How to beat Reed Devil in Crimson Desert

How to beat Reed Devil in Crimson Desert | PC Gamer Skip to main content Open menu Close main menu PC Gamer THE GLOBAL AUTHORITY ON PC GAMES US Edition UK US Canada Australia Subscribe Sign in View Profile Sign out Search Search PC Gamer Games Hardware News Reviews Guides Video Forum More PC Gaming Show PC Gamer Clips Software Codes Coupons Movies & TV Magazine Newsletter Affiliate links Meet the team Community guidelines About PC Gamer PC Gamer Magazine SubscriptionWhy subscribe?Subscribe to the world’s #1 PC gaming magTry a single issue or save on a subscriptionIssues delivered straight to your door or device From$1Subscribe now Don’t miss these Action How to beat Marnie’s Excavatron in Crimson Desert Action The best early skills in Crimson Desert Action How to complete the Reunion puzzle in Crimson Desert Action How to use Blinding Flash in Crimson Desert Action Spend your early levels in Crimson Desert getting more health and stamina instead of fun new skills that you can get for free Action How to complete Abyss Without Balance in Crimson Desert Action How to find and beat the Bloodedge Demon in Nioh 3 Action I’ve spent over 100 hours in Crimson Desert—here are my top 20 quick tips to triumph in Pywel Action How to complete Gate to the Other World in Crimson Desert Action How to get Bloodstone in Crimson Desert Action Crimson Desert can be overwhelming—do this one thing in each new city to make your life much easier Action How to get to Florindale in Crimson Desert Action How to beat Jakotsu-baba in Nioh 3 Action How to tame a horse and level it up in Crimson Desert Action How to fish for Annabella’s Request in Crimson Desert PopularNEW: PC Gamer Clips!MarathonGDCBest PC gearQuizzes Games Action Crimson Desert How to beat Reed Devil in Crimson Desert Guides By Sean Martin published 19 March 2026 The devil’s in the details. 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From first-look trailers, interviews, reviews and explainers, we’ve got you covered. Signup + Once a month SFX Get sneak previews, exclusive competitions and details of special events each month! Signup + An account already exists for this email address, please log in. Subscribe to our newsletter Fighting the Reed Devil in Crimson Desert is the first boss that might potentially challenge you, especially if you didn’t find Hornsplitter all that hard. Part of the difficulty of this fight is that you come to it after having fought your way through a whole army of the Reed Devil’s minions as you pursued him from the Reedfield Graves.You finally catch up to him at Reedwind Valley—a pretty field of flowing grass—which is to be your arena. I’ll run through some tips to prepare for the Reed Devil fight (including a nearby fast travel point so you can return later), plus a handy trick to deal with his annoying clones and totems before the second phase.How to beat the Reed Devil in Crimson Desert There’s a fast travel point just off to the side of his arena that you can unlock (Image credit: Pearl Abyss)First thing’s first, you’ll want to unlock the Abyss Cresset just next to the Reed Devil’s arena on the hill. If you exhausted all of your food fighting your way through the Reed Devil’s minions on the trail up to Reedwind Valley, there’s no shame in retreating and coming back later. In fact, I did just that because it was clear that the Reed Devil was too strong for me in my current state, though he has been nerfed since then.Article continues below You may like How to beat Hornsplitter in Crimson Desert How to beat Marnie’s Excavatron in Crimson Desert The best early skills in Crimson Desert Just northwest of where it says Mountain of Frozen Souls on the map, you’ll find a Mysterious Energy circle and a little Abyss Cresset you can activate if you climb up, plus you’ll get an extra Abyss Artifact.Now, here are some tips to prep for him:Bring a lot of food and equip it in your consumables wheel: This fight can be quite attritional, so cook up lots of food to bring with you. I personally followed the river south of Hernand where there are loads of deer, killing them all, then cooked my gains into a tonne of Modest Grilled Meat. If you haven’t equipped any food via your consumable wheel yet, hold F3 (Right D-pad on controller) and move the arrow over the food. This will equip it and let you consume it using F3 or right on the D-pad.Refine your weapons and armour: It’s easy to sleep on improving your gear, but it’s so cheap to do at the Smithy and gives you both extra damage and defence. If you need some better gear, try the Contribution Shop in Hernand Castle, or talk to Rhett, since he starts selling more armour as you progress.Respec into the fundamentals: If you’re anything like me, you used your Abyss Artifacts to purchase lots of fancy skills, but didn’t grab the most important stuff, namely: health, stamina, and spirit. Stamina, in-particular, is absurdly valuable in boss fights, since you can block most attacks at the cost of stamina without taking damage. Lots of stamina is great against the Reed Devils fast flurries.Bring a sword and shi