Winter Veil

Winter Veil

Season	Christmas
Most recent Dates	December 12 (2017) - January 9 (2018)
Theme	Winter Veil
Website
Toys

"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.

History[]

Year	Start	End
2014	No official event occurred	N/A
2015	December 15, 2015	January 12, 2016
2016	December 14, 2016	January 4, 2017
2017	December 12, 2017	January 9, 2018

Background[]

Main article:Feast of Winter Veil

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.

Play 15 Games – Earn a 4 day Stimpack
Play 50 Games – Earn a 10 day Stimpack

2016[]

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]

For gallery, see below.

Skins[]

2014 Winter Veil Skins
Winter Veil Jaina
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!
350 / 400	350 / 400 Strawberry	350 / 400 Frosted	350 / 400 Blueberry	350 / 400 Moldy

Sprays[]

2017 Winter Veil Sprays
Blackheart's Snow Globe120 / 75	Braxis Snow Globe120 / 75	Cursed Snow Globe120 / 75	Gingerbread Abathur120 / 75	Gingerbread Butcher120 / 75	Gingerbread Cho'gall120 / 75
Gingerbread Garrosh120 / 75	Gingerbread Genji120 / 75	Gingerbread Johanna120 / 75	Gingerbread Murky120 / 75	Gingerbread Probius120 / 75	Gingerbread Samuro120 / 75
Gingerbread Stukov120 / 75	Gingerbread Zul'jin120 / 75	Hanamura Snow Globe120 / 75	Haunted Snow Globe120 / 75	Infernal Snow Globe120 / 75	Snow Globe Foundry120 / 75
Snow Globe Junction120 / 75	Snow Globe of Doom120 / 75	Snow Globe of Eternity120 / 75	Snow Globe of Terror120 / 75	Snow Globe of the Spider Queen120 / 75	Snow Globe Shire120 / 75
Snow Globe Temple120 / 75	Nostalgic Frost Elemental75 / 40	Nostalgic Gingerdread Nazeebo75 / 40	Nostalgic Great-father Winter Rehgar75 / 40	Nostalgic Greatfather Winter Malfurion75 / 40	Nostalgic Greatfather Winter Stitches75 / 40
Nostalgic Reign-DeerReward	Nostalgic Sugar Plum Sylvanas75 / 40	Nostalgic Winter Treant75 / 40	Nostalgic Winter Veil Jaina75 / 40	Nostalgic Winter Veil Lunara75 / 40	Nostalgic Winter's Helper Valla75 / 40

Portraits[]

2016 Winter Veil Portraits
Special SnowflakeReward

2017 Winter Veil Portraits
Abominable Greench75 / 40	Alliance Ornament75 / 40	Angel of Winter Weil75 / 40	Doomgiver75 / 40	Fel Cookies and Milk75 / 40	Festive Mr. Bigglesworth75 / 40
Frost Elemental75 / 40	Gingerbread Stukov75 / 40	Gingerdread Nazeebo75 / 40	Golden Dreidel75 / 40	Great-father Winter Rehgar75 / 40	Great-wolf Winter Rehgar75 / 40
Greatfather Winter Stitches75 / 40	Guiding Reign-Deer75 / 40	Horde Ornament75 / 40	Khasmas Pylon75 / 40	Marine Stocking75 / 40	Nexus Ornament75 / 40
Nostalgic Frost Elemental75 / 40	Nostalgic Gingerdread Nazeebo75 / 40	Nostalgic Great-father Winter Rehgar75 / 40	Nostalgic Greatfather Winter Malfurion75 / 40	Nostalgic Greatfather Winter Stitches75 / 40	Nostalgic Sugar Plum Sylvanas75 / 40
Nostalgic Winter Treant75 / 40	Nostalgic Winter Veil Jaina75 / 40	Nostalgic Winter Veil Lunara75 / 40	Nostalgic Winter's Helper Valla75 / 40	Present Company75 / 40	Present Danger75 / 40
Season's Reapings Malthael75 / 40	Sno'gall75 / 40	Snobius75 / 40	Snowstorm75 / 40	Soulcracker Leoric75 / 40	Sugar Plum Sylvanas75 / 40
Toon Frost Elemental75 / 40	Toon Gingerdread Nazeebo75 / 40	Toon Great-father Winter Rehgar75 / 40	Toon Great-wolf Winter Rehgar75 / 40	Toon Greatfather Winter Malfurion75 / 40	Toon Greatfather Winter Stitches75 / 40
Toon Sugar Plum Sylvanas75 / 40	Toon Winter Veil Jaina75 / 40	Toon Winter Veil Lunara75 / 40	Toon Winter's Helper Valla75 / 40	Tree-Topper Auriel75 / 40	Winter Veil Kharazim75 / 40
Winter Veil Lunara75 / 40	Wreath of Stitches75 / 40	Zealot Stocking75 / 40	Zergling Stocking75 / 40		Red Nosed Reign-DeerReward

Emojis[]

Gingerdread Nazeebo Pack 1			Gingerdread Nazeebo Pack 2
Emoji	Name	Shortcut	Emoji	Name	Shortcut
	Gingerdread Nazeebo Happy	:nazeebogingerdreadhappy: :nazghappy:		Gingerdread Nazeebo Angry	:nazeebogingerdreadangry: :nazgangry:
	Gingerdread Nazeebo ROFL	:nazeebogingerdreadlol: :nazeebogingerdreadrofl: :nazglol: :nazgrofl:		Gingerdread Nazeebo Cool	:nazeebogingerdreadcool: :nazgcool:
	Gingerdread Nazeebo Sad	:nazeebogingerdreadsad: :nazgsad:		Gingerdread Nazeebo Embarrassed	:nazeebogingerdreadoops: :nazeebogingerdreadembarrassed: :nazgoops: :nazgembarrassed:
	Gingerdread Nazeebo Silly	:nazeebogingerdreadsilly: :nazgsilly:		Gingerdread Nazeebo in Love	:nazeebogingerdreadlove: :nazeebogingerdreadinlove: :nazglove: :nazginlove:
	Gingerdread Nazeebo Speechless	:nazeebogingerdreadmeh: :nazeebogingerdreadspeechless: :nazgmeh: :nazgspeechless:		Gingerdread Nazeebo Surprised	:nazeebogingerdreadwow: :nazeebogingerdreadsurprised: :nazgwow: :nazgsurprised:

Great-father Winter Rehgar Pack 1			Great-father Winter Rehgar Pack 2
Emoji	Name	Shortcut	Emoji	Name	Shortcut
	Great-father Winter Rehgar Happy	:rehgargreatfatherwinterhappy: :rehgwhappy:		Great-father Winter Rehgar Angry	:rehgargreatfatherwinterangry: :rehgwangry:
	Great-father Winter Rehgar ROFL	:rehgargreatfatherwinterlol: :rehgargreatfatherwinterrofl: :rehgwlol: :rehgwrofl:		Great-father Winter Rehgar Cool	:rehgargreatfatherwintercool: :rehgwcool:
	Great-father Winter Rehgar Sad	:rehgargreatfatherwintersad: :rehgwsad:		Great-father Winter Rehgar Embarrassed	:rehgargreatfatherwinteroops: :rehgargreatfatherwinterembarrassed: :rehgwoops: :rehgwembarrassed:
	Great-father Winter Rehgar Silly	:rehgargreatfatherwintersilly: :rehgwsilly:		Great-father Winter Rehgar in Love	:rehgargreatfatherwinterlove: :rehgargreatfatherwinterinlove: :rehgwlove: :rehgwinlove:
	Great-father Winter Rehgar Speechless	:rehgargreatfatherwintermeh: :rehgargreatfatherwinterspeechless: :rehgwmeh: :rehgwspeechless:		Great-father Winter Rehgar Surprised	:rehgargreatfatherwinterwow: :rehgargreatfatherwintersurprised: :rehgwwow: :rehgwsurprised:

Greatfather Winter Malfurion Pack 1			Greatfather Winter Malfurion Pack 2
Emoji	Name	Shortcut	Emoji	Name	Shortcut
	Greatfather Winter Malfurion Happy	:malfuriongreatfatherwinterhappy: :malfgwhappy:		Greatfather Winter Malfurion Angry	:malfuriongreatfatherwinterangry: :malfgwangry:
	Greatfather Winter Malfurion ROFL	:malfuriongreatfatherwinterlol: :malfuriongreatfatherwinterrofl: :malfgwlol: :malfgwrofl:		Greatfather Winter Malfurion Cool	:malfuriongreatfatherwintercool: :malfgwcool:
	Greatfather Winter Malfurion Sad	:malfuriongreatfatherwintersad: :malfgwsad:		Greatfather Winter Malfurion Embarrassed	:malfuriongreatfatherwinteroops: :malfuriongreatfatherwinterembarrassed: :malfgwoops: :malfgwembarrassed:
	Greatfather Winter Malfurion Silly	:malfuriongreatfatherwintersilly: :malfgwsilly:		Greatfather Winter Malfurion in Love	:malfuriongreatfatherwinterlove: :malfuriongreatfatherwinterinlove: :malfgwlove: :malfgwinlove:
	Greatfather Winter Malfurion Speechless	:malfuriongreatfatherwintermeh: :malfuriongreatfatherwinterspeechless: :malfgwmeh: :malfgwspeechless:		Greatfather Winter Malfurion Surprised	:malfuriongreatfatherwinterwow: :malfuriongreatfatherwintersurprised: :malfgwwow: :malfgwsurprised:

Greatfather Winter Stitches Pack 1			Greatfather Winter Stitches Pack 2
Emoji	Name	Shortcut	Emoji	Name	Shortcut
	Greatfather Winter Stitches Happy	:stitchesgreatfatherwinterhappy: :stigwhappy:		Greatfather Winter Stitches Angry	:stitchesgreatfatherwinterangry: :stigwangry:
	Greatfather Winter Stitches ROFL	:stitchesgreatfatherwinterlol: :stitchesgreatfatherwinterrofl: :stigwlol: :stigwrofl:		Greatfather Winter Stitches Cool	:stitchesgreatfatherwintercool: :stigwcool:
	Greatfather Winter Stitches Sad	:stitchesgreatfatherwintersad: :stigwsad:		Greatfather Winter Stitches Embarrassed	:stitchesgreatfatherwinteroops: :stitchesgreatfatherwinterembarrassed: :stigwoops: :stigwembarrassed:
	Greatfather Winter Stitches Silly	:stitchesgreatfatherwintersilly: :stigwsilly:		Greatfather Winter Stitches in Love	:stitchesgreatfatherwinterlove: :stitchesgreatfatherwinterinlove: :stigwlove: :stigwinlove:
	Greatfather Winter Stitches Speechless	:stitchesgreatfatherwintermeh: :stitchesgreatfatherwinterspeechless: :stigwmeh: :stigwspeechless:		Greatfather Winter Stitches Surprised	:stitchesgreatfatherwinterwow: :stitchesgreatfatherwintersurprised: :stigwwow: :stigwsurprised:

Sugar Plum Sylvanas Pack 1			Sugar Plum Sylvanas Pack 2
Emoji	Name	Shortcut	Emoji	Name	Shortcut
	Sugar Plum Sylvanas Happy	:sylvanassugarplumhappy: :sylvsphappy:		Sugar Plum Sylvanas Angry	:sylvanassugarplumangry: :sylvspangry:
	Sugar Plum Sylvanas ROFL	:sylvanassugarplumlol: :sylvanassugarplumrofl: :sylvsplol: :sylvsprofl:		Sugar Plum Sylvanas Cool	:sylvanassugarplumcool: :sylvspcool:
	Sugar Plum Sylvanas Sad	:sylvanassugarplumsad: :sylvspsad:		Sugar Plum Sylvanas Embarrassed	:sylvanassugarplumoops: :sylvanassugarplumembarrassed: :sylvspoops: :sylvspembarrassed:
	Sugar Plum Sylvanas Silly	:sylvanassugarplumsilly: :sylvspsilly:		Sugar Plum Sylvanas in Love	:sylvanassugarplumlove: :sylvanassugarpluminlove: :sylvsplove: :sylvspinlove:
	Sugar Plum Sylvanas Speechless	:sylvanassugarplummeh: :sylvanassugarplumspeechless: :sylvspmeh: :sylvspspeechless:		Sugar Plum Sylvanas Surprised	:sylvanassugarplumwow: :sylvanassugarplumsurprised: :sylvspwow: :sylvspsurprised:

Deck the Halls			Winter Veil Phrases Pack
Emoji	Name	Shortcuts	Emoji	Name	Shortcuts
	Ornament	:ornament:		Good Game	:wgg:
	Snowflake	:snowflake:		Good Job	:wgj:
	Candle	:candle:		Good Luck, Have Fun	:wglhf:
	Snowman	:snowman:		Sleepy	:wzzz:
	Wreath	:wreath:		Cry	:wtt:

Banners[]

2017 Winter Veil Banners
Winter Veil Warbanner
Backstory: As seasons change and winter blankets Azeroth, communities gather for feasting and merriment, sharing what they have with one another.
Notes: This banner was only available by completing the Event Quest during the Winter Veil event in 2017.

Gallery[]

Banners[]

Feast of Winter Veil 2014 Banner.
Feast of Winter Veil 2015 Banner.
Feast of Winter Veil 2016 Banner.

Loot Chest[]

Common Winter Veil Loot Chest
Rare Winter Veil Loot Chest
Epic Winter Veil Loot Chest

Trivia[]

In 2018, this event was replaced by Toys. The cosmetics were available in Toys Loot Chests.

Videos[]

References[]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Winter Veil 2016. Battle.net. Retrieved on 2016-12-09.
↑ Feast of Winter Veil - World of Warcraft

External links[]

Winter Veil 2016 (2016-12-09)
Winter Veil Has Begun!! (2015-12-11)
Winter Veil Skins, Mount, and Altered Fates-Themed Skins Coming Soon (2014-11-24)

Events
Seasonal	Spring	Lunar Festival (2015–2018) • Caldeum Complex (2019) • Fragments of the Dark Nexus (2020)
	Summer	Sun's Out, Guns Out (2017) • Nexomania (2018) • MechaStorm II (2019) • Nexomania II (2020)
	Fall	Hallow's End (2015–2017) • Fall of King's Crest (2018) • The Scarlet Heist (2019) • CraftWars (2020)
	Winter	Winter Veil (2015–2017) • It's Time for Toys! (2018) • Toys II (2019) • Winter Treasure (2020)
Unique	2015	Love is in the Air • Noblegarden • Eternal Conflict
	2016	Love is in the Air • Machines of War • Nexus Challenge
	2017	Love is in the Air • For Azeroth! • Nexus Challenge 2.0 • Second Anniversary • Malthael's Bargain • Call of Kel'Thuzad • Assault on Volskaya Foundry • Dragons of the Nexus
	2018	StarCraft 20th Anniversary • Behold the Power of the Dark Nexus! • 3-Year Anniversary • Echoes of Alterac • Raiders of Warchrome • Viper Ascendant
	2019	Viper Resistance • 4-Year Anniversary • Return to Warchrome Wastes
	2020	5-Year Anniversary • Greek Gods • Altered Fates
	2021	Overwatch Cosplay • Legends of the Past • 6.5-Year Anniversary
Notes: Events that featured a quest line are bolded. Events that featured login rewards are italicized.

[WV-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Winter Veil 2016. Battle.net. Retrieved on 2016-12-09.

[2] Feast of Winter Veil - World of Warcraft

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