Winter has tightened its grip on Villedor, and with it comes Winter Tales: Gifts from Above 2025, Dying Light 2’s biggest holiday event of the year. Snow blankets rooftops, festive infected roam the streets, and Baka’s seasonal shop is overflowing with limited-time weapons, outfits, and blueprints you won’t be able to get once the event ends.
There’s just one catch — everything costs Winter Sweets, better known as Holiday Candies.
If you’ve been smashing Naughty Biters for hours, looting presents, and still watching your candy total crawl upward at a painfully slow pace, you’re not doing anything wrong. The event economy is intentionally deceptive, and most players farm it inefficiently without realizing why the grind feels so brutal.
This guide exists to fix that.
We’ve broken down the Winter Tales economy, tested farming routes, analyzed enemy drop behavior, and distilled the most effective community-proven strategies into one focused plan. This is not about mindless zombie slaying — it’s about running a high-efficiency farming loop that maximizes candies per minute, fast-tracks Baka’s reputation, and unlocks his entire shop before the event ends.
If you want every exclusive reward without burning out, this is the only Winter Sweets farming guide you’ll need.
Chapter 1: Understanding the Economy – Candy, Reputation, and the Ultimate Prize
Before you swing your first candy-cane mace, you need to understand the two interconnected currencies that drive Winter Tales 2025: Winter Sweets and Baka’s Reputation.
Winter Sweets (Holiday Candies)
This is the direct currency used in Baka’s shop. Winter Sweets are spent on:
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Festive weapons like the boomerang-style Skoll
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Snowballs and consumables
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Seasonal weapon blueprints and cosmetics
They drop from festive enemies and event activities — but farming them directly is slow if done incorrectly.
Baka’s Reputation
This is your long-term progression bar with the holiday vendor. You earn Reputation Points primarily by completing Baka’s event-specific bounties.
Leveling up Baka’s reputation does two critical things:
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Unlocks higher tiers of items in his shop (still purchased with Winter Sweets)
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Grants a “Letter to Santa” every 1,000 Reputation points
Why the Letter to Santa Matters
The Letter to Santa is the single most important item in the entire event.
Sending it through the mailbox next to Baka summons a special Santa Airdrop somewhere in Villedor. These drops are heavily guarded — often by the event’s toughest enemy, Uncle Snow — but the reward is enormous.
A successful airdrop fight grants a Santa’s Present, which contains a massive one-time haul of Winter Sweets, far exceeding what you’d earn from hours of regular zombie farming.
The Core Strategy Loop
This is where most players go wrong.
Your goal is not:
“Kill zombies to get candies.”
Your real goal is:
“Complete bounties to earn Letters to Santa.”
Candies from regular enemies are a bonus. Santa Airdrops are the real payday.
Chapter 2: The Unbeatable Action Plan – Your Hour-by-Hour Farming Strategy
Follow this three-step cycle without deviation for maximum efficiency.
Step 1: The Bounty Board Is Your Bible
Every farming session starts and ends with Baka, located outside the Bazaar in Old Villedor.
Accept his three event-specific bounties immediately.
⚠️ Critical Warning:
You can only hold three active bounties at a time.
If you abandon one, all progress is lost.
Choose carefully and commit.
These bounties (for example, “Kill 15 Naughty Virals with a bow”) are designed to overlap naturally with farming routes. They are your primary source of Reputation, which means they are your fastest path to Letters to Santa.
Always prioritize bounty completion over free-roaming kills.
Step 2: Strategic Hunting – Where and What to Kill
While completing bounties, you’ll naturally farm Winter Sweets from enemies — but not all enemies are equal.
All festive “Naughty” infected drop candies:
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Naughty Biters
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Naughty Virals
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Naughty Bolters
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Ice Spitters
However, efficiency matters.
Prime Targets
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Naughty Virals – Often boosted by weekly community goals, spawning in large packs
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Ice Spitters – New for 2025 and surprisingly efficient candy drops
These enemies are aggressive, fast, and dangerous — but they’re worth it.
Best Farming Locations
Focus on central, high-density zones with good visibility:
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Old Villedor open areas
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The Wharf
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Houndfield region
These areas allow you to:
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Chain kills quickly
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Spot glowing festive enemies easily
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Move efficiently between bounty objectives
🌙 Play at Night:
Higher enemy density = more candy-dropping targets.
The Naughty Bolter Rule
If you see a Naughty Bolter, stop everything and chase it.
It drops significantly more Winter Sweets than standard enemies and is always worth the effort.
Step 3: Claim Your Airdrop & Decorate the Tree
Once you earn a Letter to Santa, open your map and hunt down the unique Santa Airdrop icon.
Expect resistance — Uncle Snow and his guards hit hard — but victory delivers your largest candy payout in the event.
As a secondary activity, always collect:
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Present Boxes
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Holiday Decorations
Donate them to the Community Christmas Tree in the Bazaar. This grants additional gift boxes that can contain:
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More Winter Sweets
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Event items
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The full Killer Krampus Outfit
Chapter 3: Pro Tips & Common Pitfalls to Avoid
Weapon Choice Matters
Use:
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Wide-sweeping melee weapons
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Ranged weapons for crowd control
When you receive a Winter Boon buff, go on the offensive — it’s the perfect window to clear dangerous groups quickly.
Let Bounties Dictate Your Route
Never roam aimlessly.
If a bounty says “Kill enemies in Old Villedor,” go there immediately.
This ensures:
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Faster Reputation gains
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Faster Letters to Santa
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Better long-term candy income
The Co-Op Advantage
Farming in co-op dramatically boosts efficiency:
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Faster kill rates
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Easier bounty completion
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Better control of enemy spawns
Even public co-op sessions provide a noticeable advantage.
What NOT to Do
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Don’t farm only Naughty Biters — lowest candy yield
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Don’t ignore Baka’s bounties
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Don’t forget to send Letters to Santa
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Don’t grind quietly in low-density suburbs
Conclusion: Your Path to a Sweet Victory
The frozen streets of Villedor aren’t just a danger — they’re a holiday harvest waiting to be claimed.
By shifting your mindset from passive grinder to active bounty hunter, you unlock the true Winter Tales economy:
Bounties → Reputation → Letters to Santa → Airdrops → Massive Candy Payouts
Stop counting candies one zombie at a time.
Grab those bounties, hunt in the hot zones, and unleash a blizzard of loot from Santa’s special drops.
Baka’s most exclusive rewards — from the devastating Skoll to the fearsome Killer Krampus set — are absolutely within reach.
The event runs until early January, so start farming smart today and become a true legend of the Winter Tales 2025. ❄️🎁🔥
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