As a continuation of our Nightmare Dungeons Guide, we’ve compiled Diablo 4 Nightmare Dungeon tier lists divided into solo and group farming, Glyph leveling, and an overall tier list for good farming without a specific goal, and also a high-tier pushing list with the best dungeons to complete if you are aiming for a very high level of progression for your character.
4.9Diablo 4 Best Nightmare Dungeons
Nightmare Dungeons provide XP, Glyph XP, and loot drops. Even though they are not all equally efficient for each goal, some dungeons are simply better than others due to their simplicity or time required for completion. Here, we have compiled an overall best Diablo 4 Nightmare Dungeons tier list, ranking the currently available Nightmare Dungeons from most efficient to least preferable.
| Tier | Dungeons |
|---|---|
| S | Ancient’s Lament, Bastion of Faith, Blind Burrows, Caldera Gate, Corrupted Grotto, Feeding Grounds (VoH), Forsaken Quarry, Light’s Watch, Mariner’s Refuge, Putrid Aquifer, Sanguine Chapel, Sirocco Caverns, Sarat’s Lair, Uldur’s Cave |
| A | Abandoned Mineworks, Betrayed Tomb, Betrayer’s Row, Champion’s Demise, Dead Man’s Dredge, Deserted Underpass, Hallowed Ossuary, Hive, Iron Cenotaph (VoH), Maulwood, Mercy’s Reach, Mournfield, Oldstones, Razak’s Descent (VoH), Remnants of Rage (VoH), Sunken Library, Sunken Ruins |
| B | Akkhan’s Grasp, Belfry Zakara, Buried Halls, Carrion Fields, Collapsed Vault, Conclave, Flooded Depths, Forbidden City, Forgotten Remains (VoH), Hoarfrost Demise, Howling Warren, Jala’s Vigil, Komdor Temple, Kor Dragan Barracks, Nostrava Deepwood, Path of the Blind, Renegade’s Retreat, Ruined Wild (VoH), Sleepless Hollow (VoH), Steadfast Barracks, Putrescent Larder (VoH), Seaside Descent, Vile Hive (VoH), Whispering Pines |
| C | Ancient Reservoir, Beast Graveyard (VoH), Black Asylum, Bloodsoaked Crag, Broken Bulwark, Calibel’s Mine, Caves of Kutokue, Charnel House, Crusader’s Cathedral, Derelict Lodge, Domhainne Tunnels, Faceless Shrine, Farai Cliffs (VoH), Fetid Mausoleum, Forgotten Ruins, Forge of Malice (VoH), Garan Hold, Ghoa Ruins, Grinning Labyrinth, Hakan’s Refuge, Hallowed Stones (VoH), Halls of the Damned, Haunted Refuge, Heathen’s Keep, Heretic’s Asylum, Hierophant Pyre (VoH), Inferno, Iron Hold, Leviathan’s Maw, Lost Keep, Luban’s Rest, Maddux Watch, Maugan’s Works, Murmuring Spiral (VoH), Oblivion, Rimescar Cavern, Sealed Archives, Seething Underpass (VoH), Sepulcher of the Forsworn, Shivta Ruins, Skatsimi Fane, Tomb of the Saints, Ularian Sepulcher (VoH), Vault of the Forsaken, Witchwater, Zenith |
📌 Diablo 4 Nightmare Dungeon tier lists updated for Season 10.
Diablo 4 Best Nightmare Dungeons for Glyph XP Farming
These dungeons are the fastest for leveling your Glyphs. Time is the main factor, so we take into account the possibility of shortening the way to the end in a Nightmare Dungeon and pick those that do not require a full clear. Or you can get Nightmare Sigils from our team and don’t waste your time.
| Tier | Dungeon Name | Approximate time |
|---|---|---|
| S | Guulrahn Canals, Maulwood, Raethwind Wilds, Aldurwood, Witchwater, Blind Burrows | under 3 minutes |
| A | Sunken Ruins, Lost Archives, Earthen Wound, Maugan’s Works, Cultist’s Refuge | 3 to 3.5 minutes |
| B | Shivta Ruins, Dark Ravine, Demon’s Wake, Serpent’s Lair, Crusader’s Cathedral, Guulrahn Slums | 3.5-4 minutes |
| C | Shadowed Plunge, Zenith, Renegade’s Retreat, Abandonded Mineworks, Prison of Caldeum, Champion’s Demise, Whispering Pines, Ancient’s Lament, Feral’s Den | 4-4.5 minutes |
| D | Onyx Hold, Kor Dragan Barracks, Conclave, Black Asylum | over 4.5 minutes |
Diablo 4 Best Nightmare Dungeons for Solo XP Farming
These are the dungeons that we recommend for solo XP farming. It’s based on the XP/hour that you can achieve, taking into account the density of Elites and the fluidity of the Nightmare dungeon paths. Note that you can buy our D4 Dungeons Leveling and power level your character as fast as possible.
| Tier | Dungeon Name | Approximate XP/HR (Millions) |
|---|---|---|
| S | Blind Burrows | 35 |
| Guulrahn Canals | 34 | |
| Sunken Ruins | 32 | |
| Aldurwood, Raethwind Wilds | 31 | |
| A | Maulwood, Champion’s Demise | 28 |
| Demon’s Wake, Whispering Pines | 27 | |
| Lost Archives, Witchwater | 26 | |
| B | Kor Dragan Barracks, Ancient’s Lament, Earthen Wound | 25 |
| Zenith | 24 | |
| Abandonded Mineworks, Onyx Hold, Shadowed Plunge | 23 | |
| C | Renegade’s Retreat, Cultist’s Refuge | 22 |
| Dark Ravine, Serpent’s Lair | 21 | |
| Black Asylum, Guulrahn Slums, Conclave | 20 | |
| D | Maugan’s Wake, Shivta Ruins, Feral’s Den | 19 |
| Crusader’s Cathedral | 18 | |
| Prison of Caldeum | 17 |
Diablo 4 Best Nightmare Dungeons for Group Farming
Here are the best Diablo 4 Nightmare Dungeons for group farming. We highly recommend that you farm in a group, cause it’s an efficient way to increase the speed of clearing a dungeon and earn higher hourly XP. The reason for this is that clearing the dungeon in a group, you can split up and go separate ways, independently fulfilling the objectives of the dungeon.
| Tier | Dungeon Name |
|---|---|
| S | Aldurwood, Champion’s Demise, Maulwood, Blind Burrows, Lost Archives, Raethwind Wilds |
| A | Demon’s Wake, Crusader’s Cathedral, Guulrahn Canals, Cultist’s Refuge, Prison of Caldeum, Conclave, Witchwater, Kor Dragan Barracks, Sunken Ruins, Zenith |
| B | Dark Ravine, Shadowed Plunge, Maugan’s Works, Guulrahn Slums, Serpent’s Lair, Whispering Pines |
| C | Abandoned Mineworks, Earthen Wound, Onyx Hold, Ancient’s Lament, Renegade’s Retreat |
| D | Black Asylum, Feral’s Den, Shivta Ruins |
Diablo 4 Best High Tier Pushing Nightmare Dungeons
We recommend these Diablo IV Best High Tier Pushing Nightmare Dungeons for high-level character progression, taking into consideration such factors as monster difficulty and objectives to complete the run. It is important to note that the effectiveness of these dungeons may vary depending on individual build strengths and weaknesses.
| Tier | Dungeon Name |
|---|---|
| S | Blind Burrows, Dark Ravine |
| A | Champion’s Demise, Feral’s Den, Maugan’s Works, Renegade’s Retreat, Witchwater |
| B | Aldurwood, Cultist’s Refuge, Serpent’s Lair, Shivta Ruins |
| C | Conclave, Earthen Wound, Maulwood, Prison of Caldeum, Sunken Ruins, Zenith |
| D | Crusader’s Cathedral, Demon’s Wake, Guulrahn Slums, Kor Dragan Barracks, Lost Archives, Raethwind Wilds, Shadowed Plunge |
| F | Abandoned Mineworks, Ancient’s Lament, Black Asylum, Guulrahn Canals, Onyx Hold, Whispering Pines |
4.9To summarize, the most difficult dungeon on our Diablo 4 Nightmare Dungeon Tier Lists is the Black Asylum, and only Shivta Ruins and Feral’s Den can compete with it in this regard. As for the S-tier dungeons, there are some to choose from depending on your goals, and if you get any of these dungeons from the Nightmare Sigil, you should immediately jump into them. Hope our guide will be useful, stay tuned for updates, and see you soon!
