Best Fish Deity Build in Abyssus
Fish Deity: unlock and weapon basics
Unlock: Defeat each of the three Royal Abyss heralds at least once. Return to the Lobby waterfall, enter the corridor behind it and interact with the hidden wall. Collect the fish from the fountain once all three statues activate.
Default primary — Rapid Goo: Fires multiple arching orbs of goop.
Default secondary — Piercing Stab: Stabs forward, piercing enemies and dealing high Weakspot damage.
Recommended build ↓ · All modes and effects ↓ · Weapon and mode unlock requirements →
Best Fish Deity build at a glance
Fish Deity rewards learning its goo-and-stab rhythm instead of treating it like a conventional gun. Tentacles add persistent pressure while you rotate in and out of close range.
- Primary fire
- Fish Spit
- Secondary fire
- Piercing Stab
- Aspect
- Tentacles (Ocean)
- Weapon Forge
- Softening Acid · Repeating Jabs · Pursuing Horn
- Ability
- Turret
An unconventional weapon built around a goo-and-stab loop. It rewards short close-range commitments, disengagement, and persistent pressure from summons.
Best for: Close-range pressure & control, high-ceiling builds
Recommended Fish Deity build
Underrated because it is unusual. Build raw damage so goo and stab effects chain, and pair with Tentacles (which count as allies) for a summoner-style pressure build.
Primary and secondary fire
Fish Spit (Primary) — Fires an arching orb of goop that makes enemies more susceptible to stabs. Changes magazine size from 9 to 7.
Piercing Stab (Secondary) — Stabs forward, piercing enemies and dealing high Weakspot damage.
Best Aspect and Blessings
Alternatives: Blood
Exact weapon Forge picks
- Softening Acid — Enemies hit by your Primary take 50% more damage from your next Secondary.
- Repeating Jabs — Weakspot stabs create a second stab.
- Pursuing Horn — Killing an enemy refreshes Dash. Dashing increases your Secondary damage by 25% for 2 sec.
Ability and Charm slots
Turret — Deploys an automatic Turret for a limited time. Its shots deal 50 base damage; 1 base charge.
One equipped Charm by default. Charm Power unlocks a second slot. The following choices are conditional priorities to find during a run.
- One-slot priority
- Supersonic
- After Charm Power
- Supersonic + Activate Gun Mode
Supersonic supports the close approach and exit. Activate Gun Mode adds a short fire-rate window after using Turret; it is not a permanent bonus.
When to swap: Mr. Boom replaces the offensive slot only after you have an explosion source such as Explosives. Keep the movement option when the stab approach is unsafe.
Compare the guide’s candidates: Activate Gun Mode · Supersonic · Mr. Boom.
Editorial priorities
These are planning goals, not Ancient Forge item names.
Primary-to-Secondary comboWeakspot stab uptimeDash reset cadence
Before you can use this setup
- Fish Spit: Free Throw — Kill 5 enemies 40 meters away with Fish Deity projectiles.
- Piercing Stab: Available when this weapon is unlocked.
- Turret: Defeat The Golemancer, then collect the Turret from the table to the right of the exit portal. Ability unlock details →
- Unlock Ancient Forge to find upgrades during expeditions. The listed upgrades are priorities, not guaranteed drops; Artificer permits a weapon and ability choice at the same Forge.
If a recommended mode is still locked, start with this weapon’s default modes (Rapid Goo / Piercing Stab). Treat that as a temporary setup and pursue the listed challenges before expecting the full route.
Charm names link to their effects and challenge unlocks. Unlocking an item adds availability; it does not guarantee it will appear in your next run.
How to make the build work
- Establish the weapon loop first: apply goo, create a safe opening, then commit to the close follow-up.
- Use Rapid Tentacles or Explosives to keep dealing damage while you disengage.
- Add Supersonic or another defensive slot before increasing close-range commitment.
Solo, co-op and boss adjustments
Solo route
Do not stay attached to one target. Enter for the stab window, leave before the counterattack, and let summons work while you reposition.
Co-op role
Follow crowd control rather than initiating every engagement. Tentacles can cover a teammate’s retreat and keep lesser enemies occupied during elite focus.
Boss plan
Treat every close approach as a short damage window. Keep the goo setup active, but cancel the stab plan when an area telegraph removes your exit route.
Common mistakes
- Remaining in melee after the safe window closes
- Taking only summon damage and neglecting the weapon loop
- Skipping mobility because Tentacles appear to provide enough control
Deep Water 30 variant
Keep an on-kill or explosion effect so clears cascade even when you are outnumbered.
Fish Deity fire modes
Choose one Primary and one Secondary fire mode at the Workbench. “Recommended” marks this guide’s editorial selection.
Primary fire
- Rapid Goo — Fires multiple arching orbs of goop.
- Fish SpitRecommended — Fires an arching orb of goop that makes enemies more susceptible to stabs. Changes magazine size from 9 to 7.
- Hazardous Goo — Fires an arching orb of goop that deals damage over time to targets hit. The effect stacks but disappears after a short duration.
Secondary fire
- Piercing StabRecommended — Stabs forward, piercing enemies and dealing high Weakspot damage.
- Wide Stab — Wide stab that knocks enemies back.
- Chainsaw — Repeatedly slashes, dealing more damage each time the target is hit.
Fish Deity Ancient Forge upgrades
These are weapon-specific Ancient Forge upgrades, not generic stat priorities. “Recommended” is an editorial pick for this route.
- Elastic Goo — Projectiles bounce, exploding and dealing 25% more damage for each bounce.
- Softening AcidRecommended — Enemies hit by your Primary take 50% more damage from your next Secondary.
- Weakening Jabs — Enemies hit by your Secondary are Weakened and Slowed.
- Repeating JabsRecommended — Weakspot stabs create a second stab.
- Pursuing HornRecommended — Killing an enemy refreshes Dash. Dashing increases your Secondary damage by 25% for 2 sec.
- Long Horn — Secondary range increases by 50%.
- Stunning Strike — Increase the Fish Deity's Stun duration by 300%.
- Discharging Reload — A discarded Fish Deity explodes in a 8-meter radius after reloading, dealing 2000 damage and stunning enemies hit.
How to unlock the Fish Deity
Defeat each of the three Royal Abyss heralds at least once. Return to the Lobby waterfall, enter the corridor behind it and interact with the hidden wall. Collect the fish from the fountain once all three statues activate.
Patch and source notes
Official baseline: Abyssus 1.3.62817, released. This page was impact-reviewed on. Read the official hotfix feed.
Reviewed against the hotfix notes; no documented balance-value change alters this recommendation.
Fire mode, ability and weapon Forge names are reference facts; the selected combination is an editorial recommendation.All 72 names and effect descriptions were checked against game-tooltip images and official patch notes. Source-checked, not independently measured in gameplay. Check the in-game Logbook for a live numeric value, browse the Forge catalogue, and see our methodology for the review policy.
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