This is a full list of all Abyss Challenges available in Crimson Desert. Solving all of the puzzles, will award you with the Conqueror of the Abyss Achievement/trophy.
Full List of all 40 Abyss Challenges
Most of the Abyss Puzzles are connected in chains. You complete one, then the next one unlocks. Most of them start from Spires, down on the ground. Almost all of them are linear chains, a few form closed circles.
The table below lists all Abyss Challenges in the order you will see them in-game, in the Challenges tab. We also have individual detailed guides in case you are having trouble completing any of the challenges and their related puzzles. Click or tap on the Challenge’s name to see its dedicated guide.
| Challenge | Region | Unlocks after: |
|---|---|---|
| Ethereal Pathway | The Path of Providence | Main Story (Chapter I) |
| Axiom Archive | The Path of Providence | Main Story (Chapter I) |
| Root’s End | The Path of Providence | Axiom Archive |
| Precipice of Truth | The Path of Providence | Root’s End |
| Ether Fragment | The Wanderer’s Way | Denn River Cube Puzzle |
| Forgotten Altar | The Wanderer’s Way | Origin of Thought |
| Origin of Thoughts | The Wanderer’s Way | Riddle Square |
| Disconnected Truth | The Wanderer’s Way | Forgotten Altair |
| Riddle Square | The Wanderer’s Way | Spire of Clockrowk |
| Tomb of Perdition | Dry Valley | Passage of Malice |
| Desert Fragment | Dry Valley | Tomb of Perdition |
| Passage of Malice | Dry Valley | Spire of Frost |
| Cradle of Truth | Dry Valley | Desert Fragment |
| Ascetic’s Rest | The Path of Providence | Main Story (Chapter IX) |
| Path of Serpents | The Path of Providence | Bowsprit Cave Puzzle |
| Crossroads of Uncertainty | The Path of Providence | Path of Serpents |
| Crow’s Nest | Triangle Ring | Main Story (Chapter V) |
| Crescent Skybridge | Triangle Ring | Spire of Soaring |
| Monolith Crown | Triangle Ring | Crow’s Nest |
| Skyloop Bridge | Sleet Isles | Tree of Slumber |
| Ether Rest | Sleet Isles | Spire of Ringing Truth |
| Sanctorum of Darkness | Sleet Isles | Path of Trials |
| Twisted Thicketway | Sleet Isles | Ancient Sealed Gate Puzzle |
| Path of Trials | Sleet Isles | Frostbitten Paradis |
| Frostbitten Paradise | Sleet Isles | Ether Rest |
| Tree of Slumber | Sleet Isles | Loop of Life |
| Loop of Life | Sleet Isles | Sanctorum of Darkness |
| Vault of Vengeance | The Path of Providence | Secret Garden |
| Sanctorum of Insight | The Path of Providence | Main Story (Chapter IV) |
| Ice Cradle | The Path of Providence | Altar of Solitude |
| Altar of Solitude | The Path of Providence | Courtyard of Precision |
| Courtyard of Precision | The Path of Providence | Vault of Vengeance |
| Secret Garden | The Path of Providence | Spire of the Stars |
| Nest of Valor | Dry Valley | Main Story (Spire of the Sun) |
| Sanctum of Transcendence | Dry Valley | Dimensional Labyrinth |
| Throne of Truth | Dry Valley | Nest of Valor |
| Dimensionsl Labyrinth | Dry Valley | Throne of Truth |
| Roots of Truth | The Path of Providence | Chaos Forest |
| Chaos Forest | The Path of Providence | Spire of Insight |
| Dimensional Bonds | Center of the Abyss | Main Story (Chapter XII) |
In the third column of the table above, we have listed the requirements to unlock each Abyss Challenge. Note that some of them may require you to further progress through the game’s main storyline before you are granted access.
Unlocking the Conqueror of the Abyss Achievement
The Conqueror of the Abyss Achievement (trophy) is awarded to you after you complete all 40 Challenges from the category, The Abyss. You can keep track of your progress by opening Main Menu → Journal → Challenges → Exploration → The Abyss.
To receive the Achievement, you do not need to complete the four Abyss Puzzles in the southeastern corner of the map, in the Eternal Corridor. They are all part of an optional questline (the Marni storyline) and solving the puzzles will not award you with Abyss Artifacts.
Unlocking the Hidden Ending and Missing Story Lore
Almost all of the Abyss Challenges will award you with an Abyss Artifact after completing their related challenges and solving the puzzles.
The last Abyss Challenge, Dimensional Bonds, will reward you with 10 Abyss Artifacts. It will also unlock the secret ending that will complete any and all gaps in your knowledge and understanding of the game’s story by allowing you to read the 6 secret books at the Axiom Archive.
How to unlock the Hidden Ending and Secret Lore in Crimson Desert
