Santa’s Challenge (Christmas) Event is (almost) Here!
| Start | End | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-12-01T07:00:00Z | 2021-01-04T07:00:00Z | 34 days |
Guides
Credit to @cap (🌿 Memento seasonal event) & @Zartanis ({Master - Zartanis' Guides} Building, Crafting, Event, Talent Grid Guides, etc)
Details based on beta testing so may vary
Quick Guide by @cap - Mobs & Bosses
Updated Rewards & Flag Reqs.
Note – these are based on Beta so there may be some changes.
Click for Easy Mode Info
| Stage | WE Required | Recommended TP | Rewards |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3  |
1500 | 5x Clean Cloth |
| 2 | 3 |
1520 | 5x Common Herbs |
| 3 | 3 |
1550 | 6x Clean Cloth |
| 4 | 3 |
1570 | 5x Crude Iron |
| 5 | 3 |
1600 | 6x Common Herbs |
| 6 | 3 |
1620 | 5x Large Bone |
| 7 | 3 |
1650 | 5x Leather Strips |
| 8 | 3 |
1670 | 6x Crude Iron |
| 9 | 3 |
1700 | 8x Large Bone |
| 10 | 3 |
1750 | 6x Leather Strips |
| 11 | 3 |
1800 | 8x Clean Cloth 8x Common Herbs |
| 12 | 4 |
1850 | Rudolph Avatar 1x 1* Blue Trainer 10x Leather Armor 8x Crude Iron |
| 13 | 4 |
1900 | 4x Minor Healing Potion 6x Large Bone |
| 14 | 4 |
1950 | 4x Minor Mana Potion 8x Leather Strips |
| 15 | 4 |
2000 | 2x Antidotes 7x Oil |
| 16 | 4 |
2050 | 10x Adventurer’s Kits 7x String |
| 17 | 4 |
2100 | 2x Arrow Attack 10x Clean Cloth |
| 18 | 4 |
2150 | 4x Axe Attack 10x Common Herbs |
| 19 | 4 |
2200 | 1x Mana Potion 10x Crude Iron |
| 20 | 4 |
2250 | 10x Training Manual 9x Large Bone |
| 21 | 5 |
2300 | 1x Axe Attack 10x Leather Strips |
| 22 | 5 |
2350 | 1x Potent Healing Potion 13x Oil |
| 23 | 5 |
2400 | 1x Mana Potion 13x String |
| 24 | 5 |
2450 | Frosty Avatar 1x 1* Red Trainer 1x Epic Troop Token 10x Training Manual |
Click for Normal Mode Info
| Stage | WE Required | Recommended TP | Rewards |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 |
2450 | 4x Crystal Shards |
| 2 | 6 |
2470 | 4x Firestone |
| 3 | 6 |
2500 | 4x Crypt Mushroom |
| 4 | 6 |
2520 | 5x Crystal Shard |
| 5 | 6 |
2550 | 5x Firestone |
| 6 | 6 |
2600 | 5x Metal Ores |
| 7 | 6 |
2650 | 3x Leather Armor 5x Potent Leaves |
| 8 | 6 |
2700 | 1x 2* Blue Trainer 4x Axe Attack 7x Sunspire Feathers |
| 9 | 6 |
2800 | 1x Mana Potion 8x Metal Ores |
| 10 | 6 |
2850 | 3x Leather Armor 6x Crystal Shards |
| 11 | 6 |
2900 | 1x Axe Attack 6x Firestone |
| 12 | 7 |
2950 | Buddy Avatar 1x Chainmail 5x Crypt Mushroom |
| 13 | 7 |
3000 | 6x Potent Leaves 6x Metal Ores |
| 14 | 7 |
3050 | 1x Axe Attack 1x Fine Steel |
| 15 | 7 |
3100 | 1x Potent Healing Potion 8x Potent Leaves |
| 16 | 7 |
3150 | 1x 2* Red Trainer Hero 3x Leather Armor 8x Sunspire Feathers |
| 17 | 7 |
3200 | 1x Mana Potion 7x Crypt Mushroom |
| 18 | 7 |
3250 | 2x Bomb Attack 7x Crystal Shard |
| 19 | 7 |
3300 | 3x Arcane Scripts 7x Firestone |
| 20 | 7 |
3350 | 2x Super Antidote 8x Metal Ore |
| 21 | 8 |
3400 | 1x Dragon Banner 7x Potent Leaves |
| 22 | 8 |
3450 | 3x Battle Manual 9x Sunspire Feathers |
| 23 | 8 |
3500 | 1x Revive Scroll 3x Fine Steel |
| 24 | 8 |
3550 | Carol Avatar 1x 3* Blue Trainer 1x Epic Hero Token 1x Hidden Blade |
Click for Hard Mode Info
| Stage | WE Required | Recommended TP | Rewards |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 |
3550 | 1x Super Antidote 3x Grimoire Dust |
| 2 | 9 |
3570 | 3x Arcane Script 2x Hardwoon Lumber |
| 3 | 9 |
3600 | 1x Dragon Banner 2x Midnight Roots |
| 4 | 9 |
3620 | 1x Revive Scroll 1x Meteor Fragments |
| 5 | 9 |
3650 | 1x Strong Rope 3x Dragon Bone |
| 6 | 9 |
3700 | 3x Bomb Attack 2x Orichalcum Nuggets |
| 7 | 9 |
3750 | 1x Warm Cape 4x Fine Steel |
| 8 | 9 |
3800 | 1x 3* Red Trainer Hero 3x Dragon Banner 5x Fine Steel |
| 9 | 9 |
3850 | 3x Bomb Attack 4x Groimoire Dust |
| 10 | 9 |
3900 | 1x Super Antidote 1x Dragon Bone |
| 11 | 9 |
3950 | 7x Grimoire Dust 2x Meteor Fragment |
| 12 | 10 |
4000 | Mother North Avatar 1x Farsight Telescope 1x Chainmail |
| 13 | 10 |
4050 | 3x Hardwood Lumber 1x Meteor Bone |
| 14 | 10 |
4100 | 4x Dragon Banner 3x Midnight Roots |
| 15 | 10 |
4150 | 10x Rogue Emblems 1x Super Antidote 4x Hardwood Lumber |
| 16 | 10 |
4200 | 1x 4* Blue Trainer Hero 10x Sorcerer Emblems 4x Bomb Attack 4x Midnight Root |
| 17 | 10 |
4250 | 10x Wizard Emblems 1x Super Mana Potion 7x Hardwood Lumber |
| 18 | 10 |
4300 | Santa Claus Avatar 1x Epic Hero Token 10x Barbarian Emblems 1x Super Healing Potion |
| 19 | 10 |
4350 | 10x Cleric Emblems 7x Midnight Root 1x Dragon Bone |
| 20 | 10 |
4400 | 10x Druid Emblems 1x Revive Scroll 3x Meteor Fragment |
| 21 | 11 |
4450 | 10x Fighter Emblems 1x Time Stop 5x Dragon Bone |
| 22 | 11 |
4500 | 10x Monk Emblems 1x Tornado 6x Meteor Fragments |
| 23 | 11 |
4550 | 10x Paladin Emblems 1x Miracle Revive Scroll 4x Orichalcum Nugget |
| 24 | 11 |
4600 | 1x Krampus Avatar 1x 4* Red Trainer Hero 10x Ranger Emblems 1x Mystic Rings |
Special Game-Play - Frosted Tiles!
The Frosted Tiles (frozen) are returning from last year & feature the same gameplay mechanic.
The shields which are covered with frost! Frosted shields can’t be used in attacks. Match shields to break the frost!
All other match mechanics are the same as regular gameplay.
How this works:
- Tiles which are frosted CAN be moved
- Tiles which are frosted involved in a match DO NOT “fire”. They simply lose the frosting.
- Matching a Diamond or Dragon Bomb by swiping a “frosted tile” DOES NOT result in the formation of the Diamond/ Dragon Bomb.
Easy, Normal and Advanced Modes
New for 2020, there are now three Modes for the Seasonal Event — Easy (new), Normal, and Advanced. You can play any or all three, and must complete each Stage sequentially in that mode to advance.
The Modes are separated, a bit like Tiers in Challenge Events.
Unlike Normal/Hard Modes in Atlantis, advancing in the Easy or Normal Modes won’t give you access to the corresponding Stages in Advanced. You need to beat each Stage in each mode to progress. And unlike Normal/Hard Modes in Valhalla, the Modes can be played entirely separately — you could start with Advanced, for instance, without playing Easy and Normal.
Stages
Like previous versions of Santa’s Challenge, there are 24 Stages per Difficulty Mode.
With the addition of Easy, that now means there are a total of 72 Stages across the three Difficulty Modes.
No Hero Restrictions
Unlike Challenge Events, there are no restrictions on Hero or Troop rarity in the Easy, Normal, and Advanced Modes. There are also no restrictions on Hero Classes, unlike Class Trials.
You’re free to use any heroes you’d like!
No Replaying Completed Stages
Unlike Challenge Events, Seasonal Events don’t allow replaying a completed Stage — much like how Quests & the Ninja Tower work.
Once you beat each Stage, it’s locked, and once you beat the entirety of the Seasonal Event, you can’t play any more.
If you fail at a Stage, you can retry as many times as you’d like, up until the Event ends.
Offers Calendar & Log
Details & Discussion Thread: {THREAD LINK HERE}
Epic Hero Tokens Can Be Used for Seasonal Summoning
The Seasonal Summons replaces the regular Epic Hero Summons.
Because of that, unlike Challenge Event Summons, the Summoning Portal for Seasonal Events allows using saved up Epic Hero Tokens that can otherwise normally only be used for Epic Hero Summons.
That makes Seasonal Events the only place you can currently use Epic Hero Tokens for a chance at non-Season 1 heroes.
You’ll also have the same chance at the HOTM as usual when using Epic Hero Tokens. As the event crosses both December & January you will have the chance at both the December Hotm (Reuben) & the January HotM (Bertila).
Festive Stronghold
Note: these images are from 2019; I will update with new content if there are changes.
During each of the Seasonal Events, your Base is updated in the spirit of the season.
For Santa’s Challenge, this includes snow, snowmen, Christmas lights on trees, and aurora/northern lights in the sky. Also, the dragon that flies across your base sky is replaced with a Sleigh pulled by Reindeer.
She snowmen will bounce when tapped.
Share Your Teams & Results, and Ask Questions!
- Many players will switch up their heroes used for each Stage, based on the monster/boss colors — are there heroes you’re using consistently for Santa’s Challenge?
- Are there any Stages you’re having a hard time with, and would like advice on beating?
- Are you using particular items to beat Santa’s Challenge stages?
- How do you find playing with the Frosted Shields?
- Do you have insights on strategy to share, or questions?
- Is there anything about Santa’s Challenge that you’re wondering about?
Other 2020 Santa’s Challenge (Christmas) Threads
- Hero Threads:
- 🎅 Krampus -- 5* Ice/ Blue from Santa's Challenge (Winter)
- 🎅 Mother North -- 5* Nature/ Green from Santa's Challenge (Winter)
- 🎅 Santa Claus -- 5* Fire/ Red from Santa's Challenge (Winter)
- 🎅 Buddy -- 4* Nature/ Green from Santa's Challenge (Winter)
- 🎅 Carol -- 4* Fire/ Red from Santa's Challenge (Winter)
- 🎅 Frosty - 3* Ice/ Blue from Santa's Challenge (Winter)
- 🎅 Rudolph - 3* Fire/ Red from Santa's Challenge (Winter)
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🎅 Portal Stats & Summon Results – Santa's Challenge (Christmas) 2020
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🎅 Offers Log & Discussion – Santa's Challenge (Christmas) 2020
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