The Abyss is a permanent game mode in The Forge where you can challenge an endless series of increasingly difficult floors. Unlike a weekly event, this mode is always available, so you don’t have to worry about missing its rewards. You can enter alone or team up with up to two friends as you try to climb as high as possible.
One of the most important parts of the Abyss is choosing the right cards. After completing each floor, you get to pick a card that provides useful bonuses, such as increased damage, extra health, critical chance, or movement speed. These upgrades become increasingly important as the enemies get stronger.
In this guide, I’ll explain how the Abyss works, how its floor checkpoints operate, and every card you can obtain during a run. I’ll also cover Abyss Shards, Medallion crafting recipes, their special properties, and the weapon recipes you can unlock by reaching specific floors.
The Forge Abyss Guide – Floors, Cards, Rewards, Medallions
The Abyss is an endless raid-style game mode where you fight through floors filled with increasingly difficult enemies. You can play solo or with a team of up to three players.
Here is a quick overview:
| Feature | Details |
|---|---|
| Game Mode | Permanent |
| Floors | Infinite |
| Players | 1–3 |
| Card Selection | After every floor |
| Boss Floors | Every 10 floors |
| Checkpoints | Every 10 floors after defeating the boss |
| Main Rewards | Abyss Shards, Medallions, and weapon recipe shards |
Each floor becomes harder than the previous one. The enemies on higher floors are much stronger, and the deepest floors are extremely difficult for regular players to complete.
How Card Selection Works
After completing a floor, the Wizard’s Magic allows you to choose one card from the available options. These cards provide different bonuses that improve your character during the run.
You should choose cards based on your build and the enemies you’re facing. For example, damage cards help you defeat enemies faster, while health and defensive cards make surviving difficult encounters easier.
Every card also has a maximum stack limit. This determines how many copies of that card you can collect during a single run.
Boss Floors and Checkpoints
A boss appears every 10 floors. Defeating the boss allows you to save your progress at the checkpoint.
Once you have saved at a checkpoint, you can start your next run from that floor instead of beginning again from the first floor.
You can also leave the Abyss whenever you want. After completing a floor, the leave option appears in the bottom-right corner below the card selection.
Leaving works the same way as dying: you keep the rewards you have already collected and can continue from your latest saved checkpoint.
All Normal Abyss Cards
Normal cards provide useful bonuses without adding negative effects. They are divided into three rarities: Common, Rare, and Epic.
Here is the complete list of normal Abyss cards and their effects.
| Rarity | Card | Effect | Max Stack |
|---|---|---|---|
| Common | Sharpened | +10% Damage | 5 |
| Common | Hardy | +10% Max Health | 5 |
| Common | Swift | +8% Movement Speed | 3 |
| Common | Keen Eye | +5% Critical Chance | 4 |
| Common | Guarded | Take 6% less damage | 4 |
| Rare | Brutal | +20% Damage | 3 |
| Rare | Frenzy | +15% Attack Speed | 3 |
| Rare | Vital Core | +20% Max Health | 3 |
| Rare | Mending | +30% Healing | 2 |
| Rare | Glide | +25% Dash Distance | 2 |
| Epic | Executioner | +35% Critical Damage | 2 |
| Epic | Titan | +15% Damage and +15% Max Health | 2 |
| Epic | Bulwark | Take 15% less damage | 2 |
Best Normal Cards to Pick
Damage cards such as Sharpened and Brutal are useful if you want to defeat enemies faster. Hardy and Vital Core are good choices if you need more health to survive stronger enemies.
If your build relies on critical hits, Keen Eye and Executioner can work well together. Meanwhile, Frenzy is useful for builds that benefit from faster attacks.
All Cursed Abyss Cards
Cursed cards offer powerful bonuses but also come with negative effects. These cards can make your run much easier if your build can handle their penalties, but choosing the wrong one can put you in danger.
There are three Cursed cards available:
| Card | Bonus | Penalty | Max Stack |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glass Cannon | +50% Damage | -25% Max Health | 1 |
| Greed | Floor rewards x2 | Enemies are 30% stronger | 2 |
| Bloodlust | +30% Attack Speed | Take 15% more damage | 1 |
Should You Pick Cursed Cards?
Glass Cannon is a strong option for damage-focused builds, but losing 25% of your maximum health makes you more vulnerable.
Greed doubles your floor rewards, which can help you collect more resources. However, enemies become 30% stronger, so you should only choose it if you can handle the increased difficulty.
Bloodlust increases attack speed by 30%, making it useful for builds that rely on fast attacks. The downside is that you take 15% more damage.
All Fusion Abyss Cards
Fusion cards combine two normal cards into one stronger card. They don’t appear in the regular card selection pool, so you need to collect their required ingredient cards first.
Fusion Card Rules
Keep these rules in mind when collecting Fusion cards:
- Fusion cards never appear in the normal card roll pool.
- If you own both required ingredient cards, the Fusion card has a 35% chance of appearing in your offer.
- After a boss floor, a qualifying Fusion card is guaranteed to appear.
- Choosing a Fusion card consumes one copy of each ingredient card.
- You can hold a maximum of one copy of each Fusion card.
Complete Fusion Card List
| Fusion Card | Required Cards | Combined Effect | Max Stack |
|---|---|---|---|
| Butcher | Sharpened + Brutal | +45% Damage | 1 |
| Ironheart | Hardy + Vital Core | +45% Max Health | 1 |
| Phantom Step | Swift + Glide | +15% Movement Speed and +40% Dash Distance | 1 |
| Deadeye | Keen Eye + Executioner | +10% Critical Chance and +60% Critical Damage | 1 |
| Bastion | Guarded + Bulwark | Take 28% less damage | 1 |
| Second Wind | Frenzy + Mending | +25% Attack Speed and +45% Healing | 1 |
Best Fusion Cards
Butcher is a good choice if you want to focus on increasing your damage. Ironheart is useful for builds that need additional health, while Deadeye is particularly helpful for critical-hit builds.
Bastion provides strong damage reduction, making it a useful defensive option for surviving difficult floors. Phantom Step improves both movement speed and dash distance, while Second Wind combines attack speed and healing bonuses.
Abyss Rewards
The main rewards you can earn from the Abyss include:
- Abyss Shards
- Abyss Medallions
- Weapon recipe shards
Abyss Shards are particularly important because you can use them to craft Medallions. These Medallions improve your chances of successfully enhancing weapons and armor.
All Abyss Medallions and Crafting Recipes
You can craft Abyss Medallions by visiting the Crafter NPC. Each higher-tier Medallion requires two copies of the previous tier and a specific type of Essence.
Higher-tier Medallions provide better enhancing chances and can also come with special properties.
| Medallion | Enhancing Chance | Property | Crafting Recipe |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abyss Medallion I | +1% | None | 100 Abyss Shards |
| Abyss Medallion II | +2.5% | None | 2x Abyss Medallion I + 20 Medium Essence |
| Abyss Medallion III | +6% | Random Property | 2x Abyss Medallion II + 20 Large Essence |
| Abyss Medallion IV | +14% | Random Property | 2x Abyss Medallion III + 20 Greater Essence |
| Abyss Medallion V | +30% | Random Property | 2x Abyss Medallion IV + 20 Superior Essence |
All Medallion Properties
Abyss Medallions III, IV, and V can roll one of four random properties. These modifiers provide additional benefits when enhancing your equipment.
| Property | Effect |
|---|---|
| Warding | A failed enhancement attempt does not lose a level. |
| Rune Keeper | A failed attempt keeps your rune slot. |
| Thrifty | A failed attempt refunds half the materials. |
| Focus | Doubles the bonus at +7 enhancement and above. |
Enhancement Chance Bonus
There is also a bonus system that helps you with repeated failed enhancement attempts.
Every failed enhancement gives that item an additional 2% chance of succeeding on the next attempt. This bonus can stack up to a maximum of 40%.
This means repeated failures gradually improve your chances of successfully enhancing the same item.
All Abyss Weapon Recipes
You can also obtain special weapon recipe shards by reaching specific floors in the Abyss. These shards are required to unlock the corresponding weapon recipes.
Here are all the currently listed Abyss weapon recipes and their floor requirements:
| Weapon | Recipe Shards Start Dropping | Guaranteed By |
|---|---|---|
| Guardian Glaive | Floor 1 | Floor 40 |
| Crescent Spear | Floor 30 | Floor 60 |
| Devil’s Deed | Floor 80 | Floor 90 |
Important: These weapons can only be forged at the Abyss Forge. You cannot craft them at a regular forge.
Final Thoughts
The Abyss is one of the most important permanent activities in The Forge if you want to collect Abyss Shards, craft powerful Medallions, and unlock special weapons. Since the mode has infinite floors, you can keep challenging yourself and improve your rewards as you progress.
Make sure you choose cards that complement your build, especially when deciding between normal, cursed, and Fusion cards. Don’t forget to defeat every tenth-floor boss to save your progress at the checkpoint. This will make it easier to continue your climb without losing your previous progress.
