History of Abyss

The Abyss is the first encounter of the Crota's End raid. It is a gauntlet through a dark Hive labyrinth in which the fireteam passes the Chalice of Light between players and lights lanterns.

Mechanics

• Chalice of Light: the holder's gauge fills over time (killing enemies speeds it up) and the carrier dies if the Engulfed in Darkness timer runs out, so the Chalice must be passed on. Sources differ slightly on the timer: one says 10 seconds between passes, another says 60 seconds without lighting a lantern or depositing the Chalice.
• Enlightened: gained by taking the Chalice from a teammate. It lets that player light lanterns and use pedestals. Depositing the Chalice activates the next set of lanterns and resets the timer.
• Weight of Darkness: stacks while in darkness; at 10 stacks you can no longer sprint or jump. Lanterns lift it temporarily.
• Hazards and enemies: Thralls, pendulum traps, bottomless holes, and unstoppable Ogres spawning while the bridge at the end is built.

Challenges

• Conservation of Energy (weekly): light only one lantern between each Chalice deposit.
• Feather-Light (triumph): finish with nobody reaching 10 stacks of Weight of Darkness; TheGamer calls it the hardest raid challenge in Crota's End.

Tips

Guides recommend Well of Radiance Warlocks and wave frame grenade launchers. One guide notes Strand grapple and Eager Edge swords can speed up travel.