Nightmare Dungeons can be found in Diablo 4 at different tier levels and at different difficulty levels. All of these Dungeons are pretty hard to beat as they are a more advanced version of normal dungeons in terms of difficulty. The rewards for these Dungeons justify the difficulty of each of the Nightmare Dungeons that can be found. In order to complete each and every dungeon, you have to wait a while since most of the players around the world haven’t even completed all yet.
Nightmare Dungeons are modified versions of normal dungeons found on the map in Diablo 4.
After completing the main campaign, the Nightmare Dungeons can be unlocked.
In order to unlock Nightmare Dungeons, you need Nightmare Sigils.
Nightmare Sigils are extremely hard to find but can be found from within the dungeons.
Defeating world bosses, and completing Whispers Of The Dead tasks in Diablo 4, are also further methods to acquire Sigils.
In order to craft Sigils, you need to speak to the Occultist.
Sigil Powder is needed to craft high-tier Nightmare Sigils.
Nightmare Dungeons has modifiers known as affixes with both positive and negative sets of effects.
As you go to higher tiers, the negative affixes keep increasing.
You get gold, gems, legendary loot, guaranteed high-tier gear, and Nightmare Sigils as rewards for the completion of Nightmare Dungeons.
Nightmare Dungeon Tier Levels Comparison
Following are the various Dungeon Tiers and their required Levels in Diablo 4:
TiersWorld TierLevel RequiredRevivesAffixesSigils
Tier 1-10Wolrd Tier 354-6312 Revives Only3 AffixesSacred Sigils
Tier 11-20World Tier 364-7312 Revieves4 AffixesAncestral Sigils
Tier 21-100World Tier 474-1544 Revives5 AffixesAncestral Sigils
What Are Nightmare Dungeons Tier Levels?
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Nightmare Dungeons are basically endgame kinds of side quests that are really hard to complete. The difficulty is determined by the various Diablo 4 Nightmare Dungeons Tier levels. These Tier Levels range from Tier 1 to 100 level. It is not suggested to go past Tier 20 of these Nightmare Dungeons if you are at level 40 or below. You can literally finish the primary campaign of Diablo 4 under level 40, but the difficulty for these Nightmare Dungeons is set.
You will have to progress through different challenging tier levels of Nightmare Dungeons and face battles.
As you keep moving forward, you will receive upgraded loot and Gear.
The higher gear level you have, the more chance of survivability you have in each Nightmare Dungeon.
The tiers above level 20+ are exclusive to World Tier 4 level in Diablo 4. You cannot access tiers above 20 if you are still at World Tier 3, as high as it is. The fastest way to get to Tier 20+ above is by adding friends who have already passed the tests of most Nightmare Dungeons and helping them. Once you acquire a decent loot, you can start completing all the tiers before 20, as it will be a piece of cake.
How To Unlock Nightmare Dungeons?
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In order to unlock these Nightmare Dungeons, you will need to change various normal dungeons into Nightmare ones. You will unlock Nightmare Dungeons as an endgame activity but won’t be able to enter one initially. You need a special item known as Nightmare Sigils in order to unlock each Nightmare Dungeon. These are items that are consumable and are used primarily to open or turn normal dungeons into Nightmare Dungeons.
Nightmare Sigils
Nightmare Sigils have different attributes that are set on specific dungeons and only turn those dungeons into the Nightmare Dungeons.
Each Nightmare Sigil has a different Diablo 4 Nightmare Dungeons Tier Level.
These tier levels determine the tier levels of the set Nightmare Dungeons on the map.
The tier level of each Nightmare Sigil determines the varying difficulty as well as the number of enemies you face.
As you move up tiers, the number of tiers and the number of revives goes down, and affixes go up.
You will start from “Tier 1” Nightmare Sigil, and the next tier can be found or rewarded after the completion of Tier 1.
Your gear is essential to your survival in these Nightmare Dungeons since you cannot just depend on the positive affixes.
Certain levels need to be reached in order to unlock further Nightmare Sigils with Tiers above 1.
The Higher the difficulty or tier of a dungeon, the better and more rewards you get after its completion.
Each Dungeon has a task to find certain objects or opponents and defeat the final boss as the final part.
Some Reddit users have sought to check every different Diablo 4 nightmare dungeons tier level and give out tips.
Nightmare Sigils can be hard to get, so you should probably start from tier 1 sigils and hope to find more at the end of each dungeon.
How Do You Get Nightmare Sigils?
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There are different ways through which you can find a Nightmare Sigil. Since it is a consumable, you will need to go to the consumable menu first and from their unlocked different Nightmare Dungeons. The first and the easier way of getting Nightmare Sigils is, of course, by waiting to end a Nightmare Dungeon and then getting it after completing it.
Mostly Nightmare Sigils are random drops throughout different side quests in Diablo 4.
In the Nightmare Dungeons, try to defeat all of the coming opponents since they seem to drop sigils the most.
The first Tier of Nightmare Sigils can be accessed after completing the Trees Of Whispers EndQuest.
Whispers Of Dead are a series of side quests through which you can farm multiple Nightmare Sigils.
10 Grims Of Favors is a part of these side quests as you get your main sigils through it alone.
Apart from the Tree Of Whispers side quest, you can also defeat the main World Bosses to be awarded sigils.
World Bosses can be fought off from their randomized spawn location as they drop high-tier sigils.
Most Nightmare Sigils can only be unlocked till tier 20 if you are still at World Tier 3 in Diablo 4.
Farming Nightmare Sigils can be a really hefty task, so you can skip the early tiers from 1-3 and wait for tier 4.
This is how you can skip through tiers by waiting around so that you can get elite gear at those levels.
The best way of getting high-tier Nightmare Sigils in Diablo 4 for Nightmare Dungeons levels is by crafting.
The ability to craft Nightmare Sigils unlocks way into the late-game mechanics of Diablo 4.
Crafting Nightmare Sigils
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This method of getting Nightmare Sigils is through which you can skip multiple Diablo 4 Nightmare Dungeons tier levels. Crafting Nightmare Sigils requires you to have extra Sigils in hand so that you can further use them for your cause. Low-tier Nightmare Sigils can be used to craft high-tier Sigils which is why this is a great method for farming Nightmare Sigils for the Nightmare Dungeons in Diablo 4.
You would have to start with the Sigil Crafting side quest that pops up in the logs.
Go ahead and track it, as it only becomes available after you reach World Tier 3.
Another requirement is to finish the Cathedral Of Light Dungeon firsthand.
You have to go to the area of Kyovashad in order to speak with the Occultist,
It is through speaking to the Occultist is how you unlock “Crafting Nightmare Sigils.”
Essentially you just need the right amount of crafting materials to craft Nightmare Sigils,
There is a process where you Salvage the Nightmare Sigils, more specifically, unwanted ones.
It is how you obtain a source known as “Sigil Powder” through which you can craft the Sigils.
You have to bring these Sigil Powder to the Occulist in order to craft your Nightmare Sigils.
You can anytime use any high-tier or low-tier Sigil to create the Sigil powder.
The crafting system can be a tad bit complicated, but you can make both Sacred and Ancestral Sigils.
Sacred Sigils are the tier 1-20 level Sigils that you can craft, and above that are Ancestral Sigils.
You have to bring these Sigil Powder to the Occulist in order to craft your Nightmare Sigils.
It is better to have the highest tier to craft an even higher-tiered Sigil.
What Are Nightmare Dungeon Affixes?
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While talking about the Diablo 4 Nightmare Dungeons tier levels, you must know that there are certain hurdles and rules set when you get a high or low-tier Nightmare Dungeon. They are basically these modifiers of the dungeon that sort of choose the difficulty level you will face. These set rules are known as “Affixes”. Affixes make sure that the higher tier you get, the more difficult and challenging it gets for you.
Affixes modify and enhance the experience of a Nightmare Dungeon.
It may be fun and annoying at the same time,
There are two types of affixes one is negative affixes, and the other is positive affixes.
Positive affixes alter the dungeon aspects to your advantage to give you that slight edge.
The negative affixes, on the other hand, make sure that the aspects of the dungeon are rigid and difficult.
As you go higher in tiers, the positive affixes will decrease, and the negative affixes will increase.
These changes are substantial and are set as the highest tier has five affixes while the lowest has three.
Positive affixes give you the advantage of increasing your frost, poison, or any other damage to a foe.
Negative affixes, on the other hand, do things like increase the elemental damage from monsters.
The negative affies can also change the environmental aspects of a dungeon against you.
The most deadly affix is the Stormbane’s Wrath which causes lighting strikes against you while you move.
While the best positive affixes are the ones that increase the dropped loot from the monsters.
The additional drops can make sure that you get extra gold or Nightmare Sigils or gems.
Revives are also affected by the affixes set by the Nightmare Sigils.
Total Affixes
There are a total of 52 known Affixes that are found in Diablo 4 Nightmare Dungeons tier levels. These affixes include only 14 positive affixes, and the rest of the 38 affixes are all negative. The affixes will increase in terms of World Tiers, as said before. They are divided like:
World Tier 3 ranges from Nightmare Sigil tier 1-10 and has only three affixes.
World Tier 3 (second half) ranges from Nightmare Sigil tier 11-20 and has four affixes.
World Tier 4 ranges from Nightmare Sigil tier 21-100 and has a whopping five affixes!
AFFIXEFFECTTYPE
Monster Shadow ResistMonsters take 40% less Shadow damage.Negative
Monster Vulnerable ResistThe duration of Vulnerable Effects vs monsters is reduced by 60%.Negative
Potion BreakersMonster attacks from a distance have 30% chance to disable healing potion for 2 seconds.Negative
Ranged DefendersMonsters take 60% less damage from distant targets.Negative
Resistance BreakersMonster attacks from a distance reduce resistance by 10% for 6 sec, stacking up to 50%.Negative
Slowing ProjectilesMonster attacks from a distance have a 50% chance to slow targets.Negative
Stormbane’s WrathStormbane’s Wrath chases players around, releasing deadly pulses when reaching a player. (despawns when boss objective completed)Negative
Unstoppable MonstersMonsters become Unstoppable when life drops below 30%.Negative
VolcanicWhile in combat, gouts of flame periodically erupt near players.Negative
Nightmare PortalsRed portals periodically spawn in the dungeon, unleashing more hellish demons from any region in Sanctuary.Negative
Monster Burning DamageMonsters deal an additional 30% of their Physical damage dealt as Burning over 5 sec.Negative
Monster Burning ResistMonsters take 60% less Burning damage.Negative
Monster Cold DamageMonsters deal an additional 15% of their Physical damage dealt as Cold.Negative
Monster Critical ResistMonsters take 60% less damage from Critical Strike.Negative
Monster Crowd Control ResistCrowd Control durations vs monsters is reduced by 40%.Negative
Monster Fire DamageMonsters deal an additional 20% of their Physical damage dealt as Fire.Negative
Monster LifeMonsters gain 30% extra life.Negative
Monster Lightning DamageMonsters deal an additional 20% of their Physical damage dealt as Lightning.Negative
Monster Physical ResistMonsters take 30% less Physical damage.Negative
Monster Poison DamageMonsters deal an additional 30% of their Physical damage dealt as Poison over 5 sec.Negative
Monster Poison ResistMonsters take 60% less Poison damage.Negative
Monster RegenNon-boss monsters regen 1.5% Maximum Life per second.Negative
Monster Shadow DamageMonsters deal an additional 20% of their Physical damage dealt as Shadow.Negative
Monster Shadow Damage Over TimeMonsters deal an additional 30% of their Physical damage as Shadow over 5 sec.Negative
Empowered Elites (Cold Enchanted)Elites always have the “Cold Enchanted” affix.Negative
Empowered Elites (Shock Lance)Elites always have the Electric Lance affix.Negative
Empowered Elites (Suppressor)Elites always have the “Suppressor” affix.Negative
Armor BreakersMonster attacks from a distance reduce your Armor by 7% for 6 sec, stacking up to 35%.Negative
AvengerKilling a monster enrages monsters near it, making them dealing more damage.Negative
Blood BlisterDying monsters sometimes spawn a Blood Blister that needs to be killed.Negative
Death PulseKilling a monster releases a deadly lightning pulse after a short delay.Negative
Dodge BreakersMonster attacks from a distance reduce dodge chance by 12% for 6 sec, stacking up to 60%.Negative
Double BossesSpawns two bosses instead of one!Negative
Lightning StormLightning gathers above the player. Get into the protection dome to avoid severe outcomes.Negative
Melee DefendersMonsters take 40% less damage from close targets.Negative
Monster Attack SpeedMonsters gain 20 to 30% increased attack speed.Negative
Monster BarrierMonsters gain 30% of their Maximum Life as a Barrier.Negative
Monster Bleeding DamageMonsters deal an additional 30% of their Physical damage dealt as Bleeding over 5 sec.Negative
Nudging EvadeUsing Evade pushes enemies back.Positive
Poisonous EvadeUsing Evade leaves a pool of Poison behind, damaging enemies.Positive
Cooldown ReductionReduce Cooldowns on KillPositive
ThornsYour Thorns are increased by 491.Positive
Lightning CallerYou occasionally call down lightning strikes that damage nearby enemies.Positive
Lightning DamageYou deal [10 – 15]% more Lightning damage.Positive
Poison DamageYou deal [10 – 15]% more Poison damage.Positive
Shadow DamageYou deal [10 – 15]% more Shadow damage.Positive
Battle HardenedGain 6% damage reduction for every 10% Health you are missing.Positive
Frost DamageYou deal [10 -15]% more Frost damage.Positive
Control Impaired ExplosionsBeing hit by Control Impairing Effects creates an explosion around you.Positive
Gold FindYou find 30% more gold.Positive
Magic FindYou find more items from enemies.Positive
Increased Critical StrikeYour Critical Strike chance is increased by 9%.Positive
What Are The Benefits Of Completing The Nightmare Dungeons?
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Typically when you discuss the Benefits of these Dungeons, you, of course, talk about the rewards. The rewards for the completion of each of the Nightmare Dungeons are top-notch. These rewards make it so worth your time to do every single one of the Nightmare Dungeons available in Diablo 4. Although it takes a lot of time to complete each of the Nightmare Dungeons, it is plausible if you complete each and every single one.
There is an amazing amount of thought and design put into these Nightmare Dungeons that make you have fun when you play each dungeon.
As far as the rewards go, you can get the most elite loot that is currently available in Diablo 4 via Nightmare Dungeons.
Even the campaign can’t give you the excess high-tier loot and gear that you get from completing the Nightmare dungeons.
One of the things you get as a reward is gold which is a minimal amount but can do the job.
The best thing you is probably the legendary items and gear from defeating the final bosses of Nightmare Dungeons.
As a reward, some unique items drop when you complete the entire Nightmare Dungeons in Diablo 4.
You get a good amount of Glyph XP, even from the starting tiers of Nightmare Dungeons.
Glyph XP helps upgrade your end game chart, the Paragon Board, rapidly,
The rarities of the item drops are mostly legendary, so there is no such underwhelming reward from the Dungeons.
After the completion of a Nightmare Dungeon. at least two high-tier items are definitely given.
Nightmare Sigils can also be farmed from the Nightmare Dungeons so that you can keep moving to higher tiers.
That is everything you need to know about the Nightmare Dungeons in Diablo 4. As of now, these are the hardest-to-complete side quests in Diablo 4 but are extremely fun to complete. Make sure you are perfectly geared for each encounter at a Nightmare Dungeon since a majority of your survival chances depend upon it. Do not rush through them and complete them thoroughly to gain wonderful items and amazing loot.
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