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My Wyvern got carried away, Trains OP
WARNING‼️ DO NOT CALL WYVERN MOUNT NEAR TRAINS 😅
u/KingKam_Avatar — 2 days ago
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Quick Loot - Harpy Nest
Stumbled upon this location headed to defeat the white bear and came up close to 200 crude gold bars.. wasn’t strapped for silver but damn I love easy money lol. Side note - who the hell did the harpies rob for all the trinkets up here!
* Armor - crimson chaser mail, cloak of fallen kingdom, scorch flame gloves, drake shield
u/Overall-Intention488 — 2 days ago
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Bet he won’t talk crazy to another passerby. . .
…every time one of these folks talk out of the side of their neck, they usually end up slammed on it🤷🏾♂️.
I CANT be the only one that does this😂
u/Revolutionary-Pen331 — 3 days ago
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Weekly Wrap Up
I am starting this thread, which will be posted weekly, to give everyone a chance to share what they learned this week, any new skills they might have unlocked, or any cool places they found. Also, please include any cool pictures you have taken with descriptions.
This post is to be helpful for the community, so please keep it positive! Spoilers are welcome as long as they are correctly presented. Check out the rules section if you are unsure how to do it. Since we are on this journey together, I figured this might be helpful. Cheers!
u/AutoModerator — 3 days ago
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Thank You, Crimson Desert Life Crew! ❤️
Wow! We just hit 2.5k members, and I’m honestly blown away. Since we started on April 29th, this little corner of the desert has grown into a genuinely good place to hang out, share progress, and help each other.
Big thank you to everyone who’s been posting, commenting, sharing screenshots, tips, lore finds, grind stories, and bug workarounds. Whether you dropped a quick “same here” or wrote up a full exploration guide, you’re the reason this sub feels alive and welcoming. Special shoutout to the folks keeping things positive and drama-free; you know who you are.
What I love most (and what so many of you have told me) is that here we can:
- Talk real about the game (the good, the janky, the patches)
- Share our favorite discoveries without fear of spoilers or toxicity
- Help newer players and veterans alike
- Actually enjoy the community side of Crimson Desert
You’re all making this sub what it is.
As a little thank you… When we get closer to 3.5k members, I’m planning another giveaway: another Deluxe version of Crimson Desert. More details coming as we approach that milestone!
Keep exploring, keep taming those baby Wyverns, and keep being awesome. Can’t wait to see what we build together next.
dahle44 🏜️
u/dahle44 — 4 days ago
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Vote for Crimson Desert at the 2026 World Soundtrack Awards-From Pearl Abyss
Crimson Desert has been longlisted for the 2026 World Soundtrack Awards (WSA) Game Music Award. We are honored to have been selected to be included in such amazing company, and would like to thank all our fans who have been enjoying the OST since its release.
The WSA Game Music Award is an audience-voted award, with nominees selected from the longlist through public voting, open until August 15, 2026, at 23:59 (CEST). We would truly appreciate your vote, so if you’d like to show your support, take a look at how you can vote below!
Voting Period: Until August 15, 2026, at 23:59 (CEST)
How to Vote
- Log in to your MyFFG account on the World Soundtrack Awards website.
a. If you do not have an account, you can easily create one on the website.
2. Go to the Game Music Award voting form and cast your vote.
b. You can also find the voting form under the “WSA Public Choice & Game Music Award” tab in your MyFFG account.
And a word of thanks from the team behind the Crimson Desert OST:
“This album is the fruit of creative toil and perseverance. Through its rich sound, we have brought to life Pywel’s vast horizons and its most poignant moments. To the players wandering the wilds and crossing paths with destiny, may this music be your steadfast companion. We poured our hearts into the music of Crimson Desert, and we truly appreciate the community’s support and votes recognizing our work.”
https://www.worldsoundtrackawards.com/news/vote-for-the-wsa-public-choice-game-music-awards-2026
https://crimsondesert.pearlabyss.com/en-US/News/Notice/Detail?_boardNo=104
u/dahle44 — 4 days ago
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Crimson Desert Privacy Policy Update Notice Jul 1, 2026, 06:10 (UTC)
We would like to inform you in advance that our Privacy Policy is scheduled to be updated on July 8, 2026 (UTC) For a summary of the upcoming changes, refer to the list below.
◎ Privacy Policy Update Notice
Applicable Services: All services using the Pearl Abyss ID.
Effective Date: July 8, 2026 (UTC)
Key Changes
Updated the scope of application to reflect the expanded range of services available through the Pearl Abyss ID
Consolidated notices regarding the processing of personal information related to Black Desert and Crimson Desert
Added a new category of personal information collected (providing additional services through account synchronization)
Added and specified details regarding the overseas transfer of personal information
Specified the categories of personal information collected automatically
Specified the rights of data subjects
https://crimsondesert.pearlabyss.com/en-US/News/Notice/Detail?_boardNo=103
u/dahle44 — 5 days ago
You can launch yourself with Aerial Stab as well!
Messing around with aerial stab and discovered you can get some good launch off the edges of cliffs! Anyone else find this out yet??
u/Lettuce_Born — 6 days ago
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Boss Fight #2 w/ Kuku Disruptor Spear
I’m guessing this boss should be much much harder without this Anti Mecha weapon… 🤖
u/KingKam_Avatar — 7 days ago
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The weekend: how the game taught me to kill faster than John Wick and I got crabs (unrelated to the killing.)
One of the things I like about CD is it kinda teaches you how it wants you to fight. I was playing through Chapter 8 and encountered Shadow Harpies for the first time. They were frustrating, especially while trying to storm a castle to save the witch-twins.
Having to fight people on the ground and in the air at the same time wasn't new, but having to use only blinding flash was. No way to just clear them all out either, endless respawns. The biggest issue was I never really used blinding flash for anything other than starting fires and getting stuff for my Kuku pot from sanctuaries.
I got into a rhythm after a while and it became easier and easier, by the time I was headed down the mountain I was flashing and stabbing with no worries.
Then, as I was going to upgrade something else on the 'ole skill tree, I saw blinding finisher. I figured what the hell, I'll give it a shot.
Y'all.
It took about halfway through a silly siege for me to really get down how it works, but if I do it right Kliff just auto-deletes 4-8 people. best part is you launch yourself to the closest blinded person, and once you are done knifing everyone there is a green leaf explosion that knocks everyone back. I got the three-blade abyss on my sword as well as the crows attacks, I am really good at taking out the trash mobs now!
I also fought a giant queen crab. I got down everything except how to actually do the damage. it turns out when you are hanging on a giant monster there is both a stab and a pierce option, you gotta hold the button down instead of rapidly tapping. oops. Once I learned that, three quick stabs and she was dead. (well, and kicking the pottery on her head!)
Good news is, once she fell the area exploded in ore and gems, with a port pad right there. I was too lazy to do it right so I used the cool grapple/force palm I unlocked to just hit everything. (mining hat rules for this!)
u/Few_Art_768 — 7 days ago
Clearing Out Fort Anvil // Crimson Desert
u/spartacusrc3 — 7 days ago
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I don't think I'll ever stop taking screenshots of this game.
u/ZeektheFeek — 8 days ago
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Updated Sanctums Guide (Still Worth It After the Latest Patches!)
Hey Greymanes
Saw some folks still thinking Sanctum rewards are meh, so I’m reposting this with updates. These are 100% worth doing once you hit Chapter 5 and start the witch quests. The real payoff is the full Kuku Pot crafting system + QoL gear that keeps getting better with patches. What you get from cleansing them:
Tons of strong blueprints (examples):
Sanctum of Temperance → Kuku Lightning Spear + Boltspitter
Sanctum of Absolution → Enhanced Kuku Pot + Kuku Spear
Sanctum of Deliverance → Flame-Resistant Armor + Frostspitter
Sanctum of Benediction → Kuku Marni Laser Helm
And more: Gardening Pack, Watcher Pack (turrets!), Insect Gatherer, Transmission Merchant Pack, resistant armors, boots, etc.
The secret sauce: the Cores: After you cleanse each Sanctum, don’t leave! Use Blinding Flash on the crystal dial to pop out the Core (Core of Temperance, Absolution, etc.). These are what actually let you craft the good stuff in the Kuku Pot at Grimnir’s workshop. You also get hidden chests with solid gear, a few unique weapons from boss fights (Dark Pursuit series), and after finishing all the witches, you unlock the Icewing Plate Cloak from the White Crow hideout.
Patches have made the Kuku gear even stronger (with better upgrades, more utility slots, and dyeable options). If you’re in mid-to-late game and haven’t done these yet, go knock them out, they’re some of the best “hidden” progression in the game.
Original post with rewards: https://www.reddit.com/r/CrimsonDesertLife/comments/1ttv5z1/clearing_the_sanctums_important_to_do_for_various/
Who else is running full Kuku loadouts now? Drop your favorite Sanctum reward below!
u/dahle44 — 8 days ago
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Just me waiting for the weekly update.
First off let me start by saying we are not owed these weekly updates we have been getting and should be grateful every time one hits.
One hasn't dropped yet this week and that's okay, there is obviously still time. But also it makes me think of another time when they skipped a week and came back with a big update the following week. If this week gets skipped do you think next week will be a big update and maybe we'll get some of the things they talked about in the roadmap? Maybe more armors and *fingers crossed* the ability to dye 2H weapons.
u/ZeektheFeek — 10 days ago
🏆 Platinum 🏆 360 hours
I love this game. Played since day one. I’ll be back for any and all updates. Just gonna take a little break and check out Starfield.
Have fun, Greymanes!
u/D13CKHAUS — 10 days ago
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First Boss Fight w/ my new Kuku Disrupter Spear
This should be illegal against Machines. 🤣😅 It’s not even upgraded yet.
u/KingKam_Avatar — 12 days ago
PA making updates for wagon enjoyers.
My fellow wagon enjoyers rejoice! Not sure if this is a taste of things to come, and PA will make some more improvements to wagons and trading, but I'm pretty stoked that they added this one.
I just noticed that they improved one of the routes I had been using for trading from Pailune to Hernand, after doing the last camp upgrade/move. I'm pretty sure this came in on the 1.12 update, because I don't remember this route looking like this before then, and trust me, I've used it quite a few times prior to the improvement. So I remember quite well how it looked before. It used to just be a rocky path with lots of bushes. Before, it didn't even look like you could go through, much less an actual road. It's now turned into a very nice, wagon friendly road for us to use. Although they updated the road on the mini map, you can see from the map markers I was using before that they didn't update the main map with the new road yet.
I like how PA makes these little updates that don't even make it into the patch notes, but can still make a big impact to a few of us (probably the two or three of us that enjoy wagon trading 😂). To be fair, they did have a patch note about making roads better for wagons in a previous patch. So it looks like they're continuing to make changes to them.
u/1ts_me_mario — 12 days ago