Where to Find the Crown Jewel Trinket in Grounded 2
The Crown Jewel Trinket in Grounded 2 is found in a small cave near Skunk Pond, tucked between the Monster Barn and the Nets Pole. You’ll need to glide down a cliff edge to reach it, and the cave is guarded by an earwig and a scorpion before you can grab it off the table inside.
The team here at MetaForge tested this route after Obsidian Entertainment’s Into the Abyss update went live, since the Crown Jewel is new content tied to that release. This guide covers the exact path, the gear to bring, and how to clear the fight guarding the trinket.
What You’ll Need Before Heading Out
A short prep list saves you a wasted trip back to base. Here’s what to bring:
- Orb Weaver buggy or a dandelion tuft: Either lets you glide down safely once you reach the cliff edge.
- A weapon: You’ll need it to fight through the cave’s guardians.
- Bandages or a healing item: The fight runs long enough that you’ll likely take some damage.
- The Into the Abyss update installed: the Crown Jewel is new content tied to this update, so it won’t appear without it.
Once you’ve got these together, head toward Skunk Pond to start the route down.
How to Reach the Cave
From the area between the Monster Barn and the Nuts Pole, the route down to the cave is straightforward. Follow these steps:
- Head to the edge: Walk to the cliff edge near the Cookies landmark and look down and to the left.
- Spot the branch: You’ll see a branch leaning against the cliffside, this is your landing marker.
- Glide down: Use your Orb Weaver buggy or a dandelion tuft to float toward the branch and land below it.
- Head up to the cave: From your landing spot, continue up on foot or with your buggy to reach the cave entrance.
If you’d rather see the exact landing spot before committing, the Grounded 2 Interactive Map marks the route, though map markers are approximate and your exact path may vary slightly depending on terrain.
How to Clear the Cave’s Enemies
The cave itself is short, but it’s defended by an earwig and a scorpion that joins the fight partway through. Riding your buggy in first lets it draw enemy attention while you deal with threats from a safer position, and clearing smaller enemies before committing to the earwig keeps the fight manageable.
Example scenario: Suppose your buggy pulls both the earwig and the scorpion at once early in the fight. Focus the scorpion down first since it hits fast, then settle into a block-and-retreat pattern against the earwig, backing away between hits so it keeps targeting your buggy instead of you.
A few things worth keeping in mind during the fight:
- Buggy aggro: Ride in ahead of yourself so enemies focus your buggy rather than you.
- Priority targets: Clear smaller enemies first before fully committing to the earwig.
- Block and retreat: Hold block against the earwig’s attacks, stepping back between swings so it keeps chasing your buggy.
- Healing windows: Use the retreat steps to heal up rather than waiting until you’re in trouble.
Once the enemies are down, grab the note on the table and the trinket sitting next to it.
What the Crown Jewel Trinket Does
Equipping the Crown Jewel adds smashing damage to your weapon attacks, based on the item’s in-game description. Obsidian’s official patch notes haven’t published the exact damage figure as of this writing, so treat the specific value as unconfirmed until it appears in an official source.
Example scenario: Suppose you’re deciding between a club, which already deals smashing damage, and a spear built around piercing damage. Equipping the Crown Jewel reinforces a club’s existing damage type directly, while a spear user gains a secondary damage type rather than a boost to their main hits.
If your current loadout already leans on smashing weapons, swap the Crown Jewel into your trinket slot next time you gear up and see how it changes your damage output.
Quick Reference: Crown Jewel Trinket at a Glance
Here’s a summary of the key details covered above.
| Detail | Information |
|---|---|
| Location | Small cave near Skunk Pond, between the Monster Barn and the Nuts Pole |
| Update required | Into the Abyss |
| Gear needed | Orb Weaver buggy or dandelion tuft |
| Guarding enemies | Earwig, joined partway by a scorpion |
| Effect | Extra smashing damage on weapon attacks (exact value TBC) |
Put the Crown Jewel Trinket to Work in Brookhollow Park
With the Crown Jewel equipped, your smashing-focused loadout hits harder on every swing, which makes it worth testing against tougher creatures elsewhere in Skunk Pond and the wider Abyss. Try it out against some of the pond’s other guarded areas to see how it holds up outside this cave fight.
From here, keep pushing into what Into the Abyss added, whether that means diving deeper into the pond itself or hunting down more of the update’s new trinkets. Browse Grounded 2 for more on what else the update changed.
FAQs
What happens if you die while fighting for the Crown Jewel trinket?
Dying during the fight sends you back to your last spawn point, but the cave and cliffside route stay in place, so you won’t need to relocate the landing spot. Just re-glide down the same branch and re-engage, since the guarding enemies likely reset if you left the area.
Is the Crown Jewel a one-time pickup, or can it respawn?
The Crown Jewel is a one-time pickup, not a repeatable creature drop, since it sits on a table in a fixed spot inside the cave. Obsidian hasn’t confirmed its respawn behavior in official patch notes, so grab it on your first trip through instead of planning to farm it later.
Can you craft another Crown Jewel trinket after finding it once?
Obsidian’s official patch notes haven’t confirmed a crafting recipe for the Crown Jewel, so treat a second copy as unconfirmed rather than guaranteed. Check the Grounded 2 Database for any newly added recipes before assuming one exists, especially if you’re relying on a duplicate for co-op.
Does the Crown Jewel work on buggy-mounted weapons, or only handheld ones?
The Crown Jewel’s bonus hasn’t been confirmed to apply to buggy-mounted weapons in any official source, so treat it as unconfirmed rather than assumed. If your build leans on buggy-mounted weapons rather than handheld ones, test the effect in-game before building your loadout around it.
Does the Crown Jewel work on underwater weapons from the Into the Abyss update?
The Crown Jewel’s smashing bonus hasn’t been confirmed to extend to underwater weapons added in the Into the Abyss update, so treat this as unconfirmed rather than assumed. If your build relies on underwater weapons like the Harpoon Gun, test the Crown Jewel’s effect in-game before committing to it.
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