All Training Challenges in Crimson Desert - Complete Guide to Locations, Objectives, and Rewards

## Understanding Training Challenges

Training Challenges appear under Journal > Combat > Goyen’s Advice - Training, alongside two other subcategories (Battle and Operation, each with ten tasks). There are exactly ten challenges, and each is triggered by finding a hidden Sealed Abyss Artifact scattered across the continent of Pywel. These artifacts guide players toward locations where they can practice a specific mechanic, wrestling, parrying, elemental slashes, highlining, sliding, pole-vaulting, aerial moves, swimming, or bear-taming.

Completing all ten challenges grants a trophy on PlayStation (and its equivalent on other platforms), making them a priority for anyone chasing 100%. The rewards, Abyss Artifacts, Faded Abyss Artifacts, and skill-enhancing items like Ascent, Aegis, Surge, Vigor, Composure, and Spirit Transference, provide tangible benefits for the rest of your journey.

### Prerequisites Summary

Before diving in, ensure you’ve unlocked the following core skills and items:

Keen Senses (parry), purchase from a skill instructor
Double Jump, unlocked early in the main story
Aerial Force Palm, obtained during progression through the Precipice area
Elemental imbuements (Fire, Ice, Lightning, Wind), unlocked via puzzles on Abyss Island
Diving Force Palm, available after advancing in the Precipice area

Having stamina restoration items (fish or potions) and a banner pike handy will also expedite several challenges.

All 10 Challenges, Locations and Objectives

Steel Grip Against the Chest
Defeat three opponents within one minute using wrestling skills.
Artifact location: Northeast of Pororin Village, between the Sanctum of Penitence and the Sanctum of Temperance, look for a stone outcrop beside a broken cart.
Tip: Group low-level enemies (wolves near the starting area work well) and chain your wrestling grabs.
Reward: Abyss Artifact x1

Clash of a Protector
Successfully parry seven attacks without taking any damage. Parrying is unlocked via the Keen Senses skill.
Artifact location: Outside Hayroof Farm in Golden Plains, near a collapsed well at the edge of the wheat fields.
Tip: Find a single slow enemy (such as a lumbering grunt) and time your blocks carefully.
Rewards: Abyss Artifact x1, Faded Abyss Artifact x1, Aegis II x1

Tornado of Steel
Hit enemies six times each with normal, Fire-, Ice-, Lightning-, and Wind-enhanced versions of the Turning Slash move, thirty total hits. This requires all four elemental imbuements.
Artifact location: West of Fort Warspike, at the base of a ruined watchtower near the crossroads.
Tip: Use a dense pack of weak foes (the spiders near the artifact are ideal) and cycle through each element without losing momentum.
Rewards: Abyss Artifact x1, Faded Abyss Artifact x1, Spirit Transference x1

Like a Butterfly, Like a Storm
Land two Diving Force Palm attacks in a row without touching the ground. This aerial maneuver is available after progressing through the Precipice area.
Artifact location: Southeast of Delesyia, on the road to Marni’s Laboratorium, tucked behind a large boulder at the cliff’s edge.
Tip: Find a high ledge with a clear drop; chain the two attacks before hitting the ground.
Reward: Abyss Artifact x1, Composure 2 x1

Movement and Traversal Challenges (6)

Stepping on Clouds
Use Aerial Force Palm to reach a height of ten meters. Double Jump must be unlocked first.
Artifact location: Under a stone arch in the Steel Mountains, the arch is just south of the collapsed bridge, near a cluster of ore deposits.
Tip: Jump from the bridge, then use Aerial Force Palm upward; watch the height indicator on screen.
Rewards: Abyss Artifact x1, Ascent I x1

Sliding Down the Slope
Slide for a continuous distance of fifty meters.
Artifact location: Northeast of Howling Hills camp, beside a steep incline marked by a dead tree.
Tip: Any long, smooth slope works; hold the slide button from the top and avoid obstacles.
Reward: Abyss Artifact x1

Rainbow Across the Sky
Use a banner pike to pole vault five times within thirty seconds. Banner pikes can be found at bandit outposts, cities, camps, or purchased from Contribution Shops.
Artifact location: West of Fort Warspike, near a cluster of banner pikes set up around a ruined cart.
Tip: Plan a short route with multiple pikes in a line to chain the vaults quickly.
Reward: Abyss Artifact x1

Keeping Balance on the Wind
Walk a distance of ten meters along a highline, ledges, rooftops, railings, ropes, or walls all count.
Artifact location: On Unicorn Cliff, near a narrow stone arch that spans a gap at the edge of the cliff.
Tip: Walk slowly and avoid sprinting; the arch is wide enough for careful footing.
Rewards: Abyss Artifact x1, Faded Abyss Artifact x1

Through the Current
Swim one hundred meters at full speed without resting (stopping or touching solid ground cancels progress).
Artifact location: Southeast of Delesyia on the road to Marni’s Laboratorium, near the large lake, at the water’s edge under a willow tree.
Tip: Equip stamina restoration items (fish or potions) before diving in.
Rewards: Abyss Artifact x1, Surge 2 x1

On a Storm of Beasts
Hang onto a bear for more than ten seconds. Bears are common in the forested areas north of Delesyia or near bear dens.
Artifact location: In the woods north of Delesyia, beside a large hollow log at the entrance to a bear den.
Tip: Damage a bear to stun it, then mount it. Once on, hold on without attacking, attacking will shake you off.
Rewards: Abyss Artifact x1, Vigor 1 x1

The Rewards of Persistence

Completing all ten Training Challenges is more than a checkbox for trophy hunters. The Abyss Artifacts can be used to enhance gear, while the skill-specific items (Ascent, Aegis, Surge, Vigor, Composure, Spirit Transference) permanently improve your character’s capabilities. Even players who breeze through Crimson Desert’s main story will find these challenges sharpen their reflexes for the toughest bosses and optional endgame content.

Start with the easy ones, Sliding Down the Slope and Keeping Balance on the Wind are quick wins, and work your way toward the more demanding Tornado of Steel. With a little patience and a keen eye for hidden artifacts, you’ll have that achievement unlocked and a deeper mastery of Pywel’s toughest encounters.