Lose Yourself to the Abyss!

Summoner!

Since The Contest began, an extreme danger has lurked around every corner, ready to prey on those seeking a true challenge…

First, The Realm of Legends was created by the Collector, with the intention that no Summoner would pass through it. The days grew into months before the first Legend of The Contest was able to claim victory over the Realm. Now, this relic of the early days of The Contest plays its role as a test of strength against the one-armed Assassin.

Then, seeking to trivialize his brother’s accomplishment, The Grandmaster created the Labyrinth of Legends to test the skill of the Summoners of The Battlerealm. His determination to break the Summoner’s spirit was met by our Summoners determination to best the Grandmaster’s game.

Now, a dark presence, formerly unknown to all, has opened up their corner of the Battlerealm. Dare to delve into this pocket of despair and dread, where hope goes to die.

Welcome to The Abyss of Legends!

The Abyss of Legends is the hardest content ever seen in The Contest.

This is the new Everest of content in the game. With each addition such as Realm, Labyrinth, and now the Abyss, the intention is to create content that Summoners will grow into in the coming months and years, and not content that can be fully explored in an afternoon.

When Realm of Legends was introduced, it was several months before all of the secrets and tools were uncovered to beat it. This is our goal for The Abyss.

Doesn’t sound so bad? I like your optimism. Shame it won’t do any good here.

Firstly, to enter the Abyss, you must have earned the Cavalier designation. If you have not yet been able to complete Act 6, Chapter 1, The Abyss is being locked away for your own safety.

Like the Labyrinth, The Abyss has an extensive, twisting map, with multiple paths and a locked camera, preventing you from scouting ahead. Unlike Labyrinth’s 2 Global Buffs, Abyss has 7.

Bear in mind, Summoner, the “Mark of the Labyrinth” buff contained multiple smaller effects encapsulated in one single buff. The Abyss breaks all of these effects into different buffs to allow the space to better describe them.

Additionally, many of your encounters will introduce new abilities to Champions that you are not familiar with. Be sure to read up on these every time you come across an encounter.
Rewards

Besides the standard Completion and Mastery rewards, the Abyss has 5 Abyssal Chests scattered throughout. Once claimed the chest will not respawn. Though these are rare, each one contains great treasures.

Legends of the Abyss

The first 20 to 100% explore the Abyss will receive a duped 6* Thanos (2x 6-Star Thanos).
The first 300 to 100% explore the Abyss will earn a Legends title.
The first 300 to 100% explore the Abyss will also receive a 5* Kang & a 6-Star Awakening Gem Crystal.
The first 300 will also get Legends points, as detailed in the Legends Leaderboard section below.

Yes, you read that correctly - first to Explore. Unlike our event quest Legends Runs, where the best times in a given window receive Legends titles and rewards, Abyss Legends are first-come, first-served.

We will be periodically (after the first few weeks, about once a month) checking to see who completed Abyss, review their play, and award Legends.

Abyss of Legends - Legends Points
#1 -300 Points
Top 20 - 250 Points
Top 100 - 100 Points
Top 200 - 75 Points
Top 300 - 50 Points

Our Vow

Let it be known, Summoner, that using any nefarious exploits, cheats, or other manners of manipulation will not be tolerated in The Abyss, and will be dealt with swiftly.

All those that make their way through the Abyss will be reviewed to ensure their legitimacy before any Legends prizes are awarded.

The Abyss does not deal in second chances, and will banish forever those who would attempt to break its rules.
The wait is almost over…
The long awaited, and fabled follow up, to the Labyrinth of Legends will be here on January 22nd at 10AM PST.

Heed these words, Summoner! The Abyss is not a challenge to be trifled with. We do not expect anyone to conquer the challenge any time soon. You will fail multiple times, but you can use those first attempts to acquaint yourself with the challenge ahead before you commit to taking on the darkness of The Abyss of Legends!

Comments

Lvernon15

Looking at the hit cap I’m kinda interested to see how the best of the best quake players do

DTMelodicMetal

Sucks to see a damage cap. It would’ve been great to see Star Lord’s and Proxima Midnight’s full damage potential.

Cliffordcan

I would personally really like to see a skill based way to pause or add to Skirmish and Warfare charges.

RogerRabs

Locked map seriously there’s no point to this except to get people to waste revives
You can ask others about their experiences in the Abyss to find your ideal route.

That's the whole point. You lock the map to milk the first few whales that wanna spend their way through but then you just unnecessarily annoy the rest of us.

What about locking it until the Legends runs are done, then unlocking it for everyone else?

LilMaddogHT

6-Star Sig-up Stone Crystals..... Never seen this name before: 'Sig-up'... These are just regular 6* signature stone crystals that grant 1 signature level for a random class correct?

ChubsWhite

lol, waiting for somebody to cheat, then post on the forum that Abyss has disappeared from the game...

Lvernon15

I would personally really like to see a skill based way to pause or add to Skirmish and Warfare charges.

Yeah, something like landing an intercept pauses their reduction for 5 seconds or something like that

SlimSteiny

I'm guessing with this launching on the 22nd there's no "Road To The Abyss" coming?

ECOMA

Looking at the hit cap I’m kinda interested to see how the best of the best quake players do

Quaking a 4m health pool?
I'm excited but dont see the viability
Ponders kiryu video incoming to prove me wrong

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Colinwhitworth69

This should make for some entertaining YouTube videos.

Lvernon15

I'm guessing with this launching on the 22nd there's no "Road To The Abyss" coming?

Don’t think so, cavalier is the requirement for this one

Cliffordcan

Sucks to see a damage cap. It would’ve been great to see Star Lord’s and Proxima Midnight’s full damage potential.

R5 SL can only get off 240 hits before insta-death

Cliffordcan

Will there be an “easy path” like LOL?

Ricardo60289

@Kabam Miike for the Completion rewards will the Tier 5 Class Catalyst reward be a random class Crystal or a Choose your own Class type ?

Lvernon15

It's really bizarre that the health pool increased but the damage cap barely did. So now anyone with Aegon and Guilly2099 will just destroy it but someone like Proxima going to struggle just like any other champ. Really a let down kabam. I dont expect to be able to do a 500k SP 3... but 150k, if they have 6mill+... sure.

Also, why so stingy with the T2A?

Guilly won’t be able to ramp up, aegon Wong hey much in unless you use the furies from getting hit, 240 hit cap for 5-65 and r2 champs

Wakandas_Finest

So basically you can only get in 200 hits at a time thanks to brands V and VI cuz after they go permanently unstoppable AND unblockable the fight is over

Lvernon15

@Kabam Miike for the Completion rewards will the Tier 5 Class Catalyst reward be a random class Crystal or a Choose your own Class type ?

It says crystal so random

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Maaz_Khan4

I feel the rewards kept for completion as well as exploration looks horrible. Sorry to say but if you are keeping a content unearthy then the rewards should also feel that way. I already got negative vibes even before this content is out. Please try to make it worth the trouble and pain.

SarcasticTaurus

Only people who are going to beat it quickly are the top spenders, and top alliances who will pretty much have it mandatory to complete the thing, for "competitiveness" ...

I'll wait the 2 years, after Kabam milks them and releases a God tier champ specifically made for the Abyss. Then, by my trend, I'll have to wait another 2 years to pull the champ and probably another 6 months until I am able to rank 5.

Mcord11758

I will enjoy watching videos but won’t bother playing

Kabam Miike

The damage cap is annoying as well for a limited amount of hits and the biggest healthpools we’ve ever seen punishes skill and rewards a big wallet

If you're not ready to do this yet, come back when you've built out/up your Roster! This content isn't going anywhere!

Buttehrs

Your all kinda forgetting that since this is like rol and lol then you can totally wait and bring in r3 or higher 6* champs later. Higher attack ratings etc. Let the whales compete for a useless 6* trophy champ all they want. I do have one question though, is there no new trophy champ this time like rol or lol had?

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Colinwhitworth69

So only 240 hits before instant death? With the largest health pools ever?

Bye bye Aegon, SL and most likely G99

Where does 240 hits come from? I re-read the announcement and am not sure what you mean. Just curious.

Lvernon15

The damage cap is annoying as well for a limited amount of hits and the biggest healthpools we’ve ever seen punishes skill and rewards a big wallet
If you're not ready to do this yet, come back when you've built out/up your Roster! This content isn't going anywhere!

Yeah, but good luck competing in aq without rank 3 chanps in your prestige

Eb0ny-O-M4w

Don't know if the team will be allowed to answer this, but here it goes anyway.

While testing the Abyss fights, have you found most of them to be able to be one-shotted by any champion, without the unstoppable/unblockable node triggering?

Don't need to specify who or how. The intention is to have an idea of whether it is possible, which is what I think is something most player's are afraid off

DNA3000

So only 240 hits before instant death? With the largest health pools ever?

Bye bye Aegon, SL and most likely G99
Where does 240 hits come from? I re-read the announcement and am not sure what you mean. Just curious.

They are thinking that after you exhaust all Skirmish and all Warfare charges the fights will likely be extremely difficult to survive since they become permanently unblockable and unstoppable and get two bars or power. You get as many charges as you have challenge rating for both types, and r5 or r2 6* champs have 120 CR. If you bring r3 6* champs (eventually) that should increase to 130.

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