Discover the best Diablo IV Nightmare Dungeons for XP gains and Glyph leveling. Analyze affixes, dungeon layouts, and enemy types to optimize your farming strategy.
This Nightmare Dungeon Tier list primarily focuses on the dungeons themselves, considering their size, scope, and objectives. Some dungeons are quicker and easier, making them ideal for Glyph farming, while others with numerous enemies and elites are better for general XP gains. The list accounts for dungeon-specific factors, but individual experiences may vary based on character builds, encountered affixes, and enemy types. Builds lacking crowd control (CC) prevention may struggle with certain affixes or mob types. Ranged builds, in particular, can find dungeons with the Suppressor affix more challenging. This tier list incorporates affix types to help players, especially casual ones, identify more enticing dungeons and affixes.
To maximize efficiency, it's recommended to combine the XP, Glyph, and affix-themed tier lists to determine the most personally rewarding dungeons. For instance, a highly-rated dungeon like Blind Burrows might be reconsidered if a ranged build faces Suppressor and Resource Burn affixes, making the gameplay too annoying despite its rewards.
Diablo 4 Nightmare Dungeon XP Tier List
This tier list evaluates dungeons for both solo and group farming, indicating which offer the greatest experience regardless of playstyle. The XP numbers are based on Raxxanterax's data.
Tier Explanation:
- God Tier - Best in both single and group farming
- S Tier - Really good at both
- A Tier - Really good at one, slightly worse at the other
- B Tier - Middle of the pack in both solo and group
- C Tier - Okay at either single or group, then dramatically worse XP for the other
- D Tier - Unlucky
For pure XP farming, prioritize dungeons in A tier or higher for guaranteed efficiency. B tier dungeons are acceptable, especially if their affixes align well with your build or party.
| Tier | Dungeon |
| God Tier | Blind Burrows, Aldurwood, Raethwind Wilds |
| S Tier | Lost Archives, Sunken Ruins, Champion’s Demise, Guulrahn Canals, Maulwood |
| A Tier | Demon’s Wake, Witchwater, Kor Dragan Barracks, Zenith |
| B Tier | Whispering Pines, Conclave, Shadowed Plunge, Abandoned Mineworks, Ancient’s Lament, Cultist Refuge |
| C Tier | Serpent’s Lair, Crusaders’ Cathedral, Earthen Wound, Prison of Caldeum, Maugan’s Works, Onyx Hold, Renegade’s Retreat, Dark Ravine, Guulrahn Slums |
| D Tier | Ferals’ Den, Black Asylum, Shivta Ruins |
Nightmare Dungeon Glyph Leveling Tier List
This tier list focuses on the ease and efficiency of completing dungeons for Glyph leveling. Factors include objectives, dungeon size, pathing simplicity, and the amount of content that can be skipped. Group clear speeds are also considered but have a lesser impact.
- God tier - Really good dungeon to complete Glyphs, along with added benefits of great XP gain.
- S Tier - Really good dungeons for both Glyph and XP
- A Tier - Above average for Glyph XP
- B Tier - Average
- C Tier - Below average, typically because they are very long dungeons
- D Tier - Unlucky
| Tier | Dungeon |
| God Tier | Aldurwood, Blind Burrows, Raethwind Wilds |
| S Tier | Guulrahn Canals, Maulwood, Witchwater |
| A Tier | Sunken Ruins, Lost Archives, Earthen Wound, Cultist Refuge, Maugan’s Works |
| B Tier | Champion’s Demise, Shivta Ruins, Crusaders’ Cathedral, Dark Ravine, Serpent’s Lair, Guulrahn Slums, Demon’s Wake |
| C Tier | Shadowed Plunge, Renegade’s Retreat, Prison of Caldeum, Ancient’s Lament, Ferals’ Den, Zenith, Abandoned Mineworks, Whispering Pines |
| D Tier | Onyx Hold, Kor Dragan Barracks, Black Asylum, Conclave |
Nightmare Dungeon Affix Tier List
This section evaluates the negative affixes found on Nightmare sigils, as these have the most significant impact on a dungeon's difficulty, duration, and tediousness, regardless of the dungeon's inherent quality. Beneficial affixes from Nightmare sigils are secondary, as their effectiveness is highly build-dependent. Players should assess how each negative affix personally affects their build and class. For example, slow builds may struggle with dodge-heavy mechanics, while builds relying on Barriers might find Barrier Breakers particularly challenging. Ranged builds are often hindered by Suppressor. It is crucial to adapt sigil affixes to your build's strengths and weaknesses.
| Tier | Affix |
| Have Mercy | Monster Vulnerable Resistance, Empowered Elites Suppressor (ranged builds), Resource Burn, Potion Breakers, Barrier Breakers |
| Cringe | Monster Resistance (The damage y |
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