Noblegarden

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Noblegarden
Duration	April 4th - April 10th
Currency	[Noblegarden Chocolate]
Highlights	Candy Brightly Colored Eggs Rabbits
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Noblegarden is an Easter event, taking place around April, where players can search for colored eggs hidden around the various starting areas.

The great feast of Noblegarden has long been celebrated by the races of the Alliance and recently adopted by those of the Horde. On this joyous day, it is customary for the nobles and lords from each race to hide coins, candy, and the occasional treasures within special eggs painted to look like wildflowers. These eggs are then scattered around the major cities for the citizenry to find. From heroes to commoners, and everyone in between - the feast of Noblegarden is meant to bring communities together to share the joy of life and friendship.

Traditionally, it is held on Easter Sunday. The 2009 date was delayed by the release of Patch 3.1.0 and was moved to April 26 and end May 2.
Also see Blizzard's in-game events page for screen shots or updated info. As of Noblegarden 2009, there is a city barker and a quest giver directing the player to the celebration site.

Contents 1 Brightly Colored Eggs 2 Quests 3 Vendors 4 Achievements 5 Strategy 5.1 Shake Your Bunny-Maker macro 6 Notes 7 Warcraft III 8 Patch changes 9 Videos 10 References 11 External links

Brightly Colored Eggs

For one week, players can find Brightly Colored Eggs scattered about the starting zones:

• Alliance: Dun Morogh, Elwynn Forest, Teldrassil, and Azuremyst Isle
• Horde: Durotar, Mulgore, Tirisfal Glades, and Eversong Woods
• Neutral: Terokkar Forest, outside Shattrath City

Inside each egg will be a piece of [Noblegarden Chocolate]. There's also a chance when collecting the egg that you will gain a buff that transforms you into a rabbit for an hour. Eggs also have a chance to contain any of the event items available for purchase (see vendors below). The only exception is that an egg will never contain another egg.

Quests

The following quests are available for Noblegarden:

•  [80] Spring Collectors
•  [80] Spring Gatherers
•  [80 Daily] The Great Egg Hunt
•  [80 Daily] The Great Egg Hunt
•  [80] A Tisket, a Tasket, a Noblegarden Basket
•  [80] A Tisket, a Tasket, a Noblegarden Basket

Vendors

Noblegarden Merchants and Noblegarden Vendors sell the following items in exchange for [Noblegarden Chocolate]. Vendors can be found at each of the eight event sites.

Item	Cost	Note
[Noblegarden Egg]	5	Noble Garden
[Blossoming Branch]	10	Hard Boiled
[Spring Flowers]	50	Shake Your Bunny-Maker
[Spring Robes]	50	Desert Rose
[White Tuxedo Shirt]	25	Blushing Bride
[Black Tuxedo Pants]	25	Blushing Bride
[Elegant Dress]	50	Blushing Bride
[Spring Circlet]	50
[Spring Rabbit's Foot]	100	Spring Fling
[Tome of Polymorph: Rabbit]	100	Mages only

Achievements

Noblegarden has a host of achievements required to complete its meta-achievement  Noble Gardener, itself a part of  What A Long, Strange Trip It's Been.

	Title	Description	Reward
1	[Blushing Bride]	/kiss someone wearing an [Elegant Dress] while wearing a [White Tuxedo Shirt] and [Black Tuxedo Pants].	10
1	[Chocolate Lover]	Eat 25 [Noblegarden Chocolates] during the Noblegarden celebration.	10
1	[Chocoholic]	Eat 100 [Noblegarden Chocolates] during the Noblegarden celebration.	10
1	[Desert Rose]	Use [Spring Robes] to plant a flower in each of the deserts listed below: Badlands Desolace Tanaris Thousand Needles Silithus	10
1	[Dressed for the Occasion] *	Discover an [Elegant Dress] by opening brightly colored eggs during the Noblegarden celebration.	10
1	[Hard Boiled]	Lay an egg in Un'Goro Crater's Golakka Hot Springs as a rabbit during the Noblegarden celebration.	10
1	[I Found One!]	Find a [Brightly Colored Egg].	10
2	[Noble Garden]	Hide a  [Noblegarden Eggs] in Stormwind City / Silvermoon City.	10
	[Shake Your Bunny-Maker]	Use [Spring Flowers] to place rabbit ears upon females of at least 18th level: Blood elf Draenei Dwarf Gnome Human Night elf Orc Tauren Troll Undead	10
2	[Spring Fling]	Find your pet [Spring Rabbit] another one to love in each of the towns listed below: Alliance: Azure Watch Dolanaar Alliance: Goldshire Kharanos Horde: Bloodhoof Village Brill Horde: Falconwing Square Razor Hill	10
1	[Sunday's Finest] *	Discover the [White Tuxedo Shirt] and [Black Tuxedo Pants] by opening brightly colored eggs during the Noblegarden celebration.	10

• The achievements,  Dressed for the Occasion and  Sunday's Finest, are not a requirement of the  [Noble Gardener] meta-achievement.

Strategy

This is a strategy specifically for the achievements listed above. ^[1][2]

Head to your favorite city of choice. Your mission now is to collect 355 eggs. If you collect any of the following (from finding inside eggs, or borrowing a tuxedo from a friend) you can subtract the amount listed from 355. Do not purchase anything until the end, to minimize the number of eggs you gather. If you are a mage, be sure to add an additional 100 if you are interested in the [Tome of Polymorph: Rabbit].

Item	Cost	Note
[Noblegarden Egg]	5	Used for  Noble Garden
[Spring Flowers]	50	Used for  Shake Your Bunny-Maker
[Spring Robes]	50	Used for  Desert Rose
[White Tuxedo Shirt]	25	Does not bind. Used for  Blushing Bride and  Sunday's Finest
[Black Tuxedo Pants]	25	Does not bind. Used for  Blushing Bride and  Sunday's Finest
[Spring Rabbit's Foot]	100	Used for  Spring Fling
	100	Eat 100 [Noblegarden Chocolates] to complete  Chocoholic.

There are generally two strategies for collecting eggs as fast as possible. You can equip your basket, bind it to a key or button, and keep the buff up as much as possible, running around picking up eggs. Some people prefer camping instead - finding a spot with a lot of spawn points to minimize movement. It's also easy to work on the  Chocoholic achievement as you go by eating your first 100 eggs. Once you have all of your eggs, you should now purchase or borrow from friends any remaining items.

Here are some tips for the remaining achievements:

Achievement	Note
[Blushing Bride]	Equip a [White Tuxedo Shirt] and [Black Tuxedo Pants] and kiss someone wearing a [Elegant Dress] (baby pink colored dress). People are commonly wearing these dresses in the event area, and in Dalaran. Both males and females can wear the clothing for it to count for the achievement (so you don't specifically need to find a female character wearing the dress, for example).
[Chocoholic]	Eat 100 eggs. You can do this while gathering eggs.
[Desert Rose]	Visit Badlands, Desolace, Tanaris, Thousand Needles, and Silithus using flight masters. Once you land, plant your rose and take off again.
[Dressed for the Occasion]	(This is not required for the meta achievement.) This is an RNG based achievement.
[Hard Boiled]	Group with a friend who has a [Blossoming Branch] with charges remaining and use a charge in Un'goro. If you sit still, you should lay an egg in a few minutes. Alternatively, have your [hearthstone] set to Dalaran, Gadgetzan or Silithus, hearthstone when you collect a rabbit buff, then run (or should I say hop) to the Un'goro. You will not be able to use a taxi, but you can use the Portal from Dalaran to Caverns of Time.
[Noble Garden]	Using a purchased [Noblegarden Egg], place it on the ground in either Silvermoon City or Stormwind City.
[Shake Your Bunny-Maker]	Every 5 minutes, you can use your [Spring Flowers] on a female of each faction. Be sure the person is what you think they are, and not using some kind of buff, Be sure the character is actually female (check for beards under those helmets) Be sure the female does not already have the buff. Watch for a carrot icon, or the bunny ears on her head. Be sure she is level 18 or higher! See the macro below Alterac Valley, Dalaran, or the event sites are good places to find less popular races.
[Spring Fling]	Travel to the four event sites for your faction, and walk up to someone else's pet rabbit.
[Sunday's Finest]	(This is not required for the meta achievement.) This is an RNG based achievement.

Shake Your Bunny-Maker macro

To be able to identify race and gender for shapeshifted druids, gender-ambiguous blood elves, or if you simply have poor vision, here's a macro:

 /run DEFAULT_CHAT_FRAME:AddMessage((UnitSex("target")==2 and "Male " or "Female ")..UnitLevel("target").." "..UnitRace("target").." "..(UnitBuff("target","Sprung!")=="Sprung!" and "Sprung!" or "ok"));

Notes

In 2009, the schedule for Noblegarden was changed since it was delayed.^[3]

Warcraft III

This section concerns content exclusive to Warcraft III.

In the official Blizzard scenario map for Warcraft III called "Funny Bunny's Easter Egg Hunt", Easter Bunnies and Evil Bunnies come out around the time of Noblegarden to find eggs. They compete with each other to find as many eggs as possible, valuing rare golden Easter eggs. They live in Easter egg houses.

Easter Bunny	Evil Bunny	Easter bunnies eat carrots.	Golden Easter Egg
Easter Egg home	Easter Egg patch

Patch changes

• Patch 3.1.0 (2009-04-14): Noblegarden 2009 was extended to a week long event compared to previous years. It was also rescheduled to April 26 to May 2nd from the original date of April 12, 2009.
  

Videos

References

External links

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