Abyss Without Balance walkthrough for Crimson Desert

Crimson Desert Abyss Without Balance puzzles — (Image credit: Pearl Abyss)

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Polar opposites
Skybridge puzzle

Crimson Desert's Abyss Without Balance quest is one of the first times you'll enter the titular Abyss, a heavenly region in the sky where Kliff has to make this way through. This all comes after the Crimson Desert Hernand Castle sequence where you access it through the Alchemist's Chamber, and is a mix of puzzles and platforming wherein players have to navigate their way through, with one of the trickiest elements being the Polar Opposites puzzle. I'll explain how it works in our guide below, and what you need to do to progress though the Skybridge.

How to solve the Polar opposites puzzle in Crimson Desert

In this first section, you need to find your way into the Axiom Archive building by solving the puzzle in what's referred to as the Polar Opposite's sequence. To do that, head to the right-hand side of the door where you'll see a pair of stone dials on the floor.

Use your new Axiom Force ability (your magic hand) to spin the dials. There's an L-shaped line of energy on each one, so you need to spin them until they match the lines shown above and complete the circuit that leads to the door. Once that's done, you'll be able to progress inside the Archive and continue.

Abyss Without Balance and Skybridge puzzle

After speaking to Alustin in the cutscene and coming out the other side, walk through the triangular arch and up to the alignment device, a stone column with a circular piece of glass on it.

Use your Axiom Force to rotate that glass and spin it until it starts to hum and glow. When that happens, stop turning it, and it should move the platforms beyond to create the Skybridge. This involves a bit of platforming to get across.

At this point you should make it to a larger island with the Crimson Desert Abyss Cell and power supply puzzle. That's actually complex enough that we've given it its own guide, but don't worry – it'll all make sense there!

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