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	As such, the content described below is only available during the event.

Save Winterfest! is an event-exclusive Prestige Mission.

Overview

Save Winterfest on the Mission Interface.

Prerequisites:

Description:

It is during each and every Winterfest, that a faction of green-furred gremlins make quite a mess, in the town of Emberlight. These 'grinchlins' as they are called, stop at nothing until they've hauled, each and every present from the town of Emberlight. And so Impostoclaus has asked the Spiral Knights, to take up their arms and fight, the monsters that threaten the town of Emberlight. So grab a present and answer his call! Ensure that a merry Winterfest is had by all, in the town of Emberlight.

Objective:

Help Impostoclaus deliver presents to the orphans of Emberlight.

• The Tier 1 mission lasts for ?? minutes.
• The Tier 2 mission lasts for 4 minutes and 30 seconds.
• The Tier 3 mission lasts for 5 minutes.

Runthrough

Alleys of Emberlight

The presents available are small green presents, and huge red presents. The green presents provide 1 token each, and the red present provides 3 tokens each. When carried, the red presents cause a debuff to Attack Speed and Movement Speed that is one more point than maximum (-7 points). While the limit is Decreased: Maximum!, the extra point may negate some of the bonuses provided by UVs or gear.

Monsters:

• Kleptolisk
• Humbug
• Layoafer
• Slush Puppy
• Grinchlin Thwacker
• Grinchlin Scorcher
• Grinchlin Stalker (only Tier 3)

Notes

This mission is only available during Winterfest.

Unlike most missions, this contains a single timed level where a party of 1-4 knights must help carry presents for the children in the back alley of Emberlight.

Knights must carry the presents from one end of the map (from infinite piles) to the other (where the orphans are) in order to receive Winter Wish tokens, which can be traded for various items.

Along the way lots of monsters such as Layoafers and Humbugs harass the player. A mysterious group of Gremlins called 'Grinchlins' have planned to rob the orphans of Emberlight of their presents and destroy Impostoclaus. These Grinchlins constantly try to attack Impostoclaus.

Grinchlin Stalkers (only Tier 3) have a rare chance of dropping a Humbug Hat costume.

There are two map variations of this level. The first map, Alleys of Emberlight, is full of ice traps, more monsters and fewer Grinchlins. The other map, Silent Emberlight, has fire traps, more Grinchlins, and a Slush Puppy respawn.

Known Bugs

If Impostoclaus dies as the knights finish their mission (the screen where it shows Impostoclaus celebrating), the knights will be stuck on a report screen, and have to log out in order to fix it.

Strategy

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Strategy varies from player to player and from team to team. It is ideal to get a team together to spam runs with a single consistent strategy, so you're not hindering present delivery. Communication is a huge part of this mission's success.

Beware the Kleptolisks! These thieves can steal presents (that the player carries) with their tongues and swallow them quickly. You'll have to go and grab another present from the pile if you can't kill them quickly.

Don't forget to give some cookies and milk to Impostoclaus from time to time. If Impostoclaus loses all his health due to Grinchlin attacks, the player will fail the mission. The cookie plate can be thrown at Impostoclaus to save time.

The Mecha Turret localized in the other side of the map is really useful to distract other monsters (especially Layoafers) that are near of the exit.

Try not to waste time defeating monsters. Carry as many presents as you can, since Winter Wish tokens are granted per delivered present.

Movement Speed boosters such as the Swift Steps battle sprite Perk, Mercurial Demo, or Mercurial (slime) gear can aid in speedier present delivery. Balance defenses and offenses with these boosts to get through the obstacles as efficiently as you can.

Freeze Trap obstacles can be rendered completely ineffective in Tier 1 if the player has high enough Freeze resistance. This can aid in speedier present delivery.

There are only a limited amount of wishes that can be piled at the end point. If a player turns in a present while there are too many wishes on the ground, the extras will not appear for players who have not picked up the current ones. Thus to maximize token gain, the party should travel together. One person drops their gift, everyone picks up the tokens, then another person drops theirs, etc. The Silent Emberlight map can store more wishes on the ground.

Gallery

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  Map of the lobby of "Save Winterfest!"

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  Map of one of the possible mission floors, "Alleys of Emberlight."

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  A strategic map of "Alleys of Emberlight."

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  Map of one of the possible mission floors, "Silent Emberlight."

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  A strategic map of "Silent Emberlight."

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  Presents are carried on the backs of knights.

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  Various floor hazards hinder mission success.

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  These monsters really want to ruin Winterfest!

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  Throwing cookies at Impostoclause restores some of his HP.

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  A successful mission. This scene can be witnessed at the end of the timer countdown. Look at those happy Emberlight children!

See Also

• Grinchlin Assault!