Shooting Challenges

Overview

Shooting Challenges are a subcategory of the Minigame Challenges in Crimson Desert. There are 2 Shooting Challenges in total, each tied to one of the two Shot Contest minigames in the game. Completing both Shooting Challenges, along with all other Minigame subcategories (Duel, Test of Strength, and Mind Games), is required to unlock the True Gamer trophy and achievement.

Both challenges are located in the Hernand region and require winning consecutive matches in their respective shot contests. Unlike Mastery or Combat challenges, Shooting Challenges do not require a Sealed Abyss Artifact to unlock. They become available once you reach the relevant minigame location and meet the story prerequisites.

Challenge List

Hawkeye

The Hawkeye challenge is tied to the Shot Contest: Bow, the archery competition at Lioncrest Manor in Hernand. This challenge requires you to achieve a 3-win streak in the archery contest and then defeat the Champion who appears in the fourth match.

How to Unlock

The Hawkeye challenge cannot be completed until you have progressed through the main story far enough to unlock the archery minigame. Around Chapter 4, the quest Skilled in Archery introduces the archery and fist-fighting minigames. During this quest, Naira and Duane are at the archery grounds, and Duane asks the player to compete on his behalf. After completing the quest, the Shot Contest: Bow is permanently unlocked as a repeatable minigame.

Important: Many players report attempting the Hawkeye challenge before completing the story quest, which causes the Champion to never appear after 3 wins. If the Champion does not show up after your win streak, complete the main quests that introduce the area first, then return to attempt the 3-win streak again. The Champion will appear on the fourth match.

How to Complete

1. Travel to Lioncrest Manor in the Hernand region.

2. Pay the 80 Copper entry fee and win the Shot Contest: Bow.

3. Repeat, winning 3 consecutive matches without losing.

4. On the fourth match, the Champion appears as your opponent. Defeat the Champion to complete the Hawkeye challenge.

Archery Contest Rules

Both you and your opponent stand at a shooting range where wooden targets pop up one at a time at random positions. The first competitor to successfully hit 10 targets wins the match. You have unlimited arrows, so there is no need to conserve ammunition.

Controls

Silver Trigger

The Silver Trigger challenge is tied to the Shot Contest: Gun, the firearm shooting competition in the City of Hernand. Completing this challenge awards Insight I, a skill upgrade for Damiane.

Character Restriction

The Shot Contest: Gun is exclusive to Damiane. You must be controlling Damiane to participate. The contest cannot be accessed while playing as Kliff or Oongka. Damiane becomes available through main story progression.

How to Complete

Win a tournament in the Shot Contest: Gun. The contest follows the same first-to-10 target format as the bow variant, but uses firearms instead. The entry fee is 1 Silver per match, which is significantly higher than the 80 Copper fee for the archery contest.

Controls

The aiming reticle narrows the longer you hold the aim button, rewarding slightly longer aim times with better accuracy. However, holding too long gives the opponent time to shoot first.

Tips and Strategy

1. Center your crosshair between shots. After hitting a target, snap your aim back to the center of the shooting range. Targets spawn at random positions, and resting in the middle gives you the shortest travel distance to any new target.

2. Increase camera speed in settings. Open the options menu, go to the Input tab, and increase both Camera Speed and Camera Acceleration. This lets you snap to targets faster. Be careful not to max it out, as extremely high sensitivity can cause overshooting.

3. Keep the bow drawn at all times. In the archery contest, maintain a drawn bow throughout the match. Pausing between shots delays your next attempt and gives the opponent a chance to score.

4. React first, aim second. The AI opponents have fast reflexes. As soon as a target appears, flick toward it and fire. A slightly imprecise quick shot is better than a perfectly aimed slow one, since the opponent will not hesitate.

5. Do not use Focused Shot. Abilities like Focused Shot are disabled during the shot contests. It is purely a test of raw aim and reflexes, not character abilities.

6. Save before attempting streaks. Both challenges require consecutive wins. Save your game before starting a streak so you can reload if you lose, preserving your entry fee and win count.

7. Complete the story quests first. For Hawkeye, make sure you have completed the Skilled in Archery quest in Chapter 4 before attempting the 3-win streak. Without this, the Champion will not appear on the fourth match.

8. Practice with the bow first. The Shot Contest: Bow costs 80 Copper compared to 1 Silver for the gun contest. Use the cheaper archery contest to practice the target-hitting format before investing Silver in the gun variant.

Comparison of Shot Contests

Related Pages

• Challenges: Overview of all challenge categories in Crimson Desert

• Minigames: Overview of all competitive minigames

• Shot Contest: Bow: Detailed guide to the archery minigame

• Shot Contest: Gun: Detailed guide to the gun shooting minigame

• Damiane: The playable character required for the Silver Trigger challenge

• Lioncrest Manor: Location of the archery contest

• Hernand: Region where both shooting contests are found

• Bows: Weapon type used in the archery contest