Ascension Trial
Nightmare Altar
Nightmare Altar is an Ascension Trial dungeon with 6 modes (Easy, Normal, Hard, Challenge, Insane, Hell). Entry needs item level 1,000–3,500. Entry from character level 45 (the entrance table lists 99 for some modes, above the level cap of 45). Bosses: Divided Aponos. 38 other kinds of monster live inside. Entries: 3 a week (refilled on Wednesday).
An altar where sleepless souls give nightmares as offerings. Defeat the twisted army of nightmares and the evil spell-cursed horde, and rule over this forbidden realm.
Entry and limits
Party size and modes from the Dungeon table; entry levels from MapEntrance (and PartyDungeonLevel); weekly counts from ContentsTicket; reward cubes from RewardOdEnergyCube.
| Mode | Players | Level | Item level | Death limit | Rewards per week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EasyAscension Trial Entry Count | — | 45 | 1,000 | 5 | 3 a weekrefilled on Wednesday |
| NormalAscension Trial Entry Count | — | 45 | 1,500 | 3 | 3 a weekrefilled on Wednesday |
| HardAscension Trial Entry Count | — | 45 | 2,000 | 2 | 3 a weekrefilled on Wednesday |
| ChallengeAscension Trial Entry Count | — | 45 | 2,500 | 2 | 3 a weekrefilled on Wednesday |
| InsaneAscension Trial Entry Count | — | 99above the cap | 3,000 | 2 | 3 a weekrefilled on Wednesday |
| HellAscension Trial Entry Count | — | 99above the cap | 3,500 | 2 | 3 a weekrefilled on Wednesday |
Level 99 is what the client's entrance table (MapEntrance) lists, above the current level cap of 45; the files don't say what opens these modes.
Bosses
Hero and Legend monsters of this dungeon: from their internal names in the game's NPC table and from the instance maps' spawn lists.
Rewards by score
The game pays by the points you score in a run (RewardDungeon rows with NeedPoint): reach the points to get the row.
| Points | Rewards |
|---|---|
| 10 | |
| 100 | |
| 200 | |
| 500 | |
| 1,000 | |
| 1,500 | |
| 2,000 | |
| 2,500 | |
| 3,000 | |
| 4,000 | |
| 5,000 | |
| 6,000 | |
| 7,000 |
| Points | Rewards |
|---|---|
| 10 | |
| 100 | |
| 200 | |
| 500 | |
| 1,000 | |
| 1,500 | |
| 2,000 | |
| 2,500 | |
| 3,000 | |
| 4,000 | |
| 5,000 | |
| 6,000 | |
| 7,000 |
Monsters in Nightmare Altar
From the instance maps' spawn lists (MapData): 38 kinds and 661 spawn points besides the bosses; per mode Easy 9 kinds / 172 points, Normal 9 kinds / 190 points, Hard 9 kinds / 172 points, Challenge 9 kinds / 156 points, Insane 9 kinds / 156 points, Hell 9 kinds / 156 points. Levels are the variants placed here.
Void HelicoidLv 45 · Normal · Varian57 spawn points
Distorted Dark MageLv 50 · Normal · Cogni26 spawn points
Distorted Elite ShieldbearerLv 50 · Normal · Cogni23 spawn pointsNightmare Dark MageLv 55 · Normal · Cogni22 spawn points
Furious Daeva PatrolLv 60 · Normal · Cogni21 spawn pointsDespair Daeva PatrolLv 65 · Normal · Cogni21 spawn pointsDoom Daeva PatrolLv 70 · Normal · Cogni21 spawn pointsAltar Dark MageLv 45 · Normal · Cogni20 spawn pointsDistorted Daeva PatrolLv 50 · Normal · Cogni20 spawn pointsDistorted GuardianLv 50 · Normal · Cogni19 spawn points
Distorted Elite Assault TrooperLv 50 · Normal · Cogni19 spawn pointsNightmare Daeva PatrolLv 55 · Normal · Cogni19 spawn pointsAltar Elite ShieldbearerLv 45 · Normal · Cogni18 spawn pointsAltar Daeva PatrolLv 45 · Normal · Cogni18 spawn pointsNightmare Elite Assault TrooperLv 55 · Normal · Cogni18 spawn pointsFurious Dark MageLv 60 · Normal · Cogni18 spawn pointsDespair Dark MageLv 65 · Elite · Cogni18 spawn pointsDoom Dark MageLv 70 · Elite · Cogni18 spawn pointsAltar GuardianLv 45 · Normal · Cogni17 spawn pointsAltar Elite Assault TrooperLv 45 · Normal · Cogni17 spawn pointsNightmare GuardianLv 55 · Normal · Cogni17 spawn pointsFurious Elite ShieldbearerLv 60 · Normal · Cogni17 spawn pointsDespair Elite ShieldbearerLv 65 · Elite · Cogni17 spawn pointsDoom Elite ShieldbearerLv 70 · Elite · Cogni17 spawn pointsNightmare Elite ShieldbearerLv 55 · Normal · Cogni16 spawn pointsDistorted WatcherLv 50 · Normal · Cogni15 spawn pointsAltar WatcherLv 45 · Normal · Cogni14 spawn pointsFurious GuardianLv 60 · Normal · Cogni14 spawn pointsDespair GuardianLv 65 · Normal · Cogni14 spawn pointsDoom GuardianLv 70 · Normal · Cogni14 spawn pointsFurious Elite Assault TrooperLv 60 · Normal · Cogni13 spawn pointsDespair Elite Assault TrooperLv 65 · Elite · Cogni13 spawn pointsDoom Elite Assault TrooperLv 70 · Elite · Cogni13 spawn pointsNightmare WatcherLv 55 · Normal · Cogni12 spawn pointsAncient Document Protection DeviceLv 45–70 · Normal · Varian10 spawn pointsFurious WatcherLv 60 · Normal · Cogni5 spawn pointsDespair WatcherLv 65 · Normal · Cogni5 spawn pointsDoom WatcherLv 70 · Normal · Cogni5 spawn pointsAchievements
Journal achievements that ask for this dungeon (Achievement.ObjValues).
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What level do you need for Nightmare Altar?
Item level 1,000–3,500 depending on the mode. Entry from character level 45 (the entrance table lists 99 for some modes, above the level cap of 45).
Who are the bosses of Nightmare Altar?
Divided Aponos (level 45–70).
What monsters are in Nightmare Altar?
38 kinds besides the bosses, 661 spawn points in the instance maps; the most common are Void Helicoid, Distorted Dark Mage and Distorted Elite Shieldbearer.
What does Nightmare Altar drop?
The global client has no reward table for Nightmare Altar: its rewards are decided by the server.
Data: client 2.0.6.0 (Steam build 25767555, 2026-10-07). Reward chances are the game's table values (100% = 100,000,000); weeks assume every weekly reward claim is used. All dungeons