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=== [{{MHdomain}}/newspost.php?news_post_id=732 VALENTINE'S MATCHMAKING EVENT IS HERE!] ===
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=== [{{MHdomain}}/newspost.php?news_post_id=980 The Great Winter Hunt Returns!] ===
''{{date|13|February|2023}}''
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''{{date|9|December|2025}}''
  
'''Match two mice with one hunt!'''
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'''Start sending golems to collect loot'''
Love is in the air until February 17!
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Visit the Great Winter Taiga and Confront the Frost King once again
  
 
<blockquote>
 
<blockquote>
  
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==== The Frost King's Latest Attack ====
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The return of wintry weather has once again allowed the Frost King to construct his massive Ice Fortress. Hunters will need to smash their way through the Frost King's protective ice shield in order to end his plan to plunge Gnawnia into perpetual winter.
  
==== Love is in the Air! ====
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Visit the Great Winter Taiga to find magical snow golems that are perfect for collecting all sorts of resources! Along with useful hunting supplies, your golems can collect powerful Hailstones to smash through the Ice Fortress' shield.
All throughout Gnawnia, hunters and mice alike are cozying up to one another and even Larry has been seen carving a heart into the Great Gnarled Tree.
 
  
The outburst of affection has caused some mice to pair off, possibly explaining the near endless population of mice. During this outburst of affection, you may find yourself catching two mice at the same time!
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{| style="width: 100%; margin: auto; border-spacing: 1em; text-align: center"
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|-
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| style="width: 50%; padding: 0.416em" | Collect Pecan Pecorino to loot Golem Parts
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| style="width: 50%; padding: 0.416em" | Forge more Golem Parts at the Workshop
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|-
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| style="width: 50%; padding: 0.416em" | Send Golems out to collect loot and Hailstones
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| style="width: 50%; padding: 0.416em" | Fire Hailstones at the fortress to stop the Frost King
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|}
  
While hunting anywhere in the Kingdom, you can encounter a mouse that has paired off with a Valentine's Event Mouse. Should this occur, you'll capture '''both mice with a single piece of cheese!''' Keep an eye on your Hunter's Journal for an especially lovely looking entry when this occurs.
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{| style="width: 100%; margin: auto; border-spacing: 1em"
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|- style="text-align: center"
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| style="width: 50%; padding: 0.416em" | '''25 Festive Jingle Bells'''<br>Instantly return a golem!
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| style="width: 50%; padding: 0.416em" | '''Magical Holiday Hat'''<br>+3 loot to ANY level golem!
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|}
  
==== Lovely Loot Opportunities ====
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<div style="text-align: center;">Collect the Frost King's Magical Holiday Scarf to construct an especially rewarding golem!</div>
  
When capturing a Valentine's Event Mouse that has paired off with another, you'll find a variety of attractive loot items including Valentine Charms, Lucky Valentine Charms, King's Credits, Ultimate Luck Charms, collectibles, and more!
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==== Uncork Festive Spirit ====
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When all the warm and fuzzy feelings from the holiday season are condensed and coalesced by a crisp north wind it produces this truly miraculous vapour that is believed to be the physical manifestation of joy itself.
  
==== Attractive Treasure Maps ====
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<div style="text-align: center; border: 0.083em solid; border-radius: 0.416em; padding: 0.416em">Double Compressed Cinnamon anytime a mouse drops it!
  
Visit any Cartographer throughout the Kingdom to pick up a Valentine's Matchmaker Scroll Case to search out treasure hidden by the Valentine's event mice!
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+1 progress to all active forges in the Golem Workshop!
  
Completing the map will reveal the location of a Valentine's Matchmaker Treasure Chest containing Points, Gold, Valentine Charms, Lucky Valentine Charms, King's Credits, and Ancient Charms. With some luck you may also find one of eight unique tradable trap skins!
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+1 shield damage when '''any''' cannon is fired (for a possible max of four)
  
With Valentine's mice encountered '''anywhere''' in the Kingdom, these maps are a great opportunity to work with fellow hunters of any rank!
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Conjures 1 Throwable Snowball each and every hunt!
  
==== Sweet Gift Boxes and More ====
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Double loot drops of a wide variety of festive-themed items at the Taiga!</div>
The King has put together a few appropriate gifts to show affection to friendly hunters, or a sweet treat for yourself!
 
  
*'''15 Valentine Charms'''
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You can obtain Festive Spirit by hunting with standard cheese, completing Naughty Maps, opening doors on your Advent Calendar, and by purchasing it from the Premium Shop.
:Valentines Charms!
 
  
*'''50 Lucky Valentine Charms'''
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{| style="width: 100%; margin: auto; border-spacing: 1em"
:Luck AND Attraction!
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|- style="text-align: center"
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| style="width: 50%; padding: 0.416em" | '''25 Festive Spirit'''<br>More loot!
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| style="width: 50%; padding: 0.416em" | '''100 Festive Spirit'''<br>Storm the Ice Fortress!
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|}
  
*'''Be Mine Bouquet'''
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<div style="text-align: center; font-size: 115%;">Festive Spirit '''will double''' the following items dropped by mice in the Great Winter Taiga:</div>
:Stocked with Lucky Valentine
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{| style="width: 100%; margin: auto; border-spacing: 1em; text-align: center"
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|- style="text-align: center;  margin: auto"
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| style="width: 16.6%; padding: 0.416em" | Animated Snow
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| style="width: 16.6%; padding: 0.416em" | Compressed Cinnamon
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| style="width: 16.6%; padding: 0.416em" | Pecan Pecorino
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| style="width: 16.6%; padding: 0.416em" | Reinforced Ice Shards
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| style="width: 16.6%; padding: 0.416em" | Winter Hunt Gift Boxes
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| style="width: 16.6%; padding: 0.416em" | Throwable Snowballs
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|}
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{| style="width: 100%; margin: auto; border-spacing: 1em; text-align: center"
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|- style="text-align: center;  margin: auto"
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| style="width: 20%; padding: 0.416em" | Festive Jingle Bells
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| style="width: 20%; padding: 0.416em" | Gift Wrapped Charms
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| style="width: 20%; padding: 0.416em" | All types of Snowball Charms
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| style="width: 20%; padding: 0.416em" | Festive Ultimate series charms
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| style="width: 20%; padding: 0.416em" | Ultimate Charms
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|}
  
''Check out the premium shop for lovely supplies put together by the King, including attractive trap skins!''
 
  
<div style="text-align: center; border: 0.083em solid; border-radius: 0.416em; padding: 0.416em; margin: 1em 0">
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<div style="text-align: center; border: 0.083em solid; border-radius: 0.416em; padding: 0.416em; font-size: 110%"><div style="font-size: 125%">Festive Spirit '''will not double''' the following items dropped by mice:</div>
<div style="font-size: 115%>'''The Valentine's Matchmaker Event ends Friday, February 17!</div></div>
 
  
-- {{MHP|510239199|Franco D'Auria}}
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'''Golem Parts'''
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'''Magical Holiday Hat'''
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'''Magical Holiday Scarf'''
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'''Festive Spirit itself'''</div>
  
</blockquote>
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==== New Festive Rewards ====
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Each time you claim a golem reward, you'll progress a reward track to earn bonus rewards including two new pieces of Limited Edition hunting equipment.
  
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{| style="width: 100%; margin: auto; border-spacing: 1em; text-align: center"
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|-
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| style="width: 50%; border: 0.083em solid; border-radius: 0.416em; padding: 0.416em" |
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'''''(NEW)''  Storm Condenser Base'''
  
=== [{{MHdomain}}/newspost.php?news_post_id=730 SHE’S BIG, SHE’S BACK, SHE’S JAQ!] ===
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<div style="text-align: centre; padding-left: 0.416em">'''Limited Edition'''</div>
''{{date|7|February|2023}}''
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<div style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.416em">While armed at Moussu Picchu, prevents the weather from intensifying!</div>
  
'''And she brought back the Shack!'''
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'''Claimed from the Reward Track'''
  
'''Big, Back, with some new things in the Shack!'''<br/>
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| style="width: 50%; border: 0.083em solid; border-radius: 0.416em; padding: 0.416em" |
Big Jaq is back in the Queso Canyon with all sorts of spicy deals!
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'''''(NEW)''  Steam AugerBot 3000'''
  
<blockquote>
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<div style="text-align: centre; padding-left: 0.416em">'''Limited Edition'''</div>
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<div style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.416em">While hunting at the Iceberg, has a chance of doubling your forward progress!</div>
  
==== Jaqueline the Spice Merchant Returns to Queso Canyon ====
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'''Claimed from the Reward Track'''
The travelling spice merchant Jaqueline, or "Big Jaq" as she's known to friends, has once again setup her Spice Shack in the Queso Canyon! Visit any General Store in the areas of the Queso Canyon region to browse her popup shop where all sorts of spicy deals are available.
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|-
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| style="width: 50%; border: 0.083em solid; border-radius: 0.416em; padding: 0.416em" |
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'''''(NEW)''  Cozy Chalet Journal Theme'''
  
While Big Jaq is visiting, there are also some unique loot drops to find! Boost your Bland Queso collection by recovering Kegs of Bland Queso from mice throughout the Queso Canyon region.
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<div style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.416em">A new journal theme to keep keep your Hunter's Journal cozy and warm!</div>
  
==== Kegs of Bland Queso ====
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'''Adventure Reward'''
Big Jaq's Bland Queso Kegs have been stolen! Catch mice in Queso Canyon for a chance to get a cheesy reward (she won't mind you keeping the kegs for yourself). The kegs come in three sizes and you can use Wild Tonic to shake loose '''double''' the kegs when mice drop them!
 
  
*Small
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| style="width: 50%; border: 0.083em solid; border-radius: 0.416em; padding: 0.416em" |
:'''250 Bland Queso'''
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'''''(NEW)''  Golden Winter Hunt Gift Box'''
  
*Medium
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<div style="text-align: centre; padding-left: 0.416em">'''Winter Aura Reward'''</div>
:'''500 Bland Queso'''
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<div style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.416em">Hunters ranked Viceroy and up will occasionally receive a Golden Winter Hunt Gift Box from their Winter Aura instead of the regular Orange Gift Box!</div>
  
*Large
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'''Viceroy+ Loot Drop'''
:'''1,500 Bland Queso'''
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|}
  
'''150 Wild Tonic'''
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<div style="text-align: center; font-size: 125%; font-weight: bold">New Festive Trap Skins in the Premium Shop</div>
DOUBLE keg drops with Wild Tonic!
 
  
These Kegs of Queso can be collected '''anywhere in the region''', including the Queso Geyser! Fortunately, the kegs are heat-resistant and buoyant enough to safely float in the liquid hot queso at the geyser. As a result, the kegs will appear as loot drops directly from mice and not in nests.
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The Premium Shop is stocked with four new festive trap skins! Visit the Premium Shop to see the new skins as well as a convenient bundle that includes all of them along with some bonus items.
  
==== Spice Leaf and Cork Material Exchange ====
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{| style="width: 33%; margin: auto; border-spacing: 1em"
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|- style="text-align: center"
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| style="width: 50%; padding: 0.416em" | '''Winter Taiga Trap Skin Bundle'''<br>Skins, Throwable Snowballs, Showdown Dust!
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|}
  
Big Jaq has expanded her wares and offers a Spice Leaf and Cork Material Exchange! You can exchange up your Nachore, Spice Leaves, AND Cork Materials for higher tier items! Make sure you don't miss out!
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==== Festive Activities ====
  
'''Spice Leaf Exchange'''
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The Great Winter Hunt is one of the biggest events of the year and there's so much more than golems. Hunt with friends to complete Nice and Naughty List Treasure Maps, reveal loot and prizes in the Snowball Showdown, leave something special under a friend's profile tree, and so much more! To help keep tabs on when things are happening, a calendar can be viewed via the heads-up display at the Great Winter Taiga.
  
*Mild Spice Leaf
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<div style="text-align: center; font-size: 125%; font-weight: bold">Reminder: Each Gnawnian Day begins at midnight UTC</div>
:Cost: 6 Nachore
 
  
*Medium Spice Leaf
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{| style="width: 100%; margin: auto; border-spacing: 1em; text-align: center"
:Cost: 3 Mild Leaves
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|- style="text-align: center;  margin: auto"
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| style="width: 50%; padding: 0.416em" |
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'''Stuck Snowball Sundays'''
  
*Hot Spice Leaf
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<div style="text-align: left; padding-left 0.416em">Stuck Snowball mice will drop a quantity of Throwable Snowballs or Super Snowball Charms equal to the number of Stuck Snowball mice you've captured during this year's event.</div>
:Cost: 3 Medium Leaves
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| style="width: 50%; padding: 0.416em" |
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'''Animated Snow Storm'''
  
*Flamin' Spice Leaf
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<div style="text-align: left; padding-left 0.416em">During the 48 hour storm, all mice in the taiga will drop Animated Snow with the Snowflake, Glazy, and Joy mice dropping the most.</div>
:Cost: 4 Hot Leaves
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|- style="text-align: center;  margin: auto"
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| style="width: 50%; padding: 0.416em" |
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'''Grand Gift Opening Ceremony'''
  
*Cork Bark
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<div style="text-align: left; padding-left 0.416em">Players can leave gifts under profile trees up until the ceremony on December 18. Once the ceremony is held, gifts can be opened but no longer sent.</div>
:Cost: 12 Nachore
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| style="width: 50%; padding: 0.416em" |
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'''New Year's Celebration'''
  
*Rubber
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<div style="text-align: left; padding-left 0.416em">Keep an eye out for an update on '''December 30 at approximately 4:00pm UTC''' to start the New Year's celebration! There will be a map to complete and new rewards to earn!</div>
:Cost: 4 Cork
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|- style="text-align: center;  margin: auto"
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| style="width: 50%; padding: 0.416em" |
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'''Naughty and Nice Lists'''
  
*Geyserite
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<div style="text-align: left; padding-left 0.416em">Visit a Cartographer anywhere in the taiga to start one of these festive maps!</div>
:Cost: 6 Rubber
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| style="width: 50%; padding: 0.416em" |
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'''Snowball Showdown'''
  
*Tungsten
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<div style="text-align: left; padding-left 0.416em">Reveal festive rewards including golem parts, charms, and more in this classic game!</div>
:Cost: 6 Geyserite
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|}
  
==== Blooming Spice Plants ====
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==== Festive Supplies, Gift Baskets, Kits, and Skins! ====
Make sure to tap open the Queso Kegs as you find them to add to your inventory of Bland Queso. Visit Big Jaq's Spice Shack where you can fertilize the Bland Queso into Blooming Spice Plants of various sizes, heats, and materials.
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The King has assembled a variety of supply kits and baskets to give you a jump start on the Great Winter Hunt!
  
'''Small Blooming Spice Plant'''
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{| style="width: 100%; margin: auto; border-spacing: 1em; text-align: center"
When harvested, you are guaranteed to find '''Mild Spice Leaves'''. This blooming spice plant also contains a handful of either '''Medium''' or '''Hot Spice Leaves'''.
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|- style="text-align: left;  margin: auto"
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| style="width: 50%; padding: 0.416em" | '''Golem Body Builder Bundle'''<br>Get huge gains with one entire golem! (Limit 1)
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| style="width: 50%; padding: 0.416em" | '''Animated Snowball Starter Bundle'''<br>Arm yourself with snowballs! (Limit 3)
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|- style="text-align: left;  margin: auto"
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| style="width: 50%; padding: 0.416em" | '''Golem Gang Bundle'''<br>Golems, Pecorino, Charms, and more! (Limit 3)
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| style="width: 50%; padding: 0.416em" | '''100 Festive Spirit'''<br>Super charge the Taiga!
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|- style="text-align: left;  margin: auto"
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| style="width: 50%; padding: 0.416em" | '''500 Pecan Pecorino Cheese'''<br>Gather Golem Parts!
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| style="width: 50%; padding: 0.416em" | '''500 Glazed Pecan Pecorino'''<br>Unique event mice!
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|- style="text-align: left;  margin: auto"
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| style="width: 50%; padding: 0.416em" | '''3 Magical Holiday Hat'''<br>Enhanced Golem rewards!
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| style="width: 50%; padding: 0.416em" | '''25 Festive Jingle Bells'''<br>Speed up your golems!
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|- style="text-align: left;  margin: auto"
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| style="width: 50%; padding: 0.416em" | '''Snowball Showdown Dust'''<br>Amp up showdown rewards
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| style="width: 50%; padding: 0.416em" | '''Winter Taiga Gift Basket'''<br>Great gift!
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|- style="text-align: left;  margin: auto"
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| style="width: 50%; padding: 0.416em" | '''Winter Taiga Small Supply Kit'''<br>Jump start festivities!
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| style="width: 50%; padding: 0.416em" | '''Winter Taiga Large Supply Kit'''<br>Stock up!
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|}
  
'''Medium Blooming Spice Plant'''
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<div style="text-align: left; border: 0.083em solid; border-radius: 0.416em; padding: 0.416em"><div style="text-align: center; font-size: 115%;">'''The Great Winter Hunt will enter shutdown phase on'''<br>'''Tuesday, January 6, 2026'''</div>
When harvested, you are guaranteed to find '''Mild''' and '''Medium Spice Leaves'''. This blooming spice plant also contains a handful of either '''Hot''' or '''Flamin' Spice Leaves'''.
 
  
'''Large Blooming Spice Plant'''
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On Tuesday, January 6, 2026, the Great Winter Hunt event will enter its shutdown phase. At this time, Pecan Pecorino and Golem Parts will no longer be found as loot drops. Forges will still work at the Golem Workshop and Cannons can still be fired at the Ice Fortress but Compressed Cinnamon will no longer drop in Cinnamon Hill.</div>
When harvested, you are guaranteed to find '''Mild''', '''Medium''', and '''Hot Spice Leaves'''. This blooming spice plant also contains a handful of '''Flamin' Spice Leaves''', or, more rarely, '''Ember Roots''' or '''Ember Stones'''.
 
  
'''NEW Blooming Rubber Plant'''
 
When harvested, you are guaranteed to find enough '''Cork Bark''' and '''Congealed Rubber''' for a Medium Cork along with either some '''Geyserite''' or '''Tungsten'''.
 
  
'''50 Wild Tonic'''
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<div style="text-align: left; border: 0.083em solid; border-radius: 0.416em; padding: 0.416em"><div style="text-align: center; font-size: 115%;">'''The Great Winter Hunt will end completely on'''<br>'''Tuesday, January 13, 2026'''</div>
Use Wild Tonic and Bland Queso to fertilize these plants!
 
  
==== Big Jaq's Bundles ====
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Hunters can continue to send out Snow Golems until the event ends completely.
Visit the Premium Shop to pick up two special one-time deals on some very spicy hunting supplies.
 
  
These special offers are only available until Big Jaq leaves on Wednesday, February 22!
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After the event ends, the following items will melt away and be removed from your inventory:
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*Golem Parts
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*Animated Snow
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*Reinforced Ice Shards
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*Compressed Cinnamon
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*Hailstones
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*Firework Sugar Cookies
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*Magical Holiday Scarf
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*Golem Gift Box
  
Pick up Big Jaq's Budding Bundle to receive 25 Wild Tonic, 10,000 Bland Queso and a Large Blooming Spice Plant. (Limit 1 per hunter)
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<div style="text-align: center;">'''Make sure to use up all of these resources before January 13!'''</div></div>
  
Pick up Big Jaq's Blooming Bundle to receive 100 Magic Essence, 200 Wild Tonic, 20,000 Bland Queso, 3 Large Blooming Spice Plants, and 3 Blooming Rubber Plants. (Limit 3 per hunter)
 
  
Big Jaq's Buddin' Bundle
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<div style="text-align: center; border: 0.083em solid; border-radius: 0.416em; padding: 0.416em; font-size: 125%;">'''Travel to the Great Winter Taiga!'''</div>
Tonic, Bland Queso, and a Large Plant!
 
  
Big Jaq's Bloomin' Bundle
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-- {{MHP|502041253|Dave Vanderburg}}
Tonic, Queso, and two plants!
 
  
<div style="text-align: center; border: 0.083em solid; border-radius: 0.416em; padding: 0.416em; margin: 1em 0">
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<div style="font-size: 115%>'''Travel to the Queso Canyon!</div></div>
 
  
<div style="text-align: center; border: 0.083em solid; border-radius: 0.416em; padding: 0.416em; margin: 1em 0">
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</blockquote>
<div style="font-size: 115%>'''Big Jaq is visiting Queso Canyon until Wednesday, February 22!</div></div>
 
  
-- {{MHP|510239199|Franco D'Auria}}
 
 
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Latest revision as of 21:11, 10 December 2025

For older updates, visit the Archive.

The Great Winter Hunt Returns!

9 December 2025

Start sending golems to collect loot

Visit the Great Winter Taiga and Confront the Frost King once again

The Frost King's Latest Attack

The return of wintry weather has once again allowed the Frost King to construct his massive Ice Fortress. Hunters will need to smash their way through the Frost King's protective ice shield in order to end his plan to plunge Gnawnia into perpetual winter.

Visit the Great Winter Taiga to find magical snow golems that are perfect for collecting all sorts of resources! Along with useful hunting supplies, your golems can collect powerful Hailstones to smash through the Ice Fortress' shield.

Collect Pecan Pecorino to loot Golem Parts Forge more Golem Parts at the Workshop
Send Golems out to collect loot and Hailstones Fire Hailstones at the fortress to stop the Frost King
25 Festive Jingle Bells
Instantly return a golem!
Magical Holiday Hat
+3 loot to ANY level golem!
Collect the Frost King's Magical Holiday Scarf to construct an especially rewarding golem!

Uncork Festive Spirit

When all the warm and fuzzy feelings from the holiday season are condensed and coalesced by a crisp north wind it produces this truly miraculous vapour that is believed to be the physical manifestation of joy itself.

Double Compressed Cinnamon anytime a mouse drops it!

+1 progress to all active forges in the Golem Workshop!

+1 shield damage when any cannon is fired (for a possible max of four)

Conjures 1 Throwable Snowball each and every hunt!

Double loot drops of a wide variety of festive-themed items at the Taiga!

You can obtain Festive Spirit by hunting with standard cheese, completing Naughty Maps, opening doors on your Advent Calendar, and by purchasing it from the Premium Shop.

25 Festive Spirit
More loot!
100 Festive Spirit
Storm the Ice Fortress!
Festive Spirit will double the following items dropped by mice in the Great Winter Taiga:
Animated Snow Compressed Cinnamon Pecan Pecorino Reinforced Ice Shards Winter Hunt Gift Boxes Throwable Snowballs
Festive Jingle Bells Gift Wrapped Charms All types of Snowball Charms Festive Ultimate series charms Ultimate Charms


Festive Spirit will not double the following items dropped by mice:

Golem Parts

Magical Holiday Hat

Magical Holiday Scarf

Festive Spirit itself

New Festive Rewards

Each time you claim a golem reward, you'll progress a reward track to earn bonus rewards including two new pieces of Limited Edition hunting equipment.

(NEW) Storm Condenser Base

Limited Edition
While armed at Moussu Picchu, prevents the weather from intensifying!

Claimed from the Reward Track

(NEW) Steam AugerBot 3000

Limited Edition
While hunting at the Iceberg, has a chance of doubling your forward progress!

Claimed from the Reward Track

(NEW) Cozy Chalet Journal Theme

A new journal theme to keep keep your Hunter's Journal cozy and warm!

Adventure Reward

(NEW) Golden Winter Hunt Gift Box

Winter Aura Reward
Hunters ranked Viceroy and up will occasionally receive a Golden Winter Hunt Gift Box from their Winter Aura instead of the regular Orange Gift Box!

Viceroy+ Loot Drop

New Festive Trap Skins in the Premium Shop

The Premium Shop is stocked with four new festive trap skins! Visit the Premium Shop to see the new skins as well as a convenient bundle that includes all of them along with some bonus items.

Winter Taiga Trap Skin Bundle
Skins, Throwable Snowballs, Showdown Dust!

Festive Activities

The Great Winter Hunt is one of the biggest events of the year and there's so much more than golems. Hunt with friends to complete Nice and Naughty List Treasure Maps, reveal loot and prizes in the Snowball Showdown, leave something special under a friend's profile tree, and so much more! To help keep tabs on when things are happening, a calendar can be viewed via the heads-up display at the Great Winter Taiga.

Reminder: Each Gnawnian Day begins at midnight UTC

Stuck Snowball Sundays

Stuck Snowball mice will drop a quantity of Throwable Snowballs or Super Snowball Charms equal to the number of Stuck Snowball mice you've captured during this year's event.

Animated Snow Storm

During the 48 hour storm, all mice in the taiga will drop Animated Snow with the Snowflake, Glazy, and Joy mice dropping the most.

Grand Gift Opening Ceremony

Players can leave gifts under profile trees up until the ceremony on December 18. Once the ceremony is held, gifts can be opened but no longer sent.

New Year's Celebration

Keep an eye out for an update on December 30 at approximately 4:00pm UTC to start the New Year's celebration! There will be a map to complete and new rewards to earn!

Naughty and Nice Lists

Visit a Cartographer anywhere in the taiga to start one of these festive maps!

Snowball Showdown

Reveal festive rewards including golem parts, charms, and more in this classic game!

Festive Supplies, Gift Baskets, Kits, and Skins!

The King has assembled a variety of supply kits and baskets to give you a jump start on the Great Winter Hunt!

Golem Body Builder Bundle
Get huge gains with one entire golem! (Limit 1)
Animated Snowball Starter Bundle
Arm yourself with snowballs! (Limit 3)
Golem Gang Bundle
Golems, Pecorino, Charms, and more! (Limit 3)
100 Festive Spirit
Super charge the Taiga!
500 Pecan Pecorino Cheese
Gather Golem Parts!
500 Glazed Pecan Pecorino
Unique event mice!
3 Magical Holiday Hat
Enhanced Golem rewards!
25 Festive Jingle Bells
Speed up your golems!
Snowball Showdown Dust
Amp up showdown rewards
Winter Taiga Gift Basket
Great gift!
Winter Taiga Small Supply Kit
Jump start festivities!
Winter Taiga Large Supply Kit
Stock up!
The Great Winter Hunt will enter shutdown phase on
Tuesday, January 6, 2026
On Tuesday, January 6, 2026, the Great Winter Hunt event will enter its shutdown phase. At this time, Pecan Pecorino and Golem Parts will no longer be found as loot drops. Forges will still work at the Golem Workshop and Cannons can still be fired at the Ice Fortress but Compressed Cinnamon will no longer drop in Cinnamon Hill.


The Great Winter Hunt will end completely on
Tuesday, January 13, 2026

Hunters can continue to send out Snow Golems until the event ends completely.

After the event ends, the following items will melt away and be removed from your inventory:

  • Golem Parts
  • Animated Snow
  • Reinforced Ice Shards
  • Compressed Cinnamon
  • Hailstones
  • Firework Sugar Cookies
  • Magical Holiday Scarf
  • Golem Gift Box
Make sure to use up all of these resources before January 13!


Travel to the Great Winter Taiga!

-- Dave Vanderburg