Crimson Desert Bamboo Forest Seonangdang Ruins Puzzle Solution

TL;DR

The Bamboo Forest Seonangdang Ruins is Ancient Ruin #19, located northeast of Serpent Marsh in Demeniss
Stack three interactable stones on the central cairn in front of the Abyss Cresset
Stack order is RED ribbon → BLUE ribbon → YELLOW ribbon — largest to smallest
Only three specific stones in the area can be picked up — most rocks on the ground are decorative
Jumping or dodging while carrying a stone will drop it — walk carefully
Use the Place button prompt, do not just let go of the stone
If you lose a stone, fast travel away and return to reset them
Reward: 1 Abyss Artifact and a permanent fast travel waypoint

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Crimson Desert: Bamboo Forest Seonangdang Ruins Puzzle Solution

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The Bamboo Forest Seonangdang Ruins is one of the 37 Ancient Ruins puzzles scattered across Crimson Desert. Each one guards an Abyss Cresset that gives you a permanent fast travel point and an Abyss Artifact when activated. Completing all 37 unlocks the Puzzle Solver trophy and achievement, so none of them should be skipped.

This particular puzzle is a cairn-stacking challenge — and while it looks simple, players consistently get tripped up by two things: not knowing the correct stacking order, and accidentally dropping stones while carrying them through dense bamboo. This guide covers both.

For everything else in the game, our Crimson Desert hub page has every guide in one place.

Bamboo Forest Seonangdang Ruins Location in Crimson Desert

The Bamboo Forest Seonangdang Ruins is in the Demeniss region, specifically northeast of Serpent Marsh. If you are heading toward the Sanctum of Revelation to complete the Witch of Strength quest, you will pass right through this area on the way. It is worth stopping to solve it since the Abyss Cresset here serves as a useful fast travel point — especially if you need to retry the Sanctum of Revelation’s Antumbra boss fight after being defeated.

All Ancient Ruins appear on your map as Mysterious Energy zones with a white question mark icon once you get close enough. You can also spot them from a distance using your Lantern (L1 / LB / CTRL) or the Guiding Light ability (L1+R1 / LB+RB / CTRL + Left Click), which highlights interactive points of interest on the horizon.

What Is a Seonangdang?

The name gives you the puzzle’s lore logic. In Korean folklore, a Seonangdang is a spirit shrine — usually a stack of stones placed at mountain passes or village entrances as a spiritual boundary marker. Travelers would add a stone to the pile as an offering for safe passage.

In Crimson Desert, the puzzle uses this same concept. The central cairn in front of the Abyss Cresset represents a broken spiritual connection. The cresset stays locked until the cairn is rebuilt correctly. Three stones are missing from the pile — and your job is to find them and restore the stack in the right order.

How to Identify the Three Interactable Stones

When you arrive at the ruins, you will see dozens of rocks on the ground. The vast majority of them are decorative and cannot be touched. Only three specific stones are interactable, and they are each marked with a colored ribbon.

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Here is where each one is:

RED ribbon stone (largest) — to the west of the Abyss Cresset. Stand facing the cresset and turn left. It is the biggest of the three.
BLUE ribbon stone (medium) — on the eastern side, roughly across from the cresset. Mid-sized.
YELLOW ribbon stone (smallest) — also to the east, but positioned on top of a small existing rock pile. It is easy to miss because it blends into the surrounding stones in the dense bamboo. Look slightly higher up than ground level.

If you cannot spot them immediately, use your Guiding Light ability. It will highlight all interactive objects in the area, including the three cairn stones.

How to Solve the Bamboo Forest Seonangdang Ruins Puzzle

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Step 1: Clear the Base

Before you pick up anything, check the stone pile in front of the Abyss Cresset. Make sure there are no stray twigs, dropped loot items, or small debris sitting on top of it. Even a tiny object can interfere with the physics and cause your first stone to sit at a bad angle, which will topple the whole stack.

Step 2: Pick Up the RED Ribbon Stone First (Largest)

Walk up to the largest stone marked with the red ribbon to the west. Interact with it to carry it. Walk slowly back to the central cairn — do not sprint, jump, or dodge while holding the stone. Jumping and dodging both cause Kliff to drop the rock immediately. If it rolls down a slope in the bamboo forest, you will need to chase it.

Step 3: Place It Using the “Place” Prompt

Stand directly over the central cairn and wait for the “Place” prompt to appear on screen. Use that prompt rather than simply releasing the carry button. The Place animation has a snap-to-surface alignment that helps seat the stone properly on the base. Just letting go without the prompt can result in the stone falling off at an angle.

Step 4: Place the BLUE Ribbon Stone Second (Medium)

Pick up the medium stone marked with the blue ribbon from the east side. Again, walk carefully and use the Place prompt to set it centered on top of the red ribbon stone.

Step 5: Place the YELLOW Ribbon Stone Last (Smallest)

The smallest stone with the yellow ribbon sits on a small rock pile to the east — look slightly elevated rather than on flat ground. Carry it to the cairn and place it on top using the same method. Centered placement matters most here because the top stone has the smallest surface area to land on.

The full stacking order is: RED → BLUE → YELLOW (largest to smallest, bottom to top).

Step 6: Step Back and Wait

Once all three stones are in place, step back from the cairn and stand still. The game needs a moment to register the completed stack. The Abyss Cresset will unlock on its own — you do not need to press anything.

What to Do If a Stone Falls or Goes Missing

Stones can fall during placement. This is normal — just pick them up and try again.

If a stone rolls away into thick bamboo and you cannot find it, or if the physics glitches it somewhere unreachable, the fastest fix is to open the map and fast travel to any other region, then return to the ruins. The three interactable stones will reset back to their original positions.

Do not worry about losing progress. The cairn base itself stays in place between attempts.

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Rewards for Completing the Bamboo Forest Seonangdang Ruins Puzzle

Once the puzzle registers, interact with the Abyss Cresset to collect:

1 Abyss Artifact — spend this on stat upgrades or new skills via the skill tree
Permanent Abyss Nexus fast travel point at the Bamboo Forest location

The Abyss Artifact is particularly valuable. See our guide on how to get max stamina in Crimson Desert and how to get max health in Crimson Desert to make the most of your Artifacts. If you want to know which skills are worth unlocking first, our best skills to level up first guide lays it all out.

Nearby: Sanctum of Revelation

The Sanctum of Revelation is close to this ruins site and is tied to the Witch of Strength quest. It contains an Antumbra boss fight. Now that you have activated the Bamboo Forest Abyss Cresset, you can fast travel back to this exact point if you die in the Sanctum and want to adjust your build before retrying.

Our Sanctum of Revelation puzzle guide has the full walkthrough for that area.

All Ancient Ruins Puzzle Guides in Crimson Desert

Working through all 37 ruins? Here are other guides that can help:

More Crimson Desert Guides

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That is everything you need to solve the Bamboo Forest Seonangdang Ruins puzzle in Crimson Desert. Find the three ribbon stones, stack RED to YELLOW largest to smallest, use the Place prompt, and the Abyss Cresset is yours.