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Feast of Winter Veil
Feast of Winter Veil 2014 logo
Duration December 16 - January 2
Boss The Abominable Greench
Highlights Greatfather Winter
Winter Veil presents
Metzen the Reindeer
The Abominable Greench
Grumpus
Other events
Preceded by Warcraft's Anniversary, Pilgrim's Bounty
Followed by New Year (concurrent)
Feast of Winter Veil
The subject of this article or section is part of Feast of Winter Veil, a seasonal event that lasts several weeks. Once the event has run its course, this will no longer be available until next year, but there are no guarantees.
Winter Veil 2022 image

Winter Veil image from 2022.

The Feast of Winter Veil, also called the feast of Great-Winter, or simply Winter Veil[1][2] or Winter's Veil,[3] is an in-game, end-of-year, several week long holiday event seeming to be the in-game counterpart of Christmas and other holidays at the end of the year.

From the World of Warcraft calendar:

Greatfather Winter is visiting the cities of Ironforge and Orgrimmar, courtesy of Smokywood Pastures. And throughout Azeroth, it is the season to be jolly!

New in 2022[]

Feast of Winter Veil Magical Sleigh Ride

The Magical Sleigh Ride

Orgrimmar Winter Veil

During the Feast of Winter Veil, many special decorations appear in capital cities.

Info from the official site[]

Winter Veil Goldshire

Goldshire decorated for Winter Veil

'Twas the feast of Great-Winter
And all through the land
All the races were running
With snowballs in hand.

The cooks were all frantic
And for those "in the know"
Swoops and owls were crashing
Like new-fallen snow.

Cookies and eggnog
Were consumed by all
As the snowballs flew freely
And drunks smashed into walls.

May your feast of Great-Winter
Be one merry and bright
And from all here at Blizzard
We wish you a fun night!

The Feast of Winter Veil is upon us, and Greatfather Winter is busy spreading holiday cheer in major cities across the land! Here are a few holiday treats players can now experience in-game:

  • The Jinglepocket Goblins have set up their seasonal fare shops in major cities. Adventurers can purchase many holiday favorites - including Greatfather's Winter ale, candy canes, gingerbread cookie recipes, and mistletoe.
  • All the cheer-spreading is making Greatfather Winter hungry, and he is looking for adventurers to get him his daily fix of milk and cookies.
  • Smokeywood Pastures needs a few brave adventurers to investigate the disappearance of a shipment of holiday goods traveling though Alterac.[4]

Origins[]

Greatfather Winter Legends

Greatfather Winter is said to bring snow across the land.

The later seasons of Azeroth are marked as a time of change in many cultures. The dwarves and the tauren especially look to the legend of the coming Winter Veil - the blanketing of the land in snow, thus heralding a time of renewal - as a time for celebration. Though the understanding of the legends that the races of Azeroth share are not dissimilar, the ways they choose to acknowledge them are as diverse as the races themselves. The term "Winter Veil" is said to stem from a supernatural being referred in many cultures to as Greatfather Winter. As he would walk the land late in the seasons, winter itself would be his billowing cloak. In his wake was the blanketing of the land in snow, and thus it is said that Greatfater Winter would cast his wintry veil over the land. Though parts of Azeroth may lie in snow, it gives the land time for rebirth and renewal.[5]

Ever consumed with the research of their origins, the dwarves choose to celebrate the season as a recognition of Greatfather Winter himself. They consider him to be the personification of one of the ancients of Azeroth - the Titans. Much as they claim lineage in one degree or another to these mystical beings, they consider their snowy home of Dun Morogh as the prime example of Greatfather Winter's blessings.[5] The holiday was introduced to the Alliance at large by Muradin Bronzebeard.[6]

The tauren and their shamanistic understanding of winter, along with their recent emergence into druidic endeavors, fit in well with the legend of Winter Veil. They focus almost entirely on the renewing aspects of the lore, however, leaving legend worship to those races (as they view it) less in tune with the nature of things. Many tauren choose this time as the right time to give thanks for the blessings of their new home in Mulgore.[5]

Presents[]

WinterVeilGifts Ironforge

Winter Veil gifts in Ironforge

Near the end of the Feast of Winter Veil (starting on December 25 to the end of the event), various gifts are available underneath the trees near Greatfather Winter in Ironforge, and Great-father Winter in Orgrimmar.

While some of the gifts are available to all, you must be at least a certain level to receive others.

# Gift Min
Level		 Quest Contents
1 Inv holiday christmas present 01 [Gently Shaken Gift] 1 N [10-70] A Gently Shaken Gift Item holyspark [Falling Star Flinger]
2 Inv holiday christmas present 01 [Winter Veil Gift] 10 N [10-70] A Winter Veil Gift Inv glove cloth pvpmage g 01 [Falling Star Catcher]
3 Inv holiday christmas present 01 [Carefully Wrapped Present] 1 N [1-70] A Carefully Wrapped Present 1-5x Inv helmet 67 ["Merry Munchkin" Costume],
5x Inv misc food 62 [Winter Veil Cookie],
Chance of a cosmetic sock
4 Inv holiday christmas present 01 [Festive Gift] 10 N [10-70] A Festive Gift Inv wand 02 [Wand of Holiday Cheer]
5 Inv holiday christmas present 01 [Gaily Wrapped Present] 20 N [10-70] A Gaily Wrapped Present One of:
Inv holiday christmas present 03 [Green Helper Box]
Inv holiday christmas present 01 [Red Helper Box]
Inv pet snowman [Snowman Kit]
Inv misc bell 01 [Jingling Bell]
6 Inv holiday christmas present 01 [Ticking Present] 40 N [10-70] A Ticking Present Ability hunter pet gorilla [Mechanical Greench],
5x Inv misc plant 03 [Preserved Holly],
Chance of another recipe

Holiday-only items[]

Holiday2009

Great-father Winter's ride

There are several special items and plans that are only available during the Feast of Winter Veil.

Cosmetics and armor[]

Toys[]

Thirty-eight toys are available, most of which are exclusive to Winter Veil:

Seven toys are sold by vendors year-round:

There are other toys available during the event:

This year's gifts are: Inv glove cloth pvpmage g 01 [Falling Star Catcher] and Item holyspark [Falling Star Flinger].

Previous-year gifts are only found in the Inv holiday christmas present 01 [Stolen Present] (daily):

Trade archaeology highborne scroll [Scroll of Storytelling] has a chance to drop from the Inv holiday christmas present 01 [Stolen Present].

Pets[]

Eleven pets are available during Winter Veil:

One pet spawns as a battle pet in the Giant Snow Globes:

One pet is sold by toy vendors year round and is also rarely found in the Inv holiday christmas present 01 [Stolen Present]:

Four pets are only found in the Inv holiday christmas present 01 [Stolen Present] (daily):

One of four pets is found in the Inv holiday christmas present 01 [Gaily Wrapped Present] (one-time per character each year, requires level 20):

One pet is rarely found in Snow Mounds in the quest area of Frostfire Ridge:

Crafting recipes[]

Sent in a letter from Greatfather Winter, players with Cooking, Leatherworking, or Tailoring skills will receive:

Vendors sell the following recipes:

Inside the Inv holiday christmas present 01 [Ticking Present] (from December 25 to January 2) or the Inv holiday christmas present 01 [Smokywood Pastures Special Gift] (quest reward from saving Metzen), players may find:

Food and drink[]

Inv drink 15 5x [Blended Bean Brew]
1s 25c 		Inv misc food 10 5x [Graccu's Homemade Meat Pie]
10s
Inv food christmasfruitcake 01 5x [Graccu's Mince Meat Fruitcake]
99g 99s 		Inv drink 13 [Greatfather's Winter Ale]
20s
Inv drink milk 05 5x [Green Garden Tea]
10s 		Inv misc food 03 5x [Holiday Cheesewheel]
1s 25c
Inv misc food 99 5x [Honeyed Holiday Ham]
40s 		Inv drink 22 5x [Sparkling Apple Cider]
10s
Inv misc food 49 5x [Spicy Beefstick]
20s 		Inv drink 11 [Steamwheedle Fizzy Spirits]
1s 50c

General goods[]

Vendors in Alliance and Neutral cities have the Red Winter Clothes pattern available for sale, while vendors in Horde cities have the Green Winter Clothes pattern. (Note: It is possible to acquire the other faction's winter clothes pattern because the associated vendors are neutral to all players, but be prepared to die multiple times due to PvP attacks and city guards.)

Item Cost
5x Inv ammo snowball [Snowball] 10c
Inv holiday christmas wrapping 03 [Blue Ribboned Wrapping Paper] 10c
Inv holiday christmas wrapping 01 [Green Ribboned Wrapping Paper] 10c
Inv holiday christmas wrapping 02 [Purple Ribboned Wrapping Paper] 10c
5x Inv misc bag 11 [Holiday Spices] 10c
Inv drink 10 [Holiday Spirits] 50c
5x Inv misc food 61 [Candy Cane] 25c
Inv shirt 09 [Gaudy Winter Veil Sweater] 22c
Inv misc book 04 [Winter Veil Chorus Book] 52c
Inv scroll 03 [Recipe: Gingerbread Cookie] 25c
Inv scroll 03 [Recipe: Winter Veil Egg Nog] 2s 40c
Inv scroll 06 [Pattern: Green Winter Clothes] (H) 50s
Inv scroll 06 [Pattern: Red Winter Clothes] (A/N) 50s
Inv scroll 03 [Pattern: Winter Boots] 50s
Inv scroll 03 [Recipe: Hot Apple Cider] 1g

Winter Hats[]

Winter Veil 2019 image

Winter Veil image from 2019.

During the Feast of Winter Veil, some bosses now have a festive holiday hat equipped with a chance of dropping that hat. An extension to this, the winter hats also have an extremely low chance to drop from any humanoid.

Inv helm cloth holiday christmas a 03 [Finely-Tailored Green Holiday Hat]
Inv helm cloth holiday christmas a 03 [Finely-Tailored Red Holiday Hat]
Inv helmet 68 [Green Winter Hat]
Inv helmet 67 [Red Winter Hat]

Quests[]

The Abominable Greench cata tcg

The Abominable Greench

There are three sets of quests available during Winter Veil. First, a quick intro to the holiday itself and a short fetch quest:

  1. A [10-70] Greatfather Winter is Here! / H [10-70] Great-father Winter is Here!
  2. A [10-70] Treats for Greatfather Winter / H [10-70] Treats for Great-father Winter

Another quest series reveals some of the history of Winter Veil, and awards some reputation with the home city.

  1. B [10-70] The Reason for the Season
  2. B [10-70] The Feast of Winter Veil

The last set introduces the daily boss up in Alterac Mountains, The Abominable Greench:

  1. B [30-70G Daily] You're a Mean One...
  2. B [10-70] A Smokywood Pastures' Thank You!

Achievements[]

Note
Note: This list is up to date as of Patch 10.1.7
Title Description Rewards
Achievement worldevent reindeer [On Metzen!] Save N [80] Metzen the Reindeer. 10 Achievement points
Achievement worldevent littlehelper [With a Little Helper from My Friends] Earn 50 honorable kills as a Little Helper from the Winter Wondervolt machine. 10 Achievement points
B Inv ammo snowball [Scrooge] Alliance: Throw a snowball at Muradin Bronzebeard during the Feast of Winter Veil.

Horde: Throw a snowball at Baine Bloodhoof during the Feast of Winter Veil.

10 Achievement points
Achievement worldevent xmasogre [Fa-la-la-la-Ogri'la] Complete the N [20-30 Daily] Bomb Them Again! quest while mounted on a flying reindeer during the Feast of Winter Veil. 10 Achievement points
Inv food christmasfruitcake 01 ['Tis the Season] During the Feast of Winter Veil, wear 3 pieces of winter clothing and eat Inv food christmasfruitcake 01 [Graccu's Mince Meat Fruitcake]. 10 Achievement points
Inv gizmo goblingtonkcontroller [Crashin' & Thrashin'] Gain 25 crashes with your Inv gizmo goblingtonkcontroller [Crashin' Thrashin' Racer Controller] during the Feast of Winter Veil. 10 Achievement points
Inv helmet 68 [Simply Abominable] Complete the quest to retrieve Smokywood Pastures' stolen treats and receive a Smokywood Pastures' Thank You. 10 Achievement points
Spell frost frostshock [Let It Snow] During the Feast of Winter Veil, use a Spell frost frostshock [Handful of Snowflakes] on each of the race/class combinations listed below.
  • IconSmall Orc Male Deathknight Orc Death Knight
  • IconSmall Tauren Male Shaman Tauren Shaman
  • IconSmall Undead Male Rogue Undead Rogue
  • IconSmall Gnome Female Mage Gnome Mage
  • IconSmall BloodElf Female Warlock Blood Elf Warlock
  • IconSmall Human Female Warrior Human Warrior
  • IconSmall NightElf Female Druid Night Elf Druid
  • IconSmall Troll Male Hunter Troll Hunter
  • IconSmall Dwarf Male Paladin Dwarf Paladin
  • IconSmall Draenei Male Priest Draenei Priest
 10 Achievement points
B Inv misc herb 09 [Holiday Bromance] Alliance: Use Mistletoe on the Alliance "Brothers" during the Feast of Winter Veil.
Horde: Use Mistletoe on the Horde "Brothers" during the Feast of Winter Veil.
 10 Achievement points
Inv misc food 62 [The Winter Veil Gourmet] During the Feast of Winter Veil, use your culinary expertise to produce a Inv misc food 62 [Gingerbread Cookie], Inv drink 04 [Winter Veil Egg Nog] and Inv drink 23 [Hot Apple Cider]. 10 Achievement points
Inv holiday christmas present 01 [He Knows If You've Been Naughty] Open one of the presents underneath the Winter Veil tree once they are available. 10 Achievement points
Spell frost frostward [A Frosty Shake] During the Feast of Winter Veil, use your Spell frost frostward [Winter Veil Disguise Kit] to become a snowman and then dance with another snowman in Dalaran. 10 Achievement points
B Inv weapon rifle 01 [BB King] Pelt the enemy leaders listed below.
 10 Achievement points
B Spell holy divinehymn [A-Caroling We Will Go] Use your Gaudy Winter Veil Sweater to carol in enemy capital cities during the Feast of Winter Veil.
 10 Achievement points
Ability mount gyrocoptorelite [The Danger Zone] Shoot down another player's Crashin' Thrashin' Flyer with yours.
Inv misc rockinracer [Rock n' Roll] Use Lightning Nitro while listening to Rockin' Tunes in your Rockin' Rollin' Racer. 10 Achievement points
Ability ironmaidens deployturret [Iron Armada] Collect all five toys that are part of the Crashin' Thrashin' "Iron Armada" set.
 10 Achievement points

Other info[]

Xmas

Former CM avatars

  • January 2 is the last day of the Feast of Winter Veil.
  • Kissing a 'Neutral Winter Reveler' under a mistletoe will magically create for you 5 sprigs of Inv misc herb 09 [Mistletoe] or 5 Spell frost frostshock [Handful of Snowflakes]. You can also get Inv misc plant 03 [Fresh Holly] (x5), which can be used to transform your mount into a reindeer for thirty minutes.
  • There are snow mounds, Holiday Snow, in the snowy parts of the Alterac Mountains and across Dun Morogh during this event. You can pick up Snowballs off them. They used to have a knock back effect, but that has been changed.
  • There are special Hardpacked Snowdrifts in Alterac Valley during this event. You can pick 5 Hardpacked Snowballs off them. They have a knock back and dismount effect so use them wisely.
  • The Winter Wondervolt Machine is available in or just outside of several cities to transform your character's appearance into a Winter Veil gnome. Your gnome outfit is randomly red or green.
  • Around this event, Community Manager avatars would become a festive snowman icon, shown to the right. This stopped with the new forum system.

In Hearthstone[]

Winter Veil Wreath card back

A card back themed after Winter Veil in Hearthstone.

Hearthstone This section contains information exclusive to Hearthstone and is considered non-canon.
  • In Hearthstone, the Winter Veil Wreath card back was rewarded for winning in the Gift Exchange Tavern Brawl. The flavor text reads: "A beautiful Winter Veil wreath around a snow globe full of THE FROSTY DESTRUCTION OF YOUR OPPONENTS! I mean, good cheer."

Videos[]

Patch changes[]

WinterVeil a

An old Winter Veil logo

References[]

 
  1. ^ B [10-70] The Feast of Winter Veil
  2. ^ H [10-70] Great-father Winter is Here!
  3. ^ Great-father Winter#Sayings
  4. ^ Archived page
  5. ^ a b c Inv misc book 07 [The Feast of Winter Veil]
  6. ^ Arthas: Rise of the Lich King

External links[]

Info
World of Warcraft Community Site World of Warcraft Community Site Feast of Winter Veil
Guides
External link Icy Veins Winter Veil 2013 Guide
External link WoWcore.nl Dutch / Nederlandse Winter Veil Achievement Guide
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