There are five Goyen’s Advice Rapier and Shield Challenges; each more difficult than the last, and the only way to activate the challenge is by collecting a Sealed Abyss Artifact. Here we will take a look at the locations and solutions for all 5 Goyen’s Advice Rapier and Shield Challenges in Crimson Desert. We have added challenge details and location details of all five Sealed Abyss Artifacts, with a picture to help you spot the places easily in-game.
#1. Dancing Blade, Shining Shield 1
Challenge Task: Defeat 5 enemies with a rapier within 60 seconds.
Location Details: Fast travel to the Abyss Nexus located at The Witchwoods (south of Hernand), and then start moving southeast from the location, and you will come across Meshly Trapsmith. Move a bit south from the location to find the first artifact location. The location does have a rapier, if you don’t have one in your possession.
Complete Challenge: Any small foe will be perfect to end this challenge. I will recommend hunting down Kuku Birds at Rocca’s Hill, east of Hernand. Kuku birds do stay friendly, but when you attack one of them, the entire group will be up in arms. That’s exactly what we are going to do, kill one kuku bird and then kill the rest in under a minute.
Rewards: Abyss Artifact x1/ Destruction x1
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#2. Dancing Blade, Shining Shield 2
Challenge Task: Stab enemies 10 times with a rapier without taking any damage.
Location Details: This one takes us to Demeniss, right near the Golden Plains. Now, move south of the letter A in Golden Plains, and you will find the Sealed Abyss Artifact near the three-way intersection, near the farm.
Challenge Completion: We again head to Rocca’s Hill to hunt for kuku birds. Instead of taking them down with a normal hit, this time we have to perform a stab attack by pressing (PC: Shift + Right Click/ PlayStation: R1 + Triangle/ Xbox: RB + Y) at the same time. Unlike the first challenge, this one doesn’t burden you with a timer, so you can take it slow and kill the enemies at your own pace. Remember not to take any damage from the birds, or you will have to start all over again.
Rewards: Abyss Artifact x1/ Haste x1
#3. Dancing Blade, Shining Shield 3
Challenge Task: Hit a prone enemy 5 times with a rapier.
Location Details: Here, you need to go south of Demeniss, southeast of The Ironwood, and west of Shipwreck Shore. Just fast travel to the Abyss Nexus, northwest of Shipwreck Shore, and travel south to find the third Sealed Abyss Artifact on the side of the road.
Challenge Task: You need to hit an enemy with a rapier, but only when they are on the ground. Head into any enemy camp and start throwing the enemies to the ground. Once they are lying on the ground, hit them with your rapier. Once you perform this move five times, voila, the challenge will be completed. The hits don’t have to be repetitive in succession; take your time and hit enemies one at a time to complete the challenge.
Rewards: Abyss Artifact x1/ Shred I x1
#4. Dancing Blade, Shining Shield 4
Challenge Task: Defeat 3 enemies at once from over 10 meters away with a rapier.
Location Details: Get to Delesyia, and then move southwest of Dewhaven, near the Three Brothers’ Cliff. If you already have the Abyss Nexus near the Three Brothers’ Cliff unlocked, then you will have a far easier time getting to the place.
Challenge Task:
This challenge can be taken by using two different skills: Blade Sentinel and Smiting Bolt. Here we will take a look at both of them and how they can be used to complete this challenge.
Using Blade Sentinel: This can be done by using the Blade Sentinel (Spinning Blade) move. But we have to focus on two aspects of the challenge: one is to kill three enemies at once, and the other is to maintain the 10-meter distance. So when you release the Blade Sentinel, maintain your distance from the enemies, as the Blade Sentinel will kill them. The spinning blade will stay at the same place, so throw the blade at the group of enemies from a distance and then run a bit further for the blade to do its magic.
Using Smiting Bolt: If Blade Sentinel is being too difficult, then you can switch to Damiane’s Smiting Bolt ranged ability at Level 2. Level 2 will allow three vertical beams to be launched at once. So find a group of enemies and use Damiane’s Smiting Bolt ranged ability to kill three at once. You can make it even easier if you upgrade the skill to Level 3, which allows for the auto-lock option.
Rewards: Abyss Artifact x1/ Greater Insight x1
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#5. Dancing Blade, Shining Shield 5
Challenge Task: Hit 9 enemies within 15 seconds using Shield Toss.
Location Details: The last one is at the northeast of Demeniss, northeast of GoldenPlains, and southwest of Breezeblown Knoll. Best to travel to the Abyss Nexus, southwest of Breezeblown Knoll, to get to the artifact place immediately. Grab the Sealed Abyss Artifact on the side of the road to start the hunt for the final challenge.
Challenge Task: We will need to use the Shield Toss, since it ricochets off enemies. All we need to do is find a group of small foes to complete the challenge. And what better enemy is perfect for this challenge than our good ol’ kuku birds? Time to pack up and travel to Rocca’s Hill. Remember that you have only 15 seconds to get 9 hits, find a group of kuku birds, and go berserk on the shield toss. If you are having trouble with the kill, then you can further level up the Shield Toss ability to get more ricochets. This will make the challenge a bit easier to complete.
Rewards: Abyss Artifact x1/ Faded Abyss Artifact x1/ Swift I x1
