How to Handle Weapons in Crimson Desert (Unarmed)

Published March 19, 2026, 6:03 PM EDT

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Players have an option to holster their weapons and go unarmed in the Crimson Desert to avoid scaring away friendly NPCs. Running around with your sword in hand can have repercussions. At best, NPCs offering quests may refuse to talk to you; At worst, you'll accidentally place a bounty on Kliff's head and force the guards to attack you. Some activities, such as mini-games in Crimson Desertalso require you to be disarmed before launching them, so here's how you can do that.

Kliff sat on a rock near a river with the sun shining through the trees of the Crimson Desert

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When visiting Hernand City or any other friendly settlement in Crimson Desertyou may have noticed that NPCs, especially the guards, watch closely if you have your weapon or even a bow equipped.

Even though just having your guns out doesn't trigger anything in the game, you are one accidental click away from trouble. If you swing your weapon at an NPC or environmental object, a huge red circle will appear around your location. This red circle indicates the search area for Kliff, as a bounty will be placed on his head, which will increase in value if you deal additional damage to an NPC or environment.

To prevent this from happening, here's how players can shelter or put away their weapons Crimson Desert.

Platform	Button message
PC (keyboard)	Press the “T” key.
Controllers	Press the “D-Pad Left” button.

How to become unarmed in the Crimson Desert

In addition to putting away your weapons, you may have encountered wrestling or other fighting mini-games that require you to become unarmed in Crimson Desert. Players may think that they will need to equip all of their weapons from the inventory, but there is an easier way to do this.

Here's what you need to do to disarm Kliff in the game.

Platform	Button message
PC (keyboard)	Press and hold the “F2” key and select “Normal Gloves” in the slot to the left of your primary weapon (sword).
Controllers	Press and hold the “D-Pad Left” button and select “Plain Gloves” in the opening to the left of your primary weapon (sword).