The Stone Giant quest is one of the more memorable fights in Crimson Desert's House Felix faction line. You're sent into the Southern Quarry to drive out the Bleed Bandits and put down their stone enforcer, Cubewalker Lithus, a boss that rewards patience and punishes players who rush in swinging. Here's everything you need to know to clear it cleanly.
How to unlock the Stone Giant quest
The Stone Giant quest doesn't appear on its own. According to Game8's walkthrough, you need to complete the Vellua Fishermen's Guild quests first. Once those are done, the Stone Giant quest unlocks alongside Family Concerns as part of the House Felix faction quest chain in the Southern Quarry area of Hernand.
Skipping the Fishermen's Guild quests means this quest stays locked, so if it's not showing up, that's why.
Where is Southern Quarry?
Southern Quarry sits in Hernand, east of Unicorn Cliff and just southeast of the Nas River, according to TheGamer's walkthrough. When you arrive, the area has three locations occupied by Bleed Bandits:
- Infirmary
- Barracks
- Training Ground
You need to clear all three to drive the enemy percentage bar down to zero and fully liberate the quarry. Work through them methodically before triggering the boss, since fighting Lithus with bandits still nearby makes things messier than they need to be.
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Watch for barrels marked with a large X throughout the quarry. They explode on contact and can kill you outright if you're standing too close.
Target the glowing head first
How to defeat Cubewalker Lithus
Once you push into the center of the quarry and enter the zone marked by an orange cloud on your minimap, Cubewalker Lithus spawns. The fight has a specific mechanic you need to understand before the boss's health starts moving.
What attacks does Cubewalker Lithus use?
According to TheGamer's guide, Lithus runs through a predictable attack rotation:
- Opens immediately with a right-fist slam attack
- Fires all of its stone pieces as a ranged volley
- Disassembles into a spinning whirlwind, deals damage, then reassembles and strikes again at the end of the animation
The whirlwind phase is the one that catches people off guard. Don't try to close distance during it. Dodge away and wait for the reassembly animation to finish before committing to attacks.
How do you make Cubewalker Lithus vulnerable?
Lithus's head glows red, which is your signal that it's the weak point. You need to use Axiom Force directly on the head to pull it free, which collapses the boss and opens it up to a full damage window. According to Game8, using Axiom Force on the head and then pulling with your joystick or mouse is what causes Lithus to fall apart into pieces, at which point you attack the individual pieces to deal real damage.
Positioning matters here. TheGamer notes that the crane beside Lithus provides a higher vantage point that makes landing Axiom Force on the head noticeably easier. If you're struggling to hit the weak spot from ground level, climb up.
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The crane next to Lithus gives you a cleaner angle on the glowing red head. Spend a few seconds getting into position before triggering Axiom Force.
What's the best strategy for beating Cubewalker Lithus?
Bow users have a significant advantage in this fight. TheGamer's guide specifically calls out the bow and arrow as the best approach, and after testing the fight across multiple attempts, it's hard to argue. The quarry's layout is tight, which punishes melee players who can't create distance quickly.
If you're going ranged, these three skills from TheGamer's recommended list will carry you:
If you've already farmed the Infinite Arrows Abyss Gear, TheGamer notes you can spam Explosive Arrows throughout the fight, which makes the whole encounter significantly shorter.
For melee players, the same core loop applies: dodge attacks, wait for the Axiom Force window, dislodge the head, then unload on the pieces. It's just slower and riskier given how little space the quarry provides.
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Regardless of your weapon type, the fight doesn't progress until you dislodge Lithus's head with Axiom Force. Spending all your stamina on body hits before triggering the weak point mechanic just wastes time.
How to Complete Stone Giant Quest
- Complete the Vellua Fishermen's Guild quests to unlock the quest
- Travel to Southern Quarry, east of Unicorn Cliff in Hernand
- Clear the Infirmary, Barracks, and Training Ground of Bleed Bandits
- Avoid the X-marked explosive barrels throughout the area
- Enter the center of the quarry to trigger Cubewalker Lithus's spawn via the orange cloud marker
- Use Axiom Force on Lithus's glowing red head and pull to collapse the boss
- Attack the scattered pieces to deal damage
- Repeat the Axiom Force cycle until Lithus is defeated
- Pick up the Abyss Artifact that drops after the kill
- Finish clearing remaining enemies until the percentage bar hits zero
What rewards do you get from the Stone Giant quest?
After clearing the quarry and defeating Lithus, you'll receive the following from completing Count Felix's request, according to both Game8 and TheGamer:
From the quest completion (Stone Giant):
- Secret of the Abandoned Mine x1
- Rune-Engraved Rock x1
- Abyss Artifact x1
From Count Felix's Reward quest:
- Miner's Lantern Hat (detects nearby ore deposits)
- Bloodstone x2
- Epidote x3
The Miner's Lantern Hat is the standout reward here. If you're doing any serious ore farming in Hernand, having a hat that passively flags nearby deposits saves a lot of map-checking time.
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The Abyss Artifact you collect from Lithus's body counts as part of the quest objective, so don't skip picking it up before you finish clearing the remaining enemies.
Is the Stone Giant quest worth doing?
Short answer: yes. The Miner's Lantern Hat alone justifies the time investment if you plan on mining ore in Hernand, and the Abyss Artifact feeds directly into your gear progression. The fight itself is one of the more mechanically distinct encounters in the faction quest lineup, with the Axiom Force weak point system giving it a different feel from standard boss fights.
The bow-and-arrow approach makes it accessible even if your build isn't fully optimized yet. Grab the three recommended skills, position near the crane, and the fight is manageable at a reasonable gear level.
For more Crimson Desert faction quests, boss guides, and build breakdowns, browse more guides on GAMES.GG.