Nidhoggur's Nest¶

Guide¶

Nidhoggur's Nest is the classic two-floor memorial dungeon behind the Yggdrasil Gatekeeper in Nidhoggur's Dungeon. On the first floor you have 30 minutes to kill Nidhoggur's twelve guardians. On the second floor you fight Nidhoggur's Shadow #2022, who keeps dragging the whole party into trapped side rooms.

Requirements and entry¶


Level	Base Level 70 or higher
Party	At least 2 members. Only the party leader can create the dungeon.
Prerequisite	The Nidhoggur's Nest access quest (see below)
Entrance	Yggdrasil Gatekeeper at `/navi nyd_dun02 100/201`
Time limit	4 hours
Cooldown	Until 04:00 server time, 3 days after you enter. A separate 4-hour play-time timer also runs.

Once you have access, the leader talks to the Gatekeeper and picks Please allow me to enter., then everyone talks to the Gatekeeper and picks I want to go in.

Cooldown

Both timers start on your first entry. While the leader's timers are running, the Gatekeeper will not open a new nest. During the 3-day lockout you can only re-enter the nest you entered; you cannot join a different one.

Access quest¶

Before you can enter, you have to research the Gatekeeper. This quest follows on from the Rune-Midgarts Expedition storyline, and the Laphine and Sapha NPCs only understand you while you wear the Ring of the Ancient Wise King #2782.

Walk up to the Yggdrasil Gatekeeper at /navi nyd_dun02 100/201 and look at it closely. It pushes you back.
Report the strange gate to Hibba Agip at /navi mid_campin 90/121. He sends you to Historian Magnifier at /navi mid_camp 271/299.
Magnifier sends you to his assistant Naomi at /navi prt_in 171/94. Help her, then go back to Magnifier and say you have read all the stories.
With the ring equipped, ask about the cave to the north. Either ask a soldier in Splendide (/navi splendide 198/178 or /navi splendide 240/164) and then Commander Lebiordirr at /navi spl_in01 109/60, or ask the Laphine Prisoner at /navi man_in01 291/62 and then Neat Etorr at /navi man_in01 311/57.
Report to Magnifier again, then to Hibba Agip. He asks you to pick a tribe to ask for help: Laphine or Sapha.
Laphine: talk to Commander Lebiordirr, then twice to Aide Arioss at /navi spl_in01 104/56. Sapha: talk to Neat Etorr, then twice to the Laphine Prisoner.
Go back to the Gatekeeper and use the Guardian's spell. From now on it lets you in.

Walkthrough¶

1st floor: the guardians (30 minutes)

The floor is full of Ancient Tree #2019, Rhyncho #2020, Phylla #2021, Aqua Elemental #2016 and Dark Pinguicula #2015. A replacement spawns each time one dies.

The party leader talks to the Murdered Yggdrasilid at 213/277 and agrees to help (Leave it to us.). This starts a 30-minute timer.
Twelve Nidhoggur's Guardians spawn around 200-255/200-280: six Rhyncho #2020 and six Phylla #2021. Kill all twelve.
When the last guardian dies, a warp to the second floor opens at 195/320.

Time limit

The World Tree warns you at 15, 20 and 25 minutes. If the guardians are still alive after 30 minutes, everyone on the floor is sent out to /navi mid_camp 310/150.

2nd floor: Nidhoggur's Shadow

The second floor has Rhyncho #2020, Phylla #2021, Dark Shadow #2023 and Dark Pinguicula #2015, which respawn.

Walk north. Stepping on the glowing spot around 199/178 teleports you to 199/255.
When the party leader walks into the area around 199/268, Nidhoggur's Shadow #2022 spawns at 199/327.

Every 3 minutes the Shadow pulls the whole party into one of four side rooms, chosen at random. Each room has a trap on its landing spot that is active for 10 seconds:

Room	Trap effect
Red	Loses 50% and then another 30% of max HP, plus Bleeding for 60 seconds
White	Loses 50% HP, plus Freeze for 20 seconds
Yellow	Loses 50% SP, plus Sleep for 20 seconds and Confusion for 60 seconds
Green	Loses 50% HP and 50% SP, plus Poison for 60 seconds

Each room holds five Nidhoggur's Guardians (three Rhyncho #2020, two Phylla #2021). While they are alive, the room's exits just loop you back to the landing spot. Kill all five to open the way back to the Shadow. The next pull comes 3 minutes later.
If you do not clear the room within 3 minutes, its guardians vanish and the party is pulled into another random room.
Kill Nidhoggur's Shadow. World Tree Yggdrasil appears at 202/324.

Tip

Bring Green Potions, Panacea or status recovery. Every room trap inflicts a status effect, and the pulls keep coming every 3 minutes until the Shadow is dead.

Rewards¶

Reward	Who	Notes
10 Instance Points	Each player who talks to World Tree Yggdrasil and picks Please let me out.	Counts toward the daily 1,200 point cap. You are then warped to `/navi nyd_dun02 98/196`.
1,500,000 Base / 350,000 Job EXP and 10 Splendide Coin #6081	Each player, after a clear	Report to Commander Lebiordirr, then talk to Aide Arioss.
1,500,000 Base / 350,000 Job EXP and 10 Manuk Coin #6080	Each player, after a clear (instead of the row above)	Report to Neat Etorr.

Leaving through World Tree Yggdrasil unlocks the report again, so you can collect it once after every clear. You can pick either NPC each time, whichever tribe you sided with during the access quest. Wear the Ring of the Ancient Wise King #2782 when you report.

Instance Points

Instance Points can be earned once per device for each instance run, up to 1,200 per account per day. A rented Charm Of Brightness #30034 adds 50 points per claim. Use @instancepoints to see your total.

Overview¶

Entrance: Yggdrasil Gatekeeper at nyd_dun02 100/201 (/navi nyd_dun02 100/201)
Requirements: Unlocked by its story quest, time limit 4h
Entry: Repeatable, resets at 04:00 after 3 days.
Who can enter: Party (create a party first)

Bosses¶

Drop chances include Miracle's drop rates.

Nidhoggur's Shadow #2022

MVP · Level 117 · 3,452,000 HP · Dragon · Dark 4 · Large · Full monster entry

Item	Chance
Old Purple Box #617	55%	MVP reward
Old Purple Box #617	50%	MVP reward
Old Card Album #616	20%	MVP reward
Darkred Scale Piece #6091	100%
Treasure Box #7444	100%
Bradium #6224	50%
Cardo [1] #1484	12.5%
Katzbalger #1170	12.5%
Pole Axe [1] #1417	12.5%
Nydhorgg's Shadow Garb [1] #2554	50%
Nidhoggur Shadow Card #4456	0.5%

Monsters¶

Monster	Level	HP	Race	Element
Rhyncho #2020	139	337,220	Formless	Water 3
Phylla #2021	139	345,560	Formless	Water 3
Ancient Tree #2019	144	388,933	Plant	Earth 3
Aqua Elemental #2016	121	37,420	Formless	Water 4
Dark Pinguicula #2015	113	18,092	Plant	Poison 2
Dark Shadow #2023	147	434,300	Formless	Dark 2

Rewards and quest items¶

Items the instance NPCs hand out, including quest items used along the way.

Item	Amount
Splendide Coin #6081	10
Manuk Coin #6080	10

Exchange and crafting¶

NPCs outside the instance that take what you bring back from it.

NPC	Takes	Gives
Receptionist `ecl_in02 164/56`	Splendide Coin #6081	Upgrades or quest use
Armor Merchant Naphara `ecl_in01 66/95`	Splendide Coin #6081	Upgrades or quest use
Slot Expert Nattuer `ecl_in01 64/97`	Splendide Coin #6081	Upgrades or quest use
Herb Merchant Plafina `ecl_in01 33/98`	Splendide Coin #6081	Snow Flip #12812, Peony Mamy #12813, Slapping Herb #12814, Yggdrasil Dust #12815
Replication Expert Paltu `ecl_in01 67/39`	Splendide Coin #6081	Costume Frog Cap #19548, Costume Centimental Flower #19552, Costume Magestic Goat #19549, Costume Blush #19550, Costume Valkyrie Helm #19546, Costume Deviruchi Cap #19547, Costume Assassin Mask #19553, Costume Elven Ears #19551 and 2 more
Hiel `ecl_in04 109/215`	Splendide Coin #6081	Upgrades or quest use