Update - El's Extreme Anglin' is reporting a Sea Pony Companion Pet from fishing in the Darkmoon Island waters.



Patch 4.3 - The New Darkmoon Faire is on Test Realms!
It's the first week-end of the month and it means the new Darkmoon Faire is finally available for testing! The new faire is much much bigger than the old one and now has its own dedicated zone, you can enter it through the portals located in the old locations of the Darkmoon Faire (Goldshire, Thunder Bluff, etc ...)


Upon entering the faire, you will be able to buy a Pouch o' Tokens or a Sack o' Tokens for a reasonable price, these tokens are used to play all the games of the Darkmoon Faire.


More activities are now offered and on the test realms you can currently try:


  • A target shooting game where you have to score 25 points in 60 seconds.
  • The "Tonk Commander" game, where you have to shoot 30 targets with your Tonk in a set amount of time.
  • A ring tossing game, the goal is to toss rings on the turtle in the playing area.
  • The Darkmoon Cannon is still here, and will require you to trigger a skill while you fly to land and hit a target on the ground/water.
  • The new "Whack-a-gnoll" mini-game will let you test your reflexes and ... well, whack gnolls.
  • The Darkmoon Deathmatch Arena, the name pretty much says it all. Any player entering the Arena will be flagged for PvP and able to fight any other players already there.
  • Profession quests, rewarding you with tickets and a +5 bonus to your profession skill.
  • Last but not least, L90ETC gives a concert every hour!

You can also just walk around the faire and spend your money to buy fireworks or even a balloon from the Balloon Vendor. The faire even has its own zoo with a nice sample of creatures from all over Azeroth on display!

These games will reward you with Darkmoon Prize Ticket and after collecting enough of them, you will be able to buy rewards from the Darkmoon Faire vendors.


Rewards - Tier 0/Dungeon Set Armor Replica
The very first class armor sets from the old level 60 5-man dungeons are back in the game, or at least replicas of them are back and you can buy them for Transmogrification purposes! The items do not have any stats (Replica Deathmist Robe) and are only here to let you get that look when you transmogrify your gear.

I could let most of you roam the internet to figure out how your armor set looks but I'm much nicer than that, here's a compilation! (Warlock Deathmist helm currently bugged)





Rewards - Mounts
Two mounts are available for 180 x Darkmoon Prize Ticket, the Darkmoon Dancing Bear and the Swift Forest Strider.





Rewards - Companion Pets
6 new companion pets are available from the Darkmoon Faire! You can buy them for 90 x Darkmoon Prize Ticket each.



Rewards - Miscellaneous
You can also collect miscellaneous items from the Darkmoon Faire, such as the Cloak of the Darkmoon Faire, Darkmoon "Sword", or the Darkmoon Hammer!



Rewards - Heirlooms
You can also exchange your tickets for Heirlooms.



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Achievements

Category Description Pts
Darkmoon FaireCome One, Come All!
Attend the Darkmoon Faire.
5
Darkmoon FaireStep Right Up
Play five different Darkmoon games.
10
Darkmoon FaireBlastenheimer Bullseye
Score a bullseye when launched from the Darkmoon Cannon.
10
Darkmoon FaireQuick Shot
Score a Quick Shot at the Shooting Gallery.
10
Darkmoon FaireDarkmoon Duelist
Win the Darkmoon Deathmatch and receive a Pit Fighter trinket.
10
Darkmoon FaireDarkmoon Dominator
Win the Darkmoon Deathmatch twelve times and receive a Master Pit Fighter trinket.
20
Darkmoon FaireFairegoer's Feast
Consume one of every Darkmoon food and drink.
10
Darkmoon FaireDarkmoon Dungeoneer
Turn in all five dungeon Darkmoon Artifacts.
10
Darkmoon FaireDarkmoon Defender
Turn in all three battleground Darkmoon Artifacts.
10
Darkmoon FaireDarkmoon Despoiler
Turn in all nine Darkmoon Artifacts.
10
Darkmoon FaireTaking the Show on the Road
Launch off Darkmoon Fireworks in every friendly capital city.
10
Darkmoon FaireTaking the Show on the Road
Launch off Darkmoon Fireworks in every friendly capital city.
10
Darkmoon FaireFaire Favors
Complete at least six profession-based quests at the Darkmoon Faire.
10
Darkmoon FaireI Was Promised a Pony
Ride a Darkmoon Pony.
5


Quests

NameCurrencyReput. Objective
Test Your Strength10 +250 DMFKerri Hicks wants you to collect 250 Grisly Trophies. Trophies are obtained as long as you kill creatures that offer experience or honor and you have the Darkmoon Field Guide with you.
(Daily) Tonk Commander1 +250 DMFUse your Darkmoon Tonk to destroy 30 Tonk Targets in the time allowed.
(Daily) The Humanoid Cannonball1 +250 DMFAccumulate 5 Cannon Target Points by landing near the target.
(Daily) He Shoots, He Scores!1 +250 DMFScore 25 points in 60 seconds.
(Daily) Target: Turtle1 +250 DMFLand 3 rings on the Darkmoon Turtle.
(Daily) It's Hammer Time1 +250 DMFScore 30 points by whacking Gnolls.


Quests - Professions

Name  Reput.Skill Objective
A Fizzy Fusion4x+250 DMF+5 AlchemyUse the Cocktail Shaker to combine Moonberry Juice and Fizzy Faire Drink to create 5 servings of Moonberry Fizz.
Fun for the Little Ones3x+250 DMF+5 ArchaeologyBring 15 Fossil Fragments collected with Archaeology to Professor Thaddeus Paleo at the Darkmoon Faire.
Baby Needs Two Pair of Shoes4x+250 DMF+5 BlacksmithingUse the Iron Stock to craft 4 Horseshoes, then apply the Horseshoes to Baby at the Darkmoon Faire.
Putting the Crunch in the Frog3x+250 DMF+5 CookingPrepare 5 Crunchy Frogs by breading your Plump Frogs with Simple Flour and then frying them in the cauldron behind Stamp Thunderhorn.
Putting Trash to Good Use4x+250 DMF+5 EnchantingCollect 6 Soothsayer's Dusts by disenchanting Discarded Weapons found around the grounds of the Darkmoon Faire.
Talkin' Tonks4x+250 DMF+5 EngineeringRepair 5 Damaged Steam Tonks around the grounds of the Darkmoon Faire.
Putting the Carnies Back Together Again3x+250 DMF+5 First AidUse the Darkmoon Bandage to heal 4 Injured Carnies.
Spoilin' for Salty Sea Dogs3x+250 DMF+5 FishingCatch 5 Great Sea Herring in the ocean around Darkmoon Island.
Herbs for Healing4x+250 DMF+5 HerbalismGather 6 Darkblossoms from around the Darkmoon Faire grounds.
Writing the Future4x+250 DMF+5 InscriptionUse the Bundle of Exotic Herbs to make Prophetic Ink and then combine the ink with Light Parchment to create Sayge's Fortunes.
Keeping the Faire Sparkling4x+250 DMF+5 JewelcraftingFind Bits of Glass around the grounds of the Darkmoon Faire and craft it into 5 Sparkling 'Gemstones'.
Eyes on the Prizes4x+250 DMF+5 LeatherworkingUse the Darkmoon Craftsman's Kit to make 5 Darkmoon Prizes from Coarse Thread, Shiny Baubles, and Blue Dye.
Rearm, Reuse, Recycle4x+250 DMF+5 MiningCollect 6 pieces of Tonk Scrap from around the Darkmoon Faire grounds.
Tan My Hide4x+250 DMF+5 SkinningScrape 4 Staked Skins around the grounds of the Darkmoon Faire.
Banners, Banners Everywhere!4x+250 DMF+5 TailoringUse Coarse Thread, Red Dye, and Blue Dye with a Darkmoon Banner Kit to make a Darkmoon Banner, then set it up in a pile of Loose Stones on the grounds of the Darkmoon Faire.


Quests - Item Drops

NameCurrencyReput. Objective
A Curious Crystal10 +250 DMFBring the Imbued Crystal to Professor Thaddeus Paleo at the Darkmoon Faire on Darkmoon Island.
An Exotic Egg10 +250 DMFBring the Monstrous Egg to Yebb Neblegear when the Darkmoon Faire is running.
An Intriguing Grimoire10 +250 DMFBring the Mysterious Grimoire to Sayge when the Darkmoon Faire is running.
A Woundrous Weapon10 +250 DMFBring the Ornate Weapon to Professor Thaddeus Paleo when the Darkmoon Faire is running.
A Captured Banner5 +250 DMFBring the Banner of the Fallen to Professor Thaddeus Paleo at the Darkmoon Faire on Darkmoon Island.
The Enemy's Insignia5 +250 DMFBring the Captured Insignia to Professor Thaddeus Paleo at the Darkmoon Faire on Darkmoon Island.
The Captured Journal5 +250 DMFBring the Captured Insignia to Professor Thaddeus Paleo at the Darkmoon Faire on Darkmoon Island.
The Master Strategist15 +250 DMFTake A Treatise on Strategy to Professor Thaddeus Paleo at the Darkmoon Faire on Darkmoon Island.
Tools of Divination10 +250 DMFBring the Soothsayer's Runes to Professor Thaddeus Paleo at the Darkmoon Faire on Darkmoon Island.
This article was originally published in forum thread: Patch 4.3 - The New Darkmoon Faire is on Test Realms! started by Boubouille View original post
Comments 310 Comments
  1. cheero's Avatar
    Woot this is what i have been waiting for
  1. Korru's Avatar
    where are Tier 3 and dk starter sets? >.>
  1. lu's Avatar
    nice nice nice
  1. Muraza's Avatar
    Cool!Awesome!Nice!
  1. Very Tired's Avatar
    For anyone wondering, I just did all the quests on the PTR, they still give 250 rep each, even with revered DMF rep.
  1. WyriHaximus's Avatar
    And it's a blast, a bit crowded atm tbh. Heck the arena doesn't have a sandy floor it's just skeletons all over the floor .
  1. mmoc2f0222e775's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Korru View Post
    where are Tier 3 and dk starter sets? >.>
    ????????????????????
  1. mmoc1ff84cf90f's Avatar
    i hope they wont add so dailys give darkmoon rep, cause i just got my insane achievment and that would nerf it so badly.
  1. Throrion's Avatar
    Woo, the old sets have returned, in all their low-res glory! Wish they'd update them with high-res textures.
  1. mmoc6f514b2885's Avatar
    Ahh sweet. The Darkmoon bear looks really cool and the arena area is going to be a lot of fun..Excited!
  1. mmoc6427d98424's Avatar
    I'm wondering... What will the monk class get?
  1. Boubouille's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Korru View Post
    where are Tier 3 and dk starter sets? >.>
    DK Starter sets are actually available in-game, there's a quartermaster in Ebon Hold. Will news that later I guess.
  1. Buckwald's Avatar
    Nice. Good way to kill some extra time.
  1. mmoce0ea0e7945's Avatar
    This will be fun!
  1. Zatheyll's Avatar
    Definitely excited to get all those mounts and pets. Still waiting for DK starter set!
  1. Bitlovin's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Shop Ebay View Post
    For anyone wondering, I just did all the quests on the PTR, they still give 250 rep each, even with revered DMF rep.
    Such bullshit. Insane title nerfed yet again.
  1. Kokiron's Avatar
    Hell yeah forest strider is the purple one.
  1. Expectations's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Korru View Post
    where are Tier 3 and dk starter sets? >.>
    The DK starting set will be in the DK starting area like the said a month or so ago.

    I hope they don't bring T3 back as skins. Let the people that earned it when it was out have it, and if you want something that looks like it go run Nax 25 for T7.
  1. mmoc6427d98424's Avatar
    Dark Moon balloon... Drifblim anyone? For the new Pokem... Companion battle system? No?
  1. mmoceeceb76e25's Avatar
    Wow nice, looks pretty cool, lots of achievements too.

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