Obtaining Halloween achievements

Halloween

2009: Scarechievements

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Attack o' Lantern Cause the deaths of 5 players by exploding nearby pumpkin bombs. Difficulty: Medium How to obtain: Keep your eyes on pumpkin bombs near busy areas and shoot at them whenever an enemy is nearby. Pumpkin bombs respawn rather quickly and deal heavy damage in a large blast radius, so don't hesitate to fire your weapon.

Candy Coroner Collect 20 Halloween pumpkins from dead players to unlock a hat. Reward: Mildly Disturbing Halloween Mask Difficulty: Easy How to obtain: There is a roughly 12.5% chance of a Halloween pumpkin being dropped by a player upon death. You can pick up pumpkins regardless of who killed the victim and use the short critical buff to kill more enemies. Obtaining this achievement will award you the Mildly Disturbing Halloween Mask.

Costume Contest Kill a Spy disguised as your current class. Difficulty: Easy How to obtain: Spy-check anyone that is the same class as you with extreme prejudice.

Ghastly Gibus Grab Dominate a player wearing any achievement Gibus hat to earn your own Ghastly Gibus. Difficulty: Easy How to obtain: Find a player with the Gibus and specifically target him. Unlike the other Scarechievements, this one can be earned during any time of the year. As described, obtaining this achievement will award you the Ghastly Gibus.

Scared Stiff Kill a player scared by a ghost. Difficulty: Easy How to obtain: On the event version of Harvest or on Eyeaduct, players will often stumble into ghosts as they wander through busy areas. On Mann Manor, the Horseless Headless Horsemann will often scare the zealous players who are trying to kill him. Target these helpless enemies before they recover.

2010: Ghostchievements

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Sleepy Holl0WND Kill the Horseless Headless Horsemann. Reward: Horseless Headless Horsemann's Head Difficulty: Medium How to obtain: When the Horseless Headless Horsemann spawns, work with your teammates to defeat him. Consider playing as a fast class, such as the Scout, that can kite the Horseless Headless Horsemann around the map, or a class with high damage output, such as the Soldier. The last three players to damage the Horseless Headless Horsemann when he dies will be credited with this achievement and receive the Horseless Headless Horsemann's Head.

Gored! Collect the Horseless Headless Horsemann's Haunted Metal Scrap. Difficulty: Medium-Hard How to obtain: You must damage the Horseless Headless Horsemann with your melee weapon just before he dies. Move in once you see him shiver, which is the beginning of his death animation. Upon the defeat of the Horseless Headless Horsemann, you will receive an Unusual Haunted Metal Scrap.

Masked Mann Collect a Soul Gargoyle in Mann Manor. Difficulty: Easy How to obtain: The Haunted Halloween Gift will spawn on Mann Manor, Eyeaduct, Ghost Fort, or Helltower when there are at least ten players on the server. When one is announced for you to get, search for it while avoiding being killed.

Sackston Hale Craft the Saxton Hale Mask. Difficulty: Medium How to obtain: Acquire all nine class masks from Haunted Halloween Gifts or by trading with other players and craft them together. This Ghostchievement can be earned during any time of the year.

2011: Eye-chievements

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Optical Defusion Kill MONOCULUS! Reward: MONOCULUS! Difficulty: Medium How to obtain: Unlike the Horseless Headless Horsemann, MONOCULUS disappears only ninety seconds after spawning. It may be necessary that both teams stop fighting each other and concentrate on killing MONOCULUS if members from either side want this achievement. MONOCULUS floats in midair, has an innate resistance to rapid-fire weapons such as the Minigun or Flamethrower, and is scarily accurate with its projectile shots. However, it is a large target and attacks against it do not suffer from damage falloff. Thus, relatively mobile classes capable of hitting airborne targets with large amounts of firepower from afar, such as the Scout or Soldier, make excellent choices for fighting MONOCULUS. When MONOCULUS teleports, it temporarily leaves behind a portal to the Underworld. Entering the portal and traversing the Underworld will grant you temporarily increased stats when you reappear on the surface world; damaging MONOCULUS when under the influence of the Underworld buff will stun it. The last three players to deal damage to MONOCULUS when it dies will be credited with the achievement. Completing this achievement will reward you with the MONOCULUS! Hat.

Dive Into a Good Book Get to Loot Island and claim your reward! Reward: Bombinomicon Difficulty: Easy How to obtain: When MONOCULUS is defeated, he explodes in a shower of Jarate and leaves behind a purple portal for a short period of time. Even if you didn't partake in killing it, you can enter the portal to reach Loot Island, an isolated section of the Underworld. Make your way up the stairs and into the room, wait for the cage to lower, and jump into the spooky book to earn this achievement. Since anyone who makes it through the portal can earn the achievement, be ready to kill nearby enemies as a precautionary measure. (Even though, since no game/round win is at stake, it would be better if no one killed anyone in the Underworld at this stage.) Completing this achievement will reward you with the Bombinomicon miscellaneous item.

2012: Necromannchievements

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A Lovely Vacation Spot Get to Skull Island and claim your reward! Reward: Skull Island Topper Difficulty: Medium How to obtain: When Merasmus is defeated, he explodes leaving behind a red portal with a large Bombonicon in the centre for a short period of time. Even if you didn't partake in killing Merasmus, you can enter the portal to reach Skull Island. Make your way up the stairs and into the room, wait for the cage to lower, and jump into the hat to earn this achievement. Anyone who makes it through the portal can earn the achievement. Be wary of opposing team members who may attack you without good reason. Completing this achievement will reward you with the Skull Island Topper.

Wizards Never Prosper Kill MERASMUS! Difficulty: Hard How to obtain: Like MONOCULUS before him, Merasmus only stays on the map for ninety seconds, so the two teams may need to stop attacking each other to obtain this achievement. For basic attacks, Merasmus can perform melee strikes with his staff, throw bombs with the Bombonicon, and launch players upward whilst igniting them. He will also occasionally hover above and bombard the Control Point's surrounding area or teleport around the map. If he bombards the Control Point, keep fighting; all attacks on Merasmus at this time are Critical hits. If he teleports, two random players will have bombs placed on their head; having them run into Merasmus in the given time will stun him. Once Merasmus' health reaches 50% and 10%, he will disguise himself as a prop to stall out the timer; players should then spread out and find the prop that bleeds green blood when attacked. Classes that can attack from a distance, such as the Soldier and Sniper, can avoid Merasmus' melee attacks while easily dodging thrown bombs.

2013: Bereavements

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Helltower: Hat Out of Hell Get the loot from Skull Island in Hell Difficulty: Very Easy How to obtain: Once either team has pushed the Payload to the end of the track, both teams will be transported to Hell. Even if your team lost the round, take this chance to run to the gate at the edge of Hell. Once the gate opens, travel up the stairs, and jump into the cage to obtain the Unfilled Fancy Spellbook. Defeat any nearby enemies if necessary.

Helltower: Competitive Spirit Win 142 rounds Difficulty: Medium How to obtain: This achievement will naturally be obtained after playing on Helltower for a long amount of time. Only the team that is victorious in Hell gains credit towards the achievement.

Helltower: Hell on Wheels Send Redmond/Blutarch to Hell 10 times Difficulty: Medium How to obtain: In order to progress with this achievement, you must be on the cart's elevator as your team wins. Play as a class that can more easily survive the ascent without dying, such as the Heavy, or utilize the explosive jumps from the Soldier and Demoman to reinforce your allies.

Helltower: Hell's Spells Get and use a rare spell Difficulty: Easy How to obtain: At the edge of Helltower, near the cliff, two ghostly white bridges that lead to the clocktower will appear when it is 12 o'clock. Cross these and enter the door at the end whilst avoiding enemy fire to obtain a rare spell, then use it whenever you see fit. Rare spells can also be obtained by killing the Skeleton King and spawn regularly in Hell at set locations.

Helltower: Mine Games Perform 17 environmental kills in Hell Difficulty: Medium How to obtain: When the round ends, switch to a class with knock back, like the Pyro. Once both teams arrive in Hell, push an enemy into the lava. Alternatively, if an enemy approaches any exploding pumpkins, shoot them to gain an environmental kill.

Helltower: Skeleton Coup Kill 99 skeletons Difficulty: Medium How to obtain: Green-tinted Skeletons spawn on every other Witching Hour, use that period of time to hunt them down. All varieties of Skeletons count towards the achievement. Destroying Skeletons from an opponent's Summon Skeleton Magic Spell contributes to the achievement as well.

Helltower: Spelling Spree Use spells to kill 25 players Difficulty: Easy How to obtain: Frequently take advantage of Magic Spells to deal with enemies and always be on the look out for a Magic Spell pick-up. Magic Spells can be found in a number of locations on the map during the Witching Hour, by killing an opponent, spawned whilst pushing the cart and by defeating the Skeleton King.

Helltower: The Mann-tastic Four Earn 4 of the Helltower achievements Difficulty: Very Easy How to obtain: This achievement will automatically be obtained after earning 4 Bereavements. Earning Hat Out Of Hell will not contribute to this achievement. Obtaining this achievement will reward the player with a Spellbook Page.

2014: Merasmachievements

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Carnival of Carnage: Bumper Crop Kill 30 enemies by bumping their bumper cars off the tracks. Difficulty: Medium How to obtain: Bump enemy players to increase their damage percent and knock them back. Try to aim at enemies' cars, but avoid frontal shocks, as these will knock both of you. Use the boost and the spells to help you knock them further and allow you to knock them off the track.

Carnival of Carnage: Up All Night To Get Ducky Collect 250 ducks. Difficulty: Medium How to obtain: Ducks will spawn in the middle at first, then will switch on either side of the map or back in the middle randomly. Bumping an enemy will also drop some ducks, the more damage you do, the more ducks being dropped. Focus on collecting these and avoid getting knocked off. If you just play the duck mini-game for some time, you will eventually get this achievement.

Carnival of Carnage: Hat Trick Score 3 goals in bumper car soccer. Difficulty: Medium How to obtain: You need to be the last person to touch the ball when it enters either goal for it to be counted towards this achievement. One of the easiest way to score a goal is to wait for the enemy team to score, then counter them directly by going straight at the goal when the ball gets back in the middle, using your boost to get there fast. This is usually fairly easy, as most of the players will be on your goal side and you will have a clear path to the enemy goal in a lot of cases.

Carnival of Carnage: ReinKartnation Respawn 30 ghost teammates during bumper car games. Difficulty: Medium How to obtain: Try to stay alive the longer possible during the bumper cars game, avoiding damage. Your allies will try to get back to life and the less players are left, the more chances you have that they will use you. The "falling platforms" game seems to be the most fitted for this achievement, as a lot of people die fast, while "car soccer" is the worst.

Carnival of Carnage: Arms Reduction Kill 15 enemies while under the effect of Merasmus's melee-only curse. Difficulty: Medium How to obtain: This spell makes it harder to hit others, as everyone will be running very fast. Classes with good melee capabilities (Demoman for example) are of course better. Sentry gun kills count too, so an easy way to get this achievement is placing a Sentry Gun near the lift. The knockback that others receive from this spell prevent them from being able to get close enough to your Sentry Gun to destroy it. Spells are random however, so you can't really plan in advance. The shrinking spell kills count towards the achievement too, even if they're not made with the melee weapon.

Carnival of Carnage: Bumper to Bumper to Bumper Win each of the 3 bumper car games to earn a bonus Halloween Gift Cauldron. Difficulty: Very Easy How to obtain: You need to win each one of the three bumper cars games once for this achievement. Successfully delivering the tickets will get your team an advantage in the bumper cars mini-game (the other team starts at 66%), making it easier to win the game. Obtaining this achievement will reward the player an Halloween Gift Cauldron.

Carnival of Carnage: Step Right Up Earn 4 of the Carnival of Carnage achievements. Reward: Necro Smasher Difficulty: Very Easy How to obtain: This achievement will be obtained automatically after earning 4 Merasmachievements. Obtaining this achievement will reward the player with the Necro Smasher.