Hallow's End is Near!

Hallow's End is Near!

Observed by both the Horde and the Alliance, Hallow's End is a celebration of the break between the Forsaken and the Scourge. Many tricks and treats await adventurers seeking holiday fun, including defeating the Headless Horseman, visiting inns and cities for fun items such as masks and costumes, and eating way too much candy in one sitting. Read below for more things to do during spooky season on Azeroth!

Event Details

When:   October 18th - 31st
Where: Azeroth, Outland, Northrend
Learn More: Wowhead, Wowpedia

Activities

Once again Hallow’s End approaches, promising tricks, treats, and triumphs for boys and ghouls (heh) all across Azeroth! This year, starting on October 18th, you’ll find a special Hallow’s End Wickerman set up and ready to burn in Stormwind and near the Undercity within the Ruins of Lordaeron. Every four hours, Genn Greymane and Lady Sylvanas will arrive to light each faction’s respective Wickerman in celebration of Hallow’s End. Of course, it wouldn’t be Hallow’s End without a little mischief.


Tricky Treat
Tricky Treats are the currency used to purchase candies and other special rewards. You can collect them by completing quests, and opening the pumpkins found inside inns throughout the world.

Seasonal Boss: Headless Horseman
Use the Dungeon Finder to participate in a high-level encounter against the Headless Horseman (your character must be at least level 89), granting a Loot-Filled Pumpkin containing special holiday loot as a daily reward.

Shade of the Horseman Adventurers who find themselves in Goldshire, Azure Watch, Kharanos, Brill, Razor Hill, or Silvermoon City may stumble upon the Headless Horseman as he flies over the town, inciting terror in the populace and setting their homes and buildings ablaze! Are you brave enough to help douse the flames and bring down the headless horror?

Light My Fire
To get into the spirit of the holiday, you can visit the Wickerman celebration just outside the city gates of Undercity and Stormwind to obtain quests. These daily quests range from lighting your faction’s Wickerman (and earning a nice buff for doing so) to travelling to the opposing faction's city and extinguishing their Wickerman!

Stink Bombs
Fly to the opposite faction’s Hallow’s End celebrations and drop a smelly surprise on their heads -- in the form of stink bombs. Naturally, the denizens of those cities won’t take such an outrage lying down, so players can volunteer to help clean up the mess.

Sweets for the Kids
Hallow's End is already the favorite holiday of many children in Azeroth, but, if you want to make the orphans' holiday even more special, you can help them amass a stockpile of candy.

Candy Buckets
Colorful orange candy buckets, a staple of Hallow’s End, can be found in capital cities throughout Azeroth and beyond. Reach in and grab a handful of candy -- which can contain Tricky Treats and more -- but beware! Sometimes you’ll get a trick as well as a treat.

Apple Bobbing
If candy isn't quite your thing, no problem: every inn has a tub filled with water and apples to bob for.

Merchants and Vendors
These professional hoarders will exchange Tricky Treats for candy, masks, wands, pets, a temporary mount and more!


ITEM REWARDS

Mounts:

  • Headless Horseman's Mount
    The Loot-Filled Pumpkin, a daily reward from the Dungeon Finder for defeating the Headless Horseman, has a chance to drop a stylish flying mount: the Horseman's Reins!
  • Magic Broom (seasonal)
    For the duration of Hallow’s End, you can ride on a magic broomstick, available for 150 Tricky Treats at seasonal merchants. It can also be obtained from the Loot-Filled Pumpkin or as a quest reward.

Pets:

  • Sinister Squashling
    This pumpkin pet can be bought for 150 Tricky Treats at seasonal merchants. It can also be obtained from the Loot-Filled Pumpkin or Candy Buckets.
  • Feline Familiar
    This witch hat-wearing, broom-riding kitty will cost 150 Tricky Treats.
  • Creepy Crate
    This creepy companion is a reward for finishing the seasonal quest line A Friend in Need.

Vanity items:

  • Hallowed Wands
    Hallowed wands transform you into a Pirate, Skeleton, or other ghoulish forms. They can be bought from seasonal merchants for 2 Tricky Treats, or obtained from a Loot-Filled Pumpkin or Candy Buckets.
  • Masks
    Disguise yourself as a member of another race with a face mask, purchased from seasonal merchants for 2-5 Tricky Treats. They can also be obtained from Loot-Filled Pumpkins or Candy Buckets.
  • Little Wickerman
    This toy is a smaller version of the Wickerman; it acts as a cooking fire. It can be bought for 150 Tricky Treats.
  • Seasonal Food & Drinks
    From Bellara's Nutterbar to Tigule and Foror's Strawberry Ice Cream, you’ll be able to purchase many different candies with your Tricky Treats.

OTHER REWARDS

Achievements
Hallow’s End currently offers a total of 210 achievement, split over 18 achievements and 1 meta-achievement.

Titles
If you complete eleven Hallow's End Achievements (Trick or Treat!, Out With It, Bring Me The Head of... Oh Wait, The Savior of Hallow's End, That Sparkling Smile, Rotten Hallow, G.N.E.R.D. Rage, Check Your Head, The Masquerade, Sinister Calling, and Tricks and Treats of Azeroth), your character will gain the title ‘the Hallowed’.

Check out our Hallow's End screenshot gallery!

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Mordokh
Alonsus
Mordokh
01/04/2013
Crabby told me to post.
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Rísen
Mazrigos
Rísen
31/10/2012
dear blizzard, we need more to do during world events like more dungeons like a trick or treat dungeon and also, a lil bone to pick, i have gone to nearly 50 inns and Not once did the hallowed helm drop, not once form this character! xome on blizz put the drop rates up a bit! but overall it was a great holiday, always my favorite
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Buttspanker
Bladefist
Buttspanker
31/10/2012
Got the horseman mount a couple of years ago, and now I got it on all my chars :) (thanks Blizz) But I really love the broom too, just wish it was permanent.
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Exphia
Burning Blade
Exphia
30/10/2012
i never get the horseman mount! :(.....
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Siluett
Argent Dawn
Siluett
28/10/2012
since i was playing i could neverever get that horseman mount damn that thang
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Rewelus
Burning Blade
Rewelus
23/10/2012
My computer is crashed :( i cant play :D i cant do achiev :(
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Ahga
Stormrage
Ahga
21/10/2012
there need to be a few more day's to geth the mount i rlly want the mount ;p
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Boarlax
Bladefist
Boarlax
22/10/2012
@Ahga: what mount? the broom
@Ahga: You still have some days left to get your Headless Horseman's Mount! Good luck!
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Ahga
Stormrage
Ahga
24/10/2012
@Boarlax: i have the broom already ;p
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Ahga
Stormrage
Ahga
24/10/2012
@Taepsilum: thanks
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Fleepxd
Darksorrow
Fleepxd
21/10/2012
Blizzard you kinder failed, there is no Theramore Isle anymore. There is a big purple hole :)
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Poepjee
Kul Tiras
Poepjee
21/10/2012
@Fleepxd: There's keeper of time outside Theremore Isle that teleports you back to the past
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Hydrule
Darksorrow
Hydrule
21/10/2012
Yes that lv 89 is right you can queue for it as 89. One thing that always disapoints me about it is the bat form can't fly surely do this one year as it would be frigging awesome lol.
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Vrigoth
Skullcrusher
Vrigoth
21/10/2012
Bring something new... like a head for all classes, not only plate weavers... as darkenfell said, its' always the same
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Qbi
Azjol-Nerub
Qbi
21/10/2012
Does he only drop rings only now ?

After 3 days he has only dropped rings not sword not helm only rings.
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Zíel
Chromaggus
Zíel
22/10/2012
@Qbi: The sword and the helm drops from the Loot-filled pumpkin you can get once a day. The boss itself only drops rings.
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Esterel
Hellscream
Esterel
21/10/2012
Iv played wow since 2005 on & off and have never done any seasonal event's yet, I think I will make this my 1st.
Im really only interested in the Headless Horseman mount.
Does every1 in the dungeon get 1 each as the reward or do u have to grind it out until you finally get the drop?
Also can you access it from the random dungeon finder, or do you have to get a group together?
Lastly can anyone tell me the lvl range and iLvl score plz?
Im 405/504 atm.
Thank u!
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Campanilla
Bronze Dragonflight
Campanilla
20/10/2012
u get it at the innkepers
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DOES ANYONE KNOW HOW TO GET A PUMKINE HEAD TO WEAR ON
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Lenthon
Aggramar
Lenthon
20/10/2012
@Dswed: u get them in pumpkins in the inns
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Darkenfell
Terenas
Darkenfell
20/10/2012
same old same old. are you ever going to to anything new for halloween or xmas. same old decor and stuff every year for years
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can i get a tank ring off headless horse man or is it just dps ring like???
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Mohrahgee
Dragonmaw
Mohrahgee
20/10/2012
@Nîck: Only dps ring sadly. :c
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Darkploop
Laughing Skull
Darkploop
20/10/2012
I have aswell the issue with the candy bucket bug in refuge point, arathi highlands.
Made a ticket about this, no respond yet.
However I have checked a post concerning it and it appears they are hotfixing it. Think it will be server restarts at 5:00 according to the in-game message, hopefully it will fix it since it seems it has been fixed at som e servers already :)
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Does anyone know, if the Sylvana Speech thing is going on outside UC and when? There is one for Greymane now as well right?
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Esterel
Hellscream
Esterel
21/10/2012
@Zuljo: I think its random?
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Goldrold
Chamber of Aspects
Goldrold
19/10/2012
LIKE A BOSS
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yep no bucket at Arathi Highlands.
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Deathxshaman
Eonar
Deathxshaman
19/10/2012
The Pumpkin bucket in Arathi Highlands, Refuge Point, is not there. its the only one i need for the Achievement xD
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Deathxshaman
Eonar
Deathxshaman
19/10/2012
all the times i have been in the Headless Horseman dungeon the healer allways complains about everyone ninjaing the spirit ring, that they olso do. Anyway Boys and Ghouls, Good one :D
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Deathxshaman
Eonar
Deathxshaman
19/10/2012
Oh and Like if you would wish the Headless horseman Helm could be used by all classes instead of only with plate.
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Serafyn
Burning Blade
Serafyn
19/10/2012
Tanks really ? With brewfest you guys could loot 2 tanking trinkets , compared to others we could only loot 1 .. So what aint fair anymore now these days
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Arachna
Tarren Mill
Arachna
19/10/2012
well, tank ninjaed spirit ring so there is Your answer for tanking loot. Why so much items for plate users anyway? Didnt know halloween is plate holiday
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Deadfiddler
Bronze Dragonflight
Deadfiddler
19/10/2012
@Arachna: i would hardly say that there is an amazaing amount of plate iv seen so much more mail compared to plate but i understand that you are angry at the tank that ninjaed from you
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Esterel
Hellscream
Esterel
21/10/2012
@Arachna: Im not complaining, Im a Paladin and so sick of doing dungeons with useless Cloth/Leather/Mail drops.
TY Blizz ;-)
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Daríon
Frostmane
Daríon
19/10/2012
idd where is the tank ring? im tanking myself and its very enoying that only dpses and healers get the good stuff
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Deadfiddler
Bronze Dragonflight
Deadfiddler
19/10/2012
I've always enjoyed the halloween event but yet again this year the same problem exisits there is no tank ring you have a ring for every other class but no tank i dont find this very fair considering the ilvl of the ring
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Legonaren
Ghostlands
Legonaren
19/10/2012
I like the Halloween this year. But it is a problem that The Headless Horseman dont drop a tank ring and i am dps spec. Also i dont like the idea of if you have got the sinister squasling between this years halloween and last year, i had to spent 150 Tricky Treats on it that i should had use on Felines Familar. That waste just because you have made a big mistake.
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Esterel
Hellscream
Esterel
21/10/2012
@Legonaren: With brewfest you can loot 2 tanking trinkets, that should make a difference with the Dps ring drop from the Headless Horseman