We held a very special event over Memorial Day Weekend in Pirate101 called a Morph-a-thon. All Pirates were encouraged to log on, head to Bestia, and morph their pets in mass numbers in order to be entered into a giant drawing (with over 10,000 entries in total) for Crowns prizes and fun.
Before we list our winners, we’d like to cover a few fun facts from our Morph-a-thon event. Participation was so great that not one person (despite any amazing number of pets they morphed – over 100) held a greater than one percent chance to win. Those who did win are truly lucky Quackosauruses! ( . . . or is that Quackosauri?)
Despite participation in the event being through the Morphing tent roof (we swear we saw 99 Luft-buff-aloons going by over Skull Island), no new undiscovered hybrids were found! In the end we hope you made a lot of friends and had a lot of successful morphs. We’d like to give a special shout-out to Erin Aldridge, who helped more players morph pets than any other player during the event. Decius Duelmaster from the Pirate101 forums is indeed proud of all your participation. Great job to everyone! (Be sure to check our forums in the next couple of days for his thoughts and maybe a new hint!)
Three non-hybrid pets stood out from all the others as the most morphed pets:
- Mini-Minotaur
- Ebon Spectre
- Fire Toad
That’s not surprising though as the hybrids those pets make are very sought after! (Bullrog pet anyone?)
The most popular hybrid pets to morph over the weekend were as follows:
- Spooktooth
- Paper Dragon
- Monocorn
Interesting choices! Perhaps those are a bit easier to successfully make than a Bullrog?
And now . . . the time you’ve all been reading for! Congratulations to our grand prize winner with a very simple name . . . Autumn! Autumn had more than 10 entries into our competition, and it really paid off for her. Thanks for your participation!
Our other runners up, each getting a prize of 10,000 Crowns, were as follows:
- Erin Aldridge
- Amber Jones
- Tasha
- David Gordon
- Silver Roslyn
- Reliable Ashley Gunwale
- Fair Aurora
- Loveable Isabella
- Fearless Tyler Kidd
- Wicked Eric Johansson
Congratulations! Our winners ranged from only making one morph the entire weekend all the way up to well over 50. Great work!
Please let us know what you thought of the Morph-a-thon event in the comments below, and thank you for your participation.
Nothing beats stepping into the Spiral with your best friend by your side. Going through levels together, aiding each other in battle, and discussing ways to get further in the game is what makes your friendship so magical. There’s nothing quite like having a dueling partner who understands the ins and outs of your favorite game. Here are 10 things that are likely to happen when you play Wizard101 with your BFF.
- That bizarre moment when you coincidentally meet in the same Realm before giving each other True Friend Codes.
2. Then, the magical moment when you give each other a True Friend Code. #TrueBFs
3. You both share the same favorite School and prefer to always train there.
4. You can always count on your friend to teleport into your battle, no matter what!
5. Instead of spending your allowance on going to the movies or getting ice cream together, you each save up to buy Crowns.
6. When Halloween comes around, you both know without hesitation that you’re dressing up as Merle Ambrose and Malistaire.
7. You have a sense of pride when you see your BFF win a match and feel profound disappointment when he or she loses.
8. When you have a nightmare about Malistaire during a sleepover, you know you can count on your best friend to understand how scary that can be.
9. When your BFF becomes a Level 50 Grandmaster, you throw a party to celebrate the achievement.
10. Anytime you and your BFF do a PVP, you know there are no hard feelings. What happens in the Spiral stays in the Spiral.
Every Wizard101 player knows how fun and exciting the game can be, especially when you spend your Crowns unlock premium game areas or get epic items in the Crown Shop. With Crowns, you can purchase unique pets, deck yourself out in high-powered gear, buy cool mounts, packs and even unlock premium play zones. Whether you need extra health for a tough battle or cool plants for your garden, the Crown Shop offers unique ways to earn rewards. You can even use your Crowns when participating in the Pet Derby and Ranked PvPs! Spending Crowns is simple, but earning them can take a little more effort—here are four magical ways to build your Crowns supply.
- FreeKI Games Trivia
Have you tested your wits by playing the fun trivia games for kids at FreeKIGames.com? You simply need to score 75 percent or higher on each quiz to collect Crowns. Every quiz you successfully complete earns you 10 Crowns to spend on whatever you want in the Crown Shop, and you can take up to ten quizzes a day. These trivia games range across diverse topics like pop music, basketball, Texas facts and chemistry, so there are quizzes for everyone!
- Invite Your Friends
Another way that you can add to your Crowns count is by inviting your friends to play! Every time a friend or family member creates an account using your referral code and then makes a purchase within the game, you are able to collect these valuable game-play Crowns for yourself… plus the friend you invited gets some Crowns as well. Invite everyone you know to join in on the excitement of Wizard101 and benefit at the same time!
- Watch In-Game Videos
A cool additional way to earn Crowns is to watch the in-game videos within Wizard101. Each video you watch will add 10 non-transferrable Crowns to your account. There is no limit to the number of videos a player can watch in a day, but availability is varied. Some days, there may be more videos than others.
- Enter Wizard101 Contests
Throughout the year, Wizard101 hosts fun contests which have amazing prizes like Crowns! With everything from art contests to poetry, there are tons of ways to try and earn your Wizard some Crowns. Plus, each month we host a KingsIsle Live event which not only shows players a cool insider look at Wizard101, but also gives select participants great prizes like Crowns!
And, of course, a final option for players is to buy Crowns. Crown packs start as low as $5 and go up to $80. The $80 pack is the best deal, giving you approximately 750 Crowns per dollar. Be sure to ask your parents before purchasing any packages and be on the lookout for great sales on Crowns—you never know when one will be running!
Crowns are especially great for free-to-play Wizards because they allow access to the whole world of Wizard101. You can buy zones starting at $1 each and access them forever—see our zone prices here. Your Wizard is allowed to return back to an area as often as you’d like to hunt for Boss drops or to work on side quests.
Use one or all of these easy ways to collect Crowns and have more fun during your adventures on Wizard101!
How many times have you crossed over to a new area in Wizard101 and thought, “Hmm, I wonder what the story is behind those two wizards on the transition screen?” To answer that question, we’re going to show you some really neat “Throwback Thursday” character concept art we found tucked away in our Lead Artist’s desk drawer!
Karl Holbert, Lead Artist for Wizard101 since 2010, has seen just about every piece of concept art since the dawn of Wizard101, and he was kind enough to show us a few gems from his treasure trove of unseen concept art, which has been passed down from Art Lead to Art Lead over time. In fact, the following Throwback Thursday pictures were actually scanned from an old spiral-bound book that contained information from a meeting held way back in 2005—a time when Wizard101 was just being dreamed up and Karl was just one of the team of artists working together to keep the look of the game in line.
Once upon a time, our wizards had a slightly different “proposed” look that eventually became the wizard characters we know and love today:
Do the poses in the top left corner of each of those character sheets look familiar? They should!
Even more shocking, could you imagine what playing Wizard101 would be like if your characters looked more the following concept art pieces? Wow!
Also in Karl’s book was this amazing drawing of a girl and her piggle visiting a dragon unicorn floating on a cloud!
The art style may be different, but it looks to us like her outfit eventually became the “Celestial Garment” style you can purchase from Eloise Merryweather in the Wizard City Commons!
We’re happy we could share these with you today, and let us know what you thought of our Throwback Thursday pictures. We’ve got some more gems to share . . . if we can sneak them off of Karl’s desk!
Did you know that May 12 is Limerick day? This unusual holiday celebrates the birthday of English artist, illustrator, author and poet Edward Lear, who was born in 1812. Lear is most famous for literary nonsense in poetry prose and limericks. Lear popularized limericks in his first Book of Nonsense in 1846.
A limerick is a humorous or silly poem written in five lines with the first, second and fifth line consisting of 7-10 syllables in rhyme. The third and fourth line have 5-7 syllables and also rhyme with each other.
We thought we would celebrate by writing fun limericks ourselves. Below are odes to the schools of magic in Wizard101!
There once was a Wizard of Ice
Who won in a tournament twice
Storm all cried “OP”
But then they won three
And it’s all just a roll of the dice
There once was a Wizard of Ice
Whose Professor was oh so nice
Liked to bake cookies
For all of her rookies
Always filled with sugar and spice
There once was a Wizard of Fire
Whose situation was quite dire
They did not collect
What they did expect
This quest was beginning to tire
There once was a Wizard of Fire
Her hair crackled like a pyre
So fiery and red
Flowing atop her head
Her lessons are sure to inspire
There once was a Wizard of Death
Who learned a lesson from Macbeth
It’s better to be chillin’
Than to be a villain
So always just take a deep breath
There once was a Wizard of Storm
Far more dangerous than the norm
He cast insane bolt
And got a good jolt
And ended up back in his dorm
There once was a Wizard of Life
Whose quest was quite filled with strife
Another boss to battle
Skeleton named of Rattle
Don’t doubt the power of Life
There once was a Wizard of Myth
Who would often start dueling with
A cast of earthquake
That would always break
The charms of poor Eric Redsmith
There once was a Wizard of Myth
Whose minions were not always herewith
No zero pip golems
In her house full of columns
But Malistaire just took the fifth
Image from Jaded Glaze at Wizard101 Central
There once was a Wizard of Balance
Whose spells had many talents
Could cast any school
Always the most cool
Others cried “Loremaster is unbalanced”
There once was a Wizard of Balance
Whose hawk mount had many talents
But a bug made it clear
Wizards floating far and near
We fixed it, so declaw your talons (sheesh)
What do you think? Can you write your own Wizard101 themed limerick?
Share yours in the comment section below!
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