Phantom Abyss: All Whips Guide

• Guide was written in early Early Access. All items are subject to change.
• All whips (except the adventurers whip) have exactly one curse, which is listed at the bottom
• To remove a curse, obtain a relic of at least the equivalent color as the whip. So for a blue whip, gather a relic from either the blue or red level.
• Without curses, some whips are objectively better than others.
• Releasing a whip early costs 3 tokens of the whip’s color
• When you enter the lobby, there is a percentage chance that a whip will be available for purchase.

• Blessings cost 30% less (effectively you get one blessing for free, comparatively)
• Start with 2 hearts

• A whip with no benefits nor drawbacks

• Being within a meter from another phantom for 2s heals you for ½ heart
• Buying a blessing damages you for 1 heart

• Standing in water for 2s uses 50 coins to heal ½ heart
• Getting damaged makes you drop all your coins Sonic the Hedgehog style

• Start with 5 hearts
• Blessings cost 30% more (effectively skipping the first blessing)

• Start with 4 hearts
• Standing in water a few seconds causes damage

• Falls fast enough to require rolls no longer damage you
• Guardians gain 2 levels per floor (up to a total of 12)

• Coins are worth 50% more (effectively the first 2 blessings are free, comparatively)
• You only gain coins from chests you yourself open

• Start at 4 hearts
• Chests up to ~50m away are outlined through walls
• Any chests a phantom gets to first will contain no coins

• Coins are worth twice as much (Effectively the first three blessings are free, comparatively)
• All damage is doubled

• Every blessing bought heals 1 heart (~8 total)
• Start at 1 heart

• Start at 6 hearts
• Guardians gain 2 levels per floor (up to a total of 12)

• Heal half a heart every time you enter another floor (5½ total)
• Dart trap cooldown is significantly decreased

• Start at 4 hearts
• Dart statues will no longer fire
• Blessings costs 30% more (effectively skipping the first blessing)

• Everything deals halved damage
• Screen goes completely black for a few seconds every 30 seconds or so

• Lava no longer hurts you
• Standing in lava for 2s uses 50 coins to heal half a heart
• Buying a blessing damages you for 1 heart

• Start with 5 hearts
• Sliding is significantly faster
• All floors act as if covered by ice

• Start with 5 hearts
• Walking and running is significantly faster
• Getting crushed (boulders, pyramids, etc) or taking fall damage instantly kills you

• Start with 5 hearts
• Jump height is significantly increased
• Darts (statues etc) instantly kill you

• Guardians no longer appear
• Start with 1 heart

All the whips can be categorized into five major categories as seen below. All whips are organized very subjectively in order of strength.

• Feather whip (100% more gold)
• Obsidian whip (50% more gold)
• Abstract whip (30% more gold)
• DIY whip (See treasure chests through walls)

• Cursed whip (½ damage)
• Knight whip (+3 heart containers)
• Lightning whip (+2 heart containers)
• Vine whip (+2 heart containers)
• Cable Whip (+2 heart containers)
• Wooden whip (+1 heart container)
• DIY whip (+1 heart container)
• Crikey whip (+1 heart container)

• Hobby whip (Heal 1 heart per blessing)
• Fire whip (Heal in lava [red] for 100 gold/heart)
• Bamboo whip (Heal by running next to a phantom)
• Bone whip (Heal in water [green,blue] for 100 gold/heart)
• Scale whip (Heal 1 heart per 2 floors)

• Void whip (Disables guardian)
• Wooden whip (Disables dart statues)
• Deluxe whip (Disables fall damage)

• Lightning whip (Run faster)
• Vine whip (Jump higher)
• Ice whip (Slide faster)

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Thanks to Snapjaw for his great guide, all credit to his effort. you can also read the original guide from Steam Community. enjoy the game.