4.3: Darkmoon Faire Preview Guide
posted 3 days ago by perculia
The new Darkmoon Faire hit the PTR this morning and we couldn't wait to finally experience it after seeing all the teaser datamined items over the past few months! It's filled with quirky details, fun games, and lots of vanity items for all tastes. The Faire has been radically revamped, with new achievements, games, rewards, and currencies. We've covered it all in the guide below with numerous screenshots organized by attraction.
Highlights include:
Upon reaching the Faire, players will notice it's certainly a lot more extensive than the current version. Stroll down the main avenue to see familiar attractions mixed in with new quests and games. We've organized the attractions from front to back, as if you were entering the Faire and strolling completely through to the Boardwalk.
Darkmoon Game Token, found in 
Sack o' Tokens and 
Pouch o' Tokens purchased from Game Vendors located around the Faire. We've included screenshots of all the game instructions--click them to view larger.
Fun for the Little Ones.
Putting the Crunch in the Frogand Spoilin' for Salty Sea Dogs.
The Humanoid Cannonball.
Target: Turtle.
Putting Trash to Good Use.
He Shoots, He Scores!
Test Your Strength.
It's Hammer Time
Putting the Carnies Back Together Again and Keeping the Faire Sparkling.
Darkmoon Dancing Bear. Pets costs 90 
Darkmoon Prize Ticket.
Darkmoon Prize Ticket, depending on the item.
Darkmoon "Tiger", as well as cloaks and weapons!
Highlights include:
- The replica Dungeon Tier items we found several weeks ago made it to the PTR! This means you can transmogrify your armor into Dungeon Set 0 and .5 tier from vanilla (and without class restrictions too!). These sets had been removed in Cataclysm and were currently unobtainable on live.
- Numerous new mounts and pets to purchase.
- A large-scale PvP arena bloodbath.
- New quests associated with mini-games as well as professions: this will grant
- A petting zoo!
Table of Contents
- General Information
- Achievements and Vanity Items
- Darkmoon Faire Quests
- Darkmoon Defender (PvP Quest)
- Darkmoon Despoiler (PvE Quests)
- Faire Favors (Profession Quest)
- Mini Games
- Games
- Darkmoon Cards: Archaeology
- Cooking and Fishing
- Human Cannonball
- Ring Toss
- Sayge's Fortunes
- Shooting Arcade
- The Strongest Woman Alive
- Tonk Challenge
- Whack-A-Mole
- Other Attractions
- Vendors
- Darkmoon Boardwalk
General Information
Faire Layout
Upon reaching the Faire, players will notice it's certainly a lot more extensive than the current version. Stroll down the main avenue to see familiar attractions mixed in with new quests and games. We've organized the attractions from front to back, as if you were entering the Faire and strolling completely through to the Boardwalk.- Left: Information Booth / Right: Game Token Vendor
- Left: East Pavilion / Right: Whack-A-Mole & Cannon
- Left: Sandbox Tigers / Right: West Pavilion
- Left: Darkmoon Cards & Cafe / Right: Shooting Arcade
- Left: Tonks / Right: Game Token Vendor & Souvenirs
- Left: Cafe & Food Vendor / Right: Heirloom & Replica Armor Prizes & The Strongest Woman Alive
- Left: Drink Vendor / Right: Pet & Mount Prizes & Dancing Bear
- Left: Pavilion / Right: Fireworks & Injured Carnie Area
- Left: Sayge's Fortunes / Right: Game Token Vendor
- Left: Ring Toss / Right: Deathmatch Pavilion
- Darkmoon Boardwalk: L90ETC, Portals, Fishing, Petting Zoo, Pony/Ram Rides
Getting to the Faire
Talk to NPCs in capital cities to be ported to the Faire's old location. (This month, it was Goldshire.) Step through the portal to be taken to the completely new island and ride a bit through the woods before discovering the Faire at the bottom of the hill.
Information Booths
NPCs by both the portal and the entrance to the Faire provide players with detailed information on the new changes to the Faire. Click on the screenshots to expand and read more information!
Achievements and Vanity Items
Achievements
New Items
Darkmoon Faire Quests
Darkmoon Defender (PvP Quest)
| Quest | Rewards | Reputation Gain |
| The Captured Journal | 5 | +250 rep |
| A Captured Banner | 5 | +250 rep |
| The Enemy's Insignia | 5 | +250 rep |
Darkmoon Despoiler (PvE Quests)
| Quest | Rewards | Reputation Gain |
| The Captured Journal | 5 | +250 rep |
| A Captured Banner | 5 | +250 rep |
| The Enemy's Insignia | 5 | +250 rep |
| A Curious Crystal | 10 | +250 rep |
| An Exotic Egg | 10 | +250 rep |
| An Intriguing Grimoire | 10 | +250 rep |
| A Wondrous Weapon | 10 | +250 rep |
| Tools of Divination | 10 | +250 rep |
| The Master Strategist | 15 | +250 rep |
Faire Favors (Profession Quest)
| Quest | Rewards | Reputation Gain |
| A Fizzy Fusion Alchemy | 1, 2 | +250 rep |
| Baby Needs Two Pair of Shoes Blacksmithing | 1, 2 | +250 rep |
| Putting Trash to Good Use Enchanting | 1, 2 | +250 rep |
| Talkin' Tonks Engineering | 1, 2 | +250 rep |
| Herbs for Healing Herbalism | 1, 2 | +250 rep |
| Writing the Future Inscription | 1, 2 | +250 rep |
| Keeping the Faire Sparkling Jewelcrafting | 1, 2 | +250 rep |
| Eyes on the Prizes Leatherworking | 1, 2 | +250 rep |
| Rearm, Reuse, Recycle Mining | 1, 2 | +250 rep |
| Tan My Hide Skinning | 1, 2 | +250 rep |
| Banners, Banners Everywhere! Tailoring | 1, 2 | +250 rep |
| Fun for the Little Ones Archaeology | 1, 2 | +250 rep |
| Putting the Crunch in the Frog Cooking | 1, 2 | +250 rep |
| Putting the Carnies Back Together Again First Aid | 1, 2 | +250 rep |
| Spoilin' for Salty Sea Dogs Fishing | 1, 2 | +250 rep |
Mini Games
| Quest | Rewards | Reputation Gain |
| Test Your Strength | 1 | +250 rep |
| It's Hammer Time | 1 | |
| The Humanoid Cannonball | 1 | |
| He Shoots, He Scores! | 1 | |
| Target: Turtle | 1 |
Games
To play these games, you'll need to get Darkmoon Game Token, found in Sack o' Tokens and Pouch o' Tokens purchased from Game Vendors located around the Faire. We've included screenshots of all the game instructions--click them to view larger.Darkmoon Cards: Archaeology
Professor Thaddeus Paleo <Darkmoon Cards>: Fun for the Little Ones.
Cooking and Fishing
Stamp Thunderhorn <Food Vendor> is still around and selling his snacks, but now he also has some quests! Putting the Crunch in the Frogand Spoilin' for Salty Sea Dogs.
Human Cannonball
Maxima Blastenheimer <Darkmoon Faire Cannoneer>: The Humanoid Cannonball.
Ring Toss
Jessica Rogers <Ring Toss>: Target: Turtle.
Sayge's Fortunes
Sayge is still around offering his trademark fortunes that reward you with 2 hour buffs, but now he also offers Putting Trash to Good Use.
Shooting Arcade
Rinling: He Shoots, He Scores!
The Strongest Woman Alive
Kerri Hicks <The Strongest Woman Alive>: Test Your Strength.Tonk Challenge
Finlay Coolshot <Tonk Challenge>
Whack-A-Mole
Quest: It's Hammer Time
Other Attractions
Cafes
Aimee of dessert fame, Asric, and Jadaar are back! They're hanging out at the food court.
Dancing Bear
Dance with the bear to get him to dance back!
Deathmatch Pavilion
Korgol Crushskull <The Pit Master> presides over this large-scale arena event. Players compete to loot a spawned chest and eventually complete a trinket. So far on the PTR, it was a bit of a free-for-all bloodbath.
Fireworks
Fireworks Vendor: Boomie Sparks
Injured Carnies
Chronos <He Who Never Forgets>: Putting the Carnies Back Together Again and Keeping the Faire Sparkling.
Pavilions
Three are under construction--curious to see if they'll be used for future events or games in 5.0.
Sandbox
Play in the sandbox and ride one of the miniature tigers along the edge.
Vendors
Pet & Mount Prizes
Lhara <Pet & Mount Prizes> sells items like Darkmoon Dancing Bear. Pets costs 90 Darkmoon Prize Ticket.| Item | Type | Cost |
| Darkmoon Dancing Bear | Ground mount | 180 |
 Swift Forest Strider | Ground mount | 180 |
 Darkmoon Monkey | Non-combat pet | 90 |
| Darkmoon Cub | Non-combat pet | 90 |
 Darkmoon Turtle | Non-combat pet | 90 |
 Darkmoon Balloon | Non-combat pet | 90 |
 Darkmoon Tonk | Non-combat pet | 90 |
| Darkmoon Zeppelin | Non-combat pet | 90 |
Heirlooms & Replica Armor Prizes
It's obvious that this area was the most crowded on the PTR. Besides Daenrand Dawncest, an heirloom vendor, the main attraction wasBarum and Baruma, who sold BoE replicas of removed vanilla dungeon gear! The replica dungeon gear costs 55 or 75 Darkmoon Prize Ticket, depending on the item.Heirlooms
| Items | Type | Cost |
| Click to view | Two-handed weapons | 160 |
| Click to view | One-handed weapons | 110 |
| Click to view | Ranged weapons | 160 |
| Click to view | Shoulder armor | 110 |
| Click to view | Chest armor | 110 |
| Click to view | Trinkets | 130 |
Replica
| Items | Type | Cost |
| Full set | 520 | |
| Replica chests | Chest armor | 75 |
| Replica hands | Hand armor | 55 |
| Replica heads | Head armor | 75 |
| Replica feet | Feet armor | 55 |
| Replica legs | Leg armor | 75 |
| Replica shoulders | Shoulder armor | 75 |
| Replica waists | Waist armor | 55 |
| Replica wrists | Wrist armor | 55 |
Souvenir & Toy Prizes
Gelvas Grimegate <Souvenir & Toy Prizes> sells items like Darkmoon "Tiger", as well as cloaks and weapons!| Item | Type | Cost |
| Darkmoon "Tiger" | Ride, consumed on use | 1 |
 Darkmoon "Sword" | Two-handed weapon | 20 |
| Darkmoon Balloon | Non-combat pet | 90 |
 Darkmoon Flower | Held in off-hand | 90 |
 Darkmoon Storage Box | Bag | 1 |
 Cloak of the Darkmoon Faire | Back | 90 |
 Darkmoon Hammer | Two-handed weapon | 160 |
Darkmoon Boardwalk
The boardwalk features a petting zoo, live music, ponies and rams your characters can ride around on, fishing, and portals back to major cities.
L90ETC
L90ETC performs at the top of the hour.
Portals and Fishing
Petting Zoo
Pony and Ram Rides
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