Stuck on Derek's tricky chest puzzles in Ballad of Antara? This guide breaks down the color-coded solutions for Ticoro, Korus Landing, and more. Find the right combos!
Alright, so you've run into Derek's little puzzles, huh? These chests are scattered around and require specific color combinations to open. It can be a real head-scratcher if you don't know the trick, but don't worry, I've got the solutions right here. Think of it like a color-matching game where you have to swap out what you have for what you need. Let's get these chests open!
Ticoro:
- If you need Blue/Green (BuGG) and have Red (R): Drop the Red. You'll get Yellow/Green (GY). Then drop the Yellow. You'll get Blue/Green (BuGG).
- If you need Blue/Green (BuG) and have Blue/Yellow (BuY): Drop the Blue/Yellow. You'll get Red/Red/White (RRW). Then drop the White. You'll get Red/Red/Yellow/Green (RRYG), which simplifies to Blue/Green (BG).
Korus Landing:
- If you have Yellow/Yellow/Red/Red/Red (YYRRR) and need Yellow/Yellow/Yellow/Red/Red (YYYRR): Drop a Yellow. You'll get Blue/Brown/Green/Blue (BuRRRBuG). Drop the Green. You'll get Yellow/Brown/White/Black (YBRRRBWYBn). Drop the Blue/Yellow. You'll get Blue/Brown/Red/Green/White/Black/Black (BuBuRRGWBnBn). Drop the Blue/Blue/Green. You'll get Yellow/Red/Red/White/Black/Black (YRRWBnBn). Finally, drop the White/Black/Black. You'll get your needed Yellow/Yellow/Yellow/Red/Red (YYYRR).
South-east of Teal:
- If you have Red/Green/Blue/White/Yellow (RGBuWY) and need Blue (B): Drop the Green. You'll get Red/Red/Blue/White/Yellow/Yellow (RRBuWYWY). Drop the Blue/White. You'll get Red/Red/Red/Green/Yellow/Yellow (RRRGYWY). Drop the Green. You'll get Red/Red/Red/Red/Yellow/Yellow/Yellow (RRRRRYWYWY). Drop the four Reds. You'll get Orange/Yellow/Yellow/White/Yellow/Yellow (OYWYWY). Drop the Orange/Yellow/Yellow/White. You'll get Blue/White/Yellow (BWY). Drop the Blue/White/Yellow. You'll get Black (Bk).
Northwest of Elona:
- Remember, the colors are faded here! Skull is Yellow, Bottle is Red, Book is Green, Bulb is Blue. If you need Red/Green (RG) and have Blue/Yellow (BuY): Drop the Yellow. You'll get Blue/Blue/Red/Green (BuBuRG). Drop the Blue/Red. You'll get Blue/Green/Green (BuGG). Drop the Blue/Green. You'll get your needed Red/Green (RG).
South of Isten (First Chest):
- If you have White/Green/Green/Red (WGGR) and need White/Green/Yellow (WGY): Drop the Red/Green. You'll get Yellow/Yellow/Green/Blue/Blue (YYGGBuBu). Drop the Red/Blue. You'll get Yellow/Green/Blue/Blue/White/White (YGBuBuWW). Drop the Yellow/Green/Blue. You'll get Red/Red/Blue/White/White (RRBuWW). Drop the Red/Blue. You'll get Red/Green/Green/White/White (RGGWW). Drop the Red/Green/White. You'll get Yellow/Green/White (YGW).
South of Isten (Second Chest):
- If you have Yellow/White/White/Green (YWWG) and need Green/Green/White/Yellow/Red (GGWYR): Drop the Red/White. You'll get Yellow/Green/Green/Green/Blue (YGGGB). Drop the Yellow/Blue. You'll get Green/Green/Green/White/White (GGGWW). Drop the Green/White. You'll get Red/Yellow/Green/Green/Blue/Blue/White (RYGGBuBuW). Drop the Red/Green/Blue/White. You'll get Yellow/Yellow/Green/Blue (YYGBu). Drop the Yellow/Blue. You'll get Yellow/Green/White/White (YGWW).
Chest found just SW of Isten:
- If you need Purple/Purple/Purple (PPP) and have Blue/Yellow (BuY): Drop the Yellow. You'll get Blue/Green/Purple (BuGP). Drop the Blue. You'll get Red/Blue/Green/Purple/Purple (RBuGPRP). Drop the Green/Red. You'll get Red/Blue/Yellow/Purple/Purple (RBuYPP). Drop the Red/Blue/Yellow. You'll get your needed Purple/Purple/Purple (PPP).
West of Durst:
- If you have Red/White/Blue (RWBu) and need Red/White/White/White/Blue (RWWWBu): Drop the Red/Blue. You'll get White/White/Orange/Orange/Green (WWOOG). Drop the Orange/Green. You'll get White/White/Green/Red/Yellow (WWGRY). Drop the White/Red. You'll get White/Orange/Green/Yellow/Yellow/Yellow (WGOYYY). Drop the Yellow/Yellow. You'll get White/Orange/Green/Yellow/White/Black (WGOYWGB). Drop the Orange/Green. You'll get White/Red/Yellow/Yellow/White/Black (WRYYWGB). Drop the Blue/White. You'll get White/Red/Yellow/Green/Orange/Yellow/Green (WRYGOYG). Drop the Yellow/Yellow/Green. You'll get White/Red/Yellow/Green/Red/White (WRYGRW). Drop the Red/Green. You'll get White/Red/Yellow/Orange/White/White (WRYOWW). Drop the Red/White/Orange/Orange/White. You'll get Red/White/White/White/Blue (RWWWB).
Ticoro Swamp:
- If you have Red/Yellow/Green (RYG) and need Blue/Blue/Yellow/Green (BuBuYG): Drop the Red. You'll get Yellow/Yellow/Green/White/White/White (YYGWWW). Drop the Yellow/Yellow/White. You'll get Red/Green/Blue/White/White (RGBuWW). Drop the Blue. You'll get Red/Red/Green/Green/White/White (RRGGWW). Drop the Red/Green/White. You'll get Red/Yellow/Green/Blue/White (RYGBuW). Drop the Red/Green/White. You'll get Yellow/Blue/Blue/Yellow (YYBuBu). Drop the Yellow/Blue/Blue. You'll get Yellow/Green (YG). Drop the Yellow. You'll get Red/Green/Green/Blue/White (RGGBuW). Drop the Red/Green/White. You'll get Yellow/Blue/Blue (YGBuBu).
Keth:
- If you have Green/Green/Orange/Orange (GGOO) and need Red (R): Drop an Orange. You'll get Green/Green/Orange/Yellow/Yellow/Purple (GGOYYP). Drop the Green/Yellow. You'll get Green/White/Orange/Blue/Yellow/Black/Purple (GWOBuYBkP). Drop the Green/Orange/Black. You'll get White/White/Purple/Blue/Yellow/Yellow/Black/Purple (WWPBuYP). Drop the Purple/Green. You'll get White/Black/Yellow/Purple/Yellow/Yellow/Black/Yellow (WBkPYYBkY). Drop the Black/Yellow/Yellow/Purple. You'll get White/Orange/Yellow/Black (WOYBk). Drop the White/Orange/Yellow/Black. You'll get Red (R).
Nathby:
- If you have Green/Green (GG) and need Green/Green/Yellow (GGY): Drop a Green. You'll get Green/Black/White/White/Blue (GBkWWBu). Drop the Black. You'll get Green/Red/Red/White/White/Blue/Blue (GRRWWBuBu). Drop the Green/Blue/Blue. You'll get Black/Red/Red/White/White/White (BkRRWWW). Drop the Red. You'll get Black/Red/White/White/White/White/Yellow/Yellow (BkRWWWWWYY). Drop the White/White/Yellow. You'll get Black/Blue/White/Green/Yellow (BkWWBuGY). Drop the Black/White/White/Blue. You'll get your needed Green/Green/Yellow (GGY).
Havesly:
- If you have Blue/Blue/White/White (BuBuWW) and need Red/Red/Orange (RRO): Drop a Blue. You'll get Blue/Red/White/White/White (BuRWWW). Drop the Blue/Red. You'll get Yellow/Orange/White/White/White (YOWWW). Drop the Orange/White. You'll get Yellow/Yellow/Green/Red/White/White (YGYWW). Drop the Yellow/Yellow. You'll get Orange/Green/Red/White/White (OGRWW). Drop the White/Red. You'll get Orange/Green/Red/Blue/White (OGRWBu). Drop the Blue/White/Green. You'll get your needed Red/Red/Orange (RRO).
General Solution:
- If you have Red/Red/Red/Red/Red (RRRRR) and need Yellow/Yellow/Yellow/Yellow/Yellow (YYYYY): Drop one Red. Drop three Reds. Drop Blue/Blue/Yellow/Green. Drop Green/White. Drop Red/White/White. Then you'll get Yellow/Yellow/Yellow/Yellow/Yellow (YYYYY).
Near Durst (Toddy's Rescue):
- There's a chest located due north of where Kaelyn and Raal rescue Toddy (in chapter 5). If you start with Blue/Blue/Yellow/Yellow (BBYY) and need Red/Red/Green/Green (RRGG): Drop the Blue/Yellow and the Blue/Yellow. This should give you the Red/Red/Green/Green combination you need.
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