ANTHEM Cataclysm Grabbit Ears Helmet Secret Achievement Guide

ANTHEM Cataclysm: Grabbit Ears Secret Challenge Guide

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BioWare dropped a large amount of in-game customizations that you can now earn through gameplay or purchase at the new Seasonal Store. One of the most unique and interesting new items, arriving with the Cataclysm, are the Grabbit Ear helmets. They come from a secret Challange (or an achievement, if you prefer), completed inside the Cataclysm and this guide will show you how to do all of the objectives to earn your own Golder Grabbit Ears!

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The newly released Cataclysm event in Anthem along with Game Update 1.3.0 in the beginning of August brings a ton of new features. Surely one of the most aesthetically pleasing and at the same time one of the most weirdest items ever are the Grabbit ears. You have seen them already on other players, surely!

The Grabbit Helmet is its official name and this item takes the slot of a helmet in the Appearance tab of your Forge. The style borrows from the Default helmet, but also adds a pair of golden Grabbit ears on the back of the jav’s head.

These helmets are available for each of the four javelins and are earned by completing a series of objectives and then performing something quick enough to earn a secret achievement, part of which are the helmets.

The secret achievement is called “Or you die”. The step-by-step walkthrough below is available thanks to RubyJavelin. It’s only a small part of the insanely detailed and massive guide, which he wrote for VULKK.com by my request (linked above this paragraph).

Before you go try to complete this secret Challenge, it is highly recommended that you first complete at least three arenas from the Cataclysm. Each arena completed extends your Stability timer. Depending on when you are reading this guide, different arenas may be available as part of the Cataclysm. For example, in the first week of the event, only Ring of Magnus, Britaheim and Casja’s Forge are available.

How to get the Grabbit Ears in Anthem's Cataclysm

The Hall of Grabbits is located in the New Dawn area of the Cataclysm map. It involves a series of events that will be detailed below! Following the steps in this guide, you will earn the "Or You Die" secret achievement in the Anthem Cataclysm event and get a nice pair of Grabbit ears for your javelin's helmet!

Instructions

    1. Starts in the Northwestern section of this area, near the Large Crystal. Near this crystal, are a machine and a Door, both hidden underwater. Activating this Machine is the first step. This machine then activates three switches in the New Dawn area. There is no order or time limit to activate these. GrabbitDoorAndMachine
    2. Then you need to find and stand on three plates around the Castle. There is no time limit and there is no difference in which order you will do them. However, the one described below is probably the queckest and smoothest.
    3. The first switch plate is located in the North-western part of the Castle Plate1
    4. The second switch plate is located at the end of the bridge, just next to a green time rune clickable element, which is not part of the achievement, but will grant you extra time in the Cataclysm. Plate2
    5. For the third switch plate you need to obtain a bomb and blow a crystal to reveal it.
    6. The bomb is located at the southern end of the castle, near the time rune on the door. Bomb
    7. Next go to the crystal with the bomb. Place it next to it and hit it to destroy it. The Crystal covering the third and final switch plate is near the beach, on the low level. Plate3
    8. Once all three switches are activated, you can enter the Hall of Grabbits. It is located near the Machine you found in Step 1 (under water). There is a door there originally, blocking your access to the teleporter. When you activate the three switches, the door opens to allow you to use the teleporter.
    9. Once you teleport to the other side, you will find yourself in the Hall of Grabbits.
    10. Kill the Grabbits, but quickly. Each grabbit you kill will grant an Orange Note, and done fast enough, will open a Cache that drops several orange orbs as well as complete the “Or You Die” hidden challenge.
    11. Congratulations, you should now have the "Or you Die" secret "Echoes of Reality" achievement completed! You can see the Grabbit helmets in the next segment of this guide!ANTHEM Cataclysm secret achievement - Or You Die

Notes

This achievement is available in all difficulties. It can be completed by a single person. While in the area, there are a few other things you can do to earn extra points for your Score as well as grant yourself and your team some extra time inside the Cataclysm. For more on those, however, see the Full Cataclysm Guide on VULKK.com

Here is a quick video walkthrough from RubyJavelin:

On this link you will find RubyJavelin’s full playlist of his Anthem Cataclysm videos.

If you are not convinced that all this effort is worth your time, let me show you what the appearance of these Grabbit Helmets is like on each of the four javelin classes!

The item takes up the Helmet slot in the Appearance tab (torso for Colossus) and it is classified as a Rare item (orange). The design is based on the Default Helmet for the javelin class, but with the extra added pair of golden Grabbit ears on the back side.

The Javelin models in the images below are suited up with the Legion of Dawn armor packs from the Deluxe Edition of the game.

ANTHEM Cataclysm - Grabbit Helmet - Ranger

ANTHEM Cataclysm - Grabbit Helmet - Colossus

ANTHEM Cataclysm - Grabbit Helmet - Storm

ANTHEM Cataclysm - Grabbit Helmet - Interceptor

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Alex "Vulkk" is the founder and editor-in-chief of VULKK.com. His deep passion for video games and love for all things Star Wars shine through the news and comprehensive guides featured on the site.
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