Lucky Lanterns

Lucky Lanterns is the seventh special event introduced to Rocket League. During the event, players can earn exclusive Lunar New Year-themed items. Lucky Lanterns first appeared in 2020, and it returned in 2021.

In 2020, the event started on January 20 and ended on February 17. During the event, players could earn Red Envelopes to buy Lunar New Year-themed items. The event was originally scheduled to end on February 10, 2020, but on February 7, 2020 Psyonix announced that it would be extended by a week and everyone who logged into Rocket League through February 21, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. PST (6:00 p.m. UTC) would be given 500 Red Envelopes.

On February 11, 2021 the Lucky Lanterns event went live with new items and ended on March 1, 2021. In 2021, there were no Red Envelopes and players simply completed special event challenges to unlock items (like other post-F2P events).

Official Synopsis

  Get ready to ring in the new year with Lucky Lanterns! This in-game event will celebrate the Lunar New Year with items from the Event Store, unique items from the Item Shop, and a brand new arena on January 20!

Start 2020 in style with in-game items inspired by the Lantern Festival. Play Online Matches to earn Red Envelopes, which can then be redeemed for items like the Paper Dragon Topper and the Fortune Wheels. You can also use Red Envelopes to unlock Golden Lanterns, which contain items from Impact, Overdrive, and Victory Series! Plus, be sure to stop by the Item Shop throughout Lucky Lanterns to check out some new themed items to get you festival-ready, and get a free item just for logging in!

Items

2021

The following items can be obtained by completing specific challenges during the event.

Icon	Name	Type	How To Obtain
	Lucky Cat	Topper	Win 1 Online Match in any Casual playlist
	Ox Horn	Topper	Play 3 Online Matches in any Casual playlist
	Lantern Lift	Boost	Gain 2 XP Levels
	Temple Guardian	Player Banner	Get 3 Saves or Epic Saves in Online Matches
	Dragon (Merc)	Decal	Get 15 Assists, Clears or Centers in Online Matches
	Golden Lantern	Other	Play 20 Online Matches (Repeatable 5 times)
	Title	Get 10 Shots on Goal in Online Matches
	Ozzy Ox	Topper	Get 1 Goal in an Online Match
	Cherry Blossom	Boost	Get 3 Goals, Assists or Saves in Online Matches
	Dragon (Breakout)	Decal	Earn MVP honors in an Online Match
	Paper-Cut	Wheels	Get 10 Goals in Online Matches
	20k XP	XP	Win 10 online matches (Repeatable)

2020

The following items were available to purchase using Red Envelopes. All items are classified as Limited rarity.

Icon	Name	Type	Price
	Goodbye Nian	Player Banner	Free (Login Gift)
	Celebration Kite	Antenna	50
	Paper Dragon	Antenna	50
	Lantern Fest	Topper	75
	Paper Dragon	Topper	75
	Richie Rat	Topper	75
	Ruckus	Trail	75
	Rat Racer	Player Title	75
	Spring Pagoda	Avatar Border	100
	Dragon	Decal (Octane)	100
	Yaojing	Decal (Dominus)	100
	Yaojing	Decal (Breakout)	100
	Red Envelopes	Boost	120
	Fortune	Wheels	150
	Golden Lantern	Other	150
	XP Level Up	Other	300

Item Shop

During the 2020 event, two goal explosions featured in the event trailer were available in the Item Shop for a limited time.
During the 2021 event, Lantern Lift will make a return along with a new Paper Dragon (Crimson) and two Free items.

@RocketLeague on Twitter: "The new Lantern Lift Goal Explosion inspired by Lucky Lanterns is in the Item Shop for a limited time!"

Icon	Name	Type	Price	Date
	Lantern Lift	Goal Explosion	2000	2020/2021
	Paper Dragon	Goal Explosion	2000	2020
	Paper Dragon (Crimson)	Goal Explosion	2200	2021
	Short Fuse	Player Banner	Free	2021
	Shen	Avatar Border	Free	2021

Arena

Along with the event, a new arena called Forbidden Temple was also introduced. It stayed in the map rotation permanently. The Lucky Lanterns 2021 event included the Forbidden Temple (Day) variant.