Nightmare Dungeon Sigil and Reward Guide
Read the Nightmare Sigil dungeon, affixes, and tier before entry, then farm gear, Masterworking materials, and Distilled Fear. Current Glyph upgrades remain in the Pit.
Choose the reward goal, favorable Sigil affixes, and a stable tier. Clear elites, events, chests, and interactables on route, then finish the boss and completion reward. Switch to the Pit when the goal is Glyphs.
Five Decisions before Starting
5Choose the Goal
Separate gear, materials, keys, and affix routes.
Read the Sigil
Check dungeon, tier, and positive or negative affixes.
Reject Bad Conditions
Do not force affixes that disable the build.
Collect on Route
Compare elites, events, and chests with detour time.
Sort after Completion
Sort the next Sigil, gear, materials, and keys.
Decision Checks
5Sigil Selection
Match tier and affixes before entry.
Read affixes, dungeon, and tier.
Choose a Sigil compatible with the build.
Stop before opening an unread Sigil.
Inspect War Plan-generated Sigils.
Select a normal Sigil directly.
Dungeon Route
Finish objectives while collecting useful rewards.
Track objectives, elites, and events.
Route to minimize backtracking.
Stop when full-clearing destroys efficiency.
Use Mercenary support and movement.
Use movement skills instead.
Gear, Materials, and Keys
Collect the intended reward stack.
Separate drops from completion rewards.
Track the shortage and Distilled Fear.
Stop when turning rates into guarantees.
Overlap Cube needs only when short.
Use rewards for base upgrades.
Dungeon Delve Affixes
Compare added value and danger.
Check Torment affix upgrades.
Take added objectives only when suitable.
Stop when an affix destabilizes clears.
Check War Plan modifier overlap.
Judge the Sigil alone.
Split from the Pit
Keep current activity roles distinct.
Ask whether the goal is Glyphs or materials.
Pit for Glyphs; Nightmare for gear materials.
Stop when farming obsolete Glyph XP.
War Plans may chain both.
Run each activity separately.
Decision Boundaries
6- Current Glyph upgrades are in the Pit.
- Do not open unread Sigils.
- No permanent fastest dungeon ranking is promised.
- Unpublished drop rates are not guaranteed.
- Rupture affixes are Season 14 content.
- The live Sigil is authoritative.
Baseline as of Patch 3.1.1
4- In 3.0, Delve affixes may upgrade on entering Torment.
- Masterworking materials are a current Nightmare purpose.
- Glyph upgrading has moved to the Pit.
- 3.0.4 fixed Greed is Good route issues.
Related Guides
9The Pit
Switch to Glyph upgrades and push tiers.
Current Builds
Match roles with finished builds.
Gear Upgrades
Review upgrade order and investment.
Combat Mechanics
Review damage and survival rules.
Build Diagnostics
Find the missing role from symptoms.
Progression
Return to the matching progression stage.
Activities
Choose a repeatable test activity.
Farming
Choose a route for the missing resource.
Patch 3.1.x
Review current changes and fixes.