Find out which races are the most powerful in Abyss with my tier list, where I rank them alongside their buffs and passives. You might want to check out my The Forge Race Tier List – a similar game in nature, but entirely above the ocean.

Abyss Race Tier List

Which sea race should you reroll for? The rarer the race, the more passives you unlock.

S Tier

• Spirit
  • Rare
  • Buffs:
    • Earn 8% more in-game money
    • Decreases Cooldown duration by 0.3 seconds
  • Passive:
    • Last Breath
      • After reaching 0 HP, 30% of your Oxygen is replenished, essentially reviving you (cooldown of 3 minutes)
• Kraken
  • Mythical rarity
  • Buffs:
    • You earn 15% more EXP
    • Weight increases by 20%
    • You earn 15% more in-game money
  • Passives:
    • Endless Depths
      • Your DMG increases permanently by 0.04% (capping at 50%) for every fish you catch
    • Leviathan’s Legacy
      • You replenish 100% of your Oxygen when your HP reaches 0, as well as dealing 300% AoE DMG (cooldown of 8 minutes)
• Sea Angel
  • Mythical rarity
  • Buffs:
    • Oxygen increases by 25%
    • Speed increases by 10%
    • You earn 15% more in-game money
  • Passives:
    • Last Breath Sprint
      • When your Oxygen is below 20%, you do not use up additional Oxygen when sprinting
    • Kinetic Wrath
      • Deal more DMG, scaling off of 35% of your Speed
    • Abyssal Focus
      • When your Oxygen is below 50%, the Progress Speed of the catching minigame increases (scales when your Oxygen is low and caps at 20% Oxygen)

A Tier

• Puffer
  • Rare
  • Buffs:
    • Weight increases by 15%
    • Oxygen increases by 10%
  • Passive:
    • Spiky Body
      • Reflect 20% of Melee DMG to whoever attacked you
• Anglerfish
  • Epic rarity
  • Buffs:
    • You earn 8% more in-game money
    • DMG increases by 12%
    • Decreases Cooldown duration by 0.2 seconds
  • Passives:
    • Hunter’s Instinct
      • You have a 20% chance of obtaining double the amount of drops whenever you catch fish
    • Abyssal Light
      • When you’re in darkness, you light up the area
• Vampire Squid
  • Legendary rarity
  • Buffs:
    • You earn 10% more EXP
    • Oxygen increases by 20%
    • Weight increases by 15%
  • Passive:
    • Blood Siphon
      • You replenish Oxygen scaling off of 10% of the amount of DMG you deal when you catch fish (cooldown of 20 seconds)

B Tier

• Fish
  • Uncommon rarity
  • Buffs:
    • Oxygen increases by 10%
    • Speed increases by 5%
• Narwhal
  • Rare
  • Buffs:
    • Weight increases by 15%
    • Speed increases by 8%
  • Passive:
    • Piercing Horn
      • You have a 10% chance to deal 2x DMG
• Crab
  • Epic rarity
  • Buffs:
    • Weight increases by 15%
    • Oxygen increases by 15%
    • You earn 5% more EXP
  • Passive:
    • Iron Shell
      • You have a 25% chance to absorb any incoming DMG
• Shark
  • Legendary rarity
  • Buffs:
    • DMG increases by 20%
    • You earn 10% more in-game money
    • Decreases Cooldown duration by 0.4 seconds
  • Passives:
    • Blood Frenzy
      • You deal 30% more DMG when your Oxygen is below 30%
    • Sea Sprint
      • 50% less Oxygen is used with Tube Boost

C Tier

• Monkey
  • Uncommon rarity
  • Buffs:
    • Speed increases by 10%
    • Weight increases by 10%
• Cyclops
  • Uncommon rarity
  • Buffs:
    • DMG increases by 10%
    • Decreases Cooldown duration by 0.2 seconds

D Tier

• Human
  • Common rarity
  • All players start with this race
  • Buffs:
  • Passive:
    • No passive
• Poop
  • Common rarity
  • Buffs:
    • DMG increases by 10%
  • Passive:
    • No passive
• Elf
  • Common rarity
  • Buffs:
    • Speed increases by 5%
  • Passive:
    • No passive
• Coral
  • Common rarity
  • Buffs:
    • Oxygen increases by 10%
  • Passive:
    • No passive