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Overview

The Grace Rapier is a one-handed rapier in Crimson Desert designed for swift and precise melee attacks. With an Attack rating of 12, it sits at the entry level for rapiers and is one of the first weapons of this type that players can craft. The Grace Rapier's lightweight construction allows for rapid thrust chains and quick repositioning between strikes.

Rapiers are the signature weapon of Damiane, one of the three playable characters. While Damiane begins the game with the White Wind Rapier, the Grace Rapier serves as a craftable alternative that players can produce once they have gathered the necessary materials and obtained the recipe.

Stats

How to Obtain

Crafting

The Grace Rapier is craftable at any Blacksmith. You will need the corresponding crafting recipe before the option appears. The required materials are:

Both Iron Ore and Copper Ore are common resources found through mining nodes scattered across Pywel. The recipe itself may be obtained from loot drops, merchant purchases, or quest rewards.

Combat Notes

The Grace Rapier follows the standard rapier moveset: fast forward thrusts, a 5-hit light combo chain, and the ability to weave in pistol shots between swings when playing as Damiane. Its Attack of 12 is modest, but the rapier's strength has always been in combo volume and critical hit potential rather than raw per-hit damage.

Rapiers excel at targeting enemy weak points. Glowing vulnerability spots on bosses and elite enemies take 30 to 40% bonus damage from precision thrusts. The Grace Rapier's three Abyss Core slots let you slot in cores that amplify critical hit chance, making those weak-point hits even more punishing.

When paired with a buckler in the off-hand, the Grace Rapier supports the quick-step parry technique. Timing a buckler parry correctly staggers the enemy and opens a window for a full riposte combo. The Grace Rapier's lightweight build keeps recovery times short, so you can transition from defense to offense without delay.

Refinement

Like all weapons in the game, the Grace Rapier can be refined at a Blacksmith up to its maximum refinement capacity of 10. Each level increases the base Attack value. Investing in early refinement is worthwhile if you plan to use this rapier through the mid-game, as it keeps the damage output competitive with swords that have higher base stats.