Tips and Mechanics
Weak Point - Face
Abyss Lectors will not move when attacking if you stay close by.
Abyss Lectors can be staggered before they shield. You can use this to move them to a favorable position. Once shielded, they can no longer be pushed.
Prefer
attacks to break through the shield.
attacks will also work, but are less effective than


will also damage the shield, but are half as effective.
See Shields for more information.
Try using Bennet with 4pc Thundering Fury. Every use of his Elemental Skill triggers Overload on the Abyss Lector shields, which reduces the cooldown by 1 second. Since his elemental skill already has a low cooldown, this lets you use it very frequently to quickly damage the shield.
Sends three orbs at the player, exploding in an AoEBeing hit by an orb will drain your character's energy.
Blocking the damage with a shield prevents it from draining your energy.
You can only be affected by the energy drain once per set of 3 orbs. Getting hit by all 3 orbs will drain the same amount of energy as getting hit by one.
Lightning Streak
Sends bolts of lightning in a line at the player.While shielded, two streaks are sent at the player.
Deals damage in an AoE where the player is standing.The number of bolts unleashed during this attack is variable, and based on the Abyss Lector's health/shield
Unshielded with over 50% HP
Unshielded with under 50% HP
Shielded with over 50% Shield HP
Shielded with under 50% Shield HP
Deals damage in an AoE around the Abyss LectorDeals damage in an AoE around the Abyss Lector, and creates a shield.Once the Abyss Lector drops below a certain HP, it will summon a
shield and deal
DMG to nearby characters. There is no way to kill the Abyss Lector immediately and skip the shield phase.
The shield absorbs incoming damage. Destroying the shield will immediately kill the Abyss Lector, regardless of how much HP is left
This attack is only performed when shielded.
Sends out orbs in a circular pattern, which remain on the field.Being hit by an orb will drain your character's energy.
Orbs will remain on the field for about 3 seconds before disappearing.