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Combat God's Plate Gloves
March 31, 2026 at 02:17 PM
Create full article: overview, stats table, Bonepit questline walkthrough (Drakane, Jaleel, Muskan), Showstopper and Relentless abyss gear breakdown, combat tips, Frost Hail synergy, See Also
The Combat God's Plate Gloves are a pair of Gloves in Crimson Desert that channel lightning energy through unarmed strikes. Described as ancient equipment woven with unique fibers and metals, they convert friction generated upon impact into destructive electrical currents. Charges accumulate rapidly during relentless barrages of strikes, ultimately unleashing power akin to a massive lightning bolt.
These gauntlets are obtained by completing the Bonepit questline in Tommaso, one of the main cities in the Crimson Desert region. They are widely considered one of the most unique glove items in the game because of their built-in lightning affinity and the two Abyss Gears they come pre-equipped with. For players who enjoy unarmed combat and melee damage, these gloves deliver a play style that many have compared to the God of War series, complete with visible electric sparks, shock effects, and devastating chain attacks.
Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
Type | Gloves (Plate) |
Attack | 19 |
Defense | 7 |
Sockets | 2 |
Passive | Critical Rate Lv. 1 |
Affinity | |
Abyss Gear 1 | |
Abyss Gear 2 |
With 19 ATK and 7 DEF, the Combat God's Plate Gloves strike a balance between offense and survivability. The Critical Rate Lv. 1 passive increases your chance of landing higher-damage hits, complementing the aggressive unarmed play style these gloves are built for.
The Combat God's Plate Gloves are the reward for completing the Bonepit questline. The Bonepit is a gladiator-style arena located in Tommaso, which sits in the Tommasoan Territory within the Crimson Desert region. The quest becomes available once you have progressed far enough through the main storyline and arrived in Tommaso.
The questline consists of a series of bare-fist fights. You cannot use weapons during these encounters; all combat is unarmed. There are three opponents you must defeat in sequence:
Order | Opponent | Difficulty | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
1st | Low | The weakest of the three. Uses a few basic combos. Can be overwhelmed with standard Square/Triangle attack chains. | |
2nd | Moderate | Hits harder and absorbs more punishment. Spirit attacks (R1+R2) and Focus to slow time are effective counters. | |
3rd | Boss | The final boss of the Bonepit. A massive fighter who relies on brute strength. Grappling (Triangle+Circle) and Spirit attacks are key to winning. |
After defeating Muskan, you receive the Combat God's Plate Gloves as the quest reward. Once Muskan is beaten, you can refight him at any time without having to redo the earlier bouts against Drakane and Jaleel.
What sets the Combat God's Plate Gloves apart from other gloves is that they come with two powerful Abyss Gears already socketed. Most gloves either have one abyss gear or none at all, making these an exceptional find.
Showstopper triggers when you repeatedly press R1 during unarmed combat. After a chain of strikes, it unleashes an AoE 360-degree pulse around your character that damages all nearby enemies. This addresses one of the main weaknesses of unarmed combat, which typically lacks area-of-effect capability. With Showstopper active, you can handle groups of enemies rather than picking them off one at a time.
The pulse fires at the end of the R1 combo chain, so maintaining consistent attack pressure is important. Breaking off your combo early means the Showstopper will not trigger. Against clusters of enemies, letting the full chain play out and then watching the shock wave clear the area is extremely satisfying.
Relentless increases your damage output with each consecutive attack you land. The longer you sustain an unbroken chain of hits, the harder each strike lands. This synergizes naturally with the unarmed play style, since fist combat revolves around rapid, repeated strikes rather than single heavy blows.
Because the bonus resets when you stop attacking or get interrupted, positioning and timing matter. Staying close to your target and avoiding staggers will let the Relentless damage multiplier ramp up to significant levels, especially during extended boss encounters where you can maintain pressure.
The Combat God's Plate Gloves have a default Lightning affinity. Every unarmed attack you perform with these gloves is imbued with shock damage, which builds up an elemental charge on the target. Once the threshold is reached, the target becomes shocked, staggering them and leaving them vulnerable to follow-up strikes.
Visually, your attacks produce electric sparks and visible shock effects on impact. The lightning imbue is always active while the gloves are equipped; you do not need to manually trigger it through the Imbue Element system. This makes the Combat God's Plate Gloves one of the few pieces of equipment that provides a permanent elemental damage bonus without any setup.
Chain R1 for Showstopper: Do not interrupt your R1 combo early. Let the full chain play out to trigger the Showstopper AoE pulse at the end. This is your primary tool for crowd control.
Stay aggressive for Relentless: The Relentless damage bonus rewards nonstop aggression. Dodge through enemy attacks rather than backing away so you can keep your hit chain going.
Lightning stagger: The shock buildup from lightning affinity will stagger targets periodically. Use these stagger windows to reposition or start a fresh combo for maximum Relentless stacking.
Boss fights: Against single-target bosses, the combination of Relentless ramping damage and lightning stagger makes these gloves excellent. Focus on learning the boss's attack windows and punish every opening with sustained R1 chains.
Pair with mobility skills: Unarmed combat puts you at close range with no shield. Invest in dodge skills and movement abilities to stay alive while keeping your attack chains active.
While the Combat God's Plate Gloves already excel on their own, they can be taken further by pairing them with the Frost Hail abyss gear on a separate armor piece. Frost Hail causes icicles to rain down from above whenever you perform frost-imbued attacks, dealing additional AoE damage in the impact zone.
To obtain Frost Hail, you need to progress through two quest chains in Paloon. First, complete the full Paloon militia questline (which includes the Queen of the Skies encounter). After that, you unlock the Soul Shepherd quest for the Sogghorn Tribe. The second quest in this chain pits you against the White Horn boss. Defeating White Horn rewards the Frost Hail abyss gear.
When using Frost Hail alongside the Combat God's Plate Gloves, you can switch between lightning-imbued strikes and frost-imbued strikes depending on the situation. Lightning staggers targets quickly, while frost builds toward a full freeze. The icicle drops from Frost Hail add another layer of AoE on top of the Showstopper pulse, giving you strong crowd-clearing potential from multiple sources.
Bonepit (the questline where these gloves are obtained)
Muskan (the final boss of the Bonepit)
Showstopper (AoE abyss gear included with the gloves)
Relentless (consecutive damage abyss gear included with the gloves)
Frost Hail (complementary abyss gear from White Horn)
Abyss Gear (overview of the socket system)
Gloves (all gloves in Crimson Desert)
Tommaso (the city where the Bonepit is located)
