Abyss Races Guide: Top Abilities, Progression Paths, and How to Reroll Effectively

The Race Tier List: S & A-Tier Powerhouses

Based on community consensus and data current as of February 2026, races are ranked on a tier list evaluating their passive abilities and inherent stat bonuses. These traits provide non-negotiable advantages that shape your entire playthrough. The goal is to aim for the pinnacle: the Mythical and Legendary tiers.

S-Tier: The Mythical Dominators

• Kraken (Mythical): The ultimate end-game snowballing race. Its Endless Depths ability grants a permanent 0.04% damage increase for every fish caught, capping at a staggering +50% total damage. This makes the Kraken exponentially more powerful the more you play, perfectly synergizing with the core fishing mechanic. It also possesses a survival ability with an 8-minute cooldown, cementing its S-Tier status.
• Sea Angel (Mythical): A powerhouse of speed and precision. Its Kinetic Wrath ability converts movement speed into raw damage. Furthermore, Abyssal Focus speeds up the fishing catching minigame when your oxygen is low, turning a moment of vulnerability into an offensive opportunity. It also boasts the highest oxygen stat bonus in the game at +25%, allowing for longer, more aggressive dives.

A-Tier: The Legendary Specialists

• Shark (Legendary): The embodiment of controlled aggression. Its Blood Frenzy passive provides a massive +30% damage boost whenever your oxygen dips below 30%. This encourages a high-risk, high-reward playstyle for players who can manage their oxygen carefully.
• Vampire Squid (Legendary): The master of sustain. The Blood Siphon ability allows you to regenerate oxygen based on the damage you deal, with a 15-second cooldown. This creates a powerful feedback loop where dealing damage keeps you in the fight longer, ideal for extended grinding sessions in deeper biomes.
• Anglerfish (Epic): The loot kingpin. While technically Epic rarity, its utility earns it an A-Tier spot. It has a 20% chance to double any loot drop, dramatically accelerating your resource and currency gain. Additionally, it provides innate light in dark biomes, offering crucial utility in areas like the Angler’s Cave.

All these races are obtained through the reroll system using Star Shards, making your strategy for acquiring them your first major test.

Mastering the Reroll: How to Get Your Ideal Race

Your racial destiny is not left to pure chance; it's a resource management challenge. Star Shards are the exclusive currency for rerolling your race, and they come from three primary sources: completing Achievements, filling out your Bestiary, and redeeming active game codes.

The game offers two reroll options:

• Standard Reroll: Costs 100 Star Shards. This is the basic gamble with standard odds for all rarities.
• Lucky Reroll: Costs 450 Star Shards. This premium option is the key to efficient progression, as it offers nearly 5x better odds of rolling a Legendary or Mythical race compared to the standard roll.

The optimal strategy is unequivocal: hoard your Star Shards for Lucky Rerolls. While the upfront cost is high, the dramatically improved probability of landing a top-tier race like Kraken or Sea Angel makes it the only efficient long-term strategy. Patience and focused shard collection will pay dividends far greater than spamming standard rerolls.

Biome Progression: From Forgotten Deep to Secret Rooms

Your powerful race needs a world to conquer. Abyss features a linear, depth-based progression through distinct biomes, each hiding critical NPCs and quests. Understanding this path is essential for unlocking the game's full content.

Your journey begins in the Forgotten Deep, the starter biome. Here you’ll meet essential NPCs: Virelia, who opens Geodes for Artifacts, and Richard, who tracks your Bestiary progress for Star Shards.

At 180m depth, you’ll unlock the Ancient Sands biome. A critical stop here is Crazy Jeff, who sells the Map—an essential item for navigation and quest progression. Reaching this zone requires the Pufferfish Tube.

Deeper still, at 280-300m, lies the Ocean biome. This area is home to the Lost Captain, an NPC central to a major questline that gates significant late-game content.

The true end-game begins at the Spirit Roots biome, requiring a tube capable of 375-450m depth and completion of the Diver’s questline. Beyond that lies the hidden Angler’s Cave, a dark zone requiring Level 35 and the Lost Captain's quest. Here, the Lightkeeper NPC offers his own challenges.

The ultimate secret is Bob’s Secret Duck Room. This hidden shop, unlocked by finding 15 hidden ducks scattered throughout the world, sells the absolute end-game gear, including the Bath Tube and Plunger Gun.

Synergizing Your Race and Progression

Your race choice directly influences your gear progression. An Anglerfish’s natural light negates the need for certain light sources in caves, while a Kraken player should focus on fishing efficiency to stack its damage bonus faster.

A widely recommended gear-skip strategy is to avoid purchasing the intermediate Fire Tube and Air Rifle Gun. Instead, save your hard-earned currency to jump directly to the superior Wasted Gun and Boat Tube, a more efficient use of resources.

Artifacts, Geodes, and Key Quest Items

Beyond gear, the Artifact system provides powerful passive bonuses. Artifacts are found inside Geodes obtained from fishing. Rarity matters: rarer Geodes, like the Rooted Geode, have a significantly higher chance of dropping S-Tier artifacts such as the Infernal Eye and Wraith Flower. Always have Virelia open your highest-rarity Geodes first.

Keep note of critical quest items. The Pufferfish Tube is required for certain Kraken-specific quests. The ultimate gear—the Ruined Gun and Ruined Tube—are locked behind a gauntlet of requirements: reaching Level 35, completing both the Lost Captain and Lightkeeper questlines, and finally gaining access to Bob's Secret Duck Room to purchase them.

Success in the abyss is a symphony of innate power and acquired knowledge. Your race provides the foundational melody—a powerful, unchangeable theme of damage, sustain, or utility. However, it is the harmony of smart rerolling, meticulous biome exploration, and efficient gear progression that creates the masterpiece. Use this guide not as a rigid script, but as a chart to navigate the pressures of the deep. Your ideal lineage awaits; the depths will not conquer themselves.