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11 Aerial Combat in Crimson Desert refers to the set of Flight and aerial follow-up skills shared by all three playable characters. Contrary to a common misconception, flight is not Kliff-exclusive: Damiane and Oongka both get their own flight tools (glider and rocket pack respectively). Patch 1.03.00 added further parity by giving Damiane and Oongka skills that match Kliff's traversal and combat kit.
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44 Who Flies How
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66 CharacterFlight TypeUnlockKliffGlideChapter 1 "Traces" after speaking to the Woman in WhiteDamianeGliderAutomatically on joining the roster in Chapter 3OongkaRocket packChapter 8 faction quest (Grimnir's letter)
77 Core Stats
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99 Flight costs 25 Stamina per second for all three characters.Flight is glide-based, not soaring. Altitude is lost over time unless chained with skills like Aerial Force Palm.Swift Flight is the Level 2 upgrade; it increases speed at the cost of higher stamina drain.Flight lives in the Health branch of the skill tree.
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1111 Kliff's Aerial Kit
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1313 Aerial Force Palm: the main vertical traversal tool; up to three mid-air activations to reset altitude.Aerial Roll: short evasive roll during flight.Aerial Stab: mid-air thrust attack. Unlocked at Stab Level 3. Input: R1/RB + Triangle/Y after jump, during a fall, or after Aerial Force Palm.Aerial Maneuver: airborne repositioning skill.Aerial Swing: swinging melee attack from the air.Focused Aerial Roll: new Patch 1.03.00 addition. Use Focus during flight, then press dodge. Requires Focus Lv. 3, Flight Lv. 2, and Aerial Roll.
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1515 Patch 1.03.00 Parity Changes
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1717 Patch 1.03.00 gave Damiane and Oongka new aerial and utility skills so that the three characters feel closer in open-world combat:
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1919 Axiom Force and Nature's Snare were added to Damiane and Oongka.Shield Toss (Damiane) now functions like Force Palm for puzzle interactions.Scatter Shot (Oongka) now functions like Force Palm.Skystep (Damiane) and Vertical Flight (Oongka) received control input adjustments.
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2121 Combat and Lock-On
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2323 Flight shares the Stamina bar with dodges and heavy attacks. Pick your moments; extended glides will leave you empty at the wrong time.As of Patch 1.03.00, hard lock-on against bosses is maintained from longer distances, improving camera tracking during aerial approaches. Lock-on was also removed from a handful of very large bosses where it hurt readability.Aerial skills preserve momentum when chained; Focused Aerial Roll into Aerial Force Palm into a downward Aerial Stab is a common high-damage chain.
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2525 See Also
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2727 FlightFlight Skill GuideSwift FlightFocused Aerial RollPatch 1.03.00