What Does The Helm of Knowledge Do in Crimson Desert? Completing and Solving Explored

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Studying the environment and the many creatures roaming Pywel in Crimson Desert can take a long time, but there’s an item that makes it much easier. The Helm of Knowledge allows you to get information instantly.

Here’s everything you need to know about the Helm of Knowledge: where to find it, what it does, and the best time to get it if you’re following the main story.

Where Is the Helm of Knowledge?
You can find the Helm of Knowledge during Chapter 4, as part of the Forbidden Knowledge quest. You’ll need to find and enter the Sholastone Institute.

Alternatively, you can go directly to the location at any point in your adventure by heading southwest of The Witchwoods in southern Hernand.

How to Get the Helm of Knowledge
The Helm is on the second floor of the Library area, located on the northern side of the Scholastone Institute.

To reach it, enter the library and pass through the stone door that opens automatically in the room with the giant floating globe.
Proceed north down the hall and go past all the books. You’ll come to two staircases, both leading to the second floor—choose either one to go up.

Once upstairs, stay to the right and follow the path to a dead end beside a bookcase. The Helm of Knowledge will be sitting on a bench there, unguarded.

To get to it, enter the library, walk past the floating globe, and go north through the corridor filled with books. When you reach the second floor, take either staircase to the upper level.

At the top, follow the path right to the end, next to a bookcase, where the Helm of Knowledge is waiting on a bench.

How to Use the Helm of Knowledge
The Helm is a Key Item, similar to the Visione. To equip it, open your armor wheel and select it from your helmet slot.

While the Helm is equipped, hold your controller buttons (LT+RT on Xbox or L2+R2 on PlayStation) and hover over a creature or item from a distance. Release the buttons, and your character will instantly gather information about whatever you’re looking at.

Basically, to gain knowledge about something, just look at it while the Helm of Knowledge is active.