Activate the Runes

Learn how to activate the hidden Dwarfen Runes in Vermintide 2's Back to Ubersreik DLC missions: The Horn of Magnus and Garden of Morr. Unlock Fortunes of War!

Alright, so you're diving into Vermintide 2 and want to unlock the hidden mission, Fortunes of War? That's awesome! It all starts with finding these special Dwarfen Runes hidden in the Back to Ubersreik DLC missions. Let's get you sorted. ### Basic Information Basically, each of the three missions added in the Back to Ubersreik DLC has a hidden puzzle. Solve it, and you'll snag a Dwarfen Rune. These runes are actually why the DLC story is happening in the first place! Once you've got all three, you'll bring them back to Olesya Pimenova in Taal's Horn Keep. She'll carve them into the Dwarfen Lodestone, and then you can interact with it to launch the secret mission, Fortunes of War. Quick heads-up: * You can grab these Runes on any Difficulty. And once Fortunes of War is unlocked, you can play that on any Difficulty too. * You can totally do these puzzles solo, but some involve carrying stuff for a while. If you've got teammates willing to watch your back, it'll go much faster. * Don't worry about everyone on the team getting the Rune individually. As long as one person solves the puzzle and gets it, everyone in the team gets it once the mission is completed. ### The Horn of Magnus This first Rune is hidden in a chamber on the stairs leading up to the Inn, right after you leave Jungfreud Platz. You'll see a gate, and through it, 10 candles. Five of them are lit. From left to right, the lit ones are candles number 2, 4, 5, 7, and 10. This is your clue! Throughout the mission, you'll find 10 special Suspicious Bricks. You need to press the bricks that correspond to the lit candles. Seriously, do NOT press any brick that isn't on this list. Pressing the wrong one means you have to restart the mission to try again. Here are the correct bricks you need to press: 1. Brick 2: This one's early on, before the barracks. Instead of going up the stairs, hang a right. Look behind a crate against the wall on your right. It's easy to miss! 2. Brick 4: After you go through the pig pens and cross a small bridge, you'll reach a gate with a wagon next to it. The brick is behind some crates to the left of the wagon (if you're facing the gate). You might need to jump on the crates to reach it. 3. Brick 5: Don't go through that gate. Instead, turn right into the back alleys. Follow them left until you find a cellar door. Go down, turn right into a small, hidden alcove. The brick is on the floor in the back. (This is where a Tome used to be in Vermintide 1). 4. Brick 7: When you get to Jungfreud Platz, turn left. Jump onto some crates, then across a wooden beam to a roof. Go around the corner, then carefully drop from a stone platform onto a small stone ledge with a Tome. The brick is hidden behind it. 5. Brick 10: This last one is inside the inn, just after you go up the stairs past the Rune chamber. Once you're in the inn, look for the brick on a pillar behind the bar. Once you've pressed all five correct bricks, Olesya will let you know something's changed. Head back down the stairs from the inn, turn right after going down a level, and head into the now-unlocked rune chamber. Interact with the Rune to transcribe it, then finish the mission. Boom, first Rune acquired! ### Garden of Morr Once you reach the big, open graveyard area (shortly after the objective