Noblegarden
Though its origins are steeped in druidic festivals from times long past, the current incarnation of Noblegarden is a contrast between ancient traditions and modern interpretations. While some races of Azeroth try to stay true to the original spirit of the holiday, others prefer a more lighthearted approach -- in essence, looking everywhere for festively decorated eggs and collecting the goodies found within. One tenet all can agree on is that the feast of Noblegarden is meant to bring communities together to share the joy of life and friendship.
During Noblegarden, the towns of Azeroth and their immediate environs are liberally sprinkled with Noblegarden eggs for players to collect in a ravenous frenzy -- er, in the spirit of sharing. These eggs contain treats fit for commoners and kings alike!
Event Details
- When: March 31 - April 6
- Where:
- Alliance: Azure Watch, Dolanaar, Goldshire, Kharanos
- Horde: Brill, Razor Hill, Bloodhoof Village, Falconwing Square
- All Factions: Shattrath City
- Learn More: Wowhead, Wowpedia
Activities
- Egg Hunt: Search in low-level towns throughout Azeroth for brightly-colored eggs; some are well-hidden, while others are in plain view. Their contents vary, but they most often contain chocolate (the delicious currency of Noblegarden), rare special items, and ‘vanity’ items (like toys & costumes). Some eggs will have truly surprising contents.
- Race against fellow heroes in an egg-gathering blitz to grab as many Brightly Colored eggs as you can! Increase your speed in egg hunt areas with the Egg Basket, available from Noblegarden Vendors and Merchants. .
- Daily Quests: The Great Egg Hunt rewards you with gold and humanoid-transforming Blossoming Branches for delivering excess eggshells gathered during your travels.
- Noblegarden Merchants & Vendors: These professional hoarders hope to benefit from your egg hunting by exchanging trinkets for Noblegarden chocolate. They’ll trade food, toys that transform others into rabbits (or rabbit-like humanoids), festive clothes, mounts, and more for your leftover confections.
Item Rewards
Mounts- Swift Springstrider: This mount has a chance to be found inside Brightly Colored Eggs, and it’s also available from Noblegarden Merchants and Vendors in exchange for chocolates.
- Spring Rabbit: Summoned with the Spring Rabbit’s foot, this fuzzy companion can be found in Brightly Colored Eggs or purchased from Noblegarden Merchants and Vendors.
- Seasonal Clothes: Tuxedos, Elegant Dresses, and Spring Robes that allow you to plant flowers at will are all available from merchants (and crammed inside Brightly Colored Eggs).
- Circlets: Adorn yourself with differently colored rabbit ears in ancestral Noblegarden tradition!
- Blossoming Branch: Transform another into a rabbit, ensuring that they can’t hide from the spirit of the season!
- Noblegarden Egg: Get into the egg hunt planning by placing a Brightly Colored Egg almost anywhere your heart desires.
Other Rewards:
- Achievements: Noblegarden currently offers a total of 120 achievement points, split over 8 achievements and 1 meta-achievement. *Please note that all objectives for Achievements between the Horde and Alliance are relatively the same though have some minor differences.
- Titles: the Noble, granted for completing the meta-achievement Noble Gardener.
*To get you in the spirit for Noblegarden, we've added a new wallpaper.
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Comments (489)
Stormreaver
Anub'arak
But I'm not going to miss that goblin...
Area 52
Moon Guard
On Moon Guard, there are tons and tons of people chasing the eggs. It takes hours to get 20, let alone the 50 or so needed to help get the other achievements. I was going for the World Event achievements but that won't happen. :(
This holiday isn't fun. :( :( My joy doesn't rise on the 3rd day. :( :( :(
Frostwolf
1 - Choose an area you feel comfortable with and that you can memorize rather well. (For Horde, I like Falconwing Square).
2 - Familiarize yourself with the spawning boundaries. Venturing beyond these will waste your time.
3 - Plot a loop/path that takes you past the largest number of eggs while minimizing deviation from that path. ie. the fountain in the center of Falconwing Square & the benches around it are spawn points, but are more visible than the spawns along the fences/buildings/wagons, etc.
4 - As you make your rotations you'll see new egg spawns you probably didn't see the first couple of times. Once you're familiar with the spawn points it's rinse & repeat. Just run around in circles grabbing eggs.
5 - Because some eggs spawn over/under/in/on objects, a lot of camera pivoting is involved. I noticed the eggs under the benches/wagons or on top of the wagons were typically missed.
6 - The speed boost of the basket has a short CD, so use it frequently. It's silly not to.
7 - You can open & loot the eggs while running around. This is worth doing, particularly if you have a lot of free bag space. I got the mount from one of the eggs around the 250 mark, so I was able to discontinue the farming.
*There were probably around 8-12 people farming at the same time, but the eggs spawn quickly, and it really is a matter of who can snatch them up first.
Hope this helps anyone who's struggling to finish it off by tomorrow night.
Misha
Frostwolf
Azralon
Duskwood
Laughing Skull
Mok'Nathal
Hyjal
Farstriders
Azuremyst
Lightninghoof
Eitrigg
Dentarg
Blackwater Raiders
Ysondre
Scarlet Crusade
Dawnbringer
Laughing Skull
Deathwing
Scarlet Crusade
Emerald Dream
Wyrmrest Accord
How about the same random generating of an egg that happens when people farm low level mobs for lovely charms?
I would like to earn some Noblegarden achievements this year but considering how hard it is to get eggs with all the spawn campers, I'd say it's pretty much impossible. Especially since this is only a week-long event...
Khaz'goroth
Emerald Dream
Khaz'goroth
As soon as you harvest an egg, another immediately spawns, and there are a lot of spawns points... check the perimeter of the spawn locations... there are a lot of strange ones halfway up walls etc.
Khaz'goroth
Norgannon
Khaz Modan
PS: If anyone needs a scroll of Resurrection, I have a few. Email me at CanaanLukeAnderson@Gmail.com if you want one.
Emerald Dream
Cairne
Thunderhorn
Khaz'goroth
Though black technically isn't a color...
Khaz'goroth
Uldum
Mok'Nathal
Rexxar