Documented enemy behaviours and counters

Abyssus Enemy Bestiary

A field guide to 25 enemies with enough public move data for a useful counter. Entries are grouped by family and include the attack tell, target priority, and the action that creates a safe damage window. Boss mechanics are in the separate boss guide.

Coverage disclosure

25 documented counters and a wider named roster

Official Update 1.3 material describes a 36-enemy roster. This page does not pretend that every new enemy has a verified public breakdown: it publishes only the 25 entries for which behaviour is currently documented. The reviewed community index lists 41 entities across ordinary enemies, a loot enemy, Elites, Heralds and bosses. Its categories do not map directly to the official counts. Sunken move pages and several Herald entries remain incomplete.

Target priority at a glance

“Immediate” means the enemy changes the whole room or can end the encounter plan if ignored. It does not always mean highest health or highest personal damage.

Trueborn NecromancerRemove it before summoned Husks accumulate. Use terrain to break the tracking beam while clearing a safe firing line.
Trueborn EmbalmerBreak line of sight behind solid cover before the pylon ritual completes, then use the stationary window to focus the caster.
Golem FabricatorTreat it as a priority target so Dragonfly spawns do not accumulate. Shoot the raised top weakspot during the summon animation and leave its growing hazard zone.
Primal BomberCreate distance as soon as the sac inflates and detonate it where the blast cannot overlap the team.
Primal BulwarkFollow the yellow bond to the flying Bulwark and destroy it first; shooting the protected enemy cannot make progress.

Jump to an enemy family

Elites3 documented entriesMini-boss tier enemies with modifiers and heavy attacks. The Elite Catalyst's beams are echoed by later bosses. Giant Slayer and Favored Foe charms shine against them.Golems8 documented entriesMechanical constructs ranging from fliers (Damselfly, Dragonfly) to heavies (Tank). The Loot Golem drops extra rewards — the Gold Lure charm makes them appear 10× more often.Primals7 documented entriesOrganic enemies with ranged volleys, explosive attacks and close-range pressure. Bulwarks protect other enemies with an immunity bond; remove that support before committing to the protected target.Trueborn7 documented entriesSanctuary enemies combine melee pursuit, delayed ranged attacks and summons. Keep cover available for ritual links and tracking beams. Trueborn Champion is a Royal Abyss Herald with incomplete public move data.

Elites

Mini-boss tier enemies with modifiers and heavy attacks. The Elite Catalyst's beams are echoed by later bosses. Giant Slayer and Favored Foe charms shine against them.

Elite Berserker

High priority

The Elite Berserker wields a large sword with sharp-tooth-like elements along the blade. Its rectangular stone arena is surrounded by deep water; falling in deals damage before the player is returned to a safe point.

Behaviour and attack tell

Strike Attack covers a wide forward cone after a visible wind-up, while Sweep becomes a delayed 360° sword swing. A separate pattern divides the arena with fissures that create stationary tidal waves. Moving too far away can provoke a leap that ends in a slow-moving shockwave.

Practical counter

Stay at mid-range so the sword wind-ups remain readable, leave any fissure lane before attacking, and do not kite so far that the leap becomes its easiest option.

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Elite Catalyst

High priority

The Elite Catalyst is a stationary levitating enemy. Its armoured body has heavy damage reduction, so players must destroy the hand weakspots to expose the head weakspot. The hand and head armour regenerate after a short period, restarting the sequence.

Behaviour and attack tell

Sweeping Beam creates four tall energy beams that rotate around the arena. The Catalyst can also launch crystals from one hand and strike the ground with the other, sending fast shockwaves through the arena.

Practical counter

Ignore the armoured body: break both hand weakspots, attack the exposed head, and repeat after the armour regenerates. Keep moving with the rotating beams rather than crossing through them.

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Elite Overseer

High priority

The Overseer is an Elite enemy found in the Abandoned Temple. Its weakspot is located in the center of its body, surrounded by three spheres.

Behaviour and attack tell

The Overseer has two attacks. Its first attack fires a fast, powerful laser straight ahead and ends quickly. The second attack focuses its laser on all players within visible range for 5 seconds, dealing lower damage per hit but striking in quick succession if it connects.

Practical counter

Strafe the short laser, keep moving during the five-second tracking beam, and focus the central weakspot between attacks.

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Golems

Mechanical constructs ranging from fliers (Damselfly, Dragonfly) to heavies (Tank). The Loot Golem drops extra rewards — the Gold Lure charm makes them appear 10× more often.

Golem Sentry

Opportunity priority

The Sentry is considered to be the weakest enemy in the game, with its entire eye serving as one large weakspot.

Behaviour and attack tell

The Sentry shoots orb-shaped projectiles at players, but has a long delay between shots and takes time to aim its attack, often resulting in missed hits.

Practical counter

Wait for the long aim tell, step laterally, and punish the large eye weakspot before the next orb.

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Golem Sweeper

Medium priority

The Sweeper is a melee-based enemy with a small weakspot located on top of its body, which rises when it becomes active. After remaining active for 20 seconds, it overheats for 4 seconds and stops moving completely.

Behaviour and attack tell

The Sweeper deals very high damage at close range. The Sweeper is only able to deal damage while active and not overheated.

Practical counter

Stay outside melee reach while it is active, then attack the raised top weakspot during the full overheat stop.

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Golem Scrapper

Medium priority

The Golem Scrapper is a fast, hard-hitting enemy with a weakspot covering its face. It appears in regular encounters and can also be summoned during later Golemancer phases.

Behaviour and attack tell

When close to a player, the Scrapper performs a slam attack in a cone-shaped area in front of it.

Practical counter

Move across the cone rather than straight backward and punish the face weakspot after the slam.

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Golem Tank

Medium priority

The Tank is a melee-based, durable enemy with a small Weakspot located on its back. It always attempts to face the player, except briefly after performing an attack.

Behaviour and attack tell

The Tank attacks by slamming the ground, either when close to a player or after executing a long-range jump to their position. This slam sends out a pulse of spikes that radiate outward from the point of impact.

Practical counter

Bait the slam or long jump, leave the spike pulse, and rotate to the back weakspot during its recovery.

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Golem Damselfly

High priority

The Damselfly is an upgraded blue variant of the Dragonfly, sharing the same Weakspot.

Behaviour and attack tell

In addition to the Dragonfly’s attack, the Damselfly can fire a powerful, hard-hitting laser. This attack has a long aiming delay followed by a short charge-up, giving players a chance to dodge before the shot is released.

Practical counter

Use the long laser aim and short charge as the dodge cue, then focus the shared flying weakspot before it relocates.

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Golem Dragonfly

High priority

The Golem Dragonfly is a fast flying construct resembling a metal fish. Most of its body is considered a weakspot.

Behaviour and attack tell

It fires red energy orbs from range and then relocates, forcing the player to reacquire the target. At low health it abandons ranged combat, charges directly at a player, and detonates on impact.

Practical counter

Track the relocation after each orb volley and finish the weakspot before low health turns into a suicide charge.

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Golem Fabricator

Immediate priority

The Fabricator is a slow enemy that constantly summons Dragonflies. Its small Weakspot is located on top of its body and rises when it is in the process of summoning.

Behaviour and attack tell

In addition to summoning Dragonflies, the Fabricator periodically fires a projectile that creates a slowly growing damaging area, which dissipates after around 10 seconds.

Practical counter

Treat it as a priority target so Dragonfly spawns do not accumulate. Shoot the raised top weakspot during the summon animation and leave its growing hazard zone.

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Loot Golem

Opportunity priority

The Loot Golem is a rare, non-hostile enemy resembling a crowned Golem Sentry. It can appear during an encounter and cannot attack.

Behaviour and attack tell

After spawning it runs around for a brief window and then escapes, with a notification warning the group. Defeating it before it leaves drops a selection of rewards.

Practical counter

It is a reward race rather than a threat: call it out, use immediate burst, and do not chase through a lethal telegraph.

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Primals

Organic enemies with ranged volleys, explosive attacks and close-range pressure. Bulwarks protect other enemies with an immunity bond; remove that support before committing to the protected target.

Primal Drudge

Medium priority

The Primal Drudge is a fast melee enemy that aggressively pursues players at close range.

Behaviour and attack tell

The Primal Drudge has three distinct attacks. Its primary move is a quick cone-shaped melee strike aimed at players directly in front of it. To close distance, it can perform a spinning attack while moving toward the player, or leap forward and follow up with an overhead strike.

Practical counter

Keep lateral movement, dodge past the cone or spinning approach, and do not let several Drudges chain their leap pressure.

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Primal Slinger

High priority

The Primal Slinger is a ranged enemy that attacks players by throwing splitting projectiles from a distance.

Behaviour and attack tell

The Primal Slinger locks onto a player briefly before hurling a spear that splits into three projectiles. After attacking, it relocates to a different position before preparing its next throw, making it a mobile and evasive threat.

Practical counter

Dodge after the brief lock-on rather than at first sight of the Slinger, then reacquire it at the new position.

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Primal Bomber

Immediate priority

The Primal Bomber is a fragile, frog-like enemy that sacrifices itself by exploding near players.

Behaviour and attack tell

The Primal Bomber moves by hopping directly toward the nearest player. Upon reaching proximity, it begins inflating its sac, then explodes after roughly 2 seconds. The detonation has a limited area of effect but inflicts significant damage to any players within its radius.

Practical counter

Create distance as soon as the sac inflates and detonate it where the blast cannot overlap the team.

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Primal Grenadier

High priority

The Primal Grenadier is a ranged enemy that attacks by spitting explosive projectiles.

Behaviour and attack tell

The Grenadier spits a projectile that lands on the ground and explodes after a short delay, damaging all players within its area of effect. Immediately after performing this attack, it relocates to a different position before preparing to strike again.

Practical counter

Leave the marked landing area before the delayed explosion and punish the Grenadier at its new position.

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Primal Bruiser

High priority

The Primal Bruiser is a slow, high-health enemy that wields a massive anchor. It punishes careless positioning by pulling a player into a dangerous close-range follow-up.

Behaviour and attack tell

A thin red line identifies the targeted player before the anchor throw; the line flashes just before release. A hit deals damage and pulls the player to the Bruiser. At close range, it raises a hand, forms a water orb, and detonates a high-damage explosion around itself.

Practical counter

Dodge when the red target line flashes. If pulled, leave the forming water orb immediately instead of trying to trade damage at close range.

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Primal Bulwark

Immediate priority

The Primal Bulwark is a flying support enemy that protects another enemy instead of dealing direct damage.

Behaviour and attack tell

A yellow beam bonds the Bulwark to another enemy and makes that target immune to damage. Destroying the Bulwark removes the bond and makes the protected enemy vulnerable again.

Practical counter

Follow the yellow bond to the flying Bulwark and destroy it first; shooting the protected enemy cannot make progress.

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Primal Shaman

High priority

The Primal Shaman is a slow ranged enemy that becomes faster and gains another attack at low health.

Behaviour and attack tell

Its finger snap creates several delayed explosions at player locations; the sequence continues to follow movement. At close range the Shaman uses its staff to create an explosion around itself. When enraged, it gains speed and can clap its hands together for a melee attack.

Practical counter

Keep moving through the delayed explosion sequence, avoid the close staff blast, and finish the Shaman before its low-health enrage controls the chase.

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Trueborn

Sanctuary enemies combine melee pursuit, delayed ranged attacks and summons. Keep cover available for ritual links and tracking beams. Trueborn Champion is a Royal Abyss Herald with incomplete public move data.

Trueborn Husk

Medium priority

A mobile sword-wielding melee enemy.

Behaviour and attack tell

Strikes a forward cone at close range and can leap toward a player before following with a sword strike.

Practical counter

Move across the sword cone and save a dodge for the leap follow-up; do not stop beside its landing point.

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Trueborn Wraith

High priority

A flying skull that pauses before its ranged attack.

Behaviour and attack tell

After a delay, releases five projectiles arranged horizontally or vertically.

Practical counter

Read the projectile orientation before dodging. Move across the open space between lanes, then reacquire the hovering target.

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Trueborn Ghoul

High priority

A ranged enemy that moves on all fours.

Behaviour and attack tell

Stops to fire three projectiles in quick succession, then relocates.

Practical counter

Keep moving through all three shots and track its new position before aiming the next burst.

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Trueborn Dreadknight

High priority

A slow, heavily armed melee enemy.

Behaviour and attack tell

Dashes with its mace, damaging the path, or leaps at a player and sends out an expanding spike wave on landing.

Practical counter

Leave the mace dash line and be ready for the spike wave after a leap. Punish recovery rather than trading at melee range.

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Trueborn Vicar

High priority

A priest-like ranged enemy that keeps its distance while floating or moving along the ground.

Behaviour and attack tell

Uses a delayed flat cone of projectiles and a separate delayed rain of spikes above the player.

Practical counter

Keep lateral space for the cone and leave the spike-rain target area before the delayed hit.

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Trueborn Necromancer

Immediate priority

A flying priest carrying a crystal ball.

Behaviour and attack tell

Summons Trueborn Husks and channels a continuous beam that tracks the player.

Practical counter

Remove it before summoned Husks accumulate. Use terrain to break the tracking beam while clearing a safe firing line.

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Trueborn Embalmer

Immediate priority

A flying priest whose ritual changes the danger of open sight lines.

Behaviour and attack tell

Fires a delayed tube of spikes. During a stationary pylon ritual, beams connect to visible players; players still connected when the ritual finishes are hit by an explosion.

Practical counter

Break line of sight behind solid cover before the pylon ritual completes, then use the stationary window to focus the caster.

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How to read a mixed enemy room

Remove room modifiers first

Bulwarks create immunity and Fabricators add more bodies. Killing either changes the encounter more than shooting the nearest tank.

Dodge on the final tell

Slingers and Bruisers advertise a target before release. Spending the dash at first lock-on can leave you without it when the projectile actually commits.

Use recovery, not greed

Tank slams, Sweeper overheat, Catalyst armour breaks, and Fabricator summons all create clearer damage windows than trading through their active attack.

Keep an exit lane

Bombers, Grenadiers, and growing hazard zones punish players who back into a wall. Circle the room so one safe lane remains available.

Submarine roster: named, moves awaiting verification

The current reference names seven Sunken enemies. Their placeholder pages do not yet support reliable attack-by-attack counters.

Awaiting verified move data

Trueborn Champion, Elite Engine, Golem Prototype, Primal Chieftain. These names remain visible for coverage transparency, but there is not enough verified behaviour to publish a useful counter yet.

Move descriptions are cross-checked with the reviewed Abyssus enemy index; target priority and counters are editorial synthesis. See the source and correction policy.