Nightmare Courtier

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Nightmare Courtiers are male and female members of the Nightmare Court that make up the majority of their forces. They often have a variety of skills representative of the different professions.

Locations[edit]

Ascalon
Maguuma Jungle

Story involvement[edit]

Personal story[edit]

Heart of Thorns story[edit]

Heart involvement[edit]

Complete heart (map icon).png Help defend Caer Astorea from the Nightmare Court (6)
Complete heart (map icon).png Help Tovar harass the Nightmare Court (9)
Complete heart (map icon).png Help the wardens in Wychmire Swamp (14)
Complete heart (map icon).png Thwart the Nightmare Court at Joy's End (16)
Complete heart (map icon).png Help Leigheara protect the Revered Terebinth (17)
Complete heart (map icon).png Help the grub farmers in Skrittsburgh Hillstead (18)
Complete heart (map icon).png Help Peacemaker Klodi disperse the alliance of criminals (23)
Complete heart (map icon).png Help Valiant Mathair secure Vandal's Claim (23)

Event involvement[edit]

Event shield (tango icon).png Defend Caer Astorea from the Nightmare Court (6)
Event shield (tango icon).png Defend Falias Thorp from the Nightmare Court (13)
Event shield (tango icon).png Defend Hillstead skritt from Nightmare Court trappers (18)
Event shield (tango icon).png Defend Quandry Scratch from the invading Nightmare Courtiers (62)
Event shield (tango icon).png Defend the mosshearts from the Nightmare Court (7)
Event shield (tango icon).png Defend the Occuintl Grounds from the Nightmare Court (59)
Event boss (tango icon).png Destroy the Sinister Triad's camps (23)
Event flag (tango icon).png Drive the Nightmare Court from Falias Thorp (13)
Event shield (tango icon).png Escort the injured hylek to the healing spring (59)
Event shield (tango icon).png Escort the Occuintl hylek to the temple (57)
Event swords (tango icon).png Free Hillstead skritt from the Nightmare Court (18)
Event shield (tango icon).png Help Talaith liberate the Soundless prisoners (9)
Event shield (tango icon).png Help the Soundless villager return home (8)
Event swords (tango icon).png Kick the Nightmare Court out of Quandry Scratch (62)
Event shield (tango icon).png Protect Gamarien as he scouts Wychmire Swamp (14)
Event swords (tango icon).png Protect the Revered Terebinth gardeners (17)
Event swords (tango icon).png Recover the Revered Terebinth from the Nightmare Court (17)
Event swords (tango icon).png Rescue kidnapped skritt from the Nightmare Court (16)
Event swords (tango icon).png Rescue the Occuintl hylek (59)
Event boss (tango icon).png Stop Spellbinder Aillithe from corrupting skritt (22)

Combat abilities[edit]

Mace and Shield (Variant 1)[edit]

Abilities
  • Frenzies Pets
  • Buffs Allies
Skills

Mace and Shield (Variant 2)[edit]

Abilities
  • Counters Attacks
Skills
Slash - Twirls and strikes with their mace. Melee auto-attack.
Stab - Arcs their mace downward in a single strike for minor damage.
Shield Stance.png Shield Stance - Block attacks. Counters with Riposte.png Riposte if struck.
Riposte.png Riposte - Lunges forward, striking their foe with their shield and briefly stunning them.

Sword and Shield[edit]

Abilities
  • Bleeds
  • Block
Skills
Sever Artery.png Sever Artery - Strikes foe at melee range.
Redirect Arrow.pngGash.png Gash - Strikes again.
Redirect Arrow.pngFinal Thrust.png Final Thrust - Strikes a final time.
Savage Leap.png Savage Leap - Leaps forward and slashes.

Longbow (Variant 1)[edit]

Abilities
  • Bleeding
  • Knocks Back
Skills
Shoot - Long range autoattack.
Rapid Fire.png Rapid Fire - Shoots 10x in quick succession, with each hit inflicting Vulnerability.png Vulnerability.
Forceful Shot - Shoots an arrow that causes knockback.

Longbow (Variant 2)[edit]

Abilities
  • Poisons
  • Evades Attacks
Skills
Shoot - Long range autoattack. Occasionally becomes a spread shot which inflicts 3 stacked of Poisoned.png Poisoned.
? - Fires a single arrow while evading backwards.

Scepter and Dagger (Variant 1)[edit]

Abilities
  • Poisons
  • Steals Health
Skills
Curse - Auto-attack. Sends out a medium-range projectile with their scepter, inflicting Poisoned.png Poisoned with each strike. If foe is outside melee range, they will instead occasionally cast a pbAOE mark around themselves that deals damage when stepped on.
Life Siphon.png Life Siphon - Steals health for several ticks.
Haunt.png Death Shroud - Blocks the next incoming attack.

Scepter and Dagger (Variant 2)[edit]

Abilities
  • Steals Health
  • Burns
Skills
Necrotic Bite.png Necrotic Bite - Slashes with a dagger, inflicting Weakness.png Weakness and siphoning a small amount of health. Melee auto-attack.
Drake's Breath.png Drake's Breath - Spray a cone of fire at foes while on the move.


Axe and Dagger[edit]

  • Bleeds
  • Poisons
  • Cripples
Skills
Stab - Basic melee attack.
Eviscerate.png Eviscerate - Jumping attack that inflicts 3 stacks of Bleeding.png Bleeding.
Dancing Dagger.png Dancing Dagger - Throws a ranged dagger, inflicting Poisoned.png Poisoned and Crippled.png Crippled on hit.

Sword and Dagger (Variant 1)[edit]

Abilities
  • Weakness
  • Vulnerability
  • Launches
Skills

Sword and Dagger (Variant 2)[edit]

Abilities
  • Confuses
  • Cripples
  • Teleports
  • Buffs Self
Skills
Sever Artery.png Sever Artery - Strikes foe at melee range.
Redirect Arrow.pngGash.png Gash - Strikes again.
Redirect Arrow.png Confusing Thrust - Strikes a final time, inflicting Confusion.png Confusion.
Dancing Dagger.png Dancing Dagger - Throws a ranged dagger, inflicting Crippled.png Crippled on hit.
Riposte.png Riposte - Blocks the next incoming attack. If the channeling ends without blocking, it grants Might.png Might. If an attack is blocked, counters with a strike that inflicts 3 stacks of Confusion.png Confusion and teleports away.

Greatsword[edit]

Abilities
  • Weakness
  • Launches
Skills
Sever Artery.png Sever Artery - Strikes foe at melee range.
Redirect Arrow.pngGash.png Gash - Strikes again.
Redirect Arrow.pngFinal Thrust.png Final Thrust - Strikes a final time, inflicting Weakness.png Weakness.
Savage Leap.png Savage Leap - Leaps forward and slashes.
Slash - Uppercuts a foe with their greatsword, dealing damage and Launch.png Launching them.

Scepter and Warhorn[edit]

Abilities
  • Frenzies Pets
  • Buffs Allies
Skills
? - Blows warhorn, buffing Nightmare Court Thorn Wolves and Nightmare Hounds with Grawl Frenzy.
? - Blows warhorn, buffing self and nearby allies with Might.png Might and Fury.png Fury.
Tentacle Whip - Lashes out with a scepter that transforms into a whip. Melee auto-attack.

Staff[edit]

Abilities
  • Random Conditions
  • AoE Boons to Conditions
Skills
Winds of Chaos.png Chaos Bolt - Auto-attack. Long-range projectile that inflicts random conditions on hit.
Mind Stab.png Chaos Blast - A phantasmal greatsword erupts from the ground, inflicting random conditions.
Stolen skills

Drops[edit]

Name Type Rarity Quantity Creature level
Loot Sack.png Medium Thorned Bag Container Basic 1 7-64
Loot Sack.png Tiny Thorned Bag Container Basic 1 7-14
Frayed Garment.png Frayed Garment Salvage item Basic 1 62
Spike.png Spike Trophy Junk 1 7-64
Needle.png Needle Trophy Junk 1 14