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Nightmare Gauntlet is a combat challenge in the Sword Seeker Chronicles event in Zenless Zone Zero (ZZZ). See a guide on how to beat the Nightmare Gauntlet challenge and its rewards here!
| Sword Seeker Chronicles Event | ||
|---|---|---|
Sword Keeper's Trial |
Nightmare Gauntlet |
Sword Collection Memories |
Mini Cargo Truck Locations |
All Tales of the Blade Quests |
|
List of Contents
| Mission Objective | Defeat as many enemies as possible within the time limit! |
|---|---|
| Clear Objective | Time limit: 180s. In this stage, powerful enemies will appear in continuous waves. Score points for each enemy you defeat. Take down the incoming enemies to rack up a higher score! |
| Enemies |
Nightmare Gauntlet is a combat challenge that requires players to defeat bosses in succession within 3 minutes.
| Best Nightmare Gauntlet Team | ||
|---|---|---|
Ye Shunguang
DPS |
Dialyn
Stun |
Zhao
Support |
The best team to use in Nightmare Gauntlet is composed of Ye Shunguang, Dialyn, Zhao, and Sprout. Ye Shunguang is buffed Sword Will Resonance, allowing her to deal significantly higher damage than other DPS Agents.
Players may use the trial characters if they're lacking any of them in their account.
| Upgraded with Sword Will Essence |
|---|
|
• [Secret Technique] Decibel 1 • [Secret Technique] Quick Attack 1 • [Secret Technique] Sword Sheathe 2 • [Secret Technique] Quick Attack 2 • [Secret Technique] Decibel 3 • [Secret Technique] Lock Target • [Secret Technique] Sword Mastery 6 • [Secret Technique] Decibel 4 • [Secret Technique] Quick Attack 3 |
Unlock all abilities in Sword Will Resonance before attempting the challenge. This requires completing most of Sword Keeper's Trials and Sword Collection Memories.
Use Sword Will Essence to upgrade abilities related to reducing Swift Strike cooldown and increasing Decibels, along with Sword Sheathe 2 and Sword Mastery 6. This allows Ye Shunguang to maintain the Enlightened State with virtually no downtime.
Use Swift Strike as soon as the enemy appears to immediately gain 6 Qingming Sword Force due to the upgraded [Secret Technique] Sword Sheathe. Hold Basic Attack to enter the Enlightened Mind state immediately and start dealing damage.
Bosses like Scorpse have attacks that render them invulnerable until they end. Avoid using Swift Strike during these phases, as [Secret Technique] Sword Sheathe does not trigger if it fails to hit an enemy.
When Ye Shunguang is in the Enlightened Mind state, hold Special to use Qingming Sword Force continuously. Ultimate is cast immediately after, dealing a burst of damage in a short time.
Due to the [Secret Technique] Quick Attack buffs from Sword Will Resonance, Swift Strike is available immediately upon exiting the Enlightened Mind state.
Continue to cycle between Swift Strike and Ultimate to remain in the Enlightened Mind State and end fights quickly.
Ye Shunguang gains 2400 Decibels after using Swift Strike due to the [Secret Technique] Decibel buffs from Sword Will Resonance.
Prioritize using Decibels to enter the Enlightened Mind state whenever available to access Ultimate: Cleaving Heavens after expending all Qingming Sword Force.
| Objective | Rewards |
|---|---|
| Complete Nightmare Gauntlet 1 Time |
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| Reach a best score of 5,000 in the Nightmare Gauntlet |
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| Reach a best score of 10,000 in the Nightmare Gauntlet |
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| Reach a best score of 20,000 in the Nightmare Gauntlet |
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| Reach a best score of 30,000 in the Nightmare Gauntlet |
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The Nightmare Gauntlet is unlocked after completing Trial's End. Players are required to complete the Nightmare Gauntlet once as part of the commission, and further attempts can be made after completing the quest.

Sword Seeker Chronicles Event Guide
| All Sword Seeker Chronicles Guides | ||
|---|---|---|
Sword Keeper's Trial |
Sword Collection Memories |
Mini Cargo Truck Locations |
Nightmare Gauntlet |
||
| Unlock | Tales of the Blade Quests |
|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 |
◆ Call of the Qingming ◆ The Ravens and the Swordmaster |
| January 1, 2026 | ◆ Storm Uncovers Sword Will |
| January 2, 2026 |
◆ Mystery of the Three Monkeys ◆ Heart of the Sword |
| January 3, 2026 | ◆ Trial's End |

Nightmare Gauntlet Guide



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