I wrote this after playing through the full Part 1 Christmas update myself. This is exactly what I did step-by-step to unlock the limited weapons, progress the battle pass quickly, and test which items were actually worth equipping for grinding and PvP.
I’ll keep it practical and experience-focused so you can copy the same flow when you jump in.
Getting to the Christmas Content
The update is centered around the new Christmas Island. Once I loaded in, that became my main hub for everything related to Part 1.
The island has:
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Two core mob types:
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Elves
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Deers
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A Santa Boss that you summon by defeating enough of these mobs.
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Access to the Christmas Battle Pass, which is how you progress toward the Chill Seer weapon.
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An NPC inside one of the buildings who handles the Gingerbread weapon exchange.
If you’re trying to be efficient, you can treat this one island as your entire loop for most of the update. I didn’t really leave it except to adjust inventory or swap builds.
The Two Christmas Weapons
Part 1 introduces two limited weapons:
- Chill Seer
- Gingerbread
Both are obtainable entirely through Christmas Island activities, but the methods are different.
Chill Seer – How I Unlocked It
The Chill Seer comes directly from progressing the Christmas battle pass.
The fastest way I found to gain battle pass XP wasn’t wandering around doing basic mob clears, but instead focusing heavily on the spawnable Santa Boss.
The process looks like this:
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Farm Elves and Deers on Christmas Island.
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Hit the kill requirement to spawn Santa.
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Defeat Santa for:
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Battle Pass XP
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Sweeties
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Santa Hat drops
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I repeated this loop over and over. Santa takes longer than the mobs, but the pass progression feels drastically faster compared to just grinding random mobs.
After a few cycles, the battle pass climbs steadily until you unlock the Chill Seer naturally through the rewards track.
Gingerbread – How I Unlocked It
This one is more item-dependent.
To obtain Gingerbread, I went to the NPC inside the Christmas Island building and turned in the requirements:
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1,400 Sweeties
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Santa Hat
How I got Sweeties
Sweeties mainly came from:
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Battle Pass rewards
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Santa Boss drops
Just farming mobs alone was slow. Most of my Sweeties stacked up naturally while grinding Santa spawns for XP anyway.
How I got the Santa Hat
This is a direct Santa Boss drop, no other source. It took me several runs before the hat finally dropped, so RNG is the only barrier here.
Once I had both:
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1,400 Sweeties
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Santa Hat
I handed them to the NPC and unlocked Gingerbread immediately.
Farm Loop That Worked Best
This is the exact routine I used to finish everything quickly without burning out:
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Spawn on Christmas Island
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Rotate between Elf and Deer areas
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Trigger Santa spawn
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Kill Santa
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Collect:
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Sweeties
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XP for battle pass
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Chance at Santa Hat
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Repeat
I didn’t bother over-clearing mobs after Santa unless I needed kill requirements again. The boss fights were the real driving force behind progress.
Weapon Impressions – Personal Use
I tested both weapons across mob farming and PvP situations. Here’s how they actually felt in play, not just what their showcases look like.
Chill Seer
This ended up staying equipped the longest for me.
What immediately stood out:
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Very short cooldowns
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Strong damage output
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Easy to keep continuous pressure on enemies
Because cooldown cycles were short, I could flow spam rotations constantly instead of waiting around for resets. Against groups of mobs, it cleared packs quickly. In PvP or bossing situations, the consistent uptime felt better than slower burst-style weapons.
It didn’t rely on awkward positioning or gimmicks either. I found it really forgiving to use because:
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Even missed timing windows didn’t shut off your damage.
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Rotations stay active most of the time.
Overall, Chill Seer became my go-to grinder weapon for the event.
Gingerbread
Gingerbread was interesting, especially because of its utility-style kit.
The major strengths I noticed:
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Longer attack range than many weapons
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A healing move that actually contributes during sustained fights
The healing move came in handy during boss runs when I wanted to stay aggressive without constantly disengaging.
That said, I personally preferred Chill Seer overall because:
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Chill Seer’s faster cooldown spam felt smoother.
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The Gingerbread kit felt more situational. It shines when you specifically need sustain, but doesn’t bring the same DPS pressure in constant fights.
Gingerbread felt more like a support-hybrid option rather than an all-round grinder.
Gyro 2
I tested Gyro 2 briefly just for fun, but I didn’t end up using it seriously during this event.
It felt fairly balanced:
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No major weaknesses
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No standout strengths that made me drop either Christmas weapon
Compared to Chill Seer and Gingerbread, it simply didn’t give me a practical reason to change builds mid-grind.
Recommended Progression Order
If you’re starting the Christmas update fresh, this is the cleanest route based on what worked for me:
Step 1: Go straight to Christmas Island
Ignore other islands until you’re fully set with event gear.
Step 2: Start mob farming
Hit elves and deers until Santa becomes available.
Step 3: Chain Santa boss fights
This builds:
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Battle pass XP for Chill Seer
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Sweeties stash for Gingerbread
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Santa hat drop chance
Step 4: Claim Chill Seer
From the battle pass as soon as it’s unlocked. Use it as your main grinder weapon.
Step 5: Save Sweeties
Don’t spend until you hit 1,400 total.
Step 6: Farm Santa hat
Keep running Santa until the hat drops.
Step 7: Craft Gingerbread
Exchange Sweeties + hat at the NPC.
Once both weapons are unlocked, the Part 1 content is basically complete.
Efficient Farming Tips I Learned
These small habits saved me a bunch of time:
Stick to Santa spawns
Mob grinding without triggering Santa slows everything. Always prioritize kill thresholds to spawn bosses.
Don’t waste Sweeties early
There’s no useful early spending. Save mindlessly until you’re near 1,400.
Chill Seer for speed
Once you unlock Chill Seer, stick with it for the rest of your grind unless you specifically need Gingerbread’s sustain.
Reset positioning often
Christmas mobs spread out awkwardly. Clearing tight clusters and resetting spawn points keeps pull efficiency high.
Christmas Part 1 is very loop-focused but enjoyable if you approach it efficiently. There’s no insane RNG trap besides the Santa Hat drop, and once you understand that bosses are the real progression driver, the grind feels fair.
Chill Seer ended up being the best practical reward for me because it directly improved grind speed for future content. Gingerbread feels more specialized and less mandatory.
The update doesn’t overstay its welcome as long as you don’t grind randomly without targeting Santa.
What I’d Tell New Players
If someone was starting this event and asked for advice, I’d boil it down to:
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Stay on Christmas Island.
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Spawn Santa as often as physically possible.
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Let battle pass XP stack naturally.
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Unlock Chill Seer first.
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Save Sweeties for Gingerbread after.
Anything outside this path just wastes time.
My Take / Comment
If I were leaving a reply on a community post after finishing this grind, my honest thought would be:
Running Santa nonstop is way faster than I expected. Chill Seer honestly carried my entire grind once I unlocked it. Gingerbread was cool for sustain, but DPS just felt smoother on Chill Seer. Anyone farming random mobs instead of boss spawns is slowing themselves down for no reason.
That’s the full breakdown from my play experience. This is exactly how I cleared Christmas Part 1.
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