How to Find and Opening Hernand Castle Chest in Crimson Desert: Completing and Solving

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After starting your journey in Crimson Desert and exploring the map, you’ll notice many icons appearing on your minimap, especially in the main cities. These icons point you to various traders selling gear, but many also mark locations for free loot.

One good example is the strongbox chests. Sometimes, you’ll see a large chest icon near certain buildings. When you arrive, like at Hernand Castle, you’ll need to complete a small puzzle to unlock the reward inside.

How to Find the Hernand Castle Strongbox

If you haven’t found the strongbox yet, start by teleporting to the Abyss Nexus in the city. Before heading toward the strongbox, make sure you have a mask and at least one key. After spawning at the teleport point, follow the path heading up to the castle on your left.

Keep following this route until you enter the castle. Inside, take the right entrance into the hallway. Once inside, take the first right to find some stairs. Climb these stairs and continue upward until you reach a secluded room at the top. Use a key to open this room and access the strongbox.

How to Solve the Hernand Castle Strongbox Puzzle

When you approach this strongbox, you’ll see musical keys you can press for interaction. To unlock it, you need to press these keys in a specific order to play a tune. You can listen to the correct melody by interacting with the playback device located on the right side of the strongbox.

As you rotate the device, the tune plays repeatedly, allowing you to study it. If you’d prefer, you can just press the keys in this sequence to solve the puzzle immediately:

Row one, key one
Row two, key four
Row two, key three
Row two, key four
Row one, key three
Row two, key one
Row one, key three

Once you’ve successfully completed the puzzle, you can loot the box if you have a mask. Inside, you’ll find a Lavish Meal recipe. Wait for the theft meter to decrease, then exit the castle.

Additional Tips

There are many other items in the small cabinets within this room, so it’s a good idea to gather everything you can.