Ashen Execution

Overview

Ashen Execution is a two-handed warhammer in Crimson Desert. It is classified as a Legendary-grade weapon with a base Attack of 6.

As a two-handed weapon, this warhammer requires both hands to wield, preventing the use of an off-hand item. Two-handed weapons compensate with higher damage output and wider attack arcs compared to their one-handed counterparts.

Stats

Enhancement Levels

Ashen Execution can be enhanced from +0 to +10 through the refining system. Each enhancement level increases the weapon's Attack stat.

Crafting Recipe

Ashen Execution can be crafted and enhanced using the following materials:

How to Obtain

As a Legendary-grade weapon, Ashen Execution is a rare find. It may be obtained through boss drops, high-level quest rewards, treasure chests in dangerous areas, or specialized merchant inventories.

Enhanced versions of this weapon can be crafted at a workbench using the materials listed in the crafting recipe table above.

Combat Tips

At maximum enhancement, Ashen Execution reaches an Attack value of 45, making it one of the stronger options in its category. Investing refinement materials early can pay dividends throughout the mid and late game.

As a Legendary-grade weapon, Ashen Execution is among the strongest in its class. It is worth investing refinement materials to push its base stats even higher, making it viable well into the endgame.

Warhammers are particularly effective against armored enemies. Their blunt impact bypasses a portion of armor, dealing consistent damage regardless of the target's defenses. Use overhead smashes to stagger large enemies and create openings for follow-up attacks.

As a two-handed weapon, this warhammer prevents the use of off-hand equipment. Consider your build and playstyle carefully when choosing between the higher damage of two-handed weapons and the versatility of one-handed options with shields or dual-wielding.

See Also

• Two-Handed Weapons - All two-handed weapon types

• Two-Handed Greathammers - Even heavier blunt weapons

• Maces - One-handed blunt alternatives

• Weapons and Equipment - Full weapons overview

• Combat System - Guide to combat mechanics

• Refining System - Weapon upgrade guide

Earth Rending Strike (Unique Passive)

Ashen Execution carries a unique abyss gear effect baked into the weapon that triggers after a successful parry. The effect, Earth Rending Strike, tears up the ground between Oongka and the parried target, applying area damage in a short radius forward of the swing. Because it fires on parry rather than on a charged input, this weapon pairs well with low-cost, high-survivability builds that lean into timing defensive reads against heavy hitters.

The effect is part of the weapon itself, not a socketed gear, so it occupies no abyss core slot and cannot be extracted. Players stacking other parry-reactive effects in the same loadout can layer them on top of Earth Rending Strike without conflict.

How to Unlock Ashen Execution

Ashen Execution is awarded from the Odek tribe Executioner of Justice quest line in northern Pailune. The quest chain gates behind substantial main story and faction progress, so it is not reachable in the first playthrough hours:

• Reach Chapter 8. The Pailune town and its militia board open at the end of Chapter 7, and the Odek tribe quest line only becomes available once Chapter 8 is active.

• Complete 15 of the 27 Pailune Militia faction quests. These appear on the Pailune contribution board and include entries such as Dark Shadow, Engulfing the Four, Nest of White Feathers, Bloody Path, Crush, Rewards of Succession, and The Giant's Leap. Any 15 will satisfy the gate.

• Clear either the Skoghorn Tribe or the Longleaf Tribe quest set. Finishing one of the two tribes automatically unlocks the other. Longleaf's set includes Fog Over the Forest, Longleaf Forest Lost to Darkness, Bright Longleaf Forest, Forest Drowning in Mud, and Woodland Spirit's Treasure. Skoghorn's set includes Soul Shepherd and Snow Haven Hearth.

• Fast travel back to Pailune. Returning to the Pailune fast travel point after finishing the Skoghorn or Longleaf chain triggers the next two tribal quest lines to appear on the board: the Stjar clan and the Odek tribe.

• Start the Odek tribe quest Executioner of Justice. This quest walks Oongka into Odek territory, clears a series of red-smoke ritual pits, and ends in a boss fight against the

Ashen Warrior. Defeating the Ashen Warrior liberates Odek and rewards Ashen Execution on completion.

Red Smoke Pit Mechanic

The red-smoke pit encounters leading into the Ashen Warrior fight look like normal breakable props but will not clear through standard heavy attacks. Use a stabbing input on each pit until the red smoke drains off; slashes and blunt impacts do not register. Exactly three pits must be drained before the Ashen Warrior phase opens.

Why Oongka

Ashen Execution is a two-handed weapon that only Oongka can equip, because Oongka is the only playable character able to wield two-handed axes and hammers in Crimson Desert. Kliff and Damiane cannot switch to this weapon. Because Oongka unlocks at the end of Chapter 7, the earliest realistic window to earn Ashen Execution is early Chapter 8 once the militia and tribe gates are cleared.

At refinement level ten the weapon reaches 45 Attack before any socketed abyss gear contributions, which puts it firmly in the upper tier of two-handed options available before endgame boss grind. The Earth Rending Strike passive extends its usefulness into slower, parry-focused encounters against armored bosses that telegraph heavy swings.