# \[Not a bug\] Barrier not granted for the Hero - Starting Potion effects ignore the brown matches?
**URL:** https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/not-a-bug-barrier-not-granted-for-the-hero-starting-potion-effects-ignore-the-brown-matches/58493
**Category:** Bug Reports
**Created:** [October 12, 2019, 6:46pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/not-a-bug-barrier-not-granted-for-the-hero-starting-potion-effects-ignore-the-brown-matches/58493 "2019-10-12T18:46:04Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author:  [@Maxx](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Maxx)
#### Post date: [October 25, 2019, 2:57am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/not-a-bug-barrier-not-granted-for-the-hero-starting-potion-effects-ignore-the-brown-matches/58493/21 "2019-10-25T02:57:40Z")
Looks like I was right then.
> [@Replace the Potion of Explosion with the Potion of Reflection](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/replace-the-potion-of-explosion-with-the-potion-of-reflection/58534/13):
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> We also don’t know if this even is a bug. We know getting a free extra turn from the explosions was a bug so maybe we aren’t supposed to be able to get barriers from brown matches and other gem matching effects during the explosions either.
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### Author:  [@Kafka](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Kafka)
#### Post date: [October 25, 2019, 5:25am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/not-a-bug-barrier-not-granted-for-the-hero-starting-potion-effects-ignore-the-brown-matches/58493/22 "2019-10-25T05:25:23Z")
I’d be offended but that toilet thing is too funny hahahaha
Someone asked about this in the Switch discord the other day and linked me to this thread so I updated the title.
Traits trigger based on matches you make, not matches caused by potions.
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### Author:  [@anhlong1122](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/anhlong1122)
#### Post date: [October 25, 2019, 5:36am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/not-a-bug-barrier-not-granted-for-the-hero-starting-potion-effects-ignore-the-brown-matches/58493/23 "2019-10-25T05:36:15Z")
If so , there should be ingame tooltip telling us about that
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### Author:  [@Kafka](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Kafka)
#### Post date: [October 25, 2019, 7:18am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/not-a-bug-barrier-not-granted-for-the-hero-starting-potion-effects-ignore-the-brown-matches/58493/24 "2019-10-25T07:18:13Z")
Traits/Talents trigger when you match Gems, you’re not matching anything when a potion or enemy matches them, but I’ll pass your feedback to the team.
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### Author:  [@awryan](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/awryan)
#### Post date: [October 25, 2019, 5:54pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/not-a-bug-barrier-not-granted-for-the-hero-starting-potion-effects-ignore-the-brown-matches/58493/25 "2019-10-25T17:54:37Z")
> [@Kafka](#):
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> Traits/Talents trigger when you match Gems, you’re not matching anything when a potion or enemy matches them, but I’ll pass your feedback to the team.
That opens a jar of eyes because I’m willing to bet traits like Mana link trigger when gems are matched caused by explosions.
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### Author:  [@Hanom](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Hanom)
#### Post date: [October 25, 2019, 9:26pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/not-a-bug-barrier-not-granted-for-the-hero-starting-potion-effects-ignore-the-brown-matches/58493/26 "2019-10-25T21:26:22Z")
I also noticed this the other day…for what it is worth. I just figured i was deleriously tired. In my case i matched several turns of 3browns without barrier. I do believe this is a misfire of the trait that i verified later as being enabled. I had a sentinal class hero, non stunned matching browns without barrier triggering. I did not record the rest of the 100 variables that the devs want with a bug report but if i decided to play sentinal again i will watch for this
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