Nightmare
A black horse with burning hooves that gallops through sleep. Where it passes, nobody dreams.
The Nightmare is one of 13 beasts in Vampire Genesis, creatures of fang and fur of the deep woods. It roams the wilds 25+ steps from your Lair, and you meet it on hunting expeditions. Among its family it has the highest attack.
Base stats
- Attack12
- Defense5
- HP33
- Crit3%
- Dodge1%
- Lifesteal2%
Base stats are for a level 1 familiar. They grow with level, rarity (common to legendary) and loyalty, so a well-raised familiar ends up far stronger.
Battle moves
- StrikeA reliable basic attack.
- Night Terror · 2-turn cooldown70% chance: foe attack -25%.
- Blood Howl · 4-turn cooldownAttack +35% for 3 turns.
- Guard · 2-turn cooldownActs first and takes 60% less damage this turn.
Type matchups
Every familiar fights with its family's type. A beast deals 1.5× damage to:
and only 0.67× damage to:
How to get a Nightmare
It roams the wilds 25+ steps from your Lair, and you meet it on hunting expeditions.
Wild familiars are caught in a capture battle. Fight it with your own team, then throw your leash: the lower its HP, the better your odds (up to +40% at 1 HP). Every miss makes it 15% more likely to flee, and rarer finds are harder to hold, down to −30% for a legendary.
About 1 in 500 wild catches is a shiny, with its own colours:
Questions
How do you get a Nightmare in Vampire Genesis?
It roams the wilds 25+ steps from your Lair, and you meet it on hunting expeditions. Win the capture battle to keep it: the lower its HP, the better your odds.
What is Nightmare strong and weak against?
As a beast, it deals 1.5x damage to Vermin and Amphibian familiars and only 0.67x to Arachnid and Parasite familiars.
What moves does Nightmare know?
Strike, Night Terror, Blood Howl, Guard.