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This is Hallow's End

Yes, it is that time of year again in Azeroth – full of tricks AND treats. Spooky monsters and shenanigans are around every corner, and sweets are bursting from the seams! I love this in-game holiday more than almost every other holiday in-game mostly because autumn and the REAL Halloween is so fun to me. Having it in Warcraft is just as good.

Achievements have damaged some of the really pure fun that Hallow’s End has brought earlier years, but I am not sweating it too hard, unlike some other religious achievement-doers I know. I’m one pet away from the Hallowed title on both my mage and my priest, and this is just from last year. Blizzard really likes making RNG factor heavily into this stuff, but this is no reason not to enjoy the spirit. Many guilds hold costume parties, and I always have an RP event or two to attend in this vein.

What I most like about Hallow’s Eve is the delicious, delicious vanity – I love wands, pumpkinheads, and candy that changes you into stuff! I’m a freak when it comes to carrying around vanity items in my bags so I can change into something different on a moment’s notice. My favorite thing right now is the Hallow’s End candy that turns you orange and huge. I love running around terrorizing people as a gnome on my Amani Warbear, Colbert, when we’re both giant and orange. Pair this with some Winterfall Firewater, and you have an amazingly scary gnome (or three!) on your hands.

However, this entry is not just all about me! Here are some (helpful) Tricks and Treats from this year’s Hallow’s Eve Event, for all you veteran and nooby mages regarding some of the festivities:

1.) Remember to trick or treat from innkeepers as often as you can. This is a really easy way of upping your chances of getting a Squashling or a hat for the Sinister Calling achievement, since there is a small chance you can get them from the treat bags.

2.) The pet or the hat, as well as rickety brooms can also drop from the Wrapped Gift reward from the Horseman daily from places like Razorhill and Goldshire.

3.) Portals are your friend during holidays – a lot of people are looking for ways of getting to far off places quickly, so you can make quite a bit of money on selling portals or just scanning Trade chat.

4.) Even if you did the candy buckets last year, you can re-do them again this year. It’s 6G20S for max-level characters, but scaling XP for non-level 80s (12K was for my level 74). This is a nice chunk of gold or experience for all your characters.

5.) Save your candy from your trick or treating and Horseman summons – Tricky Treats are a nice speed bonus (I personally used mine on Hardmode Northrend Beasts!) and having extra, stackable spell power food on you never, ever hurts.

6.) Rotten Hallow for Alliance is even easier this year – the quest now spawns an NPC every couple of minutes that drops tons of stink bombs in Hillsbrad. No more waiting for some errant Horde to come. On PVP servers, I’m sure this is a great way to rack up kills for the G.N.E.R.D Rage achievement, however.

7.) If you want to summon the Horseman, remember it’s level 75 to get the daily quest to pop him, but the once-only summon quest requires level 70.

Have fun and happy haunting from everyone here at Empowered Fire! Let us know how you’re enjoying Hallow’s End (with pictures too!) on our Twitter or in the comments.

Tags: Hallows-End, Hallows-End-achievements, Headless-Horseman, holiday-achievements, Holidays, ingame-holidays, meta-achievement, Sinister-squashling