This year, Hallow's End will run from October 18th through November 1st. This event celebrates the break of the Forsaken from the Scourge. Innkeepers across Azeroth will give out candy, or tricks to whomever asks.
Changes in 2020
- Headless Horseman rings are now 82 item level.
- Loot-Filled Pumpkin can now be obtained only by characters level 45-50.
Changes in previous years
- Headless Horseman's Hearthstone - New toy purchased for 150 Tricky Treat.
- Characters who have completed the Battle for Lordaeron event will need to speak with Zidormi in Tirisfal Glades to pass through the mists of time and visit Undercity as it was before.
- Naxxy - This mini Naxxramas pet can be purchased for 150 x Tricky Treats
- Horse Head Costume and Horse Tail Costume - Each half of this costume can be purchased for 150 x Tricky Treats
- Exquisite Costume Set: "Xavius" - This costume can be purchased for 200 x Tricky Treats
- Hallow's End Cosmetic items can be transmogged during the event
The Headless Horseman
You can queue through the dungeon finder to kill The Headless Horseman, who drops a Loot-Filled Pumpkin on the first kill of the day. It can contain:
- The Horseman's Reins
- Magic Broom
- The Horseman's Sinister Slicer
- The Horseman's Horrific Hood
- Sinister Squashling
- Hallowed Helm
The Headless Horseman also drops a few rings when killed:
Garrison Decorations
Hallow’s End decorations for your garrison can be purchased from Izzy Hollyfizzle. Each decoration costs 5 x Spooky Supplies, which can be acquired through the following daily quests:
The following Decorations can be purchased:
Quests and Dailies
The main Hallow’s End quest is started by Spoops (Horde) or Jesper (Alliance). After picking up Hallow’s End Treats for Jesper You will need to go your faction's major city and perform a specific emote to receive the candy to complete the quest:
- Orgrimmar/Stormwind - Flex
- Troll/Gnome - Train
- Undercity/Ironforge - Chicken
- Thunder Bluff/Darnassus - Dance
Under the Crooked Tree
Under the Crooked Tree is a daily quest near Bradensbrook in Val'sharah that will reward you with Hag's Belongings. This has a chance to contain new witch hat transmogs Hat of the First Sister, Hat of the Second Sister, Hat of the Third Sister, and Hat of the Youngest Sister.
Creepy Crate Quest
Acquiring the Creepy Crate requires players to do a lengthy questline. This can be picked up at Candace Fenlow (Horde) or Gretchen Fenlow (Alliance)
- A Friend in Need
- Missing Heirlooms
- Fencing the Goods
- Shopping Around
- Taking Precautions
- The Collector’s Agent
- What Now?
- The Creepy Crate
Daily Quests
Daily quests are a good source of Tricky Treats!
- Under the Crooked Tree - Rewards Hag’s Belonging, containing Tricky Treat x5
- Stink Bombs Away! - Rewards Tricky Treat x2
- Clean Up in Undercity or Stormwind - Rewards Tricky Treat x3
- A Time to Build Up or A Time to Gain - Rewards Tricky Treat x1
- A Time to Break Down or A Time to Lose - Rewards Tricky Treat x3
- “Let the Fires Come!” and Stop the Fires - Rewards a Tricky Treat and a Weighted Jack-o’-Lantern
- Smash the Pumpkin - Rewards Crudely Wrapped Gift
Shade of the Horseman
The main settlements outside of capital cities will be under attack by the Shade of the Horseman. This event provides the opportunity to complete the Masked Orphan Matron and Fire Training (Horde) or Costumed Orphan Matron and Fire Brigade Practice (Alliance) quests, which will reward you with a Crudely Wrapped Gift.
Wickerman Event - Experience and Reputation Buff
Every four hours the Wickerman Event happens outside of Undercity and Stormwind. Witnessing this event will grant you with a Decree of the Dark Lady (Horde) or Greymane's Resolve (Alliance).
If you are still leveling or farming reputation, using the ashes from the Wickerman will grant you a Grim Visage (Horde) or Unburdened (Alliance) buff, increasing your experience and reputation gained by 10% for 2 hours.
Trick or Treat!
Every inn has a Candy Bucket available for players during this event. Interacting with it will give you a Handful of Treats, which contains 1-3 Tricky Treats and a chance at some other miscellaneous items.
The Handy Notes addon with the HandyNotes_HallowsEnd addon will mark the location of all the available Candy Buckets on your map, making it much easier to navigate when collecting candy.
Rewards
Hallow’s End rewards can be collected from various vendors:
- Horde: Chub (Candy & Toy Vendor), Darla (Wand Vendor), Farina (Mask Vendor), Woim (Pet Vendor).
- Alliance: Dorothy (Candy & Toy Vendor), Stymie (Wand Vendor), Spanky (Mask Vendor), Pippi (Pet Vendor).
Mounts
Toys
- Little Wickerman - Costs 150 Tricky Treats
- Sack of Spectral Spiders - Looted from Arachnis, who spawns when your Garrison is decorated with Creepy Crawlers.
- Coin of Many Faces - Looted from mobs in Isle of Shadows (39,80).
- Horse Head Costume - Costs 150 Tricky Treats
- Horse Tail Costume- Costs 150 Tricky Treats
Disguises
Disguises cost 200 Tricky Treats each, sold by Woim (Horde) or Pippi (Alliance)
- Exquisite Costume Set: "The Lich King"
- Exquisite Costume Set: "Deathwing"
- Exquisite Costume Set: "Grommash"
- Exquisite Costume Set: "Xavius"
Wands
Wands cost 2 Tricky Treats each
- Hallowed Wand - Pirate
- Hallowed Wand - Ninja
- Hallowed Wand - Leper Gnome
- Hallowed Wand - Ghost
- Hallowed Wand - Bat
- Hallowed Wand - Skeleton
- Hallowed Wand - Random
- Hallowed Wand - Wisp
- Hallowed Wand - Spider
- Hallowed Wand - Geist
- Hallowed Wand - Abomination
- Hallowed Wand - Slime
- Hallowed Wand - Ghoul
- Hallowed Wand - Wight
- Hallowed Wand - Gargoyle
- Hallowed Wand - Nerubian
- Hallowed Wand - Banshee
Masks
There are masks for all the playable races, except Pandaren. In addition, players can purchase these masks:
- Ogre Female Mask
- Ogre Male Mask
- Murloc Female Mask
- Murloc Male Mask
- Vrykul Female Mask
- Vrykul Male mask
- Naga Female Mask
- Naga Male Mask
Pets
- Naxxy - Costs 150 Tricky Treats
- Sinister Squashling - Drops from Loot-Filled Pumpkin
- Feline Familiar - Costs 150 Tricky Treats
- Creepy Crate - Acquired from Questline
- Cursed Birman - Costs 150 Tricky Treats
- Widget the Departed - Costs 150 Tricky Treats
- Spectral Spinner - Decorate with Creepy Crawlers for them to spawn
- Ghastly Rat- Decorate with Creepy Crawlers for them to spawn
- Ghost Maggot - Decorate with Creepy Crawlers for them to spawn
Candy
- Pyroblast Cinnamon Ball
- Chewy Fel Taffy
- G.N.E.R.D.S.
- Soothing Spearmint Candy
- Hallow’s End Pumpkin Treat - Grants one of four possible transforms and effects: Skeleton, Ghost, Pirate, Larger and Orange
Miscellaneous
- “Mad Alchemist” Costume - Costs 5 Tricky Treat
- “Lil’ Starlet” Costume - Costs 5 Tricky Treat
- “Yipp-Saron” Costume - Costs 150 Tricky Treat
- Ominous Pet Treat - Costs 5 Tricky Treat
- Hallowed Helm - Costs 150 Tricky Treat or drops from Loot-Filled Pumpkin
Achievements
The Hallowed Be Thy Name meta achievement requires all of the following:
- Trick or Treat! - Receive a handful of treats from one of the Candy Buckets located in an inn.
- Out With It - Eat so many Tricky Treats that you get an upset tummy.
- Bring Me The Head of… Oh Wait - Kill the Headless Horseman.
- The Savior of Hallow’s End - Complete one of the quests to save a village from the Headless Horseman.
- That Sparkling Smile - Show off your sparkling smile by using a Tooth Pick.
- Rotten Hallow - Ruin Hallow's End for the Alliance and foil their attempts to wreck the Horde celebration by completing the following quests.
- G.N.E.R.D. Rage - Earn 10 honorable kills while under the influence of the G.N.E.R.D. buff. It's a slap in the face!
- Check Your Head - Use Weighted Jack-o'-Lanterns to put pumpkin heads on each of the races listed below.
- The Masquerade - Get transformed by the Hallowed Wands listed below.
- Sinister Calling - Obtain a Sinister Squashling pet and Hallowed Helm through looting or Tricky Treats from the Hallow's end world events.
- Tricks and Treats of Azeroth - Complete the Kalimdor, Eastern Kingdoms and Outland Tricks and Treats achievements.
Non-meta Achievements
- The Mask Task - Obtain a Mask during Hallow's End.
- A Mask for All Occasions - Collect the 24 unique Masks listed below.
- Tricks and Treats of Kalimdor - Visit the Candy Buckets in Kalimdor.
- Tricks and Treats of Eastern Kingdoms - Visit the Candy Buckets in Eastern Kingdoms.
- Tricks and Treats of Outland - Visit the Candy Buckets in Outland.
- Tricks and Treats of Northrend - Visit the Candy Buckets in Northrend.
- Tricks and Treats of the Cataclysm - Visit the Candy Buckets in Cataclysm zones.
- Tricks and Treats of Pandaria - Visit the Candy Buckets in Pandaria.
- A Frightening Friend - Find Pepe wearing his spooky scarecrow costume.