Deceive the Deceiver is a Side Mission located in the Garbage in STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl. Read on to see the Deceive the Deceiver mission location, detailed walkthrough, and all its rewards!

Deceive the Deceiver Overview and Rewards

Location and Mission Info

Deceive the Deceiver Mission Info
Starting Location	South of Plant Boiler Station, Garbage
Quest Giver	Akopyan

You can get this mission by following the A Big Score side mission. You can also go straight to Akopyan and save him if you want to avoid doing extra steps.

Completion Rewards

You can now get both rewards if you escort Zakhar to his men and kill him after, as the bug where Akopyan dies is now fixed.

Deceive the Deceiver Walkthrough

Take Sashko Cheery's Gun

Take Sashko Cheery's Gun, the Spitter (Bucket S-2), before going to Slag Heap to convince Zakhar Babay to leave. You should be able to find his dead body from the people you've killed to save Akopyan.

Lure Zakhar Away from the Slag Heap

Go to Slag Heap and talk to Zakhar Babay. Tell him Akopyan's mesage and show him Sashko's gun to prove that Akopyon killed them. This will scare him away from Slag Heap and will ask you to accompany him.

Escort Zakhar and Kill Him

Escort Zakhar out of Slag Heap first and kill him once he meets with his men to get your Coupon reward. Doing so will allow you to get Coupons, his AKM-74S with 100% durability (from his body), and Akopyan's reward.

This part was bugged before, but it is now fixed and you can get all the rewards after escorting Zakhar and killing him to get a reward from Akopyan. If you are still encountering this bug, you can try to reload a save (or autosave) and try it again.

Receive the Reward from Akopyan

You can go back to Akopyan in Slag Heap if you killed Zakhar. You will receive Coupons from him, and that will be the end of this mission.

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