In terms of consistency, I'd say the void whip is the best. Disabling the guardian is hands down the strongest thing there is and it allows you to take as much time as you need for most rooms.

Take another look at Phantom Abyss in this latest trailer for the co-op multiplayer platformer game. Version 1.

Players will quickly discover that there is much more than just deadly traps waiting for them deep within the temples as they try to recover sacred relics...

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The more I talk about this game, the more I want to play it. Check out the trailer and you’ll see what I mean.

thrives on kinetic energy and the brilliant interplay between the mobility the whip enables and your capacity to execute under pressure.

Phantom Abyss is a massive asynchronous multiplayer game that casts players into procedurally-generated temples and tasks them with retrieving the sacred relics hidden within deadly chambers.

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is a massive asynchronous multiplayer game that casts players into procedurally generated temples and tasks them with retrieving the sacred relics hidden within deadly chambers.

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No ability in this game has any kind of detrimental effect on your run, and just because I consider an ability to be lower tier does not mean that I wouldn't ever pick it up -- however, I personally tend to prioritize my blessings based on the following ranks:

While you can rely on others to open doors for you, a feature which I did take full advantage of, these gateways are Phantom Abyss Speedrun timed and mean that you can’t just sit back and wait for someone else to do the grunt work for you.

Once the legendary relic at the bottom of each temple is found, the temple goes away forever and becomes the priceless trophy of the skilled adventurer. Asynchronous Multiplayer Explore the perilous halls and colossal rooms of each temple alongside the phantoms of fallen players that came before you and use their successes and failures to your advantage to progress deeper than they ever could have hoped. Watch and learn from the mistakes of up to 20 phantoms including your Steam friends that have attempted the same temple and steal their whips as they fall.

The game relies on a flow of fluid movement and speed to succeed. In addition to a whip with grappling functionality, Phantom Abyss