Holiday Ops 2021: Event Guide

Greetings, Commanders!

Did you miss us? The season of wonders and miracles is just around the corner, which means it’s time for the long-awaited Holiday Ops, the most breathtaking event in World of Tanks! Let the festive specials begin!

Like last year, we’ll be your guiding lights throughout the event, which we've been preparing for the whole year. Fasten your seat belts—your magnificent journey with tons of specials, gifts, an unexpected hero, and a magical atmosphere is about to kick off! Let’s take a closer look.

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Event Summary

Holiday Ops 2021 lasts a month, from Wednesday, December 9, 2020 at 03:20 PT | 05:20 CT | 06:20 ET through Monday, January 11, 2021 at 03:20 PT | 05:20 CT | 06:20 ET. There’s also an event extension from January 11 at 03:20 PT | 05:20 CT | 06:20 ET until almost the end of January.

The aim of Holiday Ops is to complete all the various missions and collect as many decorations as possible. Put up your decorations to increase the Festive Atmosphere.

• The higher the Festive Atmosphere Level, the better your rewards and bonuses in battles.
• Complete Missions From Chuck to earn Small Boxes, an exclusive 2D style and Chuck Norris himself as a custom Commander.
• You can also get Small Boxes by completing the standard daily missions available in the game.
• In addition to the classic decorations, outfit your Garage with Large Decorations. Each Large Decoration will help you earn 2.5% more Credits in Random Battles.
• All the decorations you earn or get are arranged into four thematic Collections. Assembling a full Collection nets you an exclusive 2D style and a unique decal.
• Break decorations you don’t need and put the Shards into the Decorider to get the ones your Collections lack.
• Once you have reached Festive Atmosphere Level IV, you will be greeted by the first Snow Maiden. As your Festive Atmosphere Level increases over time, three more Snow Maidens will visit you. Click on any of them once a day to get a present containing one random decoration from their respective Collections.
• Snow Maidens will also provide you with daily missions for ×5 XP when victorious. You will receive as many x5 missions as there are Snow Maidens in your Garage.
• You increase the Snow Maidens’ Presents Level by accepting their presents. Reaching new Presents Levels increases the minimum level of the decorations you will receive in subsequent presents.
• Once you reach Festive Atmosphere Level X, you will be able to complete the Collections from previous years’ Holiday Ops events (2018–2020).
• You can build your own Holiday Ops vehicles branch with up to 6 vehicles, from Tier V to Tier X. These vehicles, depending on their type, will receive special XP bonuses.
• You will unlock an extra "Chuck's slot" when you complete five Missions From Chuck, regardless of your current Festive Atmosphere Level.
• Building Collections and increasing the Festive Atmosphere give you a Random Battle bonus to Credits of up to 40%. Each Large Decoration gives you another 2.5% to Credits earned.
• Holiday Ops vehicles will continue to enjoy their slot bonuses from January 11 at 03:20 PT | 05:20 CT | 06:20 ET until almost the end of January. In addition, they will receive the highest bonus to Credits you achieved during the event.

Discover a New Garage!

When you first open your Garage on December 9, you’ll also notice a special gift from us—the Pz.Sfl. IC, a German Tier IV Premium tank destroyer, with a 100% trained Crew and a Garage Slot. The vehicle features an autoloader and promises to be a lot of fun, so take it for a spin and have a great time!

This year, our holiday moved from the forest to a picturesque town in the mountains, filled with beautiful lights and magnificent installations. In fact, you won’t even be in a Garage. Instead, your fleet of vehicles will be parked in the Square! And while the Square is completely brand-new, everything should feel familiar. You can easily find the Christmas Tree, Feast, Installation, and Yard. There are also see new objects, including funny neon bears, a train with gifts rolling through the mountains, a Christmas carousel, and other signs of the festive season. The atmospheric Square should help immerse you even more into the holiday season while also lifting your spirits.

Boxes with Decorations

You will receive boxes with decorations and in-game goods as a reward for completing daily missions and special daily tasks from our incredible guest (read below for more details):

• Daily missions: Two (2) to six (6) boxes
• Special daily tasks: Six (6) boxes

 

In total, there are five (5) Decoration Levels. Level I items are the easiest to get while Level V decorations are really rare. The rarer the decorations you use, the more points they add to your Festive Atmosphere and the faster you ascend a level.

Each box contains three (3) decorations of a random level and in-game items (Credits, consumables, Training Booklets, directives, and a Garage slot). If Lady Luck’s on your side, you can also find Large Decorations inside these boxes.

You can also get decorations in the following ways:

• Crafting them in the Decorider
• Receiving them as presents from the Snow Maidens once a day
• Purchasing Large Boxes

It's time to introduce you to the special star of our holiday party! It’s someone you probably know from your childhood!

Take on Missions From Chuck!

Few people know this, but there’s another type of ammo in the game—the Chuck Norris shell. They penetrate all armor and deal 100% damage.

Every day, one (1) new mission will be unlocked for you to complete in Random Battles. All missions can be performed in parallel. If you miss several missions, you can complete them all in one fell swoop.

One day, Chuck fired a shot into the ground at El Halluf. Now there’s an oil well in that spot.

There are 32 missions in total, and you’ll receive rewards (a unique decal, an exclusive 2D style, a medal, and more) for completing them. You’ll also get six (6) Small Boxes containing decorations for completing each of these missions. Once you have completed 27 missions, you'll be able to recruit me in the Barracks and I'll become the commander of one of your vehicles.

When Chuck plays a Random Battle, the battle timer doesn't count down. Chuck decides when the battle is over.

The long-awaited Credit discounts on researchable tanks are coming back! You'll unlock them gradually as you complete missions. The first discount on purchasing Tier II vehicles will become available after completing two (2) missions. As you progress, the Tier of vehicles covered by the discount will also increase. To get a discount on purchasing Tier X vehicles, you need to complete all 32 tasks of my challenge. The discount can be applied even if the vehicle of your choice hasn’t been researched yet.

When Chuck Norris is your commander, you don't need a tank crew*. He can operate a tank with just his pinky.

I don't envy your enemies, because as a commander, I come with three (3) Skills (Sixth Sense, Repairs, and Brothers in Arms as a "zero" Perk) and enough experience to learn a fourth Skill of your choice.

No one knows Chuck Norris’ DPS. No one has ever lasted long enough.

Do you think my tasks are too challenging for you? No problem! Use 500 Shards (from the Decorider) to reroll it for easier conditions but the same rewards. This option is available twice per mission.

Chuck Norris doesn’t move his tank around the map. The map moves itself around Chuck Norris.

After completing five (5) tasks, you’ll unlock a special "Chuck's slot" for your Holiday Ops vehicles. At first, you can only place a Tier V vehicle of any type (except Premium) in this slot, but each new Festive Atmosphere Level will increase the vehicle Tier that can be selected for this slot. Most importantly, you can choose any of the three bonuses available (+200% to Free XP, +50% to Combat XP, or +100% to Crew XP) for this slot to provide!

Decorating

Complete daily missions and Missions From Chuck, earn Small Boxes, put up decorations, and fill this town with festive magic! Feel free to decorate just about anything you see in the town and create your own unique atmosphere. Hover over elements that can be decorated or click individual elements for a close-up view. While in close-up view, use the panel to the left to navigate between interactive elements.

Large Decorations

In addition to classic decorations, you can outfit your Garage with Large Decorations. This time, they’re completely different, dynamic, and even fancier. Take a look!

All of them provide a bonus to Credits when fighting in Random Battles. You’ll have the opportunity to receive four (4) Large Decorations, and each of them must be placed in its specific slot via the corresponding interactive element. You can either get Large Decorations in Small Boxes or craft them in the Decorider.

Remember: you can't duplicate Large Decorations! To craft each subsequent Large Decoration, you'll need an increasing number of Shards, which can be obtained by breaking down decorations.

Large Decoration:	Cost in Shards:
First Large Decoration (if 4 Large Decorations are missing)	500
Second Large Decoration (if 3 Large Decorations are missing)	1,500
Third Large Decoration (if 2 Large Decorations are missing)	3,000
Fourth Large Decoration (if 1 Large Decorations is missing)	5,000

Once you have all four (4) Large Decorations, their crafting is blocked.

Festive Atmosphere

Classic decorations increase your Festive Atmosphere Level: the merrier and brighter your Garage looks, the higher the Festive Atmosphere Level. At the start of the event, you’ll have Festive Atmosphere Level I.

Improving your Festive Atmosphere Level will earn you a host of in-game rewards: Personal Reserves, blueprint fragments, new female crew members, a spectacular festive 2D style, and more. Check out the complete list of rewards in the widget below:

Once you reach Festive Atmosphere Level IV, the first of us will come to your Garage. Gradually, as your Garage’s Festive Atmosphere increases, three (3) more sisters of mine will join me. You can receive one (1) present from one of us every day. I’ll yield the chair to my sister who will go into more detail.

Receiving Decorations From the Snow Maidens

Each of us is responsible for a specific Collection (more on them below). Click on one of us, and we'll give you one random decoration from our respective Collection. But remember that we can give a decoration only once a day!

You can also improve the level of decorations you get. Each time you receive a present with a decoration, you fill up a special bar. The more times you accept a present from me and my sisters, the higher you raise the Presents Level. Reaching a new level excludes the lower-level decorations from the present. Once achieved, the Presents Level cannot be reduced.

To completely fill this bar and get only Level V decorations, you need to receive our presents 19 times, but not necessarily every day. It's okay if you miss a couple of days as your progress will be saved. You can also increase the level of decorations you receive with Shards.

EXAMPLE. Your current Presents Level is 3. Accordingly, the Snow Maidens will grant you Level III–V decorations. To reach the 4th Presents Level, you need to pick up their presents 5 times or spend 1,500 Shards.

When you take a present two (2) times out of five (5), the number of Shards to get to the next Presents Level will decrease from 1,500 to 900 Shards.

Presents Level:	Number of Presents Required:	Cost PER STAGE in Shards:	Total Cost in Shards:
1–2	1	100	100
2–3	3	200	600
3–4	5	300	1,500
4–5	10	400	4,000

In addition, Snow Maidens will provide you with daily missions for ×5 XP when victorious. Click on them to get your daily random decoration, and you will receive as many ×5 missions as there are Snow Maidens in your Garage.

Special Festive 2D Styles

Upon reaching Festive Atmosphere Level X, you will receive a special festive 2D style as a gift. It can be applied to any vehicle in your Garage.

You will also get the same style to apply temporarily to tanks placed in the Holiday Ops vehicles branch slots.

Gather New Collections!

All the decorations you earn or get are part of four themed Collections:

Get the Bonus to Credits!

Building Collections and increasing the Festive Atmosphere give you a Credit bonus up to 40%. Also, don't forget that each Large Decoration gives you another 2.5% to credits earned. Thus, your total bonus to Credits when playing in Random Battles can reach up to 50%.

The 2018–2020 Collections: Get 'em All!

Once you reach Festive Atmosphere Level X, you will be able to complete the collections of previous years (2018–2020) using Shards from broken down decorations. Exchange the Shards for the decorations you need or for the entire collection at once to get all those fancy 2D styles and stunning decals. The cost of one decoration in Shards is always fixed and depends on its level. Check it out.

Decoration Level:	Cost in Shards:
I	10
II	20
III	30
IV	70
V	240
Large Decoration	820

Just look at these gorgeous custom looks—they can all be yours:

Crafting Decorations with the Large Holidron Decorider

Everything is like before:

1. Break decorations you don’t need and put the Shards into the Decorider to get the ones your Collections lack.
2. Set the parameters (level, type, and collection) for a decoration you want.
3. Check if there are enough Shards and push the Craft button.

Don’t have anything in particular on your wish list? Pick “Random Collection” and get the right to craft a random decoration. It will cost you fewer Shards compared to crafting a specific decoration.

Antiduplicator

If you want a 100% chance of getting a decoration that you don't have in your Collection, use Charges. Remember: after each use, the Antiduplicator turns off and you need to turn it back on manually to craft a new decoration without duplication.

Build Your Own Holiday Ops Vehicles Branch!

You can build your own Holiday Ops vehicles branch with up to six (6) vehicles, from Tier V to Tier X. All vehicles can be placed in the free slots of the branch, except for Premium vehicles. These vehicles will receive a special bonus in Random Battles, depending on their vehicle class:

You can also unlock "Chuck's slot." You will receive it when you complete five missions of Missions From Chuck, regardless of your current Festive Atmosphere Level. Feel free to choose any of the three (3) bonuses available (+200% to Free XP, +50% to Combat XP, or +100% to Crew XP) for this slot. At first, you can only place a Tier V vehicle of any type (except Premium) in this slot. But each new Festive Atmosphere Level will increase the vehicle Tier that can be assigned to this slot.

You receive slots for your Holiday Ops vehicles by achieving Festive Atmosphere Levels. You receive your first slot when you reach Festive Atmosphere Level V. For each new Level achieved, you will get an additional slot. You can change the tanks in the Holiday Ops vehicle branch every 30 minutes for free.

Holiday Ops Large Boxes

No time to collect decorations? Check out our Large Boxes stuffed with a bunch of valuable in-game goodies to treat fellow commanders with!

Each Box contains 250 Gold, one (1) Level V Decoration, and one (1) random decoration of a specific collection. It will also include a surprise festive treat, which could be anything from Gold, Credits, and WoT Premium Account to rare Premium vehicles and brand-new 3D styles.

Get Large Boxes

Event Extension

Sooner or later, the festivities will have to come to an end. But in World of Tanks, they last a bit longer than usual! We decided to extend the effect of the Holiday Ops vehicles from January 11 at 03:20 PT | 05:20 CT | 06:20 ET until almost the end of January. However, remember:

• You will have as many Holiday Ops vehicles slots as you unlocked during the event, including the special Chuck's slot from Missions From Chuck.
• The cooldown when you change vehicles in slots for free will increase (once every 24 hours), but by spending a few Credits, you can change them after each battle.
• All tanks currently placed in your Holiday Ops vehicles slots (including Chuck's slot) will continue to receive their bonuses and the bonus to credits.
• The amount of the bonus to credits will be equal to the highest value you achieved during the event, even if you break all decorations and lower the Festive Atmosphere Level.

Holiday Ops 2021 Soundtrack

Want to experience the atmosphere of the upcoming holidays and get yourself into the festive spirit? Listen to the amazing new music we've specially prepared for the event! It will fill your hearts with joy and magic.

The soundtracks for Holiday Ops 2021 will soon be released in a music album on major streaming services, including Spotify, Apple Music, Yandex Music, Deezer, and others.