Blades:Abyss

Abyss

The Abyss is a procedural dungeon that gets more difficult the further you go.

It is one of the game modes in Blades. Each level has a small number of monsters facing you and as you clear your way through Abyss, you are periodically offered rewards. The monsters will gradually become harder and the rewards will increase. Unlike regular dungeons, the abyss contains no healing items or chests and grants no experience for defeating foes. Passing levels earns gold and experience, and defeating foes earns items and chests.

The Abyss is unlocked after completing The Greencap Bandits, you will be introduced to the Abyss by talking to Theodor Gorlash who can be found near the main gate of your Town.

There are various Challenges tied to exploring the Abyss, such as dealing damage or using a certain number of combined attacks while in the Abyss.

Starting Levels

You unlock a level of the Abyss by passing the level and gaining the level rewards. You can always start from the last level you unlocked, from level 1, from your character level if it is less than the last level you unlocked, and from any multiple of 5 less than the last level you unlocked. If you are level 18 and have reached level 22, you can start on levels 1, 5, 10, 15, 18, 20, and 21.

The game recommends a starting level for you, and you can always start on the recommended level. The reward multiplier is tied to the recommended level. The recommended level is usually a few levels below your character level and can change based on how deep a level you reach. You can also select the highest level for greater rewards, but be very careful of tough enemies that have a higher level than yours.

While in the Abyss, once you pass a level and get the rewards you cannot return to the previous level. The stairs will be blocked.

Rewards

There is a reward of gold and experience for each level passed. The reward is given no matter how many opponents are defeated. The reward shown as you pass each level is the total for all levels passed on this trip through the abyss, not just the current level. If the reward is 200 on one level and 300 on the next, passing that level added 100 to the total reward.

Floor Level	Gold	Experience
1	10	10
2	18	12
3	26	14
4	34	16
5	42	18
6	50	20
7	58	22
8	66	24
9	74	26
10	82	28
11	90	30
12	98	32
13	106	34
14	114	36
15	122	38
16	130	40
17	138	42
18	146	44
19	154	46
20	162	48
21	170	50
22	178	52
23	186	54
24	194	56
25	202	58
26	210	60
27	218	62
28	226	64
29	234	66
30	242	68
31	250	70
32	258	72
33	266	74
34	274	76
35	282	78
36	290	80
37	298	82
38	306	84
39	314	86
40	322	88
41	330	90
42	338	92
43	346	94
44	354	96
45	362	98
46	370	100
47	378	102
48	386	104
49	394	106
50	402	108
51	410	110
52	418	112
53	426	114
54	434	116
55	442	118
56	450	120
57	458	122
58	466	124
59	474	126
60	482	128
61	490	130
62	498	132
63	506	134
64	514	136
65	522	138
66	530	140
67	538	142
68	546	144
69	554	146
70	562	148
71	570	150
72	578	152
73	586	154
74	594	156
75	602	158
76	610	160
77	618	162
78	626	164
79	634	166
80	642	168
81	650	170
82	658	172
83	666	174
84	674	176
85	682	178
86	690	180
87	698	182
88	706	184
89	714	186
90	722	188
91	730	190
92	738	192
93	746	194
94	754	196
95	762	198
96	770	200
97	778	202
98	786	204
99	794	206
100	802	208
101	810	210
102	818	212
103	826	214
104	834	216
105	842	218
106	850	220
107	858	222
108	866	224
109	874	226
110	882	228
111	890	230
112	898	232
113	906	234
114	914	236
115	922	238
116	930	240
117	938	242
118	946	244
119	954	246
120	962	248
121	970	250
122	978	252
123	986	254
124	994	256
125	1002	258
126	1010	260
127	1018	262
128	1026	264
129	1034	266
130	1042	268
131	1050	270
132	1058	272
133	1066	274
134	1074	276
135	1082	278
136	1090	280
137	1098	282
138	1106	284
139	1114	286
140	1122	288
141	1130	290
142	1138	292
143	1146	294
144	1154	296
145	1162	298
146	1170	300
147	1178	302
148	1186	304
149	1194	306
150	1202	308

There is an item in the corner with a ring around it. Killing enemies fills the ring. When the ring is full you earn that reward and a new reward is shown. The first few rewards are common materials, then a wooden chest, and eventually equipment, gems, and golden chests. The ring will fill more for some opponents than others and is affected by the reward multiplier for high levels. As with chests, the rewards depend on your character level. The rewards do not depend on the level of the Abyss, but the harder monsters on deeper levels will fill the ring faster so you can reach the better rewards. Each new trip into the Abyss resets the rewards gained. The first few rewards will be common, then slowly have a chance to be uncommon or rare. The ring starts at 20^{[verification needed — see talk page]} points and increases by ^(?) points for each subsequent completion. Swarming enemies have a Kill Score multiplier of x0.33. The amount filled is based on the enemy Kill Score as seen in the table below.

Any opponent that might normally drop gold will also drop gold in the Abyss. Materials like dragon bones and daedra hearts can also be rewarded, but they go directly to your inventory and are not dropped.

Reward Multipliers

A typical Abyss floor, showing the multiplier

Some levels have a reward multiplier. All gold and experience for passing the level are multiplied. The multiplier is relative to the recommended level. At one level beyond the recommended level, the multiplier is 1.25x. After that, the multiplier is the number of levels higher than the recommended level, up to a 6x multiplier. If the recommended level is 12, then there will be a 3x multiplier on the rewards for passing level 15 (see table below).

When starting at or below the recommended level and defeating every opponent, a golden chest usually appears some time around the 4x multiplier.

Enemies

Most levels of the Abyss have 2-3 enemies of one type. Swarming enemies will usually have 2-3 groups of 2-3 enemies each. Some enemies, like Liches, Warmasters, and Dragons may be alone on a level. Some enemies are more likely to be found on the same level, like Outcasts with Nether Liches, Wolves with Bears, or Wisps with Wispmothers.

The enemies encountered are based on the difference of the player's level and the Abyss level. If the player is on a floor with the same level (the recommended level) or lower than their own level, the enemy level is equal to the floor level. If the floor level is higher, the levels in the table below are used. What enemies are possible to encounter at certain levels are described on each enemy page.

For a list of all enemies that can be encountered in the Abyss, see here.

Scaling

Floor Level above Recommended	Enemy Level	Gold and XP Multiplier	Enemy Kill Score
-6 and lower	+0	x1	1
-5	+0	x1	2
-4	+0	x1	3
-3	+0	x1	4
-2	+0	x1	5
-1	+0	x1	8
0	+0	x1	10
+1	+0	x1.25	12
+2	+2	x2	15
+3	+4	x3	19
+4	+6	x4	24
+5	+10	x5	30
+6	+14	x6	40
+7	+18	x6	30
+8	+24	x6	30
+9	+32	x6	30
+10	+40	x6	30
+11	+50	x6	30
+12	+60	x6	30
+13	+72	x6	30
+14	+84	x6	30
+15 and above	+99	x6	30

So as an example, if the player is level 10 and they go down to floor 12, the enemies encountered have +2 level of the current floor and thus are level 14. The levels can not exceed level 100.

Depth

The highest level that can be reached in the Abyss is 149. You will be forced to exit the Abyss once you enter level 150.

Gallery

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  Main menu depiction of the Abyss crypt entrance