NEW SECRET “???” ACHIEVEMENT AND CARD BACK FROM BARRENS – MYSTERIES OF THE PHOENIX – FULL SOLUTION INSIDE!
The last patch added one new thing that wasn’t in the notes. It’s a new achievement and a related card back. However, unlike other achievements, it doesn’t actually tell you what you need to do…
The achievement is called “???” and it asks players to “Solve the mysteries hidden throughout the Barrens.”. That’s all we’ve got in game itself. However, players have already managed to solve the mystery!
As it turns out, clues were in flavor text of Mercenaries雇佣兵. The first one is the most obvious and that’s probably why it was picked – Scabbs Cutterbutter‘ flavor text literally tells you what you need to do. After players figured that out, others were easier to discover – based on clues in flavor texts of other mercenaries. Thanks to the amazing community, we now know a full solution.
All of the parts have to be finished against Innkeeper旅店老板 – start a practice match with the correct deck & class against it! In order to start a match against Innkeeper, pick “Solo Adventures”, “Practice” and “Normal”. I recommend playing against Priest, since his deck is slow, but honestly, none of them should be a big problem. The order in which you finish the puzzles is not relevant – you can start with any part/class.
永远不要欺骗，不要偷盗，不要抄袭，不要贪饮。除非你受到了胁迫，那么……”——斯卡布斯·刀油"
"Never lie, steal, cheat, or drink. Unless you're compelled to, that is…" —Scabbs Cutterbutter
斯卡布斯·刀油(Scabbs Cutterbutter)
Scabbs Cutterbutter
斯卡布斯·刀油
Combo: The next two cards you play this turn cost 3 less.
连击：在本回合中，你使用的下两张牌的法力值消耗减少 3点。
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Part 1/4 – Rogue
Your deck needs to contain Bamboozle, Plagiarize, Yoink!, Coerce and Potion of Illusion. Since they cost 12 mana in total, once you get at least two pieces in your hand, use Efficient Octo-bot + Prize Plunderer to discount them. After you get everything and discount them, play them all in a single turn. Play only those five cards and nothing else! Just make sure that there’s a minion you can Coerce, because you can’t play it on an empty board and make sure you’ll have a hand space after Potion of Illusion. When you end your turn, you should get a card that starts a puzzle. Play it at the start of your next turn.
Here’s an example deck you can use, you can definitely make a stronger one, but I’ve tried to keep it cheap so everyone could use it. If you’re missing any cards OTHER than single copies of the necessary ones listed above, you can swap them as you wish:
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偷天换日(Bamboozle)
Bamboozle
偷天换日
Secret: When one of your minions is attacked, transform it into a random one that costs 3 more.
奥秘：当你的随从受到攻击时，随机将其变形成为一个法力值消耗增加3点的随从。
SCH_706
抄袭(Plagiarize)
Plagiarize
抄袭
Secret: At the end of your opponent's turn, add copies of the cards they played to your hand.
奥秘：在你对手的回合结束时，将其使用的卡牌的复制置入你的手牌。
BAR_323
偷师学艺(Yoink!)
Yoink!
偷师学艺
Discover a Hero Power and set its Cost to 0. Swap back after 2 uses.
发现一个英雄技能，并使其法力值消耗变为0点。使用两次后换回。
SCH_521
胁迫(Coerce)
Coerce
胁迫
Destroy a damaged minion. Combo: Destroy any minion.
消灭一个受伤的随从。连击：消灭任意随从。
SCH_352
幻觉药水(Potion of Illusion)
Potion of Illusion
幻觉药水
Add 1/1 copies of your minions to your hand. They cost 1.
将你的所有随从的1/1的复制置入你的手牌，并使其法力值消耗变为1点。
Part 2/4 – Warrior
战士卡组
Once again, start the match against Innkeeper with Warrior. This time your deck needs to contain Minefield, Bulk Up, In Formation!, Feat of Strength and Shield of Honor. The rest of your deck doesn’t matter. Play all of the aforementioned cards during a single turn in any order. Play only those five cards and nothing else! This time you don’t need any discounts, just make sure that there’s a damaged minion you can play Shield of Honor on and that you don’t finish with a full hand. Ending your turn will give you an item to start a puzzle. Play it at the start of your next turn.
按照以下顺序出牌，实力担当，重装上阵，保持阵型，荣誉护盾，雷区挑战
Here’s an example deck you can use, you can definitely make a stronger one, but I’ve tried to keep it cheap so everyone could use it. If you’re missing any cards OTHER than single copies of the necessary ones listed above, you can swap them as you wish:
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DMF_522
雷区挑战(Minefield)
Minefield
雷区挑战
Deal 5 damage randomly split among all minions.
造成5点伤害，随机分配到所有随从身上。
BAR_841
重装上阵(Bulk Up)
Bulk Up
重装上阵
Give a random Taunt minion in your hand +1/+1 and copy it.
随机使你手牌中的一张嘲讽随从牌获得+1/+1，复制该 随从牌。
SCH_525
保持阵型(In Formation!)
In Formation!
保持阵型
Add 2 random Taunt minions to your hand.
随机将两张嘲讽随从牌置入你的手牌。
DMF_530
实力担当(Feat of Strength)
Feat of Strength
实力担当
Give a random Taunt minion in your hand +5/+5.
随机使你手牌中的一张嘲讽随从牌获得+5/+5。
SCH_524
荣誉护盾(Shield of Honor)
Shield of Honor
荣誉护盾
Give a damaged minion +3 Attack and Divine Shield.
使一个受伤的随从获得+3攻击力和圣盾。
In this puzzle, caravan (1/1 minion on the right-most side) plays the vital role. You can drag your minions around the screen and that’s exactly what you need to do to solve the puzzle. You have three Quilboar野猪人 minions (1, 2, 3) and three Orc兽人 minions (4, 5, 6) – their names etc. doesn’t matter. Every time you press Hero Power, all minions TO THE RIGHT of the Caravan change sides. Here’s what you need to do in order to solve the puzzle. Be sure to follow directions carefully.
When I say that you need to SEND certain minions, put them and them only on the right side of the Caravan on your side of the board and press Hero Power.
When I say that you need to RETURN WITH certain minions, put them on the right side of the Caravan on the opponent’s side and press Hero Power.
Now, here’s the solution:
- Send two Quilboars. Return with one Quilboar.
- Send two Quilboars. Return with one Quilboar.
- Send two Orcs. Return with one Orc & one Quilboar.
- Send two Orcs. Return with one Quilboar.
- Send two Quilboars. Return with one Quilboar.
- Send two Quilboars. Part 2 of the puzzle is finished!
Part 3/4 – Druid
天上日月成对,地上印记成双,还有身边队友,一同为我领航。”——古夫·符文图腾
Once again, start the match against Innkeeper with Druid. This time your deck needs to contain Solar Eclipse, Lunar Eclipse, Mark of the Spikeshell, Mark of the Wild, Partner Assignment and Guidance. The rest of your deck doesn’t matter. Play all of the aforementioned cards during a single turn in any order. Play only those six cards and nothing else! And make sure to pick the “get both” option from Guidance and not end up with a full hand at the end of your turn. Ending your turn will give you an item to start a puzzle. Play it at the start of your next turn.
Here’s an example deck you can use, you can definitely make a stronger one, but I’ve tried to keep it cheap so everyone could use it. If you’re missing any cards OTHER than single copies of the necessary ones listed above, you can swap them as you wish:
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日蚀(Solar Eclipse)
Solar Eclipse
日蚀
Your next spell this turn casts twice.
在本回合中，你的下一个法术将施放两次。
DMF_057
月蚀(Lunar Eclipse)
Lunar Eclipse
月蚀
Deal 3 damage to a minion. Your next spell this turn costs 2 less.
对一个随从造成3点伤害。在本回合中，你施放的下一个法术的法力值消耗减少2点。
BAR_549
尖壳印记(Mark of the Spikeshell)
Mark of the Spikeshell
尖壳印记
Give a minion +2/+2. If it has Taunt, add a copy of it to your hand.
使一个随从获得+2/+2。如果该随从具有嘲讽，则将该随从的一张复制置入你的手牌。
CS2_009
野性印记(Mark of the Wild)
Mark of the Wild
野性印记
Give a minion Taunt and +2/+3. +2 Attack/+3 Health
使一个随从获得嘲讽和+2/+3。+2攻击力/+3生命值
SCH_606
分配组员(Partner Assignment)
Partner Assignment
分配组员
Add a random 2-Cost and 3-Cost Beast to your hand.
随机将法力值消耗为2和3的野兽牌各一张置入你的手牌。
YOP_024
灵魂指引(Guidance)
Guidance
灵魂指引
Look at two spells. Add one to your hand or Overload: 1 to get both.
检视两张法术牌。将其中一张置入你的手牌；或者过载：1，获得这两张牌。
After you do the necessary steps above, here’s how the puzzle looks like:
The puzzle is kind of an invisible maze迷宫.
Attacking the middle door means taking a step forward –
attacking the left or right means, well, turning left or right.
If the middle minion is immune, it means that you’ve encountered a wall and you have to take a turn to either side.
Here’s how the full maze and the path player needs to take looks like (SOURCE):
The issue is that there are only 9 left turns you can take since the left door only has 9 health – after that, the minion will die. However, since taking three right turns is the same as taking a single left turn, the puzzle can easily be solved without using the left door at all. Here’s the solution.
R means right door, M means middle door. I recommend copying the directions over to notepad and removing the ones you already took to not repeat the same step twice (thus possibly ruining the puzzle). The numbers don’t mean anything – they are just here to break the puzzle into shorter steps so you won’t get confused (and trust me, it’s very easy to get confused). If you mess anything up, you can restart the puzzle by using Hero Power.
- RRRMMRM
- MRMRRRM
- RRRMMRM
- MRRRMMR
- MRRRMMM
- MRRRMMM
- RMMRM
- MRMRRRM
- MMMMR
- MMMRM
- RRRMMRRRM
- MRMMR
- MRRRMRM
- RRRMRRRMR
- MMMMRRR
- MMMRRRM
- RMRRRMR
- MMRRRMR
- MRRRMRRRM
- RMRMRRR
- MM
Just make sure to follow directions carefully – if you did, the puzzle will be over.
猎人卡组
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