Bakir's Riddle Solution in The Blood of Dawnwalker (Step by Step)

Midway through The Lunar Game — Bakir’s tournament quest in The Blood of Dawnwalker — the bracket narrows into a maze under Lunar Manor and a locked gate stops you cold. Beside the gate is a mechanism with three openings and a note titled “Odd Riddle.” It reads:

“Silver coin shimmers on the right, Middle feels like a summer light, Left reeks of blood and fear, Choose wisely, or you will scream!”

The short answer: pick the left switch. This page walks through the puzzle step by step, explains why the wording lies, and what to do if you picked wrong. For the full tournament strategy around the riddle — recruiting allies, winning the bracket, isolating Bakir — see the complete Bakir boss guide.

Step-by-Step: Solving the Odd Riddle

Step 1: Locate the Mechanism

The riddle appears during the maze phase of The Lunar Game, after you have fought through part of the tournament bracket. The gate is a hard blocker — you cannot progress deeper into Lunar Manor until the mechanism is solved. The three-switch panel is mounted next to the locked gate, with the “Odd Riddle” note sitting on or near it.

Step 2: Read the Three Clues

The riddle assigns one image to each switch:

• Right — “Silver coin shimmers” — sounds like a reward.
• Middle — “Summer light” — sounds warm and safe.
• Left — “Blood and fear” — sounds like the obvious wrong answer.

If this were a normal puzzle, the silver or the summer light would be the correct choice. This is not a normal puzzle.

Step 3: Pick the Left Switch

Activate the left opening — the one associated with blood and fear. The gate opens, the maze continues, and you proceed deeper into Lunar Manor without triggering anything nasty.

The logic: The Lunar Game is Bakir’s event, hosted by a vampire boyar who openly enjoys torment. The riddle is written for his audience, not for you. What sounds like a warning to a sane person is, in his game, the correct path forward. The two pleasant-sounding options are the traps.

Step 4: What Happens If You Picked Wrong

If you activate the middle or right switch, a trap springs. The puzzle resets and you take some damage, but the run is not ruined — simply interact with the mechanism again and pick the left switch this time. There is no long-term consequence; the riddle is a one-gate obstacle, not a quest-fail state.

Why the Wording Is a Trap

The riddle exploits the assumption that video game puzzle text is honest. In most RPGs, the option that sounds rewarding (silver) or safe (summer light) is the correct one, and the option that sounds dangerous (blood and fear) is the trap. Bakir’s riddle inverts that convention deliberately — the “blood and fear” line is the only honest one in the poem, because in Vale Sangora blood and fear really do lead where you want to go.

It is also consistent with Bakir’s character. The Mad Khan runs the Lunar Game for entertainment, and a riddle where the obvious answer is correct would bore him. A riddle where the obvious answer springs a trap on the careless — that is exactly his sense of humor.

Does the Riddle Choice Affect the Rest of the Quest?

No. Solving the riddle correctly opens the gate and lets the tournament continue, but the choice has no bearing on:

• Which competitors reach the final bracket.
• Whether Bakir recognizes you at the mask-reveal moment.
• The 1v1 vs group-fight split that decides the actual boss fight.
• Any ending or achievement.

The riddle is a single-gate speed bump. Pick left, move on, and focus your attention on the choices that actually matter — the allies you recruited before the tournament, and the mask decision that comes after you win it.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the answer to Bakir’s riddle in The Blood of Dawnwalker? The left switch — the one described as reeking of blood and fear. The other two switches spring traps.

Where is the odd riddle in The Lunar Game? Inside the maze under Lunar Manor, partway through the tournament bracket. A locked gate blocks the route; the three-switch mechanism with the “Odd Riddle” note is mounted next to it.

Can you fail the riddle? Not permanently. Picking the middle or right switch springs a trap and resets the puzzle, but you can immediately try again. There is no quest-fail state.

Why is blood and fear the correct answer? Because the riddle is written by Bakir, a vampire boyar who enjoys tormenting people. In his game, the pleasant-sounding options are traps and the frightening one is the real path forward. The wording is intentionally inverted.

Does the riddle affect which ending I get? No. The riddle has no story consequences. The choices that matter in The Lunar Game are which competitors you ally with or sabotage beforehand, and whether you keep your mask on when Bakir asks you to remove it.