Hi @Birdman, welcome to the Forum!
Here’s a full guide to Crafting Recipes:
Midnight Roots are used for:
- Miracle Scrolls
- Super Mana Potions
- Revive Scrolls
- Bomb Attacks
- Mana Potions
Orichalcum Nuggets are used for:
- Tornadoes
- Super Healing Potions
- Revive Scrolls
Of those, Bomb Attacks, Mana Potions, Super Mana Potions, Tornadoes, and Revive Scrolls are arguably the most useful of the hard-to-craft items. So while this isn’t a windfall free gift, it’s a nice little boost for crafting those items.
If you haven’t been playing for a while, this is pretty typical for the first free gift from a Seasonal Event.
The later gift is likely to be some flasks, or possibly an Epic token or two.