Feast of Winter Veil Event Guide

In retail World of Warcraft, Feast of Winter Veil is the holiday extravaganza that transforms Azeroth into a winter wonderland. Running from mid-December to early January, this celebration is a the perfect excuse to take a snow day and indulge in some festive food and fun. Cities large and small dress up in their holiday best – players can deck the halls of their Garrisons (Warlords of Draenor) and snag seasonal style for their companion, Pepe. If you’re lucky, you may even catch some of Azeroth’s grumpiest dungeon and raid bosses in the holiday spirit, too…

Date: Dec. 16, 2023 – Jan. 2, 2024
Location: Ironforge, Orgrimmar

Recent Updates

• 2023 Winter Veil Gifts:
  • Junior Timekeeper’s Racing Belt
  • Winter Veil Socks
• Highland Drake: Winter Veil Armor now has a chance to drop from Stolen Presents
• Festive Trans-Dimensional Bird Whistle provides a festive sleigh for Pepe to ride in

Rewards

In the spirit of sharing hearty meals and gift-giving, Feast of Winter Veil brings a *ton* of unique collectibles! Acquire pets, mounts, and toys by participating in events and quests, or stop by your local Smokywood Pastures location to browse for that perfect present. Vendors are scattered throughout cities and fully stocked with an array of food, drinks, and general goods.

Battle & Companion Pets

This event boasts ten holiday-exclusive pets to collect. If you happen to miss out, all but two of the pets can be caged and traded/sold on the Auction House, so there’s still a way to get ’em. The Globe Yeti and Jingles are not cageable, so here’s to hoping that RNG is on your side!

In addition to the pets themselves, players can also earn accessories for their buddies:

• The “Merry Munchkin” Costume gives the Perky Pug pet yet another outfit, and can be found inside a Carefully Wrapped Present beneath Greatfather Winter’s tree.
• A Tiny Winter Hat can be obtained to grant a chance for Pepe to be dressed like Greatfather Winter when summoned. Swing by the Smokywood Pastures cart and click on Greatfather Pepe to receive this BoP item:
  • Ironforge (34, 68)
  • Orgrimmar (53,77)

Mounts

Minion of Grumpus has as a chance to be contained in a Savage Gift, which requires collecting Merry Supplies by completing dailies in your Garrison (Warlords of Draenor). Players can complete four daily quests, rewarding of five Merry Supplies per day, per character.

Crafting/Professions

Some of the profession recipes will arrive as a special mail delivery from Greatfather Winter. These recipes can also be purchased from Smokywood Pastures vendors for silver, and the rest are available as drops from opening presents.

Toys and Holiday Items

Gear and Transmog

• The Miniature Winter Veil Tree is the only gear reward of the holiday. This BoE one-hand dagger has a chance to be obtained upon completing the daily quest.

• Disposable Winter Veil Suits can be found in Gently Shaken Gift, Stolen Present, and Winter Veil Gift. On use, the toy sets out a chest of festive suits that your entire party or raid can borrow. For even more festive options for your noggin, check out the Holiday bosses section later in this guide.

• Winter Garb is a transmog set that is player-crafted from Tailoring. Choose between a red or green set, or perhaps even mix it up! Don three of the items for the Full Winter Garb set and get the achievement ‘Tis the Season.
  • Green Winter Hat
  • Green Winter Clothes
  • Red Winter Hat
  • Red Winter Clothes
  • Winter Boots

If the matching set isn’t your vibe, there are also transmog options that are a bit more subtle, yet still festive and stylish:

• Warm Red Woolen Socks can drop from Carefully Wrapped Present
• Warm Green Woolen Socks can drop from Carefully Wrapped Present
• Warm Blue Woolen Socks can drop from Carefully Wrapped Present
• Finely-Tailored Green Holiday Hat can drop from select bosses in raids and dungeons
• Finely-Tailored Red Holiday Hat can drop from select bosses in raids and dungeons
• Gaudy Winter Veil Sweater can be purchased from the Winter Veil vendors

Weapon Illusions

Both illusions have a chance to drop from the Smokywood Pastures Special Gift and the Stolen Present.

• Illusion: Winter’s Grasp
• Illusion: Flames of Ragnaros

Event Activities

Quests

There are a handful of introductory quests to help players dive into the holiday. Both factions begin by accepting a quest that takes them to Greatfather Winter to help him with a few important jobs, and eventually they receive a special book containing the lore around Feast of the Winter Veil.

• Alliance: Greatfather Winter is Here! can be picked up near the bank in Ironforge, and turned in to Greatfather Winter. In other major cities, the quest is accepted from Smokywood Pastures vendors.
• Horde: Great-father Winter is Here! can be accepted near the bank in Orgrimmar, and turned in to Great-father Winter. In other major cities, the quest can be picked up from Smokywood Pastures vendors.

• Now that you’re acquainted, Greatfather Winter needs you to bring him a holiday snack! Treats for Greatfather Winter (A) / Treats for Great-father Winter (H) will have you set out to deliver five Gingerbread Cookies. And of course, you can’t have cookies without milk! Ice Cold Milk can be purchased from Innkeepers.
  • Small Eggs are found on the AH (extremely marked up during the event), or farmed from beasts such as the dragonhawks outside Silvermoon City in Eversong Woods
  • Holiday Spices can be purchased from Smokywood Pastures vendors.
  • Recipe: Gingerbread Cookie can also be purchased from holiday vendors.

• Upon delivery of his treat, Greatfather Winter will reward you with a Smokywood Pastures Gift Pack. Later, in the mail, you’ll receive the Smokywood Pastures Sampler containing an assortment of holiday themed food and drink.
  • Tip: While your first instinct may be to throw it away, instead eat Graccu’s Mince Meat Fruitcake. As an added bonus, if you throw on three pieces of winter clothing while you munch, you’ll get the achievement ‘Tis the Season.

Daily Quest: The Abominable Greench

Unlike other WoW events, there isn’t a specific holiday dungeon associated with Feast of Winter Veil. However, there is a special outdoor boss encounter that is just as fun! Journey to the snowy valleys of Hillsbrad Foothills, and look for Growless Cave where The Abominable Greench dwells. Defeat the Greench to free Metzen the Reindeer and recover the Stolen Treats!

• Each day, players can pick up the quest You’re a Mean One… (A) / You’re a Mean One… (H) near the Winter Veil tree in Ironforge (Alliance) or Orgrimmar (Horde). On completion, collect your reward: a Stolen Present!
  • Note: If you arrive to the area late and don’t get to tag the Greench in time, you can still complete the rest of the requirements and get credit for the quest once he’s dead.

Greatfather Winter’s Gifts

Beginning the morning of Dec. 25, a flurry of excitement awaits as players finally open the holiday gifts waiting beneath adorned trees in Orgrimmar or Ironforge. These packages hold exclusive seasonal items, including a unique item for the current year’s celebration. A total of six presents can be opened between Dec. 25 and Jan. 2, when the holiday ends. To open the gift and see your reward, simply complete the offered quest.

• Carefully Wrapped Present
• Festive Gift
• Gaily Wrapped Present
• Gently Shaken Gift
• Ticking Present
• Winter Veil Gift

The Winter Veil 2022 gifts were the Falling Star Catcher and the Falling Star Flinger toys.

It’s not just snow and presents… Feast of Winter Veil also has achievements galore! Show off that holiday spirit by completing the meta and earn the title <Merrymaker>. Like the other world holiday events, completing the meta for this holiday will award credit toward What a Long, Strange Trip It’s Been, gifting you one step closer to the beautiful Violet Proto-Drake.

Holiday Meta Merrymaker: Complete the required achievements below.

• A Frosty Shake
  • During the Feast of Winter Veil, use your Winter Veil Disguise kit to become a snowman and then dance with another snowman in Dalaran.
• Fa-la-la-la-Ogri’la
  • Complete the Bomb Them Again! quest while mounted on a flying reindeer during the Feast of Winter Veil.
• He Knows If You’ve Been Naughty
  • Open one of the presents underneath the Winter Veil tree once they are available.
• Holiday Bromance (A) / Holiday Bromance (H)
  • Use Mistletoe on the Alliance or Horde “Brothers” during the Feast of Winter Veil.
• Let It Snow
  • During the Feast of Winter Veil, use a Handful of Snowflakes on each of the race/class combinations listed.
• On Metzen!
  • Save Metzen the Reindeer.
• Scrooge (A) / Scrooge (H)
  • Throw a snowball at Muradin Bronzebeard (A) or Baine Bloodhoof (H) during the Feast of Winter Veil.
• Simply Abominable
  • Complete the quest to retrieve Smokywood Pastures’ stolen treats and receive a Smokywood Pastures’ Thank You.
• The Winter Veil Gourmet
  • During the Feast of Winter Veil, use your culinary expertise to produce a Gingerbread Cookie, Winter Veil Egg Nog and Hot Apple Cider.
• ‘Tis the Season
  • During the Feast of Winter Veil, wear 3 pieces of winter clothing and eat Graccu’s Mince Meat Fruitcake.
  • Tip: Graccu’s Mince Meat Fruitcake is obtained by completing Treats for Greatfather Winter (A) / Treats for Great-father Winter (H).
• With a Little Helper from My Friends
  • Earn 50 honorable kills as a Little Helper from the Winter Wondervolt machine.
  • Tip: Find goblin-made PX-238 Winter Wondervolt machines in major cities. Hop inside to transform your character into a Little Helper, and then off you go!

Additional achievements:

• A-Caroling We Will Go (A) / A-Caroling We Will Go (H)
  • Use your Winter Veil Chorus Book to carol in enemy capital cities during the Feast of Winter Veil.
• BB King (A) / BB King (H)
  • Pelt the faction enemy leaders listed.
• Crashin’ & Thrashin’
  • Gain 25 crashes with your Crashin’ Thrashin’ Racer during the Feast of Winter Veil.
• Iron Armada
  • Collect all five toys that are part of the Crashin’ Thrashin’ “Iron Armada” set.
• Rock n’ Roll
  • Use Lightning Nitro while listening to Rockin’ Tunes in your Rockin’ Rollin’ Racer.
• The Danger Zone
  • Shoot down another player’s Crashin’ Thrashin’ Flyer with yours.