# \[Not a bug\] 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")\
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**Author:** ![Maxx](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/maxx/32/50891_2.png) [@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")

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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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