Crimson Desert All Abyss Restoration Puzzle Locations & Solutions

Crimson Desert has 40 The Abyss Restoration Puzzles. Finding and solving all Abyss Restorations is needed for the “Restoration” exploration Challenge and unlocks the Conqueror of the Abysses trophy & achievement. Each Abyss counts as one Challenge.

They are the flying sky islands. On the world map press R3 / Right Stick / Mouse Wheel to switch between the ground map and sky map. You finish the first two Abysses as part of Chapter 1 in the story. The other Abysses are arranged in clusters, and each cluster is entered from one Spire. You’ll have to finish all 8 Spires first to access them all.

You must also have finished the story to access the final Abyss “Dimensional Bonds”. Several other Abysses are also gated behind story progress. You complete 7 Abysses as part of main story quests. It’s best to play through the story first, then finish all Spires, then do the Abyss Puzzles. In each Abyss you find a Skybridge that connects to other Abysses. You activate Skybridges by grabbing the blue-glowing pillar with Axiom Force (hold L3 / TAB key) and turning it until it glows blue.

Each Abyss repair requires solving a unique puzzle. They are the most complex puzzles in the game. Each Abyss also rewards you with an Artifact (Skill Point) and unlocks a fast travel point in the sky, from which you can skydive to reach surrounding ground areas. The elemental skills in the red skill tree are also unlocked from completing Abysses (Lightning, Frost, Storm, Flame).

This page lists the Abysses by their chronological order how they’re connected to each other, and a separate list for their in-game challenge order. The in-game challenge order is not optimized, so should only be used to compare against your challenges to figure out what you’re missing. It’s more efficient to follow the chronological list by in-game order.

Abyss Connections (Chronological Order)

Use this list for optimized chronological order of how the Abysses are connected to each other. This is the optimal pathing to make it easier to follow:

1. Axiom Archive > Ethereal Pathway > Root’s End > Precipice of Truth
2. Spire of the Stars: Sanctorum of Insight > Secret Garden > Vault of Vengeance > Courtyard of Precision (Unlocks Lighting) > Altar of Solitude > Ice Cradle > Root’s End Ruins > Twisted Thicketway
3. Spire of Soaring: Crescent Skybridge > Crow’s Nest > Monolith Crown
4. Spire of Ringing Truth: Ether Rest > Frostbitten Paradise > Path of Trials (Unlocks Frost) > Sanctorum of Darkness > Loop of Life > Tree of Slumber (Unlocks Flame) > Skyloop Bridge > Root’s End Ruins > Twisted Thicketway
5. Spire of Insight: Chaos Forest > Roots of Truth
6. Spire of Frost: Passage of Malice > Tomb of Perdition > Desert Fragment > Cradle of Truth
7. Spire of Clockwork: Riddle Square (Unlocks Wind) > Origin of Thoughts > Forgotten Altar > Disconnected Truth > Ether Fragment
8. Spire of the Sun: Nest of Valor > Throne of Truth > Dimensional Labyrinth > Sanctum of Transcendence
9. Jijeong Temple Pagoda (Face the Inner Self Quest): Ascetic’s Rest > Bowsprit Cape > Path of Serpents > Crossroads of Uncertainty

Abysses by in-game Challenge Menu Order

Use this list to compare against your challenge menu to figure out what you’re missing. The “cluster” name is included in brackets (as seen on the world map). If it’s gated behind story progress the chapter is in brackets. Abysses gated behind a Spire have the Spire name in brackets, they are the entry points.

1. Ethereal Pathway (Chapter 1 – The Path of Providence)
2. Axiom Archive (Chapter 1 – The Path of Providence)
3. Root’s End (The Path of Providence)
4. Precipice of Truth (The Path of Providence)
5. Ether Fragment (The Wanderer’s Way)
6. Forgotten Altar (The Wanderer’s Way)
7. Origin of Thoughts (The Wanderer’s Way)
8. Disconnected Truth (The Wanderer’s Way)
9. Riddle Square (Spire of Clockwork – The Wanderer’s Way) – Unlocks Wind
10. Tomb of Perdition (Dry Valley)
11. Passage of Malice (Dry Valley)
12. Desert Fragment (Dry Valley)
13. Cradle of Truth (Dry Valley)
14. Ascetic’s Rest (Jijeong Temple Pagoda – The Path of Providence)
15. Path of Serpents (The Path of Providence)
16. Crossroads of Uncertainty (The Path of Providence)
17. Crow’s Nest (Chapter 5 – Triangle Ring)
18. Crescent Skybridge (Chapter 5 – Spire of Soaring – Triangle Ring)
19. Monolith Crown (Triangle Ring)
20. Skyloop Bridge (Sleet Isles)
21. Ether Rest (Spire of Ringing Truth – Sleet Isles)
22. Sanctorum of Darkness (Sleet Isles)
23. Twisted Thicketway (Boss)
24. Path of Trials (Sleet Isles) – Unlocks Frost
25. Frostbitten Paradise (Sleet Isles)
26. Tree of Slumber (Sleet Isles) – Unlocks Flame
27. Loop of Life (Sleet Isles)
28. Vault of Vengeance (The Path of Providence)
29. Sanctorum of Insight (Spire of the Stars – The Path of Providence)
30. Ice Cradle (The Path of Providence)
31. Altar of Solitude (The Path of Providence)
32. Courtyard of Precision (The Path of Providence) – Unlocks Lightning
33. Secret Garden (The Path of Providence)
34. Nest of Valor (Chapter 9 – Spire of the Sun – Dry Valley)
35. Sanctum of Transcendence (Dry Valley)
36. Throne of Truth (Dry Valley)
37. Dimensional Labyrinth (Dry Valley)
38. Roots of Truth (The Path of Providence)
39. Chaos Forest (Spire of Insight – The Path of Providence)
40. Dimensional Bonds (Chapter 12)