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

Kabam Miike

Hullo, question, are all 7 “brands of the abyss” present on each path of this quest?

So essentially, 85,000 damage cap throughout the abyss?

Also - please don’t “lock the map.”
This is genuinely the worst possible feature that has ever been present in this game.

Sorry for the slow response, I had to track down the Answer. Yes, All 7 Brands of the Abyss will be on every fight.

Wakandas_Finest

A way to refresh or pause the skirmish and warfare charges would have been the perfect way to balance skill vs spending.

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!
New champs or old champs won’t make that damage cap bigger.

No, but higher Ranks/Rarities will make the Challenger Rating higher, and new abilities will make encounters easier to Manager.

Remember when Labyrinth was released? No Champion like Aegon existed. His existence shows that progress and new abilities can make Content more manageable.

Woogieboogie

Hullo, question, are all 7 “brands of the abyss” present on each path of this quest?

So essentially, 85,000 damage cap throughout the abyss?

Also - please don’t “lock the map.”
This is genuinely the worst possible feature that has ever been present in this game.
Sorry for the slow response, I had to track down the Answer. Yes, All 7 Brands of the Abyss will be on every fight.

O well this is good.............. 🤦🏻‍♂️👎🏻 All brands with map lock yippie 😑

Nojokejaym

A way to refresh or pause the skirmish and warfare charges would have been the perfect way to balance skill vs spending.

This quest isn’t for skill it’s for spending or if you have a lot of resources

Jaded

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!
New champs or old champs won’t make that damage cap bigger.
No, but higher Ranks/Rarities will make the Challenger Rating higher, and new abilities will make encounters easier to Manager.

Remember when Labyrinth was released? No Champion like Aegon existed. His existence shows that progress and new abilities can make Content more manageable.

That’s not a legitimate argument because we had star lord. Even star lord is severely handicapped in this content.

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!
How does a limited amount of hits reward skill

I didn't say it did. This is not meant to be Content that most will be able to beat right now. You're gonna need to rank up your Champions, and might need to grow that Roster.

Skill is important, but your knowledge of Champions, and breadth of Roster is going to matter a lot.

KerayZ

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!
New champs or old champs won’t make that damage cap bigger.
No, but higher Ranks/Rarities will make the Challenger Rating higher, and new abilities will make encounters easier to Manager.

Remember when Labyrinth was released? No Champion like Aegon existed. His existence shows that progress and new abilities can make Content more manageable.

so basically just wait 2 years for an RNG chance at the champion you release to tackle it?

ExHavok

Remember when Labyrinth was released? No Champion like Aegon existed. His existence shows that progress and new abilities can make Content more manageable.

That means I can do the initial run in 2 or 3 years, good to know.

unknown

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Kabam Miike

Damage cap, locked map, 240 hit combo tops. This is just ridiculous. Plus no skill way to solo any of these fights with any current champ available. Typical kabam.

If you're not ready for the hardest content in the Game, we're not forcing you. We've tossed every challenge from Labyrinth, and many more into this. Some will never beat it, and others will take years.

Kabam Miike

Remember when Labyrinth was released? No Champion like Aegon existed. His existence shows that progress and new abilities can make Content more manageable.
That means I can do the initial run in 2 or 3 years, good to know.

Maybe more! I'm not shying away from how difficult this is.

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!
New champs or old champs won’t make that damage cap bigger.
No, but higher Ranks/Rarities will make the Challenger Rating higher, and new abilities will make encounters easier to Manager.

Remember when Labyrinth was released? No Champion like Aegon existed. His existence shows that progress and new abilities can make Content more manageable.
so basically just wait 2 years for an RNG chance at the champion you release to tackle it?

It might be 3 or 4. This is not going to be easy, and as we said at the very beginning, this is a challenge for our Summoners to grow into.

Werewrym

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!
How does a limited amount of hits reward skill
I didn't say it did. This is not meant to be Content that most will be able to beat right now. You're gonna need to rank up your Champions, and might need to grow that Roster.

Skill is important, but your knowledge of Champions, and breadth of Roster is going to matter a lot.

For getting a 6* r3 we are rewarded with the ability to perform 20 more hits... Seems a bit weak.

ECOMA

Damage cap, locked map, 240 hit combo tops. This is just ridiculous. Plus no skill way to solo any of these fights with any current champ available. Typical kabam.
If you're not ready for the hardest content in the Game, we're not forcing you. We've tossed every challenge from Labyrinth, and many more into this. Some will never beat it, and others will take years.

And 1 guy will beat it day 1 with a 4 sw? Cause that's how lol went

Gamer

Can’t wait to test it out and hav a bit of fun and get frustrated and then go back to lol and cler that’s

Nojokejaym

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!
New champs or old champs won’t make that damage cap bigger.
No, but higher Ranks/Rarities will make the Challenger Rating higher, and new abilities will make encounters easier to Manager.

Remember when Labyrinth was released? No Champion like Aegon existed. His existence shows that progress and new abilities can make Content more manageable.
so basically just wait 2 years for an RNG chance at the champion you release to tackle it?
It might be 3 or 4. This is not going to be easy, and as we said at the very beginning, this is a challenge for our Summoners to grow into.

You know money makes this content beatable the day you guys release it. But y’all know that already, money wins

Whiskey_Poet

"Yes, you read that correctly - first to complete.'

You still mean first to explore, not complete, correct? The descriptions above this say first 20 and first 300 to 100% explore.

Raganator

Interested to see how these rewards age over time. The rewards for LOL remained relevant for end game players for a long time. Now, with the introduction of cav crystals, the rewards for this quest seem like they will not age as well. Especially considering the lack of T5CC (like how the rewards for 100% gave several t4cc). Overall, I love content like this, however, if I cannot complete it before the rewards become irrelevant due to the natural progression of the game, then it will be a huge miss.

sest22

in reality the map block is absurd and inesary. This hurts the game, the mechanics and the experience, so it also wastes our time and energy in the case of wrong paths.

Longshot_33

I would say most players don’t want to go into content knowing 100% they’ll have to revive at least once per fight. Unless the path is 1-2 champions then the premise that you’ll need revives is a huge turn off. Coupled with the fact you’ve frozen the map again is even more of a turn off. The Abyss is incredible though. You need 6* R4 to gun for 6* R3 rewards. Always one step forward and 4 steps back.

It’s called reward irrelevancy. Your trying to win what is needed to clear the content. It should be using R3 champs to get rewards that provide R4 materials. At least for exploration.

Kabam Miike

"Yes, you read that correctly - first to complete.'

You still mean first to explore, not complete, correct? The descriptions above this say first 20 and first 300 to 100% explore.

Yes, 100% Explore.

Jaded

Damage cap, locked map, 240 hit combo tops. This is just ridiculous. Plus no skill way to solo any of these fights with any current champ available. Typical kabam.
If you're not ready for the hardest content in the Game, we're not forcing you. We've tossed every challenge from Labyrinth, and many more into this. Some will never beat it, and others will take years.

That’s again a pointless argument. The drab in the game shouldn’t be “6 years and you’ll complete this content”. The limitations put forth on this content is a revive grab. Even if a r3/r4 6* goes in with 20-30 more hits.

I’m not looking at completing this content the day it is released. I’m looking at viable options to attempt the first fight. And there isn’t a single option.

So has any developer while testing solo any of these fights? If not then there is no skill available to complete the content. We have to rely on RNG champs and a lot of time to rank up the right rarity.

You guys learn nothing from past mistakes. There should always be some kind of skill mechanic built in to allow players to beat content.

Erza_Scarlet

If I'm reading this correctly, the defender becomes unblockable and unstoppable after the attacker exhaust two times his challenger rating hit charges, that is we can get 480 hits as opposed to what people think...

MostWanted

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

Bye bye Aegon, SL and most likely G99
Honestly I see aegon working, heavy attack furies thing, that damage is crazy

6* r4 Aegon, i agree

Erza_Scarlet

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

Bye bye Aegon, SL and most likely G99

I think that's 480 hits buddy

RoninMan

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!
New champs or old champs won’t make that damage cap bigger.
No, but higher Ranks/Rarities will make the Challenger Rating higher, and new abilities will make encounters easier to Manager.

Remember when Labyrinth was released? No Champion like Aegon existed. His existence shows that progress and new abilities can make Content more manageable.
so basically just wait 2 years for an RNG chance at the champion you release to tackle it?
It might be 3 or 4. This is not going to be easy, and as we said at the very beginning, this is a challenge for our Summoners to grow into.

When people are asking for new content, I don’t think most are saying “please give me content I can complete 3-5 years from now.” So.... basically you either do this with a boatload of money or you retire before you can even do an initial run. I understand you want to make content last a while but suggesting that it might take years to finish it seems a bit odd.

ECOMA

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

Bye bye Aegon, SL and most likely G99
I think that's 480 hits buddy

R5 5 have a 120 challenger rating not 240 where are you getting 480?

Werewrym

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

Bye bye Aegon, SL and most likely G99
I think that's 480 hits buddy

Challenge rating of a 5/65 is 120. Thats 120 charges in both stages for a total of 240

BungSmuggler

This probably will be completed in the first day or at least First week, money always wins.

Maybe not. I've come across fights that you literally cannot beat without the right counter, a good example is the 6.3.1 Medusa boss.