The Witching Hour

The Witching Hour is the 2012 Halloween event. It is released on 16th of October. The event consists of 2 missions - the open world mission and the The Midnight Masquerade instance. Completing both missions awards 3 Spooky Bite.



"Well, Halloween in Gotham City is rarely uneventful, and it seems this year is no exception. Someone, or something has played a hell of a trick on the people of Gotham. Trick-or-treaters are being terrorized in the streets by spooky  Masked App​aritions. We're not sure who's behind it yet, but the Phantom Stranger is waiting for you in the East End Police Station with more details."—Oracle

"Now this is a reeeeal treat. I'm getting reports of some masked apparations raising hell over Gotham, and terrorising the trick-or-treaters. Why didn't we think of that? The sorceress Tala is waiting for you at the Tap Room in Burnley. You might wanna hurry - I hear she's got a Hell of a temper."—Calculator

Heroes

 * Speak with Phantom Stranger in Gotham's East End Police Station
 * Find Hell Portals throughout areas of Gotham and use ghostpowder to reveal the Masked Apparitions
 * Locate the Masked Apparitions emanating from Hell Portals throughout Gotham and defeat them (0/18).
 * Rescue or defeat the terrified Trick-or-Treaters that are being haunted by Masked Apparitions throughout Gotham (0/13).

Villains

 * Speak with Tala in The Gotham Tap Room in Burnley.
 * Find Hell Portals throughout areas of Gotham and use ghostpowder to reveal the Masked Apparitions
 * Locate the Masked Apparitions emanating from Hell Portals throughout Gotham and defeat them (0/18).
 * Defeat the terrified Trick-or-Treaters that are being haunted by Masked Apparitions throughout Gotham (0/13).

Walkthrough

 * 1) Talk to Phantom Stranger (heroes) or Tala (villains) corrsponding Headquarter (East End Police Station or Tap Room)
 * 2) Phantom Stranger says that Klarion the Witch Boy has ripped spirits from hell and unleashed them on Earth, the player is empowered so they could return the spirits to peace.
 * 3) Tala implies that Klarion the Witch Boy has stolen a part of her power and is using her plan to torment trick-or-treaters with spirits from Hell. The player should defeat them and send them back to Hell.
 * 4) On the streets of Gotham, hell portals are marked with golden pillars of light. Interact with them and several Masked Apparitions would appear. You must defend/defeat the Trick-or-treaters.
 * 5) For heroes, pick up the smooth orbs (with a mask floating inside) and put them back to the Trick-or-treaters. This may spawn a spiky white orb. Pick these up and throw them away (right click while holding).
 * 6) After completing this mission, go to the On Duty Menu and queue for the 4-player instance The Midnight Masquerade.

Associated Feats
See: Seasonal_Feats

Associated Collections
This event features two collections All Hallow's Peeves and Halloween Grab Bag!

Seasonal Items
Completing this mission awards 1 Spooky Bite daily with two more from The Midnight Masquerade, which can be used to purchase the following items: Completing the The Midnight Masquerade instance awards the team 4 random Trick or Treat consumables:
 * Trick: Stink Bomb
 * Trick: Boo-Urns
 * Trick: Chill Out
 * Trick: Zzzap!
 * Trick: Psych!
 * Treat: Notafinger
 * Treat: Candy Corn
 * Treat: Power Patch Brats
 * Treat: Snackers Candy Bar
 * Treat: STAR Blast Chews