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☆ Characters: Damiane | Oongka | Kliff

Crimson Desert - Best Builds

These are the best builds for each character in Crimson Desert. Check out the best builds for Kliff, Oongka, and Damiane, including overviews of their recommended Weapons, Armor, Abyss Gear, Skills, and playstyle!

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Best Builds

Character Builds
KliffKliff DamianeDamiane OongkaOongka

Best Kliff Builds

SwordSword and Shield Dual WeaponDual-Wield LongswordLongsword
SpearSpear UnarmedUnarmed BowInfinite Arrows

Best Kliff Builds

Kliff Sword and Shield Build

Weapons
Sword of the Wolf IconSword of the Wolf Warspike Spear IconWarspike Spear

This Kliff Sword and Shield build aims to give new players an effective and easy-to-assemble setup for both gear and skills as they start in the game. It's well in the early chapters where enemies are easy to deal with, but are punishing when underestimated.

The playstyle of the build remains simple to use as long as players understand the game’s weapon and skill combo system.

Kliff Sword and Shield Build

Kliff Dual-Wield Build

Weapons
Sword of the Lord IconSword of the Lord Tauria Curved Sword IconTauria Curved Sword

The Kliff Dual-Wield build is a fully offensive build focusing on attack initiatives. The build is extremely powerful even for its early setup, making it easy to deal with enemy mobs and bosses.

Kliff Dual-Wield Build

Kliff Longsword Build

Weapons
RhettRhett's Longsword

The Kliff Longsword build focuses on skill chains to quickly work through mobs and bosses. The playstyle of the build involves an easy flow of skill combinations with Spinning Slash, Stab, Lariat, and Forward Slash, giving players a simple, but effective combo for all activities.

Kliff Longsword Build

Kliff Spear Build

Weapons
Rhinard Cannon IconRhinard Cannon

The Kliff Spear build is powerful but easy-to-setup with the Rhinard Cannon. The build excells in counterattacking with Counter Stance and overwhelming enemies with its stab variations and the ranged shot from Rhinard Cannon.

Kliff Spear Build

Kliff Unarmed Build

Weapons
Combat GodCombat God's Plate Gloves Dark MarksmanDark Marksman's Plate Boots

The Unarmed Build for Kliff is a strong build that excells through combo chains and stagger punishes. It's great in terms of AoE as well as single-target damage with its Iron Fist abilities and Grappling skills.

Kliff Unarmed Build

Kliff Infinite Arrows Build

Weapons
Noble ManNoble Man's Bow

The Infinite Arrows Kliff build is a cheese build designed to simplify boss fights and clear mob groups fast. It's great for any combat-related content especially against bosses.

Kliff Infinite Arrows Build

Best Damiane Builds

RapierRapier and Shield Dual Weapon DamianeDual Weapon
LongswordGreatsword SpearSpear
GunFire Gunslinger -

Best Damiane Builds

Damiane Fire Gunslinger Build

Weapons
Demenissian HeroDemenissian Hero's Musket Shield of Radiance

This Damiane Fire Gunslinger build focuses on using her Elemental Charged Shot paired with Focused Shot to deal huge fire damage that can practically one-shot Bosses. Keep in mind that this build makes use of the Volcanic Eruption and Flames of Judgment abyss gears to capitalize on the increased fire damage for our Elemental Charged Shot.

Damiane Fire Gunslinger Build

Damiane Rapier and Shield Build

Weapons
White Wind Rapier Spencer Pistol

This Damiane Rapier and Shield build focuses on using her Rapier and Pistol skills to manipulate her positioning and attack from close to mid-range. Her Rapier will allow you to execute multiple attacks in a short amount of time, while her Pistol will mainly be used to deal damage from afar.

Damiane Rapier and Shield Build

Damiane Dual-Wield Build

Weapons
White Wind Rapier Grace Rapier IconGrace Rapier

This Damiane Dual-Wield build focuses on using her two Rapiers to quickly dish out melee damage while still staying mobile to dodge and parry attacks. This build is great for new players as it is completely easy to set up and allows you to deal as much damage as you can as Damiane.

Damiane Dual-Wield Build

Damiane Greatsword Build

Weapons
Absolute Justice Greatsword IconAbsolute Justice Greatsword

This Damiane Greatsword build focuses on using her Absolute Justice Greatsword to execute melee combos in a wide range and eliminate enemy mobs with ease.

Damiane Greatsword Build

Damiane Spear Build

Weapons
Warspike Spear IconWarspike Spear

This Damiane Spear build focuses on using her Warspike Spear to execute quick melee attacks in a wide range and eliminate enemy mobs with ease.

Damiane Spear Build

Oongka Builds

Weapon Builds
Dual WeaponDual-Wield

Oongka Dual-Wield Build

Weapons
Patterned Stone Greataxe IconPatterned Stone Greataxe Bekker Greathammer IconBekker Greathammer

The Oongka Dual-Wield build makes use of Two-Handed weapons to create a long whirlwind attack that can overwhelm bosses and raise their stagger meter fast.

Oongka Whirlwind Dual-Wield Build

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