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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.

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
 
Epic 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
Epic 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
 
Epic 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
Legendary 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
 
Epic 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
Legendary 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
 
Rare 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
Rare 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
Epic 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
Legendary 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
 
Epic / Legendary 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
 
Epic 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
 
Epic 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
 
Epic 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 Globe
120 / 75

Braxis Snow Globe
120 / 75

Cursed Snow Globe
120 / 75

Gingerbread Abathur
120 / 75

Gingerbread Butcher
120 / 75

Gingerbread Cho'gall
120 / 75

Gingerbread Garrosh
120 / 75

Gingerbread Genji
120 / 75

Gingerbread Johanna
120 / 75

Gingerbread Murky
120 / 75

Gingerbread Probius
120 / 75

Gingerbread Samuro
120 / 75

Gingerbread Stukov
120 / 75

Gingerbread Zul'jin
120 / 75

Hanamura Snow Globe
120 / 75

Haunted Snow Globe
120 / 75

Infernal Snow Globe
120 / 75

Snow Globe Foundry
120 / 75

Snow Globe Junction
120 / 75

Snow Globe of Doom
120 / 75

Snow Globe of Eternity
120 / 75

Snow Globe of Terror
120 / 75

Snow Globe of the Spider Queen
120 / 75

Snow Globe Shire
120 / 75

Snow Globe Temple
120 / 75

Nostalgic Frost Elemental
75 / 40

Nostalgic Gingerdread Nazeebo
75 / 40

Nostalgic Great-father Winter Rehgar
75 / 40

Nostalgic Greatfather Winter Malfurion
75 / 40

Nostalgic Greatfather Winter Stitches
75 / 40

Nostalgic Reign-Deer
Reward

Nostalgic Sugar Plum Sylvanas
75 / 40

Nostalgic Winter Treant
75 / 40

Nostalgic Winter Veil Jaina
75 / 40

Nostalgic Winter Veil Lunara
75 / 40

Nostalgic Winter's Helper Valla
75 / 40

Portraits[]

2016 Winter Veil Portraits
 

Special Snowflake
Reward
2017 Winter Veil Portraits
 

Abominable Greench
75 / 40

Alliance Ornament
75 / 40

Angel of Winter Weil
75 / 40

Doomgiver
75 / 40

Fel Cookies and Milk
75 / 40

Festive Mr. Bigglesworth
75 / 40

Frost Elemental
75 / 40

Gingerbread Stukov
75 / 40

Gingerdread Nazeebo
75 / 40

Golden Dreidel
75 / 40

Great-father Winter Rehgar
75 / 40

Great-wolf Winter Rehgar
75 / 40

Greatfather Winter Stitches
75 / 40

Guiding Reign-Deer
75 / 40

Horde Ornament
75 / 40

Khasmas Pylon
75 / 40

Marine Stocking
75 / 40

Nexus Ornament
75 / 40

Nostalgic Frost Elemental
75 / 40

Nostalgic Gingerdread Nazeebo
75 / 40

Nostalgic Great-father Winter Rehgar
75 / 40

Nostalgic Greatfather Winter Malfurion
75 / 40

Nostalgic Greatfather Winter Stitches
75 / 40

Nostalgic Sugar Plum Sylvanas
75 / 40

Nostalgic Winter Treant
75 / 40

Nostalgic Winter Veil Jaina
75 / 40

Nostalgic Winter Veil Lunara
75 / 40

Nostalgic Winter's Helper Valla
75 / 40

Present Company
75 / 40

Present Danger
75 / 40

Season's Reapings Malthael
75 / 40

Sno'gall
75 / 40

Snobius
75 / 40

Snowstorm
75 / 40

Soulcracker Leoric
75 / 40

Sugar Plum Sylvanas
75 / 40

Toon Frost Elemental
75 / 40

Toon Gingerdread Nazeebo
75 / 40

Toon Great-father Winter Rehgar
75 / 40

Toon Great-wolf Winter Rehgar
75 / 40

Toon Greatfather Winter Malfurion
75 / 40

Toon Greatfather Winter Stitches
75 / 40

Toon Sugar Plum Sylvanas
75 / 40

Toon Winter Veil Jaina
75 / 40

Toon Winter Veil Lunara
75 / 40

Toon Winter's Helper Valla
75 / 40

Tree-Topper Auriel
75 / 40

Winter Veil Kharazim
75 / 40

Winter Veil Lunara
75 / 40

Wreath of Stitches
75 / 40

Zealot Stocking
75 / 40

Zergling Stocking
75 / 40

Red Nosed Reign-Deer
Reward

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[]

Loot Chest[]

Trivia[]

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

Videos[]

References[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Winter Veil 2016. Battle.net. Retrieved on 2016-12-09.
  2. Feast of Winter Veil - World of Warcraft

External links[]

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 AirWarcraft NoblegardenDiablo (franchise) Eternal Conflict
2016 Love is in the AirStarCraft Machines of War Nexus Challenge
2017 Love is in the AirWarcraft For Azeroth! Nexus Challenge 2.0 Second AnniversaryDiablo (franchise) Malthael's BargainWarcraft Call of Kel'ThuzadOverwatch Assault on Volskaya Foundry Dragons of the Nexus
2018 StarCraft StarCraft 20th Anniversary Behold the Power of the Dark Nexus! 3-Year AnniversaryWarcraft Echoes of Alterac Raiders of Warchrome Viper Ascendant
2019 Viper Resistance 4-Year Anniversary Return to Warchrome Wastes
2020 5-Year Anniversary Greek GodsWarcraftDiablo (franchise) Altered Fates
2021 Overwatch Overwatch CosplayDiablo (franchise)StarCraftWarcraft Legends of the Past 6.5-Year Anniversary
Notes: Events that featured a quest line are bolded. Events that featured login rewards are italicized.