holiday Cheer “encourages” all players in the vicinity to laugh.

There are also several limited-use toy items that can be purchased from toy vendors or found inside gifts:

• Grindgear Toy Gorilla
• Heavy Copper Racer
• Paper Zeppelin Kit
• Trusty Copper Racer
• Zippy Copper Racer

Gear and Transmog

• Miniature Winter Veil Tree is a special dagger that can be found inside Stolen Present.

• Red Rider Air Rifle can be purchased from toy vendors or found inside gifts. It is required for the achievement BB King (A) / BB King (H).

• Winter Garb is a transmog set that is player-crafted from Tailoring. Choose between a red or green set, or perhaps even mix it up! Don three of the items for the Full Winter Garb set and get the achievement ‘Tis the Season.
  • Green Winter Hat or Red Winter Hat
  • Green Winter Clothes or Red Winter Clothes
  • Winter Boots

• Gaudy Winter Veil Sweater can be purchased from the Winter Veil vendors.

Event Activities

Quests

There are a handful of introductory quests to help players dive into the holiday. Both factions begin by accepting a quest that takes them to Greatfather Winter to help him with a few important jobs, and eventually they receive a special book containing the lore around Feast of the Winter Veil.

• Alliance: Greatfather Winter is Here! can be picked up near the bank in Ironforge, and turned in to Greatfather Winter. In other major cities, the quest is accepted from Smokywood Pastures vendors.
• Horde: Great-father Winter is Here! can be accepted near the bank in Orgrimmar, and turned in to Great-father Winter. In other major cities, the quest can be picked up from Smokywood Pastures vendors.

• Now that you’re acquainted, Greatfather Winter needs you to bring him a holiday snack! Treats for Greatfather Winter (A) / Treats for Great-father Winter (H) will have you set out to deliver five Gingerbread Cookies. And of course, you can’t have cookies without milk! Ice Cold Milk can be purchased from Innkeepers.
  • Small Eggs are found on the AH (extremely marked up during the event), or farmed from beasts such as the dragonhawks outside Silvermoon City in Eversong Woods
  • Holiday Spices can be purchased from Smokywood Pastures vendors.
  • Recipe: Gingerbread Cookie can also be purchased from holiday vendors.

• Upon delivery of his treat, Greatfather Winter will reward you with a Smokywood Pastures Gift Pack. Later, in the mail, you’ll receive the Smokywood Pastures Sampler containing an assortment of holiday themed food and drink.
  • Tip: While your first instinct may be to throw it away, instead eat Graccu’s Mince Meat Fruitcake. As an added bonus, if you throw on three pieces of winter clothing while you munch, you’ll get the achievement ‘Tis the Season.

Daily Quest: The Abominable Greench

Unlike other WoW events, there isn’t a specific holiday dungeon associated with Feast of Winter Veil. However, there is a special outdoor boss encounter that is just as fun! Journey to the snowy valleys of Hillsbrad Foothills, and look for Growless Cave where The Abominable Greench dwells. Defeat the Greench to free Metzen the Reindeer and recover the Stolen Treats!

• Each day, players can pick up the quest You’re a Mean One… (A) / You’re a Mean One… (H) near the Winter Veil tree in Ironforge (Alliance) or Orgrimmar (Horde). On completion, collect your reward: a Stolen Present!
  • Note: If you arrive to the area late and don’t get to tag the Greench in time, you can still complete the rest of the requirements and get credit for the quest once he’s dead.

Greatfather Winter’s Gifts

Beginning the morning of Dec. 25, a flurry of excitement awaits as players finally open the holiday gifts waiting beneath adorned trees in Orgrimmar or Ironforge. These packages hold exclusive seasonal items, including a unique item for the current year’s celebration. A total of six presents can be opened between Dec. 25 and Jan. 2, when the holiday ends. To open the gift and see your reward, simply complete the offered quest.

• Carefully Wrapped Present
• Festive Gift
• Gaily Wrapped Present
• Gently Shaken Gift
• Ticking Present
• Winter Veil Gift

It’s not just snow and presents… Feast of Winter Veil also has achievements galore! Show off that holiday spirit by completing the meta and earn the title <Merrymaker>. Like the other world holiday events, completing the meta for this holiday will award credit toward What a Long, Strange Trip It’s Been, gifting you one step closer to the beautiful Violet Proto-Drake.

Holiday Meta Merrymaker: Complete the required achievements below.

• A Frosty Shake
  • During the Feast of Winter Veil, use your Winter Veil Disguise kit to become a snowman and then dance with another snowman in Dalaran.
• Fa-la-la-la-Ogri’la
  • Complete the Bomb Them Again! quest while mounted on a flying reindeer during the Feast of Winter Veil.
• He Knows If You’ve Been Naughty
  • Open one of the presents underneath the Winter Veil tree once they are available.
• Holiday Bromance (A) / Holiday Bromance (H)
  • Use Mistletoe on the Alliance or Horde “Brothers” during the Feast of Winter Veil.
• Let It Snow
  • During the Feast of Winter Veil, use a Handful of Snowflakes on each of the race/class combinations listed.
• On Metzen!
  • Save Metzen the Reindeer.
• Scrooge (A) / Scrooge (H)
  • Throw a snowball at Muradin Bronzebeard (A) or Baine Bloodhoof (H) during the Feast of Winter Veil.
• Simply Abominable
  • Complete the quest to retrieve Smokywood Pastures’ stolen treats and receive a Smokywood Pastures’ Thank You.
• The Winter Veil Gourmet
  • During the Feast of Winter Veil, use your culinary expertise to produce a Gingerbread Cookie, Winter Veil Egg Nog and Hot Apple Cider.
• ‘Tis the Season
  • During the Feast of Winter Veil, wear 3 pieces of winter clothing and eat Graccu’s Mince Meat Fruitcake.
  • Tip: Graccu’s Mince Meat Fruitcake is obtained by completing Treats for Greatfather Winter (A) / Treats for Great-father Winter (H).
• With a Little Helper from My Friends
  • Earn 50 honorable kills as a Little Helper from the Winter Wondervolt machine.
  • Tip: Find goblin-made PX-238 Winter Wondervolt machines in major cities. Hop inside to transform your character into a Little Helper, and then off you go!

Additional achievements:

• A-Caroling We Will Go (A) / A-Caroling We Will Go (H)
  • Use your Winter Veil Chorus Book to carol in enemy capital cities during the Feast of Winter Veil.
• BB King (A) / BB King (H)
  • Pelt the faction enemy leaders listed.
• Crashin’ & Thrashin’
  • Gain 25 crashes with your Crashin’ Thrashin’ Racer during the Feast of Winter Veil.