Puzzle 35: Stacked for Survival

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First tie the builds to times. The Wave sits on the Driftwood Planks, and the Stone Slab’s totem is taller than the Wave but shorter than the Sun. Using the four heights (5.4, 6.1, 6.7, 7.2 ft), the only way to place three in strict order is Wave at 6.1, Stone Slab at 6.7, and Sun at 7.2, leaving 5.4 for the remaining symbol. The Eye must stand higher than the Wooden Crate and cannot be bound with Vines, while the Tree Sap binding belongs to a totem taller than the Wooden Crate but shorter than Ironvale’s.

Setting Wooden Crate at 5.4 then forces Tree Sap to 6.1 and Ironvale to 6.7 (since Ironvale isn’t allowed to be tallest). That lands Ironvale on the Stone Slab at 6.7 and, because Eye must be above the Wooden Crate and we’ve already used Sun and Wave, Eye settles naturally at 6.7. Since Sun cannot be on the Wooden Crate and nothing else is left at 7.2, Sun must be on the Clay Platform at 7.2.

Bindings and clans cascade from there. Wet Sand is not allowed on Stone Slab or Clay, so it must be on either Driftwood (6.1) or Wooden Crate (5.4). But Tree Sap is already at 6.1 (on the Wave/Driftwood), so Wet Sand goes to the Wooden Crate at 5.4. The Eye isn’t allowed Vines and sits at 6.7; with Wet Sand taken at 5.4 and Tree Sap at 6.1, the only viable binding for Eye at 6.7 is Mud.

That matches the rule that the Mud-bound totem stands taller than Emberclaw’s but shorter than Skyshade’s, which forces Emberclaw to be the 5.4 Wooden Crate and Skyshade to be the 7.2 Clay Platform. Tidalspire cannot use Mud or stand on Clay, so Tidalspire must be the remaining 6.1 Driftwood build.

All remaining pieces now lock: the Wave (on Driftwood) belongs to Tidalspire with Tree Sap; the Eye (on Stone Slab) belongs to Ironvale with Mud; the Sun (on Clay) belongs to Skyshade with Vines (Sun isn’t allowed Wet Sand); and the leftover 5.4 Wooden Crate is Emberclaw with the Flame symbol and Wet Sand. The final height check also passes: the Flame totem (5.4) is shorter than Tidalspire’s (6.1) as required.

Answers

Emberclaw used the Wooden Crate base, bore the Flame symbol, was bound with Wet Sand, and stood 5.4 ft tall.
Ironvale used the Stone Slab base, bore the Eye symbol, was bound with Mud, and stood 6.7 ft tall.
Skyshade used the Clay Platform base, bore the Sun symbol, was bound with Vines, and stood 7.2 ft tall.
Tidalspire used the Driftwood Planks base, bore the Wave symbol, was bound with Tree Sap, and stood 6.1 ft tall.

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