Character progression in Crimson Desert is deeply rooted in finding gear and items that let you increase Kliff, Damiane, and Oongka stats, and learn new skills. Items like weapons and armor sets can be further enhanced by socketing rare Abyss Gear items, which provide further stat increases and some special passive abilities.
While there's no way to farm the rarest Abyss Gear that lets your character unleash shockwaves or summon crows with every heavy attack, there's a very effective way to farm common Abyss Gear by defeating over and over Stoneback, Mossback, and Floraback Crabs at a precise location.
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The Root's End Ruins Abyss Gear Farming Loop
The Root's End Ruins situated in Hernand near Sage's Peak are the perfect location to farm Abyss Gear. Thanks to the combination of a nearby Abyss Nexus (fast travel point) and a high cliff, you can force the game to respawn enemies in only a few seconds, allowing you to return to the farming spot quickly.
- Fast travel to the Root's End Abyss Nexus once you have unlocked it. If you have a pet, bring it with you, as they loot dropped items for you. Also save your game in case the loop resets too quickly.
- Attack and defeat three to four crabs on the summit.
- Keep a close eye on your minimap. A circular icon indicates that a defeated enemy has dropped an Abyss Gear.
- After having looted the dropped items and made sure to have left a few crabs alive, either jump off the high cliff to respawn or Fast Travel back to the Abyss Nexus.
Limitations and Caveats
On paper, the farming loop above can last you indefinitely. However, there is one game mechanic that could reset it, as documented by a video shared by MrMoooti: auto-saves.
- If the game auto-saves after you have defeated a crab, but you did not respawn, the crab will be gone on your next loop.
- This is why you should leave a few crabs alive rather than clearing the area. If the game auto-saves while you are still fighting the crabs, leaving some alive keeps the loop possible.
If you defeat all the crabs on the summit, and the game auto-saves before you can respawn, you will have no choice but to wait for them to respawn after seven in-game days (the same amount of time needed to respawn plenty of other game elements, including the useful Extra Large Bag)
What You Can Farm Here
The Root's End Ruins farming loop is a great way to farm a lot of different items and resources:
- Abyss Gear (Insight I & Destruction I): These directly enhance your Critical Rate and Attack Power.
- Abyss Cells: The material used to craft Abyss Gear and upgrade Health past Level 10
- Iron Ores: The material used for plenty of basic gear upgrades.
- XP for Abyss Artifacts: High kill density fills your hidden XP bar (to the left of the minimap) rapidly.
- Silver: Any unwanted Abyss Gear, much like dropped enemy weapons from disarms, can be sold to vendors for a quick profit.
This concludes our guide. For more help, visit our Crimson Desert Complete Walkthrough and Guides Hub.
Guide based on a 60+ hours playthrough in the PC version of the game. Screenshots captured from the same version.
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