A blanket of snow has silenced the usual groans of Villedor—but don’t let the calm fool you. Winter Tales: Gifts from Above 2025 has transformed the city into a chaotic, loot-filled holiday battleground. Exploding snowmen, roaming festive horrors, and heavily guarded Santa airdrops mean this is one of the most rewarding (and demanding) seasonal events Dying Light 2 has ever seen.
With time-limited weapons, community-driven unlocks, and Baka’s layered reputation grind, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed. What’s worth farming? How do you unlock that glowing mace everyone’s using? And is the grind actually worth it?
This guide is your complete Winter Tales 2025 reward roadmap. We break down every reward path—from weekly community challenges and Baka’s secret shop tiers to the Bazaar’s Christmas Tree—into a simple, chronological plan. Follow it week by week and you’ll secure the Glacier Shank, Guiding Star Mace, Fractal Frost Axe, the Murderous Helper Outfit, and every major event-exclusive item before the snow melts.
Let’s cut through the frost and claim the best loot Winter Tales has to offer.
Part 1: The Community Campaign – Your Weekly Goal Checklist
The backbone of Winter Tales 2025 is a three-week global community challenge. Each week, players across Villedor contribute to a shared kill count by hunting a specific festive enemy type. Once the goal is met, everyone who participated receives the reward.
These objectives are time-limited, so prioritizing the active target each week is critical.
| Week | Dates | Community Target | Rewards |
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| Week 1 | Dec 18 – 23 | Kill Naughty Biters | Glacier Shank Knife & Snow Season Ornament Charm |
| Week 2 | Dec 23 – 30 | Kill Naughty Virals | Guiding Star Mace & Gift Season Ornament Charm |
| Week 3 | Dec 30 – Jan 8 | Kill Uncle Snow | Fractal Frost Axe & New Year’s Ornament Charm |
Pro Tips (Weeks 2 & 3):
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Naughty Virals are fast, aggressive, and often spawn in groups—Old Villedor’s central districts offer the most consistent farming routes.
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Uncle Snow most reliably appears while defending Santa Airdrops, making them the best place to hunt him efficiently.
These weapons are event-exclusive and cannot be earned outside Winter Tales, so missing a week means missing the reward permanently.
Part 2: The Personal Grind – Unlocking Baka’s Shop & Secret Letters
While the community works together, your personal progression revolves around Baka, the event vendor locked up just outside the Bazaar in Old Villedor. He’s your primary source of unique event items—and the gateway to Winter Tales’ rarest loot.
How Baka’s System Works
1. Complete Bounties
Pick up daily bounties from Baka. Completing them rewards:
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Reputation Points
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Winter Sweets (event currency)
2. Level Up Your Rank
As your Reputation increases, you rank up with Baka. Each rank unlocks new shop items. Reaching the highest rank (typically Rank 5) is required to access everything.
3. Spend Winter Sweets
Winter Sweets drop from festive “Naughty” zombies and presents. Spend them on:
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The Skoll boomerang-style axe
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Festive Snowballs
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Holiday-themed masks and cosmetics
The Ultimate Mechanic: Letters to Santa
This is the most important system in Winter Tales 2025.
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Every 1,000 Reputation Points earned grants you a Letter to Santa
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Deposit the letter into the red mailbox beside Baka’s stall
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This triggers a high-risk Santa Airdrop somewhere in Villedor
These airdrops are heavily defended—often by Uncle Snow himself—but the payoff is massive. Santa’s Present containers include:
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Rare event gear
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Large bundles of Winter Sweets
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High-tier loot unavailable elsewhere
This bounty → letter → airdrop loop is the fastest way to progress through the event.
Part 3: The Community Christmas Tree & Murderous Helper Outfit
Winter Tales 2025 isn’t just about killing—it’s also about cooperation.
Inside the Bazaar, you’ll find a Community Christmas Tree. As you explore, complete bounties, and kill enemies, you’ll collect:
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Decorations
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Ornaments
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Festive trinkets
Donate these items to the chest near the tree to help decorate it.
As the entire community progresses through decoration tiers, the tree spawns presents and unlocks shared rewards. One of the final—and most sought-after—rewards is the Murderous Helper Outfit.
This outfit is separate from the Killer Krampus set and acts as a visible badge of honor for players who actively contributed to the community effort.
Part 4: Premium Content – Evolving Bundles Explained
Winter Tales 2025 also introduces a new premium concept: Evolving Bundles.
Night Wolf → Crimson Werewolf Bundle
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Purchase the Night Wolf Bundle from the in-game store
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Includes weapons, gear, and a themed outfit
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Unlocks a four-part questline
Completing the questline evolves the entire set into the Crimson Werewolf version—effectively giving you two distinct armor sets from one purchase, with upgraded visuals and power.
Your Winter Tales 2025 Master Checklist
Use this checklist to ensure you don’t miss any rewards before the event ends on January 8, 2026:
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Weekly: Hunt the active community target enemy
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Daily: Complete Baka’s bounties for Reputation and Winter Sweets
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As You Play: Collect and donate decorations to the Community Christmas Tree
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When Ready: Use Letters to Santa to trigger Santa Airdrops
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End Goal:
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Unlock all Baka shop items
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Earn the Murderous Helper Outfit
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Collect all three community event weapons
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Final Thoughts
The frozen streets of Villedor are hiding one of Dying Light 2’s richest seasonal reward pools to date. By following this clear roadmap, you’ll avoid wasted time, contribute meaningfully to the community, and walk away with an arsenal of exclusive gear that won’t return once the event ends.
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