In Inscryption's Act 1, players have to take on several boss battles to get to the next Act. During each of Inscryption's Act 1 Bosses, players get an extra card to use during the battle. This card, called the Smoke Card, can also be upgraded by solving the Smoke Puzzle.
The Smoke Card In Inscryption
The Smoke Card is only added to a player's hand during one of the many boss battles that they have to take on. The card is not available in any other way; it cannot be picked up from any of the many events that allow players to get new cards. It is a 0/1 with a Sigil that creates many bones when it is killed. After the boss fight, this card disappears from a player's deck and is not seen again until the next boss battle. But in order to have the best Inscryption decks for taking on bosses, players will want to upgrade the card.
The upgraded version of this Inscryption Act 1 card is called The Greater Smoke Card. This card is a 1/3 with the same Sigil. This keeps the card alive for longer and also allows it to do damage while still in battle. And when it dies, players get several bones in order to summon more creatures. This much-more useful version is each to get. Players just have to solve the smoke puzzle.
The Smoke Puzzle in Inscryption
On the table between the Caged Wolf Statue and the locked box, there is a collection of three candles. Only one of these candles are lit.
In the first round of this indie title by Devolver Digital, the candle to the right will be lit. When the player puts the candle out, the smoke will begin to fill the lamp above them. After a player has died and started a new round, the left candle will be lit instead. Put that one out as well, putting more smoke in the lamp above.
After another death, players can put out the last, middle candle, and the upgraded Smoke Card will come out of the lamp.
Once all three candles have been put out over three rounds, The Greater Smoke Card will be put in the player's deck for the next boss battle and all future bosses as well, even if the player dies again. While not the most difficult puzzle in Inscryption's Act 1, it is one of the more useful.
Inscryption is available for PC.