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Overview

Colossal Might is anAbyss GearinCrimson 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.

Properties

Usage

This is a unique Abyss Gear with a specific combat effect. It can be embedded intoequipmentsockets by visiting aWitchfound in each region. Unique Abyss Gears provide powerful, specialized bonuses that can significantly alter combat dynamics.

How to Obtain

This item can be obtained through the following sources:

• Defeat the ogre

Notes

• Abyss Gearsare socketable items that can be embedded into equipment to provide various bonuses.

• Visit aWitchin any region to embed or remove Abyss Gears from equipment sockets.

Northern Arena Acquisition

The exact pickup location for Colossal Might is amassive open arenain the far north of the world map, marked off from the surrounding terrain by a circular cliff wall. On the world map, the arena sitsdirectly over the letter O in the Crimson Desert label, which makes it impossible to mistake for any of the smaller hunting grounds in the region.

1. Open the world map and locate theCrimson Desertlabel across the northern wastes.

2. Set a waypoint over theOin the label. The arena appears as an unmissable circular feature on the terrain.

3. Travel to the arena. The boss is already in the middle when the player enters, so no quest or interaction is required to trigger the fight.

4. Defeat the boss. The arena is a single-stage fight rather than a multi-phase encounter, so the loadout the player walks in with carries them all the way through.

5. Pick up the gear drop.Colossal Mightenters the player's inventory automatically once the boss is down.

Ground Slam Interrupt Use Case

Once equipped, Colossal Might transforms the heavy attack on the gloves slot into aground slam with a heavy staggering shockwaverather than a clean punch impact. The shockwave radiates a short distance around the player and pushes a strong stagger value on connect, which is what unlocks the gear's most useful boss-fight role: interrupting active attack animations.

In extended testing the ground slam has interrupted boss attack windups often enough to be treated as a reliable counter window rather than a coincidence. Used during the tell of a slow boss combo, the slam can clip the boss out of its swing before the hit lands, freeing the player to follow up with aTurning Slashor a weapon combo while the boss is still in the stagger recovery animation.

Because the trigger is a single heavy attack input rather than a finisher, the slam can be threaded into a build that already runs a shield. The off-hand stays free for blocks and parries while the glove socket carries the burst-and-interrupt role on the heavy punch.

See Also

• Abyss Gear- Overview of all Abyss Gears

• Utility Items- All utility items in Crimson Desert

• Equipment- Full equipment guide

Detailed Overview

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.

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 ashieldcan 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.

Proc Trigger and Animation

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.

Damage Profile

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 reliablePutrid Touch, which lands closer to its peak number on every connect.

Community Tier List Rating (Colossal Might)

A community tier list released forAbyss Gearby a Crimson Desert the community 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.

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 thatPutrid Touchis more consistent in the same slot, but the two gears can be paired in a build that uses both glove sockets together.

Build Notes

• Pairs naturally with shield play, since the heavy punch trigger does not require a free off-hand.

• Stacks withPutrid Touchin the glove combo slot for a high-burst unarmed loadout that covers both consistency and ceiling.

• Considered a strong option forKliffplayers who lean intoUnarmed Combat, thoughDamianecan also benefit from the heavy punch payoff during shielded boss phases.

• Less suited to pure ranged orTurning Slashfocused builds, since those do not generate heavy unarmed inputs often enough to keep the proc rolling.