Love is in the Air 2024 Guide for World of Warcraft

Last updated on Feb 11, 2024 at 13:38 by Stan 15 comments

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Love is in the Air is the World of Warcraft counterpart of Valentine's Day.

The event itself takes place mostly outside of capital cities of both factions. Many rewards can be earned: mounts, gear, pets, achievements, a title, and vanity items.

This guide will walk you through everything you need to know to complete the event.

1.

Overview

During the Love is in the Air event, you will mostly be doing daily quests and fighting the boss of the event. Doing so will earn you coins that you will use to buy rewards. There is also a short introductory quest line that you will want to do.

1.1.

Eligibility

All the parts of the event are open to low-level players. However, you must be at least Level 60 to loot the X-45 Heartbreaker Icon X-45 Heartbreaker mount from your first daily dungeon run.

1.2.

Date and Timeline

Love is in the Air is a 2-week event. This year, it will start on February the 5nd and finish on February the 19th.

While it is possible to earn all the rewards by diligently doing the daily quests every day, you can also farm the coins needed to buy the rewards, greatly speeding up the completion of the event.

2.

New in 2024

The event has been overhauled in 2024 with new rewards, quests, and other changes that we outline in the subsequent sections.

3.

The Gala of Gifts

The Gala of Gifts (Love is in the Air) event hub, can be found just outside Orgrimmar and Stormwind. Here, you will find all the vendors and new daily quests that grant you Love Token Icon Love Tokens.

4.

Scenic Gateway Portal

A new portal called Scenic Gateway Portal can be found in all major cities. It will teleport you straight to the Gala of Gifts and other locations where you can complete daily quests for Love Token Icon Love Tokens.

When you pick up a daily quest at the gala and click the portal, the location with currently active daily quests will be marked with purple Quest text next to it.

Here is a list of available locations:

  • The Gala of Gifts;
  • A romantic hideout in Val'sharah.
  • The thrilling peaks of Jade Forest.
  • A relaxing wade into Winterspring hot springs.
  • The lovely lakeside in Northern Stranglethorn.
5.

New Rewards in 2024

This year, spend your hard-earned Love Token Icon Love Tokens on new rewards!

  • Heartseeker Mana Ray Icon Heartseeker Mana Ray (mount) — Can be purchased from Kiera Torres (Alliance) and Lythianne Morningspear (Horde) for 270 Love Token Icon Love Tokens.
  • Heartseeker Moth Icon Heartseeker Moth (pet) Can be purchased from Kiera Torres (Alliance) and Lythianne Morningspear (Horde) for 40 Love Token Icon Love Tokens.
  • Exquisite Love Boat Icon Exquisite Love Boat (toy) — Can be purchased from Kiera Torres (Alliance) and Lythianne Morningspear (Horde) for 270 Love Token Icon Love Tokens.
  • Eyes For You Only Icon Eyes For You Only (toy) — Can be purchased from Kiera Torres (Alliance) and Lythianne Morningspear (Horde) for 40 Love Token Icon Love Tokens.
  • Date Simulation Modulator Icon Date Simulation Modulator (toy) — Can be purchased from Kiera Torres (Alliance) and Lythianne Morningspear (Horde) for 100 Love Token Icon Love Tokens.
  • Eternal Black Rose Icon Eternal Black Rose (Head Transmog) — Can be purchased from Sylandra Silverbreeze (Alliance) and Hana Breezeheart (Horde) for 20 Love Token Icon Love Tokens.
  • Eternal Blue Rose Icon Eternal Blue Rose (Head Transmog) — Can be purchased from Sylandra Silverbreeze (Alliance) and Hana Breezeheart (Horde) for 20 Love Token Icon Love Tokens.
  • Eternal Orange Rose Icon Eternal Orange Rose (Head Transmog) — Can be purchased from Sylandra Silverbreeze (Alliance) and Hana Breezeheart (Horde) for 20 Love Token Icon Love Tokens.
  • Eternal Pink Rose Icon Eternal Pink Rose (Head Transmog) — Can be purchased from Sylandra Silverbreeze (Alliance) and Hana Breezeheart (Horde) for 20 Love Token Icon Love Tokens.
  • Eternal White Rose Icon Eternal White Rose (Head Transmog) — Can be purchased from Sylandra Silverbreeze (Alliance) and Hana Breezeheart (Horde) for 20 Love Token Icon Love Tokens.
  • Eternal Yellow Rose Icon Eternal Yellow Rose (Head Transmog) — Can be purchased from Sylandra Silverbreeze (Alliance) and Hana Breezeheart (Horde) for 20 Love Token Icon Love Tokens.

The flower vendors also sell new buffs for 5 Love Token Icon Love Tokens that increase stats by 10%, but they do not work in dungeons and raids. They come with various flavor effects, but the same buff.

  • Rose of Dreams Fulfilled Icon Rose of Dreams Fulfilled;
  • Rose of Friendship Icon Rose of Friendship;
  • Rose of Independence Icon Rose of Independence;
  • Rose of Joy Icon Rose of Joy;
  • Rose of Purity Icon Rose of Purity;
  • Rose of Romance Icon Rose of Romance;
  • Rose of Tragedy Icon Rose of Tragedy;

Renewed Proto-Drake: Love Armor Icon Renewed Proto-Drake: Love Armor is a new Dragonriding manuscript that has a chance to drop from your first The Crown and Chemical Co. dungeon of the day.

6.

New Achievements in 2024

Two new achievements were added this year.

Love Language Expert Icon Love Language Expert — Deliver a slew of gifts to Lovely Guests at the Steam Pools Resort.

Support Your Local Artisans Icon Support Your Local Artisans — Donate 50,000 gold to the Artisan's Consortium to support the Gala of Gifts.

6.1.

Currency

The currency of the event is Love Token Icon Love Token. You will earn these coins by doing daily quests, killing the boss of the event, and more.

7.

Rewards

The Love is in the Air event offers a variety of rewards, including three mounts, three pets, and many achievements.

Lovely Merchants can be found at the gala outside Stormwind and Orgrimmar, selling rewards for Love Token Icon Love Tokens.

7.1.

Buffs

Lovely Merchants sell perfumes and colognes for 1 Love Token Icon. Using these items will give you a temporary buff that stacks with flasks and does not drop when you enter a dungeon or raid.

Item Buff
Bravado Cologne Icon "Bravado" Cologne +146 Agility/Strength
VICTORY Perfume Icon "VICTORY" Perfume +146 Agility/Strength
Wizardry Cologne Icon "Wizardry" Cologne +146 Intellect
Enchantress Perfume Icon "Enchantress" Perfume +146 Intellect
STALWART Cologne Icon "STALWART" Cologne +146 Versatility
Forever Perfume Icon "Forever" Perfume +146 Versatility

In addition, the daily quests of your faction will reward you with Lovely Cards that will buff one of your statistics when you use them. These buffs stack with flasks and persist when you enter a dungeon or a raid.

Alliance Card Horde Card Statistic Increased
Alliance Icon Lovely Darnassus Card Icon Lovely Darnassus Card Horde Icon Lovely Orgrimmar Card Icon Lovely Orgrimmar Card Agility
Alliance Icon Lovely Stormwind Card Icon Lovely Stormwind Card Horde Icon Lovely Undercity Card Icon Lovely Undercity Card Intellect
Alliance Icon Lovely Exodar Card Icon Lovely Exodar Card Horde Icon Lovely Silvermoon City Card Icon Lovely Silvermoon City Card Spirit
Alliance Icon Lovely Ironforge Card Icon Lovely Ironforge Card Horde Icon Lovely Thunder Bluff Card Icon Lovely Thunder Bluff Card Stamina
7.2.

Candies

Love is in the Air candies can only be obtained from Lovely Merchants:

  • Bag of Heart Candies Icon Bag of Heart Candies costs 2 Love Token Icon and can contain:
    • Heart Candy Icon Heart Candy - Be mine!
    • Heart Candy Icon Heart Candy - I LOVE YOU
    • Heart Candy Icon Heart Candy - I'll follow you all around Azeroth.
    • Heart Candy Icon Heart Candy - All yours.
    • Heart Candy Icon Heart Candy - You're the best!
    • Heart Candy Icon Heart Candy - I'm all yours!
    • Heart Candy Icon Heart Candy - You're mine!
    • Heart Candy Icon Heart Candy - Hot lips.
  • Box of Chocolates Icon Box of Chocolates costs 10 Love Token Icon and can contain:
    • Buttermilk Delight Icon Buttermilk Delight
    • Sweet Surprise Icon Sweet Surprise
    • Dark Desire Icon Dark Desire
    • Very Berry Cream Icon Very Berry Cream
7.3.

Vanity Items

Vanity or Collector items either drop from the boss of the event or are bought from Lovely Merchants.

Item Source
Forever-Lovely Rose Icon Forever-Lovely Rose Event boss drop
Vile Fumigator's Mask Icon Vile Fumigator's Mask Event boss drop
The Heartbreaker Icon The Heartbreaker Event boss drop
Handful of Rose Petals Icon Handful of Rose Petals 2 Love Token Icon
Lovely Rose Icon Lovely Rose 5 Love Token Icon
Love Rocket Icon Love Rocket 5 Love Token Icon
Silver Shafted Arrow Icon Silver Shafted Arrow 5 Love Token Icon
Love Fool Icon Love Fool 10 Love Token Icon
7.4.

Role Play Clothes

A number of role-play clothes are available from the Lovely Merchants. They can be used for transmogrification purposes during the event.

  • Lovely Dress Box Icon Lovely Dress Box costs 20 Love Token Icon and has a chance to contain:
    • Lovely Blue Dress Icon Lovely Blue Dress
    • Lovely Purple Dress Icon Lovely Purple Dress
    • Lovely Black Dress Icon Lovely Black Dress
    • Lovely Red Dress Icon Lovely Red Dress
  • Dinner Suit Box Icon Dinner Suit Box costs 20 Love Token Icon and has a chance to contain:
    • Red Dinner Suit Icon Red Dinner Suit
    • Purple Dinner Suit Icon Purple Dinner Suit
    • Blue Dinner Suit Icon Blue Dinner Suit
7.5.

Gear

From within the Dungeon tab, you can queue up for The Crown and Chemical Co. dungeon to defeat the boss for a chance at item level 428 gear:

  • Winking Eye of Love Icon Winking Eye of Love;
  • Heartbreak Charm Icon Heartbreak Charm;
  • Shard of Pirouetting Happiness Icon Shard of Pirouetting Happiness;
  • Sweet Perfume Broach Icon Sweet Perfume Broach;
  • Choker of the Pure Heart Icon Choker of the Pure Heart.
7.6.

Heirloom Upgrades

Heirloom upgrades are sold by the event vendors: Ancient Heirloom Scabbard Icon Ancient Heirloom Scabbard for 200 Love Token Icon and Timeworn Heirloom Scabbard Icon Timeworn Heirloom Scabbard, Weathered Heirloom Scabbard Icon Weathered Heirloom Scabbard, and Battle-Hardened Heirloom Scabbard Icon Battle-Hardened Heirloom Scabbard for 450 Love Token Icon.

7.7.

Toys

Item Source
True Love Prism Icon True Love Prism They Really Love Me! Icon They Really Love Me!
Exquisite Love Boat Icon Exquisite Love Boat 270 Love Token Icon
Eyes For You Only Icon Eyes For You Only 40 Love Token Icon
Date Simulation Modulator Icon Date Simulation Modulator 100 Love Token Icon
Romantic Picnic Basket Icon Romantic Picnic Basket 10 Love Token Icon
Peddlefeet's Lovely Hearthstone Icon Peddlefeet's Lovely Hearthstone 150 Love Token Icon
Sturdy Love Fool Icon Sturdy Love Fool 200 Love Token Icon
Love Fool Icon Love Fool 270 Love Token Icon
7.8.

Pets

Heartseeker Moth Icon Heartseeker Moth, Truesilver Shafted Arrow Icon Truesilver Shafted Arrow and Lovebird Hatchling Icon Lovebird Hatchling can be bought from Lovely Merchants for 40 Love Token Icon.

Toxic Wasteling Icon Toxic Wasteling has a chance to drop once a day from the boss of the event.

7.9.

Mounts

New in 2024, is the Heartseeker Mana Ray Icon Heartseeker Mana Ray mount available for 270 Love Token Icon Love Tokens.

Swift Lovebird Icon Swift Lovebird can be bought from Lovely Merchants for 270 Love Token Icon.

X-45 Heartbreaker Icon X-45 Heartbreaker has an extremely low chance to drop once a day from the boss of the event, if you are Level 50 or more.

7.10.

Achievements and Title

The meta-achievement of the event is Fool For Love Icon Fool for Love. It rewards the the Love Fool title, counts towards What a Long, Strange Trip It's Been Icon What a Long, Strange Trip It's Been, and requires you to complete most of the achievements related to the event:

  • Shafted! Icon Shafted!;
  • Lonely? Icon Lonely?;
  • Dangerous Love Icon Dangerous Love;
  • The Rocket's Pink Glare Icon The Rocket's Pink Glare;
  • Fistful of Love Icon Fistful of Love;
  • Sweet Tooth Icon Sweet Tooth;
  • Be Mine! Icon Be Mine!;
  • My Love is Like a Red, Red Rose Icon My Love is Like a Red, Red Rose;
  • I Pitied The Fool Icon I Pitied The Fool.

Charming Icon Charming, Flirt With Disaster Icon Flirt With Disaster (Alliance / Horde); Nation of Adoration Icon Nation of Adoration (Alliance / Horde), Lovely Luck Is On Your Side Icon Lovely Luck Is On Your Side, Perma-Peddle Icon Perma-Peddle, and Tough Love Icon Tough Love are also achievements from Love is in the Air, but they are not required for the meta-achievement.

8.

Quests

The Love is in the Air event features a short quest line where you have to counter the plans of the Crown Chemical Company.

The event also gives you a number of daily quests that you can use to earn Love Token Icon Love Tokens.

8.1.

Quest Line

The quest line is straightforward and involves no complicated tasks, so we will only give the names of the quests and indicate where they start and where they end. Completing the quest line will grant you the Dangerous Love Icon Dangerous Love achievement.

For Alliance players, note that some characters related to the event may not be visible if you are on Call of Duty, the introductory quest for Vashj'ir.

8.1.1.

Alliance Quests

The Alliance quest line will make you interact with 3 NPCs: Junior Inspector, located next to the bank in Ironforge, Inspector Snip Snagglebolt and Marion Sutton, both located in the Trade District of Stormwind City.

Note that the first quest is optional.

Quest Starts Ends
Uncommon Scents Junior Inspector Inspector Snip Snagglebolt
Something Stinks Inspector Snip Snagglebolt Inspector Snip Snagglebolt
Pilfering Perfume Inspector Snip Snagglebolt Inspector Snip Snagglebolt
Fireworks At The Gilded Rose Inspector Snip Snagglebolt Marion Sutton
Hot On The Trail Marion Sutton Marion Sutton
A Friendly Chat... Marion Sutton Inspector Snip Snagglebolt
8.1.2.

Horde Quests

The Horde quest line will make you interact with 3 NPCs: Junior Detective, located near the Flight Master in Thunder Bluff, Detective Snap Snagglebolt, located near Grommash Hold in Orgrimmar, and Roka, located next to the Bag Vendor in Orgrimmar.

Note that the first quest is optional.

Quest Starts Ends
Uncommon Scents Junior Detective Detective Snap Snagglebolt
Something Stinks Detective Snap Snagglebolt Detective Snap Snagglebolt
Pilfering Perfume Detective Snap Snagglebolt Detective Snap Snagglebolt
Snivel's Sweetheart Detective Snap Snagglebolt Roka
Hot On The Trail Roka Roka
A Friendly Chat... Roka Detective Snap Snagglebolt
8.2.

Daily Quests

Every day, you can complete different daily quests for Love Token Icon Love Tokens. Head to the Gala of Gifts and search for blue exclamation marks on your minimap to find the available daily quests. Additional daily quests can be completed in the areas accessed through the Scenic Gateway Portal.

You can pick them up at the NPC standing close to the Scenic Gateway Portal.

Lovely Charm Bracelet Icon Lovely Charm Bracelets and the old faction daily quests have all been removed from the game with the event's overhaul.

9.

Event Boss: Crown Chemical Co. Trio

The boss encounter of the event (located in Shadowfang Keep) can be accessed by queuing for it in the Dungeon Finder or by speaking to Steamwheedle Shyster, located in the Trade District of Stormwind City or near Grommash Hold in Orgrimmar.

The boss encounter consists in defeating Apothecary Hummel, Apothecary Baxter, and Apothecary Frye, whom your party will all face simultaneously. The fight is simple and only takes a few seconds to complete.

9.1.

Rewards

The first time that you defeat the boss encounter, you will be granted the Tough Love Icon Tough Love achievement and you will be able to loot a Faded Lovely Greeting Card Icon Faded Lovely Greeting Card from Hummel. This starts the Something is in the Air (and it Ain't Love) (Alliance / Horde) quest, which rewards some gold.

The first time that you defeat the boss encounter in a given day, you will be given a Heart-Shaped Box Icon Heart-Shaped Box, which has a chance to contain:

  • 10 Love Token Icon Love Tokens;
  • Renewed Proto-Drake: Love Armor Icon Renewed Proto-Drake: Love Armor (Drakewatcher Manuscript);
  • Forever-Lovely Rose Icon Forever-Lovely Rose;
  • Vile Fumigator's Mask Icon Vile Fumigator's Mask;
  • Toxic Wasteling Icon Toxic Wasteling;
  • The Heartbreaker Icon The Heartbreaker;
  • X-45 Heartbreaker Icon X-45 Heartbreaker.

Every time you defeat the boss encounter, Apothecary Hummel will drop one of the following Neck items:

  • Winking Eye of Love Icon Winking Eye of Love;
  • Heartbreak Charm Icon Heartbreak Charm;
  • Shard of Pirouetting Happiness Icon Shard of Pirouetting Happiness;
  • Sweet Perfume Broach Icon Sweet Perfume Broach;
  • Choker of the Pure Heart Icon Choker of the Pure Heart.

The loot is item level 428 Adventurer gear in 2024.

9.2.

Tactics

The enemies have damaging spells that fit in one of two categories: Perfume (purple) or Cologne (green):

  • Apothecary Hummel only has Perfume abilities;
  • Apothecary Baxter only has Cologne abilities;
  • Apothecary Frye has both Perfume and Cologne abilities.

Inside the area where you will be fighting, there are two cauldrons: Perfume Neutralizer Icon Perfume Neutralizer makes you immune to Perfume attacks while Cologne Neutralizer Icon Cologne Neutralizer makes you immune to Cologne attacks. Clicking a cauldron will create an item in your bags after a short cast time. Using this item is what gives you the immunity buff (which lasts 5 minutes).

With that in mind, the encounter is rather easy. Have one player take the Perfume Neutralizer and keep aggro on Hummel. Have another player take the Cologne Neutralizer and keep aggro on Baxter. The rest of the group can take either of the Neutralizers. By doing so, your group will only have to worry about moving out of the Perfume or Cologne void zones that Frye (who cannot be tanked) regularly puts down.

Ideally, you will want to kill Hummel and Baxter first and finish with Frye.

10.

Remaining Achievements

In this section, we will run you through the many remaining achievements needed to complete the event's meta-achievement in 2024.

10.1.

Be Mine!

To complete the Be Mine! Icon Be Mine! achievement, you need to eat each of the 8 following candies:

  • Heart Candy Icon Heart Candy - Be mine!
  • Heart Candy Icon Heart Candy - I LOVE YOU
  • Heart Candy Icon Heart Candy - I'll follow you all around Azeroth.
  • Heart Candy Icon Heart Candy - All yours.
  • Heart Candy Icon Heart Candy - You're the best!
  • Heart Candy Icon Heart Candy - I'm all yours!
  • Heart Candy Icon Heart Candy - You're mine!
  • Heart Candy Icon Heart Candy - Hot lips.

These candies can be found in Bag of Heart Candies Icon Bags of Heart Candies, which you can buy for 2 Love Token Icon from a Lovely Merchant in any major city. You might need to buy several bags before you obtain all the cookies.

10.2.

Fistful of Love

To obtain the Fistful of Love Icon Fistful of Love achievement, you need to buy 15 Handful of Rose Petals Icon Handful of Rose Petals (you only need 11, but you can only buy these items 5 by 5). This will cost you 6 tokens. Then, use the items on the various combinations of class and race that the achievement demands.

10.3.

I Pitied The Fool

For completing I Pitied The Fool Icon I Pitied The Fool, you first need to buy 5 Love Fool Icon Love Fools. Each Love Fool costs 10 Love Token Icon, so it is a good idea to go with a group of friends to do the achievement, each friend bringing one or two Love Fools.

Then, simply go to each of the locations mentioned in the achievement text, put down a Love Fool, target it, and /pity it.

10.4.

Lonely?

For completing Lonely? Icon Lonely?, you first need to obtain a Buttermilk Delight Icon Buttermilk Delight, which you can find in a Box of Chocolates Icon Box of Chocolates. This box can be bought from a Lovely Merchant for 10 Love Token Icon. You might also need to buy a Romantic Picnic Basket Icon Romantic Picnic Basket, which costs 10 Love Token Icon and can be refunded if you manage not to use it.

Then, you need to go to Dalaran with a friend, or find one there. Sit at one of the Romantic Picnic sets or create one using your Romantic Picnic Basket Icon Romantic Picnic Basket. Wait for your character and that of your friend to be buffed with Romantic Picnic Icon Romantic Picnic before eating your piece of Buttermilk Delight Icon Buttermilk Delight. Note that your friend only needs to sit down with you for you to get the achievement, they do not need to also eat a Buttermilk Delight, unless they want to get the achievement.

10.5.

Sweet Tooth

Completing Sweet Tooth Icon Sweet Tooth requires you to eat each of the following candies: Buttermilk Delight Icon Buttermilk Delight, Sweet Surprise Icon Sweet Surprise, Dark Desire Icon Dark Desire, Very Berry Cream Icon Very Berry Cream. Each of them has an 80% chance to be contained in a Box of Chocolates Icon Box of Chocolates, which can be bought from a Lovely Merchant for 10 Love Token Icon.

Note that from having done the Lonely? Icon Lonely?, you must already have completed the Buttermilk Delight objective and you probably also have obtained some of the other candies (if not all of them).

10.6.

My Love is Like a Red, Red Rose

My Love is Like a Red, Red Rose Icon My Love is Like a Red, Red Rose requires you to obtain a Bouquet of Red Roses Icon Bouquet of Red Roses or a Bouquet of Ebon Roses Icon Bouquet of Ebon Roses. These drop from bosses in heroic WOTLK dungeons and from bosses in normal and heroic Cataclysm dungeons.

10.7.

Shafted!

To complete the Shafted! Icon Shafted! achievement, spend 10 Love Token Icon to buy 10 Silver Shafted Arrow Icon Silver Shafted Arrows from a Lovely Merchant. Then, use the arrows on 10 players that do not currently have a non-combat pet out.

10.8.

The Rocket's Pink Glare

To complete the The Rocket's Pink Glare Icon The Rocket's Pink Glare achievement, you need to buy 10 Love Rocket Icon Love Rockets from a Lovely Merchant, something that will cost you 10 Love Token Icon. Then, fire them off as fast as you can (by right-clicking them in your bags).

There appear to be issues in crowded areas and with certain addons that prevent all the rockets from being counted towards the achievement. To avoid this, you can attempt to obtain the achievement in a deserted place, with your addons disabled.

11.

Changelog

  • 11 Feb. 2024: Updated for Patch 10.2.5.
  • 17 Feb. 2021: Fixed wrong requirements for the meta-achievement.
  • 15 Feb. 2021: Updated level requirements.
  • 10 Feb. 2021: Added amulets Item Level for 2021.
  • 09 Feb. 2021: Guide reviewed for 2021.
  • 08 Feb. 2020: Guide reviewed for 2020.
  • 12 Feb. 2019: 2019 update.
  • 03 Feb. 2018: 2018 update.
  • 07 Feb. 2017: 2017 update.
  • 15 Feb. 2016: 2016 update.
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