Crimson Desert Tenebrum boss fight guide

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The Tenebrum fight at Scholarstone is more of a puzzle than anything

Tenebrum in Crimson Desert
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Tenebrum in Crimson Desert is a boss fight of sorts against a sort of extradimensional blob of darkness that attacks you at the Scholarstone Institute after an experiment gone wrong. As the fight starts you're taught to use Blinding Flash to identify weaknesses, but considering it just frames Tenebrum's whole body, that's hardly useful. Below I'll explain what to do and how to beat this boss in Crimson Desert.

How to beat Tenebrum in Crimson Desert

To hurt Tenebrum and exploit its weakness, you need to get close and use the Force Palm ability on it in mid air. There may be other abilities that work to damage this boss, but this is one that every player will have and it works pretty effectively.

Hitting Tenebrum three times should be enough to defeat it and close this encounter (don't worry, there's no second phase to the fight). Unfortunately, there's also no reward for this encounter beyond simply being allowed to progress to the next story quest in Crimson Desert.

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Joel Franey
Joel Franey
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