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Crimson Desert: Deepfog Basin Everfrost Ruins Puzzle (Pillars)

How to solve the Deepfog Basin Everfrost Ruins pillar puzzle in Crimson Desert — rotate the central column with Stab to light up all the surrounding pillars.

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Quick Answer

The Deepfog Basin Everfrost ruins are in Calphadean, north of the 'E' in Hernand at the two loops in the road. Use your Stab ability on the central column's three holes in turn: from the left, rotate clockwise until your back lines up with the sword in the ground and the broken wall; then rotate the next section until two more pillars light; then the last until all pillars are illuminated to complete the puzzle.

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The Everfrost Ruins in Deepfog Basin is a pillar-alignment puzzle: rotate one central column from three positions until every surrounding pillar lights up. Here’s the location and the alignment cues.

Short Answer

The ruins are in Calphadean, north of the “E” in Hernand at the two loops in the road. Use your Stab ability on the central column’s three holes in turn: from the left, rotate clockwise until your back lines up with the sword in the ground and the broken wall; then rotate the next section until two more pillars light; then the last until all pillars are illuminated to complete the puzzle.

Key Takeaways

  • Location: Calphadean, north of the E in Hernand, at the two road loops.
  • Use the Stab ability to rotate the central column from each of its three holes.
  • First section: rotate clockwise until your back faces the sword + broken wall.
  • Then rotate the remaining sections until all pillars light up.
  • Reward: Abyss Artifact + fast travel point.

How Do You Solve the Deepfog Basin Everfrost Puzzle?

  1. First section (left). Stab the left side of the column and rotate clockwise until your back is aligned with the sword sticking out of the ground and the broken wall behind you. Release.
The Deepfog Basin Everfrost ruins area in Crimson Desert, showing the player character standing near a central stone column in a rocky forest clearing, with broken stone pillars arranged in a circle waiting to be activated by rotating the column with the Stab ability.
The Everfrost ruins pillar puzzle — use the Stab ability on each of the central column's three holes and rotate until surrounding pillars light up. First alignment cue: your back lines up with the sword in the ground and the broken wall.
  1. Second section. Move to the next hole, Stab again, and rotate until the next two pillars light up.
  2. Final section. Move to the last hole and rotate until all the ruins’ pillars are illuminated — the puzzle completes.
  3. Claim it. Take the Abyss Cresset for your artifact and a new fast travel point.

FAQ

Where is the Deepfog Basin Everfrost puzzle?

In Calphadean, north of the “E” in Hernand, at the two loops in the road (mysterious-energy question mark).

How do you align the first pillar?

Stab the column’s left side and rotate clockwise until your back lines up with the sword in the ground and the broken wall.

How do you know it’s solved?

When all the surrounding pillars are lit after rotating the final section.

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