TheWoWDB
What a Nightmare
What a Nightmare is a quest for level 45, added in Legion. Completing it counts toward 1 achievement.
Quest Objectives
- Defiled Grovewalker x 50
- Ride the Subdued Nightwing
The highest voted Wowhead comments for this page. They are community notes, not TheWoWDB comments.
This is one of those daily quests that makes you wonder why Blizzard didn't deem it worthy of phasing. As it is, you almost feel sorry for the nightmare creatures that dare to spawn, just to be greeted by a dozen of people waiting to throw bombs at them.
Only tip I can give: if you see someone right in front of you get onto the bat, wait a few moments before doing the same, otherwise you'll be fighting for their scraps.
If you are unable to find the mount to start the quest,fly to /way 63.55 41.62. It is the Subdued Nightwing that you will see there.
This is a nightmare to try and complete on Legion Remix, I usually just get instantly disconnected when trying to ride the Subdued Nightwing.
It worked after the 3rd attempt, after dismounting and waiting briefly before trying again.
| Objective area | Val'sharah | 1 mapped point |
|---|
Where to go
Pins are the quest’s own POI points from the current retail client, projected onto the in-game zone map. The game marks one blob as the quest’s turn-in; the rest are objective areas. Points that fall outside a map’s window are dropped rather than guessed at.
Objective areaIn-game waypoint: /way #641 64.2 41.3
Coordinates
- Objective areaVal'sharah 64.2, 41.3
/way #641 64.2 41.3
Map coordinates of the pins above. An area the client draws as a shape is given by the centre of its points.
Nearby on the Val'sharah map
- Softening the Target about 70 yards
- Given to Corruption about 160 yards
- Heart of the Nightmare about 170 yards
- Reading the Leaves about 170 yards
- Ruins of Shala'nir about 270 yards
- Dark Side of the Moon about 360 yards
- Close Enough to Touch about 380 yards
- Love Lost about 390 yards
- Mending the Filter about 390 yards
- The Shrine of Ashamane about 390 yards
Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Val'sharah, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.
Getting there
Flight points closest to the quest’s first objective area marker on Val'sharah:
- Starsong Refuge, Val'sharah
- Garden of the Moon, Val'sharah
- Sylvan Falls, Highmountain
Straight-line distances in yards between the quest’s own map markers (QuestPOI) and the client’s flight-point positions (TaxiNodes); flight paths and terrain are not modelled.
Objective targets
Defiled Grovewalker
KindCreature
TypeElemental
RankNormal
Needed50
Creature, object and item facts from the current retail client; “also asked for by” lists other quests whose objectives name the same target. Prices are the US commodity auction house’s lowest listed price.
First seen in build 12.0.7.68887 (Midnight patch 12.0.7, the oldest build in our datamine).
Where this quest fits
Other storylines on the Val'sharah map
- Into the Nightmare
- All Nightmare Long
- The Black Rook Threat
- Archdruid of the Claw
- Bradensbrook
- Black Rook Hold
Steps, storylines and map placement from the client’s QuestLine, prerequisite and QuestPOI data; neighbouring quest text is Blizzard’s own (quest API), shortened to its opening sentences.
Achievements
Completing this quest counts toward this achievement.
- Variety is the Spice of Life: its criteria name 967 quests, this one included.
Community notes from Wowhead · 5 comments
Top 3 shown aboveThe comments below were written by Wowhead users. They are community notes, not TheWoWDB comments. See them in context on Wowhead.
The top 3 are shown in Top Comments above. Read all 5 on Wowhead.
