There is a four-character Korean idiom, “이열치열(以熱治熱),” that literally means “fight heat with heat”—in other words, beat the hot weather with something hot.

DNF is currently running a collaboration event with 땅스부대찌개, and with the weather starting to warm up, I thought this would be a good chance to put that saying into practice.

I ordered it right away, and here is how it turned out.

The Collab Menu: What I Tried

The collab offering is the DNF Mobile Full Combo Jjamppong Budae Jjigae Set.

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It is available through Thursday, May 28, and costs 20,400 won on delivery apps.

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The set includes jjamppong budae jjigae, a new menu item introduced around November last year, 3 pieces of inari sushi, which joined the menu around January, and a game coupon.

There are a few things to keep in mind before ordering.

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It arrives uncooked, so you will need to transfer it to a pot and boil it yourself. If you would rather skip the washing up, you can add a disposable pot (2,500 won). The inari sushi is the only rice included, so you will also need to prepare rice separately or add it to your order.

The inari sushi arrives frozen, so it needs to be microwaved. It tasted surprisingly good for frozen food, with rice that still had some bite and tiny pieces of ham, vegetables, and egg.

The jjamppong budae jjigae takes the standard mix of ham, shredded green onions, rice cakes, wide glass noodles, meat, instant noodles, tofu, and mushrooms, and adds chili oil and a smoky sauce.

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It is a little spicier than the original, so it may not be to everyone's taste. I enjoyed it as a change of pace.

Coupon Rewards and Redemption Details

The coupon features the Male Fighter and the 땅스 characters on the front, with the code on the back. You can redeem it through June 30, with a limit of 10 redemptions per account.

The coupon gives you a choice of the 또기 or 햄구 hat, 10 Jjamppong Budae Jjigae (Warlord's Cry Potions), and 30 Inari Sushi (Remy's Touch). It looks like I would need to order twice to get both hats.

In-Game Event Overview

The Male Fighter's Full Combo Budae Jjigae event is running in DNF Mobile until maintenance on May 28.

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You can complete it through regular play by visiting the 땅스부대찌개 branch in Hendon Myre, then spending Fatigue Points on dungeons and Hell Parties.

The Hendon Myre branch is to the left of Seria's room in Hendon Myre. Starting a conversation there brings up an introduction to the event and lets you claim a reward.

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Even the Domino's Pizza collab did not get a building like this, so it feels like quite a bit of effort went into this collaboration.

Rewards include 또기 and 햄구 Creatures, a damage font, chat stickers, a furniture registration ticket, and 500 Hell Party Invitations, with a Budae Fairy Seria Creature as the final reward.

The Creatures are purely cosmetic, but they are quite well made.

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This was my first time seeing the 땅스 mascot characters. They reminded me a little of 담곰 and 망그러진곰, and I found them quite cute. Their animations also show how much care went into them.

The furniture item is a pot of budae jjigae with the ingredients neatly arranged, and it looks quite nice on a table.

Final Thoughts

That wraps up my review and event guide for the DNF Mobile × 땅스부대찌개 collab. Budae jjigae is not something I eat often, but I do crave it now and then. I enjoyed the chance to try a new menu item through this collab. The event ends next Thursday, so if you would like to fight heat with heat and enjoy something a little different, it is worth placing an order.