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11Overview44Brimstone is a rare alchemy material in Crimson Desert, highly valued for its use in gunpowder production and alchemical recipes. Its high concentration of sulfurous fumes makes both mining and transport dangerous. Brimstone is found at sulfur pools in the Hexe Sanctuary area, and even locating the deposit is a challenge in itself.66Where to Find88Brimstone is gathered from sulfur pools and gas vents in the Hexe Sanctuary area of the Hernand region. Look for areas that resemble sulfur pools with vents of gas releasing from the ground. The springs are also visited during the main quest Pursuit Beyond the Veil, where you must destroy totems at the site. Be aware that depending on your story progress, the area may be populated with enemies.1010Farming Methods1212There are two methods for farming Brimstone at the Hexe Sanctuary. Both can be used during the same visit for maximum yield.1414Method 1: Kill Abyss Creatures1616Hidden abyss creatures disguise themselves as rocks near the sulfur pools. They reveal themselves when approached and spew water. Attack them with moves like Turning Slash and Forward Slash to defeat them quickly. Each creature drops approximately 2 Brimstone. After clearing the area, fast travel to a nearby point and return to respawn the creatures. This method is simple and repeatable.1818Method 2: Block Gas Vents with Nature's Snare2020This method uses the Nature's Snare ability and yields more Brimstone per cycle (roughly 4 to 5 extra) but requires more setup:2222Switch your Nature's Snare ability to the healing version by clicking in the thumbstick. The standard version will not work for this technique.Charge and aim your Force Palm at each gas vent to block it. A small palm leaf icon will appear on the vent when it is successfully sealed, and gas will stop coming out.After blocking all surrounding vents, use Nature's Snare on the final remaining vent.This triggers a much larger release of gas from that vent. Wait for the gas cloud to settle.A bright glowing orb will appear in the vent. Unleash your ability on the orb to convert it into Brimstone, yielding 4 to 5 pieces.2424Method 3: Deadfire Mountain Gas Vent Route2626A refined version of the vent blocking strategy uses a different region and clarifies which ability does the blocking. The best open-world brimstone route runs along the strip of land between Deadfire Mountain and Hexe Sanctuary, north of the city of Demeniss. The area is dotted with sulfur pools and large rocks that each sprout two or three noxious-gas air vents. The fumes reset every time you fast travel away and return, so the whole route can be repeated indefinitely.2828Prerequisite: Brimstone Gas Mask3030Before attempting this route, equip the Brimstone Gas Mask. The mask grants immunity to the brimstone gas damage around sulfur pools, which otherwise ticks your health down every few seconds. The headgear is found on a wooden log to the right of a small shack in northern Demeniss, near the entrance to the farming area. Without it you can still run the route, but you will burn through food and bandages much faster.3232Step by Step3434Each rock in the area is worked the same way. The trick is that the vent blocking is done with Healing Force Palm, not with the Nature's Snare skill itself. Healing Force Palm is the triggered, L3-activated version of Force Palm (press the appropriate trigger button while Force Palm is charging to switch it to the healing variant). Once a vent is hit with a Healing Force Palm strike, a small palm leaf icon appears on top of it and the gas stops venting.3636Walk up to a gas-vent rock and count the active vents. Most rocks have two or three vents pushing out noxious gas.Charge Force Palm, trigger it into Healing Force Palm with L3 (or the keyboard and mouse equivalent), and aim the strike at one of the vents. The vent seals under a palm leaf icon.Repeat the sealing step for every vent on the rock except one. With all but one vent blocked, the pressure builds up and the remaining vent visibly expels gas at higher speed.Enter Nature's Snare by holding Focus and rotating the right trigger. The snare animation pulls the accumulated brimstone out of the final vent in one go, giving the full yield from that rock in a single action.Move to the next rock and repeat. Clear every vent-rock in the area before fast travelling away, then return to reset the fumes.3838Stone Crabs in the Same Area4040The rock constructs roaming between the brimstone pools also drop brimstone when defeated, roughly the equivalent of a single vent's yield each. These stone crabs have thick mineral shells, which is why most melee attacks bounce off them. The fastest way to break them is to throw a Force Bomb, which shatters the shell in one hit and exposes the soft body for a quick follow-up. Working the crabs into the vent route adds a noticeable chunk of extra brimstone per loop without any extra travel.4242Why Bother with This Method4444Brimstone is one of the main bottlenecks for crafting Gold Bars and other high-value alchemy outputs, and it shows up repeatedly in late-game recipes. A single loop of the Deadfire Mountain vent route (all rocks plus stone crabs) produces far more brimstone than killing scattered abyss creatures at Hexe Sanctuary, so if you plan on mass-producing gold bars or pushing high-tier alchemy, this is the route to run.4646Uses4848Brimstone is a key ingredient in several valuable alchemy recipes:5050RecipeBrimstone RequiredOther IngredientsProductGold Bar (Witch Alchemy)3Mercury x3, Silver Ore x101 Gold Bar (~500 silver)Platinum4Gold Bar x1, Mercury x3, Holy Water x21 Platinum (endgame crafting)GunpowderVariesOther explosive componentsAmmunition and research projects5252Tips5353Farm Brimstone and Mercury in the same trip at the Hexe Sanctuary, since both materials are found in the area.The abyss creature method is faster for quick runs. The vent blocking method yields more Brimstone per cycle but takes longer to set up.If you are completing the Pursuit Beyond the Veil quest, gather Brimstone while you are at the springs.Stockpile Brimstone alongside Mercury and Silver Ore for mass Gold Bar production.The total Brimstone needed for one Platinum (including its Gold Bar ingredient) is 7: 3 for the Gold Bar and 4 for the Platinum recipe itself.5555Basic Information5757PropertyValueTypeMaterialCategoryStones and MineralsLocationHexe Sanctuary (Hernand region)5959See Also6060Mercury - Fellow alchemy material found at the same locationSilver Ore - Third ingredient for Gold Bar alchemyGold Bar - Primary crafting product using BrimstonePlatinum - High-tier material also requiring BrimstoneMaterials - Overview of all crafting materialsMining - Gathering ore and stoneAlchemy Recipes - Full list of alchemy formulas6262Deadfire Mountain Farming Route6464The richest single pass for Brimstone is the cluster of harvestable rocks on the slopes of Deadfire Mountain, directly above Demeniss. The first time the area is reached, a nearby abyss crescent unlocks as a fast travel point, which makes this the most repeatable Brimstone run in the game. A clean sweep nets forty or more Brimstone in a few minutes, well over the amount needed for any Platinum batch.6666Two visually distinct rock formations spawn in this pocket, and each is harvested with a different technique.6868Rock Type Comparison7070Rock TypeIdentifierYield per RockHarvest MethodApproximate Count in the AreaWhite Gas Living RockSingle plume of white gas rising from the top; the rock visibly stirs when approached2 to 3 BrimstoneStrike a few times with any equipped weaponAround 3 per passYellow Gas Three-Vent RockThree glowing vents along the surface, each leaking yellow gas4 BrimstonePlug two of the three vents with Force Palm, then collapse the last vent with Nature's SnareMultiple rocks scattered through the pocket7272Yellow Gas Vent Procedure7373The yellow-vent rocks look intimidating but follow a fixed three-step rhythm. Practice on a single rock until the inputs are muscle memory, then repeat on every yellow-vent rock in the area.7575Hold R3 (the right stick, the same input used for Force Palm) to bring up the targeting circle.While still holding R3, press L3 and move the targeting circle directly over one of the three gas vents.Release both sticks at the same moment. A correct placement plugs the vent; if the cap pops back off, re-align and try again.Repeat the same plug input on a second vent. Two of the three vents must be plugged for the next step to trigger.On the third and final vent, hold both L3 and R3 together and rotate to engage Nature's Snare. A golden glow appears around the rock.Keep the snare active until the glow fades. The rock crumbles and four Brimstone drop on the ground for pickup.7777Route Summary7979StepActionNotes1Fast travel to the Deadfire Mountain abyss crescent above DemenissFirst visit requires reaching the crescent on foot to unlock fast travel.2Sweep the three white-gas living rocks in the immediate clearingQuick free Brimstone before the harder harvest. About 6 to 9 ore from this set.3Walk the loop of yellow-gas three-vent rocksPlug-plug-snare each one; 4 Brimstone per rock.4(Optional) Continue slightly east to the Mercury pond on the same tripThe pond sits a short walk from the brimstone field and uses ice arrows to freeze.5Return to a witch crafting station to convert into PlatinumEach Platinum bar uses 2 Brimstone, so 40 Brimstone covers 20 platinum bars.8181Why Run This Route8282The Deadfire Mountain pocket is the only Brimstone source dense enough to support repeated Platinum batches without forcing a wider sweep across multiple regions. Players targeting the full Aeserion Longsword forging chain (or any other Aeserion weapon that depends on Platinum) typically run this route once before each crafting session rather than hoarding Brimstone over time, since the rocks respawn on a short timer and there is no inventory pressure to do otherwise.
