This guide will show you what the Golden Greed set looks like, what unique benefits it provides, and how to get it in Crimson Desert!
Appearance
The Golden Greed Plate set is obtainable by all players in Crimson Desert and features, yep, you guessed it, a greedy amount of gold plate draped in gold fabric. The helmet is pretty distinct with a giant plume.
The Golden Greed Plate set is worn by Merrick, the Knight of Fortune and leader of the Twilight Messengers.
Stats
The Golden Greed Plate set consists of 12 fully upgradeable pieces and is wearable solely by Kliff.
As Plate Armor, it features maximum Defense raw unarmed Attack Power but no other bells and whistles besides the Cloak providing a foundation for Tier I Flame Resistance and Daze Immunity from the helm.
Despite Merrick, the Knight of Fortune, being the leader of the Twilight Messengers, the Golden Greed Plate set does not count as a disguise for said faction.
Golden Greed Plate Helm Stats
Defense: 2 → 21
Daze Immunity
Abyss Gear Sockets:
Included Gear:
Fortification I
Golden Greed Plate Armor Stats
Defense: 4 → 41
Movement Speed Lv 1
Abyss Gear Sockets:
Included Gears:
Haste I
Vitality I
Surge I
Golden Greed Plate Cloak Stats
Defense: 0 → 12
Fire Resistance Lv 3
Golden Greed Plate Gloves Stats
Defense: 0 → 17
Attack: 12 → 36
Abyss Gear Sockets:
Included Gears:
Fortification I
Golden Greed Plate Boots Stats
Defense: 2 → 19
Attack: 11 → 35
Abyss Gear Sockets:
Included Gears:
Vigor I
Haste I
Sword of Greed Stats
Attack: 10 → 30
Critical Rate Lv 1 → 2
Abyss Gear Slots:
Included Gears:
Order from Above (Finisher)
Primalbane I
Destruction I
Golden Shield Stats
Defense: 1 → 12
Attack Speed Lv 2
Abyss Gear Slots:
Included Gears:
Fortitude I x2
Twilight Messengers’ Bow Stats
Attack: 10 → 30
Critical Rate Lv 1 → 2
Abyss Gear Slots:
Included Gears:
None
Finely Crafted Gold Necklace Stats
Attack: 0 → 5
Critical Rate Lv 0 → 3
Spirit Regen: +0 → 0.4/s
Finely Crafted Gold Ring Stats
Attack: 0 → 3
Attack Speed Lv 0 → 3
Stamina Regen Rate: +0 → 8%
Engraved Gold Earring Stats
Defense: 0 → 6
Movement Speed Lv 0 → 4
Health Regen: +0 → 0.6/s
Suggested Additions and Alternatives
These pieces belong to a completely different sets or are unaffiliated. Nonetheless, they are worth considering as alternatives.
Combat God’s Plate Gloves Stats
Defense: 2 → 19
Attack: 11 → 35
Critical Rate Lv 1 → 2
Lightning Unarmed Attack (Skill)
Skill Effect:
Use specific unarmed attacks to strike enemies and deal lightning damage. This effect can be charged up to 3 times, with each charge having a 5-second cooldown.
Abyss Gear Sockets:
Included Gears:
The Showstopper (Skill)
Relentless
Ator’s Orb Abyss Gear
Abyss Gear Effect:
Heavy Attacks summon (golden) orbs that track nearby enemies after a short delay, dealing damage on impact.
Acquisition
You can obtain the Golden Greed Plate set from separate locations in the jungle that separates Delesyia from the Crimson Desert.
Merrick’s Gold Helmet Location
You can loot the Golden Greed Plate Helm from a chest locked behind a grate at the Sanctum of Renunciation along the Red River in the jungle between Delesyia and the Crimson Desert. To open the grate, light both torches.
Merrick’s Gold Chestpiece Location
You can loot the Golden Greed Plate Armor from a chest in a secret room at Bursada Castle Ruins in the jungle dividing the Crimson Desert from Delesyia.
The entrance is on the east side of the ruins by the stairs, away from the fork in the river.
Use Force Current (Force Palm with Axiom Force) on the square while standing in front of it to move with the rotating platform.
Merrick’s Gold Cloak Location
You can loot the Golden Greed Plate Cloak from a chest in Venomblade Grotto, the northeasternmost waterfall cave on the Red River at the edge of the jungle separating Delesyia from the Crimson Desert.
Contrary to its name, you will not find any venom or blades in this grotto.
Merrick’s Gold Gloves Location
You can loot the Golden Greed Plate Gloves from a chest in the Gale of Judgment Cave, a waterfall cave behind a train bridge along the Denn River in Delesyia.
Merrick’s Gold Boots Location
You can loot the Golden Greed Plate Boots from Arehaza Cave, a small spot blocked by Focused Force Palm-able Bismuth along the Red River north of Redtree Forest in the jungle dividing Delesyia from the Crimson Desert.
There is another cave behind the nearby waterfall called the Sacred Beast’s Cave, but that’s a different place with different loot.
Merrick’s Gold Sword Location
You receive the Sword of Greed for defeating Merrick, the Knight of Fortune, at the Crimson Mountains Fortress in Tashkalp, east of Tomasso in the Crimson Desert.
The Sword of Greed comes socketed with Order from Above, a unique Abyss Gear.
Merrick’s Gold Shield Location
You can loot Golden Shield from a chest in Silentwater Grotto, a waterfall cave along the Denn River near Gearmelt Confectionary in Delesyia.
Merrick’s Gold Bow Location
Merrick, the Knight of Fortune, does not wield a bow, but many in his organization wield the Twilight Messengers’ Bow
Assuming you don’t get it to drop someone at his Crimson Mountains Fortress, you can learn to craft the Twilight Messengers’ Bow with Ranged Weapons of the World – Bows, Vol. III, which you can steal from a bookshelf in Demeniss Castle.
Golden Greed Accessories Locations
Bosses don’t wear Accessories, but there is a series that matches the Knight of Fortune’s armor set quite well.
You can learn the recipes to craft the Finely Crafted Gold Necklace, Finely Crafted Gold Ring, and Engraved Gold Earring from Accessories of the World, Vol. III.
You can steal Accessories of the World, Vol. III, from the top floor of the tower at Tariv in the northwestern part of Demeniss.
Golden Greed Additions and Alternatives Locations
If you’re interested in either the Combat God’s Plate Gloves or Ator’s Orb, here’s where you can find them. We also address the distinction between the different “of Greed” weapons in the game.
Combat God’s Plate Gloves Location
The Combat God’s Plate Gloves are gold plate and match the rest of the set but offer a bonus effect that isn’t an Abyss Gear that makes them the best gloves in the game.
If you’re interested in the Golden Greed Plate set, you’ll almost certainly like those gloves.
You receive the Combat God’s Plate Gloves for completing the quest Emperor of the Bonepit by winning 4 matches in a row at the fighting ring in Tomasso, the city in Tashkalp on the southern edge of the Crimson Desert.
Ator’s Orb Abyss Gear
Ator’s Orb is a powerful Abyss Gear that summons golden orbs to shoot lasers at your enemies whenever you use your Heavy Attack. It matches the set so perfectly that we had to mention it.
Ator’s Orb is socketed into Darkbringer, one of the rewards you get for defeating Ator, Archon of Antumbra, at the Cloister of Ruination in northwestern Pailune.
Regarding Other “of Greed” Weapons
There also exists a Lightningblade of Greed and Double-Headed Axe of Greed, but these are associated with a completely different individual named Sizlek, the Insatiable.
Sizlek does not seem to be affiliated with the Twilight Messengers and leads his own organization in Hernand called the Fundamentalist Goblins.
Both weapons still look good with the set, but they’re One-Handed Weapons, so you’d need to swap out the Sword of Greed to use one of them instead.
