In the holy place of salvation Crimson Desert One of the hardest sanctuaries to clear early on, as players will need to fight and defeat the Sword of Entumbra boss. However, it will also be the most rewarding, as defeating the boss will not only free the Sanctum but grant players one of the strongest swords in the game, called the Vessel of Dark Pursuit. To make things easier, here's a quick guide on how you can clear the Sanctuary of Salvation and defeat the Sword of Entumbra. Crimson Desert.
How to Cleanse the Sanctuary of Faith in the Crimson Desert
Here's how you can cleanse the holy of holies of faith and further assist the Witch of Humility in restoring the Abyss.
Sanctuary of Temperance in the Crimson Desert
The Sanctuary of Salvation is southwest of the city of Hernand, and far away. It's directly south of the Scholastone Institute, and there's an Abyss Nexus fast travel point that you can activate and use to get to the location quickly (if you've already explored the area).
The area will be covered with Umbra's forces, but you can ignore them and instead go into the main courtyard to face off against Antumbra's sword boss. Even if you defeat every single enemy in the area, the Sanctum of Salvation will not be cleared until you defeat the Sword of Antumbra.
How to defeat Sword of Entumbra in Crimson Desert (Sanctuary of Salvation)
Sword of Antumbra is one of the hardest alternate bosses Crimson Desert Which you should be prepared to face. If you're new to the game, it's best to take your time collecting good gear before you head to the Sanctum of Absolution to face it.
Tips for fighting Sword of Antumbra
Here are some essential tips that you need to follow before you face the Sword of Entumbra to make fighting in the Holy of Holies easier.
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Make sure you have at least three palmer pills in your inventory to keep the fight going if you go down.
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Refine/upgrade all your equipment (weapons and armor) to three or four levels.
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Invest Abyss Artifacts in the Focus node in the skill tree to unlock Focus Level 3 (explained later).
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Have a decent supply of food items for healing (clear soup is a good choice).
How to defeat Sword of Antumbra (Battle Strategy)
Once you start a fight with Antumbra's sword, all you need to do is wait for it to do a normal attack with its sword that you can parry. However, since you've unlocked Focus Level 3, Enter focus mode By pressing the left and right sticks on the controller, or by pressing the X key on the keyboard.
As soon as the Sword of Entumbra strikes you with his sword, Keep spamming the block button (LB/L1/CTRL key) to get a guaranteed parry. This will stun the boss for a while, allowing you to dish a combo on it before re-entering focus mode. Eventually, the boss's poise bar will fill up, and it will be invulnerable for a decent amount of time, allowing you to finish it off with multiple combos.
While this is a solid strategy to defeat Sword of Antumbra, you need to time your attack and enter the right focus mode. Otherwise, a few hits from the boss can quickly send you to the game-over screen.
Now that we've covered the main strategy (or cheese method) for Sword of Entumbra, let's get into its two moves that you need to see. As soon as you see red around the boss, it's about to be done An unstoppable attack. The first of these attacks are sword slashes, which you can easily dodge when trying to pass through the gaps between the vertical slashes.
The second is mainly executed when the boss is performing a circular slash, which will be followed by a series of attacks where it Summons spectral clones. You need to spam the dodge button to get away from the shock of the attack. However, you should enter focus mode as soon as the boss finishes with an attack.
Reward for defeating the Sword of Antumbra boss in the Crimson Desert
Once you have successfully defeated the Sword of Antumbra Crimson Desertyou will receive Abyss Artifact and Vessel of Dark Pursuit Two-handed sword. It's one of the best weapons you can get that can easily carry you into mid-game and even late-game if you keep refining it.
There is also called a special attack Wounds of Darkness Which is mapped to Turning Slash with this sword, which will allow you to move a vertical slash from the boss.
The holy place of salvation puzzle solving in the crimson desert
Now that you have removed the Sword of Entumbra and liberated the Sanctuary of Salvation Crimson DesertYou need to solve its puzzle to clear it. To do so, go up the stone stairs and into the building directly opposite Entumbra's sword area. You will meet one A pile of pottery that you can destroy to get the first fusion reactor core. Just grab it with Axiom Force and seal it inside your Kuku Pot.
Climb up the platform and move forward, and the ground will crack, sending you to the bottom of the building. As soon as the ground cracks, watch for the fire trap, and immediately go into the room. You'll find a second reactor core floating above, which you can grab and close in your cuckoo vessel.
Now, all you have to do is place it A round pillar reactor core on top of one of the broken pillars. Once it's in place, just climb on top of it and use the aerial force palm to attach it in place (jumping and force palming).
Now, take it out Core the cube-shaped reactor from your cuckoo pot, and insert it into the square-shaped hole On the main machine. Afterwards, you need to use a ball palm to fit it inside.
This will complete the Sanctum of Absolution puzzle Crimson Desert. you will receive Blueprints for sophisticated cuckoo pots and cuckoo spears To clean the holy place.
How to enter the Treasure Chest Room in the Sanctuary of Salvation in the Crimson Desert
There is a locked room with a treasure chest in the Sanctum of Salvation. Crimson Desert That you can enter to get a particular piece of equipment. it is Located just above the area where you destroyed the pottery To get the first reactor core.
To unlock a room, first you need to stand in front of its door and execute Focused Force Palm. When you're charging it, aim for a square-shaped indent on the wall to flip it over.
Now just go to the other side of the cell from the outside of the sanctum. The location of the flipped wall is shown in the image above.
You'll be able to spot it easily as the flipped wall will be a few feet off the ground, which is a makeshift platform for players to stand on and Force Palm attack the other side of the wall (directions marked in the image above).
Once you do this, the wall will collapse again, sending players into a locked room with a treasure chest. Open the chest to get the Sunset Reed Cloth Boots, which come with an interesting set of Abyss Gears that you can use as is or take out to use on other pieces of equipment.
To exit the treasure room of the Sanctum of Absolution Crimson DesertAll you have to do is light the stone lantern inside. This will open the bars on the door in front of you, allowing you to exit.
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March 19, 2026
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Mature 17+ / Blood, drug references, intense violence, strong language
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The Pearl Abyss
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The Pearl Abyss
