Hallow's End Guide
Hallow's End doesn't start until 1PM Eastern / 10 AM Pacific on NA servers.
New Achievements
Hallow's End has been updated for Midnight with Candy Buckets in every zone. The housing neighborhoods now include the new themes of Duskwood, Felwood and Drustvar with daily quests for players to complete. There are 6 new achievements for this year:
Tricks and Treats of Midnight
Sweet Tooth
Duskwood Caramel Crafter
Drustvar Choc-O-Drop Designer
Felwood Fudge Bite Former
I Ain't Afraid of no Ghost
New Decor
A bunch of new decor is available for Hallow's End 2026!
Players can purchase two crafting recipes from the reputation vendors for 20 Tricky Treats each. These will take a Scribe and Tailor to craft.
Apple Bobbing BucketSpidery Witch Hat
With the holiday launch today, the reward vendors also sell decor for Tricky Treats. To buy Horrific Head of the Horseman, you need to have defeated the Headless Horseman from LFG.
Candlelit Shrieking Jack-o'-LanternCandlelit Ogre Jack-o'-LanternFilled Candy BucketUnlit Shrieking Jack-o'-LanternUnlit Ogre Jack-o'-LanternElaborate Heartsbane Ritual MarkingsOminous Heartsbane ShrineHeartsbane Stone CircleHeartsbane BannerLooming Heartsbane EffigyHorrific Head of the Horseman
Some of it went live last week and is available from Holly Twinklebright and Jolli Maxiboom in your Neighborhood vendor for Gold.
Eternally Powered Glowskull Unlit Smiling Jack-o'-Lantern Buckled Witch Hat Enchanted Hallow's End Candle Simple Hallow's End Candle Spooky Scarecrow Ominous Heartsbane Banner Heartsbane Candle Heartsbane Ritual Markings Heartsbane Doom Catcher Elaborate Heartsbane Doom CatcherCandlelit Smiling Jack-o'-Lantern
Headless Horseman Encounter & Mount
With Hallow's End, the Headless Horseman encounter is available in LFG. New items were added in 2025, including the brand-new mount The Headless Horseman's Ghoulish Charger. This mount can only drop from the first attempt of the day from Loot-Filled Pumpkin, so if you missed it last year and want more chances at it this year, make sure to queue up every day. For the full list of drops from the Headless Horseman, check our our Hallow's End Guide.
The Headless Horseman's Ghoulish Charger
Hallow's End Blue Post
Hallow’s End celebrates the Forsaken's break from the Scourge. Fun and mischief reign as the Innkeepers of Azeroth dole out treats and tricks to those who partake in the festivities.
When : 19 October–2 November
Where : Trick-or-Treat throughout the Inns of Azeroth, Northrend, Pandaria, Outland, Draenor, the Broken Isles (Dalaran), the Dragon Isles, Khaz Algar, and Quel’Thalas for tasty treats and currency to trade for Hallow’s End goodies.
New This Year
Midnight Candy Buckets
New Candy Buckets have been scattered throughout Quel’Thalas—visit them all for tricks and treats.
Hallow’s End Haunts Come to Your Neighborhood
At the start of Hallow's End, each neighborhood will be randomly assigned a theme, complete with themed cosmetic features, candies, and daily quests from Nomi. Ready to join the haunted festivities? Pick up the “A Haunted Home” breadcrumb quest from a Holiday Enthusiast who will direct you to Yin in your neighborhood.
Neighborhood Tricky Treat Traders
Trade your Neighborhood Candy for Tricky Treats! Exchange rates vary between neighborhoods, and vendors offer a fresh rate each day. Be sure to chat with them to find the best deal.
Neighborhood World Quest: Community Candy Crawl
For 15 minutes every hour, you can trick-or-treat around Founder's Point and Razorwind Shores, collecting candy from buckets that appear outside occupied player plots. Collect 10 Neighborhood Candy from the buckets to earn XP, 2 Trick Treats, and 3 Neighborhood Candy.
Be A Good Neighbor
Each neighborhood has a visible Neighborhood Contribution bar that residents can fill by participating in neighborhood quests and activities during Hallow’s End. As the bar fills, festive decorations appear throughout the neighborhood, and residents can find more lootable candies around the Candy Bucket in the Neighborhood Holiday Hub.
Daily Quests
Trick-or-Treating
A quick neighborhood cleanup is in order! Discarded Wrappers are scattered around the Neighborhood Candy Buckets; clean them up to help fill the Neighborhood Contribution bar. The more the Neighborhood Contribution bar fills, the more Haunted Candies you can loot from the neighborhood Candy Bucket. You can also lend your neighbors a hand by visiting other neighborhoods and cleaning up their Discarded Wrappers.
Ghost Busting
Equip quest-earned Ghost Gear or grab nearby gear to hunt ghosts before they escape. Drop each catch into the Ghost Tank. Once full, it summons a Shade of Seabreaker Skoloth in the Holiday Hub. Team up to pull it into a magic portal to reveal a Treasure Chest filled with Tricky Treats and Neighborhood Candy. Watch out: the Headless Horseman may appear and summon another Shade elsewhere in the neighborhood.
You're a Spider, Man
Place webs to boost your Neighborhood Contribution! As you explore the neighborhood, keep an eye out for Webspinner Egg Sacs. Interact with one to transform into a spider for 3 minutes, then spin up to 10 webs around the neighborhood to give it an extra spooky feel. You can stop being a spider at any time; just keep in mind that there’s a 15-minute cooldown when you end your transformation.
Wickerman Piñata Candy Collection
Each neighborhood—Drustvar, Duskwood, or Felwood—gets one of three random themes. Near Yin and the Wickerman, a portal leads to a holiday hub where you can complete a daily quest and add 10 candies to the piñata.
Once it’s full, start the fight or save it for later. If you decide to “Start Whacking”, a one-minute countdown will begin. Whack the piñata to knock out Neighborhood Candy, then collect it. When it falls, gather bonus candy and trade it for Tricky Treats at the Tricky Treat Traders.
Visit the Holiday Vendors for Spooky Holiday Decor
Give your home an eerie touch with décor from Jolli Maxiboom in Razorwind Shores and Holly Twinklebright in Founder’s Point, available for hard-earned gold. You can also find themed wares from Echo in Undercity and Jack in Stormwind, purchasable with Tricky Treats or gold.
Visit the Holiday Vendors to add these decor items to your collection:
Simple Hallow's End Candle
Enchanted Hallow's End Candle
Heartsbane Candle
Spooky Scarecrow
Candlelit Smiling Jack-o'-Lantern
Unlit Smiling Jack-o'-Lantern
Buckled Witch Hat
Eternally Powered Glowskull
Heartsbane Ritual Markings
Ominous Heartsbane Banner
Elaborate Heartsbane Doom Catcher
Heartsbane Doom Catcher
New Achievements
Tricks and Treats of Midnight
Use candy buckets in the Midnight Zones
Sweet Tooth
Complete the Duskwood, Felwood, and Drustvar achievements.
Duskwood Caramel Crafter
Complete all 3 candy quests from a Duskwood-themed neighborhood.
Felwood Fudge Bite Former
Complete all 3 candy quests from a Felwood-themed neighborhood.
Drustvar Choc-O-Drop Designer
Complete all 3 candy quests from a Drustvar-themed neighborhood.
A Frightening Friend
Find Pepe wearing his spooky scarecrow costume.
Reward: Scarecrow Pepe Housing Decor
I Ain't Afraid of No Ghost
Collect and deposit 10 ghosts in any neighborhood.
Brave the Headless Horseman
“Prepare yourselves, the bells have tolled! Shelter your weak, your young, and your old! Each of you shall pay the final sum. Cry for mercy, the reckoning has come!” – The Headless Horseman
Face the Headless Horseman’s haunting challenge daily for a chance to receive the Headless Horseman's Ghoulish Charger Skyriding mount, and you're guaranteed to gain ghastly pieces of the Headless Horseman's Ghoulish Armor transmog set to add to your spooktacular Collection.
Headless Horseman's Ghoulish Charger Skyriding mount, and Headless Horseman's Ghoulish Armor
Throughout Hallow’s End, characters level 10-80 can queue up for this ghoulish encounter in the Dungeon Finder, and one of these random petrifying pieces is guaranteed to drop each day—no duplicates:
The Horseman’s Ghoulish Helm
The Horseman’s Ghoulish Grips
The Horseman’s Ghoulish Cinch
The Horseman’s Ghoulish Cowl
The Horseman’s Ghoulish Treads
The Horseman’s Ghoulish Breastplate
The Horseman’s Ghoulish Cloak
The Horseman’s Ghoulish Greaves
The Horseman’s Ghoulish Mantle
Grab Some Ghastly Goodies
Hallow's End vendors sell a host of festive goods, which you can attain by trading in your Tricky Treats. Procure items new and old, including the Patched Harvest Golem Transmog set pieces that previously dropped from the Headless Horseman encounter.
Patched Harvest Golem Transmog Set (Head, Pauldrons, Pants, Gloves, Chest, Boots, and Belt)
The Horseman's Ghoulish Great Blade
Tricky Treat x 100
The Horseman's Ghoulish Blade
Tricky Treat x 100
The Horseman's Ghoulish Bulwark
Tricky Treat x 100
Items Returning From Previous Haunts
Prowler's Faded Shoulder Cape
Patched Harvester’s Claws
Ensemble: Prowler’s Faded Headgear
Ensemble: Prowler’s Faded Headgear (with mask)
Patched Harvest Golem’s Post
To pass through the mists of time and visit Undercity as it was, speak with Zidormi in Tirisfal Glades and learn more about Hallow’s End with Wowhead’s Hallow’s End guide here.
Happy haunting!
