Looking to upgrade your loadout with weapons that are not just powerful, but also visually stunning? This guide covers five of the most unique one-handed weapons in Crimson Desert, along with their locations and how to obtain them.
Fated Shadow
How to Get Fated Shadow:
- Fated Shadow can only be obtained after you defeat Goyen in the “Unwavering Steps” Main Quest in Chapter 9.
- You can find Fated Shadow in the Nest of Valor, an Abyss area in the Dry Valley, northeast in the Crimson Desert. Getting to the Nest of Valor will require you to complete the Spire of the Sun.
- You can fast travel back here after the “Unwavering Steps” mission to enter the Abyss.
- Once you arrive at the Nest of Valor, head to the central podium and take a right. You’ll find a small shack with the Fated Shadow sword inside.
Stats:
Attack: 25
Critical Rate: Lv 0
Attack Speed: Lv 1
Refinement: 6
Abyss Gears: Greysoul Howling, Attack1, Attack Speed1
Red Needle
How to Get the Red Needle
- The Red Needle Sword can be found in a hidden room in the Sanctum of Oblation, located east of Delesyia, on the island in the far right corner of the map.
- Although the Red Needle sword is found in the Sanctum of Oblation, obtaining it does not actually require you to defeat any bosses. You only need to solve a small puzzle to claim it.
Stats:
Attack: 19
Critical Rate: Lv 2
Attack Speed: Lv 1
Refinement: 4
Abyss Gears (3) Insight I: Critical Rate 1, Swift I: Attack Speed 1, Destruction I: Attack 1
Chillfallen Sword
How to Get Chillfallen Sword
- The Chillfallen Sword can be found in the arms of a skeleton nestled in the corner of a large open snow field west of Pailune, near the First-Finger Lake at the very edge of the map. It can be obtained right at the very start of the game without defeating any bosses or solving any puzzles.
- Fast travel to the Argent Peaks Abyss Nexus in the Skoghorn area. Follow the road as it heads northeast, and then turn left at the fork.
- Go through the narrow path between the mountains to reach the Snowhaven Hearth snow field. Go straight through the arena to the other side and look for a skeleton holding the Chillfallen Sword. Interact with the Chillfallen Sword to pick it up.
Stats:
Attack: 17
Critical Rate:
Attack Speed: 3
Refinement: 3
Abyss Gears (3): Beastbane 1: +4.0% damage to beasts, Attack Speed 1, Attack 1
Acria Sword
How to get Acria Sword
- Stellen Manor sits just northeast of Drakesfall Gorge, and it is home to two strongboxes. One is opened by rotating dials so that a series of cylinders rise to the same level when a button is pressed, and the other centers around replicating a melody. The second of those strongboxes contains a key that ultimately allows players to obtain the Acria Sword
- Start by climbing through a window at the southwest corner of Stellen Manor in order to enter the room with the strongbox. When you are Inside you need to solve a few small puzzles.
Stats:
Attack: 19
Critical Rate: Lv 2
Attack Speed: Lv 0 (-1)
Abyss Gear: Attack 1, Critical Rate 1
Lightningblade of Greed
How to Get Lightningblade of Greed
- The Lightningblade of Greed is dropped by Sizlek the Insatiable after defeating them at the Ruined Chapel near the Steel Mountains in southeast Hernand.
- You’ll encounter this boss during the final faction questline of the Hernandian Parish of Solumen called Ruined Chapel. To trigger it, you’ll first need to finish the second to the last House Celeste questline called Legendary Animals.
Stats:
Attack: 30
Critical Rate: Lv 2
Attack Speed: Lv 0
Abyss Gear 3: Destruction I, Swift I, Swift II