Great Winter Hunt 2023

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Great Winter Hunt 2023
Region: Great Winter Taiga
Minimum Rank: Recruit
Travel Requirement: None
Number of Mice: 63
Opening Date: 7 December 2023
New Year's Content: 28 December 2023
Shutdown phase start: 9 January 2024
Closing Date 16 January 2024

Overview

The 2023 Great Winter Hunt event takes place in Great Winter Taiga region, with 3 hunting locations: Cinnamon Hill, Golem Workshop, and Ice Fortress.
This region requires the rank of Recruit to access.

During this event, the Hunter aims to ultimately defeat Frost King.
That requires smashing the Shield in Ice Fortress with Hailstone earned from sending Snow Golems.

Mice in all 3 locations can drop a variety of loot to help the Hunter sending more and upgraded Golems to earn loot throughout the Kingdom.

Gameplay Mechanics

Snow Golem

A Snow Golem requires 1 Snow Golem Head, 1 Snow Golem Torso and 4 Snow Golem Limb to construct.
They can be sent to any non-event Location within the Kingdom, provided that the Hunter has the relevant Map Piece and Rank to access the location.
Snow Golems take 25 hunts by default before returning; this can be sped up with the usage of Festive Jingle Bell.
Upon their return, Snow Golems will award the Hunter with:

  • Hailstone, Reinforced Ice Shard, and any Bonus Items depending on the Snow Golem's level as stated in the table below.
  • Area Loot equivalent to the level of the Snow Golem, i.e. A Level 10 Snow Golem will have 10 slots of Area Loot reward as stated in the table below.
  • A Hunter can place a Magical Holiday Hat or a Magical Holiday Scarf on a Golem before it is sent out to receive 3 slots of the Magical Hat and 1 slot of the Magical Scarf rewards respectively as stated in the table below.
  • If the Hunter has an active Lucky Golden Shield upon claiming the Snow Golem's rewards after its return, the Snow Golem will also award the Hunter with 3 Gilded Charm.

Golem Level

The Hunter can use Reinforced Ice Shard to level up their Golems.
Higher level golems award more loot.

Snow Golem Level Reinforced Ice Shard
Cost
Hailstone
Reward
Reinforced Ice Shard
Reward
Unlocked Bonus Items
1 N/A 1 1
2 1 1 2 5 Snowball Charm
3 3 2 3
4 5 2 4 4 Throwable Snowball
5 10 3 5
6 15 3 6 3 SUPER|brie+
7 25 4 7
8 40 4 8 2 Festive Ultimate Lucky Power Charm
9 65 5 9
10 100 5 10 1 Floating Reindeer Crate
11 150 5 11
12 210 5 12
13 285 5 13
14 375 5 14
15 500 5 15
16 650 5 16
17 800 5 17
18 940 5 18
19 1,075 5 19
20 1,200 5 20
21 1,325 5 21
22 1,450 5 22
23 1,590 5 23
24 1,725 5 24
25 1,875 5 25
26 2,025 5 26
27 2,200 5 27
28 2,350 5 28
29 2,525 5 29
30 2,700 5 30

Golem Rewards

Note: The table below does not include bonus rewards associated with various golem levels as well as the Lucky Golden Shield.

Region Location Area Loot Magical Hat Rewards Magical Scarf Rewards
Gnawnia Meadow
Town of Gnawnia
Windmill
Harbour
Mountain
Valour King's Arms
Tournament Hall
King's Gauntlet
Whisker Woods Calm Clearing
Great Gnarled Tree
Lagoon
Burroughs Laboratory
Town of Digby
Mousoleum
Bazaar
Toxic Spill
Furoma Training Grounds
Dojo
Meditation Room
Pinnacle Chamber
Bristle Woods Catacombs
Forbidden Grove
Acolyte Realm
Tribal Isles Cape Clawed
Elub Shore
Nerg Plains
Derr Dunes
Jungle of Dread
Dracano
Balack's Cove
Varmint Valley Claw Shot City
Gnawnian Express Station
Fort Rox
Queso Canyon Queso River
Prickly Plains
Cantera Quarry
Queso Geyser
Rodentia S.S. Huntington IV
Slushy Shoreline
Iceberg
Seasonal Garden
Zugzwang's Tower
Crystal Library
Sunken City
Sandtail Desert Fiery Warpath
Muridae Market
Living Garden
Lost City
Sand Dunes
Hollow Heights Fungal Cavern
Labyrinth
Zokor
Moussu Picchu
Floating Islands
Folklore Forest Foreword Farm
Prologue Pond
Table of Contents
Bountiful Beanstalk
Rift Plane Gnawnia Rift
Burroughs Rift
Whisker Woods Rift
Furoma Rift
Bristle Woods Rift
Valour Rift

Reward Track

The number of Snow Golem claimed is tracked. Each milestone reached unlocks certain rewards. The rewards must be manually claimed.

Milestone Cumulative Snow Golem Marginal Snow Golem RewardNote
1 1 1 15 Pecan Pecorino Cheese
1 Magical Holiday Hat
2 3 2 20 Compressed Cinnamon
15 Throwable Snowball
3 5 2 20 Glazed Pecan Pecorino Cheese
1 Magical Holiday Hat
4 10 5 5 Magical Holiday Hat
15 Throwable Snowball
5 15 5 30 Festive Jingle Bell
1 Magical Holiday Hat
6 25 10 1 Snowball Showdown Dust
15 Throwable Snowball
7 35 10 1 Magical Holiday Scarf
1 Magical Holiday Hat
8 45 10 1 Naughty List Printing Press Base
50 Prolific Printing Paper
9 60 15 2 Magical Holiday Scarf
1 Magical Holiday Hat
10 80 20 1 Golem Gift Box
50 Festive Jingle Bell
Additionally, the Hunter receives 5 Festive Spirit at every cumulative milestone reached.

Animated Snow Storm

During the event, there are 2 days when the Snow Storm mechanic is in effect:

The storm days are:

  • 14 December 2023 (Thursday)
  • 19 December 2023 (Tuesday)

Winter Aura

Obtaining the Aura

The Hunter can earn the Winter Aura by claiming Golem rewards. The Aura duration gained depends on whether the Golem wears a Magical Holiday Hat or not:

The Winter Aura's duration time stacks, so the Aura's time will be extended each time the Hunter claims an additional Golem.

The Aura cannot be extended beyond 20 March 2024.

Aura Effects

Snowball Showdown

During this event, Snowball Showdown can be played.
The rewards include both winter supplies to enjoy the event and hunting equipment to use.
See here for the details of this year's content.

Advent Calendar

During the month of December, the Hunter can claim various rewards from the Calendar.
See here for the details of this year's content.

Premium Shop

During the event, many event-related items were available in the Premium Shop.
1 month of Lucky Golden Shield is awarded upon completing each purchase unless stated otherwise.

Bundle Deals

Name Content Shield Duration Limit Price Image
Golem Body Builder Bundle 1 Snow Golem Head
1 Snow Golem Torso
4 Snow Golem Limb
15 Glazed Pecan Pecorino Cheese
15 Festive Spirit
1 Magical Holiday Hat
1 month 1 $0.99 Image
Animated Snowball Starter Bundle 115 Animated Snow
350 Throwable Snowball
3 Snowball Showdown Dust
100 Snowball Charm
1 month 3 $9.99 Image
Golem Gang Bundle 3 Snow Golem Head
3 Snow Golem Torso
12 Snow Golem Limb
25 Glazed Pecan Pecorino Cheese
25 Festive Spirit
3 Magical Holiday Hat
75 Festive Jingle Bell
1 month 3 $9.99 Image
Winter Taiga Trap Skin Bundle 1 Snowball Showdown Dust
1 Legendary Snowy KingBot Trap Skin
1 Chrome Ice Angel of Freezing Trap Skin
1 Infinite Holiday Magic Windows Trap Skin
1 Chrome School of Aquatic Ornaments Trap Skin
1 Hibernating Snow Boulder Trap Skin
50 Throwable Snowball
2 months 1 $14.99 N/A
Snow Storm Survival Bundle
available 14 - 21 December 2023
250 Festive Spirit
3 Snowball Showdown Dust
2 months 1 $19.99 Image

Baskets and Kits

Content and Lucky Golden Shield is awarded at the time of opening the basket/kit.

Item Content Shield Duration Price
Throwable Snowball Booster Pack 15 SUPER|brie+
5 Throwable Snowball
1 month $0.99
Winter Taiga Gift Basket 25 Glazed Pecan Pecorino Cheese
20 Festive Spirit
1 Magical Holiday Hat
10 Festive Jingle Bell
1 month $3.99
Winter Taiga Small Supply Kit 350 Glazed Pecan Pecorino Cheese
100 Festive Spirit
3 Magical Holiday Hat
25 Festive Jingle Bell
2 months $19.99
Winter Taiga Large Supply Kit 1,000 Glazed Pecan Pecorino Cheese
250 Festive Spirit
12 Magical Holiday Hat
75 Festive Jingle Bell
100 Throwable Snowball
1 Snowball Showdown Dust
4 months $49.99

Cheese

Item Price
15 Pecan Pecorino Cheese $0.99
100 Pecan Pecorino Cheese $4.99
500 Pecan Pecorino Cheese $9.99
1,000 Pecan Pecorino Cheese $17.99
15 Glazed Pecan Pecorino Cheese $1.99
100 Glazed Pecan Pecorino Cheese $8.99
500 Glazed Pecan Pecorino Cheese $15.99

Special

Item Price
25 Festive Spirit $4.99
100 Festive Spirit $9.99
1 Magical Holiday Hat $2.49
3 Magical Holiday Hat $4.99
25 Festive Jingle Bell $0.99
150 Festive Jingle Bell $4.99
50 Throwable Snowball $3.99
1 Snowball Showdown Dust $0.99

Skin

Item Price
Chrome School of Aquatic Ornaments Trap Skin $5.99
Legendary Snowy KingBot Trap Skin $5.99
Infinite Holiday Magic Windows Trap Skin $5.99
Chrome Ice Angel of Freezing Trap Skin $5.99
Hibernating Snow Boulder Trap Skin $5.99
Scarlet Sparkling Bubbleh Trap Skin $3
Rowdy PartyBots Skin $4.99
H.E.A.R.T.H. S.T.I.N.G.E.R. Trap Skin $4.99
Candle of the Mind's Eye Trap Skin $3.99
Chrome Gingerbread Thought Obliterator Trap Skin $4.99
Glacial Geyserite Trap Skin $3.99
Angel of Apprehension Trap Skin $4.99
Snowball Sentinel Trap Skin $2.99
Snowball Slayer Cannon $4.99
Icy Chrome School of Sharks Trap Skin $4.99
Winter Queso Fount Trap Skin $3
Chrome Santa Sphynx Trap Skin $5
Winter Mysteriously unYielding Null-Onyx Rampart of Cascading Amperes Trap Skin $5
Festive Judge Trap Skin $3
Point-settia Ballista Trap Skin $3
Eternal Frost Ember Prison Core Trap Skin $3
Kris Chromo Trap Skin $5
Festive Chrome Winter Wreath Trap Skin $5
Crystal Ice Tower Skin $3
Festive Sandtail Sentinel Skin $4
Winter Oasis Trap Skin $5
Festive Phantasmic Oasis Trap Skin $5
Festive Zugzwang's First Move Skin $1.5
Winter Helper's Perch $3
Winter Steam Freezer Mk. III Skin $3
Festive S.L.A.C. II Skin $5
Festive Un-Raged RhinoBot Skin $1.5
Festive Box Trap Skin $3
Festive ACRONYM Skin $3
Sinister Winter Wreath Portal $2
Digby DecroBot Skin $3
School of Secret Santa Sharks Trap Skin $5
Infinite Winter Wreath Trap Skin $5
Grand Wreath Arcanum Trap Skin $3
Candy Cane Crossbow Trap Skin $5
Festive Temporal Turbine Trap Skin $5
Droid Arch Santa Trap Skin $5
Festive Droid Archmagus Trap Skin $5
Blizzard Ballista Trap Skin $5
Winter Wasteland Dissonance Trap Skin $5
Festive Fête Manipulator Trap Skin $3
Chrome Celestial Christmas Tree Trap Skin $5

Hunting Strategy

Adventure Book

Defeat the Frost King

The Frost King has constructed a large and terrifying fortress of ice in the Great Winter Taiga and must be stopped!

Gather Pecan Pecorino and Golem parts

Send a Snow Golem on a Looting Mission

  • Build a Snow Golem from 1 Head, 1 Torso, and 4 Limbs
  • Claim a reward from a Snow Golem

Harvest Compressed Cinnamon from Cinnamon Hill

Location: Cinnamon Hill

Build Golem Parts in the Golem Workshop

  • Build any golem part
Location: Golem Workshop

Smash the Ice Fortress Shield

Location: Ice Fortress
  • Smash the Ice Fortress Shield
Location: Ice Fortress
  • Catch Frost King
Location: Ice Fortress

This adventure takes place in:

Rewards:

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