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Western Court
April 17, 2026 at 11:19 PM
Expand stub with Half Moon Reaper fight walkthrough, Grasping Moon drop, and Half Moon Slash gear chain
Western Court is a faction quest in Crimson Desert, part of the Western Court | Crimson Desert quest series. This quest takes place in the Hernand region.
Property | Details |
|---|---|
Quest Type | Faction Quest |
Region | |
Quest Series | Western Court | Crimson Desert |
Reputation Reward | Demenissian +400 |
The Western Court was liberated after defeating Half Moon Reaper. The ominous energy that had once covered the west has started to fade.
Check the faction quest board regularly, as available quests rotate over time.
Completing faction quests increases your reputation with the local faction, unlocking access to better vendors and rewards.
Western Court is the liberation fight for the Lunar Judgment chain west of the city of Demeniss. The boss is the Half Moon Reaper, aligned with the waxing half moon. Like its eastern and southern siblings, the Western Court sits on a spur road off the Demeniss ring, and the fight gates the local liberation tick plus a unique weapon drop.
Stack fire-resistant gear. The Half Moon Reaper leans heavily on fire imbuement in its second-half aggression, and incoming fire damage is the largest single source of deaths in this fight.
Bring HP recovery cooking items. Same as the other Reapers, this is not a burst check. Sustain matters more than peak DPS.
Watch for the wide horizontal sweep. Half Moon's signature opener is a wide crescent swing that telegraphs briefly with a fiery arc. Dodge laterally rather than backward; the arc is wider than it looks from the front.
Parry the straight vertical chop. Unlike the sweep, the vertical chop parries cleanly and gives the largest punish opening of the fight.
Fast travel to the Abyss Nexus nearest the road heading west out of Demeniss city, then approach the court.
Clear the court defenders. The back approach over the rear wall avoids the patrolling guards at the front gate and is the quieter of the two entry angles.
Engage the Half Moon Reaper. Dodge the crescent sweep, parry the vertical chop, and stay close to reduce the fire-arc exposure during the second-half aggression.
After the Reaper falls, finish the liberation tick on the court.
Liberating the Western Court leaves Grasping Moon available for pickup inside the court. Return to the interior after the liberation cutscene and collect it; like the other two Lunar Reaper weapons, it does not drop directly into inventory.
Half Moon Slash is pre-installed. Grasping Moon is the source weapon for the Half Moon Slash abyss gear, which fires a fire slash on light attack. The gear slots into any melee weapon afterward and is the fire leg of the three-element combo with Crescent Moon Slash (ice) from the Southern Court and Full Moon Slash (lightning) from the Eastern Court.
Eastern Court (Full Moon Reaper -> Circling Moon -> Full Moon Slash, lightning)
Southern Court (New Moon Reaper -> Diverging Moon -> Crescent Moon Slash, ice)
Lunar Judgment (parent chain)
