Polar Opposites Walkthrough

Follow the Polar Opposites walkthrough for Crimson Desert's 11th main mission. Learn to activate the Abyss Nexus and solve the rotating floor puzzle.

Polar Opposites is the 11th main mission in Crimson Desert. You begin in the Abyss (sky map) at the Axiom Archive. This quest requires you to have finished the previous main quest, Mystical Key. There is no reward for completing this quest.

Objectives:

1. Activate the Abyss Nexus/Step onto the platform
2. Go toward the building
3. Find a way into the building
4. Enter the building

Activate the Abyss Nexus/Step onto the platform

Start by walking forward in the Abyss until you find a platform on the ground. Stand on it for a few seconds to activate it, which also unlocks it as a fast travel point.

Tip: Fast Travel Points are marked by blue icons on the map. They exist on sky islands and the ground map. From sky islands, you can skydive to nearby locations. On the ground map, nearby points are indicated by large white “?” circles.

Go toward the building

Proceed forward towards the building ahead. After a cutscene, you will receive a tutorial popup explaining how to use Axiom Force.

Find a way into the building

To enter the building, you must use Axiom Force to rotate two floor plates until power flows through both. First, shine your lantern with / to reveal yellow outlines on the floor plates. Connect these yellow lines to the wires to enable power flow. Hold / Left Stick to shoot Axiom Force at a floor plate, which will grapple it. Then, hold to pull or to push and rotate the plate using the right stick. The yellow lines will not be visible while using Axiom Force. If you forget their placement, release Axiom Force with / and use the lantern again.

Enter the building

Once the floor plates are correctly aligned, a short cutscene will play, and the tower will open. Enter the tower and proceed down the hallway until you encounter Alustin.

This concludes the Polar Opposites quest in Crimson Desert.