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{{Event
|quest=The Nightmare Before Hearth's Warming
|type=Siege
|update=10.7
|startdate=December 19, 2025
|enddate=December 29, 2025
}}

{{PAGENAME}} is a siege event that was first held on December 19, 2025.

==Stages==
===Stage 1===
For how to play Siege events see ''[[Siege Events|here]]''.
{{SiegeStage
|stage=1
|minion=Snowfall Frost
|boss=Spirit of Hearth's Warming Past
|helper1=Nightmare
|helper2=Nightmare Starlight Glimmer
|helper3=Princess Celestia
|prize1=[[Booster|2x Bits Booster]]
|prizephoto=2x Bits Booster
|prize2=
}}
===Stage 2===
{{SiegeStage
|stage=2
|minion=Snips
|boss=Grown-Up Spike
|helper1=Mirror-Universe Big Mac
|helper2=Reformed Windigo
|helper3=Nightmare Sunburst
|prize1={{Item|Gem|amount=10}}
|prizephoto=
|prize2=
}}
===Stage 3===
{{SiegeStage
|stage=3
|minion=Snails
|boss=Zecora
|helper1=Nightmare Rarity
|helper2=Nightmare Fluttershy
|helper3=Nightmare Pinkie Pie
|prize1=Avatar Frame
|prizephoto=NBHWPT Avatar Frame
|prize2=10
}}

===Stage 4===
{{SiegeStage
|stage=4
|minion=Blizzard Windigo
|boss=Spirit of Hearth's Warming Presents
|helper1=Nightmare Rainbow Dash
|helper2=Nightmare Applejack
|helper3=Nightmare Twilight Sparkle
|prize1=[[Magical Beacon]] ({{Gems}} Shop)
|prizephoto=Magical Beacon
|prize2=20
}}

===Stage 5===
{{SiegeStage
|stage=5
|minion=Muffins
|boss=DJ Pon-3
|helper1=Nightmare Moon Dancer
|helper2=Nightmare Lyra
|helper3=Nightmare Bon Bon
|prize1=[[Nightmare Coloratura]]
|prizephoto=Nightmare Coloratura 2d
|prize2=30
}}

===Stage 6===
{{SiegeStage
|stage=6
|minion=Future Trixie
|boss=Nightmare Sunburst
|helper1=Nightmare Trixie (10.7)
|helper2=Nightmare Starlight Glimmer (10.7)
|helper3=Nightmare Sunset Shimmer
|prize1=[[Nightmare Sunburst (10.7)]]
|prizephoto=Nightmare Sunburst (10.7) 2d
|prize2=30
}}

===Stage 7===
{{SiegeStage
|stage=7
|minion=Trixie's Assistant
|boss=Nightmare Trixie
|helper1=Nightmare Shining Armor
|helper2=Nightmare Cadance
|helper3=Nightmare Flurry Heart
|prize1=[[Nightmare Tempest Shadow]]
|prizephoto=Nightmare Tempest Shadow 2d
|prize2=30
}}

==Community==
{{SiegeComm
|prize1=[[Nightmare Muffins]]|alt1={{Item|gem|amount=30}}
|prizephoto1=Nightmare Muffins 2d
|prize2=Nightmare Mane-iac Avatar|alt2={{Item|gem|amount=10}}
|prizephoto2=Nightmare Mane-iac Avatar
|prize3=20 {{Item|gem}}
|pony1=Unicorn Guard
|pony2=Princess Amore
|pony3=Stalwart Lunar Guard
|pony4=Nightmare Trixie 
|pony5=Queen Parabola
|pony6=Nightmare Moon
|pony7=Daybreaker
}}

== Outfits ==
{{SiegeCostumes|setname=Babysitter Trixie}}

== Collections ==
=== From event ===
{| class="article-table"
|-
! Image !! Characters !! Rewards
|-
{{What's Hot
|picture = WH nbhwt1.png
|character 1=Nightmare Trixie (10.7)
|character 2=Nightmare Starlight Glimmer (10.7)
|character 3=Nightmare Sunset Shimmer
|character 4=Nightmare Shining Armor
|character 5=Nightmare Cadance
|character 6=Nightmare Flurry Heart
|reward=[[Nightmare Mane-iac]] or 70 {{Gems}}
}}
{{What's Hot
|picture = WH nbhwt2.png
|character 1=Nightmare Moon Dancer
|character 2=Nightmare Lyra
|character 3=Nightmare Bon Bon
|reward=[[Nightmare Autumn Blaze]] or 70 {{Gems}}
}}
|}
=== Re-run ===
{| class="article-table"
|-
! Image !! Characters !! Rewards
|-
[[The Nightmare Before Hearth's Warming]]
{{What's Hot
|picture = WH nbhw.png
|character 1=Nightmare Rainbow Dash
|character 2=Nightmare Applejack
|character 3=Nightmare Fluttershy
|character 4=Nightmare Pinkie Pie
|character 5=Nightmare Rarity
|character 5=Nightmare Moon
|reward=[[Ice Witch]] or 70 {{Gems}}
}}
|}

== Story ==
=== Introduction ===
{{Dialogue|character=Trixie|text=Watch this, Princess Luna! I'm working on my show I missed last Hearth's Warming, and... ARGH! It's not working! What's the point? This is stupid!}}
{{Dialogue|character=Princess Luna|text=You know, Hearth's Warming isn't about the sho--}}
{{Dialogue|character=Trixie|text=Stop right there, Princess! I've been practicing for AGES, and if I can't put on a grand show, everyone will be SO disappointed! We might as well cancel Hearth's Warming, I say!}}
{{Dialogue|character=Princess Luna|text=Hmm... I read a story not long ago that I believe might benefit you. Let me show you... through the power of dream magic!}}
{{Dialogue|character=Trixie|text=W-wait! The Great and Powerful Trixie doesn't have time for this! Where are we going?!}}

=== After 1st stage ===
{{Dialogue|character=Princess Luna|text=Remember when you were a young and naive pony, lying about defeating an Ursa Major? Do you remember how it left you isolated...}}
{{Dialogue|character=Trixie|text=... And alone? I do, Princess, but I don't see why I have to revisit these awful memories. What's past is past, I say! And besides -- I've changed!}}
{{Dialogue|character=Princess Luna|text=Sometimes it is worthwhile to remember everything you have gone through so you don't forget.}}
{{Dialogue|character=Trixie|text=Pfft. Why would I forget? And besides, this is COMPLETELY different. WHOA! Where are we now?}}

=== After 2nd stage ===
{{Dialogue|character=Princess Luna|text=Look back at the time you took the Alicorn Amulet -- and how you treated everypony when you had it!}}
{{Dialogue|character=Trixie|text=Do I have to? I'm not proud of it, but I let my bitterness get the best of me.}}
{{Dialogue|character=Princess Luna|text=I understand that more than anypony, Trixie. Your frustrations corrupted you. We must understand how we feel to avoid seeing the haystacks for the hay.}}
{{Dialogue|character=Trixie|text=Well, right now, Trixie FEELS like she must get back to practicing, otherwise Hearth's Warming will be ruined!}}
{{Dialogue|character=Princess Luna|text=I may need to take a different approach. Let us see what you were doing at last year's Hearth's Warming...}}
{{Dialogue|character=Princess Luna|text=Ah, yes. You "borrowed" my Centaur magic to help Rarity and Spike make it to Manehattan in time for their party.}}

=== After 3rd stage ===
{{Dialogue|character=Trixie|text=Don't rub it in, Princess! My spell misfired that evening.}}
{{Dialogue|character=Princess Luna|text=Yes, but your heart was in the right place. Even though it did not go as planned, you used your magic to help those in need.}}
{{Dialogue|character=Trixie|text=I did, didn't I? And it felt great!}}
{{Dialogue|character=Princess Luna|text=Exactly, Trixie! Which means...}}
{{Dialogue|character=Trixie|text=... I should take some of your Centaur magic again for tomorrow's show!}}
{{Dialogue|character=Princess Luna|text=... Let us continue.}}

=== After 4th stage ===
{{Dialogue|character=Trixie|text=Starlight Glimmer! I remember this. It was an AMAZING show. Some Centaur magic would have probably made it even better though...}}
{{Dialogue|character=Princess Luna|text=Starlight Glimmer is important to you, is she not?}}
{{Dialogue|character=Trixie|text=Of course! She's my great and powerful assistant and best friend!}}
{{Dialogue|character=Princess Luna|text=And how did you become friends? Would you say magic led you to one another?}}
{{Dialogue|character=Trixie|text=Now that you mention it... I guess so. I could have never done the Moonshot Manticore Mouth Dive without her!}}
{{Dialogue|character=Princess Luna|text=Do you see? The true power of your magic, Trixie, is bringing people together. The show, Starlight, all of it.}}
{{Dialogue|character=Princess Luna|text=But I must warn you of a future yet to come, if you do not heed this lesson...}}

=== After 5th stage ===
{{Dialogue|character=Trixie|text=Are we at the School of Friendship? Wait! Is that ME? As the Guidance Counselor? WOOHOO! I did it! But why do I look so... sad?}}
{{Dialogue|character=Princess Luna|text=This is what will happen if you forget the true reason for your magic and Hearth's Warming. Single-minded ambition comes at a great cost!}}
{{Dialogue|character=Trixie|text=Oh no... Uh, well, I do love the idea of being the Guidance Counselor, but look -- it's Hearth's Warming Eve. Why am I here, alone?}}
{{Dialogue|character=Princess Luna|text=You are working on a show for tomorrow...}}
{{Dialogue|character=Trixie|text=Excellent! So everyone will be there to see me perform! I must be greater than great now! Let's go and see how it turns out!}}

=== After 6th stage ===
{{Dialogue|character=Trixie|text=Home sweet home! But... where is everypony?}}
{{Dialogue|character=Princess Luna|text=They are not coming, Trixie. Over the years, you focused on your magic so single-mindedly... that you neglected your friends, driving them away.}}
{{Dialogue|character=Trixie|text=No, no, no, no, no! I was practicing to make the show great for everyone. It was my way of saying thank you and... and... happy Hearth's Warming...}}
{{Dialogue|character=Princess Luna|text=I am sorry, Trixie. But it is not too late to change this future for the better.}}
{{Dialogue|character=Trixie|text=Of course it's not! Take me back, Princess. I have something important to do!}}

=== After 7th stage ===
{{Dialogue|character=Trixie|text=Okay! Is it Hearth's Warming yet? Please say it isn't QUITE Hearth's Warming yet!}}
{{Dialogue|character=Princess Luna|text=Not yet, Trixie... But almost. What are you planning to do?}}
{{Dialogue|character=Trixie|text=The show must go on! But not in the way you're thinking. I'm going to call Starlight and the others to come by and help me.}}
{{Dialogue|character=Trixie|text=As amazing as I am, it doesn't mean anything if I don't have any friends to show off to -- I mean, to use my magic for.}}
{{Dialogue|character=Trixie|text=And what is Hearth's Warming if you're not spending time with the ponies you love?}}
{{Dialogue|character=Princess Luna|text=I am very glad to hear it. You are a wonderful magician, Trixie, and I cannot wait to see your show.}}
{{Dialogue|character=Trixie|text=Thank you for your help, Princess Luna. I'm sorry I doubted you. I SWEAR it will never happen again. Hoofsie promise!}}
{{Dialogue|character=Trixie|text=... You don't think I can borrow some of that Centaur magic for today though, do you?}}
{{Dialogue|character=Princess Luna|text=Oh, Trixie. Never change!}}