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Hexe Marie is a witch boss of Crimson Desert's Chapter 9, fought at the Hexe Sanctuary according to Game Rant's boss list. She teleports, sends swarms of crows and summons Hexe warriors; clear her minions, then pin her down with Force Palm and heavy attacks (TheGamer).
Hexe Marie is a witch boss of Crimson Desert whom Kliff fights in Chapter 9 at the Hexe Sanctuary, according to Game Rant's boss list: she teleports around her courtyard, sends swarms of crows at you and keeps summoning Hexe warriors, so the way to beat her is to clear her minions first, then lock her in place with Force Palm and heavy attacks, as TheGamer's guide puts it. Pearl Abyss first showed the fight in a seven-minute video on Dec 5, 2024, which opens here as Kliff, shield on his back, walks through a stone gate into a walled courtyard around a great dead tree hung with iron cages and ringed with candles, before a cutscene in which she appears in a black feathered headdress. That video is from a pre-release build; the fight in the released game (Mar 19, 2026) follows the same outline. Every boss is listed on Bosses.
Quick facts
| Chapter | 9, main quest (Game Rant) |
| Where | Hexe Sanctuary, among Game Rant's Demeniss boss locations |
| Phases | Two (Pearl Abyss, Dec 5, 2024) |
| Her attacks | Teleports, crow swarms, magic blasts; in phase two, copies of herself (TheGamer) |
| Her minions | Hexe warriors; Pearl Abyss names the Hexe Earthen Warrior |
| Best answer | Clear the minions, then Force Palm and heavy attacks (TheGamer) |
| First shown | "Hexe Marie Boss Battle Gameplay", Pearl Abyss, Dec 5, 2024 (G-Star 2024 in November before it) |
Who she is
Pearl Abyss introduced Hexe Marie on Dec 5, 2024 as "a shadowy figure who defied the sacred laws", fought in "the ominous Smoking Lands" on a battlefield "littered with mysterious urns", with Kliff's entry "seamlessly blended with a cinematic cutscene". She is a witch: in the released game her lair sits at the end of what TheGamer's reviewer called a "convoluted questline" in Chapter 9, the chapter Game Rant's chapter list titles "The Sage of the Desert". This page tells no more of her story than the fight itself; the wider plot is on Story.
Her own words in the 2024 video tie her to the game's final threat. As the fight begins, with her name and health bar at the top of the screen, she says that when Umbra "casts absolute darkness upon this land", the corpses of "foolish witches" will pile into a mountain, and that she will stand at its top "and witness the arrival of true paradise". The frames then show crows bursting around Kliff, the screen washing red as he is hit, and him trading sword blows with her and her warriors among the urns.
How to beat Hexe Marie
TheGamer's guide (Harry Alston, Mar 19, 2026) describes the fight in the released game:
- Before her: you destroy the totems around her lair, guarded by earthen beasts her magic brings to life. The elite ones hit hard.
- Phase one: she teleports around the arena, fires swarms of crows and blasts you with magic, and a swarm of Hexe warriors clutters the ground. She is hard to hit for long.
- Phase two: her attacks grow more intense and more enemies spawn; she makes several copies of herself to send a crow swarm after you, and against that "All you can do here is run."
- The answer: be patient, clear the minions with attacks that hit many enemies at once (the guide names Spirit's Judgment and Kliff's grapples), then pin her in place by chaining Force Palm into heavy attacks. Explosive arrows work well on the minions.
- Preparation: TheGamer's reviewer went in with defense-focused armor, a sword core that tracks her as she teleports (Crow's Pursuit), and hearty soups and porridges.
The 2024 video shows the same pattern. Pearl Abyss's description of it says the fight is "divided into two phases", that players "must fend off waves of her summoned minions", and that Kliff uses "ice arrows and explosive arrows to immobilize or eliminate swarms of Hexe Earthen Warrior". In these frames she swoops in close in a storm of black feathers and purple light, then Kliff fights her warriors across the courtyard and opens his weapon wheel at 4:01 to change tools mid-fight. Force Palm and the rest of Kliff's moves are on Combat.
The fight ends in a cutscene. The frames show a winged figure in purple light, then a struggle inside a dark wooden room, and Kliff back in the courtyard by the dead tree as the dust settles, before a glowing sigil and the title card.
In the game now
Pearl Abyss's patch notes mention her creatures more than once: version 1.12.00 (Jun 19, 2026) restored the knowledge entry for the "Hexe Earthen Exploding Spider" after defeating it. Version 2.00.00, the free Crimson Desert Enhanced update of Aug 25, 2026, added knowledge, items, memory fragments and dialogue about the game's bosses and new cutscenes through the main story. Defeated bosses can be fought again with Boss Rematch (since 1.05.00, May 2, 2026).
Frequently asked questions
Where is Hexe Marie in Crimson Desert? Hexe Marie is fought in Chapter 9 of Crimson Desert's main quest at the Hexe Sanctuary, according to Game Rant's boss list, which places the Hexe Sanctuary among Demeniss's boss locations.
How do you beat Hexe Marie in Crimson Desert? Clear her Hexe warriors first with attacks that hit groups, then pin Hexe Marie down by chaining Force Palm into heavy attacks, according to TheGamer's guide; explosive arrows also work well on her minions.
How many phases does the Hexe Marie fight have? The Hexe Marie fight in Crimson Desert has two phases, Pearl Abyss said on Dec 5, 2024; in the second she grows more aggressive and makes copies of herself to send crows after you (TheGamer).
Is Hexe Marie a witch in Crimson Desert? Yes: Hexe Marie is a witch who commands crows and earthen warriors, and in Pearl Abyss's 2024 video she looks forward to the day Umbra brings darkness over the land.
When was the Hexe Marie boss fight shown? Pearl Abyss showed Hexe Marie at G-Star 2024 in November 2024 and released the "Hexe Marie Boss Battle Gameplay" video on Dec 5, 2024, more than a year before Crimson Desert came out on Mar 19, 2026.
Sources
- Pearl Abyss Unveils Stunning Crimson Desert Boss Battle With the Powerful Hexe Marie, Pearl Abyss, Dec 5, 2024
- Watch the Hexe Marie Boss Battle Gameplay Trailer, Pearl Abyss (notice 38)
- Patch Notes Version 2.00.00, Pearl Abyss, Aug 25, 2026
- Patch Notes Version 1.12.00, Pearl Abyss, Jun 19, 2026
- Patch Notes Version 1.05.00, Pearl Abyss, May 2, 2026
- Crimson Desert news and patch notes, Pearl Abyss on Steam
- Crimson Desert: Hexe Marie Boss Mechanics and Preparation Guide, TheGamer (Harry Alston), Mar 19, 2026
- All Boss Fights in Crimson Desert and Where to Find Them, Game Rant (Jake Fillery), Apr 1, 2026
- Crimson Desert Main Story Quests and Chapter List, Game Rant, Mar 19, 2026
- Hexe Marie Boss Battle Gameplay, Crimson Desert, Dec 5, 2024 (video)
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Hexe Marie Boss Battle Gameplay | Crimson Desert
Crimson Desert
- Hexe Marie is a witch boss of Crimson Desert whom Kliff fights in Chapter 9 at the Hexe Sanctuary, according to Game…
- Her own words in the 2024 video tie her to the game's final threat. As the fight begins, with her name and health bar…
- The 2024 video shows the same pattern. Pearl Abyss's description of it says the fight is "divided into two phases"…
- The fight ends in a cutscene. The frames show a winged figure in purple light, then a struggle inside a dark wooden…
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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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