Crimson Desert Tips And Tricks for Beginners

Crimson desert is an RPG where you can do a lot of things. The game was designed to distract you from the main task, or any task for that matter. Here are some tips for new players to get off to a better start Crimson desert

How to get Epidote in Crimson Desert

How to get Epidote in Crimson Desert

Epidote is one of the many ores in the Crimson Desert that players must collect for their equipment.

Use food

How to cook the best healing food in Crimson Desert Image via GameRant; Source: Pearl Abyss

Early in the game, you learn how to cook from some early side quests like Renee's Request v Crimson desert. You can eat food to heal yourself and gain resistance to elemental attacks. You can also assign a button to quickly heal you when you need it during combat. Reduces the number of times Kliff has to fall against strong enemies. This food mechanic grows in importance and becomes more useful as you progress through the game. Eventually, food becomes a necessary thing to do before the big boss fights.

Get a pet

Crimson Desert How to get a pet Image via Game Rant; Source: Pearl Abyss

Pets are cute creatures that you can meet in towns and villages Crimson desert. You may occasionally come across them in the wild. Petting or feeding them increases their trust until they reach 100. When they do, you can take them as your pet and summon them to follow you. They will not participate in combat, but will collect loot for you. This is a strong reason to get a pet Crimson desert.

Keep the bags until you need them

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When surveying Crimson desertYou will encounter many bandits and bandit camps on the massive map. When defeated, they usually drop pouches in which money can be earned Crimson desert. While this is a good way to make money, you may want to hold off on exchanging bags as they are important to gift merchants and earn their trust. Some merchants have bags as the cheapest thing you can give them to gain their trust. So make sure you complete this side of the game before using pouches to earn copper or silver coins.

Increase merchant confidence

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Speaking of merchant trust, gaining merchant trust is important Crimson desert. At 100 trust, they will start selling better gear and rarer items in their shops. Some of them even sell a trade contract that allows you to buy their stuff from your camp, saving you a lot of time between them in the late game. Best of all, some merchants will sell you sighting documents that will lead you to legendary creatures Crimson desert.

Ring Bells

How to ring the bell in Demeniss in Crimson Desert Image via Game Rant; Source: Pearl Abyss

You don't need to go through every area Crimson desert open it on the map. You can climb the bell tower and ring its bell to unlock an entire area on the map. This helps you find points of interest and provides better visibility in the area. Each region has several bells to ring, especially in its capital city.

Open the teleport points

Abyss Nexus Fast Travel Node Crimson Desert

While it's fun to get lost in the game's massive open world, sometimes you just need to reach a certain point without having to travel all over the map. To do this, you need to open a new fast travel point whenever you explore a new area. This will give you access to that area whenever you want to do something there.

Sanctum Of Solace Puzzle Guide In The Crimson Desert

Sanctum Of Solace Puzzle Guide In The Crimson Desert

Cleansing the Sanctum of Solace rewards players with the Kuku Bismuth Spear Blueprint and Guidance of Dark Pursuit in Crimson Desert.

Each blurred area on the map sa the question mark leads to the Abyss Nexus or a puzzle. You can build on Abyss Nexus, unlock them and use them as a fast travel point. As for the puzzles, they also act as a teleportation point after you solve them. Either way, whenever you see a question mark on the map, it's a fast travel point to that area.

Upgrade your build

Canta Plate Armor in Crimson Desert Image via Game Rant; Source: Pearl Abyss

Although the game doesn't force you to upgrade your equipment, you will often encounter enemies that need a good build Crimson desert. Once you find a good set of armor and weapons, upgrade them at the blacksmith. Later, you can craft and upgrade Abyss gear and add it to your build. The more you explore, the more new abilities you'll find hidden inside Abyss gears that you can extract and add to your build.

Pay attention to your skill tree

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As with building armor and gear for the Abyss, upgrading character skills is essential Crimson desert. If you want your characters to take more hits and dodge more often, you need to add some Abyss artifacts to their health and stamina. After that, it's just as important to buff their melee damage as that's where most of their damage comes from.

Pay attention to your camp

Crimson Desert Greymane Camp

You can slow down on the main quests when the game offers a lot of side content, such as taking care of the Greymanes v camp Crimson desert. The camp will grow from a few tents into a center where you can buy everything you need. Not only that, but at one point you can send your fellow warriors to collect food and materials for you, which will help you cook more meals and prepare better.

Do your research

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It is easy to overlook the function of research Crimson desertbut it can unlock some important features. For example, you can get a recipe for Abyss items, or even Palmar Pills that you can use to revive yourself when you fall.

Increase your inventory

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You start the game with a limited inventory, where you can't always collect everything you need at once. But that changes quickly if you focus on completing side quests in Hernando. Each quest increases your inventory by three to five slots. Additionally, most merchants sell small bags that increase your inventory by another slot. In no time you'll find yourself stashing food, ores, and upgrade materials and side armor parts to use later.

Management of horses

How to get Camor, the legendary red horse in Crimson Desert (3) Image via GameRant; Source: Pearl Abyss

Horses are your travel companions because they help you travel further and faster. An entire mechanic is dedicated to them, in which you can manage horses Crimson desertsuch as feeding, taming and leveling.

fishing guide in the crimson desert

How to Fish in the Crimson Desert (Fishing Guide)

Players can easily catch fish in Crimson Desert to cook recipes or befriend cute cats.

You start the game with an acceptable horse, but the game doesn't stop you from getting a better one right away. So make sure you get a better horse when you get the chance. The best type of horse to get early is the Priden type, as it has more stamina and can generally do more. Later you can hunt legendary horses here Crimson desert.

Stealing isn't so bad

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Some players may not like the crime mechanic Crimson desertas it lowers the county contribution meter. However, the game secretly gives you the green light to use these mechanics by limiting how many contribution points you can collect. You will always find yourself reaching for the cap if you don't know a way to lower it.

Instead of buying a book that teaches you how to make armor, you can just steal it. Instead of depositing money in the bank, you can just rob the bank Crimson desert. Some crimes are worth a fine.

You don't need to unlock the double jump

crimson-desert-repair-at-kilnden-workshop-quest-activation-ancient-generator-repair-dismantled-furnace - Use air palm skill tree Image via Game Rant; Source: Pearl Abyss

Kliff learns Force Palm early in the game. It's an amazing skill in its own right, with the amount of utility it adds to Kliff's combat and exploration. However, in addition to the Force Palm, Kliff also unlocks the Aerial Force Palm, which uses the same skill while in the air. This will allow him to get higher using the skill. He can use this skill up to three times from the start of the game. So instead of climbing a mountain, you can triple Force Palm Kliff on top of that mountain.

Sometimes it's better to fall off the cliff

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Sometimes you get a quest far into an unknown area that you haven't explored yet, which means you won't have a teleport point there. If you don't feel like traveling there on foot, you can always jump from the Abyss. Abyss platforms can be used as teleport points as they are above the entire map. So more often than not you can find an Abyss platform near the area you want to visit.


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Released

March 19, 2026

ESRB

Mature 17+ / Blood, Drug Reference, Intense Violence, Strong Language

Developers

Pearl Abyss

Publishers

Pearl Abyss


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