Crimson Desert Garden of Trials: Unlock, Bosses, Rewards

By GameDrop Staff · Oct 31, 2026 · Guides · 2 min read

Crimson Desert Charting the Unknown key art — Image: Pearl Abyss

Crimson Desert's Charting the Unknown expansion added the Garden of Trials, a boss-rush arena where you fight bosses you already beat, three at a time. It has 10 trials, 30 bosses and a lightsaber-style reward at the end. Here is how to unlock it and what each trial gives you.

Quick summary

Unlock: finish the main questline ending in "Journey's End".
Location: the Abyss, at the Axiom Archive in the Path of Providence above Hernand.
Format: 10 trials, each with 3 bosses, in any order.
Team: solo, or up to three heroes (Kliff, Oongka, Damiane) in an order you pick.
No food healing inside a trial.
Final reward: the Lumen Longsword, a two-handed light blade.

How do you unlock the Garden of Trials in Crimson Desert?

Pearl Abyss says the Garden of Trials opens after you clear the main questline. Guides report the faction quest "Garden of Trials: At the Threshold of a New Ordeal" starts it. Fast travel to the Axiom Archive in the Abyss, speak to the White Crow, then interact with any cube to pick a trial. If you are still working through the expansion, see our ships, ocean and marriage unlock guide.

How does the Garden of Trials work?

Each trial is a pedestal holding three frozen bosses from earlier in the game. You fight them back to back. You can enter alone or bring up to three heroes in a chosen order; when one falls, the next steps in. Food cannot be used to heal, so potions, pills and defensive gear matter more than usual.

Crimson Desert Charting the Unknown screenshot — Image: Pearl Abyss

What are all the Garden of Trials bosses and rewards?

Every cleared trial enhances one skill you already own. Reported rewards, per Game Rant and Output Lag:

Trial	Bosses	Reward
Battlefield Piercers	Gwen Kraber, Half Moon Reaper, Antumbra's Spear	Ascend Stab: shorter charge time for Slash
The Deathbringers	Walter Lanford, The Crimson Warden, Samara the Sandwatcher	Ascended Evasive Slash: chain into Evasive Slash during another skill
Marni's Relics	Marni's Clockwork Mantis, Mechanicus, Dreadnought	Ascended Elements: lower Spirit cost of imbuing elements
Earth-Trampling Giants	The Raging Tempest, Bradie Gu, Mazzul the Dark Justiciar	Ascended Lariat: lower Spirit cost
Harbingers of Death	Reed Devil, Crowcaller, Hexe Marie	Ascended Flight: lower Stamina cost to keep flying
The Ironbound Warriors	Saigord the Staglord, White Bearclaw, Cassius Morten	Ascended Turning Slash: lower Spirit cost
Anomalous Beings	Kailok the Hornsplitter, Sizlek the Insatiable, Master Du	Ascended Evasive Roll: lower Spirit cost
Earth-Shattering Beasts	Kearush the Slayer, White Horn Shepherd of Souls, Ogre	Regeneration: restores health and Spirit on unarmed hits
The Soul-Consumed	Awakened Ludvig, Awakened Lucian Bastier, Lava Myurdin	Ascended Blinding Flash Finisher: applies some Abyss gear effects
The Apparition Bearers	Giath, Fortain the Cursed Knight, Antumbra's Sword	Ascended Forward Slash: lower Stamina cost

What do you get for clearing all 10 trials?

Clearing every trial leaves the Lumen Longsword, a two-handed light blade, at the back pillar, and unlocks the achievement "Trial by flower", according to Output Lag. Some groups also drop Abyss Artifacts and Abyss gear.

Is the Garden of Trials worth doing?

If you want cheaper skill costs and the Lumen Longsword, yes. The no-food rule makes it tougher than a normal boss fight, so go in with a defence-heavy build. For the wider expansion, read our Charting the Unknown release and price breakdown.