Day of the Dead World Event Guide (November 1-3)

Day of the Dead is a holiday where people remember and honor their departed loved ones and companions. Graves and gravesites are ornamented with flowers and offerings for the spirits.

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• Cliffside Wylderdrake: Day of the Dead Armor - Purchased for 50,000 gold from Chapman in graveyards of all capital cities.

Pets

• Macabre Marionette - Teaches Macabre Marionette. Reward from the quest The Grateful Dead from Dalaran, Shattrath, or your race's capital city.

Toys

You can purchase the following toys from Chapman in any of the capital cities near the graveyard.

• "Blooming Rose" Contender's Costume
• "Night Demon" Contender's Costume
• "Purple Phantom" Contender's Costume
• "Santo's Sun" Contender's Costume
• "Snowy Owl" Contender's Costume

These costumes allow you to use 3 combat abilities against other people who are wearing a costume too, and complete some achievements.

Achievements

• Dead Man's Party - Use the /dance emote on Catrina, an NPC located near the graveyard in capital cities.
  • After you /dance you will get the buff Honor the Dead, which transforms you into an undead in ceremonial dress.
• To The Afterlife, Vientos! and Calavera is a progressive, 3-step achievement.
  • To get them you have to defeat 1, 20 and 50 contenders respectively while wearing one of the contender's costumes listed above.
  • While wearing the costume, you will get a clickable Extra Action Button with one of three different abilities, at random. This ability will be rerolled everytime you use it, providing you with one of the three abilities at random again: Quick Punch, Strong Sweep, Jump Attack.
  • You don't need to be in a duel, or even defeat the opponent to get credit for the achievement.
  • At low HP, you or your opponent will automatically surrender and give credit towards the achievement.
  • You can also use the toys and complete those 3 achievements after Day of the Dead World Event is over.

Transmog

• Bouquet of Orange Marigolds - A bouquet of flowers you can transmogrify into your off-hand held item, only during the holiday.
• Whimsical Skull Mask - A skull mask you can transmogrify over your helmet, only during the holilday.

Recipes

• Recipe: Bread of the Dead - Sold by Chapman in any of the capital cities near the graveyard. Teaches you how to bake Bread of the Dead using 1 Simple Flour and 1 Ice Cold Milk. You can only bake it during the Day of the Dead, and you have to use a Ghostly Cooking Fire, near the vendor.

Official Post

Originally Posted by Blizzard (Source)

Can you feel it?
The spirit world draws close during the Day of the Dead.
This is why we decorate the graves of our dearly departed with flowers and candles and offerings: To welcome them back, even if only for a time.
So come! Dance with me!
Let us cherish and honor those we have lost in their ghostly presence, so that they might eat and drink and smile and know that they are loved. – Catrina

Event Details

When: November 1-3
Where: Graveyards of all Capital Cities

Don’t wait for your invitation to arrive and /dance with Catrina to take the form of a skeleton and earn the achievement Dead Man's Party.

A little Bread of the Dead can go a long way to restoring your health, so make sure to purchase the recipe from Chapman, who can also be found in Dalaran in the Broken Isles. He’s got a few other goodies that you can purchase to make it a truly festive holiday, so be sure to speak to him to see his wares.

You could be a contender and earn the achievement - To The Afterlife - during this holiday by defeating a contender while wearing a contender’s outfit purchased during Day of the Dead.

Contender costumes include: "Blooming Rose" Contender's Costume, "Night Demon" Contender's Costume, "Purple Phantom" Contender's Costume, "Santo's Sun" Contender's Costume, and "Snowy Owl" Contender's Costume and will add to your toy collection.

Holiday Rewards

Honor the dead both on the ground and in the air with the Cliffside Wylderdrake: Day of the Dead Armor available from Chapman, our festive Day of the Dead vendor.

While there are many items you can only get during the holiday, there are other items that fit within the spirit of the event that you can collect from Azeroth all year round:

Toys:

• Dance of the Dead [Drust Archaeology] – Summons a ghostly dancing witch.
• Dead Ringer [Vendor - Quartermaster Alcorn] – Call the souls of the deceased.
• Kalytha's Haunted Locket [Vendor - Tex Vortacoil] – Invite the spirit of Kalytha to overtake you.
• Spectral Visage [Drop-Horrific Apparition] – Take on a spectral visage.

And many more.

Feliz Dia de los Muertos!