Arcana Heart 3
51 Achievements
10-12h
What a Card
Used all of Dorothy's card hands during a match.
3.8%
How to unlock the What a Card achievement in Arcana Heart 3 - Definitive Guide
a) because Dorothy must get 3 levels of meter in order to complete all the hands, it is possible you'll need to have the boosting partner win a round to prevent them losing too early;
b) all five cards of the hand must be visible on the screen; if any land outside the screen or fade away they will not count.
So, without any further ado:
Pair: 214A, 214B, 236AAA
Two Pair: 236AA, 236BBB
Full House: 236AA, 236BB, 236C
Straight (multiple suits): 214A, 236ABC, jumping 214A
Running Flush: 214A, 236AAA, jumping 214A
3 of a Kind: 214A, 214B, 214C, 236AA
4 of a Kind (needs 1 bar): 214A, 214B, 214C, 214(AB), 236A
5 of a Kind (needs 2 bars): 214A, 214B, 214C, 214(AB), 412364(AB)
Super Running Flush (needs 3 bars): 236(AB), 214(AB), jumping 214(AB)
Note that these are not the only way to get these hands, and probably wouldn't work well in an actual match, but they're the easiest ways I've found..
3 of a kind: 214A, 214B, 214C, 236AA
I did this in Versus Mode. You do NOT need to hit the other player with the final attack. Player 1 and 2 can therefore stand as far away as possible to prevent hits from single laid out cards and to prevent cards from being off screen.
At character select you must choose Dorothy. This could seem like one of the more difficult trophies to earn however it could be done quite easily. You have to lay out all of Dorothy’s possible poker hands using her special moves, the problem however just like a real poker deck once the card has been used once it cannot be used again so you have to keep track of what has or has not been used yet. Go into versus or a player match with a boosting partner with the following settings:
- Timer: Infinite (99 if in player match)
- Rounds to win: 5
Doing this gives you more than enough time to lay out all of Dorothy’s poker hands in a match. Here are the following poker hands you need to play throughout this match:
- Two Pair
- Full House (Basically a 3 of a kind and a 2 of a kind in one hand)
- Straight (A hand in a sequential order. Example: 8,7,6,5,4)
- Four-of-a-Kind
- Five-of-a-Kind (You need a Joker to complete this)
- Royal Straight Flush (An A,K,Q,J,10 hand of the same suit)
- Super Royal Straight Flush (The same as a Royal Straight Flush however with Spades)
Now keep in mind that the movesets used to play cards give you certain suits depending on the variant chosen:
- (A Version/ ) – Clubs
- (B Version/ ) – Diamonds
- (C Version/ ) – Hearts
Jack Rabbit & Queen Bee & King Bird : 236A, B or C/ , or (Jack, Queen, King)
- How this move works is that you can press 2 more face buttons after the first initial card to layout a Queen and a King alongside the Jack however the face button you choose to press will determine what suit you get for each card.
Ground Ten: 214A, B or C/ , or (Ten)
- With this move not only do the face buttons determine the suit you get but also how far the card will be thrown at your opponent, keep in mind that the closer it is, the easier it is for the card to disappear since it will explode when your opponent steps on it.
Flying Ace: j.214A, B or C/(Mid Air) , or (Ace)
- This move will automatically start attacking the opponent and will not stay on the field for very long, its best to leave this for last to complete what poker hand you are aiming for.
Now we have variations for spades which can be used the same way as the movesets above however with A+B/
Triple Face: 236A+B/ ( Jack, Queen and King of Spades)
- This move will automatically send out a Spade of Jack, Queen and King at once.
Ten of Spades: 214A+B/ (10 of Spades)
Speculation: j.214A+B/(Mid Air) (Ace of Spades)
- Keep in mind the amount of time it takes for this move to attack the opponent is much shorter than all other variants.
Finally you have one final move used to layout cards which is:
Misdirection: 412364 or463214 + AB/ or +
- This move will bring out the Joker which is required for Five of a kind and can help you whenever you need to complete other hands, because you have up to 9 rounds you can easily use this to make getting all the hands much easier. This move is more along the lines of a joke move only used to finish poker hands, depending on the rotation you use it'll appear as if you're about to use a Super Move or an Arcana Super.