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Damiane Greatsword Build

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☆ Characters: Damiane | Oongka | Kliff

This is a Damiane Greatsword Build in Crimson Desert. Check out the Longsword build for Damiane and her best weapon loadouts, armor, skills, and combinations here!

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Damiane Greatsword Build

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Skills IconSkills Game IconHow to Play

Greatsword Build Summary

Weapons
Absolute Justice Greatsword -
Armor
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Demenissian Uniform Leather Gloves IconDemenissian Uniform Leather Gloves
Accessories
Demenissian Uniform Leather Cloak IconDemenissian Uniform Leather Cloak Engraved Gold Earring IconEngraved Gold Earring

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.

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.

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Best Weapons

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Weapon Stats and Abyss Gear
Absolute Justice Greatsword ・ATK: 19
Wind Slash IconWind Slash
Destruction I IconDestruction I
Spencer Pistol ・ATK: 13
・ATK Spd: Lv. 2

Damiane's early game weapons should consist of her starter setup with a focus on using her Absolute Justice Greatsword to deal burst damage with her attacks. Attach a Wind Slash abyss core to enable your attacks with more range, while Destruction I is used to maximize our damage output in the early stages of the game.

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Armor Stats and Abyss Gear
TBD
Vigor I IconVigor I
Haste I IconHaste I
Frostward I IconFrostward I
Demenissian Uniform Leather Gloves IconDemenissian Uniform Leather Gloves ・DEF: 18
・ATK: 29
・CRIT: 3
・Lightning Res: 1
Vitality I IconVitality I
TBD
Aegis I IconAegis I
Haste I IconHaste I

The best armor for Damiane in the early game makes use of her starter equipment in Chapter 3, which consists of the full Demenissian Uniform set to provide us with more damage and defenses as you progress into mid-game. Make sure to refine your equipment whenever you can to prevent any damage fall-offs once you reach later Chapters.

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Best Accessories

Accessory Stats and Abyss Gear
Demenissian Uniform Leather Cloak IconDemenissian Uniform Leather Cloak
・DEF: 3
・Lightning Res: 3
Engraved Gold Earring IconEngraved Gold Earring
・DEF: 1
・Move Spd: 1

Although these are not required, Damiane's accessories make use of her default cloak for more lightning resistance and any Earring to fill in the slot and provide us with a small defense and movement speed boost.

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Damiane Starter Build Best Skills

Stamina Tree
┗ Sword Flurry Boss GuideSword Flurry
　┗ Sword Flurry Proficiency Boss GuideSword Flurry Proficiency
┣ Piercing Light Boss GuidePiercing Light
　┗ Uppercut Boss GuideUppercut
　┗ Skewer Boss GuideSkewer
　┗ Piercing Light Rend Armor Boss GuidePiercing Light Rend Armor
┣ Smiting Bolt Boss GuideSmiting Bolt
　┗ Smiting Bolt Proficiency Boss GuideSmiting Bolt Proficiency
　┗ Smiting Bolt Sure Hit Boss GuideSmiting Bolt Sure Hit
┣ Armed Combat Boss GuideArmed Combat
　┗ Evasive Smite Boss GuideEvasive Smite
　┗ Quick Swap Boss GuideQuick Swap
Spirit Tree
┗ Focus Boss GuideFocus
┣ Keen Senses Boss GuideKeen Senses
　┗ Dodge Boss GuideDodge
　┗ Parry Boss GuideParry
Health Tree
┗ Flight Boss GuideFlight
　┗ Swift Flight Boss GuideSwift Flight

This early game Damiane build focuses on using Melee skills to help her deal damage from close-range. Sword Flurry and Piercing Light are great for closing gaps and keeping yourself in melee range while performing fast hitting strikes.

As for your Spirit tree, Focus is great for regaining Spirit, while Keen Senses will help you deal with powerful Boss attacks that you need to dodge or parry.

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How to Play Longsword Damiane Build

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Starter Skill Rotation

This Greatsword Damiane build focuses on dealing parrying at knocking down your enemies with your Stab and Counter Stance. The playstyle is as follows:

  1. Enter Counter Stance to parry enemy attacks.
  2. Use a fully charged Stab to close the gap.
  3. Hold down running attack to deal three attacks in quick succession.
  4. Follow up with a charged Smite Attack to seamlessly weave the combo.
  5. Recover stamina and rinse and repeat.

Crimson Desert Related Guides

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Kliff IconKliff Damiane IconDamiane Oongka IconOongka

Weapon Builds

Kliff Builds
SwordSword and Shield Dual WeaponDual Weapon LongswordLongsword
SpearSpear Unarmed,Unarmed BowInfinite Arrows
Damiane Builds
RapierRapier and Shield Dual Weapon DamianeDual Weapon LongswordGreatsword
SpearSpear GunGunslinger
Oongka Builds
Dual WeaponDual-Wield -

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