How to Unlock Imbue Elements in Crimson Desert?

Unlocking the Imbue Elements in Crimson Desert is quite an important step when you reach the mid-game phase. It’s a special ability that lets you manipulate elements by enveloping them in your regular attacks and dealing additional damage. As of now, four types of elements can be imbued, including the Flame Strike, Frost Mantle, Lightning Surge, and Storm Veil.

While Imbue Elements are skills available in the skill tree, you don’t need Abyss Artifacts to unlock them. Instead, you must complete a series of Abyss Puzzles for each element at various Spires to unlock them. It must sound overwhelming at first, but once you get to know the assignment better, it becomes a lot easier. That said, let’s find out how to get all Imbue Elements in Crimson Desert.

All Imbue Elements Locations in Crimson Desert

Imbue Elements can’t be unlocked at the beginning of the game, as it starts becoming available one by one once you cross Chapter 4. Upon progressing this far in the story, you will unlock various Spires across the map that reward you handsomely once completed. Some of these Spires are unlocked upon completing a bunch of Abyss Puzzles beforehand.

For all the Imbue Elements, you must first complete the Abyss Puzzles and then unlock their respective Spires to get the job done. For your reference, we have explained what puzzles you must complete to unlock them below:

Frost Element Location (Unlocked After Chapter 4)

• Spire of Ringing Truth
• Ether Rest
• Frostbitten Paradise
• Path of Trials (Unlocks the Frost Element)

Flame Element Location (Unlocked After Chapter 4)

• Sanctorum of Darkness
• Loop of Life
• Tree of Slumber (Unlocks the Flame Element)

Lightning Element Location (Unlocked After Chapter 5)

• Spire of Stars
• Sanctorum of Insight
• Secret Garden
• Vault of Vengeance
• Courtyard of Precision (Unlocks the Lightning Element)

Wind Element Location (Storm Veil – Unlocked After Chapter 8)

• Spire of Clockwork
• Riddle Square (Unlocks wind element)

Most of these puzzles are quite straightforward and easy to complete, and as always, the objective is to activate the Abyss network.

Once you have unlocked any of the elements in Crimson Desert, you can upgrade their effectiveness by using Abyss Artifacts in the skill tree. Doing so unlocks new abilities for all characters, including Kliff, Damiane, and Oongka.

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Level 1: Elemental Turning Slash	Level 1: Elemental Smiting Strike	Level 1: Elemental Quaking Fury
Level 2: Elemental Charged Shot	Level 2: Elemental Charged Shot	Level 2: Elemental Charged Shot
Level 3: Elemental Force Palm	Level 3: Elemental Shield Toss	Level 3: Elemental Scatter Shot
Level 4: Elemental Meteor Kick	Level 4: Elemental Meteor Kick	Level 4: Elemental Meteor Kick

How to Use Imbue Elements in Crimson Desert

Now that you have unlocked an element, you can either use its special ability to damage enemies or imbue it on your weapon/moves to make it more flashy and damaging. Starting with the special abilities, here’s how you can use them:

• Flame Strike: 1 Key / RT + Y / R2 + Triangle
• Frost Mantle: 2 Key / RT + X / R2 + Square
• Lightning Surge: 3 Key / RT + B / R2 + Circle
• Storm Veil: 4 Key / RT + A / R2 + X

Now that you know how to use special abilities, it’s time you learned how to imbue them on your weapons. To do that, you will first have to select the element from the function wheel. This can be done by pressing the F3 on the Keyboard or the D-pad on the controller. Once you have selected an element, you can imbue it on four different moves, such as Turning Slash, Meteor Kick, Force Palm, and Charged Shots (bow).

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Elemental Turning Slash	Press RB+RT and then quickly hold LT	Press R1+R2 and then quickly hold L2	Press the left and right mouse buttons and then quickly hold V
Elemental Meteor Kick	Perform a double jump, gain more elevation through Force Palm, and hold Y+LT	Perform a double jump, gain more elevation through Force Palm, and hold Triangle+L2	Perform a double jump, gain more elements through Force Palm, and hold V+F
Elemental Force Palm	Press LT + RT while charging Force Palm with RS	Press L2 + R2 while charging Force Palm with R3	Press V while charging Force Palm with the middle mouse button
Elemental Charged Shot	Equip a bow, and then aim with LT, and then hold the RT button to execute it	Equip a bow, and then aim with L2, and then hold the R2 button to execute it	Equip a bow and then aim with the Q key, and then the left and right mouse buttons to execute it

A general thing to remember is that using elemental attacks costs Spirit Energy. So make sure to recharge it by going into the Focus Mode from time to time. With that done, you have now achieved a new milestone in Crimson Desert‘s combat area. Let us know which element you will be focusing on in the comments below.