Greater Primalbane
Crimson Desert Abyss Gear in the Primalbane family that increases damage dealt to Primal-type enemies. Highest tier of the Primalbane line, above Primalbane I, II, and III.
Loading...
Loading...
The Greater Primalbane is the top tier of the Primalbane Abyss Gear family in Crimson Desert. When socketed into a weapon, it increases damage dealt to Primal-type enemies. The Primalbane line follows the standard bane pattern used across other Abyss Gears: a Roman-numeral progression (I, II, III) capped by a Greater variant that delivers the strongest version of the effect.
Property | Value |
|---|---|
Family | Primalbane (anti-Primal damage line) |
Tier | Greater (highest in the line) |
Slot type | Weapon |
Effect | Increased damage dealt to Primal-type enemies. |
Lower tiers |
Bane Abyss Gears in Crimson Desert each target a specific enemy faction. Each family follows the same I-II-III-Greater progression, and they cannot stack across different families on the same weapon. Common bane families include:
Primalbane - against Primal-type enemies (this gear's family).
Hexebane - against Hexe enemies.
Abyssbane - against Abyss-type enemies.
Bloodbane - against Humanoid enemies.
Malicebane - against malice-tagged enemies.
Standard Abyss Gear drop and quest sources. Greater bane variants are typically gated behind boss drops, region-specific challenges, or higher-tier loot tables; check the Abyss Gear database for the latest path.
Synthesis. Some Greater banes can be crafted by combining lower-tier copies in the Abyss Synthesis Guide recipe set.
Blueprint-based crafting. The Gear Blueprint: Primalbane item enables crafting through the standard Abyss Gear blueprint flow.
Extraction at a Witches of Pywel vendor. Once obtained, Greater Primalbane can be moved between weapons through the standard Abyss Gear extraction service.
Sustained Primal-heavy zones. Areas dominated by Primal enemies see a meaningful damage boost from Greater Primalbane, especially against tougher Primal bosses where the damage modifier compounds across long fights.
Boss-specific loadouts. Bane gears are commonly swapped in just before a known fight. Slot Greater Primalbane onto the main weapon when the upcoming boss is Primal-tagged, then swap back for general content.
Single-weapon focus. Because banes do not stack across families, the gear is most efficient on a player's primary damage weapon rather than a backup.
Tier | Article | |
|---|---|---|
Primalbane I | ||
Primalbane II | ||
Primalbane III | ||
Greater Primalbane | This article. |
Abyss Gear - system overview.
Best Abyss Gears Guide - bane tier comparisons.
Abyss Synthesis Guide - crafting bane gears.
Gear Blueprint: Primalbane - crafting blueprint.