Noblegarden Noblegarden is an event , taking place around the real - life holiday , based on the Western interpretation . Thus the event can occur anytime from the end of March to the end of April . Players can search for colored eggs hidden around the various starting area s ( but not all of them ) . Traditionally , it is held on Easter Sunday . The 2009 date was delayed by the release of Patch 3 . 1 . 0 and was moved to April 26 and end May 2 . As of Noblegarden 2009 , there are city barkers and quest givers directing the player to the celebration site . Brightly Colored Eggs . For one week , players can find Brightly Colored Egg s scattered about the starting towns : Inside each egg will be at least a piece of . There ' s also a chance when collecting the egg that you will gain a buff that transforms you into a rabbit for an hour . Eggs also have a chance to contain quest items ( for the first quest ) and any of the event items available for purchase ( see vendors below ) . The only exception is that an egg will never contain another egg . Quests . The following quests are available for Noblegarden : Vendors . Noblegarden Merchant s ( areas ) and Noblegarden Vendor s ( areas ) sell the following items in exchange for . Vendors can be found at each of the eight event sites . Achievements . Noblegarden has a host of achievements required to complete its meta - achievement , itself a part of . Strategy . This is a strategy specifically for the achievements listed above . Head to your favorite city of choice . Your mission now is to collect eggs . If you collect any of the following ( from finding inside eggs , or borrowing a tuxedo from a friend ) you can subtract the amount listed from . Do " not " purchase anything until the end , to minimize the number of eggs you gather . If you are a mage , be sure to add an additional if you are interested in the . There are generally two strategies for collecting eggs as fast as possible . You can equip your , bind it to a key or button , and keep its buff up as much as possible , running around picking up eggs . Some people prefer camping instead - finding a spot with a lot of spawn points to minimize movement . It ' s also easy to work on the achievement as you go by eating your first eggs . Once you have all of your eggs , you should now purchase or borrow from friends any remaining items . Here are some tips for the remaining achievements : Shake Your Bunny - Maker macro . To be able to identify race and gender for shapeshifted druids , gender - ambiguous blood elves , or if you simply have poor vision , here ' s a macro : Target a character , and when activated the macro will print in the chat window whether it is male or female , the level , the race and if it has the Sprung buff already or is clear . From the information given you must decide yourself if you want to shake your bunny maker at it . When copy / pasting the macro text , be sure to remove a possible space before the " / run " . Being helpful to others . To help other players get their achievements , you can do the following things : Warcraft III . In the official Blizz ard scenario map for " Warcraft III " called " Funny Bunny ' s Easter Egg Hunt " , Easter Bunnies and Evil Bunnies come out around the time of Noblegarden to find eggs . They compete with each other to find as many eggs as possible , valuing rare golden Easter eggs . They live in Easter egg houses .