Look, let's be honest, Raven 2 is currently in the middle of its Halloween event season. Following the update on October 22, the developers have rolled out event dungeons and various festivities that will run until 4:59 AM on November 11. Now, this event requires you to clear a few prerequisites, and the missions chain together in a rather convoluted way. So, let us break down how to tackle this Halloween event and what loot you can expect.

Q. What is the core of the Halloween event?
A. Prerequisite quests, supply boxes, and earrings.

First, let us check out the vital intel for the Raven 2 Halloween season. The absolute key terms here are 'Prerequisite Quests - Pumpkinus's Earring - Pumpkinus's Supply Box'. The prerequisite quests are essential for unlocking the event dungeon, 'Candy Village of the Pumpkin Ghost'. You can kick this off once your character hits level 40 or higher, and you will unlock the dungeon as you progress. Grinding away diligently in the dungeon leads to completing various event missions and securing loot, so you will want to get on this as fast as possible.

Furthermore, once you wrap up all the event dungeon stories, you land the 'Top-Secret Halloween Candy Basket'. Slap this into your time-limited item collection, and you will pocket an 'Execution Probability +3% - MP Recovery +2' buff that lasts until 4:59 AM on December 16.

The Candy Village of the Pumpkin Ghost drops 'Pumpkinus's Earring - Sweet Festival Candy - Pumpkinus's Pumpkin Piece - Pumpkinus's Enhancement Stone'. Among these, the Festival Candy is a buff potion, and the Pumpkin Piece is an event shop exchange material. The real kicker here, though, is Pumpkinus's Earring and its enhancement stones. The earrings are rare-grade items you can equip directly. The main objective is to heavily enhance this item. After all, we now have time-limited item collections demanding these earrings, not to mention the 'Candy Village Enhancement Mission' which tests your luck with upgrades.

Pumpkinus's Supply Box is a randomized box containing 'Special Class/Familiar 11x Summon Scroll - Highest-Grade Class/Familiar 11x Summon Scroll - Superior Class/Familiar 11x Summon Scroll - Sweet Festival Candy - Weapon/Armor/Accessory Enhancement Stones'. You will need to crack open 90 of these boxes during the event period.

Q. Exactly how many Pumpkinus's Earrings do we need to stockpile and enhance?
A. You should aim to craft at least one +5 earring to start with.

Let us crunch some numbers for the Raven 2 Halloween event. We are looking back at Pumpkinus's Earring, the star item from the previous paragraph. You get two of them via the 'Candy Village 14-Day Attendance' and event quest rewards, and you can farm extras right inside the Halloween dungeon. So, just how many earrings do you need to gather and upgrade? Well, it depends on your personal goals and drop rates, but as a baseline, you really need to forge at least one +5 earring to satisfy the Candy Village Enhancement Mission.

The Candy Village Enhancement Mission requires you to attempt enhancing Pumpkinus's Earring 50 times and successfully land a +5 enhancement just once to clear all missions. This nets you 14 Pumpkinus Supply Boxes and 20 Pumpkinus Enhancement Stones. Since Pumpkinus Supply Boxes can drop up to Special Class/Familiar 11x Summon Scrolls, opening as many as possible is a solid choice.

As mentioned earlier, certain item collections call for Pumpkinus's Earrings. There are 7 collections in total: two require a +3 earring, two need a +4 earring, and three demand a +5 earring. These collection buffs remain active until 4:59 AM on December 16. Check out the image for the exact collection stats.

That being said, enhancing Pumpkinus's Earring comes with a rather steep hurdle. The safe enhancement threshold for Raven 2 earrings sits at +1, and Pumpkinus's Earring is no exception. In the worst-case scenario, you might fail to forge enough upgraded earrings within the event window. Therefore, we recommend prioritizing collections you genuinely want while letting go of the ones you can comfortably skip.

Fulfilling the 'Attempt Pumpkinus's Earring Enhancement 50 times' mission requires a maximum of 25 earrings. Since the safe enhancement limit is +1, each earring guarantees at least two enhancement attempts. If you manage to hit +2 or higher, your required earring count drops even lower. So, make the most of your daily 30-minute base entry time and the exclusive time recharge stones from the 'Candy Village Adventure Mission' rewards to grind efficiently.

Q. Can we realistically open 90 Pumpkinus Supply Boxes?
A. The Candy Village 7-Day Missions alone should be more than enough.

Our third keyword, Pumpkinus's Supply Box, is the crowning reward of the Raven 2 Halloween event. Countless event activities hand this item out. The primary events tied to this are 'Pumpkinus's Supply Mission' and 'Candy Village 7-Day Missions'. The former tasks you with using a total of 90 Pumpkinus Supply Boxes. Milestones between 10 and 50 uses hand out Sweet Festival Candy buff potions. The 70-use and 90-use missions reward you with 3 and 5 Pumpkinus Supply Boxes respectively, with the grand finale offering a cool 10 supply boxes.

Can you actually round up 90 Pumpkinus Supply Boxes during the event period? To make that happen,you need to grind hard through the 'Candy Village 7-Day Missions', which dish out the highest volume of supply boxes. These roll out mission bundles over 7 days, granting a minimum of 2 boxes per mission and over 12 boxes per cycle. That alone easily clears the 90-box threshold.

We suggest pacing yourself on a few of these missions because some share similar completion criteria. For instance, equipment enhancement missions pop up on Day 1, Day 3, Day 6, and Day 7. If you try to clear every single one the moment a bundle unlocks, you will burn through your gear and enhancement stones way too fast. It is much wiser to hold off on these tasks and knock them out all at once. However, do not postpone the Special Task Unit missions; make sure to knock those out daily. Special Task Units are the go-to content for consistently pulling massive amounts of experience points in Raven 2, so sticking to the routine of 8 runs a day is the golden standard.

As a final note, the ultimate reward for the Candy Village 7-Day Missions is 5,000 Pumpkinus Pumpkin Pieces. These drop right inside the event dungeon and act as currency for the 'Shop - Products - Pumpkinus Gift' tab. We suggest holding onto your Pumpkinus Pumpkin Pieces until the October 28 update details drop rather than spending them immediately. Raven 2 loves rolling out follow-up events after the main launch, and we still have plenty of breathing room before the Halloween season wraps up. Take stock of your daily average farming output and wait to see what follow-up events land before you make any rash purchases.