WoW Forever Darkmoon Faire

When and where is the Darkmoon Faire?

The Faire alternates between Elwynn Forest, just south of Goldshire (42, 70), and Mulgore, southwest of Thunder Bluff (37, 38). Each stop opens on a Monday and runs seven days. On the weekend before, you can watch it being set up, but the vendors and quest givers aren’t there yet. These are the stops in the game’s own calendar:

Getting there from the other faction: Horde take the zeppelin to Grom’gol Base Camp, run north through Duskwood and cross the river into Elwynn Forest, keeping clear of the guards on the road. Alliance can take the boat from Wetlands to Theramore and run west through Dustwallow Marsh and The Barrens, or take the Booty Bay boat to Ratchet. Plan the route on the WoW Forever map.

How to earn Darkmoon Prize Tickets

Four NPCs trade tickets for items. Each quest is repeatable, not daily: hand in as many sets as you have while the Faire is up. Each turn-in also gives Darkmoon Faire reputation, and the low tiers stop being offered once your reputation passes their limit. Wowhead puts those limits at 500, 1100, 1700 and 2500 into Neutral; a player who tested them found the first two lower, at about 400 and 1000.

You don’t need the profession to hand in its items. Buy them on the Auction House or have an alt make them. For the most tickets per gold, compare the price of each top-tier set (20 tickets) before you buy.

Animal parts: Yebb Neblegear

No profession needed: these drop from beasts. Elwynn Forest 40.2, 69.5 · Mulgore 37.5, 39.6.

• Small Furry Paw5 → 1 ticket · level 1+
• Torn Bear Pelt5 → 4 tickets · level 10+
• Soft Bushy Tail5 → 8 tickets · level 20+
• Vibrant Plume5 → 12 tickets · level 30+
• Evil Bat Eye10 → 20 tickets · level 40+
• Glowing Scorpid Blood10 → 20 tickets · level 40+

Blacksmithing items: Kerri Hicks

Trainer recipes, no specialization. Blacksmithing guide. Elwynn Forest 40.5, 69.9 · Mulgore 37.8, 38.9.

• Coarse WeightstoneUse: Increase the damage of a blunt weapon by 3 for 30 minutes. (1 Sec Cooldown)10 → 1 ticket · level 1+
• Heavy Grinding Stone7 → 4 tickets · level 10+
• Green Iron BracersWrist Mail · 91 Armor · +4 Strength · +5 Stamina3 → 8 tickets · level 20+
• Big Black MaceOne-Hand Mace · 49 - 93 Damage Speed 2.60 · (27.3 damage per second) · +8 Strength1 → 12 tickets · level 30+
• Dense Grinding Stone8 → 20 tickets · level 40+

Engineering items: Rinling

Green Firework and Thorium Widget need schematics from vendors; the rest are trainer recipes. Engineering guide. Elwynn Forest 41.7, 70.7 · Mulgore 37.1, 37.2.

• Copper Modulator5 → 1 ticket · level 1+
• Whirring Bronze Gizmo7 → 4 tickets · level 10+
• Green FireworkUse: Shoots a firework into the air that bursts into a thousand green stars. (1 Sec Cooldown)36 → 8 tickets · level 20+
• Mechanical Repair KitUse: Restores 700 health to a friendly mechanical target (2 Min Cooldown)6 → 12 tickets · level 30+
• Thorium Widget6 → 20 tickets · level 40+

Leatherworking items: Chronos

Trainer recipes, no specialization. Leatherworking guide. Elwynn Forest 41.5, 68.9 · Mulgore 37.2, 37.7.

• Embossed Leather BootsFeet Leather · 48 Armor · +2 Stamina · +2 Spell Power3 → 1 ticket · level 1+
• Toughened Leather ArmorChest Leather · 84 Armor · +2 Stamina · +7 Spirit3 → 4 tickets · level 10+
• Barbaric HarnessChest Leather · 106 Armor · +7 Strength · +8 Agility · +8 Stamina3 → 8 tickets · level 20+
• Turtle Scale LeggingsLegs Mail · 226 Armor · +11 Stamina · +10 Intellect · +11 Spell Power1 → 12 tickets · level 30+
• Rugged Armor Kit8 → 20 tickets · level 40+

What Darkmoon Prize Tickets buy

Gelvas Grimegate trades tickets for these. The first buy for most players is the Darkmoon Storage Box: a 14-slot bag for 50 tickets from level 6, one per character. The prize boxes hold random greens, bags and gems for their level range. The Orb of the Darkmoon and Amulet of the Darkmoon cost 1200 tickets each, about 60 top-tier turn-ins, so they take several Faires.

• Darkmoon FlowerHeld In Off-hand5 tickets · level 6+
• Minor Darkmoon Prize5 tickets · level 15+
• Last Month's MuttonOne-Hand Mace · 29 - 54 Damage Speed 2.50 · (16.6 damage per second)10 tickets · level 25+
• Lesser Darkmoon Prize12 tickets · level 30+
• Greater Darkmoon Prize40 tickets · level 45+
• Darkmoon Storage Box50 tickets · level 6+
• Last Year's MuttonOne-Hand Mace · 44 - 82 Damage Speed 2.00 · (31.5 damage per second)50 tickets · level 45+
• Orb of the DarkmoonNeck · +11 Stamina · +8 Spirit · +22 Spell Power1200 tickets · level 55+
• Amulet of the DarkmoonNeck · +10 Strength · +19 Agility · +10 Stamina1200 tickets · level 55+

Sayge’s fortunes: which answers give which buff

Sayge asks two questions and gives a two-hour buff that depends on your answers, plus a written fortune; a few fortunes start a quest that pays a Mysterious Lockbox. Elwynn Forest 42.1, 69 · Mulgore 36.9, 38.4.

Not in raids. In the Forever client, every Sayge buff says “No effect while in a raid instance”, a line the Classic Era client doesn’t have. The same line is on Warchief’s Blessing, Songflower Serenade, Rallying Cry of the Dragonslayer and the Dire Maul tribute buffs, so they help you level and farm, not raid. Blizzard hasn’t announced this; it is the game’s own tooltip. See the WoW Forever raids page.

Darkmoon decks and their trinkets

Each deck is eight cards, Ace to Eight, combined into a deck you hand in at the Faire for a level 60 trinket. The cards trade and sell on the Auction House; the trinket binds when you get it. The Two to Eight cards drop from level 45–60 humanoids and undead; each Ace drops from a particular boss. Changed in Forever: Darkmoon Card: Blue Dragon now raises your Spirit by 150 for 15 seconds; in Classic it let your mana keep regenerating while you cast. The other three work as in Classic.

• Darkmoon Card: Blue DragonTrinket · Equip: 2% chance on successful spellcast to increase your Spirit by 150 for 15 sec.
• Darkmoon Card: MaelstromTrinket · Equip: Chance to strike your melee target with lightning for 200 to 300 Nature damage.
• Darkmoon Card: Twisting NetherTrinket · Equip: Gives the wearer a 10% chance of being able to resurrect with 20% health and mana.
• Darkmoon Card: HeroismTrinket · Equip: Sometimes heals bearer of 120 to 180 damage when damaging an enemy in melee.

Pets and games at the Faire

• Frogs: Flik, a boy chasing a frog around the grounds, sells the Wood Frog Box and Tree Frog Box once you catch him. Morja’s Jubling takes two Dark Iron Ale Mugs: put one down by her and wait for her frog. More on the companion pets page.
• The cannon: it fires you at a target in the water; miss and you die, so take off what can break first.
• Tonk battles: drive a tonk against other players’ tonks. Both games are for fun: they give no tickets or prizes.