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How to Beat Reed Devil

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How to Beat Reed Devil
You can defeat Reed Devil by destroying all 5 totems with Focused Shot and Charged Shot in Crimson Desert. Check out Reed Devil’s weaknesses and resistances, location, tips on how to beat the boss, and the drops and achievements after defeating Reed Devil here!

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How to Beat Reed Devil

Checkmark Destroy All 5 Totems During 2nd Phase
Checkmark Focus on Parrying His Swift Attacks
Checkmark Dodge the Sword Waves at Range

Destroy All 5 Totems During 2nd Phase

Destroy All 5 Totems During 2nd Phase

The best way to defeat Reed Devil is by destroying all 5 of his totems once he reaches his 2nd phase. During this phase, he will summon multiple copies of himself that performs different moves and create 5 totems throughout the field. Make sure to focus on destroying all 5 totems first, as the Reed Devil is completely immune for the entire duration until you destroy them.

We recommend using the Focused Shot or Charged Shot skills since these are effective at destroying the totems from a far and keep you away from his copies.

Take note that all Reed Devil clones will attack you simultaneously in the 2nd phase so try to dodge and parry whenever you can to avoid taking damage.

Focus on Parrying His Swift Attacks

Initially, you can defeat Reed Devil during his 1st phase by parrying his melee attacks to stagger him and provide you with openings to deal damage. Since most of his melee attacks hit multiple times, Reed Devil can be easy to parry as you only need to parry at least one melee attack to cancel his combo.

Additionally, you can also use the Block button to lock on to his location whenever he teleports. This should allow you to automatically adjust your camera and focus on your parry timings during the boss fight.

Dodge the Sword Waves at Range

Aside from his melee attacks, Reed Devil is also capable of throwing out multiple projectiles and sword waves at ranged that can easily whittle down your health if you are not careful. We highly recommend dodging side to side whenever he sends out his sword waves to make use of your invulnerability windows and avoid the projectiles.

Make sure to avoid dodging forward since Reed Devil can send out consecutive sword waves that can still hit you when you dodge towards him.

Reed Devil Key Patterns and Openings

List of Reed Devil Moves

Move Details
Shadow Strike
Reed Devil disappears and teleports behind you to execute a swift upward slash, which he can perform multiple times. Make sure to parry this move whenever you can as it can easily fill up his stagger bar to provide you an opening for damage.
Sword Wave
Reed Devil teleports behind you and starts charging up his sword behind him to unleash multiple sword waves at ranged up to four times. Try to dodge towards him or dodge to the side to avoid the attack since blocking or parrying this move can take a huge chunk of stamina.
Crescent Slash
Reed Devil winds up his blade behind him to dash towards you and quickly executes three slashes at close range. Parry as soon as the first slash hits when he is within your range to cancel his combo and briefly stagger him.

Reed Devil Rewards

Unlocks the Swift Stab Skill

Skill Description
Swift StabSwift Stab Perform a follow-up attack after a successful charged Stab.
How to Unlock: Raise Stab to Lv. 2 or unlock it by observing the skill in action.

Reed Devil allows you to learn the Swift Stab skill during the fight. Keep in mind that certain skills can be obtained by either starting the boss fight, using the Watch and Learn mechanic, or defeating the boss themselves, depending on the boss you fought.

For skills learned through the Watch and Learn mechanic, note that you must have the camera facing the Boss once they perform the move and hold down the Interact button to learn their skill.

Reed Devil Drops

・Sunset Reed Cloth Gloves x1

Reed Devil Location

Found at the Mountain of Frozen Souls During Chapter 3

Reed Devil Location

You can find Reed Devil during the Chapter 3 End of Greed main quest in the Hernand region at the top of the Mountain of Frozen Souls. Take note that going near the tree in the middle of the open field will immediately start the cutscene for the Boss fight so make sure you are prepared beforehand.

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MyurdinMyurdin MatthiasMatthias Kailok the HornsplitterKailok the Hornsplitter
Reed DevilReed Devil TenebrumTenebrum Kearush the SlayerKearush the Slayer
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