During the 15 Days of Christmas in 2013, this item, along with other Christmas-themed equipment, were given the hybrid style of combat, and stats that scaled with the player's levels. This was so players could use these items in combat to assist in hunting for festive crackers during the event. The black Santa hat can be reversibly combined with a Santa beard to obtain a black Santa hat with beard. The same can be done for the Santa hat, making a Santa hat with beard.