Noblegarden 2024 Guide for World of Warcraft
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Noblegarden is the World of Warcraft counterpart of Easter, the most important Christian festival.
Though its origins are steeped in druidic festivals from times long past, the current incarnation of Noblegarden is a contrast between ancient traditions and modern interpretations. While some races of Azeroth try to stay true to the original spirit of the holiday, others prefer a more lighthearted approach — in essence, looking everywhere for festively decorated eggs and collecting the goodies found within. One tenet all can agree on is that the feast of Noblegarden is meant to bring communities together to share the joy of life and friendship.
All characters will be able to participate, as none of the activities has a level requirement.
The event itself takes place mostly in low level towns of each faction, where players will busy themselves searching for eggs that contain rewards and items needed for the achievements.
This guide will walk you through everything you need to know to complete the event.
Overview
Noblegarden is a rather simple and short event. You will be
spending the majority of your time looking for
Brightly Colored Eggs around low level towns of your
faction. These eggs contain the tokens you will need to buy the
rewards, as well as the items you will need to complete the
achievements.
Recent Changes
The following section highlights Noblegarden updates made in recent years.
In 2024, a few new items have been added:
Noble Flying Carpet has a 1% chance to drop from the
Loot-Filled Basket, the daily reward from Daetan Swiftplume.
The bag from Daetan also has a chance to contan the Spring Reveler's Turqoise Armor Set comprised of the following pieces of armor:
Spring Reveler's Turquoise Attire;
Spring Reveler's Turquoise Dress;
Spring Reveler's Turquoise Boots;
Spring Reveler's Turquoise Sun Hat;
Spring Reveler's Turquoise Pants;
Spring Reveler's Turquoise Belt.
Lovely Duckling can be bought from Noblegarden Vendors for 250
Noblegarden Chocolates.
Finally, you will receive 
Duck Disguiser after finishing the
new quest line called What the Duck? started in Goldshire (Alliance)
or Razor Hill (Horde).
In 2023, A Drake's Big Basket of Eggs has been added. The toy equips your
Dragonriding Drake with a festive basket and costs 200
Noblegarden Chocolates.
In 2022, two toys were added to the event:
Eagger Basket — This item is the toy version of
Borrowed Egg Basket. Your character will receive it upon completing
the A Tisket, a Tasket, a Noblegarden Basket quest available from
Noblegarden Merchants.
Spring Florist's Pouch — is a new toy purchasable for
50 
Noblegarden Chocolates from Noblegarden Merchants. It is a new
requirement for the 
Desert Rose achievement.
In 2021, members of the Venthyr Covenant can participate in an egg-hunt during the Ember Court. No other changes have been made to the event.
In 2019, new items were added. 
Noble Gardener's Hearthstone costs
250 Noblegarden Chocolates and three new circlets can be purchased
for 50 Noblegarden Chocolates: 
Blue Spring Circlet,
Brown Spring Circlet, and Yellow Spring Circlet.
Eligibility
All characters are eligible to participate in the event
and can earn all the achievements and rewards (with the exception of
Tome of Polymorph: Rabbit for Mages, which can only be purchased and
used at level 25 or more).
Date and Timeline
Noblegarden is a 1-week event. This year, it starts on April 1st and finishes on April 8th.
Noblegarden is a short event, in the sense that you can complete it entirely and obtain all the rewards in a matter of a few hours.
Locations
Noblegarden quests givers and vendors can be found in the following low level towns:
- Alliance
- Azure Watch in Azuremyst Isle
- Dolanaar in Teldrassil
- Goldshire in Elwynn Forest
- Kharanos in Dun Morogh
- Horde
- Bloodhoof Village in Mulgore
- Brill in Tirisfal Glades
- Falconwing Square in Eversong Woods
- Razorhill in Durotar
Collecting Brightly Colored Eggs will also be done in these towns.
Currency
The currency of the event is Noblegarden Chocolate. You get these
chocolates in Brightly Colored Eggs, at a rate of 1 Noblegarden
Chocolate per egg. You can use this currency to buy the rewards of the
events, as well as the items you need for some of the achievements
(these items also have a chance to be contained in Brightly Colored Eggs).
Rewards
In addition to the various vanity items needed for the achievements and the achievements themselves, Noblegarden offers four rewards:
Tome of Polymorph: Rabbit, which you can buy for 100 ;
Spring Rabbit's Foot (a pet), which you can find in 
Brightly Colored Eggs
or buy for 100 ;
Mystical Spring Bouquet (a pet), which you can buy for 100 ;
Swift Springstrider (a mount), which you can buy for 500 (it also has
a very small chance to be contained in Brightly Colored Eggs).
Vanity Items
At each Noblegarden location, you will find Noblegarden Vendors (Alliance) and Noblegarden Merchants (Horde). These NPCs sell many vanity items, most of which are required for completing the achievements.
| Vanity Item | Cost | Related Achievement |
| Noblegarden Egg | 5 | Noble Garden (Alliance / Horde) |
 Blossoming Branch | 10 |  Hard Boiled |
 Black Tuxedo Pants | 25 |  Blushing Bride |
 White Tuxedo Shirt | 25 | Blushing Bride |
 Elegant Dress | 50 | Blushing Bride |
| Spring Circlet | 50 | |
| Black Spring Circlet | 50 | |
| Pink Spring Circlet | 50 | |
| Blue Spring Circlet | 50 | |
| Brown Spring Circlet | 50 | |
| Yellow Spring Circlet | 50 | |
 Spring Flowers | 50 |  Shake Your Bunny-Maker |
 Spring Robes | 50 | |
 Spring Florist's Pouch | 50 |  Desert Rose |
 Noblegarden Bunny | 200 | |
| Noble Gardener's Hearthstone | 250 | |
| A Drake's Big Basket of Eggs | 200 | |
| Lovely Duckling | 250 |
All cosmetic items can be used for transmogrification purposes for the duration of the event.
Achievements
The meta-achievement of the event is 
Noble Gardener. It rewards
the the Noble title, counts towards 
What a Long, Strange Trip It's Been, and
requires you to complete most of the achievements related to the event:
Blushing Bride- Chocolate Lover and its follow up achievement Chocoholic
- Desert Rose
Dressed for the Occasion (not needed for the meta-achievement)
Hard Boiled
I Found One!- Noble Garden (Alliance / Horde)
Shake Your Bunny-Maker- Spring Fling (Alliance/ Horde)
Sunday's Finest (not needed for the meta-achievement)
Quests
Spring Collectors (Alliance) and Spring Gatherers (Horde) are the introductory quests of the event. You can take them from commoners in any Capital City.
This introductory quest is to be turned in at the Noblegarden location of your choice. There, you will be able to take two other quests:
- A Tisket, a Tasket, a Noblegarden Basket (Alliance / Horde) is mandatory as it rewards you with
Egg Basket, a most useful item for collecting Brightly Colored Eggs.
To complete the quest, you need to return to the quest giver with 10
Noblegarden Chocolates. To do so, bind the Borrowed Egg Basket to
one of your mouse buttons and keep spamming it when looking around for
eggs; otherwise other players will keep outrunning you.
- The Great Egg Hunt (Alliance / Horde) is a daily quest that rewards you with
a
Blossoming Branch, which makes the Hard Boiled achievement
much easier. To complete the quest, simply open 20
Brightly Colored Eggs in the location where you took the quest. This
will grant you the 20 
Brightly Colored Shell Fragments that you need.
Furious ducks, led by the druid Daetan Swiftplume, have disrupted Noblegarden festivities in Goldshire and Razor Hill. Discover Daetan's hideout and scare off the disruptive ducks. To start the What the Duck quest, talk to Zinia Brooks (Alliance) in Goldshire or Sylnaria Fareflame in Razor Hill (Horde).
Daetan Swiftplume
Daetan Swiftplume is a boss that you must summon by finding a giant golden egg and dragging it to his nest.
Exact spawn locations are:
- 30.7 91.4 in Elwynn Forest for Alliance players;
- 44.5 35.08 in Durotar for Horde players.
The eggs can be found in the close proximity of his nest in Elwynn Forest
(Alliance) or Durotar (Horde). When killed, Daetan drops Loot-Filled Basket.
There are two versions of the basket, a green and a blue one.
The blue only drops for level 60-70 players and has a 1% chance to contain
the Noble Flying Carpet mount.
In addition to the mount, the bag has a chance to contain the Spring Reveler's Turquoise Attire transmog set.
Defeating Daetan for the first time grants players the 
Quacked Killer achievement.
Collecting Eggs
Eggs can only be found in low level towns where you will find Noblegarden
NPCs. To collect the eggs efficiently, you need to make extensive use of
your Egg Basket, which is a reward for A Tisket, a Tasket, a Noblegarden Basket (Alliance / Horde).
Our advice is to place the item on your action bar in the place of an
ability bound to one of your mouse buttons. This makes it easier to refresh
the increased speed buff.
After opening a few Brightly Colored Eggs, you will be turned into a rabbit
for 60 minutes. This is mainly a cosmetic effect. As a rabbit, you can lay eggs by standing
still for a while, something that you will need for Hard Boiled, one
of the achievements.
One last piece of advice is to set, in your Video/Effects settings, Environment Detail to lowest. This will make it easier to see the eggs.
Cheap Cross-Realm and Cross-Faction Gold Transfers
Noblegarden vendors sell 
Magnificently-Painted Egg for 1,000
. This item can be used to place a
Magnificently-Painted Egg on the ground that anyone can pick up (even players
from another realm or another faction, provided they can see the item) and sell for 900
.
Be aware that both items are unique, so you can only have one of each in your inventory at any given time.
Achievements
In this section, we will run you through all the Noblegarden achievements.
While Collecting Eggs
Many achievements can be earned while opening Brightly Colored Eggs.
I Found One!
I Found One! is arguably the easiest achievement of the event.
You simply need to open a Brightly Colored Egg, something that you
will do countless times.
Chocolate Lover and Chocoholic
Chocolate Lover and Chocoholic require you to loot a total of 100
Noblegarden Chocolates from Brightly Colored Egg and eat them.
Dressed for the Occasion
Dressed for the Occasion will be granted to you if you loot an
Elegant Dress from a Brightly Colored Egg. You will not get
the achievement if you buy the Elegant Dress from a vendor.
Note that this achievement does not count towards Noble Gardener,
the meta-achievement.
Sunday's Finest
Sunday's Finest will be granted to you if you loot Black Tuxedo Pants
and a White Tuxedo Shirt from a Brightly Colored Egg. You will not get
the achievement if you buy these two items from a vendor.
Note that this achievement does not count towards Noble Gardener,
the meta-achievement.
Remaining Achievements
The remaining achievements are presented below. We tried to rank from the least complicated to the most complicated.
Noble Garden
Completing Noble Garden (Alliance / Horde) requires you to acquire 5 and
use them to buy a Noblegarden Egg from a vendor. Then go to
Stormwind City, if you play Alliance, or Silvermoon City, if you play Horde,
right click the egg and select the area where you want to lay it.
After laying the egg (and subsequently getting the achievement), you can open it and loot its content.
Blushing Bride
The easiest way to complete Blushing Bride is to ask a friend or
a guildie to help you. Give them the Elegant Dress (if they do not have
one), ask them to put it on. Then, put on your own White Tuxedo Shirt and
Black Tuxedo Pants, and kiss them.
Note that if you are missing one of the 3 required items, you can buy them
from a Noblegarden vendor in exchange for Noblegarden Chocolates.
Desert Rose
To complete Desert Rose, you need to buy Spring Florist's Pouch
for 50 from a Noblegarden vendor.
Note that you can use this item multiple times, so do not make the mistake of
buying several of them.
Once you have Spring Florist's Pouch, simply go successively to The
Badlands, Desolace, Silithus, Tanaris, and Thousand Needles. In each region,
use your Spring Florist's Pouch. It does not matter where you plant the flower,
as long as you are in the proper zone.
Hard Boiled
Hard Boiled requires you to lay an egg at Golakka Hot Springs in
Un'Goro Crater. In order to lay an egg, you need to be transformed into
a rabbit and stand still for about a minute.
During Noblegarden, there are two ways to get transformed into a rabbit:
- by opening Brightly Colored Eggs, in which case you need to
either
- hearthstone to Marshal's Stand (in northern Un'Goro Crater) and then go to Golakka Hot Springs without losing your rabbit buff;
- run all the way to Golakka Hot Springs without losing your rabbit buff.
- by being the target of a Blossoming Branch, in which case you simply need to bring a friend with you to Golakka Hot Springs and ask them
to use Blossoming Branch on you.
Note that you will lose your rabbit buff if you take damage, be it from an enemy attack or from a fall.
Spring Fling
For Spring Fling (Alliance/ Horde), you need to first acquire a 
Spring Rabbit's Foot,
which you can loot from a Brightly Colored Egg or buy from a Noblegarden
vendor for 100 . We advise you to complete this achievement last, as
it can be frustrating to buy the Spring Rabbit's Foot only to see it drop
later from a Brightly Colored Egg.
Then, you need to visit the 4 Noblegarden locations of your faction. In each location, you need to get the pet out and find another player with the same pet. Obviously, it makes it a lot easier if you do the achievement with a friend or a guildie.
Shake Your Bunny Maker
To complete Shake Your Bunny-Maker, you need to use
Spring Flowers, which you can loot from a Brightly Colored Egg or
buy from a Noblegarden vendor for 50 , on female characters of
each race. The targeted characters must be level 18 at least.
To make it even easier, you can use the following macro (credit to WoWWiki):
/run DEFAULT_CHAT_FRAME:AddMessage((UnitSex("target")==2 and "Male " or "Female ")..UnitLevel("target").." "..UnitRace("target").." "..(UnitBuff("target","Sprung!")=="Sprung!" and "Sprung!" or "clear"));
Select a target and click the macro. It will check whether the target is a
female and will also tell you if the target has been recently targeted
by another player's Spring Flowers, in which case you will not be able to complete the
objective.
Changelog
- 02 Apr. 2024: Updated for Patch 10.2.6.
- 10 Apr. 2023: Guide updated for 2023.
- 19 Apr. 2022: Guide updated for 2022.
- 05 Apr. 2021: Guide reviewed for 2021.
- 18 Apr. 2020: Dates and level requirements updated.
- 13 Apr. 2020: Guide reviewed for 2020.
- 23 Apr. 2019: Added new items for 2019.
- 02 Apr. 2018: No changes for 2018.
- 17 Apr. 2017: 2017 update to introduce the new Noblegarden Bunny pet.
- 28 Mar. 2016: Small update to change the event dates and mention that there is no change since 2015.
- 06 Apr. 2015: Mystical Spring Bouquet can be purchased for 100 Noblegarden Chocolates.
- 05 Apr. 2015: Added Mystical Spring Bouquet, the new 2015 pet.
- 07 Apr. 2013: Added a mention that the Swift Springstrider mount can be found in Brightly Colored Eggs.
- 01 Apr. 2013: Tome of Polymorph: Rabbit can no longer be obtained by Mages under level 60.
- 31 Mar. 2013: Updated link for Noble Gardener (there no longer is an Alliance-specific and a Horde-specific achievement).
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