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As you travel the world of Pywel, you will discover Sealed Abyss Artifacts. These Artifacts are required to gains skills and improve your character. Sometimes given to you as quest rewards or puzzle rewards, you can also find Abyss Artefact locations physically in the world of Pywel. This guide will show you the locations for all Sealed Abyss Artifacts in Crimson Desert.
Note: This guide will cover the locations of the Sealed Abyss Artifacts by region and will be continuously updated.
Quick Links
- How Sealed Abyss Artifacts Work
- How to Find "Unmarked" Artifacts
- Sealed Abyss Artifact Rewards
- Sealed Abyss Artifact Locations
How Sealed Abyss Artifacts Work
Abyss Artifacts involve completing challenges in order to unlock their rewards.
- The Location: Abyss Artifacts are almost always by the road on shrines, so make a habit of running around with your lantern out.
- The Reveal: Once picked up, check Journal > Challenges to see the exact requirement or find the Abyss Artifact in your inventory.
- The Reward: Unsealing an artifact typically grants Abyss Artifacts (Skill Points), Faded Abyss Artifacts (Respec items), or Abyss Gears (powerful runes for your equipment).
Pro Tip: Hold up your Lantern while exploring. Sealed Artifacts will emit a distinct white ring of light from a distance, making them much easier to spot at night or from horseback. They also appear on your minimap as a purple marker, though they do not appear on the main map.
How to Find "Unmarked" Artifacts
If you are hunting for more, follow these three rules:
- Follow the Main Roads: 90% of Sealed Artifacts are placed on stone cairns or small altars directly alongside primary travel paths.
- Use Guiding Light: Use your sword’s Guiding Light ability (L1+R1 / LB+RB). If an artifact is nearby, it will give off a faint blue glimmer even through walls or brush.
- Check the Minimap: When you are within ~30 meters of a Sealed Artifact, a purple cube icon will appear on your minimap.
Sealed Abyss Artifact Rewards
- Abyss Artifacts: Used to unlock new nodes in your Skill Tree (Health, Spirit, Stamina trees)
- Faded Abyss Artifacts: These are rare! Keep these for when you want to respec your character
- Abyss Gears: These are essentially "Gems" you socket into your weapons to add elemental effects like Fire, Ice, or Lightning
Sealed Abyss Artifact Locations
We have broken down the Sealed Abyss Artifact Locations by region and will populate each region as we go.
Sealed Abyss Artifact Locations: Hernand Region
You can see the locations of the Abyss Arifacts for the Hernand Region in the map images below.
Note: Click the maps below to enlarge them.
| Artifact Name | Location | Challenge | Reward |
| Sword of Trials 1 | 1 - Follow the road from Hernand Castle towards Meandering Hills and head to the large bridge | Defeat 3 enemies within 30 seconds using a sword | 1 x Abyss Artifact |
| Shield of Unchanging Will 1 | 2 - Follow the road towards Meandering Hills from the large bridge at location 1 | Defeat 3 enemies with a shield | 1 x Abyss Artifact |
| Feather of the Earth | 3 - Head along the road to Karin Quarry and look for an altar of rocks | Carry five birds | 1 x Abyss Artifact |
| Shield of Unchanging Will 4 | 4 - By the tree near the three-point crossing at Rocca's Hill | Defeat 5 enemies with a Shield without taking damage | 1 x Abyss Artifact |
| Sharpened Spear 2 | 5 - Southeast from Hernand Castle, cross over the Nas River to find the Red Greymane Shrine | Hit enemies 30 times with a spear within 30 seconds | 1 x Abyss Artifact |
| Sliding Down the Slope | 6 - Head to the junction in the road at the Anvil Riverside Terrace | Slide down 50m | 1 x Abyss Artifact |
| Night of the Silent Banner Pike | 7 - Head to the crossing at the Anvil Riverside Terrace, west of the St. Halssius' House of Healing and the Trading Post | Destroy 10 Banner Pikes without being detected | 1 x Abyss Artifact |
| Shield of Unchanging Will 2 | 8 - On the road near Kharonso in the Scholastone area, you will find the stone near Oxen and Goats | Block 10 Arrows with a shield | 1 x Abyss Artifact |
| Under the Ashen Banner Pike | 9 - Head to the crossing at Phoniel Ranch in the Alfonso Estate area | Find 20 Greymanes | 1 x Abyss Artifact |
| Under a Starlit Sky | 10 - Follow the path near the farmlands of the Deepfog Basin area | Sell 10 pigs to the fence | 1 x Abyss Artifact |
| Animal Meat | 11 - Head North of the path towards the Sage's Peak | Acquire all meat knowledge | 1 x Abyss Artifact |
| Sharpened Spear 5 | 12 -Northeast towards the Hills of No Return | Defeat 5 enemies without taking damage from spears while mainttaining 100% Health | 1 x Abyss Artifact |
| Sword of Trials 3 | 13 - Just over the bridge towards the Goldleaf Trading post | Defeat three enemies without taking any damage | 1 x Abyss Artifact |
More locations coming soon!
