As a continuation of our Nightmare Dungeons guide, we’ve compiled Nightmare dungeon tier lists of the best and worst dungeons for you, based on the goals you have in mind.
Nightmare Dungeons provide XP, Glyph XP and loot drops, but not all are equally efficient for each goal. Our Diablo 4 Nightmare Dungeon Tier Lists guide is divided into solo and group farming, Glyph leveling and 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.
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 buy Nightmare Sigils boost on Overgear 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 RuinsLost Archives Earthen Wound Maugan’s Works Cultist’s Refuge | 3 to 3.5 minutes |
| B | Shivta RuinsDark Ravine Demon’s Wake Serpent’s Lair Crusader’s Cathedral Guulrahn Slums | 3.5-4 minutes |
| C | Shadowed PlungeZenith 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 |
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 Guulrahn Canals Sunken Ruins Aldurwood Raethwind Wilds | 35 34 32 31 31 |
| A | Maulwood Champion’s Demise Demon’s Wake Whispering Pines Lost Archives Witchwater | 28 28 27 27 26 26 |
| B | Kor Dragan Barracks Ancient’s Lament Earthen Wound Zenith Abandonded Mineworks Onyx Hold Shadowed Plunge | 25 25 25 24 23 23 23 |
| C | Renegade’s Retreat Cultist’s Refuge Dark Ravine Serpent’s Lair Black Asylum Guulrahn Slums Conclave | 22 22 21 21 20 20 20 |
| D | Maugan’s Wake Shivta Ruins Feral’s Den Crusader’s Cathedral Prison of Caldeum | 19 19 19 18 17 |
Best Nightmare Dungeons for Group Farming
Here are the best dungeons for group farming. We highly recommend you to farm in group, cause it’s an efficient way to increase the speed of clearing a dungeon and 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 |
Best High Tier Pushing (80+) Nightmare Dungeons
We recommend these dungeons for high-level character progression, taking into consideration factors such as monster difficulty and objectives to successfully 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 |
Diablo 4 Nightmare Dungeons Overall Tier List
And finally, this Overall tier list is based on multiple factors, such as XP per hour, monsters difficulty, and types of objectives in the dungeons, for those who want to efficiently farm these dungeons without a specific goal in mind.
| Tier | Dungeon Name |
|---|---|
| S (best overall) | Blind Burrows Champion’s Demise Earthen Wound Renegade’s Retreat Sunken Ruins |
| A (still worth running) | Aldurwood Demon’s Wake Guulrahn Canals Kor Dragan Barracks Maughan’s Works Maulwood Raethwind Wilds Serpent’s Lair Ancient’s Lament Crusader’s Cathedral Dark Ravine Onyx Hold Shivta Ruins Witchwater |
| B (run only if you have to) | Abandoned Mineworks Cultist’s Refuge Lost Archives Prison of Caldeum Whispering Pines Zenith |
| F (don’t even try, run away immediately) | Feral’s Den Shadowed Plunge Conclave Guulrahn Slums Black Asylum |
To summarize, it’s pretty sure that the most difficult dungeon 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 it.
Hope our guide will be useful, stay tuned for updates and see you soon!
