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| image = [[File:Abaddon.jpg|200px]]
| type = God
| affiliation = Torment creatures
| profession = e
| level = 30 (32)
| campaign = Nightfall
| map1 = [[File:Abaddon's Gate mission.jpg|200px]]
| map1-text = Abaddon's in-game appearance
| map2 = [[File:Abaddon mural (Gandara).jpg|200px]]
| map2-text = Mural of Abaddon, seen at the<br />[[Plaza of the Five Gods]].
| map3 = [[File:Early Abaddon Mural.jpg|200px]]
| map3-text = A stylized depiction of Abaddon,<br /> seen in the [[Heart of the Shiverpeaks]].
}}
{{quotation|Scriptures of Abaddon, 1 <small>[[Mouvelian calendar|BE]]</small>|And so it came to pass that [[Lord Jadoth|Jadoth]], being persecuted by the horrific [[Forgotten]] armies, and hounded from his home, did seek refuge among the cooling mists of the [[Crystal Sea]]. Untold weeks passed as Jadoth huddled in his sanctuary, with nothing to see save the endless ripples of the boundless ocean. 

On the 51st day of his exodus, a frightful sight manifested before Jadoth's eyes: the unmistakable shape of Forgotten warships upon the horizon's shimmering edge. 

And prayed Jadoth, "Abaddon! Lord of the Everlasting Depths, Keeper of Secrets, open mine eyes and bestow upon me the knowledge of the Abyss that I might smite mine enemies and send them to the watery depths!" 

An unsettling silence swept across the waves. The twilight sky shattered and stars streaked down upon the Forgotten armada. The seas boiled and ruptured, and gave birth to a maelstrom from which not even light could escape, and transforming the sky above into a midnight void. 

And thus was magic gifted to Jadoth, chosen of Abaddon, the first of the [[Margonite]]s.}}
{{quotation|Scriptures of Abaddon<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20061108082536/http://guildwars.nctaiwan.com:80/gameInfo/intro_03.asp Official Taiwanese website] <small>(archived)</small><br>[https://guildwars.fandom.com/wiki/Talk:Abaddon/Archive_1#Background_story_on_Abbadon Partial fan translation], guildwars.fandom.com</ref>|The Day shall come when the Lord of Secrets
Will be freed of his Tormented Prison.
When the other gods will quail before his power
And Night will fall on the living world}}

[[Abaddon]] is the fallen [[Gods of Tyria|God]] of Water and Secrets. The ending of [[Nightfall]] sets him up as the ultimate antagonist of the three [[Guild Wars]] campaigns, by revealing him as the secret corrupting influence behind [[Vizier Khilbron]] and [[Shiro Tagachi]] through his servants [[Terick]] and the [[Fortune Teller]] respectively. Like the other gods, Abaddon's origins are shrouded in mystery. The [[Apostate]] speaks of Abaddon gaining his power from an older, deposed god, however nothing more is known about this. Abaddon was once fanatically worshiped by the Margonites, a nation of sea-faring [[human]]s. The phrase "act with magic, act within reason, act without mercy" is attributed to Abaddon's teachings.

In 1 <small>[[Mouvelian calendar|BE]]</small>, he spread [[magic]] to the races of [[Tyria (world)|Tyria]], and thus was indirectly responsible for the wars that came afterward. [[King Doric]] pleaded to the gods and they rendered magic into the five [[Bloodstone]]s, diluting their gift. Abaddon was incensed and went to war with the others, and led this follower in assaulting the [[Gates of Heaven]]. He was eventually struck down at [[the Mouth of Torment]], in a blow that turned the Crystal Sea into a [[Crystal Desert|desert]]. There, Abaddon was sealed within the [[Realm of Torment]] and the city of [[Ruins of Morah (outpost)|Morah]] was established to watch over the spot where he fell. Shortly after his defeat, the gods left the world in an act that came to be known as [[Exodus of the Gods|the Exodus]].

During his imprisonment, Abaddon sought a way to return to the world, sending out [[demon]]ic servants to subvert the mortal realm. It was a [[Demonic Fortune Teller|servant of Abaddon]] who persuaded [[Shiro Tagachi]] to murder [[Emperor Angsiyan]], causing the [[Jade Wind]], and Abaddon sent [[titan]]s, who acted as gods for the [[charr]] and gave them the capability to perform the ritual of [[the Searing]]. When the charr assaulted [[Orr]], [[Razakel]] convinced [[Vizier Khilbron]], who was also a follower of Abaddon, to read the [[Lost Scrolls]] and sink the land in [[the Cataclysm]].

In 1075 <small>AE</small>, worshipers of Abaddon, [[General Kahyet]] and [[Warmarshal]] [[Varesh Ossa]] attempted to enact [[Nightfall (event)|Nightfall]], thereby returning Abaddon to the mortal plane with the [[Great Margonite Temple]] as the center of his rule. Abaddon, with the help of [[Dhuum]] and [[Menzies]], was almost successful, but was stopped by the [[Order of the Sunspears]] and the [[Order of Whispers]], who entered the Realm of Torment to defeat him. In his final moments, Abaddon's power threatened to run out of control and destroy Tyria, but it was absorbed by [[Kormir|Spearmarshal Kormir]], who became the [[Goddess of Truth]] using a power that had been granted to her by the Five Gods.

==Missions==
* [[Realm of Torment]]
** {{NPC location|Abaddon's Gate}}

==Skills==
*{{monster skill icon|Corrupt Power}}
*{{monster skill icon|Earth Shattering Blow}}
*{{monster skill icon|Words of Madness}}

==Armor ratings==
{{NPC statistics
| prof = e
| blunt = 110 (110)
| piercing = 110 (110)
| slashing = 110 (110)
| cold = 110 (110)
| earth = 110 (110)
| fire = 110 (110)
| lightning = 110 (110)
}}

==Items dropped==
* [[Margonite Key]]

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:"Abbadon" concept art.jpg
File:"Abbaddon God Statue" concept art 1.jpg
File:"Abbaddon God Statue" concept art 2.jpg
File:"Abaddon Head" concept art.jpg
File:"Abbaddon Head Shot" concept art.jpg
File:"Bug Head" concept art.jpg
</gallery>

==Notes==
* Abaddon has 12,240 [[health]] in [[normal mode]] and 13,200 health in [[hard mode]].

==Trivia==

* Descriptions in the [[gw.dat]] imply that Abaddon's body was destroyed since throughout ''Guild Wars Nightfall'' he "coalesces part of his godform" as the event of Nightfall is brought about. This may explain why he is fought as a head and two arms.
* Abaddon's mask, sword and right gauntlet can be seen in the [[Ruins of Morah]] mission. 
* Abaddon's arms are actually separate models - his in-game model is just a head.
* The name "[[w:Abaddon|Abaddon]]" is the English form of the Hebrew word "Avadon" (אבדון), which translates to "Doom". In demonology, Abaddon was chief of the demons of the seventh hierarchy and was called The Destroyer.
*Abaddon is the largest [[foe]] in ''Guild Wars''.
* Doing /dance in his arena will cause Abaddon to dance with you. Shortly after he will insta-kill the entire party.

== See also ==
* [[Statue of Abaddon]]
* [[Abaddon Shrine]]

==External links==
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20160304180141/http://www.guildwars2guru.com/topic/76125-why-abaddon-turned-evil/page__st__30#entry2100579 Translation of background lore on Abaddon] <small>(archived)</small>

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