Fazes of Harry Potter: Wizards Unite just dropped all the exciting new details about the upcoming Harrowing Halloween Event! The HPWU team has been teasing players about a fun Halloween event, and now we finally know what to expect.
Halloween is just around the corner! Join the fun in game with a special set of tasks, plus a Harrowing Halloween Chamber in Fortresses.
Here’s a snippet from the official Harrowing Halloween announcement.
Are you brave enough to take on a spine-chilling Special Assignment this Halloween to earn exclusive limited-time rewards? First encountered in the Chamber of Secrets, Slytherin’s Basilisk will be making a limited-time appearance this Halloween… just make sure to avoid eye contact with anything slithering in the dark!
Using the Dark Arts Runestones you’ve been saving up all month, you’ll be able to gain entry into a special Harrowing Halloween Chamber in Fortresses, where something sinister lies in wait… The more Dark Arts Runestones you and your friends use, and the higher their levels, the greater your chances of encountering the exclusive Slytherin’s Basilisk.
| Dates | October 30 at 11am PT to November 1 at 11am PT |
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Fazes has also shared with me the Harrowing Halloween assignments!
Harrowing Halloween Assignments
The greatest challenge will be encountering all the Halloween Foes. Work with other players to make sure everyone gets a chance to encounter Dark Witches, Dark Ministry Officials, and the Basilisk.
| Return 10 Dark Arts Trace | 200 XP |
| Use 2 Dark Arts Runestones in the Harrowing Halloween Chamber | 200 XP |
| Defeat 3 Dark Witches | 3 Scrolls |
| Defeat 2 Dark Ministry Officials | 2 Spell Books |
| Defeat 1 Basilisk | 1 Restricted Section Book, 1 Ministry ID Title |
If you complete all of the Harrowing Halloween tasks, you’ll earn 20 Gold plus a new Assignment Badge.
Tips to Complete the Harrowing Halloween Event
UPDATE 10/30/2019: This is an easy event to complete! To finish all of the tasks, you’re best off soloing the Harrowing Halloween Chamber until you encounter the Basilisk. The Dark Witches and the Dark Ministry Officials are easy to encounter and easy to defeat. The Basilisk is easy to defeat as well.
Once you complete all the tasks, then doing Fortress Challenges with a group should (theoretically) help you grind Challenge XP. I will update this again once I’ve confirmed this hunch. Plus the Basilisk is an Elite Foe, so taking it out counts towards the ELITE FOES DEFEATED Achievement.
You have a week to grind Dark Arts Foundables. The more Dark Arts Runestones you can collect before Halloween, the better.
If you have access to a sponsored Fortress, play there! The bonuses can make a big difference, especially if you’re like me and mostly have low-level Runestones.
Try to play all three days. You only have 48 hours to complete the Harrowing Halloween Event. Make them count.
My friend Animagus has a great video on this event!
Are you excited for the Harrowing Halloween Event? Why or why not?
While I am definitely excited about the new Halloween event….I must confess that I am disappointed by the lack of information on the tasks for the second part of the fighting forces Brilliant Event. I am very well prepared though so I will hope for a good outcome. The last event plus the community day brought me up to level 32 quickly! Brilliant !!!
So are the chances zero to none that you see a basilisk if you can only solo fortresses?
I got it on my first try doing a solo with a level 5 Runestone. Remember to select the first chamber, “Harrowing Halloween,” not your usual chamber. I made that mistake the first time, didn’t even notice the Halloween one.
I have used 2 level 5 DA runestones, 1 level 4, 2 level 3s and 3 level 1s and have yet to encounter any dark witches, but I killed the stupid basilisk 4 times. Anyone having trouble finding the witches or have any ideas how to come across them?
I had no trouble finding them. I think they were most common with level 2s for me.
I found a basilisk on the very first L1 DA stone I used and witches/dark ministry on the second stone I used. Have done a mix like you so could be the fortress your at? I’d say just grind out L1 stones