Complete walkthrough for the Deal with the Devil mission in S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl. Learn how to get information from Varan, deal with the prisoner, and survive the betrayal.
Walkthrough
- 1Get to The Plant: Head south from the Slag Heap and look west for The Plant. Prepare for a potential firefight with sufficient ammo and healing supplies. You'll be directed to Varan's location in the main warehouse. Save your game before speaking to Varan.
- 2Get Information from Varan: Varan offers information on Nestor. Your options are:
- Pay 20,000 Coupons (dismiss this as it's too expensive early on).
- 3Complete the King of the Hill main mission for him, which involves taking out one or both Kingpins in Garbage. Refer to the King of the Hill mission guide for details.
- 4Attack Varan immediately. This is not recommended due to being in the open and his henchmen.
- 5Examine the Prisoner: After completing King of the Hill and obtaining a Kingpin's PDA, return to Varan. He will give you the Metal Key and reveal Nestor is in the basement. Save your game and heal up. Go to the basement, open the locked door, and find Nestor and a Monolithian dead. Examine Nestor's body to update the objective.
- 6Leave the Plant Area: As you attempt to leave the basement, Varan will attack. Use the room's cover and the doorway to engage enemies, aiming for headshots. Enemies will attack from above, the stairs, and the basement. They are no stronger than previous enemies. After clearing the warehouse, loot bodies. You can either kill remaining enemies outside or escape the area if low on supplies. The mission completes once you are far enough away, triggering the Back to the Slag Heap mission.
Tips
- Save your game before speaking to Varan and again before entering the basement.
- Ensure you have enough ammo and healing supplies before heading to The Plant.
- The King of the Hill mission offers maximum rewards if you take out both Kingpins.
- If you are low on supplies after the basement fight, consider escaping the area rather than fighting everyone outside.
- Metal Key
- Information on Nestor's location
- Experience and potential loot from enemies
- Starts the Back to the Slag Heap mission.
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