Specter’s Abyss Dungeon Guide

Specter's Abyss is the very first dungeon players can explore. You are able to enter the dungeon when your character is at least level 20. This dungeon is a good test of whether parties can complete mechanics together and use crowd control skills at the right times.

Specter's Abyss Lore

Syleus turned the ancient underground tomb into his own lab, now known as Syleus's Abyss. The labyrinthian halls teemed with immortals and monsters, so Syleus created a follower, Heliber, to guard the lab. Ever the loyal servant, Heliber faithfully guides his master through the lab and leads unwelcome visitors to their deaths.

Boss - Heliber

Positioning and teamwork are key to this boss fight. The Tank should position themselves on one side of the boss and the DPS on the other. This is because the boss regularly does a large cone attack on the aggroed target that damages everything behind them.

Death Sentence Mechanic

Telegraph

1. A voice line occurs: "Chase them to the ends of the Abyss!"

Description

1. A bubble appears on either you or one of your party members.
2. All players must gather in this bubble to soak damage from the upcoming attack.

Special Mobs

Enchanted Arkeum Arbiter

The Enchanted Arkeum Arbiter can completely wipe parties even though it's not a boss. He has a windup attack that deals significant damage if not interrupted.

The telegraph here is when he says the voice line: "I'll wipe you all!" You must hard-CC the boss to interrupt the windup. If your party misses all CC, you can hide behind a wall and use line of sight to avoid the attack.

Specter's Abyss Mini-Bosses

Elite Arkeum Shadowmancer

Make sure you have hard CC for this first miniboss in Specter's Abyss

Mechanic

Telegraph

1. After the 3rd attack in her attack pattern, a voice line occurs: "I will end your life!"

Description

1. She lifts three players into the air. These players are not able to use any skills.
2. The other three players must CC the boss during this time, to prevent her from killing the incapacitated players.

Elite Arkeum Riot Squad Captain

Decent DPS and CC are required here for this Specter's Abyss boss.

Shield

Telegraph

1. A voice line occurs: "Impossible!"

Description

1. The Riot Squad Captain gains a blue shield. Deal enough damage to break the blue shield.
2. Afterward, the boss shouts "Die!" Interrupt the boss by hard CCing him to prevent significant AoE damage.

Strategy

1. A common issue in a random party is that low-dps/early-game parties can not break the shield. If this is the case, have your members hold their DPS skills to prepare for this so your team doesn't wipe.

Codex Exploration Quests

Crossroad of Fire and Poison (Collection Codex Pages)

Credits

Written by Yaen
Reviewed by Nymphellas