Abyss of Demons (Original)

For the current version of this dungeon, see Abyss of Demons.

Last updated: 1.0.3.0
Abyss of Demons
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The Abyss of Demons before Month of the Mad God 2020 is a medium-level dungeon that is a staple source of Potions of Vitality for many players. It is also the drop location of the untiered Demon Blade and two pieces of the Magmatic Mystic ST Set. The dungeon received a significant rework for Month of the Mad God 2020 (Exalt Version 1.1.0.0 (Sep 2020)), as part of the “reconstruction” theme which aimed to modernise some of the game’s oldest content. This page describes the most recent iteration of the Abyss of Demons before the rework.

The normal enemies in the dungeon attack in groups, have low health, and inflict no status effects, but deal high damage. In addition, much of the dungeon is covered with lava, meaning high defense and/or HP is recommended for surviving the dungeon.

The entrance to the Abyss of Demons is commonly found upon slaying White Demons and lasts 30 seconds before disappearing.

The Realm Eye says:
The depraved depths of the abyss were made by Archdemon Malphas. At first it was nothing more than a personal shelter, but it soon became the home of many demons.
The souls of the wicked are disposed of in the realm’s lava fissures, left to endure an agonizing eternity together.
Strictly speaking, Archdemon Malphas is the ruler of these lesser demons since he created the chambers. But in reality, he suffers just as much as them.

Key

Abyss of Demons Key The Abyss of Demons Key is available in the Nexus for 50 Realm Gold.

Guide

See the Abyss of Demons Guide for a complete walk-through on the dungeon and all its enemies.

Here are some amazing guides on how to solo an abyss on unmaxed characters with mediocre equipment - Thanks to Bluenoser:
Knight Solo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OlQ1kngzgao
Wizard Solo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRMNd3fwC54

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Layout

The dungeon consists of a large network of small, square rooms linked by very short hallways. Each room consists of simple red ground and wall tiles. Piles of bones are scattered throughout the dungeon. Rivers of lava extend throughout the entire area. Atop every lava pit found in hallways between rooms, broken tiles are found which allow players to safely cross. While stepping on these fragile tiles, the player must tread carefully, therefore impeding the speed of crossing.

There is a non-guaranteed chance for at least one treasure room to appear in the dungeon. Treasure rooms can only have an exit in the south.

Example Layout

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An Example Layout of a Abyss With 5 Treasure Rooms:

Screenshot

Screenshot of the Boss Room

Treasure Room


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Enemies

The White Demons and Malphas minions only appear in the boss room.


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Boss

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Treasure Room Boss

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Drops of Interest

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Daily Quests

The Abyss of Demons is part of the Standard Quest pool from The Tinkerer and has five associated quests, including a scout quest.

Name Description Items Needed Reward
Scout the Abyss Scout the Abyss of Demons and report back here! Mark of Malphas Potion of VitalityPotion of Vitality
The Archdemon Defeat Malphas in the Abyss of Demons. Mark of MalphasMark of MalphasMark of MalphasMark of Malphas
Mark of MalphasMark of MalphasMark of MalphasMark of Malphas
Standard Quest Chest
To the Mountains! Head to the mountains to take down Oryx’s generals! Mark of SeptaviusMark of LimonMark of GulpordMark of Malphas
Mark of Dr TerribleMark of Puppet MasterMark of Skuld
Demonhunter I don’t think Holy Water will cut it for these ones! Mark of MalphasMark of MalphasMark of Malphas
Mark of DaichiMark of Daichi
Rainbow Road Bring me some marks while you search for stat potions! Mark of SeptaviusMark of LimonMark of GulpordMark of Malphas

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Tips

Boss Tips and Strategies

Be prepared for what may come: You should avoid lava at all costs, as it slows your movement, deals damage, and renders you vulnerable to the attacks of approaching enemies.
Demons of the Abyss are DANGEROUS: Be more cautious with them than the ones found in the Realm.
Lava only hurts your feet: Simply rotate your camera angle so that your feet stay on the lava bridges to avoid being hurt by it.

Treasure Room Tips and Strategies

! - The Abyss Idol turns portions of the floor in its room into lava when activated.
! - The Abyss Idol shoots bullets which paralyze, so if you’re hit while in the lava, you’re toast.

Sometimes there are 2 (or more) Treasure Rooms in the Abyss of Demons and there is a simple method to find out if you were lucky enough to encounter two: When you defeat the Abyss Idol, the lava in the hallway in the south should drain out. If it doesn’t, there’s likely another Treasure Room elsewhere. Pay attention however: if the hallway is not flooded with lava, it does not necessarily mean that a second Treasure Room does not exist.

If you do not think you are able to defeat the Idol on your own:
  1. Trying won’t hurt. Even if you will not succeed in slaying the Abyss Idol by yourself, you will likely gain knowledge about it that will help you in a future attempt. Do not be afraid to nexus!
  2. Try to defeat Archdemon Malphas first so if you do choose to escape to nexus, the time spent in the Abyss will not have been completely wasted.
How to kill
  1. Clear the room of the smaller demons before shooting the Idol. If you have accidentally hit the Idol, move on to step 2 ↓

  2. Once the room is clear, attack the Idol and wreak havoc on it using your special ability and weapon. Make it crumble under your flurry of attacks!

  3. Portions of the room should be getting flooded with lava which disappears after a couple of seconds. When you see the Idol throwing lava towards you, attempt to move to dry portion of the room.

  4. Once you have given the Idol a taste of its own medicine, proceed to collect your loot — Did the Abyss Idol surrender the rare Demon Blade to you?

Tip: If you have an adequate amount of defense on your character, you will be able to stand close to the Idol and be able to consistently damage it, albeit having to endure the shots sent at you by the Idol. You will be amazed by how weak the Idol is without the help of its lava!

Tips for the dungeon as a whole

Tip: When you are fighting brutes, you can run around in circles and shoot behind yourself to allow yourself to damage them while avoiding their own shots. Brutes are agile, but not as agile as you - use that to your advantage!

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History

As of Build 123.3, Treasure Rooms have gotten the chance of appearing in this dungeon. These rooms contain a “Mini-Boss”: the Abyss Idol.

In Release ????, Potions of Defense were added as a guaranteed drop from Archdemon Malphas and the Abyss Idol. As of build 27.7.X6, the bosses were no longer guaranteed to drop a Potion of Defense. Instead, the Toxic Sewers took the Abyss of Demons’ place as the main source of Potions of Defense among the Godlands dungeons.

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