WoW Midsummer Fire Festival Guide
This Midsummer Fire Fesitval guide provides details of the seasonal event that runs from June 21st to July 4th in the World of Warcraft. Bonfires are lit all across Azeroth to celebrate the hottest months of the year. Characters of all levels can join in the celebration by completing quests and visiting the flames around the world, which in turn will reward them with gold and experience, as well as Burning Blossoms. Burning Blossoms are the currency of the festival and can be used to purchase unique rewards from a Midsummer Merchant/Supplier during the festival.
Updated for 2011
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Midsummer Fire Festival Items
The following items can be purchased from Midsummer Merchants/Suppliers.
One of the following cloaks drops each time you defeat Ahune the Frost Lord. You need to be level 85 to queue in the dungeon finder for this boss.
- Cloak of the Frigid Winds
- The Frost Lord’s Battle Shroud
- The Forst Lord’s War Cloak
- Icebound Cloak
- Shroud of Winter’s Chill
Very rarely, the following enchant might also drop:
Additionally, the first time you defeat Ahune each day you will receive a Satchel of Chilled Goods. It contains 5-15 Burning Blossoms, Justice Points and a small chance of one of the following items:
Midsummer Fire Festival Quests
The Spinner of Summer Tales/The Master of Summer Lore
This is a ‘breadcrumb’ quest offered by commoner NPCs in the major cities in order to direct you to the capital city bonfires and other quest givers. It is not a pre-requisite for any of the other quests and awards 1 Burning Blossom.
Incense for the Festival Scorchlings/Incense for the Summer Scorchlings
This quest is available from a Festival Loremaster/Talespinner near one of the bonfires in the capital cities. The quest is completed by handing it in to a Searing Scorchling at any of the bonfires in the zones outside of the capital cities and it awards 1 Burning Blossom.
Torch Tossing
This quest is only available from a Master Flame/Fire Eater next to the bonfires in the capital cities. For this quest you will receive a stack of torches that need to be thrown at one of five braziers. You need to be standing close enough to the bonfire in order to light the torches. Throw the torches at the brazier that currently has a mark above it. You will need to hit 8 braziers correctly within a minute to complete the quest. The follow up quest More Torch Tossing, which is available as a daily quest during the festival, requires you to hit 20 braziers in 2 minutes. Both quests, reward you with gold and experience according to your level as well as 5 Burning Blossoms.
Torch Catching
This quest is also only available from a Master Flame/Fire Eater next to the bonfires in the capital cities. For this quest you will receive a torch that needs to be lit, then thrown in the air and caught. You need to be standing close enough to the bonfire in order to light the torch initially. The easiest way to complete this quest is to change you view to be directly above your character and zoom out as far as possible – also make sure your video settings have shadows enabled. Right-click on a torch to light it and toss it up initially and then follow the torch’s shadow so that your character is beneath it when it lands. As soon as you catch the torch it will be tossed up again, and you need to keep following the shadow in order to catch it. You will need to catch a torch 4 times in a row to complete the quest. The follow quest More Torch Catching, which is available as a daily quest during the festival, requires you to catch 10 torches in a row. Both quests, reward you with gold and experience according to your level as well as 10 Burning Blossoms.
Honor the Flame
Speak to the Flame Keeper at each bonfire for your faction to complete this quest – the bonfires in capital cities don’t offer this quest. For each Flame Keeper you speak to, you will be rewarded with gold and experience according to your level as well as 5 Burning Blossoms.
Desecrate the Flame
This quest requires you to visit each of the opposing factions bonfires and put the fire out by right-clicking on it – the bonfires in the opposition capital cities don’t offer this quest. The action of desecrating an opposing factions bonfire will flag you character for PvP for 5 minutes. For each bonfire that you desecrate, you will be rewarded with gold and experience according to your level as well as 10 Burning Blossoms.
Stealing [Capital City] Flame
Level 50 characters and above can complete quests to steal some of the bonfire flame from the capital cities of the opposing faction. For each flame that you steal you will be awarded experience as well as 25 Burning Blossoms. If you successfully steal all 4 flames from the opposing faction’s capital cities, you can earn the achievement King of the Fire Festival by completing the quest A Thief’s Reward, available from a Loremaster/Talespinner in one of your own faction’s capital cities.
Twilight Hammer Quest Chain
This daily series of quests starts with the quest Unusual Activity, available from an Earthen Ring Elder near the bonfires in the capital cities. It requires you to travel to Zoram Strand, Ashenvale. The quest series ultimately leads to the killing of a level appropriate mob, and rewards you with gold and experience, as well as 10 Burning Blossoms.
Ahune, The Frost Lord
If your character is level 85, you can queue up in the Dungeon Finder to fight Ahune, the Frost Lord. When you summon and kill Ahune he drops one of the iLevel 353 cloaks mentioned above. Killing Ahune will also earn you the achievement Ice the Frost Lord.
Midsummer Fire Festival Achievements
Dancing Around the Ribbon Pole
At each bonfire you will find a ribbon pole. When you click on the ribbon and dance around it, you will receive a 3 minute buff (Ribbon Dance) that provides a 10% experience increase when killing monsters. This is stackable up to 60 minutes, and each 3 minutes is rewarded for 3 seconds spent dancing round the ribbon pole. Additionally, if you collect enough Burning Blossoms to purchase all three pieces of the Midsummer Reveler set, namely the Mantle of the Festival Fire, Vestment of Summer and Sandals of Summer, you can earn the Burning Hot Pole Dance achievement by dancing around the ribbon pole for a full minute while wearing the garments.
Torch Juggler
The Torch Juggler achievement that can only be earned by juggling torches in Dalaran. To earn the achievement you will need to purchase Juggling Torches from a Midsummer vendor, and then juggle them 40 times in 15 seconds. Some people have had success with only 10 torches, but most folks find this easiest to achieve with 15 torches. Set the torches to a hotkey and then target the ground below your character to juggle them in place.
Ice the Frost Lord
The Ice the Frost Lord achievement is earned by defeating Ahune. This year only level 85 characters are able to complete this. You can use the Dungeon Finder to queue up for a chance to fight and defeat Ahune.
King of the Fire Festival
The King of the Fire Festival achievement is earned by completing the quest A Thief’s Reward/A Thief’s Reward. The quest requires you to visit the bonfires in each of the four major cities of the opposing faction and to steal the flame by right-clicking on the bonfire.
Honor the Flame
If you successfully Honor the Flame at all bonfire locations on a continent, you can earn one of the following achievements,
Flame Keeper of Eastern Kingdoms or Flame Warden of Eastern Kingdoms
Flame Keeper of Kalimdor or Flame Warden of Kalimdor
Flame Keeper of Outland or Flame Warden of Outland
If you earn all 3 of the above achievements, you will also earn the achievement The Fires of Azeroth or The Fires of Azeroth.
Desecrate the Flame
This quest requires you to visit each of the opposing factions bonfires, in order to put the fire out, by right-clicking on it – the bonfires in capital cities don’t offer this quest. The action of desecrating an opposing factions bonfire will flag you character a for PvP for 5 minutes. For each bonfire that you desecrate, you will be rewarded with gold and experience according to your level as well as 10 Burning Blossoms. If you successfully Desecrate the Flame at all bonfire locations on a continent, you can earn one of the following achievements,
Extinguishing Eastern Kingdoms or Extinguishing Eastern Kingdoms
Extinguishing Kalimdor or Extinguishing Kalimdor
Extinguishing Outland or Extinguishing Outland
If you earn all 3 of the above achievements, you will also earn the achievement Desecration of the Alliance or Desecration of the Horde.
Flame Keeper/Flame Warden
The Flame Keeper or The Flame Warden achievements are earned only after the completion of every other achievement mentioned above for your faction.
Alliance Bonfires
The following Alliance bonfires earn 5 Burning Blossoms when honored by Alliance characters and 10 Burning Blossoms when desecrated by Horde characters.
| Continent | Zone | Coordinates | Location | Linked with Achievement |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capitals | Ironforge | 64.0 25.0 | Hall of Explorers | Yes |
| Stormwind | 49.0 72.0 | The Canals, outside Stormwind Stockade | Yes | |
| Darnassus | 63.0 47.0 | Rut’theran Village | Yes | |
| The Exodar | 41.0 26.0 | The Crystal Hall | Yes | |
| Eastern Kingdoms | Arathi Highlands | 44.0 46.0 | North East of Refuge Pointe | Yes |
| Badlands | 19.0 56.0 | Dragon’s Mouth | No | |
| Blasted Lands | 55.0 15.0 | West of Nethergarde Keep | Yes | |
| Burning Steppes | 68.0 60.0 | North of Morgan’s Vigil | Yes | |
| The Cape of Stranglethorn | 52.0 68.0 | Beach east of Booty Bay | Yes | |
| Dun Morogh | 54.0 45.0 | North side of Kharanos | Yes | |
| Duskwood | 73.0 55.0 | South side of Darkshire | Yes | |
| Elwynn Forest | 43.0 65.0 | North side of Goldshire | Yes | |
| The Hinterlands | 14.0 50.0 | South of Aerie Peak | Yes | |
| Loch Modan | 32.0 40.0 | North side of Thelsamar | Yes | |
| Northern Stranglethorn | 52.0 63.0 | North side of Fort Livingston | Yes | |
| Redridge Mountains | 25.0 54.0 | Lakeshire, south side of Lake Everstill | Yes | |
| Swamp of Sorrows | 70.0 15.0 | West side of Bogpaddle | No | |
| Twilight Highlands | 47.0 28.0 | Thundermar | No | |
| Western Plaguelands | 43.0 82.0 | Chillwind Camp | Yes | |
| Westfall | 45.0 62.0 | North of Moonbrook | Yes | |
| Wetlands | 13.0 47.0 | East of Menethil Harbor | Yes | |
| Kalimdor | Ashenvale | 87.0 42.0 | Forest Song | Yes |
| Azuremyst Isle | 44.0 53.0 | Azure Watch | Yes | |
| Bloodmyst Isle | 55.0 69.0 | Blood Watch | Yes | |
| Darkshore | 49.0 23.0 | Lor’danel | Yes | |
| Desolace | 65.0 17.0 | Nijel’s Point | Yes | |
| Dustwallow Marsh | 62.0 40.0 | North of Theramore Isle | Yes | |
| Feralas | 47.0 44.0 | Feathermoon Stronghold | Yes | |
| Silithus | 60.0 33.0 | East of Cenarion Hold | Yes | |
| Southern Barrens | 48.0 72.0 | Fort Triumph | Yes | |
| Stonetalon Mountains | 49.0 51.0 | Mirkfallon Lake | Yes | |
| Tanaris | 52.0 29.0 | Gadgetzan | Yes | |
| Teldrassil | 55.0 60.0 | Dolanaar | Yes | |
| Uldum | 53.0 32.0 | Vir’naal Oasis | No | |
| Un’Goro Crater | 60.0 63.0 | Marshal’s Stand | No | |
| Winterspring | 62.0 35.0 | Everlook | Yes | |
| Outland | Blade’s Edge Mountains | 42.0 66.0 | Sylvanaar | Yes |
| Hellfire Peninsula | 62.0 58.0 | Honor Hold | Yes | |
| Nagrand | 50.0 70.0 | Telaar | Yes | |
| Netherstorm | 31.0 63.0 | Area 52 | Yes | |
| Shadowmoon Valley | 40.0 55.0 | Wildhammer Stronghold | Yes | |
| Terokkar Forest | 55.0 55.0 | Allerian Stronghold | Yes | |
| Zangamarsh | 69.0 52.0 | Telredor | Yes | |
| Northrend | Borean Tundra | 55.0 20.0 | Fizzcrank Airstrip | No |
| Crystalsong Forest | 78.0 75.0 | Windrunner’s Overlook | No | |
| Dragonblight | 75.0 44.0 | Wintergarde Keep | No | |
| Grizzly Hills | 34.0 61.0 | Amberpine Lodge | No | |
| Howling Fjord | 58.0 16.0 | Fort Wildevar | No | |
| Sholazar Basin | 47.0 66.0 | River’s Heart | No | |
| Storm Peaks | 42.0 87.0 | K3 | No | |
| Zul’Drak | 41.0 61.0 | The Argent Stand | No |
Horde Bonfires
The following Horde bonfires earn 5 Burning Blossoms when honored by Horde characters and 10 Burning Blossoms when desecrated by Alliance characters.
| Continent | Zone | Coordinates | Location | Linked with Achievement |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capitals | Orgrimmar | 47.0 38.0 | The Valley of Wisdom | Yes |
| Silvermoon | 70.0 43.0 | Court of the Sun | Yes | |
| Thunder Bluff | 21.0 26.0 | Spirit Rise | Yes | |
| Undercity | 68.0 9.0 | The Ruins of Lordaeron (external courtyard) | Yes | |
| Eastern Kingdoms | Arathi Highlands | 69.0 42.0 | South East of Hammerfall | Yes |
| Badlands | 24.0 37.0 | North East of New Kargath | Yes | |
| Blasted Lands | 46.0 14.0 | East of Dreadmaul Hold | No | |
| Burning Steppes | 51.0 29.0 | South of Flame Crest | Yes | |
| The Cape of Stranglethorn | 50.0 70.0 | Beach east of Booty Bay | Yes | |
| Eversong Woods | 46.0 50.0 | North Sanctum | Yes | |
| Ghostlands | 46.0 26.0 | Tranquillien | Yes | |
| Hillsbrad Fooillths | 55.0 50.0 | West of Tarren Mill | Yes | |
| The Hinterlands | 76.0 74.0 | Revantusk Village | Yes | |
| Northern Stranglethorn | 40.0 51.0 | Grom’gol Base Camp | Yes | |
| Silverpine Forest | 49.0 38.0 | The Sepulcher | Yes | |
| Swamp of Sorrows | 77.0 14.0 | West of Bogpaddle | Yes | |
| Tirisfal Glades | 57.0 52.0 | Brill | Yes | |
| Twilight Highlands | 53.0 46.0 | Bloodgulch | No | |
| Kalimdor | Ashenvale | 51.0 66.0 | Silverwind Refuge | Yes |
| Azshara | 60.0 53.0 | Bilgewater Harbor | No | |
| Desolace | 26.0 76.0 | Shadowprey Village | Yes | |
| Durotar | 52.0 47.0 | Razor Hill | Yes | |
| Dustwallow Marsh | 33.0 30.0 | Brackenwall Village | Yes | |
| Feralas | 72.0 47.0 | Camp Mojache | Yes | |
| Mulgore | 51.0 60.0 | Bloodhoof Village | Yes | |
| Northern Barrens | 50.0 55.0 | The Crossroads | Yes | |
| Silithus | 51.0 41.0 | South West of Cenarion Hold | Yes | |
| Southern Barrens | 41.0 68.0 | Desolation Hold | Yes | |
| Stonetalon Mountains | 53.0 62.0 | Sun Rock Retreat | Yes | |
| Tanaris | 49.0 27.0 | Gadgetzan | Yes | |
| Un’Goro Crater | 56.0 66.0 | Marshal’s Stand | No | |
| Uldum | 53.0 35.0 | Vir’naal Oasis | No | |
| Winterspring | 59.0 35.0 | Everlook | Yes | |
| Outland | Blade’s Edge Mountains | 50.0 59.0 | Thunderlord Stronghold | Yes |
| Hellfire Peninsula | 55.0 40.0 | Thrallmar | Yes | |
| Nagrand | Garadar | Yes | ||
| Netherstorm | 32.0 68.0 | Area 52 | Yes | |
| Shadowmoon Valley | 33.0 30.0 | Shadowmoon Village | Yes | |
| Terokkar Forest | 52.0 43.0 | Stonebreaker Hold | Yes | |
| Zangamarsh | 36.0 52.0 | Zabra’Jin | Yes | |
| Northrend | Borean Tundra | 51.0 12.0 | Bor’gorok Outpost | No |
| Crystalsong Forest | 80.0 53.0 | Sunreaver’s Command | No | |
| Dragonblight | 39.0 48.0 | Agmar’s Hammer | No | |
| Grizzly Hills | 19.0 61.0 | Conquest Hold | No | |
| Howling Fjord | 48.0 13.0 | Camp Winterhoof | No | |
| Sholazar Basin | 47.0 63.0 | River’s Heart | No | |
| Storm Peaks | 40.0 86.0 | K3 | No | |
| Zul’Drak | 43.0 71.0 | The Argent Stand | No |
Neutral Bonfires
The following neutral bonfires award 15 Burning Blossoms when honored by Alliance or Horde characters.
| Continent | Zone | Coordinates | Location | Linked with Achievement |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kalimdor | Mount Hyjal | 63.0 23.0 | Nordrassil | No |
| The Maelstrom | Deepholm | 49.0 51.0 | Temple of Earth | No |
| Shimmering Expanse | 49.0 42.0 | Silver Tide Hollow | No |
I hoped you found this Midsummer Fire Festival guide useful, and that it has helped you enjoy the event and take advantage of the opportunities for extra gold and experience. Please leave a comment to let me know what you think.