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Opening Nightmare Rifts Power Ups and Mechanics Nightmare Rift Questline Nightmare Rift Cheevos Nightmare Seal
Nightmare Rifts will produce waves of mobs at random for each stage of the rift. Each stage will have a timer, if you do not kill all the mobs before the timer is up then the rift will close. If you do kill all the mobs, then another stage will start with different mobs. This means that NMR rifts can go on for hours! Some groups have even gone beyond stage 1000! Most groups will wipe around stage 220 as this is one of the most significant difficulty level increase. If your group manages to get to stage 300 (the last cheevo) then it will likely disband shortly after, even if you are still killing with ease. Stage 300 will take an average ground around 2.5 hours to reach.. so most people are done by that point!
Nightmare Rifts have a shield barrier in a circle around them. When you walk through the barrier you will be auto-mentored to the level of the rift, which will depend on which zone the rift is open in.
Opening Nightmare Rifts
You will likely find a few Nightmare Rifts out in the open world while you are questing. If you choose to join in with these then you will pop a few cheevos as you go.
When you reach max level, you will find Planarite is a much needed resource and that Nightmare Rifts are the way most people farm it. Joining in with these NMR groups can be very benficial to your cheevo score, as these groups will often farm for a full 2 hours (The time a currency vial lasts) and thus will get well into the 200+ stages. A few of these groups may even stay and continue farming all the way to stage 300 if players want to.
When you want to open your own NMRs, you can buy the lures directly from the rift store with Planarite.
To start, you will only be able to purchase NMR I lures. You will need to open a few of these and earn 18 of the small NMR I cheevos to earn the meta cheevo ‘Nightmare I: Master’. This will allow you to buy NMR II lures, you then open a few NMR IIs and complete 18 of the small NMR II cheevos to earn the ‘Nightmare II: Master’ and this allows you to buy NMR III lures.
Continue working your way up the tiers until you can buy all the different lures, then farm the ones you still needs cheevos for!
Use a normal blue/white tear to open your NMR.
NMR I & II
Can be opened in Mathosia, Storm Legion, and Nightmare Tide zones.
NMR III, NMR IV, NMR V & NMR VI
Can only be opened in Nightmare Tide zones.
Note: in NMR 6 you wont be automentored, so you can stay at level 70 and blitz quite a few levels! This is perfect for a quick run of the daily/weekly quests.
Power Ups and Mechanics
A group of level 70 players will be able to easily power through many many levels of a Nightmare Rift. Follow the simple rules of ‘Don’t stand in bad’, ‘Use rupt and purge’, and ‘Don’t touch power ups if you don’t know what they are for’.
As you get into the higher levels you will need at least one player who does know how to use the power ups. Delegate a player for this job and be sure everyone else knows not to touch the power ups.
The difficulty of the Nightmare Rift will scale up as more players arrive. Be sure players know to move out of the rift if they need to AFK, or they will just be making it harder for everyone else. Many rifts have failed due to an afker standing in the bad and putting a shield on the boss!
Some players are very able to solo Nightmare Rifts up to high level, especially in lower level zones where the mentoring system can help (use the feast!). Most players will prefer to join a group.
For a super detailed guide of Power Ups, main boss abilities, and other mechanics, have a look at the Riftgrate NMR guide.
Nightmare Rift Questline
Nightmare Rift Quest Hubs
There are 3 locations where you can pick up the quests. It does not matter which you use, all the quests are exactly the same. I prefer the Goboro Reef location as it is right next to the portal, so I will be referencing that location throughout this guide.
You can also pick up all the Daily and Weekly quests from these hubs.
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Nightmares Rise
QUEST 1
PICK UP
The quest is picked up from the item ‘Dread Herring’.
Dread Herring will be in your rift loot bag after you have completed a couple of stages of any nightmare rift. You will only be given this quest if you haven’t picked up quest 2 yet.
TO COMPLETE
Take the Dread Herring to Mehera Surin at Wreck of the Endeavor, Goboro Reef or Draumheim
This quest is just to point you towards the main nightmare rift quest givers so you can start the main questline.
Go to one of the Nightmare Rift Quest Hubs and hand in the quest to Mehera Surin.
A Nightmare is Born
QUEST 2
PICK UP
The quest is picked up from Mehera Surin in Ghar Station Mem in Goboro Reef
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This quest can be picked up from any of the Nightmare Rift Quest Hubs
TO COMPLETE
Speak with Otriga Zamisht about buying a Nightmare I rift lure
Collect Narcoleptic Dust from Nightmare rifts x22
Otriga Zamisht is the Nightmare II Scholar in any of the NMR quest hubs.
She is at /setwaypoint 3976 6626 in the Goboro Reef NMR quest hub.
Talk with her.
You now need to collect the Dust from an NMR. You can buy a lure if you want to, or you can find an NMR out in the world. Tarken Glacier is usually a good place to start!
Kill creatures in the NMR until you have looted 22 of the Narcoleptic Dust.
Hand in the quest to Mehera Surin in Ghar Station Mem in Goboro Reef
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Rapid Eye Movement
QUEST 3
PICK UP
The quest is picked up from Otriga Zamisht in Ghar Station Mem in Goboro Reef
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This quest can be picked up from any of the Nightmare Rift Quest Hubs
TO COMPLETE
Speak with Tirhin Vohonar and enter the Nightmare Training Shoal
Tirhin Vohonar is in the middle of the group of NPCs at each NNMR quest hub.
He is at /setwaypoint 3973 6631 in the Goboro Reef NMR quest hub.
Talk with him and ask to be teleported to the Nightmare Training Shoal.
Your quest objective will now change to ‘Use nightmare rift powers x3, and Kill nightmare creatures that grant experience x15’
Go over to the middle of the area and you will find a bunch of the power ups and some baddies to kill.
Note: You are auto-mentored down to level 15.. buff yourself accordingly!
For a super detailed guide of Power Ups, main boss abilities, and other mechanics, have a look at the Riftgrate NMR guide.
When finished, use the portal to go back out the instance and hand in the quest to Otriga Zamisht in Ghar Station Mem in Goboro Reef
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Braving the Dream
QUEST 4
PICK UP
The quest is picked up from Kamran Urad in Ghar Station Mem in Goboro Reef
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TO COMPLETE
Kick Sleeping Citizens in Tempest Bay to disturb their dreams
Go to Tempest Bay and find the Sleeping Citizens around the canal area, like this one at /setwaypoint
You will have a quest item attached to your sticky called ‘Big Boot’
Target the Sleeping Citizen and use the Big Boot ability on them to kick them.
Your quest objective will now change to ‘Kill Nightmares’
A nightmare mob will appear out of the Sleeping Citizen, kill it!
Hand in the quest to Kamran Urad in Ghar Station Mem in Goboro Reef
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Psychogenesis
QUEST 5
PICK UP
The quest is picked up from Rajkoh Lokor in Ghar Station Mem in Goboro Reef
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TO COMPLETE
Use Corporeality Scanner on Nightmare IV bosses x5
You will have a quest item attached to your sticky called ‘Corporeality Scanner’
During an NMR IV, target the bosses and use the Corporeality Scanner on them.
Hand in the quest to Rajkoh Lokor in Ghar Station Mem in Goboro Reef
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Selective Insomnia
QUEST 6
PICK UP
The quest is picked up from Zahana Ushah in Ghar Station Mem in Goboro Reef
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TO COMPLETE
Use the Mind Matter Disruptor to unveil Nightmares
You will have a quest item attached to your sticky called ‘Mind Matter Disruptor’
Head over to the Lost Knot area of Draumheim and scan an object in the quest circle, like this bench at
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Note: Nothing will appear here!
You will have a quest item attached to your sticky called ‘Kill Revealed Nightmares x6’
Continue along the road to the next quest circle area in Lost Knot. Use the Mind Matter Disruptor to target more items, like this lamppost at /setwaypoint 5716 5898
Kill any nightmare creatures that spawn from them. Keep trying the different objects/items until you kill 6 of the nightmares.
Items include; Lights, fountains, benches, and Wall Sculptures.
Hand in the quest to Zahana Ushah in Ghar Station Mem in Goboro Reef
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Chaotic Delusion
QUEST 7
PICK UP
The quest is picked up from Naola Vaspar in Ghar Station Mem in Goboro Reef
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TO COMPLETE
Use the Dream Inducer at a Nightmare Fissure in Tarker Glacier
You will have a quest item attached to your sticky called ‘Dream Inducer’
Go to Tarken Glacier and find the Nightmare Fissure at /setwaypoint 4878 3683
Stand in the Fissure and use the Dream Inducer.
Your quest objective will now change to ‘Purge the first Nightmare Fissure’
A couple of Nightmare mobs will spawn in the Fissure, kill them!
Your quest objective will now change to ‘Purge the second Nightmare Fissure’
Go to the second Fissure at
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Use the Dream Inducer and kill the Nightmare mobs that spawn.
Your quest objective will now change to ‘Purge the third Nightmare Fissure’
Go to the third Fissure at
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Use the Dream Inducer and kill the Nightmare mobs that spawn.
Your quest objective will now change to ‘Purge the fourth Nightmare Fissure’
Go to the fourth Fissure at
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Use the Dream Inducer and kill the Nightmare mobs that spawn.
Your quest objective will now change to ‘Purge the fifth Nightmare Fissure’
Go to the fifth Fissure at
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Use the Dream Inducer. Lord Arak will pop up and have a chat.
Hand in the quest to Naola Vaspar in Ghar Station Mem in Goboro Reef
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I Am What I Am
QUEST 8
PICK UP
The quest is picked up from Jandal Aykaus in Ghar Station Mem in Goboro Reef
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TO COMPLETE
Use the Lure to open a rift in Tarken Glacier
You will have a quest item attached to your sticky called ‘Lure: The Dark Harvest’
Head back to Tarken Glacier and use the Lure on a normal rift tear.
Your quest objective will now change to ‘Complete all stages of The Dark Harvest rift’
Kill all the baddies in each stage of the rift.
Hand in the quest to Jandal Aykaus in Ghar Station Mem in Goboro Reef
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This is the end of the Nightmare Rift Questline. There is no cheevo for completion.
Nightmare Rift Cheevos
You will find the cheevos in H > Planes > Nightmare.
In the main ‘Nightmare’ tab, you will find the ‘Master’ cheevos for each tier. Completing this cheevo will allow you to buy the next tier of NMR lures.
Each tier has it’s own cheevo section.
They all have a cheevo for going up stages of the rift, every 15 stages up to stage 300. They also each have an artifact set to complete and cheevos for opening each tier of NMR. Finally, there are cheevos for killing each of the main bosses, which are different for each different NMR tier.
You need to earn 18 or 20 of these smaller cheevos to complete the master cheevo.
You do not have to complete each tier in order.
Nightmare I: Master
Awards 5 Illusory Motes and the Delusion of Grandeur ability.
The Delusion of Grandeur ability can be found in your ability book under the general tab. Using the ability makes your character about 20% bigger.
This ability was added to game as a compensation after the rework to Fury of the Ascended meant that it no longer made your character bigger when you used it.
Nightmare II: Master
Awards 6 Illusory Motes and the ‘Felljell’ companion pet.
Nightmare III: Master
Awards 7 Illusory Motes and the ‘Nuffin’ companion pet.
Nightmare IV: Master
Awards 8 Illusory Motes and the ‘Munchie’ companion pet.
Nightmare V: Master
Awards 9 Illusory Motes and the ‘Imaw’ companion pet.
Nightmare VI: Master
Awards 10 Illusory Motes.
Nightmare Seal - Consumed By Nightmares
In each NMR tier you will find cheevos for equipping and upgrading a ‘Nightmare Seal’.
The Seal used to be very good when level 65 was the max level. The only reason to get this seal now is for these cheevos. It is a long path to upgrade it, but you will be collecting most of the items needed while you do all the other Nightmare Rift cheevos.
The Seal is crafted by the various crafting professions. The recipe will be trained from the profession trainer as you level up the profession.
Apothecary crafts ‘Rage of the Feral’ – With the Strength stat
Armorsmith crafts ‘Aegis of the Unbroken’ – With the Endurance stat
Artificer crafts ‘Anathema of the Consecrated’ – With the Wisdom stat
Outfitter crafts ‘Oculos of Torment’ – With the Intelligence stat
Weaponsmith crafts ‘Heart of Malice’ – With the Dexterity stat
The seal is easy enough to craft and upgrade the first few stages, however there are 10 upgrade stages and the last few require Nightmare Amenders, which are a nightmare to craft! It is many layers of crafting to forge the amenders, using most of the different crafting skills, so you will need to utilise alts or other players if you don’t have all the crafts on your character.
You will also need a lot of the Illusory Motes, which come from the Nightmare Caches dropped every 10 stages of a Nightmare Rift. The higher level caches are more likely to have Motes inside them, so try to farm NMR5 and NMR6 for these. You wont find any in the blue or green caches, they are only in Purple, Orange and Red caches.
Once you have spent all the effort to upgrade the seal.. you can just chuck it away or send it to a level 65 alt. It is useless at level 70.