The Headless Horseman has received a refresh to his fight, and it may come with a new Hard Mode to show off your might!
New Headless Horseman AchievementsIt seems the old Headless Horseman has officially reached his end, with his encounter getting changed and letting him ascend! The old achievement has been changed to indicate a refresh, and new hints at a Hard Mode that may tear at your flesh.
NEW Defeat the Headless Horseman. KillKilled the Headless Horseman prior to the 2023 holiday refresh. NEW Defeat any version of the Headless Horseman. NEW Defeat the Headless Horseman while cursed by all four wicker men. Curse of the Wicker Men4 debuffs are required to achieve Kickin' With the Wick. But how to get them, that will be the trick.
Wicker Man of Embers Wicker Man of Shadows Wicker Man of Thorns Wicker Man of Delusions Datamined Hard Mode SpellsWe speculate that the Hard Mode revolves around the Wicker Man's Shadow, too many stacks will make your health pool very shallow.
Wicker Man's Shadow — The Wicker Men delight in the target's suffering, reducing the target's maximum health by 10% per stack.Many other spells will apply Wicker Man's Shadow stacks, leading to quite the climax!
Ember Curse — Cursed enemies emit Shadowflame around their location periodically. Each blast inflicts a stack of Wicker Man's Shadow. Cursed Hot Head — Cursed enemies suffer dark hallucinations manifesting in front of their location. Moving to the hallucination dispels it. Ignoring the hallucination inflicts two stacks of Wicker Man's Shadow to the enemy. Shadow Curse — Insidious Cackle shackles the souls of cursed enemies in fear. The shackled soul slowly moves towards consuming flames. Souls that reach the flames before Read more on wowhead.com