Hallow’s End is World of Warcraft’s answer to Halloween, and celebrates the freedom of the undead Forsaken from the domination of the Scourge. Originally a Horde holiday, Hallow’s End is now celebrated by both Warcraft Factions.
As might be expected, tricks and treats play a dominant role in the Hallow’s End festivities. Players can try their luck at candy buckets set up in inns, and receive either a treat bag or a trick (usually a magical transformation). Players can also collect Flimsy Masks to wear, each of which represents a male or female of a playable race. Players can also transform other players with Hallowed wands, turning characters into bats, ghosts, and a variety of other forms.
Faction Rivalry and Hallow’s End
Not that Hallow’s End is all candy, costumes and the inevitable post-candy upset tummy. The conflict between the Horde and the Alliance never ends, and Hallow’s End is no exception. Each faction strives to spoil the other’s spooky festivities.
The Alliance attempts to disrupt the Horde’s Wickerman festivities, while the Horde uses stink bombs to spoil the holiday in Southside. PVP players may want to snack on the G.N.E.R.Ds candy, as every honorable kill while under a G.N.E.R.D buff counts towards the G.N.E.R.D Rage achievement.
Beware the Headless Horseman
What would Hallow’s End be without a macabre and spooky enemy to defeat? The Headless Horseman bedevils both Horde and Alliance with his mischief and tendency to speak in awful rhyming couplets. A Hallow’s End quest chain is available that ends with his death (and the chance he will drop his skeleton mount or some epic armor).
The Hallowed
As with all World of Warcraft events, Hallow’s End provides players with opportunity to earn achievements. Completing the Hallowed Be Thy Name achievements earns players the title of “the Hallowed,” and brings characters one step closer to the ultimate event achievement, What a Long Strange Trip it’s Been.
Hallowed Be Thy Name achievements include:
- A Mask for All Occasions: Collect an entire set of Flimsy Masks.
- Bring Me the Head of . . .Oh Wait: Kill the Headless Horseman.
- Check Your Head: Toss a Weighted Jack-o-Lantern at each of the playable races.
- G.N.E.R.D rage: Earn 50 honorable kills with an active G.N.E.R.D candy buff.
- Out with It: Pig out on Tricky Treats until the character gets an upset stomach.
- Rotten Hallow: Ruin Hallow’s End for the opposing faction.
- Sinister Calling: Own the Hallowed Helm and Sinister Squashling pet.
- That Sparkling Smile: Use a toothpick to get your teeth all shiny.
- The Masquerade: Be transformed by different Hallowed Wands and earn an aura Bat Costume.
- Trick or Treat: Score some candy from a candy bucket at an inn.
- Tricks and Treats of Azeroth: Complete the other three Tricks and Treats achievements.
- Tricks and Treats of Eastern Kingdoms: Visit every candy bucket in the Eastern Kingdoms.
- Tricks and Treats of Kalimdor: Visit every candy bucket on the Kalimdor continent.
- Tricks and Treats of Outland: Visit every candy bucket in Outland.
Hallows End runs from approximately the 18th of October to the 1st of November. Players have a month to recover from their candy overdose until December, when the Winter Veil event brings holiday cheer (and a dose of mayhem) to Azeroth.
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