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Darkmoon Faire
- For the old version of the Faire, see Darkmoon Faire (old).
 Darkmoon Faire | |
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| Main leader | Silas Darkmoon |
| Secondary leaders | Professor Thaddeus Paleo |
| Membership | 97 |
| Race(s) | Gnome, Goblin, Human, Night elf, Orc, Tauren, Troll, Undead, High elf, and Ogre |
| Character classes | Warrior |
| Capital | Darkmoon Island |
| Alignment | True neutral DF 136 |
- Ahead of You, Down the Path
- A Majestic, Magical Faire!
- Ignore the Darkened, Eerie Woods
- Ignore the Eyes That Blink and Stare
- Fun & Games & Wondrous Sights!
- Music & Fireworks to Light Up the Night!
- Do Not Stop! You're Nearly There!
- Behold, My Friend: THE DARKMOON FAIRE!
- - Upon the signs leading to the Darkmoon Faire, down the Darkmoon Path
The Darkmoon Faire showcases the weird and the extraordinary. Gathering the exotic from around the world, Silas Darkmoon presents the Darkmoon Faire as a celebration of the wonders and mysteries found in Azeroth. The Faire spends most of its time in parts unknown, they are available from time to time by accessing portals in Mulgore and Elwynn Forest.
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Description 
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The Darkmoon Faire is an event that appears in the game. The location of the Faire is on Darkmoon Island. The portals to the Island can be accessed in the following locations:
Eastern Kingdoms, on the south side of Goldshire in Elwynn Forest
Kalimdor, in Mulgore at the base of Thunder Bluff
Setup takes the carnies three days; and the Faire opens early that Monday, and remains there for one week. Heralds in Ironforge and Orgrimmar announce the arrival of the Faire. Darkmoon Faire Mystic Mages will teleport players to the portals for a varying amount of silver, based on player level.
The Faire itself is neutral and can be visited by players of either faction. The Faire on the Island is a sanctuary, as well as the path leading down to it from the portal. Areas outside the path and Faire are considered contested, which is important to note for those playing on PvP servers.
- Many exotic vendors travel with Silas Darkmoon, offering adventurers hard-to-find items from the far corners of Azeroth.
- Players can earn tickets by completing quests for a number of Darkmoon Faire NPCs, which can then be turned in for items and special equipment.
- Strange sets of cards have been broken up and scattered across Azeroth, and can also be created by scribes. Players who are lucky enough to collect a complete set of these cards can turn them in at the Faire to receive epic items.
- Cheap booze. 'Nuff said.
- Shoot yourself off with the Darkmoon Cannon!
- Destroy your friends and foes with small, Dwarven-made Steam Tonks with four abilities: Cannon, Mortar, Drop Mine, and Nitrous Boost.
Faire schedule Edit
The Darkmoon Faire visits once a month, starting at 00:01 on the Sunday before the 1st Monday of each month. The event dates are automatically added to the in-game calendar. You can also see event dates for the Darkmoon Faire on the official Blizzard Event Calendar by clicking on your armory profile, then "Events".
The beginning of the Faire means the portal to Darkmoon Island will be active in it's respective location near Goldshire, Elwynn Forest () or south of Thunder Bluff, Mulgore ().
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The Tauren Chieftains' concert Edit
To celebrate the 2007 BlizzCon event on August 3 and 4, The Tauren Chieftains (aka Level 70 Elite Tauren Chieftain) made a guest appearance[1] at the new Darkmoon Faire location outside of Shattrath city (since removed with Patch 4.3.0). At the top of every hour for the duration of BlizzCon, they performed "Power of the Horde" on a special stage set up for the occasion.
The concerts still occurred up to August 12 but after the Faire moved away the concerts did not return. It was likely only for the debut of the Shattrath location, and that the band would be making regular appearances at World's End Tavern in Shattrath from then on.
After the release of Patch 4.3.0, the band can be seen playing on the stage at the south end of Darkmoon Island at the top of the hour under the banner "L90ETC". Their manager, Michael Schweitzer, announces the upcoming performance at the half-hour, 15-minute and 5-minute marks.
Vendors and other NPCs Edit
The Faire has vendors and some special NPCs. For exotic animals that are part of the zoo, see Darkmoon Zoo Bizarre.
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Darkmoon Faire Prize Tickets Edit
[Darkmoon Prize Ticket]s are used like currency to purchase items from a variety of Darkmoon Faire vendors. The Darkmoon Faire tickets are not physical items; the number you have earned can be found in the currency tab.
Currency for Edit
| Souvenirs & Toys (Gelvas Grimegate) | |
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| Item | Cost |
| [Darkmoon Balloon] | 90 
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| [Darkmoon "Tiger"] | 1
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| [Darkmoon "Sword"] | 20
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| [Darkmoon Flower] | 1
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| [Darkmoon Storage Box] | 1
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| [Cloak of the Darkmoon Faire] | 90
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| [Darkmoon Hammer] | 160
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| Pets & Mounts (Lhara) | ||
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| Item | Type | Cost |
| [Darkmoon Dancing Bear] | Mount | 180
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| [Swift Forest Strider] | Mount | 180
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| [Darkmoon Monkey] | Companion | 90
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| [Darkmoon Cub] | Companion | 90
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| [Darkmoon Turtle] | Companion | 90
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| [Darkmoon Balloon] | Companion | 90
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| [Darkmoon Tonk] | Companion | 90
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| [Darkmoon Zeppelin] | Companion | 90
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| Food Weapons (Rona Greenteeth) | |
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| Item | Cost |
| [Last Month's Mutton] | 1
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| [Last Year's Mutton] | 1
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Earning tickets Edit
The primary way of earning tickets is via quests. Within the Deathmatch Pavilion[47.3, 68.2] players may battle one another for the Darkmoon Arena Chest for an additional 5 
. With your Darkmoon Adventurer's Guide you can also complete drop quests out in the world for a various amount of tickets.
For some of the profession quests listed above, it is important to note players need a minimum skill of 75 in order to obtain the quest. Also note there are some quests that require players to bring extra materials to the Island, as most aren't sold within the Faire:
Alchemy: [Moonberry Juice] x5
Inscription: [Light Parchment] x5
Leatherworking: [Shiny Bauble] x10, [Coarse Thread] x5, [Blue Dye] x5
Tailoring: [Coarse Thread] x1, [Red Dye] x1, [Blue Dye] x1
Archaeology: [Fossil Archaeology Fragment] x15
Cooking: [Simple Flour] x5
Games Edit
Ring Toss Edit
- Carnie:
Jessica Rogers
- Objective: Toss 10 rings near the Darkmoon Turtle.
- Daily quest: [1 Daily] Target: Turtle. Land four rings on the Dubenko, the Darkmoon Turtle. Rewards five Darkmoon Prize Tickets.
- Difficulty 2/5: That damn turtle likes to move a split second after you toss your ring sometimes, and tossing a ring has a short cast time, so plan accordingly. Other than that, Ring Toss is a simple game, and Dubenko is adorable.
- Tips: One of the easiest games. Accuracy of target placement is not exact, so just try to throw when the turtle is not moving.
Tonk Commander Edit
- Carnie: Finlay Coolshot
- Objective: Drive your tonk through the war zone, blasting enemy tonks and minizeps while avoiding your own destruction.
- Daily quest: [1 Daily] Tonk Commander. Destroy 20 targets in the tonk battle arena. Rewards five Darkmoon Prize Tickets.
- Difficulty 2/5: You have to get really close to the targets in order to secure your kills for your tickets, but you can play multiple times and your score carries over for the daily quest. Boost to avoid enemy tonks and your jerky friends looking to slow down your daily quest.
- Tips: Only shooting targets gets you points. It should be easy to watch out for the zeppelins and NPC tonks, but enemy tonks can be more unpredictable.
Shooting Gallery Edit
- Carnie: Rinling
- Objective: Aim your rifle at one of three targets that is marked by a green arrow by pointing your character in its direction and firing.
- Daily quest: [1 Daily] He Shoots, He Scores! Hit 25 targets in Shooting Gallery. Rewards five Darkmoon Prize Tickets.
- Difficulty 4/5: If you don't know what you're doing, this could be a pain. But you do know what you're doing and how this game works, because you're reading this synopsis. If there are a lot of people around the Shooting Gallery booth, you might have some trouble aiming. Thankfully, you can just wait until things clear out a bit. Overall, it's fast-paced and fun.
- Tips: Best to use your arrow keys to change direction when targeting. Only a couple keypresses, at most, should do. It is very hard to get more than 2 points per green arrow, but maybe you can do it if you're fast.
The Humanoid Cannonball Edit
- Carnie: Maxima Blastenheimer and her Blastenheimer 5000 Ultra Cannon
- Objective: Fire yourself from the cannon and land in the middle of the target in the water near the Darkmoon boardwalk.
- Daily quest: [1 Daily] The Humanoid Cannonball. Score five points in The Humanoid Cannonball by landing as close to the center of the bull's-eye as possible. Rewards five Darkmoon Prize Tokens.
- Difficulty 3/5: As long as you hit near the target, you'll get one point. You'll get three points for landing in the ring around the target and the full five points for a bull's-eye. I've gotten some pretty close calls on the bull's-eye and wasn't given the three points -- I call foul, carnies. Anyway, once you figure out when to drop your wings, the game is pretty simple and an easy way to get some prize tickets every day. That first few shots out of the cannon will throw you for a loop, which I would imagine getting fired out of a cannon can do to someone.
- Tips: Dropping right after the edge of the boardwalk seems to work best. Getting a bull's-eye is pretty hard.
Whack-a-Gnoll Edit
- Carnie: Mola
- Objective: Swing your hammer at the gnolls that pop up from the barrels in the game area, but avoid hitting children. Seriously, don't hit the kids!
- Daily quest: [1 Daily] It's Hammer Time. Score 30 points at Whack-a-Gnoll. Rewards five Darkmoon Prize Tickets.
- Difficulty 3/5: I hit more children in Whack-a-Gnoll than I wanted to, if only because I became overzealous and spiteful of the gnolls. You've got one button, so mash accordingly. Whack-a-Gnoll is the hardest game to predict and therefore does require some concentration, but it's way fun, fast-paced, and easy enough to just zonk out with and smash gnolls. I hate their stupid, smug faces.
- Tips: Just avoid hitting the babies. Best to play this when less other players are playing as there are less other players who might smash gnolls before you do.
Zoo Bizarre Edit
- Main article: Darkmoon Zoo Bizarre
Along with moving to the island, the Faire has added the expansive Zoo Bizarre run by Yebb Neblegear (who you might remember trading Darkmoon Faire Prize Tickets for all sorts of strange animal parts). The Zoo as amazing and impressive creatures from all over Azeroth and possibly beyond?
Buffs Edit
If you go to the fortune-seeking Gnoll, Sayge, he will tell you your fortune by giving you a strong buff and a small note. You can receive a new buff only after at least two hours and if your buff has run out.
The buff he gives you depends on what you answer to his questions. See the guide to Answering Sayge.
Reputation Edit
It appears so long as you focus on regularly completing the quests you should be able to reach exalted status with the Faire in roughly thirty days[2].
Insane in the Membrane Edit
Exalted reputation with Darkmoon is one of the requirements for the 
[Insane in The Membrane] Feat of Strength.
Achievements Edit
| Title | Description | Reward | |||
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| |  [Blastenheimer Bullseye] | Score a bullseye when launched from the Darkmoon Cannon | 10 
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| |  [Come One, Come All!] | Attend the Darkmoon Faire | 5
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| |  [Darkmoon Defender] | Turn in all three battleground Darkmoon Artifacts | 10
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| |  [Darkmoon Despoiler] | Turn in all nine Darkmoon Artifacts | 10
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| |  [Darkmoon Dominator] | Win the Darkmoon Deathmatch twelve times and receive a [Master Pit Fighter] trinket. | 20
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| |  [Darkmoon Duelist] | Win the Darkmoon Deathmatch and receive a [Pit Fighter] trinket. | 10
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| |  [Darkmoon Dungeoneer] | Turn in all five dungeon Darkmoon Artifacts | 10
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| |  [Faire Favors] | Complete at least six profession-based quests at the Darkmoon Faire. | 10
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| |  [Fairegoer's Feast] | Consume one of the every Darkmoon food and drink. | 10
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| |  [I Was Promised a Pony] | Ride a Darkmoon Pony | 5
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| |  [Quick Shot] | Score a Quick Shot at the Shooting Gallery. | 10
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| |  [Step Right Up] | Play five different Darkmoon games. | 10
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| |  [Taking the Show on the Road] | Launch off Darkmoon Fireworks in every friendly capital city.
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| | [Taking the Show on the Road] | Launch off Darkmoon Fireworks in every friendly capital city.
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Notes Edit
- The Darkmoon Faire is reminiscent of real-world Renaissance Faires.
- There is also a real-world Darkmoon Faire based on the World of Warcraft Trading Card Game.
References Edit
- ^
Salthem 2007-07-31. 31/07 L70ETC Rocks Darkmoon Faire!. Old Official General Discussion forum (EU). Archived from the original on 2007-07-31. - ^ Reputation Calculator from wowjuju.com
Patch changes Edit
- Patch 4.3.0 (29-November-2011): Complete revamp with most activities moving to new Darkmoon Island.
Patch 3.3.0 (2009-12-08): Removed from the achievements pane.
- Patch 3.1.0 (2009-04-14): Darkmoon Faire section added to Achievements pane under World Events, like holidays or the Argent Tournament, however the section is currently empty.
- Patch 3.0.8 (2009-01-20): The Darkmoon Faire vendors have new items now that trade routes into Northrend have been better established.
Patch 2.2.0 (2007-09-25): Updated the inventory of Professor Thaddeus Paleo and Lhara to include items useful to players over level 60.
- Patch 1.10.0 (2006-03-28): Steam Tonks added.
- Patch 1.9.0 (2006-01-03): Darkmoon Cannon added.
- Patch 1.6.0 (2005-07-12): Introduced.
See also Edit
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[Darkmoon Game Token]
- [Darkmoon Prize Ticket]
- Tattered Darkmoon Faire Prize Ticket (was [Darkmoon Faire Prize Ticket])
- Darkmoon Faire Prize review
- Darkmoon Island
- Darkmoon Cards
- Foodfight
- Sayge's Fortunes
External links Edit
- Faction
- Subzone
- NPCs
- Quests
- News
World of Warcraft US Community Site 4.3 Preview - The All New Darkmoon Faire by Daxxarri, Aug 25, 2011 9:00 AM PDT World of Warcraft US Community Site The All New Darkmoon Faire by Blizzard Entertainment, 25 Aug 2011 16:11 UTC World of Warcraft US Community Site Your Fortune Awaits: 100% Unlock by Blizzard Entertainment, Dec 2, 2010 8:25:16 AM UTC
World of Warcraft EU Community Site Your Fortune Awaits: 100% Unlock by Blizzard Entertainment, 02-Dec-2010 20:53:42 UTC- Guides
Wowhead News Darkmoon Despoiler: A Guide to Farming Darkmoon Artifacts by perculia 2012/01/02 2:40 PM- Lore
WowInsider Know Your Lore: The dark mysteries of the Darkmoon Faire by Anne Stickney Dec 11th 2011 at 4:00PM- Old
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