Abyss Hunters starts you with a compact roster of three heroes—Book, Sam, and Celestine—that must carry you through the first Abyss layers while you unlock the Levistone and camp systems. Understanding their roles, stats, and growth systems early makes it easier to clear shallow depths, complete entrusted tasks, and transition into stronger line‑ups later.

How Heroes Work

Heroes in Abyss Hunters are defined by three core elements: class role, personal skill set, and account‑wide upgrades such as Levipower and camp facilities. The early trio covers melee, ranged, and magic damage, giving you a balanced composition for both mine and lava terrains while you learn the basics of movement, skill aiming, and shrine usage.

Hero levels increase their HP, attack, and defense, and each hero has at least one signature active skill that you control manually during fights by dragging or tapping its icon. Gear and Levistone upgrades apply on top of these stats, so most of your early power comes from combining hero levels with a few good weapons and at least one offensive Levipower slot.

Book – Frontline Warrior

Book is your starting melee fighter and is labeled in the UI as a warrior‑type hero, sitting in the front row and naturally soaking early hits. His Jump skill is a direct‑damage ability that lets him close distance and strike priority targets, which pairs well with his higher HP compared to the rest of the starting team.

In the first mine and dungeon floors, Book should usually stand ahead of Sam and Celestine, pulling aggro from smaller enemies and holding choke points. Because his Jump skill can be drag‑aimed, you can reposition his impact to hit clustered monsters or assist Celestine by finishing enemies weakened by Blast. Building Book with your first decent sword and focusing his levels slightly ahead of the others makes shallow Abyss floors far more stable.

Sam – Flexible Archer

Sam fills the physical ranged role and is identified as an archer in the hero interface. His main skill, Volley, fires multiple projectiles in a line or small area, letting him contribute sustained damage from behind Book without stepping into melee range.

On early Abyss floors, you should position Sam one tile behind Book whenever possible and use Volley to soften groups before they reach your frontline. Because Volley scales from attack, Sam benefits strongly from any bow‑like weapons you acquire and from Levipower that clusters or slows enemies, making it easier to line up multi‑hit shots. In entrusted tasks that feature flying or fast targets, Sam often becomes your primary source of steady DPS.

Celestine – Area Mage

Celestine is your first mage and stands at the back of the party with lower HP but strong AoE potential. Her Blast skill is a magic attack that damages an area, making her especially valuable in mine corridors and dungeon rooms where enemies tend to cluster on rails or narrow paths.

Because mages are more fragile, Celestine relies heavily on good positioning and timely manual casting. Dragging Blast’s targeting cursor onto stacked enemies or bosses surrounded by adds maximizes its value, while Levipower Healing or defensive shrines can offset her lower durability. Investing levels into Celestine alongside Sam ensures you have both physical and magical damage covered, which helps when later enemies start showing resistances.

Leveling, EXP Food, and Dismissal

Abyss Hunters gives you a forgiving way to correct early leveling decisions through the dismissal and EXP food systems. When you dismiss a hero, a confirmation window tells you that all their equipped gear and some of their accumulated EXP will be returned; that EXP is converted into food items such as Rice Sushi, which grant fixed amounts of experience when consumed.

On the Supply tab of a hero’s Armory page, you can feed these foods to another hero, and a tutorial tooltip explicitly notes that “experience is returned in the form of food.” For a beginner heroes line‑up, this means you can safely invest in Book, Sam, and Celestine without worrying that you will permanently waste EXP if a stronger hero joins later; simply dismiss an outdated unit, reclaim their resources, and feed the new recruit.

Equipment and Hero Scaling

Every hero has weapon, armor, and accessory slots, though at the start you may only have a basic sword and little else. The right‑hand side of the Armory screen lists all compatible items; if it says “No available equipment,” that simply means you have nothing suitable in your bag yet, not that the slot is locked.

Early equipment mostly comes from Abyss chests and entrusted tasks, so it is usually best to give your highest‑attack weapon to Book first, then upgrade Sam and Celestine as more drops appear. Later, interacting with special nodes like the Equipment Shrine allows you to “bind the unbound equip in your bag,” stabilizing key weapons or armor found in the Abyss so you can keep them on core heroes without risk.

Team Building and Early Roles

In the first chapters, most fights assume you are using the default trio, so positioning and skill timing matter more than complex team synergies. Book should usually anchor the front tile, absorbing initial hits and using Jump to initiate or finish off priority targets. Sam works best on a middle‑row tile where he can fire Volley past Book into clustered enemies, while Celestine stays furthest back, dropping Blast on groups already engaged with your frontline.

Levistone and Levipower support this trio by filling the gaps between their personal kits. A single Healing Levipower slot greatly improves the team’s survivability, especially for Book, while an offensive Levipower such as Meteorite complements Celestine’s Blast during large pulls. As new heroes become available, you can safely test them by reusing EXP food and spare gear, but for most beginners, keeping Book, Sam, and Celestine as the core team through the early Shallow Abyss floors is both simple and effective.

A strong grasp of the starting heroes in Abyss Hunters sets the tone for your entire account. By understanding how Book anchors the frontline, how Sam provides sustained ranged pressure, and how Celestine delivers explosive area damage—backed by smart use of EXP food, early equipment, and Levistone support—you can comfortably clear shallow Abyss layers and entrusted tasks without wasting resources. As your roster grows, the same principles of clear roles, careful positioning, and efficient resource recycling will continue to apply. For the best gaming experience, play Abyss Hunters on BlueStacks!