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11Overview33Relentless is a Skill Abyss Gear in Crimson Desert that increases damage with consecutive attacks. When equipped, a combo meter appears on screen tracking successive hits. Each hit in a combo chain increases weapon attack damage by approximately 1%, with near-linear scaling. At 20 consecutive hits, the player deals roughly 20% bonus damage; at 50 hits, roughly 50% bonus damage. Taking damage from enemies resets the combo counter.55Relentless is one of the few offensive abyss gears that provides weapon damage bonuses when socketed into armor slots (gloves or footwear), making it highly efficient for builds that want to maximize damage without sacrificing weapon sockets for other gears.77Effect99"Damage increases with consecutive attacks."1111Relentless provides a generous combo meter with a large cooldown window that increases damage the more consecutive hits you land on an enemy. The meter gives strong visual feedback during combat, making it feel like playing a dedicated fighting game. It is widely considered one of the best abyss gears available, especially for players who invest over 200 hours into optimizing their builds.1313Properties1515PropertyValueTypeSkill Abyss GearPrice693 SilverScalingApproximately 1% per consecutive hit (linear)Reset ConditionTaking damage from enemies1717Compatible Equipment Slots1818Relentless can be socketed into the following equipment types:2020Melee Weapons (swords, greatswords, spears, halberds, etc.)GlovesFootwear2222Notably, when socketed into gloves or footwear, Relentless still provides its damage bonus to all weapon attacks. The Attack stat shown on gloves and boots normally only applies to unarmed combat (punches and kicks), but Relentless bypasses this limitation, making it one of the highest-value uses of an armor socket for damage-focused builds.2424How to Obtain2626Crafting2828Relentless can be crafted at any Witch NPC through standard abyss gear crafting. The recipe requires:3030MaterialQuantityDestruction I1Swift I13232Pre-Socketed Equipment3333Relentless comes pre-socketed on the Bringer of Balance, a two-handed weapon found in the Forebearer's Barrens region. It can be found by locating an underground trapdoor at unnamed ruins in that area. The gear can be extracted from the weapon and moved to any compatible equipment slot.3535Other Sources3737Sealed Abyss Artifacts can drop Relentless as a reward.Various quest rewards throughout the game.3939Build Synergies4141Relentless pairs well with sustained-attack playstyles where the player can maintain long combo chains without taking damage.4343Turning Slash builds: The multi-hit nature of Turning Slash quickly builds the combo meter, amplifying damage over the course of a fight.Critical Rate builds: Combining Relentless with high critical rate multiplies the bonus damage from consecutive hits.The Combat God's Plate Gloves (dropped by the Muskan boss) have a built-in passive that also increases damage with consecutive attacks, stacking with Relentless for even greater sustained damage.4545For maximum value, socket Relentless into gloves or boots rather than a weapon, freeing weapon sockets for gears like Crow's Pursuit, Shadow Claw, or Graciel Halen.4747200-Hour Optimized Greatsword Build4949In a highly optimized end-game build, Relentless is best placed in the gloves slot. It pairs exceptionally well with the Darkbringer greatsword, Momentum (which adds +35% turning slash damage), Volcanic Eruption, and Flames of Judgment. Together, these form a complete offensive package: Relentless handles sustained melee pressure through the combo meter, Momentum amplifies the core greatsword skill, and the fire abilities provide burst area damage and crowd control.5151Stacking Mechanics5353Community testing has uncovered important rules about how Relentless stacks across different equipment slots. The stacking behavior depends entirely on where the abyss gear is placed, not simply how many copies you equip.5555Weapon + gloves/boots does NOT stack: Placing Relentless in a weapon slot and also in gloves or boots results in only 1/3 stacks registering on the stat screen. The game treats these as separate categories that do not combine.3x in weapon alone does NOT stack: Equipping three copies of Relentless in weapon slots still shows the equivalent of a single stack. Weapon slots appear to be hard-capped at one effective Relentless.3x in gloves and boots DOES stack: Placing all three copies in armor slots (gloves and boots) registers 3/3 on the stat screen and provides a genuine increase in effect.Diminishing returns apply: Three stacks of Relentless in gloves/boots provides roughly 50 to 100 percent more value than a single copy, not a full 3x multiplier. Each additional stack yields less incremental benefit than the last.5757Recommendations5959Always slot at least one Relentless in gloves or boots rather than in a weapon slot. If you are running a pure weapon-attack focused build, the second and third copies of Relentless can still be worthwhile in those armor slots, especially if you do not have better bane or critical-focused gears competing for the same slots. However, players who rely on proc effects should keep weapon slots free for those and limit Relentless to a single copy in armor.6161Sources6363Relentless has two separate acquisition routes, and both are worth knowing because one is locked behind a boss fight while the other is a simple cave loot pickup. Both paths produce the same abyss gear socket for use in the finisher stack.6565Combat God's Plate Gloves (Crimson Desert Arena)6767The Combat God's Plate Gloves come with Relentless pre-socketed as their built-in abyss gear. These gloves are the signature drop from the Muskan boss encounter at the Crimson Desert Arena. Extracting the abyss gear from the gloves through a witch merchant frees up Relentless to be re-socketed onto any other armor piece or weapon. This path is the most direct for players who clear the arena fight as part of the normal main-story flow.6969Starlight Cave7171The second source is inside Starlight Cave (also indexed in the wiki as Starlight Storm Cave). The cave contains a Relentless abyss gear drop that does not require any boss fight, which makes it the preferred option for players who want to skip the Muskan encounter entirely or who want a second copy of the gear for a dual-socket loadout. Combine this cave pickup with the Combat God's Plate Gloves route to maintain two independent Relentless instances, one for a weapon slot and one for an armor slot, without competing for the same inventory.7373Gor Tak Waterfall Gloves Pickup7575A third acquisition route delivers Relentless through a hidden waterfall chamber in Demeniss. The pickup spot sits above the letter G in the Gor Tak label on the world map. The waterfall hides a small recess that holds a pair of gloves with Relentless pre-socketed.7777Open the world map and locate the Gor Tak label inside Demeniss.Set a waypoint over the G in the label and travel to the cliff above it. The objective is the waterfall flowing down the face below the marker.Pierce the waterfall (a forward attack into the water curtain works) to expose the chamber on the other side.Step inside and loot the pair of gloves waiting in the recess.Equip the gloves to use Relentless immediately, or take them to a witch's workshop to extract the abyss gear and socket it into a different piece of armor.7979This path bypasses both the Combat God's Plate Gloves boss fight and the cave exploration route, so it is the fastest single-trip pickup for players who want a copy of Relentless without committing to either of the other sources.8181Role in the Boss-Slayer Finisher Stack8383Relentless is one of the five canonical abyss gears used on the main weapon of a crit-maxed two-handed boss-slayer build. The other four are Crow's Pursuit, Graysaw Howling, Frostbite, and Shadow Claw. Relentless is the damage ramp in this group: every connecting hit adds roughly 1% weapon damage until the combo meter fills, which lets the build climb past 20% and 50% bonus damage thresholds during an extended boss fight. For the full socketing and rotation plan, see the Boss Slayer Build Guide.8585The two-handed playstyle is especially well suited to Relentless because every successful turning slash or heavy swing keeps the combo count alive, while the longer reach of a greatsword or similar two-hander makes it easier to avoid the kinds of stray hits that would reset the counter. Dropping the combo meter only when the player takes damage means the bonus stays live across multiple boss phases if the rotation is clean.8787Tips8989Relentless rewards aggressive, sustained combat. Avoid trading hits and focus on dodging to maintain the combo counter.The combo meter resets when taking damage, so builds with high evasion or that use Spirit's Judgment for de-aggro can maintain longer chains.Relentless is especially effective against bosses with predictable attack patterns where the player can safely chain many consecutive hits.Consider pairing with Attack Speed gears to build the combo counter faster.9191Pairing With Crow's Pursuit for the Ramp Loop9393The most reliable way to keep the Relentless combo meter climbing through a long boss fight is to pair the gear with Crow's Pursuit. Crow's Pursuit fires a homing volley of crows on every heavy attack, and each connecting crow mini-stuns the target. The mini-stun keeps the boss from interrupting the player, which prevents the single most common cause of a combo meter reset.9595Because Relentless scales with consecutive landed hits rather than with damage per swing, every additional crow tick effectively buys more time on the combo meter. The longer the crows hold the boss in place, the more swings the player can land safely, and the higher the Relentless damage ramp climbs.9797Open with a heavy attack to send the first crow volley. The crows mini-stun the boss on landing and start the combo meter at +1.Stack quick melee swings while the boss is locked in the stun. Each landed hit pushes the combo meter higher and adds to the Relentless damage ramp.Throw another heavy attack to renew the crow volley. The boss never recovers cleanly, so the meter never resets.Repeat for as long as stamina holds. By the time the loop has run a dozen swings, the per-hit damage bonus is large enough that even baseline weapon swings are hitting noticeably harder than they did at the start of the fight.9999This loop is the practical reason Relentless is treated as a default pick on any sustained-damage build. The gear by itself only scales linearly with hit count, but the combination with Crow's Pursuit turns that linear ramp into a stable curve that holds for the entire encounter.101101See Also103103Abyss Gear - Overview of all abyss gearsBest Abyss Gears Guide - Tier rankings and recommendationsEndgame Weapons and Builds Guide - Endgame build strategiesTurning Slash - Key skill for sustained melee damageWitch - Where to craft and socket abyss gears
