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Caverndark Nightmare

Aquatic

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As if a dark, underwater cave wasn't nightmarish enough, these things exist -- and they love it there.

Abilities

  • Call DarknessUnlocks at level 20 · Slot 3 · Humanoid ability · 5 rounds cooldownHit Chance, A shadow falls across the battlefield, dealing damage and turning the weather to Darkness., During Darkness, all pets are considered Blinded and all healing received is reduced.
  • NightmareUnlocks at level 15 · Slot 2 · Magic ability · 3 rounds cooldownHit Chance, Call nightmares onto the enemy, dealing damage and causing the target to receive less healing.
  • PinchUnlocks at level 1 · Slot 1 · Aquatic abilityHit Chance, Pinch the target with your massive claw, dealing damage., Damage increases each time it is used. Max damage.
  • SkitterUnlocks at level 10 · Slot 1 · Critter abilityHit Chance, Pokes the enemy, dealing damage.
  • Spiked SkinUnlocks at level 2 · Slot 2 · Dragonkin abilityReduces damage from each attack against you and deals damage each time you take direct damage., Lasts.
  • WhirlpoolUnlocks at level 4 · Slot 3 · Aquatic ability · 3 rounds cooldownHit Chance, Causes a whirlpool to form under the enemy pet., In two rounds, the opponent's pet will take damage and be rooted.
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Caverndark Nightmare

Pet Facts

FamilyAquatic
Acquired byDrop
Taught byCaverndark Nightmare
Summon spellCaverndark Nightmare
In-game NPCCaverndark Nightmare

Caverndark Nightmare: ability choices and unlocks

The table connects Caverndark Nightmare to its recorded abilities, grouped by combat slot. Open an ability to inspect its effects and other pets with the same move.

Recorded moveset for Caverndark Nightmare. Levels refer to the pet.
AbilitySlotUnlock level
PinchSlot 11
SkitterSlot 110
Spiked SkinSlot 22
NightmareSlot 215
WhirlpoolSlot 34
Call DarknessSlot 320
  • Slot 1 pairs Pinch (level 1) with Skitter (level 10). These share a slot; a loadout cannot use both at once.
  • Slot 2 pairs Spiked Skin (level 2) with Nightmare (level 15). These share a slot; a loadout cannot use both at once.
  • Slot 3 pairs Whirlpool (level 4) with Call Darkness (level 20). These share a slot; a loadout cannot use both at once.

Before leveling this pet for a team, check which of these alternatives your plan needs. Compare its in-game health, power and speed with the requirements of the encounter. A matching ability name alone does not establish that two pets are interchangeable.

Where it comes from

How to Obtain

Drop

Loot it from Caverndark Terror in Nazjatar, then use the item to learn the pet.

DropCaverndark Terror
ZoneNazjatar

Where it comes from

The sources Caverndark Nightmare names in its in-game collection entry, each with its own page.

NazjatarZone

Where to Find It: Nazjatar

Nazjatar mapAlathir SpireLemor'athra SpireThoras'tal Spire

The game data places this pet in Nazjatar but records no spawn coordinates. The gold pins are the zone's own landmarks from the game data, not this pet's spawn points.

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