AION 2 Nightmare — every boss, level and reward

Updated 2026-10-10 · checked against Global launch (client 2.0.5.0)

Nightmare is AION 2’s solo boss gauntlet. You fight one boss at a time, alone, and each boss has ten levels: clear a level and the next one opens, a little harder. It runs by season, and Season 1 is the one live now, with seven bosses on its first layer.

How it works

2 attempts a day, banking up to 14.
Every boss lists a recommended combat power for each level. It is a guide, not a gate: it tells you roughly what gear you need to win.
Everything pays in Phantasmal Fragments, the Nightmare currency. The first clear of each level pays a fixed lump; every clear after that pays a smaller amount that depends on how well you did.
Fragments go to the Nightmare shop: upgrade materials, two sets of wings, appearance skins and a statue of every boss.

The bosses

Four Common bosses open the season, at combat power 1,000 to 1,600. Two Rare ones follow at 1,700 to 2,300, and Zikel’s Apparition, the Epic boss, asks for 2,400 to 3,000.

Boss	Lair	Grade	Combat power, level 1 → 10
Gatekeeper Pinopi	Root Cellar	Common	1,000 → 1,600
Furious Feruk	Dranactus Underkeep	Common	1,000 → 1,600
Fafnir's Poison Blood	Root of the Sacred Tree	Common	1,000 → 1,600
Wraith Giselle	Crypt	Common	1,000 → 1,600
Fortress Guardian Notun	Destruction Archon Underground Fortress	Rare	1,700 → 2,300
Mutated Gerod	Blades Hideout	Rare	1,700 → 2,300
Zikel's Apparition	Impetusium	Epic	2,400 → 3,000

Every level and what it pays

Gatekeeper Pinopi

Root Cellar · Common · 10 levels

Level	Recommended combat power	First clear (Phantasmal Fragments)	Each clear after (Phantasmal Fragments)
1	1,000	500	100–250
2	1,050	540	110–270
3	1,100	580	120–290
4	1,150	620	125–310
5	1,200	660	135–330
6	1,250	720	145–355
7	1,300	760	150–375
8	1,400	800	160–395
9	1,500	840	170–420
10	1,600	900	180–445

Furious Feruk

Dranactus Underkeep · Common · 10 levels

Level	Recommended combat power	First clear (Phantasmal Fragments)	Each clear after (Phantasmal Fragments)
1	1,000	500	100–250
2	1,050	540	110–270
3	1,100	580	120–290
4	1,150	620	125–310
5	1,200	660	135–330
6	1,250	720	145–355
7	1,300	760	150–375
8	1,400	800	160–395
9	1,500	840	170–420
10	1,600	900	180–445

Fafnir's Poison Blood

Root of the Sacred Tree · Common · 10 levels

Level	Recommended combat power	First clear (Phantasmal Fragments)	Each clear after (Phantasmal Fragments)
1	1,000	500	100–250
2	1,050	540	110–270
3	1,100	580	120–290
4	1,150	620	125–310
5	1,200	660	135–330
6	1,250	720	145–355
7	1,300	760	150–375
8	1,400	800	160–395
9	1,500	840	170–420
10	1,600	900	180–445

Wraith Giselle

Crypt · Common · 10 levels

Level	Recommended combat power	First clear (Phantasmal Fragments)	Each clear after (Phantasmal Fragments)
1	1,000	500	100–250
2	1,050	540	110–270
3	1,100	580	120–290
4	1,150	620	125–310
5	1,200	660	135–330
6	1,250	720	145–355
7	1,300	760	150–375
8	1,400	800	160–395
9	1,500	840	170–420
10	1,600	900	180–445

Fortress Guardian Notun

Destruction Archon Underground Fortress · Rare · 10 levels

Level	Recommended combat power	First clear (Phantasmal Fragments)	Each clear after (Phantasmal Fragments)
1	1,700	840	170–420
2	1,750	900	180–445
3	1,800	940	190–470
4	1,850	1,000	200–495
5	1,900	1,050	210–520
6	1,950	1,100	220–545
7	2,000	1,150	230–570
8	2,100	1,200	240–595
9	2,200	1,250	250–625
10	2,300	1,350	265–655

Mutated Gerod

Blades Hideout · Rare · 10 levels

Level	Recommended combat power	First clear (Phantasmal Fragments)	Each clear after (Phantasmal Fragments)
1	1,700	840	170–420
2	1,750	900	180–445
3	1,800	940	190–470
4	1,850	1,000	200–495
5	1,900	1,050	210–520
6	1,950	1,100	220–545
7	2,000	1,150	230–570
8	2,100	1,200	240–595
9	2,200	1,250	250–625
10	2,300	1,350	265–655

Zikel's Apparition

Impetusium · Epic · 10 levels

Level	Recommended combat power	First clear (Phantasmal Fragments)	Each clear after (Phantasmal Fragments)
1	2,400	1,500	300–740
2	2,450	1,500	300–740
3	2,500	1,500	300–740
4	2,550	1,500	300–740
5	2,600	1,500	300–740
6	2,650	1,500	300–740
7	2,700	1,500	300–740
8	2,800	1,500	300–740
9	2,900	1,500	300–740
10	3,000	1,500	300–740

The Nightmare shop

Prices are in Phantasmal Fragments. Both factions’ shops carry the same stock.

Upgrades and wings

Item	Price	Limit
Amplify Stone Fragment (Unique) (Bound)	500 Phantasmal Fragment
Soul Codex (Bound)	400 Phantasmal Fragment	5 a week
Soul Codex: Reset (Bound)	8,000 Phantasmal Fragment	3 a week
Clash Rune Chest (Bound)	500 Phantasmal Fragment
Stigma Shard (Bound)	1,500 Phantasmal Fragment	up to 35
Daevanion Crystal (Bound)	300 Phantasmal Fragment	up to 50
Conqueror Wings (Bound)	20,000 Phantasmal Fragment	up to 1
Nightmare Wings (Bound)	160,000 Phantasmal Fragment	up to 1

Awakened skins

Item	Price	Limit
Awakened (Skin: Breastplate) (Bound)	10,800 Phantasmal Fragment	up to 1
Awakened (Skin: Greaves) (Bound)	8,000 Phantasmal Fragment	up to 1
Awakened (Skin: Helm) (Bound)	6,750 Phantasmal Fragment	up to 1
Awakened (Skin: Pauldrons) (Bound)	6,750 Phantasmal Fragment	up to 1
Awakened (Skin: Gloves) (Bound)	5,300 Phantasmal Fragment	up to 1
Awakened (Skin: Boots) (Bound)	6,750 Phantasmal Fragment	up to 1
Awakened (Skin: Cloak) (Bound)	5,300 Phantasmal Fragment	up to 1

Eternal Horn skins

Item	Price	Limit
Eternal Horn (Skin: Breastplate) (Bound)	10,800 Phantasmal Fragment	up to 1
Eternal Horn (Skin: Greaves) (Bound)	8,000 Phantasmal Fragment	up to 1
Eternal Horn (Skin: Helm) (Bound)	6,750 Phantasmal Fragment	up to 1
Eternal Horn (Skin: Pauldrons) (Bound)	6,750 Phantasmal Fragment	up to 1
Eternal Horn (Skin: Gloves) (Bound)	5,300 Phantasmal Fragment	up to 1
Eternal Horn (Skin: Boots) (Bound)	6,750 Phantasmal Fragment	up to 1
Eternal Horn (Skin: Cloak) (Bound)	5,300 Phantasmal Fragment	up to 1

Ancient Barrier skins

Item	Price	Limit
Ancient Barrier (Skin: Earrings) (Bound)	5,300 Phantasmal Fragment	up to 1
Ancient Barrier (Skin: Necklace) (Bound)	6,750 Phantasmal Fragment	up to 1

Sky Recollection skins

Item	Price	Limit
Sky Recollection (Skin: Earrings) (Bound)	5,300 Phantasmal Fragment	up to 1
Sky Recollection (Skin: Necklace) (Bound)	6,750 Phantasmal Fragment	up to 1

Season 1 statues

Item	Price	Limit
Statue: Gatekeeper Pinopi (Bound)	5,000 Phantasmal Fragment	up to 1
Statue: Furious Feruk (Bound)	5,000 Phantasmal Fragment	up to 1
Statue: Fafnir's Poison Blood (Bound)	5,000 Phantasmal Fragment	up to 1
Statue: Wraith Giselle (Bound)	5,000 Phantasmal Fragment	up to 1
Statue: Fortress Guardian Notun (Bound)	8,000 Phantasmal Fragment	up to 1
Statue: Gerod (Bound)	8,000 Phantasmal Fragment	up to 1
Colossus: Zikel's Apparition (Bound)	14,000 Phantasmal Fragment	up to 1