Hallow's End 2023 Guide for World of Warcraft

Last updated on Oct 21, 2023 at 23:28 by Stan 29 comments

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The Hallow's End event in World of Warcraft mirrors our real-world Halloween. It commemorates the Forsaken's liberation from the Scourge.

You will be spend most of your time traveling across Azeroth and Outland to collect candy from buckets. You will also have the chance to battle the Headless Horseman, the event's main boss, complete daily quests, and trick-or-treat with innkeepers.

The festivities are spread out across Azeroth and Outland, so be prepared for some extensive travel to earn certain achievements.

This guide kicks off by showcasing the various rewards up for grabs. After that, we will detail the tasks you will encounter and suggest an optimal order to tackle them.

Here is a summary of what's new in 2023:

  • Candy Buckets can be collected in Dragon Isles zones. Collecting them grants the Tricks and Treats of the Dragon Isles Icon Tricks and Treats of the Dragon Isles achievement, which is not required for the event's meta-achievement.
  • Bucket of Morbid Treats Icon Bucket of Morbid Treats, an off-hand item, can be purchased from Hallow's End vendors Chub and Dorothy for 150 Tricky Treat Icon Tricky Treats.
  • Loot-Filled Pumpkin Icon Loot-Filled Pumpkin from the Headless Horseman has been updated with a chance to include Arfus Icon Arfus (battle pet), Windborne Velocidrake: Hallow's End Armor Icon Windborne Velocidrake: Hallow's End Armor (Dragonriding customization that requires Level 60 and owning Dragonflight), and The Scarlet Key Icon The Scarlet Key that unlocks Vanilla Scarlet Monastery.
  • The Headless Horseman encounter has been updated with an optional and personal hardmode that does not affect other players. The hardmode increases your chance to loot the rewards listed above including the mount.
  • The Headless Horseman drops Item Level 402 gear.
  • Broom mounts incluidng Eve's Ghastly Rider Icon Eve's Ghastly Rider (the Trading Post bonus reward) are instant-cast during Hallow's End.

In 2022, the loot dropped by the Headless Horseman was upgraded to Item Level 236. Only characters Level 50 and above can receive the Loot-Filled Pumpkin Icon Loot-Filled Pumpkin.

For Horde players who have finished the Battle for Lordaeron event: you will need to converse with Zidormi in Tirisfal Glades. She will guide you through the mists of time, allowing you to see Undercity as it was in the past.

1.

Overview

The Hallow's End event provides with a variety of tasks to complete, which can be broken down as follows:

  • visiting candy buckets all over Azeroth and Outland;
  • killing the Headless Horseman;
  • doing daily quests.

A number of achievements will automatically be obtained while doing these tasks. The remaining achievements are obtained by collecting and using items.

2.

Currency

Tricky Treat Icon Tricky Treat is the currency of the event, you can earn it by completing daily quests and doing various tasks such as killing the Headless Horseman. With it, you can buy almost all the rewards of the event, including pets and costumes, which are not available through other means, unlike many of the other rewards.

By doing all the daily quests and killing the Headless Horseman every day, you can gain about 15 Tricky Treat Icon Tricky Treats a day. The event lasts 15 days, so you can gain approximately 225 Tricky Treats from doing your daily tasks. In addition, you can get between 300 and 400 Tricky Treats by visiting the candy buckets all over Azeroth. This means that you can get enough Tricky Treats to complete all the achievements and get a lot of the rewards in the 2 weeks that the event lasts, but you will need at least 2 years to get all the rewards.

3.

Date and Timeline

The event is usually scheduled in such a way that it finishes on Halloween's day. This year, the event will take place from the 18th of October to the 1st of November.

4.

Rewards

The rewards offered by Hallow's End are detailed in this section.

4.1.

Experience and Stat Buffs

Unburdened Icon Unburdened (Alliance) and Grim Visage Icon Grim Visage (Horde) are buffs that increase your experience and reputation gained by 10% for 2 hours. These buffs are obtained by clicking the bonfires in front of the Wickerman at the entrance of Stormwind City and Undercity.

Whenever you complete the Headless Horseman event (putting out fires) in Goldshire, Kharanos, Dolanaar, and Azure Watch (Alliance) or Razor Hill, Bloodhoof Village, Brill, and Falconwing Square (Horde), you will receive Victory! Icon Victory!, which gives you a very slight increase in your main stats. This buff seems to persist through raids.

There are also buffs given by masks, which we detail in the Masks section below.

4.2.

Wands

Wands allow you to put a costume on a targeted party member. You need to get other people to use them on you to complete the The Masquerade Icon The Masquerade achievement. They are sold by Stymie (Alliance) and Darla for 2x Tricky Treat Icon Tricky Treats. They can also be contained in Handful of Treats Icon Handful of Treats (candy buckets and daily quests).

  • Hallowed Wand - Abomination Icon Hallowed Wand - Abomination
  • Hallowed Wand - Gargoyle Icon Hallowed Wand - Gargoyle
  • Hallowed Wand - Geist Icon Hallowed Wand - Geist
  • Hallowed Wand - Ghoul Icon Hallowed Wand - Ghoul
  • Hallowed Wand - Ghost Icon Hallowed Wand - Ghost
  • Hallowed Wand - Leper Gnome Icon Hallowed Wand - Leper Gnome
  • Hallowed Wand - Nerubian Icon Hallowed Wand - Nerubian
  • Hallowed Wand - Ninja Icon Hallowed Wand - Ninja
  • Hallowed Wand - Pirate Icon Hallowed Wand - Pirate
  • Hallowed Wand - Random Icon Hallowed Wand - Random
  • Hallowed Wand - Skeleton Icon Hallowed Wand - Skeleton
  • Hallowed Wand - Slime Icon Hallowed Wand - Slime
  • Hallowed Wand - Spider Icon Hallowed Wand - Spider
  • Hallowed Wand - Wight Icon Hallowed Wand - Wight
  • Hallowed Wand - Wisp Icon Hallowed Wand - Wisp
4.3.

Masks

Masks can be placed over your face or helmet. Collecting them all grants you the A Mask for All Occasions Icon A Mask for All Occasions achievement. They are sold by Spanky (Alliance) and Farina (Horde) for 2x Tricky Treat Icon Tricky Treats. They can also be contained in Handful of Treats Icon Handful of Treats (candy buckets and daily quests) and Loot-Filled Pumpkin Icon Loot-Filled Pumpkin (Headless Horseman).

  • Blood Elf Female Mask Icon Blood Elf Female Mask
  • Blood Elf Male Mask Icon Blood Elf Male Mask
  • Draenei Female Mask Icon Draenei Female Mask
  • Draenei Male Mask Icon Draenei Male Mask
  • Dwarf Female Mask Icon Dwarf Female Mask
  • Dwarf Male Mask Icon Dwarf Male Mask
  • Gnome Female Mask Icon Gnome Female Mask
  • Gnome Male Mask Icon Gnome Male Mask
  • Goblin Female Mask Icon Goblin Female Mask
  • Goblin Male Mask Icon Goblin Male Mask
  • Human Female Mask Icon Human Female Mask
  • Human Male Mask Icon Human Male Mask
  • Night Elf Female Mask Icon Night Elf Female Mask
  • Night Elf Male Mask Icon Night Elf Male Mask
  • Orc Female Mask Icon Orc Female Mask
  • Orc Male Mask Icon Orc Male Mask
  • Tauren Female Mask Icon Tauren Female Mask
  • Tauren Male Mask Icon Tauren Male Mask
  • Troll Female Mask Icon Troll Female Mask
  • Troll Male Mask Icon Troll Male Mask
  • Undead Female Mask Icon Undead Female Mask
  • Undead Male Mask Icon Undead Male Mask
  • Worgen Female Mask Icon Worgen Female Mask
  • Worgen Male Mask Icon Worgen Male Mask

The following masks grant a stat buff for 30 minutes when you use them and they can be purchased from the same vendors as the other masks and for 5x Tricky Treat Icon Tricky Treats.

  • Murloc Female Mask Icon Murloc Female Mask: +37 Agility
  • Murloc Male Mask Icon Murloc Male Mask: +37 Agility
  • Naga Female Mask Icon Naga Female Mask: +37 Intellect
  • Naga Male Mask Icon Naga Male Mask: +37 Intellect
  • Ogre Female Mask Icon Ogre Female Mask: +53 Stamina
  • Ogre Male Mask Icon Ogre Male Mask: +53 Stamina
  • Vrykul Female Mask Icon Vrykul Female Mask: +37 Strength
  • Vrykul Male Mask Icon Vrykul Male Mask: +37 Strength
4.4.

Vanity Items

All of the items in the table below can be bought from Dorothy or Pippi (Alliance) and Chub or Woim (Horde). Some of them can also be contained in Handful of Treats Icon Handful of Treats (candy buckets and daily quests) and Loot-Filled Pumpkin Icon Loot-Filled Pumpkin (Headless Horseman).

Item Source
Bucket of Morbid Treats Icon Bucket of Morbid Treats 150x Tricky Treat Icon Tricky Treats
Mad Alchemist Costume Icon "Mad Alchemist" Costume 5x Tricky Treat Icon Tricky Treats
Lil' Starlet Costume Icon "Lil' Starlet" Costume 5x Tricky Treat Icon Tricky Treats
Yipp-Saron Costume Icon "Yipp-Saron" Costume 150x Tricky Treat Icon Tricky Treats
Hallowed Helm Icon Hallowed Helm
  • 150x Tricky Treat Icon Tricky Treats
  • Contained in Handful of Treats Icon Handful of Treats
  • Contained in Loot-Filled Pumpkin Icon Loot-Filled Pumpkin
Ominous Pet Treat Icon Ominous Pet Treat 200x Tricky Treat Icon Tricky Treats
Exquisite Costume Set: Deathwing Icon Exquisite Costume Set: "Deathwing" 200x Tricky Treat Icon Tricky Treats
Exquisite Costume Set: Grommash Icon Exquisite Costume Set: "Grommash" 200x Tricky Treat Icon Tricky Treats
Exquisite Costume Set: The Lich King Icon Exquisite Costume Set: "The Lich King" 200x Tricky Treat Icon Tricky Treats
Exquisite Costume Set: Xavius Icon Exquisite Costume Set: "Xavius" 200x Tricky Treat Icon Tricky Treats
4.5.

Hats

Hats have a chance to be contained in Hag's Belongings Icon Hag's Belongings, which is the reward from Under the Crooked Tree:

  • Hat of the First Sister Icon Hat of the First Sister (black);
  • Hat of the Second Sister Icon Hat of the Second Sister (green);
  • Hat of the Third Sister Icon Hat of the Third Sister (red);
  • Hat of the Youngest Sister Icon Hat of the Youngest Sister (purple).

These can be used for transmogrification for the duration of the event.

4.6.

Toys

Little Wickerman Icon Little Wickerman, Horse Head Costume Icon Horse Head Costume, Horse Tail Costume Icon Horse Tail Costume, and Headless Horseman's Hearthstone Icon Headless Horseman's Hearthstone are sold for 150x Tricky Treat Icon Tricky Treats by Dorothy (Alliance) and Chub (Horde).

Coin of Many Faces Icon Coin of Many Faces and Sack of Spectral Spiders Icon Sack of Spectral Spiders can be obtained during the Garrison daily quests introduced in 2015.

4.7.

Pets

Patch 10.1.7 added Arfus Icon Arfus, a new pet that can be looted from the Loot-Filled Pumpkin Icon Loot-Filled Pumpkin.

Sinister Squashling Icon Sinister Squashling is a vanity pet that can be contained in several rewards earned during Hallow's End. This pet is also a requirement for the Sinister Calling Icon Sinister Calling achievement, see the related section for more information.

Naxxy Icon Naxxy, Feline Familiar Icon Feline Familiar, Cursed Birman Icon Cursed Birman, and Widget the Departed Icon Widget the Departed are bought with 150 Tricky Treat Icon Tricky Treats.

Creepy Crate Icon Creepy Crate is obtained by completing the A Friend in Need (Alliance / Horde) quest line.

Ghastly Rat, Ghost Maggot, and Spectral Spinner are obtained through the Garrison daily quests introduced in 2015.

4.8.

Dragonriding Customization

Windborne Velocidrake: Hallow's End Armor Icon Windborne Velocidrake: Hallow's End Armor has a chance to drop from Loot-Filled Pumpkin Icon Loot-Filled Pumpkin.

4.9.

Mounts

The Horseman's Reins Icon The Horseman's Reins is a mount that has a chance to drop once a day from the Headless Horseman, the boss of the event.

During October 2023, the Trading Post bonus mount is Eve's Ghastly Rider Icon Eve's Ghastly Rider, a permanent broom mount that can be used outside of the holiday.

During Hallow's End, broom mounts are instant-cast.

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4.9.1.

Temporary Mounts

Magic Broom Icon Magic Broom and Flying Broom Icon Flying Broom are temporary mounts that you can only use for the duration of the event. Magic Broom can be contained in a chest reward that you get for putting out fires in starting zone villages, while Flying Broom has a chance to drop once a day from the Headless Horseman.

4.10.

Garrison Decorations

Creepy Crawlers Icon Creepy Crawlers, Ghoulish Guises Icon Ghoulish Guises, Hallow's Glow Icon Hallow's Glow, Seer's Invitation Icon Seer's Invitation, and Witch's Brew Icon Witch's Brew can be obtained by doing the Garrison daily quests introduced in 2015.

4.11.

Gear

The Headless Horseman, the boss of the event drops item level 402 rings as well as a plate helm and a sword of the same item level:

  • The Horseman's Horrific Hood Icon The Horseman's Horrific Hood, Head item for DPS Death Knights, Paladins, and Warriors;
  • The Horseman's Sinister Slicer Icon The Horseman's Sinister Slicer, Agility Sword;
  • Seal of Ghoulish Glee Icon Seal of Ghoulish Glee: Agility Ring;
  • Band of the Petrified Pumpkin Icon Band of the Petrified Pumpkin: Strength Ring;
  • The Horseman's Ring Icon The Horseman's Ring: Intellect Ring;
  • Wicked Witch's Signet Icon Wicked Witch's Signet: Spirit Ring.
4.12.

Achievements and Title

Hallowed Be Thy Name Icon Hallowed Be Thy Name is the meta-achievement of the event. It grants the The Hallowed title and requires the following achievements:

  • Bring Me The Head of... Oh Wait Icon Bring Me The Head of... Oh Wait
  • Check Your Head Icon Check Your Head
  • G.N.E.R.D. Rage Icon G.N.E.R.D. Rage
  • Out With It Icon Out With It
  • Rotten Hallow Icon Rotten Hallow (Alliance / Horde)
  • Sinister Calling Icon Sinister Calling
  • That Sparkling Smile Icon That Sparkling Smile
  • The Masquerade Icon The Masquerade
  • The Savior of Hallow's End Icon The Savior of Hallow's End
  • Trick or Treat! Icon Trick or Treat!
  • Tricks and Treats of Azeroth Icon Tricks and Treats of Azeroth
    • Tricks and Treats of Eastern Kingdoms Icon Tricks and Treats of Eastern Kingdoms Alliance / Horde)
    • Tricks and Treats of Kalimdor Icon Tricks and Treats of Kalimdor (Alliance / Horde)
    • Tricks and Treats of Outland Icon Tricks and Treats of Outland (Alliance / Horde)

Other achievements can also be earned during Hallow's End, but they are not necessary to complete the Hallowed Be Thy Name meta-achievement:

  • The Mask Task Icon The Mask Task
  • A Mask for All Occasions Icon A Mask for All Occasions
  • Tricks and Treats of Northrend Icon Tricks and Treats of Northrend (Alliance / Horde)
  • Tricks and Treats of the Cataclysm Icon Tricks and Treats of Cataclysm (Alliance / Horde)
  • Tricks and Treat of Pandaria Icon Tricks and Treats of Pandaria (Alliance / Horde)

The only location to visit that is not clearly marked on the maps is Deepmist Grotto in Vashj'ir. It is located in Kelp'thar Forest, in a cave just south of the place named Gnaws' Boneyard.

Patch 10.1.7 adds 5 new optional achievements for you to earn during the event:

  • A Cleansing Fire Icon A Cleansing Fire — Defeat the Headless Horseman.
  • Don't Lose Your Head, Man Icon Don't Lose Your Head, Man — Defeat any version of the Headless Horseman.
  • Kickin' With the Wick Icon Kickin' With the Wick — Defeat the Headless Horseman while cursed by all four wicker men.
  • The Lich King — Owner of the Arfus pet.
  • Tricks and Treats of the Dragon Isles Icon Tricks and Treats of the Dragon Isles — Visit the Candy Buckets in the Dragon Isles zones.
5.

Main Tasks

In this section, we present the main tasks that you will be required to perform during Hallow's End.

5.1.

Candy Buckets

The simplest, but most time-consuming part of the event consists in completing the Tricks and Treats achievements:

  • Tricks and Treats of Eastern Kingdoms Icon Tricks and Treats of Eastern Kingdoms Alliance / Horde);
  • Tricks and Treats of Kalimdor Icon Tricks and Treats of Kalimdor (Alliance / Horde);
  • Tricks and Treats of Outland Icon Tricks and Treats of Outland (Alliance / Horde);
  • Tricks and Treats of Northrend Icon Tricks and Treats of Northrend (Alliance / Horde), not required for the meta-achievement;
  • Tricks and Treats of the Cataclysm Icon Tricks and Treats of Cataclysm (Alliance / Horde), not required for the meta-achievement;
  • Tricks and Treat of Pandaria Icon Tricks and Treats of Pandaria (Alliance / Horde), not required for the meta-achievement.

Completing the first 3 achievements, will grant you Tricks and Treats of Azeroth Icon Tricks and Treats of Azeroth, which counts towards the completion of the meta-achievement.

These achievements are extremely simple to complete. Go to the designated locations (notice that Horde players seem to have a lot more locations to visit than Alliance players). In each of these locations, you will be given a Candy Bucket quest from the nearby Candy Bucket. The quest completes instantly and rewards you with a Handful of Treats Icon Handful of Treats. This item can contain:

  • Tooth Pick Icon Tooth Picks, needed for the That Sparkling Smile Icon That Sparkling Smile achievement;
  • Sinister Squashling Icon Sinister Squashling, needed for the Sinister Calling Icon Sinister Calling achievement;
  • Hallowed Helm Icon Hallowed Helm, needed for the Sinister Calling Icon Sinister Calling achievement);
  • Hallowed Wands, needed for the The Masquerade Icon The Masquerade achievement;
  • Masks, needed for the The Mask Task Icon The Mask Task and A Mask for All Occasions Icon A Mask for All Occasions achievements.
  • G.N.E.R.D.S. Icon G.N.E.R.D.S., many of which are needed for the G.N.E.R.D. Rage Icon G.N.E.R.D. Rage achievement;
  • Tricky Treat Icon Tricky Treat, an item that grants you the Out With It Icon Out With It achievement, if you eat 3 of them very fast;
  • Soothing Spearmint Candy Icon Soothing Spearmint Candy, Pyroblast Cinnamon Ball Icon Pyroblast Cinnamon Ball, and Chewy Fel Taffy Icon Chewy Fel Taffy, which provide overhead visuals (G.N.E.R.D.S. Icon G.N.E.R.D.S. also provides an overhead visual):
G.N.E.R.D.S. Soothing Spearmint Candy
G.N.E.R.D.S. Overhead Visual Smoothing Spearmint Candy Overhead Visual
Pyroblast Cinnamon Ball Chewy Fel Taffy
Pyroblast Cinnamon Ball Overhead Visual Chewy Fel Taffy

The first time you interact with a Candy Bucket, you will be given the Trick or Treat! Icon Trick or Treat! achievement.

5.2.

The Headless Horseman

The Headless Horseman is the boss of the Hallow's End event. He is located inside the Scarlet Monastery instance (Graveyard). You can only access him through the Dungeon Finder tool. Once inside the dungeon, interact with the pumpkin on the altar to summon the boss.

The first time you kill the Headless Horseman, you complete the A Cleansing Fire Icon A Cleansing Fire achievement.

The first time you kill the Headless Horseman on a given day, you receive a Loot-Filled Pumpkin Icon Loot-Filled Pumpkin in your inventory. This chest has a chance to contain some of the following items:

  • Windborne Velocidrake: Hallow's End Armor Icon Windborne Velocidrake: Hallow's End Armor (Requires Level 60 and you must own Dragonflight).
  • Arfus Icon Arfus (Battle Pet) that grants you The Lich King achievement.
  • The Scarlet Key Icon The Scarlet Key, an item that grants access to Vanilla Scarlet Monastery.
  • one or more masks for the The Mask Task Icon The Mask Task and A Mask for All Occasions Icon A Mask for All Occasions achievements;
  • The Horseman's Reins Icon The Horseman's Reins (mount reward);
  • Flying Broom Icon Flying Broom (temporary mount reward);
  • Sinister Squashling Icon Sinister Squashling (pet), needed for Sinister Calling Icon Sinister Calling;
  • Hallowed Helm Icon Hallowed Helm, needed for Sinister Calling Icon Sinister Calling;
  • The Horseman's Horrific Hood Icon The Horseman's Horrific Hood, Head item for DPS Death Knights, Paladins, and Warriors;
  • The Horseman's Sinister Slicer Icon The Horseman's Sinister Slicer, Agility Sword;

Loot-Filled Pumpkin Icon Loot-Filled Pumpkin can only be obtained by characters Level 50 and above.

If you are below Level 50 and queue for the boss fight, you will receive a rare version of the Loot-Filled Pumpkin Icon Loot-Filled Pumpkin that does not have a chance to contain vanity items from the Headless Horseman listed above.

Every time you kill the Headless Horseman, one of the following rings has a chance to drop:

  • Seal of Ghoulish Glee Icon Seal of Ghoulish Glee: Agility;
  • Band of the Petrified Pumpkin Icon Band of the Petrified Pumpkin: Strength;
  • The Horseman's Ring Icon The Horseman's Ring: Intellect;
  • Wicked Witch's Signet Icon Wicked Witch's Signet: Spirit.
5.2.1.

Headless Horseman Hard Mode

An optional hard mode for the Headless Horseman has been implemented in Patch 10.1.7, allowing players to increase the difficulty of the encounter for a greater chance at some of the rare rewards found in the Loot-Filled Pumpkin Icon Loot-Filled Pumpkin.

When you enter the Headless Horseman boss room, you will notice four wicker men located to your left. Interact with them to activate personal curses that make the fight more difficult.

  • Wicker Man of Embers grants you Ember Curse Icon Ember Curse — During Pumpkin Breath, cursed targets emit shadowflame blasts around their location. Each blast inflicts a stack of Wicker Man's Shadow Icon Wicker Man's Shadow.
  • Wicker Man of Thorn grants you Thorny Surprise Icon Thorny Surprise — During Vine March, piercing thorns erupt under cursed enemies periodically. The thorns inflict a stack of Wicker Man's Shadow Icon Wicker Man's Shadow.
  • Wicker Man of Shadows grants you Shadow Curse Icon Shadow Curse — When Insidious Cacle is cast, cursed targets shed part of their soul. The soul is shackled, forced to slowly move towards shadowy flames. Destroying the shackles frees the soul. Should the soul reach the flames, the target suffers 2 stacks of Wicker Man's Shadow Icon Wicker Man's Shadow.
  • Wicker Man of Delusions grants you Cursed Hot Head Icon Cursed Hot Head — During Hot Head, cursed enemies suffer from hallucinations. Moving to the hallucinations dispels them. Ignoring the hallucinations inflicts 2 stacks of Wicker Man's Shadow Icon Wicker Man's Shadow.

Ignoring the mechanic tied to the curse will grant you a stack of Wicker Man's Shadow Icon Wicker Man's Shadow that reduces your maximum health by 10% per stack.

Completing the hard mode revolves around surviving the encounter with the personal curses active and without Wicker Man's Shadow Icon Wicker Man's Shadow killing you.

Completing the hard mode grants the Kickin' With the Wick Icon Kickin' With the Wick achievement. It is worth noting the curses do not affect other players.

5.3.

How to Unlock Vanilla Scarlet Monastery

Players can unlock the Vanilla version of all four Scarlet Monastery dungeons in Patch 10.1.7. You must obtain The Scarlet Key Icon The Scarlet Key from Loot-Filled Pumpkin Icon Loot-Filled Pumpkin or buy the item in the Auction House for doing so.

Once you have the key, head to the Scarlet Monastery in Tirisfal Glades. As you enter the stairs, you will notice a key chain offering you a new quest. Hand over The Scarlet Key Icon The Scarlet Key. Then, interact with the key chain to receive The Scarlet Key Icon The Scarlet Key buff. To enter the Vanilla version of all four dungeons, you must go through the portals with the buff active. If you again want to visit the Mists of Pandaria version of the dungeon, you must right-click the buff to remove it. This is an account-wide unlock allowing you to farm items and transmogs from Vanilla Scarlet Monastery dungeons.

5.4.

Daily Quests

There are two sets of daily quests available. The first one deals with extinguishing the fires started by the Headless Horseman before defeating him in lower level areas (for this purpose, the Headless Horseman is a level 11 elite mob). The second one deals with preventing the other faction from ruining your celebrations while disturbing their own celebrations.

5.4.1.

Putting Fires Out

Costumed Orphaned Matron (Alliance) and Masked Orphaned Matron (Horde) serve as an introduction to this small event and are given by commoners in capital cities. These quests send you to an Orphan Matron in one of the following locations (you choose where you want to go):

  • Alliance: Azure Watch in Azuremyst Isle, Goldshire in Elwynn Forest, and Kharanos in Dun Morogh;
  • Horde: Falconwing Square in Eversong Woods, Brill in Tirisfal Glades, and Razor Hill in Durotar.

There, the Orphan Matron will give you a follow-up quest: Fire Brigade Practice (Alliance: Elwynn Forest/Dun Morogh/Azuremyst Isle) Fire Training (Horde: Tirisfal Glades/Durotar/Eversong Woods). It simply requires you to use a water bucket to put out 5 nearby fires (use the Water Barrel next to the Orphan Matron to refill your water bucket). Accepting this quest unlocks the Stop the Fires! (Alliance / Horde) daily quest. Note that the two-prerequisite quests can only be done once (i.e., they cannot be repeated 3 times, once in each possible location).

The idea behind Stop the Fires! is to fight off the Headless Horseman who regularly sets on fire buildings in the village where you took the daily quest (it can be one of the 3 locations mentioned above). Note that this daily quest is not available if the Headless Horseman has recently been fended off. Also, if you do Stop the Fires! in a given location, you will not be able to do it the same day in one of the other 2 locations.

Simply put out the fires around the village using the same technique as for the prerequisite quest. If your efforts and that of the other players are succesful, you will be able to engage the Headless Horseman (a level 11 elite). Upon defeating him, a Large Jack-o'-Lantern appears in the middle of the village. It gives you the Smash the Pumpkin daily quest, which you can turn in to the local Orphan Matron (together with Stop the Fires!) for a Crudely Wrapped Gift Icon Crudely Wrapped Gift, which can contain the following interesting items:

  • Handful of Treats Icon Handful of Treats;
  • A few Weighted Jack-o'-Lantern Icon Weighted Jack-o'-Lanterns;
  • Magic Broom Icon Magic Broom (temporary mount reward);
  • Sinister Squashling Icon Sinister Squashling (required for the Sinister Calling Icon Sinister Calling achievement);
  • Hallowed Helm Icon Hallowed Helm (required for the Sinister Calling Icon Sinister Calling achievement);
  • Masks for the The Mask Task Icon The Mask Task and A Mask for All Occasions Icon A Mask for All Occasions achievements;
  • Hallowed Wands for the The Masquerade Icon The Masquerade achievement.
5.4.2.

Trashing The Other Faction's Celebrations

The following 4 daily quests are available to Alliance and Horde players:

  • Stink Bombs Away! (Alliance / Horde): this quest takes you to Undercity (Alliance) or Stormwind (Horde), where you must drop 25 Stink Bombs. You are in the real city, and not an instanced version of it. As such, you can have fun trying to bomb players from the enemy faction!
  • Clean Up in Stormwind/Clean Up in Undercity: this quest requires you to clean the Stink Bombs dropped by players of the opposite faction. They are easily spotted by the amount of orange smoke that they produce.
  • A Time to Gain/A Time to Build Up: this quest requires you to take click the bonfire, next to the big Wickerman, where you took the quest.
  • A Time to Lose/A Time to Break Down: this quest requires you to go to the opposite faction's Wickerman (just outside of Stormwind or Undercity) and douse it with the provided quest item.

Each of these quests rewards Tricky Treat Icon Tricky Treats and all four of them are available each day. Completing them grants the Rotten Hallow Icon Rotten Hallow (Alliance / Horde) achievement.

5.5.

Garrison Daily Quests

Added in 2015, Culling the Crew, Foul Fertilizer, Smashing Squashlings, and Mutiny on the Boneship are given to you at your Garrison and allow you to collect up to 5x Spooky Supplies Icon Spooky Supplies per day, which you can in turn use to purchase Garrison decorations: Creepy Crawlers Icon Creepy Crawlers, Ghoulish Guises Icon Ghoulish Guises, Hallow's Glow Icon Hallow's Glow, Seer's Invitation Icon Seer's Invitation, and Witch's Brew Icon Witch's Brew. You need 5 days of questing to get all of the decorations.

When purchasing Creepy Crawlers Icon Creepy Crawlers, you have a chance to summon Arachnis in your Garrison. He has a chance to drop Sack of Spectral Spiders Icon Sack of Spectral Spiders.

When using Creepy Crawlers Icon Creepy Crawlers to decorate your garrison, three battle pets will appear in your Garrisona and you can fight them to capture them: Ghastly Rat, Ghost Maggot, and Spectral Spinner.

When doing the daily quests, you have a chance to loot Coin of Many Faces Icon Coin of Many Faces from one of the undead mobs.

5.6.

Under the Crooked Tree

Under the Crooked Tree is given by Hag of the Crooked Tree in Val'sharah. She is located at (35.0,56.1), just north west of Bradensbrook. The daily quest requires you to defeat Aria Sorrowheart (whom you can see only after interacting with the cauldron located next to the quest giver). Aria keeps trying to fear you and other nearby players, so she must be interrupted.

Upon completing the quest, you will receive 5x Tricky Treat Icon Tricky Treats and Hag's Belongings Icon Hag's Belongings, which can contain wands and hats.

5.7.

Obtaining the Creepy Crate Pet

This pet is the reward of a small quest line.

A Season for Celebration (Alliance / Horde) serves as an introductory quest.

It leads to Hallow's End Treats for Jesper! (Alliance) and Hallow's End Treats for Jesper! (Horde). These quests are not related to the Creepy Crate Icon Creepy Crate quest line and should only be done for the 10 Tricky Treat Icon Tricky Treats that they reward.

The introductory quest also leads to A Friend in Need (Alliance / Horde), which starts the actual quest line for obtaining the pet:

  • A Friend in Need (Alliance / Horde);
  • Missing Heirlooms (Alliance / Horde);
  • Fencing the Goods (Alliance / Horde);
  • Shopping Around (Alliance / Horde);
  • Taking Precautions (Alliance / Horde), the Blood Nettle items needed are herbs to gather from the fields north of Stormwind or from the Valley of Wisdom in Orgrimmar;
  • The Collector's Agent (Alliance / Horde);
  • What Now? (Alliance / Horde), which eventually rewards you with the Creepy Crate Icon Creepy Crate pet.
6.

Remaining Achievements

If you have followed this guide so far, you should already know how to complete the following achievements:

  • Tricks and Treats of Eastern Kingdoms Icon Tricks and Treats of Eastern Kingdoms Alliance / Horde);
  • Tricks and Treats of Kalimdor Icon Tricks and Treats of Kalimdor (Alliance / Horde);
  • Tricks and Treats of Outland Icon Tricks and Treats of Outland (Alliance / Horde);
  • Tricks and Treats of Northrend Icon Tricks and Treats of Northrend (Alliance / Horde), not required for the meta-achievement;
  • Tricks and Treats of the Cataclysm Icon Tricks and Treats of Cataclysm (Alliance / Horde), not required for the meta-achievement;
  • Tricks and Treat of Pandaria Icon Tricks and Treats of Pandaria (Alliance / Horde), not required for the meta-achievement;
  • Tricks and Treats of the Dragon Isles Icon Tricks and Treats of the Dragon Isles, not required for the meta-achievement;
  • Tricks and Treats of Azeroth Icon Tricks and Treats of Azeroth;
  • Bring Me The Head of... Oh Wait Icon Bring Me The Head of... Oh Wait;
  • Rotten Hallow Icon Rotten Hallow (Alliance / Horde);
  • Trick or Treat! Icon Trick or Treat!.

The remaining achievements require you to obtain a variety of items. Each of these items can be obtained in a number of ways, which can make things confusing. Therefore, in the following sections, we give the different sources for all these items.

6.1.

Check Your Head

This achievement should be completed while doing the candy bucket achievements, as you will most likely meet many members from the opposite faction, enabling you to use Weighted Jack-o'-Lantern Icon Weighted Jack-o'-Lanterns on them. This item can be obtained in the following ways:

  • It drops from the Headless Horseman;
  • It is rewarded by the Putting Fires Out quests;
  • It is contained in the Crudely Wrapped Gift Icon Crudely Wrapped Gift, looted from the fiery pumpkin, after putting the fires out.

Note that using a Weighted Jack-o Pumpkin on a player already under the pumpkin head effect will consume the item without granting you the achievement objective.

6.2.

The Mask Task Icon The Mask Task and A Mask for All Occasions Icon A Mask for All Occasions require you to obtain masks. Each of these masks can be obtained in the following ways:

  • it can be bought with Tricky Treat Icon Tricky Treats from Spanky (Alliance) or Farina (Horde);
  • It drops from the Headless Horseman;
  • It can be contained in a Crudely Wrapped Gift Icon Crudely Wrapped Gift, looted from the fiery pumpkin, after putting the fires out;
  • It can be contained in a Handful of Treats Icon Handful of Treats, obtained after interacting with a Candy Bucket.
6.3.

G.N.E.R.D Rage

G.N.E.R.D. Rage Icon G.N.E.R.D. Rage requires you to kill members of the opposing faction while being under the buff given by the G.N.E.R.D.S. Icon G.N.E.R.D.S. item. This item can be contained in a Handful of Treats Icon Handful of Treats, which you can obtain by completing a candy bucket quest or a putting fires out quest (by opening the fiery pumpkin at the end). It can also be bought from Dorothy (Alliance) and Chub (Horde).

Battlegrounds like Alterac Valley or Tol Barad are ideal for completing this achievement. Note that the buff does not persist through death, so make sure to have enough items to rebuff yourself until you reach the 10 Honor Kills mark.

6.4.

Out With It

Out With It Icon Out With It requires you to eat 3 Tricky Treat Icon Tricky Treats in very quick succession. Almost every task in the event rewards you with these items, so it will not be hard to get your hands on 3 of them.

6.5.

Sinister Calling

Sinister Calling Icon Sinister Calling requires you to obtain two items: Sinister Squashling Icon Sinister Squashling and Hallowed Helm Icon Hallowed Helm. These two items can be obtained as follows:

  • they are contained in Loot-Filled Pumpkin Icon Loot-Filled Pumpkin, which drops once a day from the Headless Horseman;
  • they are contained in Crudely Wrapped Gift Icon Crudely Wrapped Gift, which you obtain after putting out fires in a targeted village;
  • they can be bought from Dorothy (Alliance) and Chub (Horde) with 150 Tricky Treat Icon Tricky Treats each.
6.6.

That Sparkling Smile

That Sparkling Smile Icon That Sparkling Smile requires you to obtain and use a Tooth Pick Icon Tooth Pick. This item is contained only in Handful of Treats Icon Handful of Treats, which you obtain by interacting with Candy Buckets. It is also sold by Dorothy (Alliance) and Chub (Horde).

6.7.

The Masquerade

The Masquerade Icon The Masquerade requires you to ask players to use various Hallowed Wands on you. These wands are obtained in the following ways:

  • they are contained in Crudely Wrapped Gift Icon Crudely Wrapped Gift (from successfully putting out the fires in a village under attack by the Headless Horseman);
  • they are bought from the Wand Vendor (at the daily quest hub, just outside of Stormwind or Undercity) with Tricky Treat Icon Tricky Treats.

A common way to do this achievement is to use the trade channel to ask for a Wand cast exchange with other players (if they have a wand you need and you have a wand they need) or to simply offer gold for Wand casts.

7.

Conclusion

We hope that this guide will have answered every question you had about Hallow's End. If not, we encourage you to leave a comment or contact us by e-mail, we will be happy to address the issue you encountered.

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Translations

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Changelog

  • 21 Oct. 2023: Guide updated for 2023.
  • 19 Oct. 2022: Updated for 2022.
  • 18 Oct. 2020: Updated for 2020.
  • 18 Oct. 2019: Updated for 2019.
  • 18 Oct. 2018: Updated for 2018.
  • 18 Oct. 2017: Updated for 2017.
  • 18 Oct. 2016: Updated for 2016.
  • 18 Oct. 2015: Added the new items introduced in 2015.
  • 21 Oct. 2014: Changed price of Arthas Costume to 500 Tricky Treats.
  • 18 Oct. 2014: Added more information about the new 2014 items.
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