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Damiane Skills
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Damiane is the fastest playable character in Crimson Desert, built around precision, speed, and a combat style that mixes rapier fencing, firearms, and aerial magic. She becomes playable at the start of Chapter 3, after the End of Greed questline. Compared to Kliff, Damiane has a lower health pool and weaker blocking, but compensates with faster attacks, quick-step dodging, and the highest single-target damage potential.
Damiane's skills are organized into three color-coded trees: Stamina (blue), Spirit (green), and Health (red). Skills are unlocked and upgraded using Abyss Artifacts. Stat upgrades (Health, Stamina, Spirit) made on Kliff's skill tree carry over to Damiane, but individual skill levels must be upgraded separately for each character.
The Stamina tree covers Damiane's weapon techniques, ranged combat, and physical strikes. These skills consume Stamina on use.
Armed Combat is a starting skill. Press R1 to perform a basic weapon attack. Further investment increases melee weapon damage. Max rank: 5.
Icon | Skill | Input | Cost | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 (dodge) | Dodge an attack and counter with a melee strike. Damiane's variant of Evasive Slash. | ||
| R1 (hold) | |||
| R1 (swap) | None | Instantly switch between main and sub-weapons mid-attack. |
Piercing Light is a starting skill. Press R1 + △ to move forward and cut down enemies in your path. Cost: 40 Stamina.
Icon | Skill | Input | Cost | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 + △ (follow-up) | Launch an enemy into the air with an upward strike. | ||
| R1 + △ (follow-up) | Thrust forward to impale an enemy. | ||
| R1 + △ | Enhanced variant that reduces the target's defense. |
Smiting Strike is a starting skill. Press R1 + R2 to spin around and slam an enemy down with a spear of light. Cost: 10 Spirit.
Icon | Skill | Cost | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enhanced version with increased damage output. | ||
| Further refined version with faster execution. | ||
| Variant that reduces the target's defense on hit. |
Smiting Bolt is a starting skill. Press R2 to call down a spear of light to damage enemies. Cost: 40 Stamina.
Icon | Skill | Cost | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enhanced version with improved damage. | ||
| Variant that improves accuracy and tracking. |
Sword Flurry is a starting skill. Press R1 + X to dodge an attack and strike quickly. Cost: 30 Stamina.
Icon | Skill | Cost | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enhanced version enabling consecutive strikes. |
Blinding Flash: reflects light to blind enemies and ignite environmental objects. Requires Abyss Artifacts or observation to learn.
Marksmanship is a starting skill. Press L2 to perform a basic ranged weapon attack. Further investment increases ranged weapon damage.
Charged Shot is a starting skill. Press R2 while aiming to charge your shot and fire a powerful bullet. Cost: 10 Spirit.
Evasive Shot: press ○ twice while aiming to sidestep an enemy attack and fire a shot. Cost: 45 Stamina. Requires 1 Abyss Artifact or observation.
Icon | Skill | Cost | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Faster sidestep with improved recovery. | ||
| Enhanced version with additional follow-up shots. |
Shield Toss is a starting skill. Press R3 to throw a shield that strikes enemies and bounces up to 3 times before returning. Cost: 5 Spirit.
Icon | Skill | Cost | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Improved bouncing range and tracking. | ||
| Enhanced damage and number of bounces. |
Quick Reload: reload your ranged weapon faster during combat.
Unarmed Combat is a starting skill. Press △ to strike enemies with bare fists. Further investment increases unarmed damage. Max rank: 5.
Icon | Skill | Input | Cost | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| △ (combo) | Sweep an enemy's legs to knock them down. | ||
| △ (combo) | Wrap your legs around an enemy and bring them to the ground. | ||
| △ (combo) | A fast kick combo targeting the torso. | ||
| △ | Enhanced strikes with increased damage and combo options. | ||
| △ | Rapid multi-hit kick combo. | ||
| △ (midair) | Midair double kick toward a target. | ||
| △ (high air) | 10 Spirit | Precision diving kick from high altitude. Requires Unarmed Combat Lv5 or observation. | |
| △ (hold) | None | Hold △ to perform a spinning kick that launches enemies. Requires observation or 1 Abyss Artifact. |
Grappling is a starting skill. Press △ + ○ to perform a grappling attack. Further investment increases grappling damage. Max rank: 5.
Icon | Skill | Cost | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grab and hold an enemy in place. | ||
| Grab an enemy and hurl them. | ||
| Running grab that slams an enemy into the ground. | ||
| 60 Stamina | Press X + square while midair to slam your full weight down on the enemy. Requires 1 Abyss Artifact or observation. | |
| 60 Stamina | Press X + square while sprinting to hook an enemy and slam them into the ground. Requires 1 Abyss Artifact or observation. | |
| 20 Stamina/s | Press triangle + circle while performing a kick to grab your enemy and hurl them away with a spinning throw. Requires Grappling Lv3. | |
| 60 Stamina | Press X + square while grappling to perform multiple Lariat attacks on your enemy. Requires Grappling Lv5. | |
| Spinning grapple attack that drills the target into the ground. | ||
| Cling to the back of massive targets and deal close-quarters damage. | ||
| Grapple an enemy while airborne. Unique to Damiane. | ||
| Grab an enemy with your legs and throw them with a spinning motion. |
Vault: press X to leap over an enemy and land behind them. Cost: 40 Stamina.
The Spirit tree enhances Damiane's focus abilities, defensive mechanics, and summoned sentinels. These skills consume Spirit on use.
Focus is a starting skill. Press L3 + R3 to enter Focus mode. Time flows more slowly around you.
Focused Shot is a starting skill. While aiming, press L3 + R3 to Focus, then press R1 to fire. Fires up to 4 shots per activation; each rank adds 2 more shots. Cost: 3 Spirit.
Icon | Skill | Cost | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Spirit | Press R2 while focused to unleash a rapid volley of bullets. Requires Focused Shot Lv3. | |
| Sidestep and fire while in a focused state. |
Keen Senses is a starting skill. Enhances swift defensive actions with the power of nature.
Icon | Skill | Cost | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| None | Perform a perfect block to deflect an incoming attack. | |
| Perform a precise dodge to avoid damage entirely. | ||
| Follow a successful parry or dodge with an immediate counterattack. | ||
| 10 Spirit | A perfect-timed roll that provides invincibility frames. |
Blade Sentinel: press R3 while focused to have a sentinel assault a targeted location. Cost: 10 Spirit. Requires Focus Lv3 and Shield Toss Lv3.
Shield Sentinel: press R1 while in Focus mode to deploy a sentinel that temporarily assists you in combat. Cost: 10 Spirit. Requires Focus Lv2 and Shield Toss Lv2.
Nature's Grasp: lift and move heavy objects using the power of the Axiom. Can slam environmental objects onto enemies and bosses.
Double Jump is automatically unlocked. Press □ twice to perform an extra jump in midair or off an enemy. Cost: 5 Spirit.
The Health tree provides elemental infusions, movement abilities, and environmental skills. Many of these modify existing attacks with elemental properties.
Imbue Element: wield the elements and apply them to your skills. Requires at least one elemental skill at Lv1 (Flame Rush, Frost Mantle, Lightning Strike, or Storm Pillar) plus 1 Abyss Artifact.
Icon | Skill | Cost | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apply your current element to Charged Shot attacks. | ||
| Apply your current element to Smiting Strike. | ||
| Apply your current element to Shield Toss. | ||
| Apply your current element to Meteor Kick. |
Icon | Skill | Input | Cost | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R2 + △ | 10 Spirit | Lunge forward with a flame-charged punch. Requires Flame Lv1. | |
| R2 + △ | 10 Spirit | Create a freezing barrier that blocks one hit and staggers nearby enemies. | |
| R2 + △ | 10 Spirit | Create an AoE electric shock zone on the ground. Builds boss stagger meters. | |
| R2 + △ | 10 Spirit | Summon a pillar of elemental energy that damages enemies in an area. |
Flight is automatically unlocked. Press □ to use a glider to fly while airborne. Cost: 25 Stamina per second.
Icon | Skill | Cost | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upgraded flight with faster dive speed and improved maneuverability. |
Skystep: press L3 in midair to deploy an Abyss Fan powered by Scholastone technology. Use the resulting updraft to leap higher or extend your flight time. Cost: 10 Spirit.
Damiane begins with the following skills already unlocked when she becomes playable in Chapter 3:
Skills are upgraded using Abyss Artifacts, which are acquired by defeating enemies, completing quests, and finding Sealed Abyss Artifacts hidden around the world. The Abyss Artifact cost increases progressively as you invest more points in a given skill. Some skills can also be learned by observing them being performed in combat encounters.
Many skills have sub-skills (called Inner Skills) that unlock after reaching a certain rank in the parent skill. For example, Blade Sentinel requires Focus Lv3 and Shield Toss Lv3 before it becomes available. Damiane shares the same stat pools (Health, Stamina, Spirit) as Kliff, but her individual skill levels and Inner Skills must be upgraded independently.
