You can change your equipped witness in nextReality Games' Roblox title Abyssal either directly through a remote swap menu for 50 Abyssal Energy (AE) or by visiting your assigned storage tanks inside the Witness Store on Floor 2. If you are looking to change a witness's visual appearance rather than swap the creature itself, customization pedestals inside the store allow you to re-dye their glow or apply eligible mask sigils for 1,500 AE.
How to Swap Your Equipped Witness
Following the Chamber of Rebirth update added on November 25, 2024, players have two official ways to switch between owned witnesses.
- Remote Swap from Anywhere: Open your witness menu outside of storage and select any owned companion to equip it immediately for a flat fee of 50 AE. This can be done anywhere across the abyss, except during active challenges where witnesses and their buffs are disabled.
- In-Person Tank Swap: Travel to the Witness Store checkpoint at 287 meters on Floor 2. Walk past the counter into the Witness Storage hall, interact directly with the specific tank housing the companion you want, and choose the equip option in its menu without paying the remote fee.
Each witness you purchase is assigned to its own dedicated tank. It cannot be shifted into a different tank, even if another slot sits empty.
Where to Find the Witness Store
The primary Witness Store serves as the seventh checkpoint in Abyssal, situated on Floor 2 (Layer 1) at an elevation of 287 meters. It is located directly along the main route after Challengers' Overlook and before the Lantern Store.
The exterior is a large dark stone structure featuring four smoking chimneys, light blue neon orb fixtures shaped like masks, and a large looping Vision Crest banner hanging on the abyss wall. Inside, you will find NPCs Laputa and the Witness Mentor by the counter, standard daily and permanent witness displays, and the storage hall holding all player tanks.
Witness Storage Tank Unlock Requirements
The storage hall inside the Witness Store features 14 progression-based tanks on the left side and 14 Robux-purchased tanks on the right. Progression tanks require completing specific floor clearances or paying accumulated AE.
| Tank Number | Unlock Requirement / AE Cost |
|---|---|
| Tank 1 | Free by default |
| Tank 2 | Free by default |
| Tank 3 | Clear Floor 3 |
| Tank 4 | Clear Floor 4 |
| Tank 5 | Clear Floor 5 |
| Tank 6 | Clear Floor 6 |
| Tank 7 | 100 AE |
| Tank 8 | 1,000 AE |
| Tank 9 | 5,000 AE |
| Tank 10 | 10,000 AE |
| Tank 11 | 25,000 AE |
| Tank 12 | 50,000 AE |
| Tank 13 | 75,000 AE |
| Tank 14 | 100,000 AE |
Paid tanks on the right side can alternatively be expanded using Robux gamepasses, such as Upgraded Witness Storage #1 (10 Robux), #2 (99 Robux), and #3 (179 Robux).
How to Change a Witness Face and Color
If you want to alter the cosmetic look of your currently equipped witness instead of swapping it out, two customization pedestals stand on either side of the Witness Store entrance.
- Changing Witness Color: Stand on the multicolor orb pedestal near the entrance. This dye machine updates the witness's color to match your player avatar's dye for 1,500 AE.
- Changing Witness Face: Stand on the light blue mask pedestal near the entrance. This machine changes the witness's sigil to match an eligible mask worn by your character for 1,500 AE.
Certain masks—particularly those rewarded from completing challenge statues—cannot be transferred as witness faces. If you attempt to use an ineligible mask, the transformation fails automatically and no AE is deducted. Purchasing the Unlimited Witness Customization gamepass for 159 Robux eliminates the 1,500 AE charge, making all subsequent color and sigil alterations free.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can you change or equip witnesses during challenges?
No. Activating a standard or secret challenge from a challenge NPC disables double jumping, movement abilities, and equipped witnesses entirely until the run ends at the designated statue.
How much AE do you get for selling an unwanted witness?
Witnesses can be sold directly from their tanks in the storage hall. The payout formula is 2,000 + (4 * witness level). This payout stops scaling once the witness reaches level 1,500, capping at a maximum sell price of 8,000 AE.
Where are the branch witness stores located?
Aside from the main Floor 2 facility, two branch stores exist in the world: one located at Dunkore Village and another situated near Rufus' Izakaya. Both branch locations feature three daily rotating pedestals.
