Deltarune: How to Solve Card Puzzles (Chapter 1)

If you’ve found yourself scratching your head at the different card puzzles scattered throughout Deltarune: Chapter 1, you're certainly not alone. These intriguing challenges, usually involving a mix of spades, diamonds, and the mysterious swap function, can be a delightful brain-teaser or a frustrating roadblock. If you’re stuck and need help solving them, this guide can walk you through all the card puzzles in Chapter 1 of Deltarune.

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Deltarune Chapter 1 Card Puzzle #1

The first card puzzle you’ll come across in Chapter 1 is in the Field of Hopes and Dreams area. You'll find this puzzle north of the "chess field" (the area with many Rudinns and Hathys), shortly before you reach the Card Castle entrance. Here, you'll see a multi-slot card input device.

The game implies that the solution is the "order of our rooms in Card Castle." If you pay attention to the environment and the suits represented in the Card Castle, you'll find that the order is:

Diamond (Floor 1)
Heart (Floor 2)
Club (Floor 3)
Spade (Floor 4 / King's floor)

As such, the target pattern you need to create is: Diamond, Heart, Club, Spade. To enter that, here’s the sequence of buttons you need to press:

Press Diamond
Press Swap.
Press Diamond.
Press Spade.
Press Swap again. This brings the first three cards into the correct order (Diamond, Heart, Club).
Press Spade.

Once you've entered this full sequence, the puzzle will be solved, and the path to a treasure chest containing Broken Key C will open. You can then use it to unlock the secret boss, Jevil in Deltarune.

Deltarune Chapter 1 Card Puzzle #2

After completing the Field, you will enter the Scarlet Forest. Here you’ll find a bunch of more puzzles. The first one is a simple password puzzle, and because everyone has forgotten the password, the answer is written at the top. All you have to do is enter it correctly.

The trick here is to understand how to use the Swap button. When you press "Swap," it changes all the cards: Spades turn into Clubs and vice versa, whereas Diamonds turn into Hearts and vice versa.

Now, to solve the puzzle, you need to enter “Club, Heart, Club”. To do so, follow the steps:

Press the Spade button.
Press the Diamond button.
Press the Spade button. Your display will show "Spade, Diamond, Spade".
Now, press the Swap button. Now, your display will change to "Club, Heart, Club," matching the target pattern and solving the puzzle.

Deltarune Chapter 1 Card Puzzle #3

After you pass the second card puzzle and continue through the Forest, you'll eventually reach a room with a single Bloxer enemy patrolling. Here, you’ll find the third puzzle. While this puzzle is completely optional, solving it will reward you with the Dice Brace accessory, which increases defense.

To avoid a battle with the Bloxer, simply make sure its back is always facing you as you move.

Based on the clues found around the area, the pattern you need to create is Spade, Diamond, Club. Here’s how to do that:

Press the Spade icon
Press the Diamond button.
Press the Swap button.
Now, press the Spade icon again. Your display now will be Club, Heart, Spade.
Then, press the Swap button again. Now, your display will be Spade, Diamond, Club.

If you've entered the sequence correctly, the spikes blocking your path will lower, allowing you to access a small room with a treasure chest containing the Dice Brace.

Deltarune Chapter 1 Card Puzzle #4

After solving that one, move to the next room to find the last password puzzle in the area. Sadly, the card puzzle has been vandalized, which means the solution isn't given directly. You will need to gather clues by talking to three different Clover heads and deduce the answers by looking at the blurred colors.

To confirm the colors, simply stand in front of the password input device and look at the three panels to the left of the spikes. You'll see a visual clue: the password will be a red icon, followed by a black icon, and finally another red icon.

Combining the hints from the heads and the color sequence, the complete password is: Heart, Spade, Diamond. To solve the puzzle, follow the steps below:

Press Diamond.
Hit the Swap button. This will change the diamond you just placed into a red Heart.
Press Spade.
Press Diamond.

Once you've entered this sequence correctly, the spikes blocking your path will lower, and you can proceed.

After you leave the Forest and head towards the Card Castle, you'll find several more puzzles, both on the path to the castle and inside it. You can find the solutions to these puzzles by paying close attention to your surroundings and the dialogue within those rooms. If you need help with The Clock Puzzle in Chapter 1, we have a separate guide here.

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