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Special Equipment Challenges
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There are 10 Special Equipment (also called Special Weapon) mastery challenges in Crimson Desert. These challenges cover unique weapons and tools that fall outside the standard weapon categories, including the Knuckledrill, Lightning Spear, grappling hook, and other one-of-a-kind equipment. Completing all ten unlocks the Grand Collector of Arms trophy and achievement.
Special equipment is obtained through story progression and specific side quests. Unlike standard weapons that you can buy or craft, most special equipment comes from completing particular quest lines or reaching story milestones.
The following challenges have confirmed objectives and locations. Special equipment challenges are numbered but not all follow a single naming pattern, since each references a different piece of equipment.
Challenge | Objective | Location | Rewards | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Special Weapon 1 | Pull 5 enemies toward you using the Grappling Hook | Hernand region (Sealed Abyss Artifact) | ||
Special Weapon 2 | Throwing Knives | Hit 10 enemies with throwing knives without missing | Hernand region (Sealed Abyss Artifact) | |
Special Weapon 3 | Knuckledrill | Hit the explosion from the overheated Knuckledrill 5 times | Intersection northwest of Isvatu Fortress | 1x Abyss Artifact, 1x Lightningward II |
Special Weapon 4 | Lightning Spear | Defeat 30 enemies with the Lightning Spear | North of Arcosa, in a wooden shrine | 1x Abyss Artifact, 1x Lightningward II |
Special Weapon 5 | Explosive Barrel | Defeat 5 enemies with explosive barrel throws | Hernand region (Sealed Abyss Artifact) | |
Special Weapon 6 | Siege Equipment | Destroy 3 structures using siege equipment | Hernand region (Sealed Abyss Artifact) | |
Special Weapon 7 | Trap Equipment | Catch 5 enemies in placed traps | Demeniss region (Sealed Abyss Artifact) | |
Special Weapon 8 | Chain Whip | Hit 3 enemies with a single Chain Whip swing | Demeniss region (Sealed Abyss Artifact) | |
Special Weapon 9 | War Horn | Stagger 10 enemies with the War Horn blast | Pailune region (Sealed Abyss Artifact) | |
Special Weapon 10 | Abyss Weapon | Defeat 10 enemies using an Abyss-infused weapon | Pailune region (Sealed Abyss Artifact) |
Each piece of special equipment is unlocked at a different point in the game:
Knuckledrill: Obtained from the "House Roberts: Estate in Dismay" quest in Hernand. Equip it in your secondary weapon slot. Hold the basic attack button to continuously drill into enemies until the finishing move triggers.
Lightning Spear: Found during story progression. It functions differently from regular spears, dealing electrical damage over a wide area. The 30-kill requirement for Special Weapon 4 is cumulative, so you can spread it across multiple fights.
Grappling Hook: Unlocked through story progression. Pull enemies toward you for combo setups or yank them off ledges.
Special Weapon 3 (Knuckledrill): The Knuckledrill overheats after sustained use and creates an explosion. To trigger this reliably, hold the attack button against a group of enemies and let it overheat naturally. The explosion must connect with enemies, so stay close.
Special Weapon 4 (Lightning Spear): Thirty kills is a lot, but since it is cumulative you can chip away at it over time. Use the Lightning Spear whenever you encounter groups of weak enemies.
Special equipment challenges award Abyss Artifacts and the Lightningward II passive (resistance to lightning-type damage). The Grand Collector of Arms trophy requires all ten to be completed, making this the largest single mastery category.
