Archery & Arch Rivals Quest Guide – Disney Dreamlight Valley

Welcome to this comprehensive quest guide for Archery & Arch Rivals in Disney Dreamlight Valley! This quest involves helping Merida and Flynn prepare for an archery competition. Follow along as we walk through each step, from collecting wanted posters to uncovering cheating schemes and capturing the perfect trophy shot.

Step 1: Talk to Flynn

Begin by locating and talking to Flynn. If you’ve recently unlocked him, he should be somewhere near his house. Approach him and initiate the conversation to start the quest.

Step 2: Collect Wanted Posters

Your next objective is to remove five wanted posters located near Flynn’s house. These posters are scattered in the immediate vicinity of his residence, so they’re relatively easy to locate and pick up.

Step 3: Deliver Posters to Merida

Once you’ve collected all five wanted posters, head to Merida and hand them over to her. She’ll be expecting you.

Step 4: Prepare a Meal – Person on Sour Fondue

The next task requires you to cook a special meal called Person on Sour Fondue. Merida will provide you with the recipe. To prepare this dish, you’ll need:

Sour berries

Persimmons (also known as Sharon fruit, they grow on trees in the valley)

Gather these ingredients from around the valley. You can use any cooking table available to prepare the meal.

Cooking Instructions

At the cooking table, use the auto-fill feature to populate the required ingredients, then start cooking. You’ll need to prepare two servings of this meal for the quest.

After preparing both meals, proceed to Merida’s cottage and deliver them. You’ll witness an argument between Flynn and Merida as they taste the meal.

Step 5: Set Up the Archery Competition

After the meal incident, Merida will ask you to help set up an archery competition by placing archery contest signs around the Bink, which is the first zone in Storybook Vale.

To place the signs, navigate to your Inventory > Furniture > Requests and select the Archery Contest Signs. You need to place all five signs throughout the Bink area.

Step 6: Gather Materials for Archery Targets

To craft archery targets, you’ll need to collect the following materials:

Petrified wood

Blue tail cone flowers

Yellow tail cone flowers

Wheat

Where to Find Each Material

Wheat: This common ingredient can be easily obtained from vanilla Disney Dreamlight Valley areas.

Tail Cone Flowers: These distinctive flowers are found exclusively in the Bink area of Storybook Vale. Look for blue and yellow varieties. Note that these flowers are relatively rare, so you may need to search thoroughly. There’s also an olive-green variant that is particularly rare.

Petrified Wood: This material can be obtained by mining rocks in the Bink area. Break apart the rocks you find and collect the petrified wood that appears.

Step 7: Craft Archery Targets

Once you’ve gathered all the required materials, head to a crafting bench and create two archery targets. Access your crafting menu and look for the archery target recipe under furniture.

Step 8: Deliver Targets to Merida

Hand over the two archery targets you’ve just crafted to Merida. She’ll be pleased with your progress.

Step 9: Meet at the Fairy Tale Trial

Merida will ask you to meet her at the Fairy Tale Trial location in the Wild Woods. This is the same location featured in the previous quest involving the Big Bad Wolf and Flynn. Enter the trial area, and Merida will appear inside with Flynn ready for the archery competition.

Step 10: Talk to Merida and Flynn

Speak to Merida first, then talk to Flynn. They’re both present and ready for the competition to begin.

Step 11: Take a Photo of Flynn by the Targets

Now comes a fun part—take out your camera and photograph Flynn standing next to the archery targets. Make sure he’s properly positioned in the shot before capturing the image.

Step 12: Investigate the Targets

After the photo, talk to Flynn again, then speak to Merida. She’ll complain that she couldn’t possibly have lost. Investigate the target to discover a hidden magnet—evidence of cheating!

Step 13: Show Flynn the Magnet

Display the magnet you found to Flynn, revealing his cheating scheme. He’ll be caught red-handed.

Step 14: Witness Merida’s True Shot

Talk to Merida once more, and she’ll prove her archery skills by shooting an arrow. Go up to the target and retrieve her trick shot arrow with apples in it. Pick it up and show the arrow to Flynn as proof of her genuine talent.

Step 15: Complete the Quest

Hand Merida’s trick shot arrows over to Flynn. The two will have a conversation, and once they finish talking, speak to Merida one final time. This will complete the Archery & Arch Rivals quest!

Quest Complete!

Congratulations on finishing the Archery & Arch Rivals quest! You’ve successfully brought Flynn and Merida together for an archery competition, uncovered cheating, and witnessed an impressive display of genuine skill. This quest is a fun way to learn more about these beloved characters and enjoy one of Disney Dreamlight Valley’s engaging storylines.

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