Abyss Best Build and Skill Tree Guide

Build and skill tree guide for Abyss in Sword of Convallaria (SoC). See the best gear (weapon/trinket/tarot), skin, tier, and review here!

Abyss's Tier & Basic Info

	Rarity	Epic
	Role	Destroyer
	Faction	Drifter Fortitude

Movement Stats

Abyss's Tier

Overall Rating			Reroll Rating
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Best Builds for Abyss

Single Target Build

Basic Attack												Reaction
Sealing Attack												Protection of Darkness
Skill
Erosion								Corruption								Crumbled Order
Weapon								Trinket								Tarot
Focus Wand								Disaster Bottle								Redemption of The Judgment

This is a team build specialized in inflicting debuffs, intended for single-boss encounters. Since there are no Legendary characters who can apply as many Lv2 debuffs as Abyss, this character has a valuable role and should be prioritized for high-difficulty battles.

Recommended Gear, Tarots, & Engravings

Recommended Weapons for Abyss

Focus Wand

Starry Sky Heritage

Resentment Broom

The [Focus Wand], which extends the range of [Erosion], and the [Starry Sky Heritage], which significantly boosts both HP and magic attack, are especially effective with Abyss.

Recommended Trinkets for Abyss

Disaster Bottle

Old Scrolls of Auguste

Fancy Hat

The debuff-supporting [Disaster Bottle], the [Old Scrolls of Auguste] which allows you to manipulate turn order with its very high SPD, and the [Fancy Hat] which is useful for dealing magic damage in high-difficulty battles are recommended.

Recommended Tarots for Abyss

Redemption of The Judgment

Silence of The Hermit

Course of Fortune

[Judgment] for removing enemy buffs and [The Hermit] for reducing damage taken are recommended.

Recommended Engravings for Abyss

Resonance	Effect
Sword Wand	Before actively attacking, for each 1 tile traversed, increases ATK and DEF by 4%, up to 12%. The effect lasts until the start of the next turn,
Sword Pentacle	When [unharmed], increases ATK and DEF by 12%.
Pentacle Cup	Decreases magical DMG taken by 15%.

In general, Engravings that increase durability are recommended.

Abyss Skill Unlock Priorities

Recommended Skill Set

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Sealing Attack	RK9	Invigorating Strike
Dark Ripple	RK7	Crumbled Order
Defense (Ranged Attack)	RK5	Protection of Darkness
NRG Restoration	RK3	Corruption
Hypnosis	RK1	Dark Withering

Skill Details

Hypnosis	Cost: 2 CD: 4
(Magical DMG) Single-target attack. Deals 35% DMG and inflicts 2 random Sleep for 2 turns.

Dark Withering	Cost: 1 CD: 5
(Magical DMG) Inflicts Life Loss equal to 50% of M.ATK to all enemies within a 2-tile radius of the target and inflicts ▽ Healing Received, lasting for 2 turns.

NRG Restoration	Cost: - CD: -
(Passive) At the end of the turn, recovers an additional 1 NRG. If NRG is less than 1, recovers another 1 NRG.

Corruption	Cost: - CD: -
(Passive) At the end of the turn, inflicts 2 random Level 1 Attribute Debuffs on 1 random enemy within a 3-tile radius of the character, lasting for 2 turns.

Defense (Ranged Attack)	Cost: - CD: -
(Reaction) When hit by a ranged attack, the DMG taken is decreased by 25%.

Protection of Darkness	Cost: - CD: -
(Reaction) When hit by an active attack, the DMG taken is decreased by 8%. Before being hit by an active attack, for every Debuff on the attacker, decreases DMG taken by an additional 10%, up to 30%.

Dark Ripple	Cost: 3 CD: 0
(Magical DMG) Deals 70% AoE DMG to all enemies within a 2-tile radius of the target and inflicts ✗ Passive Skills and ✗ Reaction Skills, lasting for 2 turns.

Crumbled Order	Cost: - CD: -
(Leader's Aura) For all "Drifter" allies in battle, increases ATK by 10% and DEF by 20%.

Sealing Attack	Cost: - CD: -
(Basic Attack) Deals 100% physical DMG and inflicts ✗ Passive Skills on Injured targets before attacking, lasting for 2 turns.

Invigorating Strike	Cost: - CD: -
(Basic Attack) Deals 100% physical DMG and additionally recovers 1 NRG.

Abyss's Trait & Skills

Abyss's Trait

Max Effect
	[Depression] Increases M.ATK by 15%. At the end of the turn, locks onto 2 random enemies within a 4-tile radius of the character to inflict 1 random Level 2 Attribute Debuff for 2 turns.

Stars Unlocked	Effect
	Increases M.ATK by 12%. At the end of the turn, locks onto 2 random enemies within a 4-tile radius of the character to inflict 1 random Level 2 Attribute Debuff for 2 turns.
	Increases M.ATK by 9%. At the end of the turn, locks onto 2 random enemies within a 4-tile radius of the character to inflict 1 random Level 2 Attribute Debuff for 2 turns.
	Increases M.ATK by 7%. At the end of the turn, locks onto 2 random enemies within a 4-tile radius of the character to inflict 1 random Level 1 Attribute Debuff for 2 turns.
	M.ATK increases by 5%. At the end of the turn, locks onto 2 random enemies within a 4-tile radius of the character to inflict 1 random Level 1 Attribute Debuff for 2 turns.

Abyss's Base Skills

Skill	Range
Energy Wave
[Basic Attack] Cost: - / CD: - (Basic Attack) Deal 80% Magical DMG.
Erosion
[Skill] Cost: 1 / CD: 0 (Magical DMG) Single-target attack. Deals 85% DMG and inflicts 2 random Level 2 Attribute Debuffs on the target for 2 turns.

Skills That Can Be Learned at RK1

Skill	Range
Hypnosis
[Skill] Cost: 2 / CD: 4 (Magical DMG) Single-target attack. Deals 35% DMG and inflicts 2 random Sleep for 2 turns.
Dark Withering
[Skill] Cost: 1 / CD: 5 (Magical DMG) Inflicts Life Loss equal to 50% of M.ATK to all enemies within a 2-tile radius of the target and inflicts ▽ Healing Received, lasting for 2 turns.

Skills That Can Be Learned at RK3

Skill	Range
NRG Restoration	-
[Skill] Cost: - / CD: - (Passive) At the end of the turn, recovers an additional 1 NRG. If NRG is less than 1, recovers another 1 NRG.
Corruption	-
[Skill] Cost: - / CD: - (Passive) At the end of the turn, inflicts 2 random Level 1 Attribute Debuffs on 1 random enemy within a 3-tile radius of the character, lasting for 2 turns.

Skills That Can Be Learned at RK5

Skill	Range
Defense (Ranged Attack)	-
[Reaction] Cost: - / CD: - (Reaction) When hit by a ranged attack, the DMG taken is decreased by 25%.
Protection of Darkness	-
[Reaction] Cost: - / CD: - (Reaction) When hit by an active attack, the DMG taken is decreased by 8%. Before being hit by an active attack, for every Debuff on the attacker, decreases DMG taken by an additional 10%, up to 30%.

Skills That Can Be Learned at RK7

Skill	Range
Dark Ripple
[Skill] Cost: 3 / CD: 0 (Magical DMG) Deals 70% AoE DMG to all enemies within a 2-tile radius of the target and inflicts ✗ Passive Skills and ✗ Reaction Skills, lasting for 2 turns.
Crumbled Order	-
[Skill] Cost: - / CD: - (Leader's Aura) For all "Drifter" allies in battle, increases ATK by 10% and DEF by 20%.

Skills That Can Be Learned at RK9

Skill	Range
Sealing Attack
[Basic Attack] Cost: - / CD: - (Basic Attack) Deals 100% physical DMG and inflicts ✗ Passive Skills on Injured targets before attacking, lasting for 2 turns.
Invigorating Strike
[Basic Attack] Cost: - / CD: - (Basic Attack) Deals 100% physical DMG and additionally recovers 1 NRG.

Weapons That Abyss Can Equip

List of Weapons

Starry Sky Heritage	Reorganized Cube	Skeleton Staff
Focus Wand	Resentment Broom	Diffusing Prism
Cornucopia Staff	Nightmare Puppet	Nirvana
Life Fondness	Dream Turbidity	Gazing Orb
Explosive Crystal	Ink Totem	Solid Wand
Astral Rod	Apprentice Wand

Abyss's Voice Actor

Abyss Voice Actor

Abyss's Skin

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