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11 Overview
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33 Abyss Link is a skill-learning resource introduced in version 2.00.00, the Crimson Desert Enhanced update, released on August 25, 2026. It sits alongside Abyss Artifacts in the skill system and exists to keep the three playable characters' skill trees from competing for the same pool of resources.
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55 The core rule is a mirroring one. When a character spends Abyss Artifacts to learn a skill, an equivalent number of Abyss Links is granted to the other playable characters. Each character then spends their own Abyss Links to learn their own skills. Investing in one character therefore no longer comes at the direct expense of the others.
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77 How Abyss Link Works
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99 RuleDetailSourceGranted automatically when a character uses Abyss Artifacts to learn a skill.AmountAn equivalent number to the Abyss Artifacts spent.RecipientsThe other playable characters, not the character that spent the artifacts.SpendingEach character uses their own Abyss Links to learn skills.On resetWhen a character's skill progression is reset, the Abyss Links that character used are refunded.Carry-overAbyss Links can be carried into a new game from an existing save after all main quests are complete.
1010 Per-Character Skill Resets
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1212 Abyss Link is what makes per-character resets possible. Before version 2.00.00, a reset wiped the skill trees of all playable characters at the same time, so adjusting one build meant rebuilding every build. Since the Enhanced update, skill progression can be reset individually for each character, and only that character's Abyss Links are refunded.
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1414 The practical effect is that experimenting with one character's build no longer disturbs the others. See How to Respec Skills for the reset procedure and Skills for the wider skill system.
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1616 The One-Time Reset
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1818 Because Abyss Link changed how skill costs are tracked, all existing skill progression was reset the first time the game was launched after updating to version 2.00.00. Every resource previously used to learn skills, including Abyss Artifacts, was refunded at that point.
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2020 This is a one-time migration rather than a recurring event. Players returning to a save made before the update will find their skill trees blank and their spent resources returned to them, and will need to reallocate before continuing.
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2222 Relationship to Other Resources
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2424 ResourceRoleAbyss ArtifactsThe primary skill resource. Spending it is what generates Abyss Links for the other characters.Abyss LinkThe per-character resource the other playable characters spend on their own skills.Faded Abyss ArtifactsThe consumable historically associated with resetting skill progression.
2525 Carrying Abyss Links to a New Game
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2727 Version 2.00.00 added the ability to carry over Abyss Links and other in-game currency from an existing save file when starting a new game. The feature becomes available after completing all main quests. See New Game Plus for what is and is not confirmed about second playthroughs.
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2929 See Also
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3131 Abyss ArtifactsSkillsHow to Respec SkillsCrimson Desert EnhancedSkill Tree GuideFaded Abyss Artifacts