The most important new quest in Diablo 4's new Season of the Infernal Hordes is To the Edge of the Abyss, because only after completing it can you experience Season 5's new endgame mode, Infernal Hordes.
This new mode is the best way for your character to get a lot of valuable loot through waves of powerful enemies. But the premise is that you need to complete this seasonal quest. As with every previous seasonal quest, you need to complete a battle before you can enter the seasonal content.
But the good news is that in Season 5, you only need to use one character to complete To the Edge of the Abyss, so you can skip the story when you start a new world. You can complete this simple quest step by step according to the steps in this guide.
How To Get Started?
Before starting To the Edge of the Abyss, you need to collect at least one Infernal Compass in an earlier event quest. Most Infernal Compass can be crafted at Occultist, but you can also get it in Whisper Caches or Helltide chests.
Since To the Edge of the Abyss is the last seasonal quest, you can also use Infernal Compass that is awarded after completing The Eyes of the Enemy. Once you get it, you can be teleported to hell itself.
It should be noted that your character must be World Tier 3 or above. If not, remember to defeat the monsters in Cathedral of Light Capstone Dungeon as soon as possible. After making the above preparations, you can go to Caldeum Imperial Palace and talk to Locran, who will give you the first quest objective.
According to some feedback from players who have actually operated it, it is possible that NPC may not be in Caldeum Imperial Palace. At this time, you can restart the game and repeatedly enter and exit nearby dungeons or switch between different World Tiers.
How To Complete It?
When you start the quest, you'll be directed down Hallowed Descent and past nearby enemies until you reach Gate of Hell. Here, you'll need a Demonic Heart to open the first section of Hell called Desolation Fields.
Once in Desolation Fields, you'll need to follow and protect Locran until you reach Abyssal Verge, where you'll find Well of Hatred. Locran will ask you to place a Talisman on the well, and you'll need to protect him from enemies while he performs his ritual.
During this process, you'll face many waves of very tough enemies, including several Elite creatures with different modifiers that will make the battle more difficult. When you defeat these Elites, you'll receive Mother's Gift items and some Diablo 4 Gold. Once you've collected a certain number of Mother's Gift items, you'll unlock Season 5 reward tiers, which give you a chance to get rare loot, such as several new Unique items in the game.
Once you've fought Locran, if the ritual hasn't finished yet, you'll need to start looking for Opening of Darkness. This is when you'll encounter the first wave of Infernal Horde, which will include Elite you just fought and some powerful minions. They look like they're ready to tear you apart.
Once you've fought these enemies, you'll be able to place Locran's Talisman in Well of Hatred. This will allow Locran to communicate with Fell Council, a group of bosses who are behind Infernal Horde's attacks on you. The last step in this quest is to defeat the leaders of Fell Council along with their subjects, which will permanently end their incursion into Sanctuary.
This is also the hardest part of the entire To the Edge of the Abyss quest, as these enemies are extremely dangerous. If you don't upgrade your build with Diablo 4 Gold before the battle, your fight will be very difficult, and they'll kill you very quickly.
How To Defeat Fell Council Leaders?
In Infernal Hordes, you will fight two of the five Fell Council Leaders. However, according to many players' experience, the three enemies you will most often encounter in To the Edge of the Abyss quest are Geleb the Flame, Bremm the Maelstrom, and Maffer the Cruel.
These enemies are all around level 55, so if your character is too low, try not to rush to fight them. During your battle with Fell Council members, you will go through three different stages. The first stage is to fight one boss, the second stage is to fight the other, and the last stage is to fight the two bosses who have resurrected again.
In addition, there will be a wave of Hellspawn minions that will appear between the first and second stages. You can use these enemies to collect Health Potions that you will need for the subsequent battles. The order of appearance of all the bosses in this battle is random, so you need to understand the moves of each Fell Council Leader and how to deal with them.
Here are the attacks of these Fell Council Leaders and how to counter them.
Maffer The Cruel
Attack Mode
- Deals physical damage with close range attacks.
- Traps your character in a bone prison.
- Charges forward and launches a fierce attack.
How To Counterattack?
- Keep your distance.
- Save your character's dodge to avoid the bone prison.
- Move in and out of close combat to avoid close range damage.
Geleb The Flame
Attack Mode
- Summons fireballs and waves of flames to the target character.
- Creates a three-headed Flame Hydra that fires fireballs.
- Summons meteors that deal fire area damage.
How To Counterattack?
- Attacks at close range and closes the distance with ranged attacks.
- Defeats Hydras as quickly as possible. They have separate health bars.
- Avoids the red circles because indicate where the meteors land.
Bremm The Maelstrom
Attack Mode
- Uses a lightning ball that explodes for area damage.
- Also summons a Hydra that fires chain lightning at your character.
- Summons an Aether Swarm minion that rushes over and explodes when it touches you.
How To Counterattack?
- Avoids the circle that indicates the range radius of the lightning ball.
- Defeats each Hydra as quickly as possible.
- Stay away from the minion until they explode and can't touch you.
After defeating them, your To the Edge of the Abyss quest will end with 20,800 Diablo 4 Gold, a Murming Cache, and a Gem Cache. These chests may contain new seasonal items that will make your character and build more powerful. That's how you complete To the Edge of the Abyss quest in Diablo 4 Season 5. Hopefully, with the help of this guide, you can complete the quest and enter Infernal Hordes sooner rather than later! Have fun playing the game.
