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When Canterlot was first added, 40 quests were added with it, covering Queen Chrysalis' invasion and Shining Armor's and Princess Cadance's wedding. Ten more quests, revolving around Octavia Melody and her musical ensemble, were added next, followed by 15 quests focused on Aloe, Lotus Blossom, and Masseuse Pony. A quest chain with five quests, focusing on Sunset Shimmer, was next. Most recently, a quest chain with ten quests, focusing on Twilight Sparkle's transformation into an alicorn and ascension to a princess, was added.
Quest Chain #1
Required Quest: —
Required Level: 9
- Welcome Twilight Velvet
- Cost: 25500

- Skip: Unskippable
- Raise Twilight Velvet to 1 star
- Cost: Variable
- Skip: 1
Required Quest: "Motherly Love" Canterlot
Required Level: 9
- Uncover expansion zones
- Cost: Variable
- Skip: 5
- Collect
x4
- Cost: Free
- Skip: 2
- This won't count zones expanded before starting the quest. If you have fully expanded all zones before this quest you will have to use the gem skip to proceed
- This counts shards collected from the Balloon Pop, so long as you play in Canterlot.
Required Quest: "Room for Giggles" Canterlot
Required Level: 9
- Play the Telescope mini-game with Twilight Velvet
- Cost: Variable
- Skip: 2
Required Quest: "Starstruck" Canterlot
Required Level: 9
- Build the Observatory
- Cost: 30

- Skip: 15
- Collect from the Observatory
- Cost: Free
- Skip: 5
Quest Chain #1-1
Required Quest: "Reach for the Stars" Canterlot
Required Level: 9
- Buy Wedding Presents x2
- Cost: 30000

- Skip: 5
- Collect from the Observatory x2
- Cost: Free
- Skip: 2
Quest Chain #1-2
Required Quest: "Reach for the Stars" Canterlot
Required Level: 9
- Welcome Lyrica
- Cost: 55,000

- Skip: Unskippable
- Collect
x4
- Cost: Free
- Skip: 8
- Remove clearable items x2
- Cost: Variable
- Skip: 5
Required Quest: "Be My Guest" Canterlot
Required Level: 9
- Raise Twilight Velvet to 2 stars x2
- Cost: Variable
- Skip: 2
- Play the Telescope mini-game with Lyrica
- Cost: Variable
- Skip: 2
Required Quest: "The Hostess with the Mostest" Canterlot
Required Level: 9
- Defeat Changelings
- Cost: 5






- Skip: 5
- Remove clearable items x5
- Cost: Variable
- Skip: 5
- Buy Red Wedding Flowers
Required Quest: "Wearing Rose-colored Glasses" Canterlot
Required Level: 9
Wedding Gifts
Required Quest: —
Required Level: 9
- Connect to a social networking site
- Cost: Free
- Skip: 1
- Send a gift to one friend
- Cost: Free
- Skip: 1
- Completing the second task requires sending a heart from the Friends menu, not sending a Treasure Chest to a friend.
Quest Chain #3
Required Quest: —
Required Level: 9
- Remove clearable items x3
- Cost: Variable
- Skip: 2
- Buy a Pizzeria
- Cost: 40000

- Skip: Unskippable
- Assign a pony to the Pizzeria
- Cost: Free
- Skip: 5
Required Quest: "Pizza Time" Canterlot
Required Level: 9
- Collect from the Pizzeria
- Cost: Free
- Skip: 4
Required Quest: "High Society Pie" Canterlot
Required Level: 9
- Welcome Joe
- Cost: 85000

- Skip: Unskippable
- Build a Donut Shop
- Cost: Free
- Skip: 1
Welcome the bridesmaids #1
Required Quest: "Glazed and Confused" Canterlot
Required Level: 9
- Cost: Variable
- Skip: 10
Welcome the bridesmaids #2
Required Quest: "Glazed and Confused" Canterlot
Required Level: 9
- Welcome Twinkleshine
- Cost: 12

- Skip: Unskippable
Required Quest: "Galloping Maiden" Canterlot
Required Level: 9
- Remove clearable items x6
- Cost: Variable
- Skip: 10
- Uncover expansion zones
- Cost: Variable
- Skip: 12
Quest Chain #3-3
Required Quest: "Glazed and Confused" Canterlot
Required Level: 9
- Buy Blue Banners
- Cost: 30000

- Skip: 10
- Welcome Unicorn Guard
Quest Chain #4
Required Quest: "En Garde" Canterlot
Required Level: 9
- Find Changelings x4
- Cost: Free
- Skip: 4
- Defeat Changelings x4
Required Quest: "Game Changer" Canterlot
Required Level: 9
- Buy a Diamond Banner
- Cost: 1

- Skip: 3
- Buy a Pegasus Banner
Required Quest: "Flagged Down" Canterlot
Required Level: 9
- Collect Pizzas x2
- Cost: Free
- Skip: 5
- Collect Telescopes
- Cost: Free
- Skip: 10
- Collect Donuts x2
- Cost: Free
- Skip: 5
- You will need at least one pony leveled to 4 stars to collect Pizzas and Telescopes.
Required Quest: "Taking Inventory" Canterlot
Required Level: 9
- Buy Purple Wedding Flowers
- Cost: 4

- Skip: 2
- Collect 10
x5
- Cost: Free
- Skip: 15
- For the Purple Wedding Flowers, it is cheaper to skip the task for 2
than to buy it for 4.
Quest Chain #5
Required Quest: "En Garde" Canterlot
Required Level: 9
- Buy a Royal Chariot
- Cost: 250000

- Skip: 10
Note: In the past this quest also required you to raise Unicorn Guard to 5 stars (skippable with 15
). This was later removed after he became unavailable.
Quest Chain #6
Required Quest: "Moving on Up" Canterlot
Required Level: 9
- Collect from the Donut Shop x2
- Cost: Free
- Skip: 5
- Collect from the Pizzeria x2
- Cost: Free
- Skip: 5
Required Quest: "Snack Attack" Canterlot
Required Level: 9
- Build a Conservatory
- Cost: 200000

- Skip: Unskippable
- Collect from the Conservatory
- Cost: Free
- Skip: 5
Required Quest: "Budding Nuptials" Canterlot
Required Level: 9
- Raise Twinkleshine to 2 stars x2
- Cost: Variable
- Skip: 5
- Defeat Changelings x3
Required Quest: "Change of Plans" Canterlot
Required Level: 9
- Play the Magic Wings game with Unicorn Guard
- Cost: Variable
- Skip: 5
Required Quest: "On Your Guard" Canterlot
Required Level: 9
- Leave a Treasure Chest for a friend
- Cost: Free
- Skip: 1
- Send gifts to 2 friends x2
- Cost: Free
- Skip: 2
Required Quest: "Friendly Check-up" Canterlot
Required Level: 9
- Remove clearable items x3
- Cost: Variable
- Skip: 10
- Have 100,000 bits x100000
- Cost: Free
- Skip: 5
Required Quest: "One Hoof Ahead" Canterlot
Required Level: 9
- Buy a Planet Fountain
- Cost: 5

- Skip: 5
Required Quest: "Princely Fountain" Canterlot
Required Level: 9
- Raise Twinkleshine to 3 stars x3
- Cost: Variable
- Skip: 15
Required Quest: "Rise and Shine" Canterlot
Required Level: 9
- Welcome Twilight's Dad
- Cost: 160

- Skip: Unskippable
Quest Chain #7
Required Quest: "Moving on Up" Canterlot
Required Level: 9
- Find a Changeling
- Cost: Free
- Skip: 2

Quest Chain #8
Required Quest: "A Sparkle in Father's Eye" Canterlot
Required Level: 9
- Cost: Free
- Skip: 15
Required Quest: "Shard Power" Canterlot
Required Level: 9
- Defeat Changelings x4
- Cost: 20






- Skip: 15
- After completing the requirements for this quest, instead of going straight to the closing quest screen, you will get a dialogue-filled cutscene with Princess Cadance/Queen Chrysalis. After it the reward screen will pop up.
Required Quest: "Changing the Queen" Canterlot
Required Level: 9
- Defeat Queen Chrysalis
- Cost: 120






- Skip: Unskippable
- For more on Defeating Queen Chrysalis see here
Required Quest: "Bride and Groom" Canterlot
Required Level: 9
- Welcome Shining Armor
- Cost: 195

- Skip: Unskippable
Required Quest: "Shine On" Canterlot
Required Level: 9
- Welcome Princess Cadance
- Cost: 90

- Skip: Unskippable
Required Quest: "Here Comes the Bride" Canterlot
Required Level: 9
- Buy a Royal Wedding Cake
- Cost: 100000

- Skip: Unskippable
Quest Chain #9
Required Quest: "A Sparkle in Father's Eye" Canterlot
Required Level: 9
- Play the Magic Wings game with Twilight's Dad
- Cost: Variable
- Skip: 2
- Note: if you have leveled Twilight's Dad to 5 stars before reaching this quest you may have to use the gem skip option to complete it
Required Quest: "High-Flyin' Fun" Canterlot
Required Level: 9
- Raise Twilight's Dad to 5 stars x5
- Cost: Variable
- Skip: 20
Musical Canterlot
This quest chain was the first one added to Canterlot after the city itself was added. It is not available in Windows 8.1.
Required Quest: —
Required Level: 9
- Buy a Movie Theater
- Cost: 500

- Skip: Unskippable
- Watch a Movie
- Cost: Free
- Skip: 1
- In version 1.0.4 for iOS, the game did not register a movie being watched, meaning the task had to be skipped by spending 1
. - While the Movie Theater can be bought in either Ponyville or Canterlot, this quest only appears as a Canterlot quest.
Required Quest: "Artsy Ponies" Canterlot
Required Level: 9
- Connect to a social network
- Cost: Free
- Skip: 1
- Send a gift to a friend
- Cost: Free
- Skip: 1
Required Quest: "Artsy Ponies" Canterlot
"Unknown name" Canterlot
Required Level: 9
- Welcome Frederick Horseshoepin
- Cost: 18000

- Skip: Unskippable
- Assign Frederick Horseshoepin to a shop
- Cost: Free
- Skip: Unskippable
Required Quest: "Pianist Pony" Canterlot
Required Level: 9
- Collect from shops 4 times x4
- Cost: Free
- Skip: 4
Required Quest: "Cash for Tunes" Canterlot
Required Level: 9
- Raise Frederick Horseshoepin to 2 stars x2
- Cost: Variable
- Skip: 5
Required Quest: "Brass from the Past" Canterlot
Required Level: 9
- Cost: Free
- Skip: 5
Required Quest: "Out of Tune" Canterlot
Required Level: 9
- Uncover 1 expansion zone
- Cost: Variable
- Skip: 2
- Remove 2 clearable items x2
- Cost: Variable
- Skip: 8
Required Quest: "Room for Treble" Canterlot
Required Level: 9
- Raise Frederick Horseshoepin to 3 stars x3
- Cost: Variable
- Skip: 2
- Raise Beauty Brass to 3 stars x3
- Cost: Variable
- Skip: 2
Required Quest: "Practice, Practice, Practice" Canterlot
Required Level: 9
- Welcome Parish Nandermane
- Cost: 60

- Skip: Unskippable
- Raise Parish Nandermane to 5 stars x5
- Cost: Variable
- Skip: 5
Note: In the past this quest also required you to level Beauty Brass to 5 stars (skippable with 5
). This was later removed after she became unavailable.
Rest and Relaxation
This quest chain can be started in either Ponyville or Canterlot, and all quests in it except for "Serenity Now" Canterlot and "Soothing Space" Canterlot appear in both towns' Quest Logs.
Required Quest: —
Required Level: 9
- Welcome Aloe
- Cost: 18

- Skip: Unskippable
- Assign Aloe to a shop
- Cost: Free
- Skip: 1
Required Quest: "Calming Canterlot" Canterlot
Required Level: 9
- Connect to Social Media
- Cost: Free
- Skip: 1
- Give a gift to a friend.
- Cost: Free
- Skip: 1
Required Quest: "Calming Canterlot" Canterlot
"Spreading the Word" Canterlot
Required Level: 9
- Buy a Spring Clock
- Cost: 20000

- Skip: 2
- Interact with the Spring Clock
- Cost: Free
- Skip: 1
- Note: Tap the building to "interact" with it.
Required Quest: "Time to Unwind" Canterlot
Required Level: 9
- Collect
[1] x8 - Cost: Free
- Skip: 3
Required Quest: "The Best Medicine" Canterlot
Required Level: 9
Required Quest: "Smooth Move" Canterlot
Required Level: 10
- Welcome Lotus Blossom
- Cost: 50

- Skip: Unskippable
Required Quest: "In Bloom" Canterlot
Required Level: 10
- Raise Lotus Blossom to 2 stars x2
- Cost: Variable
- Skip: 4
- Assign Lotus Blossom to a shop
- Cost: Free
- Skip: 5
Required Quest: "Awesome Blossom" Canterlot
Required Level: 10
- Uncover 1 expansion zone
- Cost: Variable
- Skip: 2
- Remove 2 clearable items x2
- Cost: Variable
- Skip: 5
- If you've already uncovered all expansion zones, the first objective seems to be completed automatically.
Required Quest: "Serenity Now" Canterlot
Required Level: 10
- Buy a Bubble Mill
- Cost: 50

- Skip: 5
- Interact with the Bubble Mill
- Cost: Free
- Skip: 1
- Note: Simply tap the building to "interact"
Required Quest: "Bubbles 'n' Giggles" Canterlot
Required Level: 10
- Welcome Masseuse Pony
- Cost: 8000

- Skip: Unskippable
- Play the Magic Wings game with Masseuse Pony
- Cost: Variable
- Skip: 5
- Raise Lotus Blossom to 5 stars x5
- Cost: Variable
- Skip: 5
- Previously, if Masseuse Pony was already at 5 stars, the task had to be skipped for 5
since the game did not take previous Magic Wings plays into account; this was later fixed.
Required Quest: "Beauty Back-up" Canterlot
Required Level: 11
- Buy a Rainbow Falls
- Cost: 25000

- Skip: 5
- Interact with the Rainbow Falls
- Cost: Free
- Skip: 5
- Tap the building to interact with it.
Required Quest: "Under the Rainbows" Canterlot
Required Level: 11
Required Quest: "Loyal Lodge" Canterlot
Required Level: 11
- Uncover expansion zones
- Cost: Variable
- Skip: 2
- Remove clearable objects
- Cost: Variable
- Skip: 2
Required Quest: "Soothing Space" Canterlot
Required Level: 11
- Raise Masseuse Pony to 5 stars x5
- Cost: Variable
- Skip: 5
Required Quest: "Massage Therapy" Canterlot
Required Level: 12
- Buy a Waterfall Tower
- Cost: 50

- Skip: 4
- Interact with the Waterfall Tower
- Cost: Free
- Skip: 1
- Note: Simply tap the building to "interact"
- Both of the quest objectives icons are bugged. The icons incorrectly display the Water Tower item instead of the Waterfall Tower item. Clicking the Go button for the quest objectives correctly goes to the Canterlot tab in the Store. Unfortunately, players who prefer to browse by visually referencing the icon may end up purchasing the Sweet Apple Acres Water Tower for 39 gems instead of the Canterlot Waterfall Tower for 50 gems. The Sweet Apple Acres Water Tower will not count towards completion of the quest.
Socializing Sunset Shimmer
When it was first added, this quest chain was issued by Princess Celestia, but was later changed to Spike.
Required Quest: —
Required Level: 9
- Skip: 1
-
Tasks screen with Princess Celestia.
Required Quest: "The Fall of Sunset Shimmer" Canterlot
Required Level: 9
- Connect to a social network
- Cost: Free
- Skip: 1
- Give gifts to friends
- Cost: Free
- Skip: 1
Required Quest: "The Fall of Sunset Shimmer" Canterlot
"Making Friends" Canterlot
Required Level: 9
- Play the Ball Bounce game with Sunset Shimmer
- Cost: Variable
- Skip: 3
- Play the Telescope game with Sunset Shimmer
- Cost: Variable
- Skip: 3
- Note: You will also have to play the Apple Catching minigame since the games come in a set order.
Required Quest: "Bored Games" Canterlot
Required Level: 9
- Raise Sunset Shimmer to 2 stars x2
- Cost: Variable
- Skip: 4
Required Quest: "Studious Student" Canterlot
Required Level: 9
- Raise Sunset Shimmer to 5 stars x5
- Cost: Variable
- Skip: 10
Twilight's Coronation
This quest chain can be completed in either Ponyville or Canterlot. When started, it triggers the opening dialog for Twilight's ascension and coronation plot line.
Required Quest: —
Required Level: 9
- Collect Pizzas x5
- Cost: Free
- Skip: 3
- This quest appears in the Quest Log for both Ponyville and Canterlot, and is the first quest that requires tasks to be completed in both locations.
- While this quest can be started as soon as Canterlot is unlocked at level 10, it cannot actually be completed until level 17, when the Restaurant and Pizzeria are unlocked. This changed in a later update which Pizzeria is only needed to complete the quest.
Required Quest: "Brain Food" Canterlot
Required Level: 9
- Uncover expansion zones
- Cost: Variable
- Skip: 2
- Remove 2 clearable items x2
- Cost: Variable
- Skip: 5
- Clearing obstacles counts both in Canterlot and Ponyville regardless of what the quest text indicates. If you've already uncovered all expansion zones, the first objective seems to be completed automatically.
Required Quest: "Room for Thought" Canterlot
Required Level: 9
- Buy Decorative Pillars x2
- Cost: 10000

- Skip: 4
- Buy Coronation Steps
Required Quest: "Magical Décor" Canterlot
Required Level: 9
- Cost: Free
- Skip: 5
- Collect 5
[1] x5
- Cost: Free
- Skip: 5
- Following the completion of this quest, a cutscene showing Twilight ascending to Alicorn status will play.
Required Quest: "Returning to Harmony" Canterlot
Required Level: 9
- Collect 8 Telescopes x8
- Cost: Free
- Skip: 5
- Collect 8 Donuts x8
- Cost: Free
- Skip: 5
Required Quest: "A Helping Hand" Canterlot
Required Level: 9
- Buy Twilight's Banner x2
- Cost: 6000

- Skip: 2
- Buy Twilight's Chariot
Required Quest: "Coronation Preparation" Canterlot
Required Level: 9
- Buy Twilight's Crown
- Cost: 30

- Skip: Unskippable
- Interact with Twilight's Crown
- Cost: Free
- Skip: 1
- Although the task requiring Twilight's Crown to be purchased cannot be skipped, it has a skip cost of 5
assigned in the game files.
Required Quest: "Princess Twilight" Canterlot
Required Level: 9
- Collect Toy Baskets x8
- Cost: Free
- Skip: 3
Required Quest: "Rest for the Princess" Canterlot
Required Level: 9
- Connect to a social network
- Cost: Free
- Skip: 1
- Give a gift to friends
- Cost: Free
- Skip: 1