World of Warcraft Classic: Darkmoon Faire Guide

World of Warcraft features a variety of activities and events to keep players entertained, and one of the most popular is the Darkmoon Faire, a touring carnival. This one-of-a-kind event takes place once a month in three different places, and the Faire, like a true traveling carnival, provides games, prizes, and other incentives in return for special money.

The Darkmoon Faire in World of Warcraft trades tickets for prizes, and there are various daily missions that players may do to acquire as many as possible. The Faire is only here for a week, but it will return next month, and collecting all those valuable tickets will need more than one trip.

The following tutorial is designed exclusively for World of Warcraft: Classic’s Wrath of the Lich King edition. The Darkmoon Faire following the Cataclysm expansion is significantly different, such as being in a fixed place and constantly open, while portals to the contemporary island of the Darkmoon Faire may be found at the previous fairground sites.

Locations of the Darkmoon Faire

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The fair is set up in two locations in Old Azeroth and one in Outland. Every month, they cycle from Goldshire to Thunder Bluff, then to Shattrath, before returning to Elwynn’s forests.

The Elwynn Forest. The little forested pasture immediately south of Goldshire is conveniently accessible to Stormwind, the Alliance capital city. To visit this region, the Horde must tread lightly.
The Mulgore Plains. Northern Mulgore’s serene hills are tranquil and remote, close to yet separated from the high-mesas of the Tauren capital, Thunder Bluff.
Shattrath’s southern border. The Faire’s single neutral site, Terrokar Forest, is located outside the southern gate of Outland’s main city.

The Midway

Not all of the characters that players meet on the carnival are in the business of exchanging garbage for tickets. Some are selling unusual objects for old-fashioned gold, which are only accessible when the fair is in town. Silas Darkmoon, the proprietor, is generally by the front entrance, accompanied by bodyguards, greeting visitors.

Vendors

Raiders still flock to Sayge for his valuable scrolls and world buffs, which may be obtained by answering a few basic questions.
If the player requests a written version, he or she may receive a mission with a fortune.
Flik: A seller that sells frog pets as well as a leather ball that players may fling at one another.
Sylannia: The drink seller, she sells unusual beverages that aren’t available anywhere else, such as soda and slushies.
Stamp Thunderhorn: Sylannia’s partner seller sells Darmoon Dogs and Deep Fried Cruncybars.
Thaddeus Paleo, Professor:
The professor sells a wide range of scrolls.
Bring whatever Darkmoon decks you have to this NPC.
Lhara: Sells two types of uncut stones and shares a booth with Thaddeus.

Quest Givers

These are the NPCs who exchange specific items for Darkmoon Faire tickets. Some have different duties than others, but with the exception of one, all reward the player with Darkmoon Faire tickets.

Kerri Hicks: Bring Kerri a Black Mace or a Dense Grinding Stone, the powerful local woman.
Yebb Neblegear: This inventive goblin is constructing something unique, but he need Vivid Plumes, Brilliant Scorpid Blood, and Evil Bat Eyes.
Rinling:
This troll is the neighborhood repairman, but he requires Repair Kits and Thorium Widgets to accomplish his job.
Chronos: A leatherworker-rewarding NPC, he accepts a variety of leather-crafted products, some of which drop or may be purchased during particular tasks.
Morja: This NPC gives a mission, but it isn’t what you’d think.
Morja is offering a secret mission and a rare pet in exchange for a cup of Dark Iron Ale.
This is exclusively available in the Grim Guzzler, a bar in Blackrock Depths.

Grinding rep with the Darkmoon Faire in WotLK has little value other than changing some of the vendor pricing or counting towards one of the Exalted reputations that are part of the Crazy In The Membrane Achievement.

Decks of Darkmoon Faire Cards

These cards may be found almost anywhere in Azeroth’s open world, though they are more common in higher-level instances like Strathholme. After the addition of Inscription to the game, some items can only be made. These decks’ Aces are the most difficult to get, dropping at random from select monsters in endgame raids and fetching a small fortune on the Auction House.

To complete a set, the player must find a total of eight cards ranging from Ace to Eight in each deck. They all begin with the same goal: to deliver the cards to the Darkmoon Fortune Teller or Professor Thaddeus Paleo for a prize.

Name of Deck	Trinket Rewarded	Buffs And Benefits
Beasts Deck	Darkmoon Card: Blue Dragon	Every successful spell cast gives a 2% chance that 100% of the player’s mana will be restored for the next 15 seconds.
Blessings Deck	Darkmoon Card: Crusade	Gain 6 attack power with every attack, stacking up to 20 times, or gain 8 spell power with each magical attack, stacking up to 1o times.
Chaos Deck	Darkmoon Card: Berserker!	+100 to PvP Resilience and a chance to enter Berserker mode when dealing or taking damage in combat.
Elementals Deck	Darkmoon Card: Maelstrom	A chance to strike an opponent with lightning for 250 Nature damage.
Furies Deck	Darkmoon Card: Vengeance	When the wearer is hit, either with physical or magical damage, it has a 10% chance to do 105 Holy damage to the attacker.
Lunacy Deck	Darkmoon Card: Madness	A chance the player gains The Power of Madness when landing a killing blow in combat. This is a random effect that is determined by class.
Nobles Deck	Darkmoon Card: Greatness	A chance to increase Strength, Agility, Intellect, or Versatility – whichever is highest – by 105 for 15 seconds.
Portals Deck	Darkmoon Card: Twisting Nether	The wearer has a 10% chance to resurrect after death, with 20% of their health and mana.
Prisms Deck	Darkmoon Card: Illusion	Absorbs 1500 damage, and restores 1500 mana when removed.
Storms Deck	Darkmoon Card: Wrath	Direct damage that hits but doesn’t crit gives the player a +12 to Critical Strike for ten seconds. The buff is consumed by a critical strike.
Undeath Deck	Darkmoon Card: Death	Adds 85 to Critical Strike ability and a chance to deal +2000 Shadow damage.
Warlords Deck	Darkmoon Card: Heroism	Has a chance to heal the wearer every time they hit an opponent in melee combat.

Prizes at the Darkmoon Faire

Return the tickets to the NPC Gelvas Grimegate for a chance to win one of many fantastic rewards in return for the tickets. Some are just decorative, while others are critical best-in-slot items for late-game players.

Item Name	Ticket Cost
Darkmoon Flower	5
Minor Darkmoon Prize	5
Last Month’s Mutton	10
Lesser Darkmoon Prize	12
Greater Darkmoon Prize	40
Schematic: Steam Tonk Controller	40
Darkmoon Storage Box	50
Last Year’s Mutton	50
Orb of the Darkmoon	1200
Amulet of the Darkmoon	1200