Complete Abysses in Maps - Path of Exile

Abysses are interactable objects in instances which spawns cracks and pits that spawn monsters. They can spawn from Act 6 onwards. This encounter is considered Extra Content and has a baseline 8% chance to appear in any map area.

Overview

Abysses start spawning in acts Act 6 and onwards and in maps. Abysses are marked on the minimap with a green icon PoE green icon.

Upon walking over an Abyss, a crack will form on the ground, and a small number of monsters will spawn out of it. The crack will expand as you follow it. The crack will eventually spawn a pit, which spawns many more monsters, including rare monsters. If the player takes too long to follow the crack into a pit or kill most of the enemies that spawn from the pit, it will close up. Otherwise, it will create another crack that leads to a different pit. An Abyss will normally create three or four pits, but since the cracks can't cross themselves or each other, the Abyss may end prematurely if it works itself into a corner.

Clearing the enemies out of the last pit will spawn an Abyssal Trove, which can be opened for loot. In addition to generic loot, an Abyssal Trove will always contain at least one Abyss jewel, possibly more.

In zone levels 70 and up, instead of an Abyssal Trove, it may open an entrance to the Abyssal Depths instead. One can identify if an Abyssal Depths will spawn early as it can only spawn from the first pit of a given Abyss.

Complete the Abyss

Clearing the enemies out of the last pit will spawn an Abyssal Trove, which can be opened for loot. In addition to generic loot, an Abyssal Trove will always contain at least one Abyss jewel, possibly more.

Abyss Trove

In zone levels 70 and up, instead of an Abyssal Trove, it may open an entrance to the Abyssal Depths instead.

Abyssal Depths

Complete Abyss Encounters: Complete Abysses in Maps

League mechanics: Abyss.

Location: Abysses start spawning in acts Act 6 and onwards and in maps. They have an 8% chance to spawn in each of these instances. Abysses are marked on the minimap with a green icon.

The Abyssal Trove is one of the two possible rewards for completing an abyss, the other being an entrance to the Abyssal Depths. The trove contains one or more abyssal jewels of magic or rare rarity, along with a sizable amount of varying and valuable items.

Open an Abyssal Trove

Upon walking over an Abyss, a crack will form on the ground, and a small number of monsters will spawn out of it. The crack will expand as you follow it. The crack will eventually spawn a pit, which spawns many more monsters, including rare monsters.

Abyss Crack

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Rewards

Abyss Jewels

Abyss jewels have the same functions as regular jewels, but with some differences. They offer different types of bonuses from regular jewels and most mods have tiers that depend on item level. They can be socketed in the jewel slot of the passive skill tree, but also in items with an abyss socket, such as a Stygian Vise and unique Abyss items.

Stygian Vise

Stygian Vise is a belt with an abyssal socket as an implicit, allowing it to equip abyss jewels. Stygian Vises can only be found in the Abyssal Depths, which are dropped from the area's boss.

Abyssal Depths

Abyssal Depths is a side zone that can spawn in Abysses in zone levels 70 and up. It contain Abyss monsters. The boss in this area is either a Stygian Spire or an Abyssal Lich, the latter which drops unique items.

How to find Abyss?

Abysses start spawning in acts Act 6 and onwards and in maps. They have a 10% chance to spawn in each of these instances. Abysses are marked on the minimap with a green icon:

Abyss Green Icon

Upon walking over an Abyss, a crack will form on the ground, and a small number of monsters will spawn out of it. The crack will expand as you follow it. The crack will eventually spawn a pit, which spawns many more monsters, including rare monsters.

Abyss Crack

Abyss Time Limited

If the player takes too long to follow the crack into a pit or kill most of the enemies that spawn from the pit, it will close up. Otherwise, it will create another crack that leads to a different pit. An Abyss will normally create three or four pits, but since the cracks can’t cross themselves or each other, the Abyss may end prematurely if it works itself into a corner.

Kirac Map Mods

Name Kirac’s league modifiers Cost
Abyss Area contains 2 additional Abysses. 3x Chaos Orb Chaos Orb

Abyss Atlas Passive Tree

Count Name Category Description
1 Abyssal Army Notable
  • Abyss Monsters in your Maps grant 50% increased Experience
  • Abysses in your Maps spawn 50% increased Monsters
6 Abyss Chance Normal
  • Your Maps have +1% chance to contain an Abyss
1 Votive Hoard Notable
  • Abyssal Troves in your Maps have 20% chance to drop a Rare Item with an Abyssal Socket

Abyss Atlas Passive Tree

Count Name Category Description
5 Abyss Monster Count Normal
  • Abysses in your Maps spawn 10% increased Monsters
1 Underground Kingdom Notable
  • Your Maps have +1% chance to contain an Abyss per 2% increased Pack Size

Abyss Atlas Passive Tree

Count Name Category Description
2 Abyssal Depths Item Quantity Normal
  • 10% increased Quantity of Items dropped in Abyssal Depths in your Maps
1 Lightless Legion Notable
  • Abyssal Depths in your Maps have +3 to Monster Level
  • Abyssal Depths in your Maps have 100% increased number of Magic Monsters
  • Abyssal Depths in your Maps have 100% increased number of Rare Monsters
  • Abyssal Depths in your Maps have 30% increased Pack Size
3 Abyss and Abyssal Depths Chances Normal
  • Your Maps have +1% chance to contain an Abyss
  • Abysses in your Maps have 10% increased chance to lead to an Abyssal Depths
1 Awakened Depths Notable
  • Abysses in your Maps have 50% increased chance to lead to an Abyssal Depths
  • Abyssal Depths in your Maps have 100% increased chance to contain a Lich

Abyss Atlas Passive Tree

Count Name Category Description
1 Corrupted Gaze Notable
  • Abyss Jewels found in your Maps have 20% chance to be Corrupted and have 5 or 6 random Modifiers

Complete Abyss Encounters(4) PoE 3.19

Complete each of the following Abyss encounters.

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