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Overview

Dream Realm dungeons (梦境奇谭, Mèngjìng Qítán) are the primary endgame gear-farming content in Honor of Kings: World. They unlock after the main story ends, and they are the recommended stamina sink for any player past Yuan Liu Level 60. 17173's beginner guide is the single primary Chinese-language source that documents Dream Realm dungeons by name and by role.

Note on naming: this article uses the slug "nightmare-dungeons" for historical URL continuity, but the in-game Chinese name is 梦境奇谭 / Dream Realm dungeons. The term "Nightmare Dungeons" was a pre-launch English placeholder that did not match any system actually present in the April 10, 2026 launch build.

Role in the Endgame Loop

Per 17173's beginner guide: "满级后，体力应优先用于刷梦境奇谭" ("After hitting max level, stamina should be spent primarily on farming Dream Realm dungeons"). Before max level, the beginner guide explicitly recommends that players NOT spend stamina here and only take the two daily free runs, saving regular stamina for faster pre-60 progression.

Gear Source Hierarchy

17173 places gear sources in a three-tier hierarchy for HoKW launch play:

• Wild-region bosses (野外BOSS) — low-tier transition gear, generally used as a bridge from main-story gear to higher-tier dungeon drops. See Wild-Region Elites.

• Main-story and side-story dungeons — mid-tier gear with targeted drop tables tied to specific chapters

• Dream Realm dungeons (梦境奇谭) — endgame gear-farm that players run repeatedly for set completion and full set bonus breakpoints

Daily Free Runs

17173's beginner guide documents two daily free-of-stamina runs: "迷踪和梦行奇谭每天有一次免体力机会" ("Maze Tracking and Dream Journey Annal have one free stamina-less run per day"). The naming in the 17173 source is somewhat ambiguous: the guide uses both 梦境奇谭 (Mèngjìng) and 梦行奇谭 (Mèngxíng) in different sentences, and it is not clear whether these are two separate systems or a spelling inconsistency in the source. This wiki treats them as connected until a definitive primary source clarifies.

Distinction from Dream Realm Events

Dream Realm dungeons (the permanent 梦境奇谭 endgame system) are separate from Dream Realm events (梦境活动), which are launch-week limited-time hero trials. The events went live April 10, 2026 for five featured heroes (Dongfang Yao, Sun Bin, Master Lu Ban, Meng Ya, and Leng Chun), and Xi Shi's event had already closed by April 12. For launch-week events, see Season 0 (Jixia Chapter).

Not Publicly Confirmed

The following details about Dream Realm dungeons are not documented in any accessed Chinese launch-window source and should not be added without verification:

• Specific set names or targeted drop tables per dungeon

• Exact stamina cost per paid run (the separate 奇境副本 system has documented 30 / 60 / weekly-2x lockout values, but those are a different system)

• Launch dungeon names or a full Dream Realm dungeon list

• Solo vs 4-player party requirements

• Difficulty tiers

• Weekly lockouts on specific Dream Realm dungeon loot

• Hero-themed instances

Sources

• 17173 beginner guide (primary source for Dream Realm endgame role): https://news.17173.com/content/04082026/103532391.shtml

• 17173 monetization guide (stamina paywall context): https://news.17173.com/content/04072026/103944012.shtml

• Tencent world.qq.com S0 portal (launch-week Dream Realm event distinction): https://world.qq.com/