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The Lunar Festival Has Begun!

by - 8 years ago

The Lunar Festival is back, and this year’s event is better than ever. Last year’s event was essentially just new skins for Chen and Li Li, but this year’s event offers much more.

For starters, there is a special event quest to complete 25 games during the Lunar Festival 2016. You can play Versus AI, Quick Match, or Ranked games in order to complete this quest. Completing this quest will earn you the Monkey Elder portrait, which is also new for this year’s event.

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Speaking of the Monkey Elder, there is also a special daily quest to catch the Monkey Elder. There is a 50% chance for this elusive little guy to spawn at the beginning of the game whenever someone on your team has yet to complete the quest that day.

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Unlike previous special event quests like defeating Treasure Goblins, this one cannot be completed alone. The Monkey Elder is much faster, and it takes three players staying in close proximity to capture him. If you are within range you will see fiery red tether connecting you to the Monkey Elder. Did I mention that he is fast? Don’t be afraid to use your abilities to slow him down.

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The Elder Monkey will lead you on quite the chase, ending just before the gates open. If your team is able to capture him, and you assist in the process, you will receive a Red Envelope containing 100 gold. Remember, even though you can only get one Red Envelope per day, you should still help capture the Monkey Elder whenever he spawns because your teammates will need your help in order to complete their quests.

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Last but not least, it wouldn’t be a special event without new skins and mounts. New for Lunar Festival 2016 are themed skins for Jaina and Illidan, as well as the mystical Lunar Dragon mount. These skins can be purchased separately, but the mount is only available as a part of the Lunar Festival 2016 Bundle. If you regret not picking up the special skins for Chen and Li Li last year, the Lunar Festival 2015 Bundle will be returning to the shop during this event. As always, dynamic pricing applies to all bundles containing three or more items, so you will receive a discount if you already own some of the items contained in the bundle.

This event runs February 2nd through March 1st so join your friends in the Nexus and celebrate the Lunar Festival 2016!


JR Cook

JR has been writing for fan sites since 2000 and has been involved with Blizzard Exclusive fansites since 2003. JR was also a co-host for 6 years on the Hearthstone podcast Well Met! He helped co-found BlizzPro in 2013.


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