Everyone could use a hug now and then, and none more than the legendary Hugthulu and Hugthulu Prime. They're back, but it's up to you if you'll accept their deadly embrace.
Getting Started
Speak to Cupid in Windmoore to learn more about the Lovecrafting Event and the huggable threat that Arlor faces. He'll direct you to the portal where you can spend energy to enter the event zone.
Note on Energy Drops: fight monsters at or above your character level to get the best Energy Essence drop rate. Fighting creatures below your level means a lower drop chance for Essence. The mechanics for this event are the same as they were for our most recent 'Energy' event (Winter 2020).
Once you're inside the event zone, you can purchase the event Bane Item, the Enthralled Talisman. This item will prevent Hugthulu's tainted love barrels from damaging and slowing you.
Make your way through the map defeating enemies and the Merfkin mini-boss to collect L, O, V, and E candy letters. These can be crafted into event tokens, or a Love Letter to summon the second boss, Hugthulu Prime (more on him in a second).
Then, get ready for a fight! Hugthulu awaits.
Head back to Windmoore to chat with Remmi Amor for quests to gain extra tokens. She has 3 quests (2 daily) to complete.
Timeline
This two-week event will begin on Thursday, February 4th and run through Thursday, February 18th, with a 3 day cooldown.
Event Scoring and Tier Rewards
Killing Hugthulu gives you Tier Points. Climb through Bronze, Silver, Gold, and Plat Tiers for awesome rewards! At Gold Tier and above, use a Love Letter (crafted from Parchment Paper and L-O-V-E candy letters) to summon Hugthulu Prime at his altar! Killing Hughtulu Prime gives you significantly more Tier points.
Note: Hugthulu Prime is a Level 76 Boss only. While his level will scale, his stats will be equivalent to Lvl 76 no matter what level you are.
Tier rewards are as follows:
Bronze - 252 Points
• 2 Gold Love Elixirs
Silver - 1062 Points
• Unlocked Hugthulian Crate
• Broken Hearts Banner
Gold - 1872 Points
• 2 Unlocked Hugthulian Crates
• 1 Love Letter (summons Hugthulu Prime)
• Dark Hearts Banner
Platinum - 2580 Points
• [Loveless] title
• Item pack of 15 Fleeting Love Farmer's Elixirs
• 3 Unlocked Hugthulian Crates
• Herald of Heartbreak Banner
• Red Rose Aura
• 2 Love Letters (Summon Hugthulu Prime)
Leaderboards Rewards
This is a Leaderboard event. Rewards are as follows:
26th-50th place (for each class):
• 50 Platinum and a Bound Elite Awakening Gem
• Standard of the Stolen Heart (stashable, not tradable)
11th-25th place (for each class):
• Standard of the Stolen Heart
• Broken Red Heart Balloons
• 100 Platinum and 5 Bound Elite Awakening Gems
Top 10 (for each class):
• Heartthrob Title
• Love Pirate Vanity Set (Armor and Helm)
• Precise Jewel for your class (Finesse, Fury, or Mind)
• Broken Red Heart Balloons
• Battle Standard of the Rose
• 250 Platinum and 10 Bound Elite Awakening Gems
Bosses and Boss Drops
There are 2 bosses and 2 mini bosses to fight during the Lovecrafting Event. Here's where you can find them and what they drop!
Merfkin: This mini-boss spawns in the event map and has a chance to drop the following loot:
The "Arcanite Shaping Stone" can be combined with the Hugthulian Locked Crate 2021 in the Crafting Station to make "Hug's Arcane Locked Crate 2021."
"Hug's Arcane Locked Crate 2021" contains Arcane Level 76 items (armor, helmet, accessories, weapons) in addition to everything contained in the Hugthulian Locked Crate 2021.
Crested Merfkin: This rare-spawn mini boss is similar to Merfkin, but has a chance to drop extra rewards like:
- Golden Letter Chests (needed to craft Love Letter for Hugthulu Prime)
- Candy Hearts
- Locked Crates
- Rose Heart Wings Vanity
- Toga Vanities
- Heroic Loveling Pet Egg
- Arcane Shaping Stone
Hugthulu: Make it to the end of the event map (after defeating the Merfkin) to face this boss. He has a chance to drop:
- Lovecraft Chest
- Gold Lovecraft Chest
- Endless Love Set Armor and Helms
- Toga Vanities
- Hauntlet Coins, Dragkin Bones, Ankhs, Story Tokens, and Gold
- Event Tokens
Hugthulu Prime: After reaching Gold Tier, you'll unlock the quest to face Hugthulu Prime.
Craft a Love Letter and present it at the altar in the event boss zone to be transported to his lair. Hugthulu Prime can drop:
- Lovecraft Chest
- Gold Lovecraft Chest
- Hugthulu's Purple Rose (Crafting Ingredient)
- Tainted Love Set Weapons
- Shades of the Ancient One
- Toga Vanities
- Hauntlet Coins, Dragkin Bones, Ankhs, Story Tokens, and Gold
- Locked Event Crates
- Event Tokens
Tokens
Seek out and kill Hugthulu's Minions that drop pink Candy Hearts that can be crafted into Lovecraft Tokens Kit.
The Token Vendor has new vanities, awesome elixirs, and more!
Pet
- (New!) Legendary Loveling Pet (not an egg)
Vanities
- Valentine Shades
- Secret Lover Mask
- Sweet Rose Vanity Set
- Flutter Wisp
Crate
- Hugthulian Unlocked Crate 2021
This crate contains the chance to drop:
- Arcanite Loveling Pet Egg
- Endless Love Armor and Helms
- Tainted Love Weapons
- Lovely Courtesan Vanity Sets
- Rose Vanity Sets
Elixirs
- Love Elixir: Grants you a temporary display of hearts and 2 nearby players 2 hearts.
- Golden Love Elixir: Grants a chance to get a Golden Love Letter Chest from Lovecraft mobs and bosses.
- Fleeting Love Farmer's Elixir: Briefly increases rare item drop chances during the Lovecraft event, specifically:
Hugthulu Prime
- Drops 2 Hugthulian Crates
- Increases drop rate of Hauntlet, Dragkin Bones, Story Tokens, Revive Ankhs
- Increases drop chance of Hugthulu's Purple Rose
- Increases drop chance of Tainted Love Set Weapons
- Increases drop chance of Gold Lovecraft Chest
- Increases drop chance of Shades of the Ancient One
- Increases drop chance of Gemstone Cloth Togas
- Add chance to drop the Rose Heart Wings Vanity
Hugthulu
- Increases drop chance of Gold Lovecraft Chest, adds chance at two Gold Lovecraft Chests
- Increases drop rate of Hauntlet, Dragkin Bones, Story Tokens, Revive Ankhs
- Increases drop chance of Endless Love Set Armors and Helms
- Increases drop rate of Gemstone Cloth Togas
- Adds chance to drop Hugthulian Crate
Crested Merkfin (rare miniboss)
- Increases drop chance of Hugthulian Crate
- Adds chance to drop Golden Lovecraft Chest
- Increases drop chance of Rose Heart Wings Vanity
- Increases drop chance for Black, Purple, and Red Togas (with Gold sash)
- Increases drop chance of Heroic Loveling Pet
- Increases drop chance of Arcanite Shaping Stone (used to craft a special version of Hugthulu's locked crate)
Merkfin (minibosses) (at least 2 per event zone in far corners that must be defeated in order to access Hugthulu!)
- Adds chance to drop Gold Lovecraft Chest
- Increased chance to drop Arcanite Shaping Stone
- Increases Drop chance of Black, Purple, Cloth Togas
Chests
Hugthulu sometimes will drop a Lovecraft Chest that can contain:
• Wings of the Black Heart (with Black Rose aura when combined with the Black Heart Set)
• Love Dragon Wings
• Black Heart Vanity Set
• Love Elixir
• L-O-V-E candy letters
The even rarer Gold Lovecraft Chest also drops from bosses and mini-bosses and has a chance to drop all of the above, along with gold and gold letters.
Store
In the Featured section of the store you can purchase:
Hugthulian Crates
This is the event crate that drops in the world. The store version will give you three pulls, possible rewards include:
• Arcane Fossil
• Arcane Shard
• Arcanite Loveling's Egg
• Bunch of Set rarity armor and weapons
Notes on Sets:
- The Level 76 Sets from last year have returned. If you've already got your preferred 76 set then you're 'all set,' as they say :-)
- Yes, if the Level 81 Expansion were out, we would've added 81 Sets for this event... but the new level cap still has a long way to go
- We also chose not to introduce 'slightly more OP' alternative 76 set as this felt both inconsistent and unfair
Notes on Set Mechanics:
- Endless Love armor sets can be upgraded into Tainted Love armor sets using Hugthulu's Purple Rose which drops from Hugthulu Prime
- Endless Love is a 2/2 set bonus only
- Tainted love is a 3/3 Set bonus only
- Endless Love and Tainted Love Armor and Helmets have the same stats and only differ in the sets they accompany
- Stats awarded from set bonus will work in ALL areas of the game, including PvP
• Lovely Courtesan Vanity Set
• Rose Vanity Set
• Frown Wisp
• Mask of the Ancient One
• Gold, Platinum (various amounts)
• Elixir Kits (various types)
• Epic and Legendary equipment and jewel recipes(for your level)
Limited Time Store Sales
As in past events, we'll be holding a couple of special sales throughout the event.
On February 6th and 7th, get the Black Rose Aura Wisp.
On February 13th and 14th, get the Rose Garden Aura Wisp.
Additional Notes
- Loveling, Octopus and Shoggoth pets passive and AA do double damage in the Lovecraft zone, and with the appropriate set (Any Endless or Tainted Love set for octopus pets, 76 Endless or Tainted Love set for Loveling and Shoggoth) will deal that extra damage in all other zones, including PvP.
- Candy Letters of all types ONLY drop from the new event zone.
- Gold Letters can be traded.
- Love Letter can ONLY BE USED by Gold tier or higher players, but can be crafted and sold/traded by anyone.
- Hugthulu's event zone has been reduced in size.
Drop your questions and comments below, and happy hunting!
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