Tree decorating is running for 13 days on Preprod. However - chances are high the live run will be the standard 19 days long...and here's why;

The Advent Calendar is going to run from Dec. 1st until the 24th - it was also stated that the Advent Calendar would run for 10 days before Tree Decorating starts.

December 10th is a Thursday - which is the normal start day of promos.

19 Days from then is Dec. 28th (a Monday - the usual end day of promos)

Though there is a possibility of this promo running longer...I feel that it will be the standard length.

1. Is it known for sure that you will be able to use HoPs to get decorations for the promo? If so, are you guaranteed to get at least one decoration if you open an HoP? Also, will this HoP perk be in effect throughout the whole promo, or only for a period of time?
2. Just to clarify: When selecting a tree to bring back from the forest, it will tell you exactly what prize you will get when the tree is fully decorated, as well as the decorations the tree will require. Correct?

What are the different divine trees, and which one would be the best to get? Also, which breeds of horse are best for getting them?

1. Yes - it seems you are guaranteed 10 decorations broken down in the following manner:

3x Tinsel (random color)*
1 of each pattern of Bauble (random colors)*
3x Hanging ornaments (random ones)
*Color does not matter with Tinsel, and with baubles - only the pattern matters

Like with any promo - it seems it will happen around the middle for a few days, then again towards the end *unconfirmed on it happening again at the end at this time)

2. When choosing a tree in the Forest - it is only the Divine trees that show what prize you will get. All other trees - you only learn what your prize will be once it is returned to you (though there are lists of what tree gives what floating around this forum.)

All Divine trees require the same amount of Decorations:

6 Tinsel
4 Baubles
26 Hanging Ornaments

The Divines you can get (and what they do) - and the tree they come from are:

1. Snow;
Snow is a Divine horse built for competition. Each Snow has his name written in a color that characterizes his specialty.

Blue indicates a specialist in cross-country.
Red is for show jumping specialists.
Green designates trotters.
Purple is for horses specialized in gallop.
Orange indicates a barrel-racing expert.
The white one is a dressage expert

This horse cannot be sold. (Of the Water Divines, his skills are the worst, but he can breed with Mist to produce Ocean)

2. Frost;
Frost is a divine mare that has the ability to switch her skills around.

Her skills change every day:

One day she is great at galloping, the next day she has great stamina...

She can breed once with Ocean, giving birth to a unique foal:

Snowflake.

You can defrost Frost every day through her public page for a chance to win a Hypnos' Blanket.

On the first day of the month, when the website is updated, Frost is given to one of the players who defrosted her during the previous month.

This mare cannot be sold. (She's good for competitions, and you get two Divines for the price of one as you can use a Public Covering from an Ocean to get Snowflake)

3. Winter;
Winter is part of the Season divine horses.

Each day of Winter, win:

30 skill points you can apply to Winter as you wish
5 000 equus upon first daily login

Game:
Equus every Winter day in game
VIP:
Filter competitions one of your horses is already entered in.

This horse cannot be sold. (He gives you 35,000e a month, and since you can choose how to distribute his skill points, he can become quite a good competition horse.)

4. Sagittarius;
Sagittarius is one of the horses of the Zodiac.

If you were born under this sign, Sagittarius will give you 1 x The 5th Element every year, on your birthday, if you log in on that day.

She can breed with Scorpio to give birth to Capricorn.

By collecting all 12 horses of the Zodiac, you will get the horse, Serpentarius

This mare cannot be sold. (Unless you are a Sagittarius, she is useless to you. However - she does give you two Divines for the price of one. If you are a Capricorn - you'll benefit from her foal *who has the same perk - 1x 5th element on your birthday*)

5. Snowy Balios;
Balios is an especially generous divine horse.

On the 19th of every month, at the site's update time, it will give its owner a Nyx Pack, but only if the owner logged in the day before.

If the owner wasn't also its breeder, it gives them a Nyx Pack on the 19th of January, April, July and October only (as long as the owner logged in the day before).

Plus, its skills increase a little every day...

This horse can be sold. (Snowy is just the coat type - he's the same as any other Balios.)

As to which one is best to get - that's going to depend on what you want out of the Divine (If it was me - Sagittarius or Balios is best (Balios because of his perk - Sagittarius because I need her to get my Sign)

However, it seems that Balios might now be the hardest Divine to get (as now his tree seems to require a ton of decorations that classify as Super Rare - while the other four need a mixture of the 4 decoration rarities *still hunting for more information on if this is an intended change or a glitch)*
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As for what breed(s) to use to get trees...we're still working on figuring out what works best (so far, it seems foals actually work the best - as recently when I went for trees in the Divine forest:

Friesian Unicorn - 445.08 skills - 356.16 gp
Friesian Unicorn - 384.02 skills - 353.17 gp
Time Taken = 5 Days

Donkey Foal - 90.06 skills - 306.02 gp
Donkey Foal - 90.06 skills - 306.02 gp
Time Taken = 3 days

Ocean Divine - 8569.20 skills - 700 gp
Geyser Divine - 8420.30 skills - 700.00 gp
Time Taken = 5 Days

If I use HOPs in Christmas Promo, can I get rare ornaments from them?

Is there any pictures of the Divine Trees?

Snow

Frost

Winter

Sagittarius

Snowy Balios

Sagittarius

How do you earn Sagittarius? Approximately how many passes would I need to spend in order to get her?

If the Lucky Day pack was purchased would you become automatically eligible for VIP account or after the two months expire and be able to repurchase?

If you wait until the last day, when the Divine Wild Wood will open to everyone, 5. (To bring it home immediately) If you have all the needed decorations, which you probably will, you should only need that amount.

I'm not posting Tinsel or Baubles - as all of these are the same on rarity it seems (remember, color does not matter with Tinsel (So you can use 6 different colors if needed) - and with Baubles, only the pattern matter.

It is only Hanging Ornaments that have a rarity:


*also - before anyone asks why some of these are brighter than others:

Bright *like the snowflake* - Means you need it for the tree
Glowing *like the heart* - Means you need it, and have it
Faded *like the present* - Means you do not need it for this tree