Midsummer Fire Festival | |
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Duration | June 21 - July 5 |
Currency | [Burning Blossom] |
Boss | Lord Ahune |
Highlights | |
Other events | |
Preceded by | Children's Week |
Followed by | Pirates' Day |
The Midsummer Fire Festival is a seasonal event that celebrates the hottest season of the year. It starts on the (earthly) northern summer solstice and lasts about two weeks (June 21 - July 4). It is similar to the Lunar Festival and other holidays, featuring some useful buffs, food, and toys to play with.
- Across Azeroth and Outland, brilliant bonfires have been lit to rekindle peoples’ spirits and ward off ancient evils. Each year, new guardians are chosen to watch over the sacred flames and ensure that they are never extinguished.[1]
The ending of the Festival seems to have been merged with the Engineers' Explosive Extravaganza holiday:
- The lengthy Midsummer Fire Festival traditionally ends with the sky itself being set alight. The goblins of Undermine have lent their considerable skill (and copious amounts of gunpowder) to the task, resulting in a tremendous fireworks show! Take up a festival mug and raise a toast to the season as the multicolored explosions dance across the sky above you!
It is an important tradition in Kalimdor a beyond, dating back centuries. Guardians of the bonfires are chosen each year to watch over the sacred flames and ensure they never go out.[2]
New in 2023[]
- Lord Ahune loot is ilvl 385.
- [Flame Keeper of the Dragon Isles] and [Flame Warden of the Dragon Isles] achievements.
- [Flamin' Ring of Flashiness] can be purchased for 500 .
Buffs[]
- Using Ribbon Poles causes a colorful streamer of energy to go to your hand and causes you to dance. This gives a 3-minute [Ribbon Dance] buff increasing earned experience by 10%. This buff stacks up to 20 times (60 minutes), increasing its duration by 3 minutes for every 3 seconds you keep dancing around the pole.
- When thrown into a festival fire, Burning Blossoms give you a buff [Fire Festival Fury], 3% critical strike and spell critical strike rating for sixty minutes as well as causing fire damage to attackers.
- If a bonfire has gone out, tossing a Burning Blossom in it will provide a zone-wide buff, [Bonfire's Blessing], that gives you a 30% chance to inflict (<your level> x 10) Fire damage on any melee, ranged, or spell attack. Bonfire's Blessing is capable of delivering a critical hit with 100% additional damage and is affected by bonus spell damage. This buff goes away if the opposite faction desecrates the bonfire.
- Special flame samples can be collected from the bonfires in each of the four main cities of the opposing faction. Each sample will begin a quest called "Stealing the [City]'s Flame." Upon completing each quest, everyone in the capital city will receive [Fire Festival Fortitude], a +30 stamina buff. Once all 4 have been collected and returned to a Festival representative, you receive the quest [1-70] A Thief's Reward and are rewarded with the [Crown of the Fire Festival].
Items and redemption[]
28 items can be purchased in exchange for [Burning Blossoms] at Midsummer Suppliers and Midsummer Merchants in capital cities. Daily quests award 20, and individual bonfires out in the world can be interacted once per holiday for 5-15 each. Furthermore, kill Ahune once-daily in the special "The Frost Lord Ahune" dungeon finder instance to pick up another 5-15 from the [Satchel of Chilled Goods].
To purchase all cosmetics, toys and pets from the vendor would cost 4,600 .
Additional items are available:
- [Tabard of Summer Skies] or [Tabard of Summer Flames] are a choice reward from the [1-70] Shards of Ahune quest.
- [Crown of the Fire Festival] is a reward from [1-70] A Thief's Reward.
Killing Ahune rewards the [Satchel of Chilled Goods] which has a chance to drop any of the following items:
- [Ice Chip] (pet)
- [Illusion: Deathfrost]
- [Formula: Enchant Weapon - Deathfrost]
- [Frostscythe of Lord Ahune]
- [The Frost Lord's War Cloak]
- [The Frost Lord's Battle Shroud]
- [Shroud of Winter's Chill]
- [Icebound Cloak]
- [Cloak of the Frigid Winds]
Quests[]
[Burning Blossom]s can be earned through a variety of quests. The blossoms can be consumed for a small buff or used as currency for a variety of items including the [Brazier of Dancing Flames] or the [Captured Flame].
- [1-70] Desecrate this Fire!
- [1-70] Honor the Flame
- [1-70] The Master of Summer Lore / [1-70] The Spinner of Summer Tales
- [1-70] Incense for the Summer Scorchlings / [1-70] Incense for the Festival Scorchlings
- [1-70] A Thief's Reward
Daily quests:
- [1-70] Torch Tossing
- [1-70] Torch Catching
- [1-70 Daily] More Torch Tossing
- [1-70 Daily] More Torch Catching
Lord Ahune[]
To gain access to the holiday boss, Lord Ahune, you must first complete a chain of quests beginning at an Earthen Ring Elder near the flame in a friendly capital city.
- [1-70] Unusual Activity
- [1-70] An Innocent Disguise
- [1-70] Inform the Elder
Players are then given access to Ahune if level 89 or higher, and a daily quest is made available based on their level:
- [1-70 Daily] Striking Back
- [1-70 Daily] Striking Back
- [1-70 Daily] Striking Back
- [1-70 Daily] Striking Back
- [1-70 Daily] Striking Back
- [1-70 Daily] Striking Back
Bonfires[]
The Flame Wardens and Flame Keepers at each of your own faction's bonfires offers you [1-70] Honor the Flame.
Right-clicking a bonfire of the opposite faction offers [1-70] Desecrate this Fire!. The act of dousing a bonfire does not pull guards (though they will aggro as normal based on range and level - Wildhammer Stronghold in Shadowmoon Valley requires a flying mount or stealth to avoid aggro), making this a fast and easy way to generate money and Burning Blossoms. Be warned that dousing the opposite faction's bonfire will flag you for PvP combat, even with War Mode off.
The bonfires of capital cities have separate quests and you cannot Honor the Flame of your own faction's Capitals.
There are a grand total of 128 bonfires across Azeroth, Outland, and Draenor: 16 Neutral, 51 Horde, 52 Alliance, and a total of 8 cities (4 for each faction).
- Alliance: total Burning Blossoms available without dailies
- Horde: total Burning Blossoms available without dailies
Bonfires in Eastern Kingdoms
Bonfires in Kalimdor
Bonfires in Outland
Bonfires in Northrend
Stealing the Cities' Flames[]
Each faction can loot the Flames of the opposing faction's cities, each of which starts a quest. Stealing all four cities' flames will offer the quest [1-70] A Thief's Reward.
Horde
- Orgrimmar - Next to Mannoroth's armor in the Valley of Wisdom [46, 38]
- Thunder Bluff - On the Spirit Rise [21, 25]
- Undercity - In the courtyard, just inside [68, 7]
- Silvermoon City - Court of the Sun, inside, in the back [68, 41]
- [Flame of Darnassus] -> [1-70] Stealing Darnassus's Flame
- [Flame of Ironforge] -> [1-70] Stealing Ironforge's Flame
- [Flame of Stormwind] -> [1-70] Stealing Stormwind's Flame
- [Flame of the Exodar] -> [1-70] Stealing the Exodar's Flame
Alliance
- Stormwind - Outside Stormwind Stockades, North of Mage Quarter[50, 72]
- Ironforge - Hall of Explorers [65, 24]
- Darnassus - Warrior's Terrace [61.5, 47]
- The Exodar - The Crystal Hall [41, 24]
- [Flame of Orgrimmar] -> [1-70] Stealing Orgrimmar's Flame
- [Flame of Thunder Bluff] -> [1-70] Stealing Thunder Bluff's Flame
- [Flame of the Undercity] -> [1-70] Stealing the Undercity's Flame
- [Flame of Silvermoon] -> [1-70] Stealing Silvermoon's Flame
Reward: [Crown of the Fire Festival] (no bonuses).
Sortable list of bonfires[]
Continent | Zone | Region | Coords | |
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Eastern Kingdoms | Arathi Highlands | Hammerfall | [69, 42] | |
Eastern Kingdoms | Arathi Highlands | Refuge Pointe | [44, 46] | |
Eastern Kingdoms | Badlands | New Kargath | [24, 37] | |
Eastern Kingdoms | Badlands | Dragon's Mouth | [19, 56] | |
Eastern Kingdoms | Blasted Lands | Nethergarde Keep | [55, 15] | |
Eastern Kingdoms | Blasted Lands | Dreadmaul Hold | [46, 14] | |
Eastern Kingdoms | Burning Steppes | Flame Crest | [51, 29] | |
Eastern Kingdoms | Burning Steppes | Morgan's Vigil | [68, 60] | |
Eastern Kingdoms | Dun Morogh | Kharanos | [54, 45] | |
Eastern Kingdoms | Ironforge | Hall of Explorers | [64, 25] | |
Eastern Kingdoms | Duskwood | Darkshire | [73, 55] | |
Eastern Kingdoms | Elwynn Forest | Goldshire | [43, 63] | |
Eastern Kingdoms | Stormwind | The Canals | [49, 72] | |
Eastern Kingdoms | Eversong Woods | North Sanctum | [46, 50] | |
Eastern Kingdoms | Silvermoon City | Court of the Sun | [70, 43] | |
Eastern Kingdoms | Ghostlands | Tranquillien | [46, 26] | |
Eastern Kingdoms | Hillsbrad Foothills | Tarren Mill | [55, 50] | |
Eastern Kingdoms | Hinterlands | Aerie Peak | [14, 50] | |
Eastern Kingdoms | Hinterlands | Revantusk Village | [76, 74] | |
Eastern Kingdoms | Loch Modan | Thelsamar | [32, 40] | |
Eastern Kingdoms | Northern Stranglethorn | Grom'gol Base Camp | [40, 51] | |
Eastern Kingdoms | Northern Stranglethorn | Fort Livingston | [51, 63] | |
Eastern Kingdoms | Redridge Mountains | Lakeshire | [24, 53] | |
Eastern Kingdoms | Silverpine Forest | The Sepulcher | [50, 39] | |
Eastern Kingdoms | Cape of Stranglethorn | East of Booty Bay | [51, 67] | |
Eastern Kingdoms | Cape of Stranglethorn | East of Booty Bay | [50, 70] | |
Eastern Kingdoms | Swamp of Sorrows | Bogpaddle | [76, 14] | |
Eastern Kingdoms | Swamp of Sorrows | Bogpaddle | [70, 14] | |
Eastern Kingdoms | Tirisfal Glades | Brill | [57, 52] | |
Eastern Kingdoms | Twilight Highlands | Bloodgulch | [53, 46] | |
Eastern Kingdoms | Twilight Highlands | Thundermar | [47, 23] | |
Eastern Kingdoms | Undercity | Ruins of Lordaeron | [68, 9] | |
Eastern Kingdoms | Western Plaguelands | Chillwind Camp | [43, 82] | |
Eastern Kingdoms | Western Plaguelands | The Bulwark | [29, 57] | |
Eastern Kingdoms | Westfall | Moonbrook | [45, 62] | |
Eastern Kingdoms | Wetlands | Menethil Harbor | [13, 47] | |
Eastern Kingdoms | Vashj'ir | Silver Tide Hollow | [49, 42] | |
Maelstrom | Deepholm | Temple of Earth | [49, 51] | |
Kalimdor | Ashenvale | Forest Song | [87, 42] | |
Kalimdor | Ashenvale | Silverwind Refuge | [51, 66] | |
Kalimdor | Azshara | Bilgewater Harbor | [60, 53] | |
Kalimdor | Azuremyst Isle | Azure Watch | [44, 53] | |
Kalimdor | Exodar, The | The Crystal Hall | [41, 26] | |
Kalimdor | Northern Barrens | Crossroads | [50, 54] | |
Kalimdor | Southern Barrens | Desolation Hold | [41, 67] | |
Kalimdor | Southern Barrens | Fort Triumph | [48, 72] | |
Kalimdor | Bloodmyst Isle | Blood Watch | [55, 69] | |
Kalimdor | Darkshore | Lor'danel | [49, 23] | |
Kalimdor | Desolace | Nijel's Point | [65, 17] | |
Kalimdor | Desolace | Shadowprey Village | [26, 76] | |
Kalimdor | Durotar | Razor Hill | [52, 47] | |
Kalimdor | Orgrimmar | Valley of Wisdom | [47, 38] | |
Kalimdor | Dustwallow Marsh | Theramore Isle | [62, 40] | |
Kalimdor | Dustwallow Marsh | Brackenwall Village | [33, 30] | |
Kalimdor | Feralas | Feathermoon Stronghold | [46, 43] | |
Kalimdor | Feralas | Camp Mojache | [72, 47] | |
Kalimdor | Mulgore | Bloodhoof Village | [51, 60] | |
Kalimdor | Mount Hyjal | Nordrassil | [63, 23] | |
Kalimdor | Thunder Bluff | Spirit Rise | [21, 26] | |
Kalimdor | Silithus | Cenarion Hold | [57, 34] | |
Kalimdor | Silithus | Cenarion Hold | [46, 44] | |
Kalimdor | Stonetalon Mountains | Sun Rock Retreat | [53, 62] | |
Kalimdor | Stonetalon Mountains | Mirkfallon Post | [49, 51] | |
Kalimdor | Tanaris | Gadgetzan | [52, 29] | |
Kalimdor | Tanaris | Gadgetzan | [49, 27] | |
Kalimdor | Teldrassil | Darnassus | [63, 47] | |
Kalimdor | Teldrassil | Dolanaar | [55, 60] | |
Kalimdor | Uldum | Ramkahen | [53, 32] | |
Kalimdor | Uldum | Ramkahen | [53, 35] | |
Kalimdor | Un'Goro Crater | Marshal's Stand | [60, 63] | |
Kalimdor | Un'Goro Crater | Marshal's Stand | [56, 66] | |
Kalimdor | Winterspring | Everlook | [61, 47] | |
Kalimdor | Winterspring | Everlook | [58, 47] | |
Outland | Blade's Edge Mountains | Sylvanaar | [42, 66] | |
Outland | Blade's Edge Mountains | Thunderlord Stronghold | [50, 59] | |
Outland | Hellfire Peninsula | Honor Hold | [62, 58] | |
Outland | Hellfire Peninsula | Thrallmar | [57, 42] | |
Outland | Nagrand | Telaar | [50, 70] | |
Outland | Nagrand | Garadar | [51, 34] | |
Outland | Netherstorm | Area 52 | [31, 63] | |
Outland | Netherstorm | Area 52 | [32, 68] | |
Outland | Shadowmoon Valley | Wildhammer Stronghold | [40, 55] | |
Outland | Shadowmoon Valley | Shadowmoon Village | [33, 30] | |
Outland | Terokkar Forest | Allerian Stronghold | [55, 55] | |
Outland | Terokkar Forest | Stonebreaker Hold | [52, 43] | |
Outland | Zangarmarsh | Telredor | [69, 52] | |
Outland | Zangarmarsh | Zabra'Jin | [36, 52] | |
Northrend | Borean Tundra | Fizzcrank Airstrip | [55, 20] | |
Northrend | Borean Tundra | Bor'gorok Outpost | [51, 12] | |
Northrend | Crystalsong Forest | Windrunner's Overlook | [78, 75] | |
Northrend | Crystalsong Forest | Sunreaver's Command | [80, 53] | |
Northrend | Dragonblight | Wintergarde Keep | [75, 44] | |
Northrend | Dragonblight | Agmar's Hammer | [39, 48] | |
Northrend | Howling Fjord | Fort Wildervar | [58, 16] | |
Northrend | Howling Fjord | Camp Winterhoof | [48, 13] | |
Northrend | Grizzly Hills | Amberpine Lodge | [34, 61] | |
Northrend | Grizzly Hills | Conquest Hold | [19, 61] | |
Northrend | Sholazar Basin | River's Heart | [47, 66] | |
Northrend | Sholazar Basin | River's Heart | [47, 62] | |
Northrend | Storm Peaks | K3 | [42, 87] | |
Northrend | Storm Peaks | K3 | [40, 86] | |
Northrend | Zul'Drak | The Argent Stand | [41, 61] | |
Northrend | Zul'Drak | The Argent Stand | [43, 71] | |
Pandaria | Jade Forest | Dawn's Blossom | [47, 47] | |
Pandaria | Valley of the Four Winds | Halfhill Market | [51, 51] | |
Pandaria | Krasarang Wilds | Zhu's Watch | [74, 9] | |
Pandaria | Kun-Lai Summit | Binan Village | [71, 91] | |
Pandaria | Townlong Steppes | Longying Outpost | [71, 56] | |
Pandaria | Dread Wastes | Soggy's Gamble | [56, 69] | |
Pandaria | Vale of Eternal Blossoms | Mogu'shan Palace | [79, 37] | |
Pandaria | Vale of Eternal Blossoms | Mogu'shan Palace | [77, 34] | |
Draenor | Shadowmoon Valley | Embaari Village | [42, 36] | |
Draenor | Frostfire Ridge | Grom'gar | [72, 65] | |
Draenor | Gorgrond | Bastion Rise | [43, 93] | |
Draenor | Talador | Retribution Point | [43, 71] | |
Draenor | Spires of Arak | Veil Terokk | [48, 44] | |
Draenor | Nagrand | Ring of Trials | [80, 47] | |
Broken Isles | Azsuna | Azurewing Repose | [48, 29] | |
Broken Isles | Val'sharah | Howling Dale | [44, 57] | |
Broken Isles | Highmountain | Ironhorn Enclave | [55, 84] | |
Broken Isles | Stormheim | Road to Highmountain | [32, 42] | |
Broken Isles | Suramar | Bridge by Azsuna | [23, 58] | |
Broken Isles | Suramar | Path by Meredil | [30, 45] | |
Kul Tiras | Tiragarde Sound | Bridgeport | [76, 49] | |
Kul Tiras | Stormsong Valley | Fort Daelin | [35, 51] | |
Kul Tiras | Drustvar | Arom's Stand | [40, 47] | |
Zandalar | Zuldazar | Village in the Vines | [53, 48] | |
Zandalar | Nazmir | Zul'jan Ruins | [40, 74] | |
Zandalar | Vol'dun | Vulpera Hideaway | [56, 47] |
Achievements[]
Title | Description | Rewards |
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[Flame Warden of Eastern Kingdoms] | Honor the Flames of Eastern Kingdoms.
|
10 |
[Extinguishing Eastern Kingdoms] | Alliance: Desecrate the Horde's bonfires in Eastern Kingdoms.
Horde: Desecrate the Alliance's bonfires in Eastern Kingdoms.
|
10 |
[Flame Keeper of Eastern Kingdoms] | Honor the Flames of Eastern Kingdoms.
|
10 |
[Flame Warden of Kalimdor] | Honor the Flames of Kalimdor.
|
10 |
[Extinguishing Kalimdor] | Alliance: Desecrate the Horde's bonfires in Kalimdor.
Horde: Desecrate the Alliance's bonfires in Kalimdor.
|
10 |
[Flame Keeper of Kalimdor] | Honor the Flames of Kalimdor.
|
10 |
[Ice the Frost Lord] | Slay Ahune in the Slave Pens. | 10 |
[Burning Hot Pole Dance] | Dance at the ribbon pole for 60 seconds while wearing completed Midsummer set. | 10 |
[King of the Fire Festival] | Complete the quest, "A Thief's Reward", by stealing the flames from your enemy's capital cities.
|
10 |
[Flame Warden of Cataclysm] | Honor the Flames of zones opened by the cataclysm.
|
10 |
[The Fires of Azeroth] | Alliance: Complete the Flame Warden achievements.
Horde: Complete the Flame Keeper achievements.
|
10 |
[Extinguishing the Cataclysm] | Alliance: Desecrate the Horde's bonfires in zones opened by the cataclysm. Horde: Desecrate the Alliance's bonfires in zones opened by the cataclysm. | 5 |
[Desecration of the Horde] | Complete the Extinguishing Eastern Kingdoms, Kalimdor and Outland achievements. | 10 |
[Flame Keeper of Cataclysm] | Honor the Flames of zones opened by the cataclysm.
|
10 |
[Desecration of the Alliance] | Complete the Extinguishing Eastern Kingdoms, Kalimdor and Outland achievements. | 10 |
[Torch Juggler] | Juggle 40 [Juggling Torch] in 15 seconds in Dalaran. | 10 |
[Flame Warden of Draenor] | Honor the flames of Draenor.
|
10 |
[Extinguishing Draenor] | Alliance: Desecrate the Horde's bonfire in Draenor's Frostfire Ridge.
Horde: Desecrate the Alliance's bonfire in Draenor's Shadowmoon Valley. |
10 |
[Flame Keeper of Draenor] | Honor the flames of Draenor.
|
10 |
[Flame Warden of the Broken Isles] | Honor the flames of the Broken Isles.
|
10 |
[Flame Keeper of the Broken Isles] | Honor the flames of the Broken Isles.
|
10 |
[Extinguishing Zandalar] | Desecrate the Horde's bonfires in Zandalar.
|
10 |
[Flame Keeper of Zandalar] | Honor the flames of Zandalar.
|
10 |
[Flame Warden of Kul Tiras] | Honor the Flames of Kul Tiras.
|
10 |
[Extinguishing Kul Tiras] | Desecrate the Alliance's bonfires in Kul Tiras.
|
10 |
[Extinguishing Pandaria] | Alliance: Desecrate the Horde's bonfire in Pandaria's Vale of Eternal Blossoms.
Horde: Desecrate the Alliance's bonfire in Pandaria's Vale of Eternal Blossoms. |
10 |
[Extinguishing the Broken Isles] | Alliance: Desecrate the Horde's bonfire in Suramar.
Horde: Desecrate the Alliance's bonfire in Suramar. |
10 |
[Flame Warden of the Dragon Isles] | Honor the flames of the Dragon Isles. | 10 |
[Flame Keeper of the Dragon Isles] | Honor the flames of the Dragon Isles. | 10 |
[Flame Warden of Outland] | Honor the Flames of Outland.
|
10 |
[Flame Warden of Pandaria] | Honor the flames of Pandaria. | 10 |
[Extinguishing Outland] | Alliance: Desecrate the Horde's bonfires in Outland.
Horde: Desecrate the Alliance's bonfires in Outland.
|
10 |
[Flame Keeper of Outland] | Honor the Flames of Outland.
|
10 |
[Flame Keeper of Pandaria] | Honor the flames of Pandaria. | 10 |
[Flame Warden of Northrend] | Honor the Flames of Northrend.
|
10 |
[Extinguishing Northrend] | Alliance: Desecrate the Horde's bonfires in Northrend.
Horde: Desecrate the Alliance's bonfires in Northrend.
|
10 |
[Flame Keeper of Northrend] | Honor the Flames of Northrend.
|
10 |
Trivia[]
When the Midsummer event started in year 2009, flags for completion of the quests in 2008 had not been reset, preventing those who had completed one-time quests in 2008 from getting those quests and gathering Burning Blossoms. Further, characters above level 70 did not have a version of the quest Striking Back.
Recent In-Game Fixes - 6/22/09 | 2009-06-22 22:59 | Bornakk
This fix allowed anyone who had already completed any bonfire quests in 2009 before the fix was applied to gather more Blossoms that year than are usually available. Completed achievements were not revoked, but partially completed ones lost all progress. The [1-70 Daily] Striking Back quest for 67-70 characters was extended to 67-80, once again allowing 20 Blossoms per day from daily quests.
While the initial patch was to have reset all event quests, it proved incomplete in many cases. Many reported being unable to complete the "city flames" quests for Exodar and Silvermoon despite being able to repeat those for other cities. At least one realm was not reset properly the first time, and further issues were found. A number of players have continued to have problems with the Exodar and Silvermoon city flame quests.
Patch changes[]
- Patch 8.1.5 (2019-03-12): Achievements added for Kul Tiras and Zandalar.
- Patch 7.2.0 (2017-03-28): Achievements added for Draenor and Broken Isles.
- Patch 5.2.0 (2013-03-05): Achievements added for Pandaria.
- Patch 4.3.0 (2011-11-29): Achievements added for Northrend and the Cataclysm zones.
- Patch 2.4.0 (2008-03-25): Event reworked with daily quests and additional bonfires. Lord Ahune added.
- Patch 1.11.0 (2006-06-19): Added.
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