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Nightmare Echoes are enhanced versions of existing Echoes in Wuthering Waves, significantly impacting Resonator usage. Inherently more powerful than their standard counterparts, acquiring a Nightmare Echo is crucial for maximizing character potential. While obtaining them is relatively straightforward, defeating the Overlords that drop them can be challenging, depending on your team's strength. Let's explore what Nightmare Echoes are and how to acquire them.
What are Nightmare Echoes?
Nightmare Echoes are alternate versions of standard 4-cost Echoes (Overlords), dropped by challenging enemies. They boast unique active skills and a significant passive elemental damage boost, making them superior to regular Echoes. This passive boost allows them to replace a 3-cost Echo, enabling a powerful 441111 Echo composition. Importantly, they retain the Sonata/Set effects of their standard counterparts, minimizing disruption to existing character builds.
How to Unlock Nightmare Echoes
Before embarking on your Nightmare Echo hunt, complete the "Dream Patrol I" quest in Rinascita. This tutorial quest begins by interacting with the White Cat in Ragunna City after finishing Act 2, Chapter 3 of the Rinascita main storyline.
“Dream Patrol I” introduces Dream Patrols, a type of overworld activity. Completing it reveals all Nightmare Echo locations on your map. They are found in these regions:
Defeated Nightmare Echoes appear in your Guidebook's Echo Hunting tab. However, Nightmare Tempest Mephis and Nightmare Crownless require completing specific Exploration Quests:
- Nightmare Tempest Mephis: "Where Wind Returns to Celestial Realms" – Located south of Shores of Last Breath. Interact with the Lumiscale Construct in the northern ruins.
- Nightmare Crownless: "Ruins Where Shadows Roam" – Access this quest via the Exploration Progress menu (Compass icon) in Penitent's End.
