Hyper Light Breaker: How To Get Abyss Stones (& What They Do)

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One of the many currency types you can collect in is Abyss Stones, which you can only get from a single source. Abyss Stones are spent in various ways, from unlocking new characters to providing important stat upgrades. This resource may be the rarest you can get during a run, making it extremely valuable to farm whenever you enter the Overgrowth.

Abyss Stones are oftentimes used in tandem with Cores in . Cores can be found in Stashes around the Overgrowth, with some being locked behind containers guarded by a barrier in the world. You need a Key to unlock these barriers, but you can also farm four Core Shards to automatically create a full Core while you explore different biomes.

There are two functions for Abyss Stones that are more specific than other currencies in . Unlike Material or Bright Blood, Abyss Stones are farmed in much smaller numbers, with only a few usually held onto your character for a time. Due to the rarity of this item, you need to spend it whenever you can so you don't lose it when you lose a run or rut out of Rezes in a Cycle.

You can use Abyss Stones to:

The most important purpose of an Abyss Stone is to unlock one of the three available characters seen in Early Access. When you begin the Early Access, you can only play as Vermillion, a character with their own unique skills and abilities. By spending Abyss Stones, you can unlock Lapis and Goro to experience the game in new ways.

As of this time of writing, you can only have three characters in Early Access. As this version of the game updates, there are at least six more character slots that new Breakers could fill added into the game before or along with the game's eventual release.

Abyss Stones are also used to upgrade SyCom abilities in , along with a character's stats. Going into a character's loadout, you can spend Cores and Abyss Stones to improve stat values before your next run. Every character in the game has at least one unique stat you can upgrade, but keep in mind that these