Skystep

Overview

Skystep is a traversal skill in Crimson Desert, exclusive to Damiane. It belongs to the Health (Red) branch of the Skill Tree. When activated in mid-air, Skystep deploys an Abyss Fan powered by Scholastone technology, generating an updraft that allows Damiane to leap higher or extend her flight time. This gives Damiane unique vertical mobility compared to the other playable characters.

Skill Details

Skill Description

"In mid-air, deploy an Abyss Fan powered by Scholastone technology. Use the resulting updraft to leap higher or extend your flight time."

When Damiane activates Skystep while airborne, she produces an Abyss Fan beneath her that creates a powerful vertical updraft. This updraft can be used in two primary ways: to gain additional height when you need to reach elevated platforms, or to extend your total airtime when gliding across long horizontal distances.

How to Unlock

Skystep is unlocked by meeting certain in-game conditions. The skill appears in Damiane's Health (Red) branch of the Skill Tree and is connected to the Watch and Learn system. In Crimson Desert, many skills can be learned by observing enemies and bosses performing specific techniques. When Kliff or Damiane witnesses a unique maneuver, time slows down, and if the conditions are right, the character automatically absorbs the technique. Skills eligible for Watch and Learn are indicated in the skill tree with a special icon. For a full list of observable skill locations, see Watch and Learn Skill Locations.

Skystep also requires the base Flight skill. Damiane has Flight available by default (unlike Kliff, who unlocks it during the "Traces" quest in Chapter 1). Make sure Flight is active before attempting to use Skystep.

Related Traversal Skills

Skystep works alongside several other aerial mobility skills. Understanding the full traversal skill chain helps maximize Damiane's movement options.

Usage and Combos

Exploration

• Use Skystep to reach cliffs, rooftops, and elevated treasure locations that are otherwise inaccessible. The updraft provides enough height to clear most vertical obstacles.

• Chain Flight into Skystep into Flight again to cover enormous horizontal distances. Jump, glide, activate Skystep for the updraft boost, then resume gliding.

• When combined with Swift Flight (Flight Lv.2), the total distance you can cover in a single aerial sequence becomes substantial, making Damiane the best character for aerial exploration.

Combat Applications

• Use Skystep to reposition above enemies during combat. The updraft gives you a height advantage for aerial dive attacks.

• Escape ground-based area-of-effect attacks by activating Skystep to quickly gain altitude. This is particularly useful against bosses with large ground slam attacks.

• Damiane's ranged-melee hybrid playstyle benefits from the aerial positioning Skystep provides. Use it to create distance for ranged attacks, then dive back in for melee combos.

Spirit Management

Skystep costs 10 Spirit per use. While not expensive, Spirit management is important during extended combat encounters or exploration sequences where you chain multiple aerial skills. Make sure to keep Spirit reserves above 10 before jumping into aerial combos. For tips on increasing your Spirit pool, see How to Increase Health and Spirit.

Damiane's Playstyle

Skystep is a core part of Damiane's identity as a swift, aggressive fighter. She is the only female protagonist among the playable characters and brings a ranged-melee hybrid approach that emphasizes speed, aerial combat, and precision strikes. Her Health (Red) skill tree opens up vertical movement options that define her unique traversal capabilities.

For optimized build suggestions using Skystep, see Best Damiane Builds. For her full skill list, see Damiane Skills.

See Also

• Skill Tree Guide

• Damiane Skills

• Best Damiane Builds

• Flight Skill Guide

• Watch and Learn Skill Locations

• Playable Characters

• Spirit

• How to Increase Health and Spirit