Best Diablo 4 Nightmare Dungeon Tier List - Phase 1 & 2 Objectives, Bosses, Enemy Type

6/13/2023 11:28:52 AM

Hate dungeons where you have to kill all enemies? Have great AOE clear but bad single target and want to avoid dungeons with bosses? Want to farm certain mobs for their crafting materials while leveling glyphs? We've made a dungeon cheatsheet that tracks 1st, and 2nd objectives, bosses, & mob types for more D4 Gold. So far we have (what we believe to be) all nightmare dungeons currently in rotation. Will be filling out the rest of the dungeons soon and will update the list when the rotation changes.

 

Abandoned Mineworks

  • Zone: Kehjiatan

  • Phase 1 Objective: Free Prisoners

  • Middle Event: Yes

  • Phase 2 Objective: Slay 3 Elites

  • Boss: N/A

  • Enemy Types: Spiders, Ghosts

 

Aldurwood

  • Zone: Scosglen

  • Phase 1 Objective: Slay Elites

  • Middle Event: Yes

  • Phase 2 Objective: N/A

  • Boss: Denmother

  • Enemy Types: Quill Rat, Chargers, Wearwolves, Trees.

 

Ancient's Lament

  • Zone: Dry Steppers

  • Phase 1 Objective: Return 2 Stones

  • Middle Event: Yes

  • Phase 2 Objective: Destroy 2 Structures

  • Boss: N/A

  • Enemy Types: Fallen, Crushers, Oppressors, Skeletons, Ghosts, Blight Fiends

 

Black Asylum

  • Zone: Fractured Peaks

  • Phase 1 Objective: Activate 2 Controls

  • Middle Event: No

  • Phase 2 Objective: Kill Enemies

  • Boss: N/A

  • Enemy Types: Ghosts, Skeletons

 

Blind Burrows

  • Zone: Hawezar

  • Phase 1 Objective: Slay 3 Elites

  • Middle Event: Yes

  • Phase 2 Objective: None

  • Boss: Broodguard

  • Enemy Types: Arachnid Horrors, Spiders, Maggots.

 

Champion's Demise

  • Zone: Dry Steppers

  • Phase 1 Objective: Return 3 Stones

  • Middle Event: No

  • Phase 2 Objective: N/A

  • Boss: Khazra Abomination

  • Enemy Types: Khazra, Spiders

 

Conclave

  • Zone: Kehjistan

  • Phase 1 Objective: Slay 2 Elites

  • Middle Event: Yes

  • Phase 2 Objective: Find Key, Kill all Enemies

 

Crusaders Cathedral

  • Zone: Kehjistan

  • Phase 1 Objective: Find Key

  • Middle Event: Yes

  • Phase 2 Objective: Find Key

  • Boss: Scourge

 

Cultist's Refuge

  • Zone: Kyovashad

  • Phase 1 Objective: Kill All Enemies

  • Middle Event: Yes

  • Phase 2 Objective: Kill 3 Elites

  • Boss: N/A

 

Dark Ravine

  • Zone: Dry Steppes

  • Phase 1 Objective: Gather Animus

  • Middle Event: Yes

  • Phase 2 Objective: Slay Elites

  • Boss: Mother's Judgement

  • Enemy Types: Crushers, Oppressors, Cultists

 

Demon's Wake

  • Zone: Scosglen

  • Phase 1 Objective: Destroy 3 Structures

  • Phase 2 Objective: Kill All Enemies

  • Boss: N/A

  • Enemy Types: Fallen, Skeletons

 

Earthen Wound

  • Zone: Hawezar

  • Phase 1 Objective: Destroy 3 Structures

  • Middle Event: No

  • Phase 2 Objective: Gather Animus

  • Boss: Bloodcaller?

  • Enemy Types: Ghosts, Flesheaters, Flesh Maulers, Maggots

 

Ferals Den

  • Zone: Ferals Den

  • Phase 1 Objective: Gather Animus

  • Middle Event: No

  • Phase 2 Objective: Activate 2 Structures

  • Boss: Innes

  • Enemy Types: Snakes, Spiders, Maggots

 

Guulrahn Canals

  • Zone: Dry Steppes

  • Phase 1 Objective: Kill All Enemies

  • Middle Event: Yes

  • Phase 2 Objective: Destroy 2 Structures

  • Boss: N/A

  • Enemy Types: Spiders, Bloated, Zombies, Bees, Swarms

 

Guulrahn Slums

  • Zone: Dry Steppes

  • Phase 1 Objective: Free Prisoners

  • Middle Event: No

  • Phase 2 Objective: Kill all enemies

  • Boss: Resurrected Malice

  • Enemy Types: Bees,  Executioners, Ghosts, Skeletons, Maggots

 

Kor Dragan Barracks

  • Zone: Fractured Peaks

  • Phase 1 Objective: Activate 2 Controls

  • Middle Event: Yes

  • Phase 2 Objective: Destroy 5 Structures

  • Enemy Types: Vampires, Ghouls, Revenant, Skeletons

 

Lost Archives

  • Zone: Fractured Peaks

  • Phase 1 Objective: Slay 1 Elite

  • Middle Event: No

  • Phase 2 Objective: Return 2 Stones

  • Boss: Return 2 Stones

 

Maugan's Works

  • Zone: Hawezar

  • Phase 1 Objective: Free 6 Prisoners

  • Middle Event: Yes

  • Phase 2 Objective: N/A

  • Boss: Physician, Inquisitor, Commander

  • Enemy Types: Knights, Clerics

 

Maulwood

  • Zone: Fractured Peaks

  • Phase 1 Objective: Slay 3 Elites

  • Middle Event: Yes

  • Phase 2 Objective: Destroy 3 Structures

  • Boss: N/A

  • Enemy Types: Trees, Wolves Bandits, Skeletons

 

Onyx Hold

  • Zone: Dry Steppes

  • Phase 1 Objective: Kill All Enemies

  • Middle Event: No

  • Phase 2 Objective: Kill 3 Structures

  • Boss: N/A

  • Enemy Types: Ghosts, Zombies, Bloated

 

Prison of Caldeum

  • Zone: Kehjistan

  • Phase 1 Objective: Find Key

  • Phase 2 Objective: Gather Animus

  • Boss: Scourge

  • Enemy Types: Knights, Adherent, Ghosts

 

Raethwind Wilds

  • Zone: Scosglen

  • Phase 1 Objective: Kill All Enemies

  • Middle Event: No

  • Phase 2 Objective: Slay Elites

  • Boss: Bramble

  • Enemy Types: Chargers, Bears, Bandits, Trees, Skeletons, Quill Rats

 

Renegade's Retreat

  • Zone: Kehjistan

  • Phase 1 Objective: Slay 3 Elites

  • Middle Event: No

  • Phase 2 Objective: N/A

  • Boss: Outlaw

  • Enemy Types: Knights, Bandits

 

Serpent's Lair

  • Zone: Hawezar

  • Phase 1 Objective: Gather Animus

  • Middle Event: No

  • Phase 2 Objective: Destroy 3 Structures

  • Boss: N/A

  • Enemy Types: Snakes, Bloated, Spiders, Cultists

 

Shadowed Pluge

  • Zone: Hawezar

  • Phase 1 Objective: Free 7 Prisoners

  • Middle Event: Yes

  • Phase 2 Objective: Destroy 3 Structures

  • Boss: N/A

  • Enemy Types: Cultists, Snakes

 

Shivta Ruins

  • Zone: Kehjistan

  • Phase 1 Objective: Return 2 Stones

  • Middle Event: No

  • Phase 2 Objective: N/A

  • Boss: Hivemaster

  • Enemy Types: Zombies, Hosts and Swarms, Abominations

 

Sunken Ruins

  • Zone: Scosglen

  • Phase 1 Objective: Return 2 Stones

  • Middle Event: No

  • Phase 2 Objective: Destroy 3 Structures

  • Enemy Types: Ghosts, Zombies, Bloated

 

Whispering Pines

  • Zone: Scosglen

  • Phase 1 Objective: Slay Elites

  • Middle Event: Yes

  • Phase 2 Objective: Kill all enemies

  • Boss: Spiritcaller

  • Enemy Types: Quill Rat, Trees, Spiders, Fallen

 

Witchwater

  • Zone: Hawezar

  • Phase 1 Objective: Free Prisoners

  • Middle Event: No

  • Phase 2 Objective: Destroy 3 structures

  • Boss: Slither

  • Enemy Types: Snakes, spider

 

Zenith

  • Zone: Fractured Peaks

  • Phase 1 Objective: Slay 2 Elites

  • Middle Event: Yes

  • Phase 2 Objective: Return 3 Stones

  • Boss: Blood Bishop

  • Enemy Types: Skeltons, Vampires, Ghouls, Bloated

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