All Life Challenges

Complete all 12 Life Challenges in Crimson Desert to unlock the Natural Collector trophy. Learn how to acquire mushroom, mineral, and meat knowledge.

There are 12 Life Challenges in Crimson Desert, categorized under 'Life'. Completing all of them unlocks the 'Natural Collector' trophy & achievement.

Challenge 1: Between Herbs and Poisons

• How to Unlock: Pick up Sealed Abyss Artifact in Pailune, on the side of the road north of Skallcove.
• Challenge: Acquire all mushroom (3), medicinal herb (22), and poisonous herb (6) knowledge.
• How to Complete: Collect all mushroom and herb knowledge. Alternatively, defeating the boss Praevus the Ancient in the Crimson Desert region yields the 'Memory of Ancient Nature' item, which grants all Gatherables knowledge upon consumption.
• Reward: 1x Abyss Artifact, 1x Blessing of Nature III

Challenge 2: Crystals in the Veins

• How to Unlock: Pick up Sealed Abyss Artifact in Demeniss, on the side of the road north of Burnhand Quarry.
• Challenge: Acquire all mineral knowledge (18).
• How to Complete: There are 18 minerals: Stone, Fine Stone, Flawless Stone, Iron Ore, Copper Ore, Silver Ore, Gold Ore, Bismuth Ore, Scolecite Ore, Bloodstone, Garnet, Azurite, Epidote, Diamond, Brimstone, Stalactite, Platinum, Mercury. Defeating Praevus the Ancient also grants all Gatherables knowledge.
• Reward: 1x Abyss Artifact, 1x Blessing of the Earth III

Challenge 3: Animal Meat

• How to Unlock: Pick up Sealed Abyss Artifact in Pailune, on the side of the road west of THE ANCIENT RIFT map text.
• Challenge: Acquire all meat knowledge (8).
• How to Complete: Obtain knowledge for Tough Meat, Lean Meat, Fine Meat, Tender Meat, Marbled Meat, Lean Bird Meat, Bird Meat, and Fish Fillet. Bird meat comes from hunting birds, and Fish Fillet from catching and cleaning fish. Praevus the Ancient also grants this knowledge.
• Reward: 1x Abyss Artifact, 1x Gourmet III

Challenge 4: Tiny Citizens of Grasslands

• How to Unlock: Pick up Sealed Abyss Artifact in Pailune, at an intersection north of Beast Hunter’s Camp in a small wooden shrine.
• Challenge: Acquire all insect and arthropod knowledge (76).
• How to Complete: Collect all marked insects in the world. Refer to Crimson Desert All Insect Locations.
• Reward: 1x Abyss Artifact, 1x Blessing of the Forest III

Challenge 5: Acquire Timber

• How to Unlock: Pick up Sealed Abyss Artifact in Crimson Desert, southeast of Well of Patience.
• Challenge: Obtain 5 pieces each of normal, fine, and flawless timber.
• How to Complete: Use a Logging Axe to fell trees for Normal and Fine timber. For Flawless timber, obtain a Chainsaw (researched via Electricity – Movement Conversion Mechanism Research at Dewhaven Keep in Deleysia, then expedition to Steelspike Armory) or purchase it from vendors like the Provisioner’s Shop in Timberton.
• Reward: 1x Abyss Artifact, 1x Blessing of the Forest I

Challenge 6: The Underwater Ecosystem

• How to Unlock: Pick up Sealed Abyss Artifact in Demeniss, west of Demeniss Sentry Camp, north of Spire of Clockwork.
• Challenge: Acquire all freshwater (25), saltwater (15), legendary (5), and underwater wildlife (11) knowledge.
• How to Complete: Refer to Crimson Desert All Fish Locations.
• Reward: 1x Abyss Artifact, 1x Faded Abyss Artifact, 1x Surge III

Challenge 7: Provisions

• How to Unlock: Pick up Sealed Abyss Artifact in Crimson Desert, northeast of the 'C' in CRIMSON DESERT map text.
• Challenge: Cook 3 dishes using the Field Cooking Tool and 3 meals requiring a special cooking tool.
• How to Complete: Field Cooking Tools are used at bonfires for basic meals. Special Cooking Tools are used at stone counter setups in towns or Greymane Camp for specific recipes.
• Reward: 1x Abyss Artifact, 1x Blessing of the Earth I