Crimson Desert Complete Guide

Boss Tracker

Every boss, story and optional, one card each.

Abyss Checklist

The 40 Abyss Challenges in the journal's order, with the solutions the sources give.

Ancient Ruins

The 37 ruins, each with a puzzle and an Abyss Artifact, in the journal’s order.

Secret Places

The 60 hidden Abyss Cressets by region.

Faction Quests

186 side quests by faction, none of them known to be missable.

Trophy Tracker

The 34 trophies, the missable five marked.

Build Planner

Character, weapon, armour and skills with a published Artifact cost; the link shares the build.

Regional Maps & Money Routes

The five regions and the silver routes, cross-checked on 6 September.

Interactive Map

The interactive map of Pywel.

Abyss Challenge Map

An interactive map of Crimson Desert's world of Pywel with the 40 Abyss Challenges grouped by region.

Prologue: Dead of Night

The inciting incident. Learn the basics and survive the ambush.

Chapter 1: The First Encounter

Explore Hernand, solve the Trials of Kindness, and conquer the first Rift.

Chapter 2: Golden Greed

Unexpected Gift, Hernand in Chaos and The End of Greed.

Chapter 3: Howling Hill

Homestead, The Face Behind the Mask and Pioneering.

Chapter 4: The Price of Knowledge

Mysterious Pot, Daily Life and Forbidden Knowledge.

Chapter 5: Guest Unbidden

Uninvited Guest and Black and White.

Chapter 6: Cracks in the Shield

Blazing Beacon, Below the Banners, Turning Tides and The Unyielding Shields.

Chapter 7: Homecoming

Nineteen quests, from Ashes of Treachery to Time to Face Justice: Beighen, Pailune, Silver Wolf Mountain and Ludvig.

Chapter 8: Blood Coronation

Ashen Steps, Demeniss Bound and Traitor.

Chapter 9: The Sage of the Desert

The Calling, Shattered Ties, Thinning Blade, Six Statues and the Beast, Veiled Witch and Enlightenment.

Chapter 10: Counterattack

Secret Weapon and Greater Firepower.

Chapter 11: Truth and Reality

Brave New World and Foreboding Shadow.

Chapter 12: The Abyss

The Final Battle, The Void and Journey's End.

Epilogue: Journey's End

The open world after the story, the post-game quests, and what the light New Game+ carries over.

Beginner's Guide

Sourced tips for your first hours in Pywel: what the game does not explain, what to do first, stats and Artifacts, combat habits, food, gear, getting around, inventory and silver, the camp, and what can be missed.

Best Builds

How Crimson Desert skills are learned, what Stamina, Health and Spirit cap at, every skill you can learn by observing, and twelve published builds for Kliff, Damiane and Oongka.

Equipment

Weapon types and slots, armour slots and stats, accessories, Abyss Gear, refinement versus reinforcement, durability and transmog in Crimson Desert, plus the weapons and armour the sources name and where they come from.

Lore Archive

The world of Crimson Desert as the published sources describe it: the five regions of Pywel and who rules them, all 76 listed factions by region and type, the Greymanes and Jian, what the Abyss is said to be, and the antagonists from Myurdin to Umbra, with story facts blurred until you reach them.

Crafting & Recipes

Trophies

The 34 real trophies with a tracker, the four missable ones flagged, and what each asks for.

Companions & Comrades

Kliff, Damiane and Oongka — when each unlocks and how to switch — plus the Greymane comrades, Mission Dispatch and the camp.

Armor Sets, Dyes & Mounts

The catalogue of armour sets, the dyes, how horses are tamed and Blackstar the dragon — no invented mounts.

FAQ & Common Questions

Sourced answers: single-player, PC specs, fast travel, taming, Axiom Force, durability, chapters, New Game+, the expansion and the patches.