Abyss Guide: Path of Exile 2

Abyss is a mechanic in Path of Exile 2 that creates cracks in the earth that spew out monsters. These monsters can be slain for special Omens and Abyss Crafting Currency

Abyss can be found starting in Act 2 Mastodon Badlands, where players can also find The Lightless Passage, which is required to complete Abyss Crafts with Desecrations.

Abysses can also be found in Waystones and added to endgame areas with Abyss Precursor Tablets

Example of an Abyss Precursor Tablet. Tablets can be made Rare after defeating the Arbiter

After defeating a certain number of enemies within the Abyss, a final wave will spawn from the main Abyss Pit. Defeating this wave has a chance to spawn an Abyss Chest that can drop Abyssal Currency

This Abyss spawned an Abyssal Armoury after being completed

Abyss Crafting and Rewards

Special Crafting Bones can be obtained from Abysses that will allow players to Desecrate their items. Desecration adds a hidden modifier to an item which can then be Revealed at the Well of Souls

We have a full guide on all of the Abyss Crafting items and rewards that can be obtained from the mechanic, which can be read here: Abyss Crafting Guide

Abysses can also be used to add a high density of Rare and Magic monsters to a player's map, improving generic rewards in the form of Currency, Unique and Rare item drops.

Abyssal Depths

Occasionally after completing an Abyss, an opening to the Abyssal Depths will open. This area contains several Abyss monsters, Abyssal Chests and at the end a player will have to defeat one to three Rare Abyss enemies to collect three Abyssal Chests. Dying in this area will prevent the player from re-entering, so be careful!

Abyss in the Endgame can be further improved by allocating points into the Abyss Atlas Passive Tree.

Abyss Atlas Passive Points can be acquired by completing specific goals in Abyss content

Abyss Atlas Tree (click to enlarge)

Finding Abyssal Bosses

Locating Androth or Tasgul can be a challenge, but allocating Abyssal Ire makes it more likely that you will locate the Lightless Void or Dark Domain which lead to these fights. These two areas spawn similarly to Abyssal Depths but have a different name

Kulemac's Invitation

By defeating either Androth or Tasgul, players will be rewarded with a Kulemac's Invitation, which can be taken to the Well of Souls to enter the final fight against Kulemac.

Abysses can be further juiced in the endgame with Abyss Precursor Tablets, which grant a guaranteed Abyss to the area. Abyss Tablets can have up to 4-modifiers (if you have completed the Arbiter), which increase the difficulty and reward and number of Abysses in the area. By default, Abyss Tablets have 10 Uses Remaining before running out, with one Use consumed per Waystone opened with the Tablet

Abyss Tablet Prefixes

Abyss Tablets share the same Prefixes as other Tablets and provide generic increases to loot found within maps affected by them. They include:

• Monsters have 7-11% increased Effectiveness
• Map has 25-40% increased Number of Rare Monsters
• Map has 50-70% increased Magic Monsters
• 6-10% increased Pack Size in Map
• 25-40% increased Gold Found in Map
• 10-20% increased Experience Gain in Map
• 18-30% increased Rarity of Items found in Map
• Map contains 1 additional Azmeri Spirit
• Map contains an additional Essence
• Map contains an additional Summoning Circle
• Map is inhabited by 1 additional Rogue Exile
• Map contains 2-3 additional Rare Chests

Abyss Tablet Suffixes

Suffixes on Abyss Tablets relate specifically to the Abyss mechanic, as well as some more generic ones

• 1-2 additional Rare Monsters are spawned from Abysses in Map
• Abyss Pits in Map are twice as likely to have Rewards
• Abysses in Map have 10-20% increased chance to lead to an Abyssal Depths
• 20-30% increased chance for Abyssal Monsters in Map to have Abyssal Modifiers
• 20-30% increased chance for Desecrated Currency from Abysses in Map
• Map contains an additional Abyss
• Map has 20-40% chance to contain four additional Abysses
• Abyssal Monsters in Map have increased Difficulty and reward for each closed Pit
• Abysses in Map spawn 20-30% increased Monsters
• 30-50% increased Quantity of Waystones found in Map
• Map has 70-100% increased chance to contain Essences
• Map has 70-100% increased chance to contain Azmeri Spirits
• Map has 70-100% increased chance to contain Strongboxes. Map contains an additional Strongbox
• Map has 70-100% increased chance to contain Shrines. Map contains an additional Shrine
• Map has 35-50% increased chance to contain Rogue Exiles
• Map has 35-50% chance to contain a Summoning Circle
• Map has 1-2 additional random Modifiers
• Unique Monsters have 1 additional Rare Modifier

For more information about the endgame, you can check out some of our guides below:

• PoE 2 Breach Guide
• PoE 2 Expedition Guide
• PoE 2 Ritual Guide
• PoE 2 Delirium Guide