Crimson Desert Patch 1.01.00: Five New Mounts and Aerial Stab Nerf

What Changed

• Five new permanent mounts: White Bear, Silver Fang, Snowwhite Deer, Rock Tusk Warthog, Icicle Edge Alpine Ibex.
• Players who previously caught Legendary Animals received retroactive mount rewards.
• Refinement Token added; tempers equipment up to Stage 4 without consuming materials.
• Material chests added throughout Pywel as new world loot containers.
• Make Now function added for instant cooking and crafting.
• Store all selected items batch inventory function added.
• Howling Hill Camp private storage relocated inside Kliff's tent.
• Well water collection raised to 5 units per gather.
• Flight stamina cost lowered.
• Aerial Stab stamina cost now scales with consecutive use; infinite air-stab loops removed.
• Continuous run input now ramps movement speed.
• NPC interaction range expanded.
• Precise Control feature added for Axiom Force on keyboard and mouse.
• Roll and Evade now usable while in focus skills.
• All AI-generated in-game art replaced with hand-drawn paintings.
• DLSS rendering corrections applied.

Build Impact

• Refinement Token is the headline change for any progression-stage build. Reaching Stage 4 without spending materials cuts roughly half the grind on a fresh weapon, which lets players test loadouts before committing to refinement materials.
• Aerial Stab stamina scaling is a direct nerf to the air-stab cheese rotation that some Damiane and Kliff burst builds leaned on. Single uses still work as a movement and engage tool, but builds that spammed Aerial Stab for sustained DPS need to shift to a grounded combo.
• Cheaper flight stamina helps mobility-first Damiane builds that use flight to reposition between burst windows.
• Roll and Evade during focus skills closes a defensive gap. Builds that ran Axiom Force chains were previously locked into the animation; now they can dodge-cancel out, which raises survivability without changing damage.
• New mounts are cosmetic and traversal only; they do not affect combat builds. Boss-mount drops give players another reason to revisit the Rock Tusk Warthog and Icicle Edge fights.
• Make Now crafting removes the timer friction on cooking-loadout builds that rely on stat food.

Updated Tier Lists