"The year is slowly winding down, but the merriment of Winter Veil is about to begin! Greatfather Winter is already on his way to spread holiday cheer in the Nexus, and he’s packing plenty of presents for everyone to enjoy during this year’s festivities."[1]
The Winter Veil, also called the feast of Great-Winter, is a seasonal event from the Warcraft universe that takes place during December. It is the in-game counterpart of the Christmas and other holidays at the end of the year.
The event will be celebrated with new limited availability skins and mounts, and special event quests.
The Feast of Winter Veil is one of the most anticipated events of the year! While enjoying a freshly nutmegged cup of nog, and crunching on a crumbly cookie or two, be sure to visit Greatfather Winter in Ironforge if you’re Alliance, or Great-father Winter in Orgrimmar if you’re Horde. While there, you’ll find a few treats, and surely a few tasks to take on as well.[2]
Quests[ | ]
2015[ | ]
Feast of Winter Veil 2015 brought two special quests, with each game played during the event counting toward completion of both quests.
After playing 25 games during the event, players will unlock the following rewards.
Festive Goblin Mount
Special Snowflake Portrait
2017[ | ]
Celebrate Winter Veil this year by with a stocking full of in-game treats that you can earn by playing Heroes of the Storm! The event kicks off Tuesday, December 12, and lasts until the week of January 8, so be sure to complete the quests below before they disappear!
4 Part Quest Chain
Part 1: Play 2 Games
Reward: Nostalgic Reign-Deer Spray
Part 2: Play 5 Games
Reward: Winter Veil Warbanner
Part 3: Play 8 Games
Reward: Red Nosed Reign-Deer Portrait
Part 4: Win 5 Games
Reward: Arctic Reign-Deer Mount
Temporary mount[ | ]
Even the Scrooge-like Treasure Goblin has gotten into the holiday spirit by donning Greatfather Winter’s robes, and adorning himself with candy canes, bells, and bows. The Festive Treasure Goblin Mount will arrive alongside Winter Veil, but this limited-time Mount can’t be purchased. No, this particular Treasure Goblin is feeling extra generous, and will be available to all players for free during Winter Veil! Spread a few snowflakes around the Nexus this year by making sure to select the Festive Treasure Goblin mount before you hit that Ready button in your game lobbies.[1]
Backstory:The weather outside is frightful. Although, to be fair, Jaina has been casting Blizzard a LOT out there.
Features: Themed abilities.
350 / 400
350 / 400 Aurora
350 / 400 Noir
Great-father Winter Rehgar
Backstory:Some people believe that Great-father Winter is just a symbol of commercialization created by Smokywood Pastures. Those people get coal shoved up their stockings.
Features: Themed abilities.
350 / 400
350 / 400 Frozen
350 / 400 Ivory
2015 Winter Veil Skins
Greatfather Winter Stitches
Backstory:The feast of Great-Winter is a magical time of year. It seems like everyone is getting into that Winter Veil spirit! Even if we kinda wish they wouldn't...
Features: Themed abilities.
350 / 400
350 / 400 Festive
350 / 400 Cold
350 / 400 Ivory
Sugar Plum Sylvanas
Backstory:Sugar and spice? Maybe. Everything nice? Not by a long shot.
Features: Themed abilities.
600 / 1,200
600 / 1,200 Snow
600 / 1,200 Sour
600 / 1,200 Sweet
2016 Winter Veil Skins
Winter Veil Lunara
Backstory:Lunara, the festive Dryad, has a very pointy spear. And if you ever see it, you should prob'ly run in fear.
Features: Themed abilities.
350 / 400
350 / 400 Mistletoe
350 / 400 Cold
350 / 400 Starry
350 / 400 Snowfall
Gingerdread Nazeebo
Backstory:Run, run, run... as fast as you can! No one escapes from the Gingerdread Man.
Features: Themed abilities.
600 / 1,200
600 / 1,200 Fruitcake
600 / 1,200 Blueberry
600 / 1,200 Mint
600 / 1,200 Moldy
2017 Winter Veil Skins
Winter Veil Kharazim
Backstory:The God of Winter is one of the Veradani's most important deities. He is sometimes associated with the God of Gifts, to the delight of all.
160 / 100
160 / 100 Evergreen
160 / 100 Rosy
160 / 100 Coal
160 / 100 Frozen
Season's Reapings Malthael
Backstory:Also known as the Ghost of Winter Veil Yet-to-Come, Malthael offers those he visits in the cold dark night a glimpse of their future. Unsurprisingly, their "future" is always death.
160 / 100
160 / 100 Chilling
160 / 100 Coal
160 / 100 Plum
160 / 100 Hallowed
Greatfather Winter Malfurion
Backstory:With little else to do once the creatures of the wild begin their long hibernation, Malfurion has taken to celebrating the Feast of Winter Veil as the jolliest shan'do of all.
Features: Themed abilities, themed animations.
350 / 400
350 / 400 Coal
350 / 400 Rosy
350 / 400 Icy
350 / 400 Naughty
Winter's Helper Valla
Backstory:There's so much to do during Winter Veil that even Greatfather Winter himself needs a little help. Someone always has to cross people off the naughty list, you know.
Features: Themed abilities, themed animations.
600 / 1,200
600 / 1,200 Plum
600 / 1,200 Coal
600 / 1,200 Icewind
600 / 1,200 Ivy
Mounts[ | ]
2014 Winter Veil Mounts
/ Reign-Deer
Backstory:This reindeer doesn't play games.
Notes: The Arctic color could be unlocked after completing Part 4 of the 2017 Winter Veil Quest, it has been made available for purchase during the 2018 Toys event.
350 / 400
350 / 400 Fel
350 / 400 Horde
600 / 1,200 Iceforged
350 / 400 Arctic
2015 Winter Veil Mounts
Festive Goblin
Backstory:Dash through the Nexus on a Festive Goblin mount during the Winter Veil event! If you complete 25 games during Winter Veil you will earn the Festive Goblin mount permanently and the Special Snowflake portrait!
Notes: During the 2015 Winter Veil, this mount was available only during the event. It was made permanently available during the 2016 Winter Veil.
350 / 400
2016 Winter Veil Mounts
Special Snowflake
Backstory:All snowflakes are unique, but not all of them are special. If they were, then none of them would be.
350 / 400
350 / 400 Ivory
350 / 400 Verdant
2017 Winter Veil Mounts
Gingerboard
Backstory:Seriously, who takes a single bite out of a gingerbread cookie and leaves the rest? Someone's getting coal this year!