The Poppy Field is a Side Mission located in the Lesser Zone in STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl. Read on to see The Poppy Field mission location and detailed walkthrough, and learn how to get all its rewards!

The Poppy Field Walkthrough

Starting The Poppy Field Mission

When you visit Hamster's Shop in Zalissya for the first time, you'll notice Mityay talking to a Stalker about a job. Approach Mityay near the shop entrance after their conversation and choose the [Mission] Get to the point dialogue option to start the Poppy Field mission.

Find and Enter the Root Cellar

You can find the Root Cellar west of the barn and the house in the middle of the field. You can get there by walking through the riverbank until you reach the west end of the field, making the run to the Root Cellar much easier. Grab the Orthodox Icon on the shelf once you're inside the Root Cellar.

You have the option to pay 2000 Coupons or help Pomor to get the Root Cellar location marked on your map if you want. Helping Pomor is more difficult than paying him or getting to the Root Cellar yourself, as you will have to cross the field multiple times to loot the bodies of dead Stalkers.

Help Pomor Loot the Bodies of Dead Stalkers (Optional)

You can help Pomor with looting the bodies of the dead Stalkers around the field for guns and ammo. You can return to him once you've looted four of the five dead bodies in the field.

Dead Body Locations
Body #1	You can find the first dead body leaning on a tree.
Body #2	You can find the second dead body inside the barn in the middle of the field.
Body #3	You can find the third body inside the barn as well. Go over to the other side to see it on top of a haystack.
Body #4	You can find the fourth dead body under a rubble near the well.
Body #5	You can find the last dead body inside the house on the bed. You can get inside by destroying the wooden planks on the door or through the open window.

Find Free Energy Drinks in a Stash at the Truck

You can find a stash on a truck located south of the field. You can try to get it if you don't have any Energy Drinks for this mission.

It contains 4 Energy Drinks that should help you cross the field without getting sleepy quickly. You can also find a note saying that these are free to take.

Decide What to Do with the Orthodox Icon

You will have 3 options to choose from when deciding who to give the icon to. Of the three, your best option will be to trade the icon to Pomor first to get the Unknown Stalker's AR416, before killing him to get the icon back. You'll then be able to trade the icon to Mityay to get the Coupon reward. Doing it this way ensures you get all of the possible rewards.

Killing Pomor Has no Consequences

Unless you're looking to craft a certain narrative for your playthrough, killing Pomor to get all the possible quest rewards will have no consequences. You can safely kill this NPC if you want both the Unknown Stalker's AR416 and Mityay's Coupon reward.

Should You Kill Pomor?

The Poppy Field Mission Overview and Rewards

Location and Mission Info

The Poppy Field Mission Info
Starting Location	Hamster's Shop in Zalissya, Lesser Zone
Quest Giver	Mityay
Mission Description
An Orthodox icon for the price of an artifact! Mityay, a stalker who used to live here before the disaster of '86, wants to get his family heirloom back. He left it in an old root cellar somewhere in the Poppy Field. That place has a knack for putting folks to sleep, he says, so retrieving the icon won't be easy.

You can get The Poppy Field mission during the Behind Seven Seals main mission after reaching Zalissya, which is very early in the game.

Note that this mission will fail automatically if you don't finish it by the time you enter SIRCAA.

Completion Rewards

You can get a set Coupon reward depending on the difficulty of your playthrough if you return the Icon to Mityay. You can also trade the Icon to Pomor to get the Unknown Stalker's AR416.

Normally, you can only choose between the Coupon or the weapon reward. However, if you trade the Icon to Pomor and kill him, you can get the weapon and the Icon to return to Mityay and get the Coupon reward.

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