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[i]Every year newbies need to know what's up, and while each year sees a few guides to that specific year's goodies, I haven't seen a comprehensive guide to Marva's April Fool's items overall. The goal of this guide is to fill in that gap[/i]. Every April 1st through 2019, "Marva" delivered one (or more) trick [s]container[/s] items to each account. It usually appears in the "other" tab of the inventory. Galore will be delivering these for Marva going forward. During the day of April 1st, (or however long Galore offers his gifts), the trick container can be opened multiple times, each time dropping another version of itself. The versions rotate in a predictable pattern, so you can check out all the options before choosing which version to stop on. (With Galore delivering them over multiple days, we may have multiple days to choose! Be sure to check the Latest News post and/or Site Status messages for details on when the trick containers will change.) On April 2nd, or whenever Galore's containers time out, whichever version was in your inventory becomes a normal container. When opened, it drops a holiday prize, and it may or may not also drop a "depleted" version of itself (this was common in the early years, but not since Galore took over delivery). There is no way to buy these items (except from other players on the Auction House) but if it follows the pattern of previous years, the prize items will also be occasional drops from gilded chests thereafter, and may rarely appear in Pinkerton's Plundered Pile. You can still play the infinite opening game after Marva's things drop their prize if the container becomes "depleted." The depleted version of the trick continues to drop an infinite rotation of the other recolors. Here are the items from years past, for anyone who may want to try collecting them: [quote=Year 1][center] [b]Hats[/b] "Container" Hats: [item=Marva's Depleted Hat][item=Marva's Depleted Trick][item=Marva's Depleted Top Hat] What came out: [item=irradiated astronomer] [item=marbled jester] [item=bucktooth digger] [/center] Despite being a year-1 special, most of the rabbits are pretty cheap, because of later drops from ordinary chests. [/quote] [quote=Year 2][center] [b]Fibers[/b] "Container" Fibers: [item=Marva's Depleted Thread][item=Marva's Depleted Cord][item=Marva's Depleted Fiber][item=Marva's Depleted Twine][item=Marva's Depleted Yarn] What came out: [item=wondrous sweater] [item=astonishing sweater] [item=stupendous sweater] [item=marvelous sweater] [item=glorious sweater] [/center] The sweaters are 3-star items, so they don't come up in chests as often, but do appear occasionally. [/quote] [quote=Year 3][center] [b]Mirrors[/b] "Container" Mirrors: [item=depleted phenomenal reflection][item=depleted remarkable reflection][item=depleted terrific reflection][item=depleted fantastic reflection] [item=depleted amazing reflection][item=depleted extraordinary reflection][item=depleted astounding reflection] [item=depleted fascinating reflection][item=depleted incredible reflection][item=depleted miraculous reflection][item=depleted outstanding reflection] What came out: [item=Starry Regard] [item=Wiggly Sight] [item=Saucer Stare] [item=Beautiful Gander] [item=Googly Confusion] [item=Intense Attention] [item=Bishoujo Observation] [item=Sly Glance] [item=Weary Focus] [item=Spiral Daze] [item=Disgruntled View] [/center] These are apparel items that cover up your dragon's normal eyes with larger eyes similar to those displayed on their icons. Like the rabbits, the mirrors are 1-star items, so they shouldn't be too hard to find. Pinkerton has been confirmed to give them out on occasion, as well as both gilded and iron chests. [/quote] [quote=Year 4 (2017)][center] This year the item were not containers, but clothing items. They were found on the Apparel tab of the hoard, instead of the Other tab. There are two items: [item=Marva's Invisibility Cloak] [item=The Emperor's New Clothes] Marva's Invisibility Cloak turns the dragon, and any other clothing below it, invisible. The Emperor's New Clothes do not change the appearance of the dragon at all. These are 5-star items! [/center] [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/frd/2125195/47#post_26775449]Staff gave us official word on the availability question[/url]: [quote=Aequorin] We have no plans to make them a part of the randomized chest pool at this time, nor are we assigning them a retired status. We may find a way to make these items available again, but for now, the only way to obtain them was to have had an account during the April Fool's 2017 shenanigans! [/quote] [quote=2018 Update] The invisibility cloaks were made available as rare random chest drops during the week from April 2 to April 7, 2018. Staff hasn't said, as far as I know, but maybe this will be a regular thing? The announcement was in the Site Status posts: [quote=Undel - 2018-04-02 00:38:50] From now until April 7th at 22:00 server time, Invisibility Cloaks have a rare chance of being collected from randomized chests or Pinkerton.[/quote] [/quote] [quote=2024 Update] These items were available for 50K treasure in Marva's Marvelous Marvels (in the Grand Exchange). [/quote] Roundsy has raffled invisibility cloaks several times since she set up shop! [/quote] [quote=Year 5 (2018)][center] This year featured eggs, which could be swapped between two variants: [item=Marva's Wondrous Whimsy] [item=Marva's Incredible Ire] Once they stopped opening into each other (after rollover on April 1st) they hatched out into familiars that look different each time you load the page. The eggs did not leave "depleted" versions. [item=Ultimate Buttersnake] [item=Phoenix] The multi-image familiars are four-star items, and are available from Pinkerton and random chests. [/center][/quote] [quote=Year 6 (2019)][center] This year features a whopping 14 "containers" - all in the form of boxes of art supplies! The number happened to match the number of existing breeds at the time, and sure enough, what comes out is a "paper mask" of a corresponding breed. The colors roughly match the region from which the breed originates.[i]This year's containers do not drop a depleted container, only a mask.[/i] The masks are two-star items, and can appear in random chests. [item=Marva's Expressive Craft Kit][item=Marva's Durable Craft Kit][item=Marva's Memorable Craft Kit][item=Marva's Patterned Craft Kit][item=Marva's Shimmering Craft Kit] [item=Marva's Borrowed Craft Kit][item=Marva's Compact Craft Kit][item=Marva's Crumpled Craft Kit][item=Marva's Eyecatching Craft Kit][item=Marva's Expensive Craft Kit] [item=Marva's Wild Craft Kit][item=Marva's Decorative Craft Kit][item=Marva's Rare Craft Kit][item=Marva's Repurposed Craft Kit] [item=Paper Fae Masque][item=Paper Guardian Masque][item=Paper Tundra Masque][item=Paper Mirror Masque][item=Paper Pearlcatcher Masque] [item=Paper Ridgeback Masque][item=Paper Spiral Masque][item=Paper Snapper Masque][item=Paper Skydancer Masque][item=Paper Imperial Masque] [item=Paper Wildclaw Masque][item=Paper Coatl Masque][item=Paper Nocturne Masque][item=Paper Bogsneak Masque] [/center][/quote] [quote=Year 7 (2020)][center] Galore delivered Marva's gifts this year. When Galore stopped handing them out, they became ordinary containers - they did [i]not[/i] drop depleted versions. There were only two variants of the container this year: [item=Marva's Runic Rubble] [item=Marva's Sorcerous Slabs] They became: [item=which waychip] [item=which waychunk] These are four-star familiars, with the same availability as the Phoenix and Ultimate Buttersnake from 2018. [/center][/quote] [quote=Year 8 (2021)][center] Galore delivered the containers this year. I don't think they left depleted versions. Containers [item= marva's overflowing swag bag][item= marva's overflowing gift bag][item= marva's overflowing goodie bag] What Came Out [item=Luminax Mascot] [item=Luminax Plushie] [item=LuminaxCon Lanyard] [/center][/quote] [quote=Year 9 (2022)][center] We can't talk about 2022's April Antics without mentioning the fortunes! The devs helpfully published a complete list, including the formula to figure out which one goes with any given dragon. [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/gde/3122720]April Fools 2022 Guide[/url] Galore handed out the usual tricky containers, which as usual opened into each other until the designated day, in this case April 4th rather than the 2nd. They had two options: [item=Marva’s Temporary Test Tube] [item=Marva's Brilliant Beaker] On April 4th, the Temporary Test Tube opened to deliver a Striped Noggle and the Brilliant Beaker opened to deliver a Hex Noggle. These are four-star familiars. The containers did not drop depleted versions. [item=striped noggle] [item=hex noggle] [/center][/quote] [quote=Year 10 (2023)][center] This was the year Marva's Marvelous Marvels opened for the first time in the then-brand-new [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/exchange]Grand Exchange[/url]. Besides a lot of different trades offering gravel in exchange for practically anything else a player might have, the primary exchanges offered were for two scenes. There were two trades for the scenes, one for 1 treasure, one offered in exchange for hundreds of gravel (405). As usual, they were actually chest-type items in disguise that opened into each other until April 4th, when they opened into the real scenes. [item=Deep Space Chest] became [item=Scene: Deep Space] [item=Polar Bear Ice Castle Chest] became [item=Scene: Polar Bear Ice Castle] [/center][/quote] [quote=Year 11 (2024)][center] This year's Marva's Marvelous Marvels allowed you to exchange gravel for... the same amount of gravel. Some of Marva's earlier gifts were also available for treasure purchase for 50,000 treasure: [LIST] [*]Marva's Invisibility Cloak [*]The Emperor's New Clothes [*]Scene: Deep Space [*]Scene: Polar Bear Ice Castle [/LIST] Meanwhile, Galore distributed the usual trick chest items. Clans had until April 4th (at 6:00 server time) to pick up one Capsule item. Each capsule dropped [i]two[/i] items instead of one. All capsules dropped a Vial of Button Sight and a different vista. The chest items were: [item = Marva's Impossible Capsule] | [item = Marva's Unfeasible Capsule] | [item = Marva's Practical Capsule] What came out was: [item = vial of Button sight] [item = Vista: Marva's Magic] | [item = Vista: the finest treasure] | [item = Vista: An Eye for Buttons] See [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/gde/3326248#post_3326248]this Guide[/url] for the list of April 1st flight icons. A message in the Site Status box said "The button eye vials and vistas will be returning to Marva's Marvelous Marvels next year for sale alongside the scenes, cloaks, and clothes." [/center][/quote] [quote = Year 12 (2025)][center] Marva seems to have digitized herself this year, or possibly gotten lost in the server farm! The chests were: [item=marva's unstable protocol] [item=marva's error-prone function] [item=marva's impossible logic] [item=marva's merge conflict] [item=marva's boundless array] [item=marva's compiling failure] What came out was: [item=effect: cathode] [item=effect: boot_dragon(orange)] [item=effect: patterned pixels] [item=effect: numerical noise] [item=effect: boot_dragon(lcd)] [item=effect: dot matrix downgrade] Galore also provided us with: [item=effect: boot_dragon(green)] [item=effect: diffused dither] [item=effect: sixteen bit] [/center][/quote]

OK, got this out of the back of another thread and into its own post. If anyone sees any errors, please ping me so I can correct them.

Thank you so much for this! Wish I'd seen it on April 1st but glad to know now! :)

I wish I had known this before I went and bought a bunch of expensive eyeballs! I had no idea Marva items came out of chests (and Pinkerton). Thank you for the info!

Thanks for this!

Got Spiral Daze from an Iron Chest yesterday. Looks like they won't remain rare for too long.

Bumping this because need

Thanks for writing this!

Thank you! I never knew that you could get this stuff from normal chests and was about to go to the AH to buy it!

@NetShy - This is a wonderful little guide! As a suggestion, perhaps you could offer container examples of all the variations of colors, and what items come out of what color containers? This may help us in the future to decide more carefully what colors we want out of the Marva items by seeing what patterns arise from container to item transfers (beyond similar color I mean).

Since there's only 3 years of Marva items, it's probably better to get this out of the way now and maintain it in years to come than it is to wait until even more Marva shenanigans create more work to do in one sitting.

@CartelSaide You have a good point. I added the rest of the container-items. The hats and fibers are pretty clear regarding how they match up, but I'm not sure about the mirrors; they're in the same order though. I don't want to make the individual blocks too long.

What do you think?