OrbonkAbyss Smith
Boss · Hammer and Anvil
"The Abyss Smith steps out of the cold forge!"
Stats
| Health | 1800 |
|---|---|
| Contact damage | 18 |
| Speed | 1.9 |
| Flies | Yes |
| Phases | 2 |
| Attacks | 8 |
Where it appears
- Ash Volcano: at 5:00
- Ash Volcano: endless rotation after the final boss
Phases and attacks
Phase 1: Smith
- Hammer to the Ground
- Anvils from the Sky
- Spark Sheaf
- Forge Apprentices
Gone after this phase: Anvils from the Sky.
Phase 2: Glowing Hearth (below 50% health)
"The Smith stokes the hearth — the hammer ignites, anvils fly in arcs!"
- Hammer to the Ground
- Spark Sheaf
- Forge Apprentices
- Arcing AnvilsNew
- TemperingNew
- Forge BellowsNew
- Glowing AnvilsNew
How to beat Abyss Smith
The Abyss Smith is an opening boss with a clear rhythm: hit the ground, rain iron, repeat. It arrives at 5:00 on Ash Volcano.
In Smith, its hammer slam draws a circle and winding cracks, so leave the circle and stand between the cracks. The anvil rain drops glowing anvils on marked circles; just stay out of them. Spark Sheaf throws clusters of sparks along brightening lanes, so weave between them. Forge Apprentices calls two ash wraiths on summoning circles; kill them or walk away.
At 50% it becomes Glowing Hearth, with a hot hammer circling its body. Arcing Anvils drops anvils along an arc and then a second arc where you are running, so leave the arc and do not flee across the second one. Tempering cracks the ground with burning earth, then scatters obsidian shards. Forge Bellows has three marks shooting lava spears, so move across the lanes. Glowing Anvils fall and burst into sparks; stay clear of the circles.
Keep moving in curves and kill the apprentices before the next volley lands.
Reading the telegraphs
- Every attack is telegraphed on the ground before it lands. The color tells you what it does: orange burns, red is a heavy blow, gray slows, dark blue freezes, green poisons, purple is shadow magic.
- Shapes tell you where to stand: a circle is an area, a row of dots or a lane is a line attack, a fan of lanes is a cone, and a ring with a gap means escape through the gap. The fill shows the time left before it hits.
- Plan for the phase change at 50% health: the boss roars, grows and starts its new attacks.
Questions
When does Abyss Smith appear?
On Ash Volcano at 5:00.
How many phases does Abyss Smith have?
2. Phase 2 (Glowing Hearth) starts below 50% health.
Achievements
- Forge Slayer: Defeat the 3 forge lords of the Volcano: the Salamander Mother, the Abyss Smith and the Lava Titan.