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{{Infobox event
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{{Lockpicking}}
  
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| name = Midsummer Fire Festival
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| image = Midsummer Fire Festival.jpg
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| duration = June 21st - July 4th
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| highlights = Fireworks, Bonfires
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| boss = {{mob|Lord Ahune|The Frost Lord|level=87+}}
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| currency = [[Burning Blossom]]
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| previous = [[Children's Week]]
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| next = [[Pirates' Day]]
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}}
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The '''Midsummer Fire Festival''' is a seasonal event that celebrates the hottest season of the year. It starts on the (earthly) northern summer [[wikipedia:solstice|solstice]], and lasts about two weeks (June 21 - July 4). It is similar to the [[Lunar Festival]] and other holidays, featuring some useful buffs, food, and toys to play with.
   
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It was introduced in [[Patch 1.11]], and given a major revamp in June 2008.
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'''Lockpicking''' is a [[rogue]] [[class]] [[skill]]. The trained ability, {{ability|Pick Lock}} (learned at level 16 or above from any [[Rogue Trainer]]), allows [[rogue]]s to use Lockpicking to open [[locked]] [[door]]s, [[chest]]s, and [[lockbox]]es. Lockpicking operates like a [[profession]]; the rogue begins with a minimal initial lockpicking skill, and must raise lockpicking skill through practice by picking locks. There are no profession-like [[proficiency]] levels to be trained; rather lockpicking skill is capped at five times the rogue's current level. Like [[Profession#Gathering|gathering skills]] (such as [[Fishing]], [[Herbalism]], or [[Mining]]) the rogue must have at or above a certain level to open locks of that level of difficulty, and only locks near the rogue's current skill level have a chance to provide a [[skillup]]. This skill typically doesn't advance quickly enough with casual use; rogues must occasionally go out on runs to improve their lockpicking. Fortunately, your rogue trainer can point you to areas which contain [[footlocker]]s at your skill level.
 
   
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From [http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/info/events/midsummer/ Midsummer Fire Festival] on the official website:
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== Strategy ==
  
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Please note that while this guide covers the best ways to power-level your lockpicking, it is perfectly feasible to level the vast majority of your skill simply by choosing to work quests that involve humanoids that can be pickpocketed for lockboxes, which can then be picked to raise your skill, and which also will sometimes contain Rogue poisons, thus increasing the value of this approach.<br>
 
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Also having [[Glyph of Pick Lock|Glyph Of Pick Lock]] will speed up the leveling a lot. Especially when leveling from 1 to 100.
  
   
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:''Ah, so you weren't chosen for Flamekeeper this year? Don't fret, my friend! The Midsummer Fire Festival isn't merely about that traditional honor; it's a time of merriment, a chance to celebrate the hottest season of the year by lighting great fires across the land and sharing in what the elemental spirits can offer. Come to our camps and join in the revelry!''
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=== 1 to 170 ===
  
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Early on you might get some {{item|icon=|Practice Lock|Practice Locks}} from an [[Engineering|engineer]] to increase your lockpicking up to skill level 80. The quest to obtain Lockpicking will point you towards plenty of practice chests.
  
   
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The ending of the Festival seems to have been merged with the [[Engineers' Explosive Extravaganza]] holiday:
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The best way for [[Alliance]] [[rogue]]s to get their lockpicking skill up at level 16-20 (after getting the [[Pick Lock]] skill) is [[Alther's Mill]] in the [[Redridge Mountains]] region. The quest {{questclass|Alliance|Rogue|20|Alther's Mill}} requires lockpicking a chest in Alther's Mill for a quest item and is close to the practice lockboxes. These chests respawn very quickly (you can stand between a couple or three and alternate between them) and may be practiced upon from 1 to over 100 skill. You do not have to be on the quest to pick these, so you can come back later to raise your skill when your level based skill cap is higher. If you do the quest at level 16, you should probably return at least once when you are over level 20. [[Horde]] rogues can similarly gain early levels from an equivalent quest on the ship off the [[Merchant Coast]], south of [[Ratchet]] in the [[Barrens]]. Additionally, [[blood elf]] rogues may take the quest, {{quest|Greed|Greed}} in the [[Ghostlands]] at level 16. This quest chain begings in Murder Row with Zelanis, the Rogue Trainer. Greed takes them to the [[Amani Catacombs]] where they may practice lockpicking up to 100 (currently level * 5). In addition to training, these chests contain treasure.
 
   
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:''The lengthy Midsummer Fire Festival traditionally ends with the sky itself being set alight. The goblins of Undermine have lent their considerable skill (and copious amounts of gunpowder) to the task, resulting in a tremendous fireworks show! Take up a festival mug and raise a toast to the season as the multicolored explosions dance across the sky above you!''
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(Note: The above mentioned chest are not faction specific. If preferred Alliance characters could just as easily skillup lockpicking on chests found in the ship at the Merchant Coast. Vise-versa, it is possible for Horde characters to level on the chests found in Alther's Mill.)
  
   
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== Buffs ==
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The rogue [[poisons]] quests for Horde and Alliance provide the next opportunity for solid skill gains. The quest can be picked up at level 20, although it may be too difficult for many players at level 20. The item required to complete this quest is contained inside a locked chest that can be picked repeatedly up to 170. (You are likely to hit your skill level cap first, if you are on the poison quest.) If you've already finished the quest, you can still use the chests to gain skill. ''The chests don't highlight when you mouse over them after the first time (when you obtain the quest item), so you have to activate your lockpicking skill first and then click the chest.'' The chest will be empty if you already have the quest item, or unpickable if you have completed the quest. Be sure to close the empty loot window in order to speed along the chest respawning (it is very quick if the loot window is not left open.) The poison [[Touch of Zanzil]] is applied every time the chest is lockpicked. The poisons can be dispelled if you have the cure from the poison quest chain, [[Anti-Venom]] skill (and Anti-Venom in your pack) from the [[First Aid]] profession, or by the dwarf racial [[Stoneform]]. It has also been confirmed that [[Jungle Remedy]] also cures this poison but requires the user to be level 22 or higher. The boss guarding the chest will probably respawn a couple of times while you are leveling your lockpicking skill on this chest. (It appears that either faction could use the opposite faction chest; not tested.)
  
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[[Image:OrgMid2.jpg|right|thumb|279px|Touching the Ribbon Pole gives a 3 minute buff increasing earned experience by 10%. Up to 60 minutes can be stacked.]]
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* Using Ribbon Poles causes a colorful streamer of energy to go to your hand and causes you to dance. This gives a 3-minute [[Ribbon Dance]] buff increasing earned experience by 10%. This buff stacks up to 20 times (60 minutes), increasing its duration by 3 minutes for every 3 seconds you keep dancing around the pole.
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* When thrown into a festival fire, Burning Blossoms give you a buff [[Fire Festival Fury]], 3% critical strike and spell critical strike rating for sixty minutes as well as causing fire damage to attackers.
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* If a bonfire has gone out, tossing a Burning Blossom in it will provide a zone-wide buff, [[Bonfire's Blessing]], that gives you a 30% chance to inflict (<your level> x 10) Fire damage on any melee, ranged, or spell attack. Bonfire's Blessing is capable of delivering a critical hit with 100% additional damage and is affected by bonus spell damage. This buff goes away if the opposite faction desecrates the bonfire.
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* Special flame samples can be collected from the bonfires in each of the four main cities of the opposing faction. Each sample will begin a quest called "Stealing the [City]'s Flame." Upon completing each quest, everyone in the capital city will receive [[Fire Festival Fortitude]], a +30 stamina buff. Once all 4 have been collected and returned to a Festival representative, you receive the quest {{quest|A Thief's Reward}} and are rewarded with the [[Crown of the Fire Festival]].
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{{clr}}
   
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== Burning Blossom redemption ==
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Level 1 [[Battered Footlocker]]s can be pickpocketed from the mobs around [[Durnholde Keep]] in the [[Hillsbrad Foothills]]. Note again that these are level 1, so if you have already leveled up using the lockbox in the rogue poisons quest, these will be grey and therefore useless for leveling your skill. Inside [[Durnholde Keep]] there are footlockers scattered around the grounds that require a lockpicking skill of 100 to open which can help you level your skill.
  
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Below are the items you can purchase with [[Burning Blossom]] at [[Midsummer Supplier]]s and [[Midsummer Merchant]]s. You can get 20 Blossoms every day through daily quests and 702 (H)/692 (A) Blossoms from the other quests. It is not possible to get all rewards in one year if you farm the maximum possible amount of Blossoms.
   
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{| class="darktable zebra"
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At [[Bluegill Marsh]] in the [[Wetlands]], there are Battered Footlockers with varying skill level requirement of 90, 100, and 110.
  
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| [[Handful of Summer Petals]] || {{costitem|2|Burning Blossom}}
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| [[Fiery Festival Brew]] || {{costitem|2|Burning Blossom}}
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| [[Juggling Torch]] || {{costitem|5|Burning Blossom}}
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| Used for [[Torch Juggler]]
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| [[Elderberry Pie]] || {{costitem|5|Burning Blossom}}
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| [[Midsummer Sausage]] || {{costitem|5|Burning Blossom}}
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| [[Bag of Smorc Ingredients]] || {{costitem|5|Burning Blossom}}
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| [[Toasted Smorc]] || {{costitem|5|Burning Blossom}}
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| [[Fire-toasted Bun]] || {{costitem|5|Burning Blossom}}
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! rowspan="3"|Components of the [[Midsummer Reveler|Midsummer<br/> Reveler three-piece set]] for<br/> [[Burning Hot Pole Dance]]
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| [[Mantle of the Fire Festival]] || {{costitem|100|Burning Blossom}}
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| [[Vestment of Summer]] || {{costitem|100|Burning Blossom}}
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| Causes your hands to catch fire for more festive dance moves.
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| [[Sandals of Summer]] || {{costitem|200|Burning Blossom}}
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| Causes a fire to appear at your feet.
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| [[Brazier of Dancing Flames]] || {{costitem|350|Burning Blossom}}
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| Creates a fiery, dancing female draenei who reacts to player emotes.
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| [[Captured Flame]] || {{costitem|350|Burning Blossom}}
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| [[Small pet]].
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== Quests ==
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[[Image:OrgMidSymbol.jpg|thumb|279px|The symbol of the Midsummer Fire Festival.]]
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If you are level 30-40 you can go to [[Desolace]], bring 2–3 hours worth of [[Potion of Water Breathing|water breathing potion]]s, and pick your way into the mid 200s. There are [[Waterlogged Footlocker (Lockpicking 150)|Waterlogged Footlockers]] around (37,21) off the northwest shore. There are level 33 mobs you will have to deal with while doing this. There are also [[Mossy Footlocker (Lockpicking 175)|Mossy Footlockers]] in the deeper areas that can get you to 225. These can be found in a NE running trench near the big island off the coast, around (36,11). Though they are few and far between here. A better place to find these is in the lake that surrounds the [[Temple of Atal'Hakkar|Sunken Temple]] in the [[Swamp of Sorrows]]. Once at 205 or so, go to the [[Scarlet Monastery]] doors. Read below the doors section on what to do. Open each door, go into the instance and pickpocket 3 mobs. Come back out and open the doors and the timer will have reset for the skillups from the doors. Continuously do this until 225.
 
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[[Image:Midsummer2.jpg|thumb|Midsummer decorations]]
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{{loot|common|Burning Blossom|Burning Blossoms}} can be earned through a variety of quests. The blossoms can be consumed for a small buff or saved for a variety of items including the [[Brazier of Dancing Flames]] or the [[Captured Flame]].
   
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* {{questlong|alliance|1-80|Desecrate this Fire! (Alliance)}}
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==== Alternate Path ====
  
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* {{questlong|alliance|1-80|Honor the Flame (Alliance)}}
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If you don't like the water, you can head to [[Angor Fortress]] in the [[Badlands]]. There are two types of footlockers inside the fortress, [[Battered Footlocker (Lockpicking 150)|Battered Footlockers]] and [[Dented Footlocker (Lockpicking 175)|Dented Footlockers]]. The Battered Footlockers are located upstairs, and you will be able to open them immediately at 150; however, the Dented Footlockers will require a skill of 175 to open.
  
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* {{questlong|alliance|1-80|The Master of Summer Lore}}
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* {{questlong|alliance|1-80|Incense for the Summer Scorchlings}}
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* {{questlong|alliance|1-80|A Thief's Reward (Alliance)}}
   
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* {{questlong|horde|1-80|Desecrate this Fire! (Horde)}}
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===225 to 300===
  
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* {{questlong|horde|1-80|Honor the Flame (Horde)}}
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At 225, go to [[Searing Gorge]]. Down in the [[Slag Pit]] are {{item|Dented Footlocker|Dented Footlockers}}. You can open all of them, and again pickpocket for junkboxes. Additionally, you can travel to the [[Swamp of Sorrows]]. A water-breathing potion makes circling the deep water around the [[Temple of Atal'Hakkar|Sunken Temple]] much easier, as {{item|Mossy Footlocker|Mossy Footlockers}} spawn throughout the area. Stay in either of these locations until 250-255.
  
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* {{questlong|horde|1-80|The Spinner of Summer Tales}}
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* {{questlong|horde|1-80|Incense for the Festival Scorchlings}}
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* {{questlong|horde|1-80|A Thief's Reward (Horde)}}
   
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Daily quests:
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The best place to raise your skill from 250 to 300 is in [[Blackrock Depths]]. Simply go in, turn to the left and unlock the Shadowforge Gate. Continue forward and take the first right, picking the next Shadowforge Gate. Pick the first door on the left, the East Garrison Door, and then head through the door, staying on the bottom level. If you are level 60 or above, pick the large wooden object sticking out of the ground below the giant gear, The Shadowforge Lock; lower levels can aggro the mobs around it. Pickpocket the 10 humanoid mobs in the room and you should average either 1 [[Sturdy Junkbox]] or 1 [[Heavy Junkbox]] each run. You can also lockpick cell doors if you are able to solo small groups before them. Then head out of the instance and reset it before doing all four again. Note that you can only reset the instance 4 times before it disables you from entering, saying "You have entered too many instances recently". This will yield 5 runs. This is valid for the whole account and resets roughly an hour after you entered the first time. Keep in mind that a number of mobs will be able to see through stealth, regardless of your level, so be prepared.
  
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# {{questlong|alliance|1-80|Torch Tossing (Alliance)|Torch Tossing}}
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# {{questlong|alliance|1-80|Torch Catching (Alliance)|Torch Catching}}
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#* {{questlong|alliance|1-80 Daily|More Torch Tossing (Alliance)|More Torch Tossing}}
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#* {{questlong|alliance|1-80 Daily|More Torch Catching (Alliance)|More Torch Catching}}
   
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# {{questlong|horde|1-80|Torch Tossing (Horde)|Torch Tossing}}
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Another place for 250-300 is [[Tyr's Hand]] in [[Eastern Plaguelands]]. Pickpocket the mobs and find all of the {{item|Scarlet Footlocker|Scarlet Footlockers}}. In the time it takes to take a full circle of Tyr's Hand, the starting point will be pickpocketable and have boxes respawned. Do this until 300.
  
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# {{questlong|horde|1-80|Torch Catching (Horde)|Torch Catching}}
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#* {{questlong|horde|1-80 Daily|More Torch Tossing (Horde)|More Torch Tossing}}
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#* {{questlong|horde|1-80 Daily|More Torch Catching (Horde)|More Torch Catching}}
   
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Quest chains:
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Yet another location to level lockpicking from 250 to 300, particularly for those above level 60 is in the mines below [[Honor Hold]] in [[Hellfire Peninsula]]. The [[Gan'arg Sapper]]s can be pickpocketed for {{item|Heavy Junkbox|Heavy Junkboxes}}. As most have their back to the center of the mine they can all easily be robbed clean with little problem, and the only other NPCs capable of interrupting the Rogue are the patrolling Succubi, but they can be easily avoided.
  
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{{:Quest:Unusual Activity}}
   
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=== Lord Ahune ===
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Another spot at Searing Gorge is the Stonewrought Pass. You can pick the doors on either side at around 225, however the Loch Modan side has an Alliance guard so Horde may find it easier to simply level on the Searing Gorge side. The door quickly closes after being opened, so you can continuously pick the door until it is grey. (''Trying this on 9/1/09 produced 1 skill-up from each gate, with difficulty Orange. It appears there is a CD on the skill-up of at least 15 mins.''<!-- I tried repeatedly for 15 mins, with no success. After that, I decided to move on, so I do not know for sure how long the CD is. -->)
  
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A new chain of quests was added to the game, beginning at a {{NPC|Alliance|Festival Loremaster}} / {{NPC|Horde|Festival Talespinner}}. The end of the chain culminates in a daily quest to summon [[Lord Ahune]], a new boss in the [[Slave Pens]].
   
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===300 to 375===
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=== Bonfires ===
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{{seealso|Alliance Bonfire|Horde Bonfire}}
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The best place at 70 is in [[Feralfen Village]] in [[Zangarmarsh]]. This is located south of [[Coilfang Reservoir]] and [[Twin Spire Ruins]], west of the [[Lagoon]] and east of [[Quagg Ridge]]. There are three areas of buildings clumped together with a handful of wicker chests in each. They typically spawn inside and around the huts. The tower in the western section of the village has wicker chests on the first floor and on the top floor. You can also pickpocket the mobs (levels 61-63) with an 11% chance of getting a {{item|icon=|Strong Junkbox}} (requires Lockpicking 300).
  
   
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The {{NPC||Flame Warden}} at each of your own faction's bonfires offers you [[Quest:Honor the Flame]].
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Another location for leveling lockpicking between 300 and 350 is outside of [[Black Temple]] in [[Shadowmoon Valley]] (very east side, hunk of land sticking out). Stay near the blood elves that are paladins/warriors (not by name), not the demon hunters. Pickpocket these and kill them to have them respawn. As many know, there is an {{quality|epic}} [[thrown]] weapon that can be taken out of the {{item|icon=|Strong Junkbox|Strong Junkboxes}} that come out of [[Outland]], {{item|icon=|Spinesever}}. Formerly a popular item, it was nerfed with patch 2.3.
  
   
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Right-clicking a bonfire of the opposite faction offers {{quest|Desecrate this Fire!}}. The act of dousing a bonfire does not pull guards (though they will aggro as normal based on range and level - [[Wildhammer Stronghold]] in [[Shadowmoon Valley]] requires a flying mount or stealth to avoid aggro), making this a fast and easy way to generate money and Burning Blossoms. Be warned that dousing the opposite faction's bonfire will flag you for [[PVP]] combat.
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If you are feeling somewhat more adventurous, you can work your way up to the top of the plateau mentioned above. Easy at level 72, so long as you avoid the stealth detectors. Then, when you reach the top, Jump down 3 ledges to an unpaved walkway. Go through these and work your way back to the bottom of the first ramp. Doing this, you can continually pickpocket without having to kill a single mob. Because by the time you get back to the beginning, you can pickpocket them again.
  
   
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The bonfires of capital cities have separate quests, and you cannot Honor the Flame of your own faction's Capitals.
   
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There are a grand total of 86 bonfires across the four continents: 42 Horde, 44 Alliance. Excluding the 4 capital cities on each side, that leaves 38 and 40.
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However, if you're wishing to level your lockpicking in Northrend, a great location to do so is southwestern [[Borean Tundra]]. The [[Kvaldir Mist Lord]] have a 36% of getting a {{item|icon=|Strong Junkbox}}, and a [[Kvaldir Mistweaver]] has an impressive 38% {{item|icon=|Strong Junkbox}} rate.
  
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*Alliance: <math>38*10+40*5+4*25=680</math> total Burning Blossoms available
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*Horde: <math>38*5+40*10+4*25=690</math> total Burning Blossoms available
   
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See {{quest|Midsummer Bonfires (Horde)|Horde}} and {{quest|Midsummer Bonfires (Alliance)|Alliance}} for suggested routes.
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Note: I have attempted to pickpocket the {{item|icon=|Strong Junkbox}} from both the [[Kvaldir Mist Lord]] and the [[Kvaldir Mistweaver]], moving up and down the shore pickpocketing the entire population twice, I only received 6 {{item|icon=|Strong Junkbox}}. As I pick-pocketed approximately 104 combined mobs, the total comes to about 16%, less then half the above noted.
  
   
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===350 and beyond===
  
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Image:Msfeasternkingdom.jpg‎|All bonfires in [[Eastern Kingdoms]].
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With the amount of humanoid mobs you'll be killing, if you make it a habit to pick all of their pockets before stabbing you'll wind up with more {{item|icon=|Reinforced Junkbox|Reinforced Junkboxes}} than you'll know what to do with. This should allow you to easily skill Lockpicking up to 400.
  
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Image:Msfkalimdor.jpg‎|All bonfires in [[Kalimdor]].
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Image:Msfoutlands.jpg‎|All bonfires in [[Outland]].
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Image:Msfnorthrend.jpg|All bonfires in [[Northrend]].
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{{Scribblemap|midsummer09}}
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Another option to consider is the [[Violet Hold]] door in [[Dalaran]], which can be picked at 365. It is unknown what the timer is before picking the door will again reward a skillup.
  
   
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Interactive maps of the bonfire locations can be found at [http://wow.scribblemaps.com/#id=midsummer09 scribblemaps] and [http://wyrimaps.net/wow#m:midsummer_bonfire_h,midsummer_bonfire_a WyriMaps].
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The Feralfen Village in Outland is still a viable place to level your lockpicking, for 380+. The doors to [[Karazhan]], [[Shadow Labyrinth]], [[Shattered Halls]], and the [[Arcatraz]] will all offer easy skill points as well, as all are orange at 350 — simply leave your keys to these instances in your bank. [[Stratholme]] doors also remain green until 400; they are less likely to give a skill point, but offer multiple attempts in a single area with no travel time.
  
   
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=== Gear ===
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===Stealing the Cities' Flames===
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Each faction can loot the Flames of the opposing faction's cities, each of which starts a quest. Stealing all four cities flames will offer the quest {{questlong|Neutral|1-80|A Thief's Reward}}.
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{{item|icon=|Dark Leather Gloves}}, created through [[Leatherworking]], increase lockpicking skill by 5. They reduce the chance of a lockpicking attempt failing and also can be used to pick locks slightly out of your skill range.
  
   
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'''Horde'''
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== Pickable Locks ==
  
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*[[Orgrimmar]] - Next to [[Mannoroth]]'s armor in the Valley of Wisdom {{Horde Icon Small}}{{coords|46|38|Orgrimmar}}
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=== Crafted Items ===
  
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*[[Thunder Bluff]] - On the Spirit Rise {{Horde Icon Small}}{{coords|21|25|Thunder Bluff}}
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{|- class="darktable" style="margin: 4px; text-align:center;"
  
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*[[Undercity]] - In the courtyard, just inside {{Horde Icon Small}}{{coords|68|7|Undercity}}
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*[[Silvermoon City]] - Court of the Sun, inside, in the back {{Horde Icon Small}}{{coords|68|41|Silvermoon City}}
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*[[Flame of Darnassus]] -> {{questlong|Horde|70|Stealing Darnassus's Flame}}
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=== Locked Items ===
  
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*[[Flame of Ironforge]] -> {{questlong|Horde|70|Stealing Ironforge's Flame}}
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{{:Junkbox}}
  
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*[[Flame of Stormwind]] -> {{questlong|Horde|70|Stealing Stormwind's Flame}}
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{{:Lockbox}}
  
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*[[Flame of the Exodar]] -> {{questlong|Horde|70|Stealing the Exodar's Flame}}
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{{:Chest}}
  
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'''Alliance'''
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=== Footlockers ===
  
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*[[Stormwind]] - Outside Stormwind Stockades, North of Mage Quarter{{Alliance Icon Small}}{{coords|50|72|Stormwind}}
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{{:Footlocker}}
  
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*[[Ironforge]] - Hall of Explorers {{Alliance Icon Small}}{{coords|65|24|Ironforge}}
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*[[Darnassus]] - Rut'theran Village {{Alliance Icon Small}}{{coords|55|91|Teldrassil}}
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*[[The Exodar]] - The Crystal Hall {{Alliance Icon Small}}{{coords|41|24|The Exodar}}
   
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*[[Flame of Orgrimmar]] -> {{questlong|Alliance|70|Stealing Orgrimmar's Flame}}
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Typically, unguarded footlockers have a lower skill range than guarded ones. When lockpicking, nearby mobs may also become hostile when they are otherwise outside your aggro range.
  
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*[[Flame of Thunder Bluff]] -> {{questlong|Alliance|70|Stealing Thunder Bluff's Flame}}
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*[[Flame of the Undercity]] -> {{questlong|Alliance|70|Stealing the Undercity's Flame}}
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*[[Flame of Silvermoon]] -> {{questlong|Alliance|70|Stealing Silvermoon's Flame}}
   
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Reward: [[Crown of the Fire Festival]] (no bonuses).<br />
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=== Locked Treasure Chests ===
  
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|{{Horde}} || Eastern Kingdoms || Arathi Highlands || Hammerfall || {{coords|69|42|Arathi Highlands}}
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! style="color:#ff8000" | Orange
  
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! style="color:#ffff80" | Yellow
  
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! style="color:#1eff00" | Green
  
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! style="color:#9d9d9d" | Grey
  
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!!align="left"|Location(s)
  
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|- valign="top"
  
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|align="left"|{{loot|common|Large Iron Bound Chest}}|| 25 || ? || ? || ? ||align="left"|[[Blackfathom Deeps]], [[Gnomeregan]], [[Razorfen Downs]], [[Razorfen Kraul]], [[Scarlet Monastery]], [[Shadowfang Keep]] and [[The Stockade]]
  
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|- valign="top"
  
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|align="left"|{{loot|common|Large Mithril Bound Chest (Lockpicking 175)|Large Mithril Bound Chest}}|| 175 || ? || ? || ? ||align="left"|[[Uldaman]]
  
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|- valign="top"
  
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|align="left"|{{loot|common|Large Mithril Bound Chest (Lockpicking 250)|Large Mithril Bound Chest}}|| 250 || ? || ? || ? ||align="left"|[[Blackrock Spire]], [[Dire Maul]] and [[Stratholme]]
  
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|- valign="top"
  
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|align="left"|{{loot|common|Bound Fel Iron Chest}}|| 300 || ? || ? || ? ||align="left"|{{bc-inline}} [[Hellfire Ramparts]], [[Mana-Tombs]], [[The Blood Furnace]], [[The Slave Pens]] and [[The Underbog]]
  
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|- valign="top"
  
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|align="left"|{{loot|common|Bound Adamantite Chest (Lockpicking 325)|Bound Adamantite Chest}}|| 325 || ? || ? || ? ||align="left"|{{bc-inline}} [[Auchenai Crypts]], [[Hellfire Ramparts]], [[Mana-Tombs]], [[Sethekk Halls]], [[Shadow Labyrinth]], [[The Blood Furnace]], [[The Botanica]], [[The Mechanar]], [[The Shattered Halls]], [[The Slave Pens]], [[The Steamvault]] and [[The Underbog]]
  
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|align="left"|{{loot|common|Bound Adamantite Chest (Lockpicking 350)|Bound Adamantite Chest}}|| 350 || ? || ? || ? ||align="left"|{{bc-inline}} [[Hellfire Ramparts]], [[The Blood Furnace]], [[The Botanica]], [[The Mechanar]], [[The Shattered Halls]], [[The Slave Pens]], [[The Steamvault]] and [[The Underbog]]
  
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=== Doors ===
  
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! colspan="7" | Doors
  
 
|-
  
|-
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|{{Alliance}}|| Eastern Kingdoms || Arathi Highlands || Refuge Pointe || {{coords|44|46|Arathi Highlands}}
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! Location
  
−
! Door
  
−
! style="color:#ff8000" | Orange
  
−
! style="color:#ffff80" | Yellow
  
−
! style="color:#1eff00" | Green
  
−
! style="color:#9d9d9d" | Grey
  
−
! Note
  
 
|-
  
|-
  +
|{{Horde}} || Eastern Kingdoms || Badlands || New Kargath || {{coords|24|37|Badlands}}
−
| [[The Deadmines]] || Gate || 1 || ? || ? || ? || Can also be opened with [[Defias Gunpowder]]
  
 
|-
  
|-
  +
|{{Alliance}}|| Eastern Kingdoms || Badlands || Dragon's Mouth || {{coords|19|56|Badlands}}
−
| [[Gnomeregan]] || Workshop Door || 150 || 175 || ? || ? || Can also be opened with [[Workshop Key]]
  
 
|-
  
|-
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|{{Alliance}} || Eastern Kingdoms || Blasted Lands || Nethergarde Keep || {{coords|55|15|Blasted Lands}}
−
| [[Scarlet Monastery]] || Armory and Cathedral Doors || 175 || 200 || 225 || 275 || Can also be opened with [[Scarlet Key]]
  
 
|-
  
|-
  +
|{{Horde}} || Eastern Kingdoms || Blasted Lands || Dreadmaul Hold || {{coords|46|14|Blasted Lands}}
−
| [[Searing Gorge]] || Searing Gorge Gate || 225 || 250 || 275 || ? || Can also be opened with [[Key to Searing Gorge]]
  
 
|-
  
|-
  +
|{{Horde}} || Eastern Kingdoms || Burning Steppes || Flame Crest || {{coords|51|29|Burning Steppes}}
−
| [[Blackrock Depths]] || East Garrison Door || 250 || 275 || 300 || ? || Can also be opened with [[Shadowforge Key]]
  
 
|-
  
|-
  +
|{{Alliance}}|| Eastern Kingdoms || Burning Steppes || Morgan's Vigil || {{coords|68|60|Burning Steppes}}
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| [[Blackrock Depths]] || Prison Cells || ? || 250 || 300 || ? || Can also be opened with [[Prison Cell Key]]
  
 
|-
  
|-
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|{{Alliance}}|| Eastern Kingdoms || Dun Morogh || Kharanos || {{coords|54|45|Dun Morogh}}
−
| [[Blackrock Depths]] || Shadowforge Gates || 250 || 275 || 300 || ? || Can also be opened with [[Shadowforge Key]]
  
 
|-
  
|-
  +
|{{Alliance}}|| Eastern Kingdoms || [[Ironforge]] || Hall of Explorers || {{coords|64|25|Ironforge}}
−
| [[Blackrock Depths]] || Shadowforge Mechanism || 250 || 275 || 300 || ? || Can also be opened with [[Shadowforge Key]]
  
 
|-
  
|-
  +
|{{Alliance}}|| Eastern Kingdoms || Duskwood || Darkshire || {{coords|73|55|Duskwood}}
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| [[Scholomance]] || Scholomance Door || 280 || 323-336 <!-- at least, could turn yellow sooner. --> || 341 <!-- confirmed green at 341, could be sooner --> || ? || Can also be opened with [[Skeleton key (Blacksmith)|Skeleton Key]]
  
 
|-
  
|-
  +
|{{Alliance}}|| Eastern Kingdoms || Elwynn Forest || Goldshire || {{coords|43|63|Elwynn Forest}}
−
| [[Stratholme]] || Stratholme Gates || 300 || ? || ?-334 <!-- green through at least 334 --> || ? || Can also be opened with [[Key to the City]]
  
 
|-
  
|-
  +
|{{Alliance}}|| Eastern Kingdoms || [[Stormwind]] || The Canals || {{coords|49|72|Stormwind}}
−
| [[Dire Maul]] || Crescent Door || 300 || ? || ?-334 <!-- green through at least 334 --> || ? || Can also be opened with [[Crescent Key]]
  
 
|-
  
|-
  +
|{{Horde}} || Eastern Kingdoms || Eversong Woods || North Sanctum || {{coords|46|50|Eversong Woods}}
−
| [[Shattered Halls]] || Shattered Halls Door || 350 || 375 || 400 || 425 || Can also be opened with [[Shattered Halls Key]]
  
 
|-
  
|-
  +
|{{Horde}} || Eastern Kingdoms || [[Silvermoon City]] || Court of the Sun || {{coords|70|43|Silvermoon City}}
−
| [[Shadow Labyrinth]] || Shadow Labyrinth Gate || 350 || ? || ? || ? || Can also be opened with [[Shadow Labyrinth Key]]
  
 
|-
  
|-
  +
|{{Horde}} || Eastern Kingdoms || Ghostlands || Tranquillien || {{coords|46|26|Ghostlands}}
−
| [[The Arcatraz]] || Arcatraz Door || 350 || ? || ? || ? || Can also be opened with [[Key to the Arcatraz]]
  
−
|
  
 
|-
  
|-
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|{{Horde}} || Eastern Kingdoms || Hillsbrad Foothills || Tarren Mill || {{coords|55|50|Hillsbrad Foothills}}
−
| [[Karazhan]] || Karazhan Door || 350 || ? || ? || ? || Can also be opened with [[The Master's Key]]
  
 
|-
  
|-
  +
|{{Alliance}}|| Eastern Kingdoms || Hinterlands || Aerie Peak || {{coords|14|50|The Hinterlands}}
−
| [[Dalaran]] || Violet Hold Door || 365 || ? || ? || ? || Can also be opened with [[The Violet Hold Key]]
  
−
|}
  
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Skill gains on doors not inside an instance are on a timer. They cannot be picked repeatedly for skill. A certain amount of time (about 5 min) must elapse before skill gains may be realized again. As of 5 August 2008, doors within instances must also be given time to cool down before getting another skill point, even if you reset the instance
  
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−
As of 16 December 2007, there seems to be a 50/50 chance that picking a junkbox will reset the skill gain timer on either or both [[Scarlet Monastery]] doors. Zoning into any of the four instances and pickpocketing at least three mobs always resets the SM door timer on both doors.
  
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== Alternatives to Lockpicking ==
  
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If a rogue is unavailable, there are several alternatives.
  
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Locks can be opened by various [[Skeleton key (Blacksmith)|Skeleton keys]] made by [[Blacksmith]]s. There are 6 types of skeleton keys, all of which can be learned from Blacksmithing trainers. Each recipe creates two keys, which are used up on a successful pick.
  
−  
−
Additionally [[Engineer]]s can use [[Seaforium Charge]]s to open locked doors and chests.
  
−  
−
In the early closed beta, [[mage]]s had a spell called [[Khadgar's Unlocking]] which could unlock lockboxes and doors by consuming a reagent, but this spell was removed in [[Patch 0.9]].
  
−  
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{|- class="darktable"
  
 
|-
  
|-
  +
|{{Horde}} || Eastern Kingdoms || Hinterlands || Revantusk Village || {{coords|76|74|The Hinterlands}}
−
! Source
  
−
! Item
  
−
! Unlocks
  
 
|-
  
|-
  +
|{{Alliance}}|| Eastern Kingdoms || Loch Modan || Thelsamar || {{coords|32|40|Loch Modan}}
−
! rowspan="6" | [[Blacksmith]]ing
  
−
| {{loot|uncommon|Silver Skeleton Key}} || style="text-align:right;" | 25
  
 
|-
  
|-
  +
|{{Horde}} || Eastern Kingdoms || Northern Stranglethorn || Grom'gol Base Camp || {{Coords|40|51|Northern Stranglethorn}}
−
| {{loot|uncommon|Golden Skeleton Key}} || style="text-align:right;" | 125
  
 
|-
  
|-
  +
|{{Alliance}}|| Eastern Kingdoms || Northern Stranglethorn || Fort Livingston || {{Coords|51|63|Northern Stranglethorn}}
−
| {{loot|uncommon|Truesilver Skeleton Key}} || style="text-align:right;" | 200
  
 
|-
  
|-
  +
|{{Alliance}}|| Eastern Kingdoms || Redridge Mountains || Lakeshire || {{coords|24|53|Redridge Mountains}}
−
| {{loot|uncommon|Arcanite Skeleton Key}} || style="text-align:right;" | 300
  
 
|-
  
|-
  +
|{{Horde}} || Eastern Kingdoms || Silverpine Forest || The Sepulcher || {{coords|50|39|Silverpine Forest}}
−
| {{loot|uncommon|Cobalt Skeleton Key}} || style="text-align:right;" | 375
  
 
|-
  
|-
  +
|{{Alliance}}|| Eastern Kingdoms || Cape of Stranglethorn || East of Booty Bay || {{coords|51|67|Cape of Stranglethorn}}
−
| {{loot|uncommon|Titanium Skeleton Key}} || style="text-align:right;" | 430
  
 
|-
  
|-
  +
|{{Horde}} || Eastern Kingdoms || Cape of Stranglethorn || East of Booty Bay || {{coords|50|70|Cape of Stranglethorn}}
−
! rowspan="4" | [[Engineer]]ing
  
−
| {{loot|common|Small Seaforium Charge}} || style="text-align:right;" | 150
  
 
|-
  
|-
  +
|{{Horde}} || Eastern Kingdoms || Swamp of Sorrows || Bogpaddle || {{coords|76|14|Swamp of Sorrows}}
−
| {{loot|common|Large Seaforium Charge}} || style="text-align:right;" | 250
  
 
|-
  
|-
  +
|{{Alliance}} || Eastern Kingdoms || Swamp of Sorrows || Bogpaddle || {{coords|70|14|Swamp of Sorrows}}
−
| {{loot|common|Powerful Seaforium Charge}} || style="text-align:right;" | 300
  
 
|-
  
|-
  +
|{{Horde}} || Eastern Kingdoms || Tirisfal Glades || Brill || {{coords|57|52|Tirisfal Glades}}
−
| {{loot|common|Elemental Seaforium Charge}} || style="text-align:right;" | 350
  
  +
|-
  +
|{{Horde}} || Eastern Kingdoms || Twilight Highlands || Bloodgulch || {{coords|53|46|Twilight Highlands}}
  +
|-
  +
|{{Alliance}} || Eastern Kingdoms || Twilight Highlands || Thundermar || {{coords|47|23|Twilight Highlands}}
  +
|-
  +
|{{Horde}} || Eastern Kingdoms || [[Undercity]] || Ruins of Lordaeron || {{coords|68|9|Undercity}}
  +
|-
  +
|{{Alliance}}|| Eastern Kingdoms || Western Plaguelands || Chillwind Camp || {{coords|43|82|Western Plaguelands}}
  +
|-
  +
|{{Alliance}}|| Eastern Kingdoms || Westfall || Moonbrook || {{coords|45|62|Westfall}}
  +
|-
  +
|{{Alliance}}|| Eastern Kingdoms || Wetlands || Menethil Harbor || {{coords|13|47|Wetlands}}
  +
|-
  +
|{{Alliance}}|| Kalimdor || Ashenvale || [[Forest Song]] || {{coords|87|42|Ashenvale}}
  +
|-
  +
|{{Horde}} || Kalimdor || Ashenvale || [[Silverwind Refuge]] || {{coords|52|67|Ashenvale}}
  +
|-
  +
|{{Horde}} || Kalimdor || Azshara || Bilgewater Harbor || {{coords|60|53|Azshara}}
  +
|-
  +
|{{Alliance}}|| Kalimdor || Azuremyst Isle || Azure Watch || {{coords|44|53|Azuremyst Isle}}
  +
|-
  +
|{{Alliance}}|| Kalimdor || [[Exodar]], The || The Crystal Hall || {{coords|41|26|The Exodar}}
  +
|-
  +
|{{Horde}} || Kalimdor || Northern Barrens || Crossroads || {{coords|50|54|Northern Barrens}}
  +
|-
  +
|{{Horde}} || Kalimdor || Southern Barrens || Desolation Hold || {{coords|41|67|Southern Barrens}}
  +
|-
  +
|{{Alliance}} || Kalimdor || Southern Barrens || Fort Triumph || {{coords|48|72|Southern Barrens}}
  +
|-
  +
|{{Alliance}}|| Kalimdor || Bloodmyst Isle || Blood Watch || {{coords|55|69|Bloodmyst Isle}}
  +
|-
  +
|{{Alliance}}|| Kalimdor || Darkshore || Lor'danel || {{coords|49|23|Darkshore}}
  +
|-
  +
|{{Alliance}}|| Kalimdor || Desolace || Nijel's Point || {{coords|65|17|Desolace}}
  +
|-
  +
|{{Horde}} || Kalimdor || Desolace || Shadowprey Village || {{coords|26|76|Desolace}}
  +
|-
  +
|{{Horde}} || Kalimdor || Durotar || Razor Hill || {{coords|52|47|Durotar}}
  +
|-
  +
|{{Horde}} || Kalimdor || [[Orgrimmar]] || Valley of Wisdom || {{coords|47|38|Orgrimmar}}
  +
|-
  +
|{{Alliance}}|| Kalimdor || Dustwallow Marsh || Theramore Isle || {{coords|62|40|Dustwallow Marsh}}
  +
|-
  +
|{{Horde}} || Kalimdor || Dustwallow Marsh || Brackenwall Village || {{coords|33|30|Dustwallow Marsh}}
  +
|-
  +
|{{Alliance}}|| Kalimdor || Feralas || Feathermoon Stronghold || {{coords|28|44|Feralas}}
  +
|-
  +
|{{Horde}} || Kalimdor || Feralas || Camp Mojache || {{coords|72|47|Feralas}}
  +
|-
  +
|{{Horde}} || Kalimdor || Mulgore || Bloodhoof Village || {{coords|51|60|Mulgore}}
  +
|-
  +
|{{Neutral}} || Kalimdor || Mount Hyjal || Nordrassil || {{coords|63|23|Mount Hyjal}}
  +
|-
  +
|{{Horde}} || Kalimdor || [[Thunder Bluff]] || Spirit Rise || {{coords|21|26|Thunder Bluff}}
  +
|-
  +
|{{Alliance}}|| Kalimdor || Silithus || Cenarion Hold || {{coords|57|34|Silithus}}
  +
|-
  +
|{{Horde}} || Kalimdor || Silithus || Cenarion Hold || {{coords|46|44|Silithus}}
  +
|-
  +
|{{Horde}} || Kalimdor || Stonetalon Mountains || Sun Rock Retreat || {{coords|53|62|Stonetalon Mountains}}
  +
|-
  +
|{{Alliance}}|| Kalimdor || Stonetalon Mountains || Mirkfallon Post || {{coords|49|51|Stonetalon Mountains}}
  +
|-
  +
|{{Alliance}}|| Kalimdor || Tanaris || Gadgetzan || {{coords|52|29|Tanaris}}
  +
|-
  +
|{{Horde}} || Kalimdor || Tanaris || Gadgetzan || {{coords|49|27|Tanaris}}
  +
|-
  +
|{{Alliance}}|| Kalimdor || Teldrassil || Darnassus || {{coords|63|47|Teldrassil}}
  +
|-
  +
|{{Alliance}}|| Kalimdor || Teldrassil || Dolanaar || {{coords|55|60|Teldrassil}}
  +
|-
  +
|{{Alliance}}|| Kalimdor || Winterspring || Everlook || {{coords|61|47|Winterspring}}
  +
|-
  +
|{{Horde}} || Kalimdor || Winterspring || Everlook || {{coords|58|47|Winterspring}}
  +
|-
  +
|{{Alliance}}|| Outland || Blade's Edge Mountains || Sylvanaar || {{coords|42|66|Blade's Edge Mountains}}
  +
|-
  +
|{{Horde}} || Outland || Blade's Edge Mountains || Thunderlord Stronghold || {{coords|50|59|Blade's Edge Mountains}}
  +
|-
  +
|{{Alliance}}|| Outland || Hellfire Peninsula || Honor Hold || {{coords|62|58|Hellfire Peninsula}}
  +
|-
  +
|{{Horde}} || Outland || Hellfire Peninsula || Thrallmar || {{coords|57|42|Hellfire Peninsula}}
  +
|-
  +
|{{Alliance}}|| Outland || Nagrand || Telaar || {{coords|50|70|Nagrand}}
  +
|-
  +
|{{Horde}} || Outland || Nagrand || Garadar || {{coords|51|34|Nagrand}}
  +
|-
  +
|{{Alliance}}|| Outland || Netherstorm || Area 52 || {{coords|31|63|Netherstorm}}
  +
|-
  +
|{{Horde}} || Outland || Netherstorm || Area 52 || {{coords|32|68|Netherstorm}}
  +
|-
  +
|{{Alliance}}|| Outland || Shadowmoon Valley || Wildhammer Stronghold || {{coords|40|55|Shadowmoon Valley}}
  +
|-
  +
|{{Horde}} || Outland || Shadowmoon Valley || Shadowmoon Village || {{coords|33|30|Shadowmoon Valley}}
  +
|-
  +
|{{Alliance}}|| Outland || Terokkar Forest || Allerian Stronghold || {{coords|55|55|Terokkar Forest}}
  +
|-
  +
|{{Horde}} || Outland || Terokkar Forest || Stonebreaker Hold || {{coords|52|43|Terokkar Forest}}
  +
|-
  +
|{{Alliance}}|| Outland || Zangarmarsh || Telredor || {{coords|69|52|Zangarmarsh}}
  +
|-
  +
|{{Horde}} || Outland || Zangarmarsh || Zabra'Jin || {{coords|36|52|Zangarmarsh}}
  +
|-
  +
|{{Alliance}}|| Northrend || Borean Tundra || Fizzcrank Airstrip || {{coords|55|20|Borean Tundra}}
  +
|-
  +
|{{Horde}} || Northrend || Borean Tundra || Bor'gorok Outpost || {{coords|51|12|Borean Tundra}}
  +
|-
  +
|{{Alliance}}|| Northrend || Crystalsong Forest || Windrunner's Overlook || {{coords|78|75|Crystalsong Forest}}
  +
|-
  +
|{{Horde}} || Northrend || Crystalsong Forest || Sunreaver's Command || {{coords|80|53|Crystalsong Forest}}
  +
|-
  +
|{{Alliance}}|| Northrend || Dragonblight || Wintergarde Keep || {{coords|75|44|Dragonblight}}
  +
|-
  +
|{{Horde}} || Northrend || Dragonblight || Agmar's Hammer || {{coords|39|48|Dragonblight}}
  +
|-
  +
|{{Alliance}}|| Northrend || Howling Fjord || Fort Wildervar || {{coords|58|16|Howling Fjord}}
  +
|-
  +
|{{Horde}} || Northrend || Howling Fjord || Camp Winterhoof || {{coords|48|13|Howling Fjord}}
  +
|-
  +
|{{Alliance}}|| Northrend || Grizzly Hills || Amberpine Lodge || {{coords|34|61|Grizzly Hills}}
  +
|-
  +
|{{Horde}} || Northrend || Grizzly Hills || Conquest Hold || {{coords|19|61|Grizzly Hills}}
  +
|-
  +
|{{Alliance}}|| Northrend || Sholazar Basin || River's Heart || {{coords|47|66|Sholazar Basin}}
  +
|-
  +
|{{Horde}} || Northrend || Sholazar Basin || River's Heart || {{coords|47|62|Sholazar Basin}}
  +
|-
  +
|{{Alliance}}|| Northrend || Storm Peaks || K3 || {{coords|42|87|Storm Peaks}}
  +
|-
  +
|{{Horde}} || Northrend || Storm Peaks || K3 || {{coords|40|86|Storm Peaks}}
  +
|-
  +
|{{Alliance}}|| Northrend || Zul'Drak || The Argent Stand || {{coords|41|61|Zul'Drak}}
  +
|-
  +
|{{Horde}} || Northrend || Zul'Drak || The Argent Stand || {{coords|43|71|Zul'Drak}}
 
|}
  
|}
   
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:''See also [[Alliance Bonfire]]s and [[Horde Bonfire]]s.''
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== Lockpicking etiquette ==
  
  +
−
There is very little consensus on what standard policies for lockpicking are; Rogue expectations can vary wildly from server to server. Some expect a tip, and some gladly open locks for free. Common assumptions can be:
  
  +
==Achievements==
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* If the rogue is '''not''' sending messages via Trade, General [[chat]], or by [[yell]]ing, then it is never acceptable to open a trade with a rogue without first asking them if he can open a certain box. Among other things, it can disrupt a mail composition, an [[Auction House]] scan, or a profession crafting, and can be very irritating. Many rogues will automatically ignore people who open trade windows unsolicited. However, if the rogue is clearly stating that he/she is opening lockboxes, it can be considered even more irritating to the rogue who then has to deal with floods of whispers coming in, so simply open trade.
  
  +
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−
* Rogues will generally offer their service for free; it is generally expected to offer a tip if you can afford it.
  
  +
−
* If a rogue expects a fee for lockpicking, he should negotiate it ahead of time. Otherwise, gracious players often tip anywhere between {{Cost|2}} and {{cost|5}} to the opening rogue, based on the type of lockbox opened. Locks under Thorium Lockboxes usually are tipped {{cost||50}} and [[Thorium]] and above are tipped {{cost|1}} on most servers. A generally good guideline to follow would be one silver for every skill on the lockbox (ex. Thorium Lockboxes would be {{cost|2|50}}.
  
  +
== History ==
−
* If you ask a rogue before opening, he/she will often open it for free.
  
  +
=== 2010 ===
−
* Always ask friends and guild mates before asking strangers. You are more likely to get it opened and more likely to get it done for free or a discounted price.
  
  +
Previously, the Reveler set items could be used to get [[Burning Hot Pole Dance]] and then returned (within 2 hours of purchase) for a full refund, allowing you to use those Blossoms for other purchases. In 2010, Festival Garb ([[Mantle of the Fire Festival]] [[Vestment of Summer]] [[Sandals of Summer]]) is no longer refundable, so spend your Blossoms wisely!
  +
  +
=== 2009 issues ===
  +
When the Midsummer event started, flags for completion of the quests in 2008 had not been reset, preventing those who had completed one-time quests in 2008 from getting those quests and gathering Burning Blossoms. Further, characters above level 70 did not have a version of the quest {{quest|Striking Back}}.
  +
  +
{{bluepost|poster=Bornakk|title=Recent In-Game Fixes - 6/22/09|date=06/22/2009 03:59:44 PM PDT|body=We are in the process of applying an in-game fix that will restart all of the quests associated with the Midsummer Fire Festival event and allow players to complete them once again. If you are in the process of completing an achievement such as Extinguishing Kalimdor, this fix will reset your progress and you will need start over. This fix will require realms to be restarted.|link=http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=17631614070&postId=180294811622&sid=1#10}}
   
  +
This fix allowed anyone who had already completed any bonfire quests in 2009 before the fix was applied to gather more Blossoms that year than are usually available. Completed achievements were not revoked, but partially completed ones lost all progress. The [[Quest:Striking Back (level 67)]] quest for 67-70 characters was extended to 67-80, once again allowing 20 Blossoms per day from daily quests.
   
  +
While the initial patch was to have reset all event quests, it proved incomplete in many cases. Many reported being unable to complete the "city flames" quests for Exodar and Silvermoon despite being able to repeat those for other cities. At least one realm was not reset properly the first time, and further issues were found. A number of players have continued to have problems with the Exodar and Silvermoon city flame quests.
   
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== Patch changes ==
 +
== References ==
  +
{{reflist}}
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*{{Patch 3.0.2|note=Pick Lock no longer requires {{loot|common|Thieves' Tools}}.}}
  
   
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== See also ==
 +
==Patches and hotfixes==
  +
* {{Patch 1.11.0|note=Added.}}
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Rogues can learn the [[Pick Lock]] ability, which opens up the lockpicking skill to them.
  
   
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Revision as of 13:11, 22 June 2011

Midsummer Fire Festival
Midsummer Fire Festival
Duration June 21st - July 4th
Currency Inv summerfest fireflower [Burning Blossom]
Boss Mob Lord Ahune <The Frost Lord>
Highlights Fireworks, Bonfires
Other events
Preceded by Children's Week
Followed by Pirates' Day

The Midsummer Fire Festival is a seasonal event that celebrates the hottest season of the year. It starts on the (earthly) northern summer solstice, and lasts about two weeks (June 21 - July 4). It is similar to the Lunar Festival and other holidays, featuring some useful buffs, food, and toys to play with.

It was introduced in Patch 1.11, and given a major revamp in June 2008.

From Midsummer Fire Festival on the official website:

Ah, so you weren't chosen for Flamekeeper this year? Don't fret, my friend! The Midsummer Fire Festival isn't merely about that traditional honor; it's a time of merriment, a chance to celebrate the hottest season of the year by lighting great fires across the land and sharing in what the elemental spirits can offer. Come to our camps and join in the revelry!

The ending of the Festival seems to have been merged with the Engineers' Explosive Extravaganza holiday:

The lengthy Midsummer Fire Festival traditionally ends with the sky itself being set alight. The goblins of Undermine have lent their considerable skill (and copious amounts of gunpowder) to the task, resulting in a tremendous fireworks show! Take up a festival mug and raise a toast to the season as the multicolored explosions dance across the sky above you!

Buffs

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Touching the Ribbon Pole gives a 3 minute buff increasing earned experience by 10%. Up to 60 minutes can be stacked.

  • Using Ribbon Poles causes a colorful streamer of energy to go to your hand and causes you to dance. This gives a 3-minute Inv summerfest symbol medium [Ribbon Dance] buff increasing earned experience by 10%. This buff stacks up to 20 times (60 minutes), increasing its duration by 3 minutes for every 3 seconds you keep dancing around the pole.
  • When thrown into a festival fire, Burning Blossoms give you a buff Inv misc summerfest brazierorange [Fire Festival Fury], 3% critical strike and spell critical strike rating for sixty minutes as well as causing fire damage to attackers.
  • If a bonfire has gone out, tossing a Burning Blossom in it will provide a zone-wide buff, Spell fire flameshock [Bonfire's Blessing], that gives you a 30% chance to inflict (<your level> x 10) Fire damage on any melee, ranged, or spell attack. Bonfire's Blessing is capable of delivering a critical hit with 100% additional damage and is affected by bonus spell damage. This buff goes away if the opposite faction desecrates the bonfire.
  • Special flame samples can be collected from the bonfires in each of the four main cities of the opposing faction. Each sample will begin a quest called "Stealing the [City]'s Flame." Upon completing each quest, everyone in the capital city will receive Inv summerfest firespirit [Fire Festival Fortitude], a +30 stamina buff. Once all 4 have been collected and returned to a Festival representative, you receive the quest A Thief's Reward and are rewarded with the Inv helmet 96 [Crown of the Fire Festival].

Burning Blossom redemption

Below are the items you can purchase with Inv summerfest fireflower [Burning Blossom] at Midsummer Suppliers and Midsummer Merchants. You can get 20 Blossoms every day through daily quests and 702 (H)/692 (A) Blossoms from the other quests. It is not possible to get all rewards in one year if you farm the maximum possible amount of Blossoms.

Sets Item Price Note
Inv holiday summerfest petals [Handful of Summer Petals] 2 Burning Blossom
Inv summerfest firedrink [Fiery Festival Brew] 2 Burning Blossom
Inv torch lit [Juggling Torch] 5 Burning Blossom Used for Inv torch thrown [Torch Juggler]
Inv misc food 10 [Elderberry Pie] 5 Burning Blossom
Inv misc food 53 [Midsummer Sausage] 5 Burning Blossom
Inv misc bag 10 green [Bag of Smorc Ingredients] 5 Burning Blossom
Inv summerfest smorc [Toasted Smorc] 5 Burning Blossom
Fire-toasted Bun 5 Burning Blossom
Components of the Midsummer
Reveler three-piece set for
Ability mage firestarter [Burning Hot Pole Dance] 		Inv shoulder 23 [Mantle of the Fire Festival] 100 Burning Blossom
Inv chest cloth 72 [Vestment of Summer] 100 Burning Blossom Causes your hands to catch fire for more festive dance moves.
Inv boots cloth 20 [Sandals of Summer] 200 Burning Blossom Causes a fire to appear at your feet.
Inv misc firedancer 01 [Brazier of Dancing Flames] 350 Burning Blossom Creates a fiery, dancing female draenei who reacts to player emotes.
Inv potion 33 [Captured Flame] 350 Burning Blossom Small pet.

Quests

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The symbol of the Midsummer Fire Festival.

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Midsummer decorations

[Burning Blossoms] can be earned through a variety of quests. The blossoms can be consumed for a small buff or saved for a variety of items including the Inv misc firedancer 01 [Brazier of Dancing Flames] or the Inv potion 33 [Captured Flame].

Daily quests:

  1. A [1-80] Torch Tossing
  2. A [1-80] Torch Catching
  1. H [1-80] Torch Tossing
  2. H [1-80] Torch Catching

Quest chains:

  1. N [1-70] Unusual Activity
  2. N [1-70] An Innocent Disguise
  3. N [1-70] Inform the Elder

Players then are given access to quests based on their level:

Lord Ahune

A new chain of quests was added to the game, beginning at a Alliance Festival Loremaster / Horde Festival Talespinner. The end of the chain culminates in a daily quest to summon Lord Ahune, a new boss in the Slave Pens.

Bonfires

See also: Alliance Bonfire, Horde Bonfire

The Flame Warden at each of your own faction's bonfires offers you Quest:Honor the Flame.

Right-clicking a bonfire of the opposite faction offers Desecrate this Fire!. The act of dousing a bonfire does not pull guards (though they will aggro as normal based on range and level - Wildhammer Stronghold in Shadowmoon Valley requires a flying mount or stealth to avoid aggro), making this a fast and easy way to generate money and Burning Blossoms. Be warned that dousing the opposite faction's bonfire will flag you for PVP combat.

The bonfires of capital cities have separate quests, and you cannot Honor the Flame of your own faction's Capitals.

There are a grand total of 86 bonfires across the four continents: 42 Horde, 44 Alliance. Excluding the 4 capital cities on each side, that leaves 38 and 40.

  • Alliance: total Burning Blossoms available
  • Horde: total Burning Blossoms available

See Horde and Alliance for suggested routes.

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Interactive maps of the bonfire locations can be found at scribblemaps and WyriMaps.

Stealing the Cities' Flames

Each faction can loot the Flames of the opposing faction's cities, each of which starts a quest. Stealing all four cities flames will offer the quest N [1-80] A Thief's Reward.

Horde

Alliance

Reward: Inv helmet 96 [Crown of the Fire Festival] (no bonuses).

Sortable list of bonfires

Continent Zone Region Coords
Horde Eastern Kingdoms Arathi Highlands Hammerfall [69, 42]VZ-Arathi HighlandsBlip
Alliance Eastern Kingdoms Arathi Highlands Refuge Pointe [44, 46]VZ-Arathi HighlandsBlip
Horde Eastern Kingdoms Badlands New Kargath [24, 37]VZ-BadlandsBlip
Alliance Eastern Kingdoms Badlands Dragon's Mouth [19, 56]VZ-BadlandsBlip
Alliance Eastern Kingdoms Blasted Lands Nethergarde Keep [55, 15]VZ-Blasted LandsBlip
Horde Eastern Kingdoms Blasted Lands Dreadmaul Hold [46, 14]VZ-Blasted LandsBlip
Horde Eastern Kingdoms Burning Steppes Flame Crest [51, 29]VZ-Burning SteppesBlip
Alliance Eastern Kingdoms Burning Steppes Morgan's Vigil [68, 60]VZ-Burning SteppesBlip
Alliance Eastern Kingdoms Dun Morogh Kharanos [54, 45]VZ-Dun MoroghBlip
Alliance Eastern Kingdoms Ironforge Hall of Explorers [64, 25]VZ-IronforgeBlip
Alliance Eastern Kingdoms Duskwood Darkshire [73, 55]VZ-DuskwoodBlip
Alliance Eastern Kingdoms Elwynn Forest Goldshire [43, 63]VZ-Elwynn ForestBlip
Alliance Eastern Kingdoms Stormwind The Canals [49, 72]VZ-StormwindBlip
Horde Eastern Kingdoms Eversong Woods North Sanctum [46, 50]VZ-Eversong WoodsBlip
Horde Eastern Kingdoms Silvermoon City Court of the Sun [70, 43]VZ-Silvermoon CityBlip
Horde Eastern Kingdoms Ghostlands Tranquillien [46, 26]VZ-GhostlandsBlip
Horde Eastern Kingdoms Hillsbrad Foothills Tarren Mill [55, 50]VZ-Hillsbrad FoothillsBlip
Alliance Eastern Kingdoms Hinterlands Aerie Peak [14, 50]File:VZ-The Hinterlands.jpgBlip
Horde Eastern Kingdoms Hinterlands Revantusk Village [76, 74]File:VZ-The Hinterlands.jpgBlip
Alliance Eastern Kingdoms Loch Modan Thelsamar [32, 40]VZ-Loch ModanBlip
Horde Eastern Kingdoms Northern Stranglethorn Grom'gol Base Camp [40, 51]VZ-Northern StranglethornBlip
Alliance Eastern Kingdoms Northern Stranglethorn Fort Livingston [51, 63]VZ-Northern StranglethornBlip
Alliance Eastern Kingdoms Redridge Mountains Lakeshire [24, 53]VZ-Redridge MountainsBlip
Horde Eastern Kingdoms Silverpine Forest The Sepulcher [50, 39]VZ-Silverpine ForestBlip
Alliance Eastern Kingdoms Cape of Stranglethorn East of Booty Bay [51, 67]VZ-Cape of StranglethornBlip
Horde Eastern Kingdoms Cape of Stranglethorn East of Booty Bay [50, 70]VZ-Cape of StranglethornBlip
Horde Eastern Kingdoms Swamp of Sorrows Bogpaddle [76, 14]VZ-Swamp of SorrowsBlip
Alliance Eastern Kingdoms Swamp of Sorrows Bogpaddle [70, 14]VZ-Swamp of SorrowsBlip
Horde Eastern Kingdoms Tirisfal Glades Brill [57, 52]VZ-Tirisfal GladesBlip
Horde Eastern Kingdoms Twilight Highlands Bloodgulch [53, 46]VZ-Twilight HighlandsBlip
Alliance Eastern Kingdoms Twilight Highlands Thundermar [47, 23]VZ-Twilight HighlandsBlip
Horde Eastern Kingdoms Undercity Ruins of Lordaeron [68, 9]VZ-UndercityBlip
Alliance Eastern Kingdoms Western Plaguelands Chillwind Camp [43, 82]VZ-Western PlaguelandsBlip
Alliance Eastern Kingdoms Westfall Moonbrook [45, 62]VZ-WestfallBlip
Alliance Eastern Kingdoms Wetlands Menethil Harbor [13, 47]VZ-WetlandsBlip
Alliance Kalimdor Ashenvale Forest Song [87, 42]VZ-AshenvaleBlip
Horde Kalimdor Ashenvale Silverwind Refuge [52, 67]VZ-AshenvaleBlip
Horde Kalimdor Azshara Bilgewater Harbor [60, 53]VZ-AzsharaBlip
Alliance Kalimdor Azuremyst Isle Azure Watch [44, 53]VZ-Azuremyst IsleBlip
Alliance Kalimdor Exodar, The The Crystal Hall [41, 26]File:VZ-The Exodar.jpgBlip
Horde Kalimdor Northern Barrens Crossroads [50, 54]VZ-Northern BarrensBlip
Horde Kalimdor Southern Barrens Desolation Hold [41, 67]VZ-Southern BarrensBlip
Alliance Kalimdor Southern Barrens Fort Triumph [48, 72]VZ-Southern BarrensBlip
Alliance Kalimdor Bloodmyst Isle Blood Watch [55, 69]VZ-Bloodmyst IsleBlip
Alliance Kalimdor Darkshore Lor'danel [49, 23]VZ-DarkshoreBlip
Alliance Kalimdor Desolace Nijel's Point [65, 17]VZ-DesolaceBlip
Horde Kalimdor Desolace Shadowprey Village [26, 76]VZ-DesolaceBlip
Horde Kalimdor Durotar Razor Hill [52, 47]VZ-DurotarBlip
Horde Kalimdor Orgrimmar Valley of Wisdom [47, 38]VZ-OrgrimmarBlip
Alliance Kalimdor Dustwallow Marsh Theramore Isle [62, 40]VZ-Dustwallow MarshBlip
Horde Kalimdor Dustwallow Marsh Brackenwall Village [33, 30]VZ-Dustwallow MarshBlip
Alliance Kalimdor Feralas Feathermoon Stronghold [28, 44]VZ-FeralasBlip
Horde Kalimdor Feralas Camp Mojache [72, 47]VZ-FeralasBlip
Horde Kalimdor Mulgore Bloodhoof Village [51, 60]VZ-MulgoreBlip
Neutral Kalimdor Mount Hyjal Nordrassil [63, 23]VZ-Mount HyjalBlip
Horde Kalimdor Thunder Bluff Spirit Rise [21, 26]VZ-Thunder BluffBlip
Alliance Kalimdor Silithus Cenarion Hold [57, 34]VZ-SilithusBlip
Horde Kalimdor Silithus Cenarion Hold [46, 44]VZ-SilithusBlip
Horde Kalimdor Stonetalon Mountains Sun Rock Retreat [53, 62]VZ-Stonetalon MountainsBlip
Alliance Kalimdor Stonetalon Mountains Mirkfallon Post [49, 51]VZ-Stonetalon MountainsBlip
Alliance Kalimdor Tanaris Gadgetzan [52, 29]VZ-TanarisBlip
Horde Kalimdor Tanaris Gadgetzan [49, 27]VZ-TanarisBlip
Alliance Kalimdor Teldrassil Darnassus [63, 47]VZ-TeldrassilBlip
Alliance Kalimdor Teldrassil Dolanaar [55, 60]VZ-TeldrassilBlip
Alliance Kalimdor Winterspring Everlook [61, 47]VZ-WinterspringBlip
Horde Kalimdor Winterspring Everlook [58, 47]VZ-WinterspringBlip
Alliance Outland Blade's Edge Mountains Sylvanaar [42, 66]VZ-Blade's Edge MountainsBlip
Horde Outland Blade's Edge Mountains Thunderlord Stronghold [50, 59]VZ-Blade's Edge MountainsBlip
Alliance Outland Hellfire Peninsula Honor Hold [62, 58]VZ-Hellfire PeninsulaBlip
Horde Outland Hellfire Peninsula Thrallmar [57, 42]VZ-Hellfire PeninsulaBlip
Alliance Outland Nagrand Telaar [50, 70]VZ-NagrandBlip
Horde Outland Nagrand Garadar [51, 34]VZ-NagrandBlip
Alliance Outland Netherstorm Area 52 [31, 63]VZ-NetherstormBlip
Horde Outland Netherstorm Area 52 [32, 68]VZ-NetherstormBlip
Alliance Outland Shadowmoon Valley Wildhammer Stronghold [40, 55]VZ-Shadowmoon ValleyBlip
Horde Outland Shadowmoon Valley Shadowmoon Village [33, 30]VZ-Shadowmoon ValleyBlip
Alliance Outland Terokkar Forest Allerian Stronghold [55, 55]VZ-Terokkar ForestBlip
Horde Outland Terokkar Forest Stonebreaker Hold [52, 43]VZ-Terokkar ForestBlip
Alliance Outland Zangarmarsh Telredor [69, 52]VZ-ZangarmarshBlip
Horde Outland Zangarmarsh Zabra'Jin [36, 52]VZ-ZangarmarshBlip
Alliance Northrend Borean Tundra Fizzcrank Airstrip [55, 20]VZ-Borean TundraBlip
Horde Northrend Borean Tundra Bor'gorok Outpost [51, 12]VZ-Borean TundraBlip
Alliance Northrend Crystalsong Forest Windrunner's Overlook [78, 75]VZ-Crystalsong ForestBlip
Horde Northrend Crystalsong Forest Sunreaver's Command [80, 53]VZ-Crystalsong ForestBlip
Alliance Northrend Dragonblight Wintergarde Keep [75, 44]VZ-DragonblightBlip
Horde Northrend Dragonblight Agmar's Hammer [39, 48]VZ-DragonblightBlip
Alliance Northrend Howling Fjord Fort Wildervar [58, 16]VZ-Howling FjordBlip
Horde Northrend Howling Fjord Camp Winterhoof [48, 13]VZ-Howling FjordBlip
Alliance Northrend Grizzly Hills Amberpine Lodge [34, 61]VZ-Grizzly HillsBlip
Horde Northrend Grizzly Hills Conquest Hold [19, 61]VZ-Grizzly HillsBlip
Alliance Northrend Sholazar Basin River's Heart [47, 66]VZ-Sholazar BasinBlip
Horde Northrend Sholazar Basin River's Heart [47, 62]VZ-Sholazar BasinBlip
Alliance Northrend Storm Peaks K3 [42, 87]VZ-Storm PeaksBlip
Horde Northrend Storm Peaks K3 [40, 86]VZ-Storm PeaksBlip
Alliance Northrend Zul'Drak The Argent Stand [41, 61]VZ-Zul'DrakBlip
Horde Northrend Zul'Drak The Argent Stand [43, 71]VZ-Zul'DrakBlip
See also Alliance Bonfires and Horde Bonfires.

Achievements

Note
Note: This list is up to date as of Patch 10.1.7
Title Description Rewards
Alliance Inv summerfest firespirit [Flame Warden of Eastern Kingdoms] Honor the Flames of Eastern Kingdoms.
  • Arathi Highlands
  • Blasted Lands
  • Dun Morogh
  • Elwynn Forest
  • Northern Stranglethorn Vale
  • Swamp of Sorrows
  • The Hinterlands
  • Westfall
  • Badlands
  • Burning Steppes
  • Duskwood
  • Loch Modan
  • Redridge Mountains
  • Stranglethorn Vale
  • Western Plaguelands
  • Wetlands
 10 Achievement points
B Spell fire masterofelements [Extinguishing Eastern Kingdoms] Alliance: Desecrate the Horde's bonfires in Eastern Kingdoms.
Horde: Desecrate the Alliance's bonfires in Eastern Kingdoms.
 10 Achievement points
Horde Inv summerfest firespirit [Flame Keeper of Eastern Kingdoms] Honor the Flames of Eastern Kingdoms.
  • Arathi Highlands
  • Blasted Lands
  • Eversong Woods
  • Hillsbrad Foothills
  • Silverpine Forest
  • Stranglethorn Vale
  • Tirisfal Glades
  • Badlands
  • Burning Steppes
  • Ghostlands
  • Northern Stranglethorn
  • Swamp of Sorrows
  • The Hinterlands
  • Western Plaguelands
 10 Achievement points
Alliance Inv summerfest firespirit [Flame Warden of Kalimdor] Honor the Flames of Kalimdor.
  • Ashenvale
  • Bloodmyst Isle
  • Desolace
  • Feralas
  • Southern Barrens
  • Tanaris
  • Un'Goro Crater
  • Azuremyst Isle
  • Darkshore
  • Dustwallow Marsh
  • Silithus
  • Stonetalon Mountains
  • Teldrassil
  • Winterspring
 10 Achievement points
B Spell fire masterofelements [Extinguishing Kalimdor] Alliance: Desecrate the Horde's bonfires in Kalimdor.
Horde: Desecrate the Alliance's bonfires in Kalimdor.
 10 Achievement points
Horde Inv summerfest firespirit [Flame Keeper of Kalimdor] Honor the Flames of Kalimdor.
  • Ashenvale
  • Desolace
  • Dustwallow Marsh
  • Mulgore
  • Silithus
  • Stonetalon Mountains
  • Un'Goro Crater
  • Azshara
  • Durotar
  • Feralas
  • Barrens
  • Southern Barrens
  • Tanaris
  • Winterspring
 10 Achievement points
Spell frost summonwaterelemental [Ice the Frost Lord] Slay Mob Ahune in the Slave Pens. 10 Achievement points
Ability mage firestarter [Burning Hot Pole Dance] Dance at the ribbon pole for 60 seconds while wearing completed Midsummer set. 10 Achievement points
Inv helmet 08 [King of the Fire Festival] Complete the quest, "A Thief's Reward", by stealing the flames from your enemy's capital cities.
 10 Achievement points
Alliance Inv summerfest firespirit [Flame Warden of Cataclysm] Honor the Flames of zones opened by the cataclysm.
  • Uldum
  • Twilight Highlands
  • Hyjal
  • Deepholm
  • Vashj'ir
 10 Achievement points
B Spell fire fireball [The Fires of Azeroth] Alliance: Complete the Flame Warden achievements.
Horde: Complete the Flame Keeper achievements.
 10 Achievement points
B Spell fire masterofelements [Extinguishing the Cataclysm] Alliance: Desecrate the Horde's bonfires in zones opened by the cataclysm.
Horde: Desecrate the Alliance's bonfires in zones opened by the cataclysm.
 5 Achievement points
Alliance Spell fire masterofelements [Desecration of the Horde] Complete the Extinguishing Eastern Kingdoms, Kalimdor and Outland achievements.
 10 Achievement points
Horde Inv summerfest firespirit [Flame Keeper of Cataclysm] Honor the Flames of zones opened by the cataclysm.
  • Uldum
  • Twilight Highlands
  • Hyjal
  • Deepholm
  • Vashj'ir
 10 Achievement points
Horde Spell fire masterofelements [Desecration of the Alliance] Complete the Extinguishing Eastern Kingdoms, Kalimdor and Outland achievements.
 10 Achievement points
Inv torch thrown [Torch Juggler] Juggle 40 Inv torch lit [Juggling Torch] in 15 seconds in Dalaran. 10 Achievement points
Alliance Inv summerfest firespirit [Flame Warden of Draenor] Honor the flames of Draenor.
  • Spires of Arak
  • Nagrand
  • Shadowmoon Valley
  • Talador
  • Gorgrond
 10 Achievement points
B Spell fire masterofelements [Extinguishing Draenor] Alliance: Desecrate the Horde's bonfire in Draenor's Frostfire Ridge.

Horde: Desecrate the Alliance's bonfire in Draenor's Shadowmoon Valley.

10 Achievement points
Horde Inv summerfest firespirit [Flame Keeper of Draenor] Honor the flames of Draenor.
  • Spires of Arak
  • Nagrand
  • Frostfire Ridge
  • Talador
  • Gorgrond
 10 Achievement points
Alliance Inv summerfest firespirit [Flame Warden of the Broken Isles] Honor the flames of the Broken Isles.
  • Azsuna
  • Highmountain
  • Suramar
  • Val'Sharah
  • Stormheim
 10 Achievement points
Horde Inv summerfest firespirit [Flame Keeper of the Broken Isles] Honor the flames of the Broken Isles.
  • Azsuna
  • Highmountain
  • Suramar
  • Val'Sharah
  • Stormheim
 10 Achievement points
Alliance Spell fire masterofelements [Extinguishing Zandalar] Desecrate the Horde's bonfires in Zandalar.
  • Zuldazar
  • Vol'dun
  • Nazmir
 10 Achievement points
Horde Inv summerfest firespirit [Flame Keeper of Zandalar] Honor the flames of Zandalar.
  • Zuldazar
  • Vol'dun
  • Nazmir
 10 Achievement points
Alliance Inv summerfest firespirit [Flame Warden of Kul Tiras] Honor the Flames of Kul Tiras.
  • Tiragarde Sound
  • Stormsong Valley
  • Drustvar
 10 Achievement points
Horde Spell fire masterofelements [Extinguishing Kul Tiras] Desecrate the Alliance's bonfires in Kul Tiras.
  • Tiragarde Sound
  • Drustvar
  • Stormsong Valley
 10 Achievement points
B Spell fire masterofelements [Extinguishing Pandaria] Alliance: Desecrate the Horde's bonfire in Pandaria's Vale of Eternal Blossoms.

Horde: Desecrate the Alliance's bonfire in Pandaria's Vale of Eternal Blossoms.

10 Achievement points
B Spell fire masterofelements [Extinguishing the Broken Isles] Alliance: Desecrate the Horde's bonfire in Suramar.

Horde: Desecrate the Alliance's bonfire in Suramar.

10 Achievement points
Alliance Inv summerfest firespirit [Flame Warden of the Dragon Isles] Honor the flames of the Dragon Isles.
 10 Achievement points
Horde Inv summerfest firespirit [Flame Keeper of the Dragon Isles] Honor the flames of the Dragon Isles.
 10 Achievement points
Alliance Inv summerfest firespirit [Flame Warden of Outland] Honor the Flames of Outland.
  • Blade's Edge Mountains
  • Nagrand
  • Shadowmoon Valley
  • Zangarmarsh
  • Hellfire Peninsula
  • Netherstorm
  • Terokkar Forest
 10 Achievement points
Alliance Inv summerfest firespirit [Flame Warden of Pandaria] Honor the flames of Pandaria.
 10 Achievement points
B Spell fire masterofelements [Extinguishing Outland] Alliance: Desecrate the Horde's bonfires in Outland.
Horde: Desecrate the Alliance's bonfires in Outland.
 10 Achievement points
Horde Inv summerfest firespirit [Flame Keeper of Outland] Honor the Flames of Outland.
 10 Achievement points
Horde Inv summerfest firespirit [Flame Keeper of Pandaria] Honor the flames of Pandaria.
 10 Achievement points
Alliance Inv summerfest firespirit [Flame Warden of Northrend] Honor the Flames of Northrend.
  • Dragonblight
  • Howling Fjord
  • Storm Peaks
  • Grizzly Hills
  • Crystalsong Forest
  • Sholazar Basin
  • Zul'Drak
  • Borean Tundra
 10 Achievement points
B Spell fire masterofelements [Extinguishing Northrend] Alliance: Desecrate the Horde's bonfires in Northrend.
Horde: Desecrate the Alliance's bonfires in Northrend.
 10 Achievement points
Horde Inv summerfest firespirit [Flame Keeper of Northrend] Honor the Flames of Northrend.
  • Dragonblight
  • Howling Fjord
  • Storm Peaks
  • Grizzly Hills
  • Crystalsong Forest
  • Sholazar Basin
  • Zul'Drak
  • Borean Tundra
 10 Achievement points

History

2010

Previously, the Reveler set items could be used to get Ability mage firestarter [Burning Hot Pole Dance] and then returned (within 2 hours of purchase) for a full refund, allowing you to use those Blossoms for other purchases. In 2010, Festival Garb (Inv shoulder 23 [Mantle of the Fire Festival] Inv chest cloth 72 [Vestment of Summer] Inv boots cloth 20 [Sandals of Summer]) is no longer refundable, so spend your Blossoms wisely!

2009 issues

When the Midsummer event started, flags for completion of the quests in 2008 had not been reset, preventing those who had completed one-time quests in 2008 from getting those quests and gathering Burning Blossoms. Further, characters above level 70 did not have a version of the quest Striking Back.

Recent In-Game Fixes - 6/22/09 | 2009-06-22 22:59 | Blizzard Entertainment Bornakk

We are in the process of applying an in-game fix that will restart all of the quests associated with the Midsummer Fire Festival event and allow players to complete them once again. If you are in the process of completing an achievement such as Extinguishing Kalimdor, this fix will reset your progress and you will need start over. This fix will require realms to be restarted.

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This fix allowed anyone who had already completed any bonfire quests in 2009 before the fix was applied to gather more Blossoms that year than are usually available. Completed achievements were not revoked, but partially completed ones lost all progress. The Quest:Striking Back (level 67) quest for 67-70 characters was extended to 67-80, once again allowing 20 Blossoms per day from daily quests.

While the initial patch was to have reset all event quests, it proved incomplete in many cases. Many reported being unable to complete the "city flames" quests for Exodar and Silvermoon despite being able to repeat those for other cities. At least one realm was not reset properly the first time, and further issues were found. A number of players have continued to have problems with the Exodar and Silvermoon city flame quests.

References

 

Patches and hotfixes

External links

  • External link Wikipedia Like other seasonal events in WoW, the Midsummer Fire Festival is based on a real world holiday, in this case the predominantly European Midsummer festivals celebrated around the summer solstice. The ending fireworks are reminiscent of the Independence Day holiday celebrated in the United States.
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