There are three Mysterious Energy puzzles to uncover in The Witchwoods region in Crimson Desert. This guide will show players where to search out all of them and go over how one can complete the puzzles to earn some Abyss Artifacts and unlock some latest fast travel destinations.
Abyss Nexus by the Witch’s House
The primary source of the Mysterious Energy in The Witchwoods area is an Abyss Nexus just southwest of the Witch’s House on the Alfonso Estate. When you’re standing in front of the Witch’s home, just walk up the hill behind it, and it must be fairly easy to identify. Stand on the plate to push it all the way down to activate it. When you do that, you possibly can move your cursor over the Nexus on the world map and fast travel to return here later without having to ride your horse or spend time sprinting.
When you need extra help finding the local Abyss Nexus, look where ‘The Witchwoods’ text is positioned on the map, after which just travel slightly north of where the ‘E’ in ‘THE’ is.
Azure Moon Labyrinth at Phoniel Ranch (Abyss Cresset)

To succeed in the second source of Mysterious Energy in The Witchwoods, you would like to head a bit northeast of the Abyss Nexus by the Witch’s House. Heading this direction will bring you to the Phoniel Ranch on the Alfonso Estate. You will need to then enter a close-by shack that has a hidden ladder to succeed in the Azure Moon Labyrinth.
You’ll be able to read this detailed guide on solving the labyrinth’s puzzle, but as a fast solution, here’s what it is advisable to do to activate the Abyss Cresset:
- When you enter, shimmy your way over the wall to bypass the flamethrowers.
- Pull the handle to open the gate.
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Within the room with the slats on the wall, push them on this order:
- The P on the appropriate side with three lines jutting out.
- The conventional P on the appropriate side.
- The P with two lines on the appropriate side.
- The conventional F on the left side.
- The F on the left side with three lines.
- When you do it successfully, the gate will open and you possibly can grab the Abyss Artifact. Now you need to use the Abyss Cresset as useful fast travel point.
Duskwood Ancient Ruins (Abyss Cresset)
Heading directly north of the Phoniel Ranch will lead you to the ultimate Mysterious Energy in The Witchwoods, which is the Duskwood Ancient Ruins. You will reach an area that has five mysterious pillars and an altar in front of them. The goal here is to make use of the altar along with your Stab skill and alter the heights of the pillars to line up with the pillar on the far left.
There are 4 slots that you could stab your sword into on the altar and every will control a corresponding set of pillars. The pillars will glow once you place your sword right into a slot.
For a straightforward solution for this puzzle, you possibly can take a look at our dedicated Duskwood Ancient Ruins guide here or simply follow these steps:
- Select pillar 2-3-4, and move them halfway up.
- Select pillar 3-4-5 and move them halfway up as well.
- Move pillars 2 and 5 together to align all of the pillars.
When you solve the puzzle, you possibly can grab the Abyss Artifact and activate the Abyss Cresset as a quick travel point.

