Ragnarok X: Hyper Return, previously known as Ragnarok X: Next Generation, is ushering in the festive season with its eagerly awaited Christmas event. Despite a slight delay aligning with the traditional holiday period, this event, spanning 15 days, promises new activities for players.
Kicking off on December 20 and ends on January 3, 2023, it does not include January 4 as the event concludes with the server refresh. This special event brings back the joyous Christmas-themed map “Lutie” and the in-famous “Toy Factory map.” Here, adventurers can embark on various quests, with opportunities to get exclusive rewards such as mounts, the Garm pet, and Christmas-themed house furniture.
In this guide, we will walk you through everything you need to know about the Ragnarok X: Hyper Return Christmas event. Our goal is to help you collect every available item and understand the basic and advanced strategies needed to fully enjoy this festive event. From learning the simple aspects to mastering the best tactics, our guide will provide you with all the details to make your experience in this holiday celebration truly memorable.
Event Items and Costumes
| Costumes | Preview |
 Slumbering Knight Hat (Headgear)  Dreamscape Knight Pajamas (Costumes) Can used costume dye to change color |  |
 Absolute Sway (Headgear)  Peaceful Apple Dream (Back) |  |
Event 1: Winter Sign-In (Daily Sign-in Rewards)
The first event in the Ragnarok X: Hyper Return Christmas celebration is the “Winter Sign-In,” an engaging daily login activity. Set in Lutie map, players have the opportunity to interact with the Santa Claus NPC each day to receive a variety of rewards. These rewards are essential items for participating in other event-specific activities. For example, you can use them to exchange for event materials, unlock gacha boxes, or as bait for catching the event-exclusive pet.
Every day that you visit Santa, you will be greeted with a set of rewards. These include:
| Daily Rewards | Whole Event Rewards (15-Days) |
3 x  Holly Leaf1 x  Sweet Winter Dream Box2 x  Crystal Candy Ball | 45 x Holly Leaf 15 x Sweet Winter Dream Box30 x Crystal Candy Ball |
If you stay consistent and log in daily throughout the 15-day event, you’ll accumulate a total of 45 Holly Leaves, 15 Sweet Winter Dream Boxes, and 30 Crystal Candy Balls. To sign-in, just go to Santa Claus NPC at the Lutie map and just click the Winter Sign-in button.
One of the exciting aspects of collecting these items, particularly the Crystal Candy Balls, is their role in capturing the Gram pet. With 30 Crystal Candy Balls in your inventory by the end of the event, you’ll have enough to attempt catching the Gram pet five times, with a focus on achieving the coveted S quality.
Event 2: Game Invasion Incident (Daily Quests)
The second event in Ragnarok X: Hyper Return’s Christmas celebration is the “Game Invasion Incident,” offering a series of dynamic daily quests. This event is divided into different phases, each with its own schedule. It’s important to note that while some activities may show as “Ended,” they are periodically refreshed, allowing for repeated participation – so please don’t get confused about it.
In this event, your goal is to complete a set of objectives to unlock various rewards. You need to complete at least five objectives to claim all five rewards available for that day.
| Objectives Completed | Rewards |
| 1 | 1 x Sweet Winter Dream Box 1 x  Witch’s Staff |
| 2 | 1 x Sweet Winter Dream Box |
| 3 | 1 x Sweet Winter Dream Box 1 x Witch’s Staff |
| 4 | 1 x Sweet Winter Dream Box |
| 5 | 1 x Sweet Winter Dream Box 1 x Witch’s Staff |
| TOTAL (15 Days) | 75 x Sweet Winter Dream Box 45 x Witch’s Staff |
Let’s break down the objectives you can choose from. You only need to complete any five of these, or you can complete all to maximize your rewards:
| Objectives | Task to Complete | Total Rewards |
 Surprise Delivery | You need to collect a Christmas gift from Gingerbread Reinder that is scattered across the Lutie map, then submit those to Gingerbread Deliveryman. You need to collect 40 Christmas gift to max out the rewards. Or 8 times back and forth. You can only do this event one time, so make sure to fulfill 8 round trip delivery to get the full rewards. The rewards will be sent through in-game mail. | 8 x Holly Leaf (A chance to get Warg Breath) |
 Event of Celebration (Not recommended to do this as the chance of dropping a  Lost Firework is very low. Additionally, you will be competing with other players to collect these materials, which can be very hard and tedious. This is only recommended for classes like Ranger and Mechanics) | Eliminate Cookie Bandit and Myst Case Bandit from the Toy Factory and you’ll have a chance to get Lost Firework. These are different from the regular monster you found in the map. You need to collect 120 Lost Firework to max out the daily rewards. | 8 x Holly Leaf (A chance to get Warg Breath) |
 Celebration Commencement | Set off a Firework Box that are scatted in Lutie map near the Christmas tree. You need to set off 18 Firework Box to max out the daily rewards. | 6 x Holly Leaf (A chance to get Warg Breath) |
 Nightmare Cruiser | Eliminate Nightmare Cruiser in the Toy Factory. You need to eliminate 40 Nightmare Cruiser to max out the daily rewards. You can party to easily complete this objective. | 8 x Holly Leaf (A chance to get Warg Breath) |
 Energy Armament | Obtain  Energy Fragment x1/x3/x5 by gathering Energy Crystals scattered at the Lutie map near the Church area (bottom left corner of the map). Submit these items to NPC Gingerbread Factory Manager.You need to obtain 18 Energy Fragments to max out the daily rewards. | 6 x Holly Leaf (A chance to get Warg Breath) |
 Warg Tracking (Not recommended due to the very low chance of obtaining Warg Breaths, making it the most time-consuming option) | The Warg Breath you have collected through the daily event can be submitted to NPC Evelyn at the Toy Factory. You need to collect 50 Warg Breaths to max out the daily rewards. | 10 x Holly Leaf (A chance to get Warg Breath) |
 Challenge Garm | This is an instance event wherein similar to the previous Blazing rune event but much easier. You just need to reach certain damage and minimum players death to get a ranking. You need to make 39.6 billion damage to Garm with atleast 1 death to get SSS rank. | 20 x Holly Leaf 3 x Sweet Winter Dream Box |
While most tasks in the Game Invasion Incident event are achievable for free-to-play players in Ragnarok X: Hyper Return, they do require a significant time commitment. Additionally, some objectives appear to favor certain classes, particularly those like Rangers and Mechanics, who excel in eliminating monsters from a distance and AOE damage. This class-specific advantage can make certain objectives more challenging for other players.
Another notable issue is the low probability of obtaining the necessary materials to complete these tasks. Therefore, if you value your time so much, I recommend you to only complete the Challenge Garm and few objectives. Not necessarily to complete all of objectives just to get the very few extra rewards.
Tips for Challenge Garm
The Challenge Garm is similar to Blazing Rune instance so your damage output and death counts are key factors. To maximize your chances of success and earn as many high-tier rewards as possible, forming a 5-man party is highly recommended. Those who are attempting to use the Chance Consumption multiplier to 3, it will not work 🙂
Aiming for at least an S rating, or better yet, an SS rating, should be your primary goal. Once you achieve these ratings, it’s important to adopt a more cautious strategy. At this stage, your focus should shift to preserving your rating. This means that once you’ve reached a high rating, you should avoid engaging further with Garm to prevent any additional deaths.
Here are the charts detailing the damage required to attain each Rating and the corresponding Rewards. Please note that if you achieve a certain rating, you will receive all the rewards listed below it. You may attempt as many times as you wish, provided that the NPC is present in the Toy Factory during its designated hours.
| Rating | Party Damage / Death Count Must be higher, lower respectively | Rewards |
| SSS | 39.649 billion 1 Death | 3 x Holly Leaf 1 x Sweet Winter Dream BoxTotal (Accumulated): 20 x Holy Leaf3 x Sweet Winter Dream Box |
| SS | 7.930 billion 2 Death | 2 x Holly Leaf 1 x Sweet Winter Dream BoxTotal (Accumulated): 17 x Holy Leaf2 x Sweet Winter Dream Box |
| S | 1.983 billion 3 Death | 2 x Holly Leaf 1 x Sweet Winter Dream BoxTotal (Accumulated): 15 x Holy Leaf1 x Sweet Winter Dream Box |
| AAA | 660.9 million 5 Death | 2 x Holly Leaf Total (Accumulated): 13 x Holy Leaf |
| AA | 220.3 million 7 Death | 2 x Holly Leaf Total (Accumulated): 11 x Holy Leaf |
| A | 73.5 million 9 Death | 2 x Holly Leaf Total (Accumulated): 9 x Holy Leaf |
| BBB | 24.5 million 12 Death | 1 x Holly Leaf Total (Accumulated): 7 x Holy Leaf |
| BB | 8.2 million 15 Death | 1 x Holly Leaf Total (Accumulated): 6 x Holy Leaf |
| B | 2.8 million 18 Death | 1 x Holly Leaf Total (Accumulated): 5 x Holy Leaf |
| CCC | 1.7 million 21 Death | 1 x Holly Leaf Total (Accumulated): 4 x Holy Leaf |
| CC | 1.1 million 24 Death | 1 x Holly Leaf Total (Accumulated): 3 x Holy Leaf |
| C | 700,000 27 Death | 1 x Holly Leaf Total (Accumulated): 2 x Holy Leaf |
| D | 0 30 Death | 1 x Holly Leaf Total (Accumulated): 1 x Holy Leaf |
Event 3: Pursuit Garm Baby (FREE Garm Pet)
The 3rd event, titled “Pursuit Garm Baby,” offers adventurers to obtain a free Garm pet. This event is closely linked with the rewards you accumulate from the daily sign-in, specifically the Crystal Candy Balls. By participating in the daily sign-in, you can gather up to 30 Crystal Candy Balls, which are crucial for attempting to catch the Garm pet. With these 30 balls, you have enough to make five attempts at catching Garm, ideally aiming to achieve an S quality pet.
You can also get Crystal Candy Ball by burning Odin, a 4,000 
Odin burn allows you to get 15 to 60 Crystal Candy Balls.
To initiate the process of catching the Garm pet, you’ll need to adjust your equipment and equip a Pet Slingshot as your weapon. Additionally, you should have at least 6 Crystal Candy Balls in your inventory for each attempt to catch Garm. You can find Garm at the top center of the Toy Factory, a specific location where this pet is available.
If you find yourself needing more guidance on the pet-catching process, consider referring to our separate comprehensive article “How to Catch a Pet“.
Event 4: MVP Hunting
A new event MVP will also be available for hunting to have a chance to get exclusive event cards, and costumes as well as event materials.
The MPV Garm will be spawning at the Toy Factory, for those who want to easily track this MVP, you can use our MVP Time tracker.
Event 5: Odin Burn
The Christmas event also includes Odin Burning event wherein as just as the previous event, you’ll be able to get event materials like Holly Leaf and other event mats that you can use at the Exchange Shop.
There is a limit on the most important mats in the event, the Holly Leaf which is capped up to 10 pcs per day. However, other materials like Starlight Lamp, Peace Fruit, Candy Cane and Crystal Candy Ball have no limit.
| Materials | Limit per day |
| Holly Leaf | 10 |
| Monster Size | Chances | Estimated Item Loot 4,000 Odin Blessings |
| Small Monsters | Holly Leaf (0.75%) Starlight Lamp (1.5%) Peace Fruit (2.25%) Candy Cane (3.0%) Crystal Candy Ball (0.9%) | Holly Leaf (12~10) Starlight Lamp (31~88) Peace Fruit (57~126) Candy Cane (81~170) Crystal Candy Ball (15~61) |
| Medium Monsters | Holly Leaf (1.5%) Starlight Lamp (3.0%) Peace Fruit (4.5%) Candy Cane (6.0%) Crystal Candy Ball (1.8%) | Holly Leaf (13~10) Starlight Lamp (32~90) Peace Fruit (58~127) Candy Cane (85~165) Crystal Candy Ball (16~63) |
| Large Monsters | Holly Leaf (2.25%) Starlight Lamp (4.5%) Peace Fruit (6.75%) Candy Cane (9.0%) Crystal Candy Ball (2.7%) | Holly Leaf (10~10) Starlight Lamp (33~94) Peace Fruit (57~124) Candy Cane (82~169) Crystal Candy Ball (14~58) |
The limit for Holly Leaf is 10. Therefore, 2,000 Odin Blessing is enough to get the maximum amount. To provide a clearer understanding of how this works, let’s delve into the statistics based on 10,000 test cases:
- Average Loot: On average, players receive 15 Holly Leaf when they use their 2,000 Odin Blessings. (If we ignore the capped limit)
- Range of Loot: The number of Holly Leaf obtained from using Odin Blessings can vary significantly, ranging from 2 to 32. (If we ignore the capped limit)
- Probability Analysis: Out of 10,000 tests, only 695 (6.95%) users received fewer than 10 Holly Leaf.
Event 6: Christmas Furniture Box
This event functions more like a shopping center for furnishing your in-game home. Essentially, the boxes being sold for Crystals offer items based on chance.
The other box, which can be obtained for PHP 5,690, provides a set of 16 pieces of furniture for your home. If you enjoy showcasing your home decoration skills, this event is definitely tailored for you.
Event 7: Exchange Shop
To spend the Holy Leaves you’ve collected during the event, here is a list of items available for exchange:
| Christmas Gift Item | Exchange Item |
 Chubby Snowman Prince Type: Mount | 1 x  Chubby Snowman300 x  Magic Reins |
 Xmas Exclusive Card Sel. Pack | 36,000 Holly Leaf |
 Chubby Snowman | 5,000 Holly Leaf |
Slumbering Knight Hat (Headgear) | 350 Holly Leaf |
 Sweet Dream Knight Hat (Headgear) | 350 Holly Leaf |
Absolute Sway (Headgear) | 250 Holly Leaf |
Dreamscape Knight Pajamas (Costume) | 450 Holly Leaf |
Peaceful Apple Dream (Back) | 350 Holly Leaf |
 Snowball Meteor | 200 Holly Leaf |
 Holy Night Avatar Frame | 100 Holly Leaf |
 Holy Night Chat Frame | 100 Holly Leaf |
 Holy Night Side Bar | 100 Holly Leaf |
 The Blizzard | 25 Holly Leaf |
 Mount Dye – Icy Blue | 50 Holly Leaf |
 Xmas Helmet Selection Pack | 75 Holly Leaf |
 Xmas Back Armor Selection Pack | 100 Holly Leaf |
 Snowball Skirmish | 100 Holly Leaf |
 Xmas Mount Helmet Selection Pack | 75 Holly Leaf |
 Xmas Mount Back Armor Selection Pack | 100 Holly Leaf |
 Christmas Holly Seed | 16 Holly Leaf |
 Mistletoe Seed | 24 Holly Leaf |
 Crystal Candy Ball | 3 Holly Leaf |
 Mission Order | 6 Holly Leaf |
 Upgrade Selection Pack | 14 Holly Leaf |
 Refinement Selection Pack II | 9 Holly Leaf |
 Advance Refinement Selection Pack | 27 Holly Leaf |
 Fair Enchantment Selection Pack | 28 Holly Leaf |
 Enchantment Conversion Selection Pack | 10 Holly Leaf |
 Frosty Fairy Tale Box | 4 x  Candy Cane3 x  Peace Fruit2 x  Starlight Lamp |
 Snowman Dyestuffs Lucky Box | 110 Holly Leaf |
 Snowman Dyestuffs (Nightmare) | 300 Holly Leaf |
 3 x Holly Leaf | 1 x Magic Reins |
75 x Holly Leaf | 1 x Snowman Dyestuffs (Nightmare) |
50 x Holly Leaf | 1 x Snowman Dyestuffs (Scarlet) |
50 x Holly Leaf | 1 x Snowman Dyestuff (Green) |
50 x Holly Leaf | 1 x Snowman Dyestuff (Violet) |
How many dye do I need to change color of costume? I tried to get one but couldn’t unlock the color. Thanks for the guide!