The Martial Monk outfit arrived in Crimson Desert with the 1.13 update, and it's one of the more interesting cosmetic sets in the game. Four pieces of pure cloth gear built around a monk aesthetic, pairing naturally with hand-to-hand combat and wrestling skills. The catch is that three of the four pieces are locked behind Chapter 9 story progression, so you'll need to push through a significant chunk of the main campaign before the full set is yours.
What is the Martial Monk outfit in Crimson Desert?
The Martial Monk outfit is a cloth armor set added in patch 1.13. It consists of four distinct pieces: the Martial Artist's Cloth Garb, the Martial Monk's Cloth Gloves, the Martial Monk's Cloth Boots, and the Martial Monk's Cloth Robe. The Garb and the Robe are both chest pieces, so you can only equip one at a time. Each piece carries its own stats at max level, making the set genuinely useful beyond its visual appeal.
One important note for returning players: if you already completed the prerequisite quests or challenges before patch 1.13 dropped, the unlocked pieces will be waiting in your Private Storage the next time you load your save.
Full Martial Monk outfit set
All Martial Monk outfit piece locations
How to get the Martial Artist's Cloth Garb
This is the only piece you can grab before Chapter 9. The Goyen's Advice Training: Steel Grip Against the Chest challenge tasks you with defeating 3 opponents within 1 minute using wrestling skills exclusively. The Sealed Abyss Artifact for this challenge sits west of the Sanctum of Penitence, just southeast of Pororin Village.
The key to finishing this cleanly is switching to gloves in your weapon wheel before the fight begins. That way there's no risk of accidentally throwing out a weapon attack and invalidating the run. Stick to wrestling moves like Clothesline, Body Slam, and Dropkick, and three opponents in 60 seconds is very manageable.
Steel Grip training challenge
How to get the Martial Monk's Cloth Gloves and Boots
Both the gloves and the boots come from the same quest reward, so you're getting two pieces in one go here. Progress the main story until you reach Chapter 9: The Sage of the Desert, which opens up the Six Statues and the Beast quest category. From there, you'll need to travel to the Jijeong temple located south of Demeniss.
The path to the gloves and boots runs through three prerequisite quests in sequence: Morning Fog, then Jijeong Temple in Chaos, then Path to Enlightenment. Finishing all three unlocks the Path of the Disciple quest, and completing that one hands you both the Cloth Gloves and the Cloth Boots as rewards.
The quest chain flows naturally without much backtracking, so as long as you're following the main story through Chapter 9 you'll hit all three prerequisites in order.
How to get the Martial Monk's Cloth Robe
The Cloth Robe drops from defeating T'rukan, the boss fight at the end of the True Strength quest. This quest unlocks automatically right after you complete Path of the Disciple, so there's no separate unlock condition to worry about. Finish the previous quest, and True Strength opens immediately.
T'rukan is a Chapter 9 boss, so expect a fight tuned for late-game character progression. After you beat T'rukan, the Cloth Robe is added to your rewards. Pair it with the gloves and boots from Path of the Disciple and you've got three of the four pieces from a single session of Chapter 9 content.
What are the Martial Monk outfit stats?
Here's a full breakdown of each piece at max level:
The gloves are the standout piece statistically, offering Attack 26 alongside Attack Speed Lv. 4 and a pre-socketed Critical Rate bonus. The boots lean into mobility with Movement Speed Lv. 3 and an extra Attack +1 in the second socket. Between the two chest options, the Cloth Robe edges ahead defensively with its Damage Reduction and Stamina Regen sockets, while the Cloth Garb has three empty sockets giving you full customization control.
The Martial Monk set fits well alongside other cloth and mobility-focused gear. If you're building around movement and attack speed, the boots and gloves are worth prioritizing even outside of a full set context. For more armor options to round out your build, the full Crimson Desert strategy guides collection covers sets ranging from the Blackwing Leather Armor to the Shadows Armor Set, giving you plenty of options to compare before committing to a direction.