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Nightmare Creatures

Introduction

Nightmare creatures nightmare can be assigned as a Slayer assignment after purchasing the toggle for 50 Slayer points, this requires completion of the Children of Mah quest. They are mainly killed for Slayer slayer tasks, the Other Worlds collection log, combat combat / invention item experience, and profit.

⬥ Nightmare creatures can be assigned as a Slayer slayer assignment by Laniakea, Morvran, and Kuradal.

Stats

slayer level: 80

slayer XP per kill: 1540

⬥ Optimal kills per hour: ~901 magic, ~800 necromancy (All AFK)

⬥ Optimal slayer XP per hour: ~1.39m magic, ~1.2m necromancy (All AFK)

Desirable drops

Nightmare gauntlets nightmaregauntlets

‎ ‎ ‎ ‎• Required for the Slayer collection log.

‎ ‎ ‎ ‎• 1/2,000 on-task and 1/10,000 off-task.

⬥ Nightmare Creatures are worth coins 83,490 per kill.

‎ ‎ ‎ ‎• Assumes you're on-task.

Note: if you change the monetary value for custom loot to 5k this will allow you to loot everything relevant (No sharks or Muspah spines). This is achieved by going to Settings > Gameplay > Item Drops > Loot System > Monetary Value 5,000.

Useful Items and Unlocks

Owning the following increases the efficiency of your sessions, but is by no means mandatory
Items
Sixth-Age circuit sixthagecircuit     • Allows for an easy teleport to the World Gate. ⬥ Demon horn necklace demonhornnecklace     • Helps sustain your prayer. ⬥ Grace of the Elves gote     • Can be used as a swap when looting to automatically bank Muspah spines. ⬥ Weapon perked with Eruptive 4 eruptive4 Ruthless 3 ruthless3     • Mainly useful if camping Nightmares.
Other
Dwarven siege engine cannon     • Make sure to have the Restocking Cannon ability unlocked. ⬥ Link to guide with 14 hour Aura rotation.

Location and How to Get there

⬥ Nightmare Creatures are located at the Ritual site on Freneskae, accessible through the World Gate after completion of the Children of Mah quest.

‎ ‎ ‎ ‎• Bring a Sixth-Age circuit sixthagecircuit for a quick teleport.

Method: AFK Magic magic

Killing Nightmare creatures with Magic magic will yield the highest kph but require expensive abilities and gear for optimal results. If wanting to camp Nightmares, this is the preferred setup.

⬥ Positioning can greatly impact kph.

Before loading your cannon and starting the session, check the following:

⬥ Pray soulsplit and torment or affliction

⬥ Autocast exsanguinate and upkeep animatedead

⬥ Sustain prayer with demonhornnecklace

⬥ Ensure elderovlsalve and weppoison are active at all times.

⬥ Ensure that scriptureofwen is active.

Presets and Relics

Preset Suggestions

Ability Bar

Example Kills

AFK Magic magic

Method: AFK Necromancy necromancy

Necromancy necromancy has good sustain with conjurearmy / conjureghost and bloodsiphon, as well as strong aoe damage potential with conjurezombie (poison), soulstrike and spectralscythe. 4-piece T90 Deathdealer Robes dealerhood80 for chance to proc invokedeath

⬥ You may be walked backwards one square if you attack a Nightmare that is running towards you.

Before loading your cannon and starting the session, check the following:

⬥ Pray soulsplit and sorrow or ruination

⬥ Upkeep darkness

⬥ Sustain prayer with penanceaura or powderofpenance

‎ ‎ ‎ ‎• May alternatively use demonhornnecklace

⬥ Ensure elderovlsalve and weppoison are active at all times.

⬥ Ensure that scriptureofwen is active.

Presets and Relics

Preset Suggestions

Ability Bar

Example Kills

AFK Necromancy necromancy