Skip to content
How to Beat Desert Marauder Rusten
Crimson Desert

How to Beat Desert Marauder Rusten

Learn how to defeat the Desert Marauder Rusten in Crimson Desert. Discover its weaknesses, location, attack patterns, and the rewards you'll receive upon victory.

By ···10 min read·Multi-source verified
1 reading this guide  
How to Beat Desert Marauder Rusten

Learn how to defeat the Desert Marauder Rusten in Crimson Desert. Discover its weaknesses, location, attack patterns, and the rewards you'll receive upon victory.

Stats / Weaknesses:

  • The Desert Marauder Rusten's wheels are invulnerable to regular attacks.
  • Nature's Snare Retribution is required to damage its wheels by redirecting cannon fire.

Phases:

  1. Wheel Destruction: Focus on destroying the wheels on one side of the Marauder using redirected cannon fire.
  2. Core Exposure: Once two wheels on a side are destroyed, the Marauder will stop, and a hatch will open.
  3. Core Attack: Enter the Marauder through the opened hatch and attack its core directly.

Strategy:

  • Use Nature's Snare Retribution to capture the cannon projectiles fired by the Desert Marauder Rusten.
  • Redirect these projectiles towards the Marauder's wheels.
  • Prioritize destroying two wheels on one side to trigger its vulnerable state.
  • When the hatch opens, quickly enter and attack the exposed core to deal significant damage.

Location:

  • The Desert Marauder Rusten can be found roaming the Forebearer's Barren, located northeast of Tashkalp.
  • Plunderer's Gold Chest
  • Pillager's Leather Boots

100% Human-Written. AI Fact-Checked. Community Verified. Learn how AntMag verifies content