Hallow’s End Event Guide

Hallow’s End is World of Warcraft’s version of Halloween, enveloping all of Azeroth in a fun, spooky atmosphere. Lore-wise, the event celebrates the escape of the Forsaken from the Lich King’s slavery. It’s also a great excuse for some pranks and mischief!

Fill up your candy bucket, pick up some fun toys, and defeat the Headless Horseman holiday boss for a chance at a highly-prized mount. Don’t forget to transmog yourself a nifty costume while you’re at it!

When: October 18 – November 1
Where: Outside Undercity and Stormwind

Currency

You’ll be collecting Tricky Treats from daily quests and activities, which you can exchange for many of the Hallow’s End rewards listed below. Vendors can be found at the daily quest hub locations for each faction:

• Just outside the gates of Stormwind City in Elwynn Forest
• Just inside the gates of the Ruins of Lordaeron in Tirisfal Glades, outside Undercity

Rewards

Like most holiday events, Hallow’s End offers a variety of rewards for players who participate in the festivities, from candy to pets and mounts.

Many of the rewards listed below can be purchased with Tricky Treats from these two vendors:

• Dorothy, Candy & Toy Vendor (Elwynn Forest 31.8, 50.1)
• Chub, Candy & Toy Vendor (Tirisfal Glades 62.2, 66.4)

Mounts

There are a few temporary Broom mounts that you can pick up during the event, as well as the covered Headless Horseman’s Mount.

Pets

There are some non-combat pets to be collected during the event as well.

Cosmetics

There’s one gear item that has no stats and is purely for cosmetic/transmog purposes.

Toys

There’s one toy available from the Hallow’s End event.

Candy

Naturally, there is lots of candy involved with this Halloween-based holiday! Most of these items can be picked up from quests and Candy Buckets, but you can also purchase them directly at the Candy & Toy Vendor.

Wands

Wands can be obtained from Candy Buckets or bought from these vendors for 2 Tricky Treats a piece:

• Stymie, Wand Vendor (Elwynn Forest 31.9, 50.2)
• Darla, Wand Vendor (Tirisfal Glades 62.3, 66.4)

Wands can be used to cast a costume buff on a member of your party. Each costume lasts for an hour unless it’s clicked off, and each wand has 5 charges.

Masks

Masks can be obtained from Candy Buckets or bought from these vendors:

• Spanky, Mask Vendor (Elwynn Forest 31.8, 50.0)
• Farina, Mask Vendor (Tirisfal Glades 62.3, 66.5)

The Murloc, Naga, Ogre, and Vrykul masks were added with Cataclysm and are consumed on use. They provide a 30-minute stat buff when used, and cost 5 Tricky Treats to purchase from a vendor. The other masks are needed to earn the achievement A Mask for All Occasions and cost 2 Tricky Treats to purchase from a vendor.

Bags

There are two special bags that can drop from Elite mobs during the event. These bags are Bind-on-Pickup, but not Unique. The Jack-o’-Lantern offers 18 slots while Pumpkin Bag offers 16, putting them on par with Imbued Netherweave Bag and Netherweave Bag from Outland. Penny Pouch also has a chance to drop from Candy Buckets.

Activities

There are plenty of activities to participate in during Hallow’s End, offering a variety of ways to earn Tricky Treats and other rewards!

Wickerman

Throughout the holiday, you’ll find a large burning effigy just outside of Undercity and Stormwind. This is the Wickerman, whose burning represents a cleansing of the self and commemorates the Forsaken’s freedom from the Lich King’s grasp.

You can use the Bonfire in front of the Wickerman to throw a torch at it and gain an experience buff. Horde must complete a second step by clicking on the Wickerman Ashes on the ground.

• Unburdened/ Grim Visage: 10% increased reputation and experience gains for 2 hours

There is another buff that goes out every four hours. An announcement will be made to the nearby area 10 minutes in advance, and a small RP event will play out, after which everyone in the vicinity will receive the buff. The times for this buff are 12:15, 4:15, and 8:15 realm time, both AM and PM.

• Greymane’s Resolve/ Decree of the Dark Lady: Mastery and Stamina increased for 1 hour. This buff persists through death but does not stack with elixirs or flasks.

There are also two daily quests associated with the Wickermen, one for lighting your own faction’s Wickerman and the other for extinguishing the effigy of the opposite faction.

Alliance Quests

A Time to Gain can be picked up from Celestine of the Harvest. This quest tasks you with clicking on the Bonfire in front of the Wickerman outside Stormwind City. This quick task will earn you a Tricky Treat as a reward.

A Time to Lose is obtained from Keira, who wants you to use the Dousing Agent she gives you to put out the Horde’s Wickerman outside Undercity. This task will bring you to hostile territory, as you must enter the Ruins of Lordaeron in Tirisfal Glades to reach the Wickerman (62.4, 68.2). You’ll earn 3 Tricky Treats for your trouble.

Horde Quests

Both Horde quests can be picked up from Darkcaller Yanka.

A Time to Build Up directs you to click on the Bonfire in front of the Wickerman outside Undercity, and then click on the Wickerman Ashes nearby. This easy quest awards a single Tricky Treat.

A Time to Break Down sends you to use a Dousing Agent on the Alliance’s Wickerman outside of Stormwind. You’ll need to venture into hostile territory by reaching the Wickerman at the gates of the city in Elwynn Forest (33.3, 48.5). You’ll receive 3 Tricky Treats for your trouble.

Orphan Quests

There are orphans at both of the Hallow’s End faction hubs who offer a small trick-or-treating questline. Completing this quest requires running around to each of your faction’s capital cities. Handing it in awards 10 Tricky Treats.

Alliance Quest

Speak with Jesper (Elwynn Forest 32.0, 50.4) to pick up Hallow’s End Treats for Jesper! Then you’ll need to visit four inns in the three Alliance capital cities.

• Stormwind Quest: Flexing for Nougat
  • Type /flex with Innkeeper Allison targeted to get your Stormwind Nougat
• Ironforge Quest (The Mystic Ward: Incoming Gumdrop
  • Type /train with Talvash del Kissel targeted to get your Gnomeregan Gumdrop
• Ironforge Quest (The Commons): Chicken Clucking for a Mint
  • Type /chicken with Innkeeper Firebrew targeted to get your Ironforge Mint
• Darnassus Quest: Dancing for Marzipan
  • Type /dance with Innkeeper Saelienne targeted to get your Darnassus Marzipan

Horde Quest

Speak with Spoops (Tirisfal Glades 61.2, 66.4) to pick up Hallow’s End Treats for Spoops! Then you’ll need to visit four inns in the three Horde capital cities.

• Undercity Quest: Chicken Clucking for a Mint
  • Type /chicken with Innkeeper Norman targeted to get your Undercity Mint
• Orgrimmar (Valley of Strength) Quest: Flexing for Nougat
  • Type /flex with Innkeeper Gryshka targeted to get your Orgrimmar Nougat
• Orgrimmar (Valley of Spirits) Quest: Incoming Gumdrop
  • Type /train with Kali Remik targeted to get your Darkspear Gumdrop
• Thunder Bluff Quest: Dancing for Marzipan
  • Type /dance with Innkeeper Pala targeted to get your Thunder Bluff Marzipan

Stink Bombs

It wouldn’t be Hallow’s End without some harmless pranks. Two of the daily quests involve dropping stink bombs on the enemy faction’s city, which leaves any players or NPCs with the (mostly) harmless Stink Bombed debuff.

Alliance Quests

These quests can be acquired from Gretchen Fenlow (Elwynn Forest 32.3, 50.9).

Stink Bombs Away! points you to Gertrude Fenlow, who is right beside the quest giver. She’ll set you on a broom which will whisk you away to Undercity, where you must use the Toss Stink Bomb ability to stink up the enemy’s city. When you’ve dropped at least 25 bombs (feel free to drop more!), use the Return Home ability to turn in the quest and receive your 2 Tricky Treats.

Clean Up in Stormwind sends you to clean up stink bombs that have been dropped in Stormwind City by Horde players. Take your Arcane Cleanser and throw it at any orange clouds on the ground throughout the city. Return to the quest giver for your 3 Tricky Treats.

Horde Quests

These quests are started by Candace Fenlow (Tirisfal Glades 62.4, 66.7).

Stink Bombs Away! points you to Crina Fenlow nearby. She’ll set you on a broom which will whisk you away to Stormwind City, where you must use the Toss Stink Bomb ability to stink up the enemy’s city. When you’ve dropped at least 25 bombs (feel free to drop more!), use the Return Home ability to turn in the quest and receive your 2 Tricky Treats.

Clean Up in Undercity directs you to clean up stink bombs that have been dropped throughout Undercity by Alliance players. Take your Arcane Cleanser and throw it at any orange clouds on the ground throughout the city. Return to the quest giver for your 3 Tricky Treats.

Creepy Crate Quests

The Creepy Crate pet is new to Cataclysm, and getting your hands on it requires completing a series of quests. These quests are slightly different based on your faction.

This quest chain is currently bugged in Cataclysm Classic. We will expand this section when it has been fixed. We have covered the parts that are currently accessible in the game as of publication.

Alliance Quests

To get started, speak with Gretchen Fenlow (Elwynn Forest 32.3, 50.9) to pick up the quest A Friend in Need. This quest directs you to Anson Hastings inside the Stormwind Inn.

He offers the follow-up quest Missing Heirlooms, which points you to a ship that is docked at Stormwind Harbor. Head to one of the docks in the middle where you can see a typical Alliance ship is docked and enter the cabin to find the Hired Courier on the ground (24.0, 44.8). Watch your step getting on the boat – there is a gap between the dock and the deck of the ship.

This quest is currently bugged in Cataclysm Classic and cannot be progressed any further.

Horde Quests

To get started, speak with Candace Fenlow (Tirisfal Glades 62.4, 66.7) to pick up the quest A Friend in Need. This quest directs you to Edgar Goodwin inside the Broken Tusk inn in Orgrimmar.

He offers the follow-up quest Missing Heirlooms, which points you to a ship that is docked outside of Orgrimmar. Head southeast of the city and board the lone ship you find there. Enter the cabin to find the Hired Courier on the ground (57.3, 9.0).

This quest is currently bugged in Cataclysm Classic and cannot be progressed any further.

Apple Bobbing

Near any innkeeper you’ll find open Apple Bob barrels that you can interact with to pick up 5 Bobbing Apples. These apples stack up to 20 and you can pick up as many as you like! Although the tooltip doesn’t say so, they offer a Well Fed buff if you eat for at least 10 seconds, granting Stamina and Spirit equal to 25% of your level (21 at level 85). The buff lasts for 15 minutes.

Candy Buckets

Inns all across Azeroth and Outland have stocked up on candy for the occasion, and you don’t even need to ring the doorbell first! Just look for a pumpkin pail on the ground that offers the quest Candy Bucket and interact with it to grab yourself a Handful of Treats. These can contain any of the following items:

• Tricky Treat
• Chewy Fel Taffy
• G.N.E.R.D.S.
• Pyroblast Cinnamon Ball
• Soothing Spearmint Candy
• Penny Pouch
• Tooth Pick
• Any candy (Candy Bar, Candy Corn, Lollipop)
• Any mask
• Any wand

Alliance Candy Bucket Locations

Horde Candy Bucket Locations

The Headless Horseman (Holiday Boss)

The holiday boss for the Hallow’s End event is the Headless Horseman. You can queue for this special boss in the Group Finder. You must be level 85 to face him, as he awards endgame (ilvl 365) loot. You will not be able to summon the boss if you enter the Scarlet Monastery Graveyard manually; you must use the Group Finder.

The first time you queue for this boss each day, you’ll receive a Loot-Filled Pumpkin, which has a chance to contain several items from the boss’s loot table, including the mount. You can continue to queue for the boss as many times as you like.

The fight has three phases. You’ll start by attacking the Horseman. When his health reaches 1%, he’ll throw out his Head, which you must defeat in order to fight the Horseman again. You’ll need to do this twice. After the first time, he’ll cast Conflagrate on random players other than the tank. Then after the second time, he’ll spawn four Pumpkin Fiends. Defeat the head a third time and then you’ll be able to kill the Horseman and get your loot!

Headless Horseman Loot

Putting Out Village Fires

The Headless Horseman periodically appears in starting zones, setting houses on fire and cackling from his mount high above. You can help these villages out by putting out the fires.

To get started, visit the Costumed Orphan Matron or Masked Orphan Matron in the village and pick up the quest Fire Brigade Practice/ Fire Training, then locate the training area nearby. You’ll need to click on the Water Barrel to pick up a Water Bucket, then open your inventory and throw the bucket at one of the flaming scarecrows to douse the fire. The quest offers the following rewards:

• Tricky Treat
• 75 reputation with the nearest capital city

The same NPCs offer the daily quest, which works the same way, except you must aim your water bucket at the town buildings that are on fire. Keep in mind that you can also throw the bucket to another player, if you want to coordinate. There are two versions of the daily quest: “Let the Fires Come!”/ “Let the Fires Come!” appears when the Horseman is not currently active, and Stop the Fires!/ Stop the Fires! appears when the village is already ablaze. You will only be able to pick up one or the other, and the former rewards a Tricky Treat while the latter gives 3 Hallow’s End Pumpkin Treats.

Put the fires out, and defeat the Horseman when he lands. A jack-o-lantern will appear on the ground. Interact with it to get a Crudely Wrapped Gift, which has a chance to contain any of the following:

• Folded Letter
• Hallowed Helm
• Handful of Treats
• Rickety Magic Broom
• Sinister Squashling
• Weighted Jack-o-Lantern
• Penny Pouch
• Tooth Pick
• Candy (Candy Bar, Candy Corn, Lollipop)
• Any mask
• Any wand

You’ll also be able to hand in the daily quest, which gives the following:

• Tricky Treat (“Let the Fires Come!” only)
• Hallow’s End Pumpkin Treat (Stop the Fires! only)
• Weighted Jack-o-Lantern

Achievements

The meta achievement for this event is Hallowed Be Thy Name/ Hallowed Be Thy Name, which awards the title [Name] the Hallowed).

Below are all of the achievements you can earn through the Hallow’s End event.

Hallowed Be Thy Name/ Hallowed Be Thy Name
Complete the achievements listed below.

Bring Me The Head of… Oh Wait
Defeat the Headless Horseman holiday boss.

The Savior of Hallow’s End
Complete one of the daily quests to put out village fires.

That Sparkling Smile
Use a Tooth Pick.

G.N.E.R.D. Rage
Get 10 honorable kills while you have the buff from G.N.E.R.D.S. candy.

Check Your Head
Throw a Weighted Jack-o’-Lantern at a player character of every race.

The Masquerade
Get other players to use their wands on you until you have obtained each of the costume buffs.

Out With It
Consume Tricky Treats until your character gets sick.

Rotten Hallow/ Rotten Hallow
Complete the 4 faction-based event quests.

Trick or Treat!
Loot any Candy Bucket.

Tricks and Treats of Azeroth/ Tricks and Treats of Azeroth
Loot all of the Candy Buckets in Kalimdor, Eastern Kingdoms, and Outland.

Tricks and Treats of Kalimdor/ Tricks and Treats of Kalimdor
Loot all of the Candy Buckets in Kalimdor zones (except Cataclysm zones).

Tricks and Treats of Eastern Kingdoms/ Tricks and Treats of Eastern Kingdoms
Loot all of the Candy Buckets in Eastern Kingdoms zones (except Cataclysm zones).

Tricks and Treats of Outland/ Tricks and Treats of Outland
Loot all of the Candy Buckets in Outland zones.

Not required for the meta achievement:

Tricks and Treats of Northrend/ Tricks and Treats of Northrend
Loot all of the Candy Buckets in Northrend zones.

Tricks and Treats of the Cataclysm/ Tricks and Treats of the Cataclysm
Loot all of the Candy Buckets in Cataclysm zones.

Sinister Calling
Get your hands on the Hallowed Helm cosmetic item and the Sinister Squashling pet.

The Mask Task
Obtain any Hallow’s End mask.

A Mask for All Occasions
Collect all of the non-buff masks.