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Delesyia is the region of machines in Crimson Desert, the land of Marni's workshops and clockwork monsters, of the A.T.A.G. mechs and of the Golden Star, a golden mechanical dragon; Chapters 10 and 11 of the main story take place there, according to Game Rant.
Delesyia is the region of machines in Crimson Desert, one of the five regions of Pywel: the land of Marni's workshops and clockwork monsters, of the A.T.A.G. mechs Kliff can ride, and of the Golden Star, a golden mechanical dragon, with Chapters 10 and 11 of the story set there according to Game Rant. IGN's "Golden Star Quest Gameplay" (Oct 13, 2025, a pre-release build) shows its look from the inside: Kliff talks with a white-haired old man in a workshop of brass boilers, pipes, gauges and great round vault doors before the quest leads him out to the dragon. Pearl Abyss promised enemies ranging "from enemy soldiers and sorcerers to ferocious beasts and machines" (Jan 29, 2026), and Delesyia is where the machines come from.
Quick facts
| Known for | Marni's machines, the A.T.A.G. mechs, the Golden Star |
| Story | Chapter 10, "Counterattack", and Chapter 11, "Truth and Reality" (Game Rant's chapter list) |
| Bosses | 9 in Game Rant's list, among them Golden Star, Thunder Tank, Storm Crusher and Queen Stoneback Crab |
| Places in official notes | Delesyia Castle, the Delesyian Institute, Zargan Tankworks and its Research Institute, Marni's Laboratorium |
| Trade | A saddlery (saddles for warthogs) and a wagon workshop |
| Minigame | Pinball at the inn near the Delesyian Institute, since 1.10.00 |
Marni's machines
Spoilers follow. In Game Rant's account, Delesyia's story is a war against Marni's machines. In its chapter list, Chapter 10, "Counterattack", includes "Master of the Ironworks", "Hidden Ace", "Clockwork Insect Clash" and "Frozen Hearted Predator", and Chapter 11, "Truth and Reality", includes "The City of Steel", "Foreboding Shadow", "Master of a Forgotten Land" and "Cloud Castle Orbian". Its bosses there are Marni's Clockwork Mantis at Regent's Rise (Chapter 10), then the Thunder Tank at Valvegard Garrison, the Storm Crusher at the Aeronautical Research Base and the Golden Star at Marni's Masterium (Chapter 11). The full order is on Main Quests and Chapters.
Pearl Abyss's patch notes name more of Marni's works: Marni's Laboratorium, whose doors stay open after it is liberated (1.16.00), Marni's Drilling Rig and its turbine breaker (1.05.00), Marni's Transporter, Marni's Mechahorse, a Medium Mecha Mk. XXI with a sawblade charge, and "hostile Marni's mech monsters", whose look was improved in 1.05.00 on May 2, 2026 (Pearl Abyss). The notes do not say who Marni is.
Digital Foundry's PS5 Pro review shows how sharply this side of Pywel breaks from the rest. After hours of "grounded medieval flavor", its reviewer reached Bug Hill, with "mechanical insects, airships, balloons" and their soldiers fighting on a mountainside, then a mountain city of pipes and ornate structures, and at nightfall a distant city lit by electric lights above fields of electric farmland. Digital Foundry does not name the region.
The Golden Star
The Golden Star is Delesyia's great boss, and the image Pearl Abyss chose for its Collector's Edition diorama: in IGN's footage a golden mechanical dragon with red wings bursts up in a ruined desert fort and fights Kliff among its towers, breathing fire. Game Rant's guide says to throw the Marni Spears placed around the arena to fill its stun meter. Update 2.00.00 (Aug 25, 2026) split the fight into distinct phases with their own attacks (Pearl Abyss), and, according to guides, Kliff gains the dragon Blackstar after it, late in the story (Chapter 11).
The A.T.A.G. mechs
The A.T.A.G. is the mech of Delesyia, "a missile-firing mech" in Pearl Abyss's list of late traversal options (Jan 29, 2026). Game Rant's vehicle guide says mechs stand in hangars and that Kliff gets a personal unit through a questline that starts with Chapter 10's "Hidden Ace". Pearl Abyss's notes name a High-Mobility A.T.A.G. that fires cannonballs (1.16.00, Aug 1, 2026; Pearl Abyss), fixed summoning it and its hangar in 1.07.00, and in 2.03.00 (Sep 18, 2026) stopped excessive fall damage when leaving it in midair (Pearl Abyss). It sits with horses, wyverns and Blackstar on Mounts.
Queen Stoneback Crab and other bosses
Delesyia is not all metal. Pearl Abyss's Queen Stoneback Crab video (gamescom 2024 demo build) is set in green wetlands under red cliffs: a mossy rock mound covered in flowers heaves up as a giant crab, and Kliff climbs onto its back. Game Rant places the fight in the Stoneback Crab Wetlands in Delesyia, in a Redfox Merchants quest, and the guides agree on the method: climb her back and break the mineral deposits to expose weak points.
Game Rant's Delesyia list has 9 bosses: Marni's Clockwork Mantis, Thunder Tank, Storm Crusher, Queen Stoneback Crab, Clockwork White Horn, Balthazar the Wyvernflame, Mechanicus, Ironwing REN-X and Golden Star. Clockwork White Horn has been rematchable since 1.07.00 (May 15, 2026) at the Gate to Advancement (Pearl Abyss). The full list is on Bosses.
Places
Pearl Abyss's notes place several stops in Delesyia. Patch 1.05.00 moved the Abyss Nexus near Zargan Tankworks, "where the Research Institute is located", to the top of the cliff (Pearl Abyss). Patch 1.06.00 (May 11, 2026) gave the Delesyia Saddlery saddles for warthogs; 1.10.00 (Jun 5, 2026) added Pinball to the inn near the Delesyian Institute, with a "Marni Token Exchange" for its tokens (Pearl Abyss); 1.16.00 put one of seven wagon workshops in Delesyia; and 1.18.00 (Aug 15, 2026) tied a piece of knowledge to the task "Read the memory beneath Delesyia Castle" (Pearl Abyss). Game Rant's list adds the Clockwork Heart, Fort Windridge and Marni's Steel Armory.
Frequently asked questions
Where is Delesyia in Crimson Desert? Delesyia is one of the five regions of Crimson Desert's continent Pywel, with Hernand, Pailune, Demeniss and the Crimson Desert; it is the land of Marni's machines, the A.T.A.G. mechs and the Golden Star.
How do you get the A.T.A.G. mech in Crimson Desert? In Crimson Desert, A.T.A.G. mechs stand in hangars in Delesyia, and Kliff earns a personal unit through a questline that begins with Chapter 10's "Hidden Ace", according to Game Rant.
What chapters are in Delesyia? Crimson Desert's Chapter 10, "Counterattack", and Chapter 11, "Truth and Reality", take place in Delesyia, ending with the Golden Star at Marni's Masterium, according to Game Rant.
Who is Marni in Crimson Desert? Marni is the name behind Crimson Desert's machines: Pearl Abyss's patch notes name Marni's Laboratorium, Marni's Drilling Rig and "Marni's mech monsters", and Game Rant's boss list names Marni's Clockwork Mantis and Marni's Masterium, but the official notes do not describe Marni.
What bosses are in Delesyia? Crimson Desert's Delesyia has 9 bosses in Game Rant's list, including Golden Star, Thunder Tank, Storm Crusher, Marni's Clockwork Mantis and Queen Stoneback Crab.
Sources
- Pearl Abyss Releases New Crimson Desert Featurette Highlighting Story, World and Gameplay, Pearl Abyss, Jan 29, 2026
- Patch Notes Version 1.04.00, Pearl Abyss, Apr 23, 2026
- Patch Notes Version 1.05.00, Pearl Abyss, May 2, 2026
- Patch Notes Version 1.06.00, Pearl Abyss, May 11, 2026
- Patch Notes Version 1.07.00, Pearl Abyss, May 15, 2026
- Patch Notes Version 1.10.00, Pearl Abyss, Jun 5, 2026
- Patch Notes Version 1.16.00, Pearl Abyss, Aug 1, 2026
- Patch Notes Version 1.18.00, Pearl Abyss, Aug 15, 2026
- Patch Notes Version 2.00.00, Pearl Abyss, Aug 25, 2026
- Patch Notes Version 2.03.00, Pearl Abyss, Sep 18, 2026
- All boss fights and locations in Crimson Desert, Game Rant, Apr 1, 2026
- Crimson Desert main story quests and chapter list, Game Rant, Mar 19, 2026
- All mounts and vehicles in Crimson Desert, Game Rant, Apr 15, 2026
- How to get and repair the A.T.A.G. mech in Crimson Desert, Game Rant, 2026
- How to beat the Golden Star in Crimson Desert, Game Rant, 2026
- Crimson Desert new power challenges: Primal Frenzy bosses and locations, Game Rant, Mar 25, 2026
- Crimson Desert: Golden Star Quest Gameplay - IGN First, IGN, Oct 13, 2025 (video)
- Crimson Desert on PlayStation 5 Pro - The Digital Foundry Deep Dive, Digital Foundry, Mar 12, 2026 (video)
- Queen Stoneback Crab Boss Battle Gameplay, gamescom 2024, Crimson Desert, Aug 21, 2024 (video)
Moments
Crimson Desert: Golden Star Quest Gameplay - IGN First
IGN
Crimson Desert on PlayStation 5 Pro - The Digital Foundry Deep Dive
Digital Foundry
Crimson Desert - Queen Stoneback Crab Boss Battle Gameplay | gamescom 2024
Crimson Desert
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DemenissDemeniss is one of the five regions of Crimson Desert's continent Pywel, home of Demeniss Castle and the setting of Chapter 8, "Blood Coronation", and of bosses such as Hexe Marie and Draven the Crowcaller, according to Game Rant. Game Rant lists 16 bosses there, as many as in Hernand.
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HernandHernand, the Duchy of Hernand, is the region of Crimson Desert's continent Pywel where Kliff's journey after the Black Bears' ambush takes shape, home to the city of Hernand, the besieged city of Calphade, the Greymane camp at Howling Hill and the House Serkis questline. Most of Chapters 2 to 6 of the main story take place there, according to Game Rant's chapter list.
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PailunePailune, the Tribal State of Pailune, is the northern homeland of the Greymanes in Crimson Desert, the land they lose to the Black Bears' night ambush at the start of the game and win back in Chapter 7, "Homecoming". The Greymane camp can later move there, which gives Kliff the Private Storage.
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Reception and AwardsCrimson Desert drew mixed to positive reviews, with a Metacritic score of 77 on PC and an OpenCritic Top Critic Average of 78 (read Oct 20, 2026); critics praised its open world and combat and faulted its story and controls, while Steam players rate it Very Positive, about 84% positive. It is nominated for PC Game of the Year and Best Soundtrack at the Golden Joystick Awards 2026.
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Sales and Player CountCrimson Desert sold 2 million copies on launch day and 6 million by Jun 11, 2026, Pearl Abyss's latest total, and peaked at 276,261 concurrent Steam players on Mar 29, 2026, SteamDB's measured all-time peak. SteamDB counted a peak of 28,918 players in the 30 days before Oct 21, 2026.
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Queen Stoneback CrabThe Queen Stoneback Crab is a giant crab boss in Crimson Desert's Delesyia whose back is a mossy hill of rock and minerals; you beat her by climbing onto her back, breaking the mineral deposits to expose glowing weak points and piercing them, then smashing the pots on her back in the second phase (Game Rant and TheGamer). Her desert cousin, the Queen Bismuth Oreback Crab, got a new attack pattern in update 1.12.00.
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