Abyssal Skills
Acquiring the abyssal skills:
First, level the skill tree that you want Abyssal mode on, to level 55.
Then, talk to Belstrom in Diamond Shores. He is at the northwestern area as shown on the map below. He will set you on a questline to speak to various NPCs at different locations.
| Starting NPC | Location | Quest Name & Description |
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| Belstrom | Diamond Shores | A Darker Power Belstrom will send you to Wanderer Arde in Karkasse Ridgelands. If you do not have a portal to get there, there is a portal gate at the top of Veroe in Hasla. |
| Silent Watcher | Golden Ruins | A Twisting Path The Silent Watcher will send you to Apprentice Rudal in Exeloch. If you do not have the portal, you can go to the Dungeon tab in your teleport book and port to Serpentis. |
| Scout Captain Camaro | Golden Ruins | Whispers from the Abyss After this, you have to talk to Drillmaster Rhiona in Diamond Shores. There is portal gate from major cities like Marianople and Austera, Solis Headlands. |
| Maynard | Ynys Island (east of Solzreed Peninsula) |
Orchidna's Tale Before you head to Ynys Island, it is important to have a Specialized Snowflake with you. You can buy it from the Marketplace for 500 credits or General Merchant for 200g. |
| Lucius Quinto | Ynys Island | The Demon Queen After talking to Lucius Quinto, use the teleport scroll in your bag to get in the Queen's Chamber. Talk to Damian. |
| Skill Sword | Queen's Chamber | Select the skillset that you want to have Abyssal mode on by interacting with the respective sword. Then use the Specialization Snowflake to absorb the abyssal energy from the sword. After that, go to your skill page (K) and activate the abyssal button (looks like an eye under your skillset name |
Abyssal skills
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Profane Prayers | - | Antithesis, Mirror Light, Mend, Fervent Healing, and Infuse each grant 1 Abyssal Charge whenever they're used on the caster or their allies. |
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Abyssal Petrification | 3 | Removes all debuffs and aggro from a selected target and protects them against all damage for 18sec, but prevents them from moving or taking actions for the duration. Using this skill on petrified target reverses the effects. |
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Rising Hatred | 2 - 4 | Increases maximum Abyssal Charges +2 for 12 seconds. Prevents charges from naturally depleting for the duration, and doubles charges gained through using skills. Any additional Abyssal Charges are consumed on casting, increases the duration. |
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Defy Death | 4 - 6 | Revives up to 6 allies withing 6m of the caster. All targets beyond the first must be in the same party or raid as the caster to be revived. Any additional charges are consumed on casting, increasing the health and mana of revived targets. Consuming 6 Abyssal Charges increases the affected range to 20m.
Can be used in combat. |
| Type | Icon | Skill | Abyssal charges
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Gleeful
Destruction |
- | Mana Force, Hell Spear, Absorb Lifeforce, Summon Crows, and Crippling Mire each grant 1 Abyssal Charge whenever they're used on the caster or their allies. |
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Cursed Thorns | 2 | Infects an enemy with cursed seeds for 15 seconds. Causes deadly thorns to sprout in their footsteps after a 4 second delay, inflicting Magic damage on surrounding enemies as they burst from the ground. Slows any enemies that pass through the area and deals continuous magic damage. Seeds sprout early if enemies step on them. |
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Rising Hatred | 2-4 | Increases maximum Abyssal Charges +2 for 12 seconds. Prevents charges from naturally depleting for the duration, and doubles charges gained through using skills. Any additional Abyssal Charges are consumed on casting, increases the duration. |
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Shadow Circle | 4-6 | Summon a Shadow Circle for 20 seconds, allowing the caster to teleport in front of any target within the circle. Any additional Abyssal Charges are consumed on casting, increasing the number of times the caster can teleport. If cast while at 6 Abyssal Charges, the caster may teleport an unlimited number of times for the duration of the spell. |
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Spiteful Curses | - | Earthen Grip, Bubble Trap, Insidious Whisper, Lassitude, and Focal Concussion each grant 1 Abyssal Charges whenever they're used. |
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Devour Hope | 2 | Inflicts a crippling despair on your chosen victim for 5sec. Any skills cast during this debuff will have their cooldowns increased by +15 seconds.
Can only be used in PvP. |
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Rising Hatred | 2 - 4 | Increases maximum Abyssal Charges +2 for 12 seconds. Prevents charges from naturally depleting for the duration, and doubles charges gained through using skills. Any additional Abyssal Charges are consumed on casting, increases the duration. |
| Active |  |
Stonesight | 4 - 6 | Unleashes the gaze of the terrifying Gorgon, petfiying all enemies facing the caster within 15m cone. Enemies remain petrified until the caster stops channeling. Any additional Abyssal Charges are consumed on casting, increasing the range of the skill. |
| Type | Icon | Skill | Abyssal charges needed | Description |
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Merciless Manipulator | - | Comet's Boon, Spell Shield, Vicious Implosion, Shrug It Off, and Liberation each grant 1 Abyssal Charge whenever they're used. |
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Crushing Grasp | 3 | Creates a powerful gravity vortex around a chosen target after a short delay. Deals Magic Damage to all enemies in a 10m radius, pulling them to the target's location but leaves the initial target unharmed. |
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Rising Hatred | 2 - 4 | Increases maximum Abyssal Charges +2 for 12 seconds. Prevents charges from naturally depleting for the duration, and doubles charges gained through using skills. Any additional Abyssal Charges are consumed on casting, increases the duration. |
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Abyssal Wave | 4 - 6 | Shoots a wave of force up to 20m in front of you. Inflicts Magic Damage and knocks back all enemies it touches. Any additional Abyssal Charges are consumed on casting, inreasing the number of waves. Being struck by multiple waves in a row dramatically decreases enemies Move Speed. |
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