Love Is in the Air

Love Is in the Air

**Updated for 2013**

Love and adoration are in the air in the major cities of Azeroth… and in celebration of the occasion, you’re invited to share candy, perfume, and gifts with guards, townsfolk, and other players for special rewards.

Be cautious, as the season’s spreading joy seems to have nefarious undertones. Recently, a strange "love sickness" has clouded the hearts of many of Azeroth’s people – is this widespread incident simply an outbreak of amore, or will you and your fellow brave adventurers uncover a dark secret behind this plague of passion?


The Event

  • When:  February 11-24
  • Where:  Stormwind, Ironforge, Darnassus, Shattrath, Dalaran, Thunder Bluff, Orgrimmar, Undercity
  • Learn More: Wowhead, Wowpedia

 

Activities

  • Seasonal Boss: Use the Dungeon Finder to participate in a high-level encounter against Apothecary Hummel, granting a Heart-Shaped Box (which contains special holiday loot) as a daily reward. Of course, useful high-level loot will also drop when you vanquish Apothecary Hummel. The Apothecary has grown in power to take on level 90 heroes, so you must be level 89 to join the fight.
  • Main Quest Line: The Steamwheedle Cartel suspects there's something shady about the goblin newcomers of the Crown Chemical Company. Investigators have been hired to get to the bottom of things -- with your help.
  • Daily Quests: Complete special daily quests to obtain experience, money, and Love Tokens to purchase holiday items. For detailed information about the quests, check out the Love Is in the Air guide on Wowhead.

 

Item Rewards

Mounts
  • Big Love Rocket: The Heart-Shaped Box, a daily reward from the Dungeon Finder for defeating Apothecary Hummel, has a chance to drop a stylish flying mount: the Big Love Rocket!
  • Swift Lovebird: Take to the ground atop this pink, flightless bird, sure to set the mood for any acrophobic romantic engagements. Available in exchange for Love tokens at your faction’s Lovely Merchants, NPC vendors located in capital cities.

Pets
  • Toxic Wasteling: This disgusting (but friendly!) ooze will grow in size as it eats critters that cross your path.
  • Truesilver Shafted Arrow: Summon a lil’ winged goblin of love by spending Love tokens at your faction’s Lovely Merchants.
Amorous Accessories
  • Romantic Picnic Basket: Enjoy a lovely meal with your closest companions. This picnic basket can be purchased with Love tokens at your faction’s Lovely merchants.
  • Forever-Lovely Rose: Wear this rose tied in your hair (female characters), or in your mouth (male characters). The rose has a chance to drop from the Heart-Shaped Box, a daily reward for defeating Apothecary Hummel.
  • The Heartbreaker: This strange experimental device also has a chance to drop from Hummel’s Heart-Shaped Boxes.
  • Vile Fumigator's Mask: This creepy mask, worn by Royal Apothecary Society members, can also be found inside a Heart-Shaped Box.
  • Dinner Clothes: These classy suits and dresses can be bought from your faction’s Lovely merchants (in exchange for Love tokens).

 

Other Rewards:

  • Titles: If you complete all of the achievements for this event, your character will gain the title: The Love Fool.
  • Seasonal bonuses: You can receive valuable buffs for your character by eating the candy found inside any Box of Chocolates.
  • Achievements: There are 17 achievements linked to the Love is in the Air event, worth a total of 170 achievement points.

    For a comprehensive list of the achievements available during Love is in the Air, please check this table on Wowhead.

 

Check out our Love is in the Air gallery!

 

For more information on support policies and procedures related to this world event, be sure to check out the Love is in the Air Customer Support Policy blog. 

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Elbeghast
Bleeding Hollow
Elbeghast
2/10/2013
@Kelpy: Still Irrelevant.
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Erondy
Silver Hand
Erondy
2/10/2013
I am not feeling the love from this world event.
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Juntwo
Twisting Nether
Juntwo
2/10/2013
I have to vent a little here. Blizzard's Swift Lovebird looks indentical to the Strider mount obtained during the Easter event....what? No one could be bothered to put a ribbon on this one or something?
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Ansém
Mok'Nathal
Ansém
2/10/2013
@Juntwo: look a little farther, all it is is a reskinned belf mount...though its a perfect mount for my male belf hunter.
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Huntissimo
Demon Soul
Huntissimo
2/10/2013
@Ansém: I believe the blood elf mounts were put into the game after plainstriders were, therefore the mount isnt a reskinned version of a be mount
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Hyenastep
Wyrmrest Accord
Hyenastep
2/10/2013
@Juntwo: This mount came before the Easter and Faire one... they are the same species. What are you having trouble understanding?
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Tonow
Azuremyst
Tonow
2/11/2013
@Juntwo: The Easter one is gray. So they aren't that identical.
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Soongda
Moon Guard
Soongda
2/20/2013
@Juntwo: I gotta agree here its kinda dissapointing when I compared the two mounts and saw it was just a pink skin strider and nothing special. If there was a bow or something else on the strider to show love as was the theme I would have been a lot more interested
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Landusk
Eonar
Landusk
2/10/2013
well the good news is.... they fix the loot so it be worth a damn.
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Cyrusdrkstar
Skullcrusher
Cyrusdrkstar
2/10/2013
So another holiday with another lack of updates whatsoever. Same garbage items with a higher ilvl, no new achievements and no new vendor items. What the hell are we paying Blizzard for anymore?

We're exploring another continent that has been cut off from Azeroth for 10000 years. You would think in all that time the Pandaren would be eager to learn of Azerothian holidays and to share their own. Clearly not even when it involves copious amounts of eating and drinking.
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Jurelyn
Eitrigg
Jurelyn
2/10/2013
@Cyrusdrkstar: blizz just needs too make world of warcraft 2 enuff said.
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Owlaf
Feathermoon
Owlaf
2/10/2013
When it went live at midnight I cued for several instances to take down Hummel. The moment I was ported into the dungeon, there were low-level zombies, and the door leading into the courtyard was locked. So I went downstairs and killed the first boss in Shadowfang Keep, Baron Ashbury. One Arcane shot from my level 90 hunter killed him instantly, and then we got to wait for Packleader Ivar Bloodfang to walk up, complain about the pathetic lock, and open the door for us so we could go and tackle the holiday boss.
I'm hoping Blizzard saw this the moment it was released and I hope they fix it before the holiday is over. Meanwhile, spam your aoe to deal with any extremely low-level zombies and have a ranged go and instantly-one-shoot Ashbury to get the door open. -.-
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Bichorak
Lothar
Bichorak
2/10/2013
@Owlaf:
So what? You got some extra loot, didn't you? Me, I usually clean out the rest of Shadowfang Keep after killing those special holiday bosses. Maybe Blizzard heard complaints about people not being able to backtrack to kill Baron Ashbury last year, so now you can.

Some people just can never be satisfied!
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Steth
Ner'zhul
Steth
2/10/2013
Oh yeah, its love is in the air...you know what this means?

Lovebird Grind-a-thon!
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Xanali
Sen'jin
Xanali
1/29/2013
That beginning picture scared me! But looooooookkkkkkiiiiiiinnnnnggggg ffffooooooooorrrrrrwwwwwwaaarrrrrddddd ttttttooooooooooo.........
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Pallylicious
Lothar
Pallylicious
1/29/2013
I can't wait til this one comes around!! ^^
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Venduideath
Eitrigg
Venduideath
1/29/2013
A Pink Rocket~ Awsome~ and the heartbreaker is Epic, I am looking forward to this.
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Kabukijoe
Whisperwind
Kabukijoe
2/10/2013
@Venduideath:
Big Love Rocket has one of the worst drop rates in wow. If you get this, consider yourself VERYYYYYYYYYYYYY Lucky.
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Sequani
Argent Dawn
Sequani
2/20/2012
I don't see anything on their blog about token's disappearing (mind you, i did not check before hand). I honestly don't remember this happening last year. 240+ tokens lost forever........hopefully I have now learned my harsh lesson!!
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Owlaf
Feathermoon
Owlaf
2/10/2013
@Sequani: The tokens vanish when the event is over, so you'd have to have spent them on items while the event was in progress. :/
Don't save up just this much and hope to still have them next year. Save up and spend them before the two week event is over!
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Owlaf
Feathermoon
Owlaf
2/10/2013
@Owlaf: Although, glancing at info online, the charms and love tokens do not say they require the event "Love is in the Air." I'd assume they should. But any charms/love tokens will probably vanish from your inventory when the event ends. Better to be safe than sorry and just earn as many as you can and use them before the event ends. *shrug*
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Vipus
Proudmoore
Vipus
2/19/2012
The one thing I would like is for the pets and mounts to be BOA. Some toons get more than one per seasonal while the other toons can get anything to drop even if their life depended on it. Never fails the toon that isnt the pet/mount collector always gets the drop.
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Sweetaspie
Deathwing
Sweetaspie
2/20/2012
@Vipus: couldn't agree more! my priest has the brewfest kodo and now my hunter has the love rocket when i wanted those for my lock.
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Unhollye
Moon Guard
Unhollye
2/19/2012
hey I want those clothes where to get them
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Valdri
Jubei'Thos
Valdri
2/19/2012
The question is how much will people start selling the love bird mount for.
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Leglis
Draenor
Leglis
2/20/2012
@Valdri: on the realm dreanorit sells for.....50k so i wished i savd up my love tokens but i spent them on junk
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Eeosa
Kilrogg
Eeosa
2/19/2012
Thankfully they DIDN'T up the drop rate of the BLR. Leave some things elusive. We just have to try again next year.
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Anyonka
Alleria
Anyonka
2/18/2012
they upped the drop rates of other holiday mounts, but still havent seen my rocket on any toons. And my main has been in WoW since 2007, so basically Blizz must be out to just frustrate the crap out of its veteran players. Spend years and years trying to get holiday crap
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Bbqautoshot
Deathwing
Bbqautoshot
2/19/2012
@Anyonka: The whole time I saw 1 love rocket & that was in a BG
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Dawnsky
Wyrmrest Accord
Dawnsky
2/19/2012
@Anyonka: The BLR is rare for a reason, it's one of the very few rocket mounts in the game other than the TCG and RaF mounts. Blizzard decided to keep the rate low to match these equally rare mounts.
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Deathiv
Elune
Deathiv
2/16/2012
wuts the name of the dungeon u get the heart shaped box
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Mnorasnape
Shandris
Mnorasnape
2/17/2012
@Deathiv:It's Shadowfang Keep.
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Clartregor
Stormreaver
Clartregor
2/15/2012
I love that
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Leglis
Draenor
Leglis
2/13/2012
OMG I doing the dungeon everyday when it came out and still havent got the flying mount from the heart shaped box:(
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Commack
Twisting Nether
Commack
2/13/2012
didn't it say love is in the air lasted til the 20th at first?
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Broadway
Garrosh
Broadway
2/11/2012
lol
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Schmieder
Ragnaros
Schmieder
2/11/2012
In the picture cupid's bow has no string.
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Vorhey
Shattered Hand
Vorhey
2/14/2012
@Schmieder: It's shot with looovve.
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It's like valintimes day that never ends!
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Anyonka
Alleria
Anyonka
2/10/2012
"Of course, useful high-level loot will also drop when you vanquish Apothecary Hummel!"

um no thats a bust. Brewfest drops-useful, Hallows End drops-useful, LIITA hummel drops-trash unless you just turned 85.

really sad that its nothing we can use