Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers
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Puzzling Grandmaster
Earn Puzzling Master and complete all Duel the Dragon expansion challenges
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How to unlock the Puzzling Grandmaster achievement in Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers - Definitive Guide
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CHALLENGE 9
Terror your opponent's Wall of Air. Cast the following, in this order: Etherium Sculptor, Master of Etherium, Onyx Goblet, Loxodon Warhammer, Howling Mine. Attack with everything. Use the Onyx Goblet on your opponent.
CHALLENGE 10
The solution to this challenge has changed since the Expansion Pack 2 update.
Cast Jagged Lightning, targeting the Angel of Mercy and YOUR OWN Mudbutton Torchrunner. Once the Mudbutton Torchrunner hits the graveyard, you'll be prompted to use its ability. Use it to deal 3 damage to your opponent. Cast Vengeful Firebrand. Attack with everything.
This is the solution that used to work, just in case it changes again:
Cast the following, in this order: Obsidian Battle Axe, Vengeful Firebrand. Let the Obsidian Battle Axe attach to the Vengeful Firebrand. Use Vengeful Firebrand's ability to give it +1/+0. Attack with everything. Usually this alone wins, but if your opponent blocks optimally, it leaves them at one life. All you need to do is assign the Mudbutton Torchrunner's damage to them.
CHALLENGE 11
Play a Plains. Attack with Ambassador Laquatus, then immediately hit X to stop the countdown. Cast Condemn on Ambassador Laquatus. On your second main phase, cast Kiss of the Amesha on yourself. Cast Wrath of God, and end the turn. Your opponent will cast Nightmare, and end the turn. On your turn, play a Plains. Cast Ambassador Laquatus. Use Ambassador Laquatus' ability three times on your opponent, and end the turn.
Note that this achievement was bugged when the DLC was first released, but has been fixed. If you earned it while it was bugged, and it's not showing as earned on xbox.com, here's how you fix it: Recover your profile on the xbox, then go back to the game, and replay challenge 9. This'll pop the achievement again.
The Puzzling Master achievement in Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers worth 27 pointsComplete all challenges
first.CHALLENGE 9
Terror your opponent's Wall of Air. Cast the following, in this order: Etherium Sculptor, Master of Etherium, Onyx Goblet, Loxodon Warhammer, Howling Mine. Attack with everything. Use the Onyx Goblet on your opponent.
CHALLENGE 10
The solution to this challenge has changed since the Expansion Pack 2 update.
Cast Jagged Lightning, targeting the Angel of Mercy and YOUR OWN Mudbutton Torchrunner. Once the Mudbutton Torchrunner hits the graveyard, you'll be prompted to use its ability. Use it to deal 3 damage to your opponent. Cast Vengeful Firebrand. Attack with everything.
This is the solution that used to work, just in case it changes again:
CHALLENGE 11
Play a Plains. Attack with Ambassador Laquatus, then immediately hit X to stop the countdown. Cast Condemn on Ambassador Laquatus. On your second main phase, cast Kiss of the Amesha on yourself. Cast Wrath of God, and end the turn. Your opponent will cast Nightmare, and end the turn. On your turn, play a Plains. Cast Ambassador Laquatus. Use Ambassador Laquatus' ability three times on your opponent, and end the turn.
Note that this achievement was bugged when the DLC was first released, but has been fixed. If you earned it while it was bugged, and it's not showing as earned on xbox.com, here's how you fix it: Recover your profile on the xbox, then go back to the game, and replay challenge 9. This'll pop the achievement again.
7 Comments
Many thanks for your help!
By LMEPHISTO on 01 Nov 2009 18:02
I have been trying this strategy for Challenge 10 for like an hour and every time I cast the Vengeful Firebrand, the game uses all 4 of my mountains so I only have 2 forest left. I have even tried looking around the internet for other ways but none of them are working.
By bryandagamer on 14 May 2010 21:50
Challenge 10 now has a different solution:
- cast Jagged lightning and target the Angel of Mercy and your torchrunner.
- deal 3 damage to Elspeth
- cast Firebrand
- attack with everything
- cast Jagged lightning and target the Angel of Mercy and your torchrunner.
- deal 3 damage to Elspeth
- cast Firebrand
- attack with everything