Endgame Activity Guide: Pit, Nightmare Dungeons, Helltide, Tower, and War Plans

1. Pick One Immediate Goal

Choose one result for the next 30–60 minutes: Glyphs, gear volume, upgrade materials, boss keys, competitive rank, or a multi-activity completion. Change activities when the goal changes.

2. Check Base-Game and Expansion Access

The Pit, Nightmare Dungeons, Helltide, and the Tower are base-game activities. War Plans unlock in Temis after the Lord of Hatred campaign. Without the expansion, run the individual activities directly.

3. Match Difficulty and Time Pressure

Choose a Torment and tier you can clear consistently. The Pit and Tower reward timely clears, Helltide depends on remaining event time, and Nightmare Dungeons require checking the Sigil modifiers first.

4. Stack Only Compatible Objectives

Overlap Whispers, Season 14 objectives, and War Plan nodes when they point to the same activity. Do not combine unrelated goals that slow the clear.

5. Rotate as Soon as the Goal Is Met

Once the needed Glyph, material, key, or ranking milestone is done, rotate to the next shortage. During a War Plan, finish the selected chain and claim the War Chest in Temis.

The Pit

Glyph upgrades and difficulty push

Base game; enter through the Artificer's Obelisk after reaching Torment.

• Upgrading Paragon Glyphs
• Testing build limits and survivability

• Post-clear Glyph upgrade attempts
• Loot from dense combat and chests

Overlap: Can be selected in War Plans and overlapped with eligible Whispers.

Rotate away when: Avoid when recent gear changes make clears unstable or when only one boss key is needed.

Nightmare Dungeon

Sigil modifiers, gear, Masterworking materials, and Distilled Fear

Base game; inspect the Nightmare Sigil's dungeon and modifiers before opening it.

• Gear and materials from chests and events
• Farming keys for the Beast in the Ice

• Gear, Obducite, and Gold
• Distilled Fear and follow-up Sigils

Overlap: Can overlap War Plans, Season 14 Rupture modifiers, and eligible Whispers.

Rotate away when: Avoid when Glyph upgrading is the only goal; that function currently belongs to the Pit.

Helltide

Short chest, upgrade-material, and Living Steel runs

Base-game open world; check the active region and remaining time on the map.

• Opening targeted chests with Cinders
• Living Steel for Grigoire and upgrade materials

• Gear and materials from Tortured Gifts
• Living Steel, Blood Maiden rewards, and Whisper progress

Overlap: Naturally overlaps Whispers and War Plans, plus Season 14 goals in the same region.

Rotate away when: Avoid near event end or when Glyph upgrades or Tower rank are the priority.

Tower

Ten-minute competition, rankings, and milestones

Base-game Seasonal Realm; enter after completing current Season Rank 2.

• Comparing build speed and boss performance
• Ranks, first-time tiers, and milestone rewards

• Treasures of the Artificer and Season Rank progress
• Titles, Halos, and other leaderboard progression rewards

Overlap: Overlaps Season 14 goals but is not one of the six War Plan activity choices.

Rotate away when: Avoid when gear volume, boss keys, or Glyph upgrades are the immediate shortage.

War Plans

Chained activities, tree progression, and War Chest

Requires Lord of Hatred; create one at Temis's Command Table after the campaign.

• Combining several needed activities into one playlist
• Activity Points and the War Chest

• Each activity's rewards and tree progression
• War Chest after all selected activities are complete

Overlap: Choose Nightmare Dungeons, Helltide, Undercity, Lair Bosses, Infernal Hordes, or the Pit, then overlap Whispers.

Rotate away when: Avoid without the expansion or campaign completion, or when one material is the only immediate target.

Upgrade a Glyph

Run a reliably clearable Pit tier and choose the target Glyph first. Ignore old routes that send Glyph upgrades back to Nightmare Dungeons.

Collect Gear and Masterworking Materials

Choose a favorable Nightmare Sigil and collect chests, events, and interactables along the route.

Farm Keys and Materials in a Short Session

Enter a Helltide with enough time remaining, gather Cinders, and prioritize needed slot chests and Living Steel.

Test Competitive Build Performance

Use the Tower to test speed, Pylon routing, and boss damage. This is for tier and time improvement, not primary material farming.

Advance Several Shortages Together

Lord of Hatred owners can chain needed activities in a War Plan and overlap eligible Whispers. Claim the War Chest after the full chain.

Target One Specific Unique

Take the item name from the finished build and use the boss reverse lookup to find its Hoard and key. Do not treat this comparison as a permanent farming table.

Overlap Whispers with Matching Activities

In War Plans, Whispers overlap selected activities rather than appearing as separate nodes. Outside War Plans, stack them only when region and activity match.

Keep Tower Separate from War Plans

The Tower is a competitive mode and is not one of the official six War Plan choices. A Tower clear does not advance the War Chest chain.

Separate Glyph and Gear-Material Goals

Use the Pit for Glyph upgrades and Nightmare Dungeons for gear, materials, and Sigil modifiers. Do not merge retired seasonal roles.

Layer Season 14 Only Where It Matches

Rupture-modified Nightmare Dungeons and matching regional objectives can overlap, but seasonal rewards are not permanent baseline rewards.

Confirm Boss-Key Uses in the Boss Guide

After obtaining keys in Helltide or Nightmare Dungeons, reverse-check the boss, count, and expansion. Key acquisition and Hoard opening are separate activities.