There are 10 Training Challenges in Crimson Desert. They are part of the Combat Category. Finishing all Training Challenges unlocks the Relentless Warrior trophy & achievement.
Challenges Overview:
Training 1: Steel Grip Against the Chest
- How to Unlock: Pick up Sealed Abyss Artifact in Hernand, on the east side of the road, northeast of Pororin.
- Challenge: Subdue 3 opponents within 1 minute using wrestling skills.
- How to Complete: As Kliff buy the “wrestling” type skills in the blue skill tree (clothesline move etc). Knock out 3 opponents within 1 minute in unarmed combat using only your hands, by landing the unarmed skills from the blue skill tree.
- Reward: 1x Abyss Artifact, 1x Destruction I
Training 2: Stepping on Clouds
- How to Unlock: Pick up Sealed Abyss Artifact in Demeniss, at Bloodsteel South Gate. Be careful coming here as you will be attacked by enemies, and there is likely to be a boss in this area if you haven’t liberated it yet.
- Challenge: Use Aerial Force Palm to reach a height of 10 meters.
- How to Complete: Jump and use Force Palm
in the air to push yourself up to a height of 10 meters off the ground. You will need to double jump first (unlocked in Kliff’s Spirit skill tree) then use Force Palm three times in midair to boost yourself up. Try to use it again after you stop moving to get the most height, if you spam it three times in a row immediately you won’t boost as high. - Reward: 1x Abyss Artifact, 1x Ascent I
Training 3: Sliding down the Slope
- How to Unlock: Pick up Sealed Abyss Artifact in Hernand, at intersection west of Bloomwood Ranch.
- Challenge: Slide down 50m.
- How to Complete: While moving, if you sprint and then crouch
you will start sliding on the ground. Slide down a hill continuously for 50 meters to complete this. - Reward: 1x Abyss Artifact, 1x Haste I
Training 4: Rainbow Across the Sky
- How to Unlock: Pick up Sealed Abyss Artifact in Hernand, at the end of the short road leading up the cliffs from Fort Warspike.
- Challenge: Use a banner pike to pole vault 5 times in 30 seconds.
- How to Complete: While having a banner pike equipped, double tapping jump
will cause you to vault into the air. Do this 5 times in a row within 30 seconds to complete the challenge. Banner pikes can be randomly found at certain friendly camps or locations, or traded for at each region’s Contribution Shop. - Reward: 1x Abyss Artifact
Training 5: Keeping Balance on the Wind
- How to Unlock: Pick up Sealed Abyss Artifact in Hernand, on side of the road slightly west of UNICORN CLIFF text on map.
- Challenge: Walk 10m on a rope.
- How to Complete: While walking on thin surfaces such as ropes, peaks of rooftops, or certain fences, you can balance while walking along them. Do this on any surface (not specifically a rope) for 10 meters in one direction to complete this.
- Reward: 1x Abyss Artifact
Training 6: Clash of a Protector
- How to Unlock: Pick up Sealed Abyss Artifact in Demeniss, at intersection directly north of Hayroof Farm.
- Challenge: Successfully Parry 7 times without taking damage.
- How to Complete: As stated, you need to parry attacks 7 times in a row without taking damage. You can do this on a single enemy, and just stand still and wait for them to attack you over and over.
- Reward: 1x Abyss Artifact, 1x Faded Abyss Artifact, 1x Aegis II
Training 7: Tornado of Steel
- How to Unlock: Pick up Sealed Abyss Artifact in Delesyia, at intersection directly north of Dewhaven Logging Camp location marker.
- Challenge: Hit enemies 6 times each with normal, Fire, Ice, Lightning, and Wind-enhanced Turning Slash.
- How to Complete: First, you must finish 4 specific Abysses (flying sky islands) to unlock the 4 elemental skills in the red skill tree: Courtyard of Precision (Lighting), Path of Trials (Frost), Tree of Slumber (Flame), Riddle Square (Wind). Then in Kliff’s red skill tree buy the “Imbue Element” (Level 1) to get Elemental Turning Slash. Use Turning Slash with
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+ ) to imbue it with an element. You must hit 6 enemies with each of these elements, including with normal (no element) turning slash. - Reward: 1x Abyss Artifact, 1x Faded Abyss Artifact, 1x Spirit Transference
Training 8: Like a Butterfly, Like a Storm
- How to Unlock: Pick up Sealed Abyss Artifact in Delesyia, along the road east of Coast Windmill Watchtower.
- Challenge: Successfully land Diving Force Palm twice in a row without touching the ground.
- How to Complete: To complete this challenge you need to have fully upgraded Axiom Force skill to unlock Aerial Swing, along with having unlocked Diving Force Palm skill. Note that this is specifically a different ability than Falling Palm directly in the center of the skill tree, which is unlocked after completing the story.
Once you have both of these abilities unlocked you can complete the requirement at any time. You do not need to hit enemies with the ability, only perform it twice in a row without touching the ground. You can do this by performing it beside a cliff, such as the ones around Anvil Hill in Hernand. Use Aerial Swing on the side of the cliff to perform Diving Force Palm once, then when you are bounced back into the air, quickly use Axiom Force to grab onto the side of the cliff and use Aerial Swing again, followed by Diving Force Palm a second time to complete the challenge. - Reward: 1x Abyss Artifact, 1x Composure II
Training 9: Through the Current
- How to Unlock: Pick up Sealed Abyss Artifact in Crimson Desert, on the side of the road immediately north of Great Gate of Urdavah.
- Challenge: Swim 100m at full speed without resting.
- How to Complete: This challenge requires swimming for a continuous distance of 100m at full speed (using the dash input to sprint faster). You can do this in any large body of water, then swim in one direction until the challenge is complete. You can use stamina replenishing items while swimming if your stamina isn’t upgraded enough on its own.
- Reward: 1x Abyss Artifact, 1x Surge II
Training 10: On a Storm of Beasts
- How to Unlock: Pick up Sealed Abyss Artifact in Pailune, at the intersection north of Odeck Floodgate in a small wooden shrine.
- Challenge: Hang onto a bear for more than 10 seconds.
- How to Complete: To hang onto a bear, you first need to upgrade the Grappling skill to the 4th level, which unlocks the Back Hang ability. This allows you hang onto the back of larger enemies like bears. Then find any bear, use Back Hang right beside it to grab on, then you can use Force Palm to stun the bear and stop it throwing you off. You can typically always find a bear immediately east of the Abyss Nexus that is west of Sanctum of Penitence in Hernand.
- Reward: 1x Abyss Artifact, 1x Vigor I
Sean says
Storm of Beasts is fairly simple, you need Lvl 4 Grab to get the Back Hang ability, then whilst unarmed jump and grab the bear from behind, although sides may count
If you need a bear, one spawns almost on top of the fast travel south of Southern Quarry, West of Sanctum of Penitence
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