Wuthering Waves: How to Unlock Nightmare Crownless

Accessing Nightmare Crownless in Honkai: Star Rail's Wuthering Waves

Nightmare Crownless, a potent Nightmare Echo in Honkai: Star Rail's Wuthering Waves, boasts enhanced Havoc and Basic Attack DMG. This guide details how to unlock it. Unlike standard Echoes, Nightmare Crownless requires completing a specific quest and an additional step.

Obtaining Nightmare Crownless: A Step-by-Step Guide

1. Unlocking Ruins Where Shadows Roam:

This isn't a traditional quest; it's accessed via the Exploration Progress menu for Penitent's End in Rinascita. Locate this menu by opening your map and selecting the compass icon in the upper-left corner.

2. Completing Ruins Where Shadows Roam and Quest of Faith:

Ruins Where Shadows Roam is intrinsically linked to Quest of Faith. To initiate Quest of Faith, navigate to the Resonance Beacon across the broken bridge in Wailing Ascent. Interact with the prompt near the circular arena beside the beacon. This triggers a battle against a Questless Knight.

Defeating the Knight requires strategic positioning. Lure it near a lit Macabre Torch within the arena. Fae Ignis enemies can reignite extinguished torches, but avoid using powerful skills near the torches to prevent accidental extinguishment.

3. Locating the Dream Patrols:

After completing both Ruins Where Shadows Roam and Quest of Faith, locate all four Dream Patrols within Penitent's End. While completing these patrols isn't mandatory for unlocking Nightmare Crownless, doing so yields additional resources and Monnaie. The image above shows their locations. Once all four are found, Nightmare Crownless will appear on your map within the ruins north of Penitent's End.

4. Efficient Farming:

Remember that Nightmare Echoes utilize Enhanced Absorption charges, boosting drop rates. The weekly limit is 15 charges, so strategize your usage if you're developing multiple characters.