Mysterious Golden Potato

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Mysterious Golden Potato
Mysterious Golden Potato.png

A shiny potato that should probably not be eaten...

Information
Type: Menu Icon Quests.png Quest Item
Reward From: Redemption Code

Mysterious Golden Potato is a quest item which is can be collected after redeeming a code which was hidden in a screenshot shared by the developers via social media. Its use is currently not known.

Acquisition

The Mysterious Golden Potato can be collected from the mailbox after redeeming a code in the settings menu. The code must be entered exactly as written, with capital letters and dashes.

Code Distribution

The image containing the secret code, in the top left of the bench back

The code was shared hidden inside a screenshot shared in the official discord game news channel by the developers on October 24, 2022. The code is very faintly written on the top of the bench in the image - and is quite easy to miss.

The developers gave a hint to the discord server moderators about the code and they managed to find and solve it. It wasn't discovered/shared by the rest of players in the discord until November 24, 2022 - a month after the image had been shared.

Mail Message

A MYSTERIOUS OBJECT
You stumble upon a golden item. It looks weirdly like a potato.
Who knows what secrets it holds?!

Puzzle Solutions

Spoiler: Step 0

Ensure the Golden Potato is in your Backpack.

Spoiler: Step 0.5 - Finding Instructions

Go to Merlin's House and have a look around.

Spoiler: More Help

Take note of the items on the table on the right side of the room as you enter.

Spoiler: Solution
There's an open book with a diamond-shaped stone next to it. This book shows an image of a potato placed on a diamond stone with the numbers 1, 2, 3, and 4 next to it. This is a Transfiguration Stone. The goal is to find all Transfiguration Stones and interact with them in a certain order.
Spoiler: Step 1

This step will transform the Golden Potato into a Golden Carrot. Where have you dealt with a puzzle involving crops before?

Spoiler: More Help

Go to the Mystical Cave on Dazzle Beach, the second floor, where you encountered the second Magic Gate and planted a Carrot, Tomato, and Wheat Seed during Menu Icon Quests.png With Great Power....

Spoiler: Solution
At the table on the left-hand side, across from the soil mounds, there will be a Transfiguration Stone. Transfer the Golden Potato into the slot, and it will transform into a Golden Carrot.
Spoiler: Step 2

This step will transform the Golden Carrot into a Golden Crab. Where have you dealt with a quest involving placing fish or seafood before?

Spoiler: More Help

Go to Elsa's Cave in the Forest of Valor, where you placed Arendellian Pickled Herring on a pedestal during Menu Icon Quests.png The Ice Cavern Mystery.

Spoiler: Solution
On her table, there will be a new Transfiguration Stone. Transfer the Golden Carrot into the slot, and it will transform into a Golden Crab.
Spoiler: Step 3

This step will transform the Golden Crab into a Golden Night Thorn. Removing Night Thorns is at the heart of gameplay. Where have you dealt with a quest involving placing a heart?

Spoiler: More Help

In Menu Icon Quests.png The Heart of Dreamlight Valley, you placed the Heart of Dreamlight Valley in the fountain on the top level of the Dream Castle.

Spoiler: Solution
Inside the Dream Castle, walk to the top of the stairs on the right side and towards the large fountain. Along the bannister, there will be another Transfiguration Stone. Transfer the Golden Crab into the slot, and it will transform into a Golden Night Thorn.
Spoiler: Step 4

This step will transform the Golden Night Thorn into a Gleaming Gold Potion. Who is most associated with potions around Dreamlight Valley?

Spoiler: More Help

Return to Merlin's House.

Spoiler: Solution
At the table on the right-hand side as you enter, where you initially read the instructions from the open book, is the final Transfiguration Stone. Transfer the Golden Night Thorn into the slot, and it will transform into a Golden Potion.

Further steps are unknown at this time.

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