The Abyss Herald: Wicked Torrents is an Elite enemy type added in Version 1.4 of Genshin Impact and then later added as an Open World enemy in Version 2.4. For information on the Abyss Herald, locations, weaknesses, and strategies on how to fight, check out this guide!

Abyss Herald: Wicked Torrents Basic Information

Abyss Herald: Wicked Torrents Details

Face the Herald 3 Times During the Story Quest

The Abyss Herald: Wicked Torrents will be encountered during the Archon Quest, We Will Be Reunited. You will get to fight the Abyss Herald a total of three times during the Archon Quest; twice in the domain, and once in the Boreas Area in Wolvendom.

Where to Find Abyss Herald: Wicked Torrents

All Abyss Herald: Wicked Torrents Locations in Enkanomiya

Enkanmoiya Abyss Herald Locations
Note: The numbers indicate how many Abyss Heralds can be found in each location.

Abyss Heralds were added as a new Open World Elite Enemy in Update 2.4 of Genshin Impact. They drop the same character level-up materials as Abyss Mages

Genshin Impact 2.4 Patch Notes

Abyss Herald: Wicked Torrents Locations in The Chasm

List of Quests with Abyss Herald Appearances
''The Chasm Delvers''	Requiem of the Echoing Depths Archon Quest

Abyss Heralds: Wicked Torrents make an appearance in The Chasm in the Version 2.6 release. You can find the Abyss Heralds in The Chasm Delvers quest chain and the Requiem of the Echoing Depths Archon Quest

Genshin Impact 2.6 Patch Notes

Spiral Abyss Chambers

The Abyss Herald: Wicked Torrents is also commonly found in the different floors of the Spiral Abyss. It will usually be accompanied by other enemies.

How to Beat Abyss Herald: Wicked Torrents

Avoid Attacks to Avoid Increasing Skill CD

As much as possible, try to avoid getting hit by the Abyss Herald: Wicked Torrents, as some of his attacks increase the CD of your character's skill if they are currently on cooldown. You can also use shields to avoid getting hit without dodging.

Use Cryo and Hydro to Freeze

You can Freeze the Abyss Herald: Wicked Torrents to render them immobile for a few seconds. The Abyss Herald utilizes the Hydro Element, however in order to freeze the Abyss Herald, you will need a Hydro character for the Freeze reaction to work when applying Cryo.

When the Abyss Herald: Wicked Torrents activates its shield, it also applies Hydro to itself, so you can freeze them as much as you can.

Use Cryo or Electro to Destroy the Shield

The Abyss Herald: Wicked Torrents will be able generate a shield when you fight him for the second time onwards. The shield activates when its HP gets low. Aside from Cryo characters, you can also bring an Electro Character to break the shield much faster.

Abyss Herald Abyss Mages

Exclusive to the 3rd Round of the Archon Quest; We Will Be Reunited, two Abyss Mages appear to fight alongside the Abyss Herald when the Abyss Herald's HP falls around 75%.

Focus on taking out the Abyss Mages first to make the battlefield less annoying to deal with.

Recommended Characters

We recommend bringing at least one Cryo character and one Hydro character before taking on the Abyss Herald: Wicked Torrents, as it is susceptible to Freeze. Pyro and Electro characters are also viable in dealing damage and breaking shields respectively.

Cryo Characters for Freeze and Shield Breaking

Aloy	Ayaka	Eula
Ganyu	Qiqi	Shenhe
Wriothesley	Charlotte	Chongyun
Diona	Freminet	Kaeya
Layla	Mika	Rosaria

Pyro Characters for Vaporize

Arlecchino	Dehya	Diluc
Hu Tao	Klee	Lyney
Yoimiya	Amber	Bennett
Chevreuse	Gaming	Thoma
Xiangling	Xinyan	Yanfei

Electro Characters for Shield Breaking

Clorinde	Cyno	Keqing
Raiden	Traveler (Electro)	Yae Miko
Beidou	Dori	Fischl
Lisa	Ororon	Razor
Sara	Sethos	Shinobu

Characters that Provide Healing and Shields

Bennett	Zhongli	Noelle
Jean

Abyss Herald: Wicked Torrents Attack Patterns

All Known Attack Patterns

Spin Attack

The Abyss Herald launches himself forward with a vertical spin move. As soon as the Abyss Herald extends both swords, dodge to either side.

3 Hit Combo

The Abyss Herald unleashes a 3-hit melee combo. This can easily be dodged by moving back or to the side.

Quick Slash

The Abyss Herald launches a quick ranged slash. This can be dodged quickly.

Slash Shockwave

Very similar to the normal quick slash move, however this time each slash shoots out a hydro shockwave that can knock you down. Dodge to either side of the Abyss Herald's swings to avoid the shockwave.

Cross Slash Shockwave

The Abyss Herald crosses his swords and sends out a large cross shaped shockwave. When the Abyss Herald raises both swords, move far to one side.

Sword Flurry AoE

The Abyss Herald swings wildly finishing with a large AoE attack. Be careful not to get caught in the flurry of swings, as it will knock you down and deal high DMG.

All Items Dropped by Abyss Heralds

Item Drops from All Abyss Heralds

Drop	Level
Gloomy Statuette	Any Lv.
Dark Statuette	Lv. 40+
Deathly Statuette	Lv. 60+

Abyss Herald: Wicked Torrents Release Date

Released on Version 1.4

The Abyss Herald: Wicket Torrets was released in version 1.4 of Genshin Impact, on March 17, 2021. It was the first new enemy that was introduced that was part of the Abyss Order.
Version 1.4 Release Date & Patch Notes

Genshin Impact Related Guides

Genshin Impact Enemies

List of All Enemies and Bosses

Other Abyss Herald Enemies

All Abyss Herald Type Enemies
Abyss Herald: Wicked Torrents	Abyss Herald - Frost Fall