Nightmare

An Azure Shadow, a typical Nightmare

Nightmares are foul shadowy, non-corporeal creatures that come in different varieties through out the game. They resemble a humanoid figure (that walks on its hands and feet) with a long tail and wide demonic glowing eyes. The one common attribute of all Nightmares is that they are usually hidden and sprout from nowhere to strike at a party.

The higher level Nightmares use Monk or Necromancer melee builds which use holy damage or shadow damage to inflict great harm to a party that is not prepared for them. They are deadly to a party with spell-casters grouped close to each other and not very mobile. It is best if a party spaces itself when fighting them.

Because Nightmares are non-corporeal beings, they are not "fleshy creatures", which makes them immune to Bleeding and against several Necromancer skills targeting flesh, for example Rotting Flesh. Also, they do not leave behind a corpse that can be exploited by a Necromancer.

Notes

The Nightmares featured in the Factions campaign, at least, are servants of Kanaxai.

The Azure Shadows of Tyria, however, serve Grenth, as mentioned on Wintersday.

Types

Region	Type	collectable drop
Core
Fissure of Woe	none1	n/a
The Underworld	29 Bladed Aatxe 18 Dying Nightmare 26 Coldfire Night4 26 Stalking Night4	Demonic Remains
Prophecies Campaign
Pre-Searing Ascalon	3 Crypt Fiend	None
Kryta	15 Nightmare2 20 Fog Nightmare	Shadowy Remnants
Maguuma Jungle	20 Ravager	Shadowy Remnants
Southern Shiverpeaks	22 Azure Shadow	Azure Remains
Ring of Fire Islands	28 Nightmare	Smoking Remains
Factions Campaign
The Jade Sea3	24 Tears of Dwayna 24 Deep Nightmare	None
The Deep	24 Sapping Nightmare 24 Freezing Nightmare	None
Nightfall Campaign
Realm of Torment	none1	n/a
Domain of Anguish	none1	n/a
Eye of the North
Depths of Tyria	20 Scourge Vaettir 20 Shadow Vaettir 20 Mist Vaettir	Vaettir Essence
Far Shiverpeaks	20 Scourge Vaettir 20 Shadow Vaettir 20 Mist Vaettir 20 Spectral Vaettir	Vaettir Essence

1. Shadow Beasts and Curses of Darkness are members of the Shadow Army which resemble Nightmares, it is not known whether or not they are also Nightmares.
2. Only during the Graven Images quest.
3. Deep Nightmares and Tears of Dwayna are only encountered in The Aurios Mines, a Challenge Mission.
4. Suspected Nightmares.

For a list of all types of Nightmares including bosses and quest-specific nightmares, see Category:Nightmares.