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55 Colossal Might is an Abyss Gear in Crimson Desert. Grants a variety of effects when embedded in an equipment socket. Witches found in each region have the power to embed or remove Abyss gears. Colossal Might: Slams the ground with immense force, dealing additional damage.
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77 Properties
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99 PropertyValueTypeUnique Abyss GearPrice1,973 Silver
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1212 This is a unique Abyss Gear with a specific combat effect. It can be embedded into equipment sockets by visiting a Witch found in each region. Unique Abyss Gears provide powerful, specialized bonuses that can significantly alter combat dynamics.
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1414 How to Obtain
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1616 This item can be obtained through the following sources:
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1818 Defeat the ogre
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2020 Notes
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2222 Abyss Gears are socketable items that can be embedded into equipment to provide various bonuses.Visit a Witch in any region to embed or remove Abyss Gears from equipment sockets.
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2424 See Also
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2626 Abyss Gear - Overview of all Abyss GearsUtility Items - All utility items in Crimson DesertEquipment - Full equipment guide
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2828 Detailed Overview
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3030 Colossal Might is the high-damage option for the glove heavy attack slot. It triggers on the heavy unarmed punch when the player connects with a target, swapping the standard heavy hit animation for a heavier impact frame that lands a single concentrated burst of damage. The defining trait of the gear is raw upfront damage: when it lands clean, it can almost delete a regular enemy in one hit, which is unusual for a single-socket glove gear.
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3232 Because the trigger fires on a heavy attack input rather than on a combo finisher, Colossal Might integrates into builds that already lean on shield play. Players running a shield can keep the off-hand ready for blocks and parries while the heavy unarmed punch on the glove slot still benefits from the gear's burst. This gives the build a meaningful unarmed payoff without forcing a full unarmed combo loop.
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3434 Proc Trigger and Animation
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3636 The gear procs from a connecting heavy unarmed strike, which means it does not require a specific combo string. Players can throw the heavy punch at any point in the chain, including out of a roll or after a shield press. The hit confirms in a single frame and the gear's bonus damage rolls into the same hit, so there is no second animation window for the enemy to interrupt.
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3838 Damage Profile
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4040 Colossal Might leans almost entirely on its damage axis. Single-target burst is the main appeal, with smaller utility on the back end since the gear does not push staggers or area knockdowns. The downside is consistency: the bonus damage roll is variable, and there are runs where the heavy hit lands for noticeably less than expected. This swing is the reason most community tier lists place it just below the more reliable Putrid Touch, which lands closer to its peak number on every connect.
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4242 Community Tier List Rating (Colossal Might)
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4444 A community tier list released for Abyss Gear by a Crimson Desert content creator scores every gear out of 30 across damage, usability, and utility (10 points each). The score buckets are 25 to 30 for S tier, 20 to 24 for A tier, 15 to 19 for B tier, 10 to 14 for C tier, 5 to 9 for D tier, and below 5 for F tier.
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4646 AxisScoreNoteDamage9 / 10Hits extremely hard when it lands, can delete regular enemies in one heavy punch.Usability7 / 10Easy to use and works with a shielded off-hand, but the damage output is inconsistent run-to-run.Utility8 / 10Solid impact frame, contributes to single-target burst for boss work.Total24 / 30A Tier
4747 The community summary places Colossal Might in the upper half of glove options because of the raw damage ceiling, with the inconsistency knocked off enough usability points to keep it out of S tier. The list specifically calls out that Putrid Touch is more consistent in the same slot, but the two gears can be paired in a build that uses both glove sockets together.
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4949 Build Notes
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5151 Pairs naturally with shield play, since the heavy punch trigger does not require a free off-hand.Stacks with Putrid Touch in the glove combo slot for a high-burst unarmed loadout that covers both consistency and ceiling.Considered a strong option for Kliff players who lean into Unarmed Combat, though Damiane can also benefit from the heavy punch payoff during shielded boss phases.Less suited to pure ranged or Turning Slash focused builds, since those do not generate heavy unarmed inputs often enough to keep the proc rolling.