Obtain Nightmare Sigils to enter Nightmare Dungeons in Diablo 4

June 05, 2023 | 09:00am

Diablo 4 - Nightmare Dungeons And Nightmare Sigils Guide

Obtain Nightmare Sigils to enter Nightmare Dungeons in Diablo 4

Both images show Nightmare Sigils for the same Conclave dungeon, but they have different affixes/modifiers.

Nightmare Dungeon Modifiers

Generally speaking, a Nightmare Dungeon still follows the procedurally generated layout and fixed objectives of the regular dungeon. The difference is that there are additional modifiers based on the Nightmare Sigil that you used.

As you can see in the images above, we have two Conclave Nightmare Sigils, but these create different modifiers once used. To summarize, you can expect the following:

Since you're playing on Nightmare difficulty, enemies will be level 53+.
These Tier 1 Nightmare Dungeons only allow up to 12 revives. As such, you'll want to stay alive while you're doing the activity.
At least one affix/modifier is helpful, granting you a much-needed buff.
At least two affixes/modifiers are detrimental, which will pose a challenge.

Using the Blind Burrows as an example, we had Increased Healing (positive), Monster Shadow Damage (negative), and Drifting Shade (negative). That last one was particularly annoying, since we kept getting chased by a spirit orb that caused an AoE pool and explosion.

The Drifting Shade modifier made it a hassle to check the inventory to drop items since the exploding orb kept hounding our character until we cleared the dungeon itself.

Paragon Glyph Rewards

So, why exactly are you even running these Diablo 4 Nightmare Dungeons? Well, for one thing, they're a great source of high-tier loot, such as Sacred and Unique items. Moreover, this activity goes hand in hand with the Paragon Board system. Once you've completed a Nightmare Dungeon, you'll be able to select a specific Paragon Glyph that you want to level up. In turn, this can be used to provide additional benefits to your stats and other related facets of your build.

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This story originally appeared on: GameSpot - Author:Jason Rodriguez