Abyss Herald

Resistances

Note - below resistance values are not confirmed.

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Tips and Mechanics

Weak Point - Face

Abyss Herald attacks have a long windup, and most of them can be easily dodged by running behind him. Try to stay close to him.

Shield

Preferto break the shield, as this will Freeze the Abyss Herald.

attacks will also work, but are less effective than

will also damage the shield, but are half as effective.

See Shields for more information.

The Abyss Herald shield has 36U of strength. This means it takes anywhere between 18~36 applications of to break the shield, depending on how strong the ability is at applying the element. is slightly less effectively, requiring about 45 ticks of Electrocharged, andare half as effective, requiring 36~72 applications.

Abilities

After shielding, the Abyss Herald has a similar set of attacks, but the combos will be longer.

Basic Combo

Performs 3 strikes in quick succession

When shielded, does a 5 slash combo

Ranged Slash

Sends out 1 - 4 slashing waves at the player

The number of slashes performed during this attack is variable, and based on the Abyss Herald's health/shield

When shielded, there is a brief delay between the 2nd and 3rd slash.

Health	Number of Slashes
Unshielded with over 50% HP	1
Unshielded with under 50% HP	2
Shielded with over 50% Shield HP	3
Shielded with under 50% Shield HP	4

Cross Slash

Sends out a wave in a cross shape at the player

Getting hit by cross slash increases cooldowns

Getting hit by this attack will add 6 seconds to any Elemental Skill/Burst that is on cooldown.

This only affects the active character hit, and this does not affect skills that aren't on cooldown.

Blocking the damage with a shield prevents it from increasing your cooldowns.

Water Wheel

Spins rapidly towards the player 1 - 4 times

The number of spins performed during this attack is variable, and based on the Abyss Herald's health/shield

Health	Number of Spins
Unshielded with over 50% HP	1
Unshielded with under 50% HP	2
Shielded with over 50% Shield HP	3
Shielded with under 50% Shield HP	4

Hydro Shield

Once the Abyss Herald drops below a certain HP, it will summon a shield and deal DMG to nearby characters.

The shield absorbs incoming damage. Destroying the shield will immediately kill the Abyss Herald, regardless of how much HP is left.

Charged Slash

This attack is only performed when shielded.

Charges up briefly, and sends 6 blades out in all directions.

If you stand directly behind the Abyss Herald when the attack finishes, you will not get hit.