The Tower of Nightmares
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Map of The Tower of Nightmares
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Central Chamber |
“Confront the Toxic Alliance's massive structure and conquer the enemies within to prevent ruin from devouring Kessex Hills!
— In-game description
The Tower of Nightmares is a public instance in Kryta. It represents the interior of the tower at Viathan Lake in Kessex Hills.
Getting there[edit]
- Speak with Vigil Tactician Steelbreaker at the Thunder Ridge camp in Kessex Hills and head into the Tower of Nightmares or talk to the Mist Stranger at the Eye of the North.
- Private instance can be created with a squad at any time, with up to 10 players. (You can open it with a 50man squad, but only 10 will be allowed in)
- Public instance can be entered at any time, to be matched up with other random players who went in at about the same time. Maximum player count unknown.[verification requested] There is also the promoted timer in Eye of the North between other events.
Event schedule[edit]
Previous period
Next period
00:00 UTC
Locations[edit]
| Area | Area objectives |
|---|---|
| Central Chamber | |
| First Level |
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| Heart of the Tower | — |
| Second Level | — |
| Third Level | — |
| Unending Nightmares | — |
Interactive map[edit]
Objectives[edit]
- The first floor of the tower is open. Complete events to push back the Toxic Alliance and gain access to other floors.
First Floor Cleared
Use siege equipment to destroy the toxic offshoot (80)
- Toxic Offshoot
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Defeat the toxic warlock (80)
- (Veteran/Champion) Toxic Warlock
Clear the Toxic Alliance camp (80)
- Toxic Alliance Morale
- Toxic Portals destroyed: x/3
- Pods have opened throughout the first floor of the tower. Interact with them to enter the Unending Nightmares and bring down the enemies within!
- [Group Event] Fight your way to the prisoners (80)
- Defeat (Random Group).
- Enemy Strength
- [Group Event] Defeat the hallucination and free the prisoners (80)
- (Random Boss)
- Defeat Scarlet's minions.
- Cages destroyed: x/3
- The second floor of the tower is open. Complete events to push back the Toxic Alliance and gain access to other floors.
Second Floor Cleared
- [Group Event] Rescue captives trapped in webs (80)
- Captives Freed: x/5
- [Group Event] Defeat the toxic spider queen (80)
- Champion Toxic Spider Queen
- [Group Event] Defeat the toxic wurm queen (80)
- Champion Toxic Wurm Queen
- Pods have opened throughout the second floor of the tower. Interact with them to enter the Unending Nightmares and bring down the enemies within!
- [Group Event] Fight your way to the prisoners (80)
- Defeat (Random Group).
- Enemy Strength
- [Group Event] Defeat the hallucination and free the prisoners (80)
- (Random Boss)
- Defeat Scarlet's minions.
- Cages destroyed: x/3
- The third floor of the tower is open. Complete events to push back the Toxic Alliance and clear out the Tower of Nightmares!
Third Floor Cleared
- Clear the Toxic Alliance camp (Third Level)
- Toxic Alliance Morale
- Toxic Portals destroyed: x/3
- [Group Event] Destroy Scarlet's invading minions until her portal exhausts its energy supply (80)
- Portal Energy Remaining:
[Group Event] Defeat the toxic alchemist and wurm queen (80)
- Champion Toxic Wurm Queen
- Champion Toxic Alchemist
- Champion Toxic Wurm Queen/Champion Toxic Alchemist revives in: 0:30
- Champion Toxic Wurm Queen
- Clear the Toxic Alliance camp (Third Level)
- Pods have opened throughout the third floor of the tower. Interact with them to enter the Unending Nightmares and bring down the enemies within!
- [Group Event] Fight your way to the prisoners (80)
- Defeat (Random Group).
- Enemy Strength
- [Group Event] Defeat the hallucination and free the prisoners (80)
- (Random Boss)
- Defeat Scarlet's minions.
- Cages destroyed: x/3
- Map closes in: 1:30:00 (Private Instance only)
- The Tower of Nightmares has been cleared and the Toxic Alliance have retreated...for now.
Access to the top of the tower has been opened.
Map closes in: 5:00
Rewards[edit]
- Tri-key Chest (accessible at the Top Level of the Central Chamber, can be opened unlimited times as long as you have keys)
Tricolor Key (guaranteed) (after the Third Level hallucination)
Walkthrough[edit]
- Overview
- The map consists of three levels, each with its own dynamic event chain.
- At the end of each level, pods open that allow entry into the Unending Nightmares, featuring random nuisances, enemies, and a boss encounter.
- After clearing each level, a
Priory Travel Golem offers fast travel between levels. After the second and third levels, these are offered for free through map icons.
- Events: Toxic Offshoot → Toxic Warlock → Clear the camp
- Events: Rescue captives → Toxic Spider Queen → Toxic Wurm Queen
- Unending Nightmares (boss room)
- After finishing each level’s events, pod entrances open that lead players to the boss room.
- Inside the boss room, the following elements are randomized:
- 2 allies: (Braham, Kasmeer, Marjory, or Rox with Frostbite)
- 1 type of Scarlet’s hallucination (see Fight your way to the prisoners).
- 1 additional nuisance:
- Toxic air: The area may cause Toxic Pollen. If this mechanic triggers, there will be two Air Purifiers at the entrance that cleanse the pollen.
- Toxic Stalks: Causes certain rooms to grow Toxic Stalks from the floor, causing Toxic Pollen if not destroyed.
- Spiderwebs: Results in spiderwebs forming in the paths between rooms. When the spiderwebs are walked through, the player is immobilized and multiple toxic spiders will appear. The spiders may upscale and become veteran-ranked foes.
- Portals: The entrances to each individual room may contain 3 portals. Two of these portals are rigged and will deal a large amount of damage to the player if they pass through them. One portal allows players to proceed, and this portal can be identified by watching the ambient spiders go through the portals.
- Random boss with random Unstable Magic Abilities (1–3 effects based on event scaling)
- After finishing the boss fight, the cages must be destroyed to free the prisoners, and the portal to the next level opens.
Achievements[edit]
- Primary articles: The Nightmare Is Over, The Nightmares Within (achievements), Tower of Nightmares (achievements)
Locations of the 9 pod entrances to the Nightmare Chambers for Tower Explorer.
Map of all Tower of Nightmares achievements.
NPCs[edit]
Allies[edit]
- Arcanist Fleera
- Hronk (random chance)
- Magister Boola
- Pokka (random chance)
- Pol (random chance)
- Laria Sharpeye (random chance)
- Rox (random chance)
- Snarl Backdraft (random chance)
- Frostbite (random chance)
- Kasmeer Meade (random chance)
- Lord Faren (random chance)
- Marjory Delaqua (random chance)
- Petra (random chance)
- Quinn (random chance)
- Seraph Archer
- Seraph Field Support
- Seraph Soldier
- Sergeant Walters
- Arcanist Jansi
- Bear Shaman (random chance)
- Braham Eirsson (random chance)
- Priory Magister
- Raven Shaman (random chance)
- Snow Leopard Shaman (random chance)
- Wolf Shaman (random chance)
- Aife (random chance)
- Arcanist Bailar
- Kahedins (random chance)
- Malomedies (random chance)
- Niamh (random chance)
- Priory Explorer
- Various
- Citizen (random chance)
- Local (random chance)
- Priory Arcanist
- Priory Explorer
- Priory Magister
- Priory Scholar
- Soldier (random chance)
- Villager (random chance)
Services[edit]
Foes[edit]
- Elite Toxic Damoss
- Elite Toxic Hypnoss
- Elite Toxic Nimross
- Toxic Damoss
- Toxic Hypnoss
- Toxic Nimross
- Veteran Krait Damoss
- Veteran Toxic Damoss
- Veteran Toxic Hypnoss
- Veteran Toxic Nimross
- Veteran Toxic Warlock
- Caithe (random chance)
- Eir (random chance)
- Forgal (random chance)
- Garm (random chance)
- Hallucination
- Logan Thackeray (random chance)
- Mr. Sparkles (random chance)
- Rytlock Brimstone (random chance)
- Sieran (random chance)
- Trahearne (random chance)
- Tybalt (random chance)
- Zojja (random chance)
- Aetherblade Hallucination
- Champion First Mate Horrik (random chance)
- Elite Hallucinatory Grenadier
- Hallucinatory Striker
- Hallucinatory Swashbuckler
- Hallucinatory Taskmaster
- Hallucinatory Thug
- Hallucinatory Thumper
- Veteran Hallucinatory Thug
- Veteran Hallucinatory Thumper
- Nightmares (Hostile creatures)
- Elite Jungle Spider (only when upscaled)
- Jungle Spider
- Vampire Bat
- Veteran Hallucination (only when upscaled)
- Veteran Jungle Spider
- Veteran Vampire Bat
- Hallucinatory Blademaster
- Hallucinatory Bladestorm
- Hallucinatory Ratnik
- Hallucinatory Shadowblade
- Molten Hallucination
- Sonic Brawler (random chance)
- Veteran Molten Hallucination
- Veteran Hallucinatory Brawler
- Veteran Hallucinatory Protector
- Veteran Hallucinatory Shaman
- Twisted Horror
- Twisted Mender
- Twisted Reaver
- Veteran Twisted Horror
- Veteran Twisted Mender
- Veteran Twisted Reaver
- Champion Toxic Spider Queen
- Elite Toxic Spider
- Toxic Spider
- Toxic Spider Hatchling
- Veteran Toxic Spider
- Champion Toxic Alchemist
- Toxic Assassin
- Toxic Bulwark
- Toxic Knight
- Toxic Sorcerer
- Veteran Toxic Assassin
- Veteran Toxic Bulwark
- Veteran Toxic Courtier
- Veteran Toxic Sorcerer
- Champion Twisted Nightmare
- Twisted Horror
- Twisted Mender
- Twisted Reaver
- Veteran Twisted Horror
- Veteran Twisted Nightmare
Objects[edit]
- Air Purifier
- Cage
- Cannon
- Diving Goggles
- Mysterious Fable Page
- Nightmare Court Letter
- Recording
- Toxic Mine
- Toxic Mortar
- Toxic Offshoot
- Toxic Portal
- Toxic Stalk
- Portal to Second Level
- Portal to Third Level
- Portal to Top Level
- Powder Keg
- Spiderweb Prison
- Interactive
- Services
Dialogue[edit]
- Entering the instance
- Sergeant Walters: Do you have a moment?
- Sergeant Walters waves at <Character name>.
- Seraph Soldier: (coughing)
- Seraph Soldier: (coughing)
- Seraph Field Support: (coughing)
- When downed
- Scarlet Briar: Why don't you try begging for mercy? That could be fun.
- Scarlet Briar: Aw, you stopped working.
- Scarlet Briar: You never stood a chance.
- Scarlet Briar: Why don't you just give up?
- Scarlet Briar: Don't worry. We all have to die sometime.
- Scarlet Briar: Rats! Dying foes are so much more fun than dead ones.
- Scarlet Briar: Tee hee.
- Scarlet Briar: (laugh)
- Scarlet Briar: (maniacal laughter)
- When afflicted by Toxic Pollen
- Scarlet Briar: Breathe deeply. In. Out. Living. Dead.
- Entering the mined area on First Level
- Arcanist Bailar: Take care. The area ahead is mined.
- Fight your way to the prisoners
- Primary article: Fight your way to the prisoners#Dialogue
- Defeat the hallucination and free the prisoners
- Primary article: Defeat the hallucination and free the prisoners#Dialogue
- After First Level is cleared
- Scarlet Briar: My little friend from the Pact. Just couldn't stay away, could you?
- Scarlet Briar: You're curious. I can smell it.
- Scarlet Briar: I was curious, too...
- Entering Second Level
- Arcanist Fleera: The area ahead is infested with spiders. Stay away from their nests, and watch out for webbing.
- Defeat the toxic wurm queen
- Scarlet Briar: Time to feed the worms!
- After Second Level is cleared
- Scarlet Briar: You don't know who you face...
- Scarlet Briar: What you face.
- Scarlet Briar: I see it for a fleeting moment. Every time I close my eyes.
- Entering Third Level
- Arcanist Jansi: Hey! Over here!
- After Third Level is cleared
- Scarlet Briar: (pained grunt) Get...out!
- Scarlet Briar: (heavy breathing)
- Scarlet Briar: (laughing)
- Scarlet Briar: The ground is writhing beneath us.
- Scarlet Briar: Oblivion.
- Entering Top Level
- Magister Boola: Your attention, please!
Historical dialogue[edit]
- At event start
- Scarlet Briar: Let the fun begin!
- Event success
- Scarlet Briar: Wow, victory. I'm almost impressed.
- Scarlet Briar: Aw, you spoiled my fun. Now I'm going to have to make a special project out of you.
Crafting resources[edit]
Resource nodes[edit]
Gallery[edit]
The walkways around the Central Chamber.
A walkway leading to another floor.
Another view of the Central Chamber of the tower.
Notes[edit]
- Originally introduced during The Nightmares Within release in 2013. Re-released during the Tower of Nightmares (release) in 2022.
- The original version was an open map accessed through a portal in Viathan Lake. The events in this version were not a continuous chain, but cycled through on each level.
- Tower of Nightmares Waypoint is not free of charge in the public instance, despite that most waypoints in instanced areas can be used for free.
- It can be used free of charge in the private instance.
- This map is always in Night time.
