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The Duskwood Hill Ruins puzzle<\/strong> might just be the most cumbersome Mysterious Energy trial I’ve come across so far in Crimson Desert<\/a>. Found in the hills in northern Witchwoods, this puzzle is far from intuitive, and you’ll be wrestling with the controls while trying to get all the pillars in the perfect position. Frankly, it’s hell.<\/p>\n

But it’s easier when you know exactly what you need to do to solve it. Below, I’ll go over the Duskwood puzzle solution so you don’t have to suffer the same way I did. <\/p>\n

Crimson Desert Duskwood puzzle solution<\/h2>\n
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Burn the vines.Pearl Abyss<\/small><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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This is the starting position of the puzzle.Pearl Abyss<\/small><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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This is how they’ll look once you’ve completed the puzzle.Pearl Abyss<\/small><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n

When you first come across the Duskwood Hill Ruins puzzle, it’ll be covered in vines. Use the nearby fires to ignite an arrow or use <\/strong>Blinding Flash<\/strong><\/a> to burn the vines and reveal the puzzle mechanisms. If you’ve already done this and started tinkering, I recommend reloading a previous save to start from a blank slate.<\/p>\n

Your goal is to align all five pillars to the same height, using the left-most one as an example since you can’t move it. Once aligned, a pillar will glow yellow. Each pillar is separated into tiered chunks, which is helpful as a guideline.<\/p>\n

You’ll do this by using the stab attack to create a handle<\/strong> for the dial with your sword\u2014each notch on the dial moves a different selection of pillars.<\/strong> You can perform the stab attack by pressing shift and right click (RB and triangle\/Y on controller).<\/p>\n

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From the starting position facing the five pillars (I’ll be calling them 1 through 5, from left to right) like in the video above, move the dial as follows:<\/p>\n

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  1. Stab the left side of the dial and move clockwise slightly so that the right three pillars (3-5) are raised one thin chunk above the second pillar from the left (2) but not<\/em> fully raised yet.<\/li>\n
  2. Stab the next notch clockwise (which should now be on the northwest side), and move one step clockwise to raise pillars 2-4 so that pillars 3 and 4 are now perfectly positioned\u2014remember, they’ll glow yellow.<\/li>\n
  3. Stab the next notch along (roughly facing the east side now) and move clockwise to raise pillars 2 and 5 all the way up until they are aligned, at which point all five pillars should glow blue and you’ll have finished the puzzle.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    If that’s not the case, then you’ve likely misaligned the first or second step somewhat, so return to that notch, stab it, and raise those pillars ever so slightly. And if you get a bit lost, reload your save and try again\u2014it’s a very<\/em> finicky puzzle.<\/p>\n

    Complete the puzzle and you’ll receive an Abyss Cresset to get an Abyss Artifact<\/a>. In other words, a skill point.<\/p>\n

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    Crimson Desert characters<\/strong>:<\/a> Unlock each
    Crimson Desert Abyss Artifacts<\/strong><\/a>: Level up
    Crimson Desert respec<\/strong><\/a>: Swap your skills
    How to steal in Crimson Desert<\/strong><\/a>: Pilfer some loot
    How to find keys in Crimson Desert<\/strong><\/a>: Open doors
    How to fast travel in Crimson Desert<\/strong><\/a>: Going places<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n

    Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    The Duskwood Hill Ruins puzzle might just be the most cumbersome Mysterious Energy trial I’ve come across so far in Crimson Desert. Found in the hills in northern Witchwoods, this puzzle is far from intuitive, and you’ll be wrestling with the controls while trying to get all the pillars in the perfect position. Frankly, it’s hell. But it’s easier when you know exactly what you need to do to solve it. Below, I’ll go over the Duskwood puzzle solution so you don’t have to suffer the same way I did. Crimson Desert Duskwood puzzle solution Burn the vines.Pearl Abyss This is the starting position of the puzzle.Pearl Abyss This is how they’ll look once you’ve completed the puzzle.Pearl Abyss When you first come across the…<\/p>\n

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