The War Within Hallow’s End 2025 guide: Full overview
Welcome to our The War Within Hallow’s End guide for 2025. In one article, we’ve collected everything you need about The War Within version of Hallow’s End and this year’s changes.
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Key takeaways
- Hallow’s End 2025 guide introduces a big batch of new rewards, including the Ghoulish Charger mount and a 9-piece cosmetic ensemble you can finish day by day.
- Your first daily kill of Headless Horseman (especially in Hardmode with curses) has a significantly higher drop chance for rare items.
- Tricky Treats are the main currency this year, earned from pumpkins and events, and can be traded for toys, pets, transmogs, heirloom upgrades, and costumes.
The War Within Hallow’s End is a Halloween-themed event in WoW that is now active up until November 8. It features its own Headless Horseman instance which you can queue up daily. It features such rewards as The Horseman’s Reins mount, cute undead dog pet Arfus, and more. And with this event recently marked on the calendar, players have noted that epic loot-filled pumpkins drop even for level 10 players.
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Now let’s overview Hallow’s End 2025 changes.
Hallow’s End 2025 new rewards
Hallow’s End 2025 continues on giving out new rewards, we actually got a large amount, even in comparison to the previous year. We’ve even got the new mount, not to be confused with The Horseman’s Reins.
| Category | Item Name | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount | The Horseman’s Ghoulish Charger | Flying Mount | Can only drop on your first attempt of the day (account-wide). Drop chance increases cumulatively each new day you defeat the boss. Only drops from Loot-Filled Pumpkin. |
| Armor Ensemble | Ensemble: The Horseman’s Ghoulish Collection | Cosmetic Armor (9 pieces) | One random guaranteed piece per day until you own all 9. Drops from Headless Horseman. |
| The Horseman’s Ghoulish Helm | Head | ||
| The Horseman’s Ghoulish Mantle | Shoulder | ||
| The Horseman’s Ghoulish Cloak | Back | ||
| The Horseman’s Ghoulish Breastplate | Chest | ||
| The Horseman’s Ghoulish Cinch | Waist | ||
| The Horseman’s Ghoulish Greaves | Legs | ||
| The Horseman’s Ghoulish Cowl | Head (alt) | ||
| The Horseman’s Ghoulish Grips | Hands | ||
| The Horseman’s Ghoulish Treads | Feet | ||
| Vendor Weapons & Shield | The Horseman’s Ghoulish Blade | One-Handed Sword | 100 (from vendor) |
| The Horseman’s Ghoulish Great Blade | Two-Handed Sword | 100 (from vendor) | |
| The Horseman’s Ghoulish Bulwark | Shield | 100 (from vendor) | |
| Patched Harvest Golem Transmog set | Cosmetic Armor | 100 each piece (from vendor). Dropped from Headless Horseman last year. |
The War Within Hallow’s End 2025 guide
The Loot-Filled Pumpkin contains the event rewards and gives Tricky Treats as the holiday currency. The rarest drop is The Horseman’s Reins, and your first kill of the day has the highest chance to award it. After that first attempt, the drop rate drops sharply, so farming beyond the daily kill is effectively pointless.
Other rare drops from the pumpkin include Scarlet Key, Arfus, Hallowed Helm, Sinister Squashling, The Horseman’s Horrific Hood, The Horseman’s Sinister Slicer, and a selection of masks. Your chance at these rare items is also tied to your first daily clear, and the bonus increases further if you completed the encounter with curses active and survived.
| Item name | Description |
|---|---|
| The Horseman’s Ring | The item level of the rings changes every year and depends on your level. |
| Seal of Ghoulish Glee | The item level of the rings changes every year and depends on your level. |
| Band of the Petrified Pumpkin | The item level of the rings changes every year and depends on your level. |
| Wicked Witch’s Signet | The item level of the rings changes every year and depends on your level. |
| The Horseman’s Sinister Slicer | Transmog |
| The Horseman’s Horrific Hood | Transmog |
| The Horseman’s Reins | Mount |
| Magic Broom | Instant Mount |
| Arfus | Pet |
| Sinister Squashling | Pet |
| Hallowed Helm | Transmog |
| Windborne Velocidrake: Hallow’s End Armor | Dragonriding Appeareance |
| Ensemble: The Horseman’s Ghoulish Collection | Transmog |
There is a Hardmode option for this encounter. Inside the dungeon, go left to find the Wickermen; lighting the smaller ones applies individual curses, while the large Wickerman in the middle activates all of them at once. These affixes only affect you personally and do not apply to your party, so the difficulty remains low.
Defeating the Headless Horseman with curses active grants the Kickin’ With the Wick achievement. Each curse you survive on your first daily kill also increases your chance of receiving rare rewards from the Loot-Filled Pumpkin.
You must stay alive for the bonus to count, and there is no benefit to activating additional curses after your first successful attempt of the day.
Tricky Treats
During The War Within Hallow’s End, you’ll now find candy-filled pumpkins scattered around Azeroth (mostly in taverns). Activating one gives gold, Tricky Treats, snacks, and instantly completes a short auto-quest. These pumpkins are also required for zone-based “Trick or Treat” achievements, including locations in Khaz Algar, so this is a good time to finish them.
Tricky Treats can be turned in at faction vendors for various rewards:
Horde Vendors – Ruins of Lordaeron [68, 7]:
- Chub – candies and toys
- Darla – wands
- Farina – masks
- Woim – pets
Alliance Vendors – Outside Stormwind [32, 50]:
- Dorothy – candies and toys
- Stymie – wands
- Spanky – masks
- Pippi – pets
Collect Tricky Treats from pumpkins and trade them in for seasonal cosmetics, toys, wands, masks, and pets.
| Item | Type | Vendor | Price (Tricky Treats) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exquisite Costume Set: “Xavius” | Exquisite Costume | Dorothy or Chub | 200 |
| Exquisite Costume Set: “The Lich King” | Exquisite Costume | Dorothy or Chub | 200 |
| Exquisite Costume Set: “Deathwing” | Exquisite Costume | Dorothy or Chub | 200 |
| Exquisite Costume Set: “Grommash” | Exquisite Costume | Dorothy or Chub | 200 |
| Hallowed Wand | Hallowed Wand | Stymie or Darla | 2 each |
| Chewy Fel Taffy x5 | Consumable Candy | Dorothy or Chub | 2 |
| Pyroblast Cinnamon Ball x5 | Consumable Candy | Dorothy or Chub | 2 |
| Soothing Spearmint Candy x5 | Consumable Candy | Dorothy or Chub | 2 |
| G.N.E.R.D.S x5 | Consumable Candy | Dorothy or Chub | 2 |
| Tooth Pick x10 | Consumable | Dorothy or Chub | 2 |
| Magic Broom | Instant Mount | Dorothy or Chub | 150 |
| Naxxy | Battle Pet | Dorothy or Chub | 150 |
| Sinister Squashling | Battle Pet | Pippi or Woim | 150 |
| Feline Familiar | Battle Pet | Pippi or Woim | 150 |
| Cursed Birman | Battle Pet | Pippi or Woim | 150 |
| Widget the Departed | Battle Pet | Pippi or Woim | 150 |
| “Mad Alchemist” Costume | Vanity Pet Item | Pippi or Woim | 5 |
| “Lil’ Starlet” Costume | Vanity Pet Item | Pippi or Woim | 5 |
| “Yipp Saron” Costume | Vanity Pet Item | Pippi or Woim | 150 |
| Ominous Pet Treat | Vanity Pet Item | Pippi or Woim | 5 |
| Horse Head Costume | Toy | Dorothy or Chub | 150 |
| Horse Tail Costume | Toy | Dorothy or Chub | 150 |
| Little Wickerman | Toy | Dorothy or Chub | 150 |
| Headless Horseman’s Hearthstone | Toy | Dorothy or Chub | 150 |
| Ancient Heirloom Armor Casing | Heirloom Upgrade | Dorothy or Chub | 250 |
| Timeworn Heirloom Armor Casing | Heirloom Upgrade | Dorothy or Chub | 450 |
| Weathered Heirloom Armor Casing | Heirloom Upgrade | Dorothy or Chub | 450 |
| Battle-Hardened Heirloom Armor Casing | Heirloom Upgrade | Dorothy or Chub | 450 |
| Hallowed Helm | Transmog | Dorothy or Chub | 150 |
| Bucket of Morbid Treats | Transmog | Dorothy or Chub | 150 |
| Patched Harvester’s Claw | Transmog | Dorothy or Chub | 100 |
| Patched Harvest Golem’s Post | Transmog | Dorothy or Chub | 100 |
| Ensemble: Prowler’s Faded Headgear | Transmog | Dorothy or Chub | 150 |
| Prowler’s Faded Shoulder Cap | Transmog | Dorothy or Chub | 50 |
| Playable Races Masks | Mask | Spanky or Farina | 2 each |
| Monster Masks | Mask | Spanky or Farina | 5 each |
You can also pick up special holiday buffs during The War Within Hallow’s End. Alliance and Horde each get their own versions of the bonuses. By using the ashes from the ignited Wickerman bonfire outside Stormwind or the Undercity, you gain a one-hour XP and reputation buff. The XP portion only applies to mob kills, not quest turn-ins, while the reputation gain works on everything.
The XP buffs are Grim Visage for Horde and Unburdened for Alliance. Watching the Wickerman bonfire ceremony also grants a Stamina and Mastery buff: Decree of the Dark Lady for Horde and Greymane’s Resolve for Alliance.
These buffs stack with other XP bonuses, which makes the event especially useful for leveling alts during the holiday.
Shade of the Horseman event
While in villages like Karanos, Goldshire, and Azure, Watch while playing Alliance, or if you are playing Horde Razor Hill, Falconwing Square, or Brill for Horde, you can participate in the Shade of the Horseman event. It happens every half hour and lasts five minutes. While the event is active, Headless Horseman will damage the city where he is located, and your task will be to stop him from doing this.
The event happens in four phases, and at the end, you will fight the Shade of the Horseman. After successfully defeating Shade of the Horseman, there will drop a large Jack-o’-Lantern with the quest titled Smash the Pumpkin, which you can turn into a nearby Matron. The reward for this event is gold and a Crudely Wrapped Gift, which will contain candies and masks for your characters to use.
The War Within Hallow’s End collectibles
Hallow’s End pets
There are many different mounts and pets to collect from Retail Hallow’s End. There are ten pets, of which five can be caged and be sold at the Auction House. Here is the list of pets and how to get them:
| Pet name | Source |
|---|---|
| Arfus | Can drop from Loot-Filled Pumpkin. Unique. Not cageable |
| Sinister Squashling | Can be bought from Woip or Pippi for 150 Tricky Treats. Or can drop Loot-Filled Pumpkin |
| Feline Familiar | Can be bought from Woip or Pippi for 150 Tricky Treats |
| Creepy Crate | Reward from Creepy Crate questline |
| Cursed Birman | Can be bought from Woip or Pippi for 150 Tricky Treats |
| Widget the Departed | Can be bought from Woip or Pippi for 150 Tricky Treats |
| Spectral Spinner | Wild capture in Garrison during the event. Not cageable |
| Ghastly Rat | Wild capture in Garrison during the event. Not cageable |
| Ghost Maggot | Wild capture in Garrison during the event. Not cageable |
| Naxxy | Can be bought from Woip or Pippi for 150 Tricky Treats |
Hallow’s End toys
There are six toys in Retail Hallow’s End. Here is the list of toys and how to get them:
| Toy Name | Source |
|---|---|
| Little Wickerman | Can be bought from Chub or Dorothy for 150 Tricky Treats |
| Coin of Many Faces | Rare drop from mobs in Shadowmoon Valley. |
| Sack of Spectral Spiders | Defeat Arachnis near Garrison during the Hallow’s End event |
| Horse Head Costume | Can be bought from Chub or Dorothy for 150 Tricky Treats |
| Horse Tail Costume | Can be bought from Chub or Dorothy for 150 Tricky Treats |
| Headless Horseman’s Hearthstone | Can be bought from Chub or Dorothy for 150 Tricky Treats |
The War Within Hallow’s End Transmog
The War Within Hallow’s End also features lots of gear pieces and cosmetics that add to your transmog collection. These can be transmogged year-round, except the Hallowed Helm, which can only be transmogged during The War Within Hallow’s End.
Here is the complete list of cosmetics and gear pieces.
| Gear Name | Gear Piece | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Hat of the First Sister | Head | Random drop from the Crooked Tree Daily Quest |
| Hat of the Second Sister | Head | Random drop from the Crooked Tree Daily Quest |
| Hat of the Third Sister | Head | Random drop from the Crooked Tree Daily Quest |
| Hat of the Youngest Sister | Head | Random drop from the Crooked Tree Daily Quest |
| Hallowed Helm | Head | Can drop from Loot-Filled Pumpkin, or purchased from Chub or Dorothy for 150 Tricky Treats |
| Bucket of Morbid Treats | Off-Hand | Purchased from Chub or Dorothy for 150 Tricky Treats |
| The Horseman’s Sinister Slicer | One-Hand | Can drop from Loot-Filled Pumpkin |
| The Horseman’s Horrific Hood | Head | Can drop from Loot-Filled Pumpkin |
| Ensemble: Prowler’s Faded Headgear | Head | Purchased from Chub or Dorothy for 150 Tricky Treats |
| Prowler’s Faded Shoulder Cape | Shoulder | Purchased from Chub or Dorothy for 50 Tricky Treats |
| Patched Harvest Golem Transmog Set | Full Set | Purchased from Chub or Dorothy for 100 Tricky Treats |
| Patched Harvest Golem’s Post | Back | Purchased from Chub or Dorothy for 100 Tricky Treats |
| Patched Harvester’s Claw | One-Hand | Purchased from Chub or Dorothy for 100 Tricky Treats |
Other items to collect
There is a lot of other stuff to collect from The War Within Hallow’s End, such as Exquisite Costume Sets. There are fun consumables with 50 charges that will transform into the most iconic boss of past expansions (like Deathwing or Lich King)
Here is the complete list with such items:
| Item Name | Type | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exquisite Costume Set: “Xavius” | Exquisite Costume Set | This consumable has 50 charges and can transform you into an iconic boss | Can be purchased from Chub or Dorothy for 200 Tricky Treats |
| Exquisite Costume Set: “The Lich King” | Exquisite Costume Set | This consumable has 50 charges and can transform you into an iconic boss | Can be purchased from Chub or Dorothy for 200 Tricky Treats |
| Exquisite Costume Set: “Deathwing” | Exquisite Costume Set | This consumable has 50 charges and can transform you into an iconic boss | Can be purchased from Chub or Dorothy for 200 Tricky Treats |
| Exquisite Costume Set: “Grommash” | Exquisite Costume Set | This consumable has 50 charges and can transform you into an iconic boss | Can be purchased from Chub or Dorothy for 200 Tricky Treats |
| Wands | Wands | The wands can transform your party member into a different creature like Leper Gnome or a Bat | Can be purchased and also can drop from Loot-Filled Pumpkin |
| Playable Races masks and Monster masks | Masks | The masks are consumables that let you put on a mask. There are masks of iconic WoW creatures such as murlocs (the cost 5 Tricky Treats) and masks of playable races (They cost 2 Tricky Treats). | Can be purchased and also can drop from Loot-Filled Pumpkin |
| “Mad Alchemist” Costume | Pet Item | If you have a Perky Pug pet, you can fancy it with this item! | Can be purchased from Pippi or Woim for 5 Tricky Treats |
| “Lil’ Starlet” Costume | Pet Item | If you have a Perky Pug pet, you can fancy it with this item! | Can be purchased from Pippi or Woim for 5 Tricky Treats |
| “Ominous Pet Treat” Costume | Pet Item | If you have a Perky Pug pet, you can fancy it with this item! | Can be purchased from Pippi or Woim for 5 Tricky Treats |
| “Yipp-Saron” Costume | Pet Item | If you have a Perky Pug pet, you can fancy it with this item! | Can be purchased from Pippi or Woim for 150 Tricky Treats |
| Windborne Velocidrake: Hallow’s End Armor | Dragonriding Appereance | This item unlocks customization option for your drake | Can drop from Loot-Filled Pumpkin |
Hallow’s End achievements
Like other Holiday events, The War Within Hallow’s End features its meta-achievement Hallowed Be Thy Name, which also gives the player the tile of the Hallowed for their character.
Here is the list of all achievements and how to complete them:
| Achievements: | How to complete: |
|---|---|
| Trick or Treat! | Just loot one of the pumpkins with candies and you will complete it |
| Out With It | The amount you need to eat is random. Just eat until you get the achievement |
| Bring Me The Head of… Oh Wait | You need to Defeat Headless Horseman |
| The Saviour of Hallow’s End | Save one of the villages from Headless Horseman in Shade of the Horseman event |
| That Sparkling Smile | Just use a Tooth Pick |
| Rotten Hallow (Alliance) | You need to do Alliance Hallow’s End plotline |
| Rotten Hallow (Horde) | You need to do Horde Hallow’s End plotline |
| G.N.E.R.D. Rage | You need to earn 10 honorable kills while the G.N.E.R.D. buff from G.N.E.R.D.S candies is active. The easiest way to do this is to stack up on them and queue for a random BG. |
| Check Your Head | Use Weighted Jack-o’-Lanterns to put pumpkin heads on various races. It only counts races from classic to WoW timeline, so you don’t need to seek Pandaren players or Allied Races. |
| The Masquerade | You need to use wands and transform them into various creatures. The thing is that you can’t transform yourself with wands. Just find a friend or a random party member, so you can get and give this achievement. |
| Sinister Calling | You need to obtain Sinister Squashling and Hallowed Helm. |
| Tricks and Treats of Azeroth | Refer to the instruction above |
We should also note that Trick and Treats of Azeroth achievement requires you visit lots of locations. To quicker acquire this achievement we highly recommend you download the Handy Notes addon and its plugin for The War Within Hallow’s End. With these addons installed, you can see on your map where pumpkins are located in Azeroth and Outland.
Pumpkins will be marked on your map with coordinates, so you won’t lose them or skip pumpkins that you didn’t collect. Note that this achievement only requires you to collect pumpkins from Eastern Kingdoms, Kalimdor, and Outland.
And that wraps up our article! If you’ll be having troubles with the event or retail activities, don’t forget to try out WoW boosting. Happy Hallow’s End!
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