How to Clear Nightmare 9-30

This guide covers how to clear Nightmare 9-30 in Seven Knights Re:Birth. Including recommended heroes, enemy info, what equipment to use, what type of immunity, and more.

Overview of Nightmare 9-30

Difficult Without Proper Team Comp

Nightmare 9-30 is difficult to brute force, especially without a balanced team or sufficient gear. Relying solely on high offensive units will not guarantee victory. This stage heavily emphasizes and rewards proper team building, making the right tools and immunities essential for clearing it.

Requires 2 Teams

It’s important to note that Nightmare Mode requires players to set up two separate teams per stage. This means you’ll need to raise more heroes and carefully balance both teams to ensure consistent clears.

Enemy Info

Round 1
Snipper	Kai	Snipper	Kai	Snipper
Round 2
Heavenia	Spike	Ahkan	Lania	Heavenia

In Nightmare 9-30, each wave presents a unique challenge. In Wave 1, three enemy Snippers deal extremely high single-target damage, hitting for around 15–20k even when blocked. Wave 2, on the other hand, features enemies with a 100% chance to inflict Freeze, making Freeze Immunity essential for survival.

Nightmare 9-30 Recommended Heroes

Immunities

Recommended Hero	Details
Lania Feng Yan	Both Feng Yan and Lania provide Freeze Immunity for the team, with Feng Yan serving as a more offensive option for Physical teams, while Lania fits better in Magic-oriented teams. Recommended Set: Gatekeeper

Taunt

Recommended Hero	Details
Li	Li's Taunt skill grants two hits of Physical Damage Immunity. Additionally, his passive lets him counterattack while healing based on his Max HP, and his HP Alteration skill can set an enemy’s HP to 28%, making him invaluable for tough encounters. For Nightmare 9-30, he can tank Snipper's Death Sentence allowing you to safely survive the attack.. Recommended Set: Gatekeeper

Crowd Control

Recommended Hero	Details
Yu Shin	Yu Shin is an excellent Crowd Control hero who provides a team-wide Effect Hit Rate boost. He also gains two turns of All Damage Immunity, greatly improving his survivability. His skills can inflict Paralysis on either all enemies or up to three targets. Recommended Set: Gatekeeper/Spellweaver
Mercure	Mercure is a powerful hero with great utility. He can Stun all enemies, inflict Incoming Healing Reduction, and apply Magic Flux when three Magic heroes are in the team. Magic Flux deals 12% of the target’s max HP (up to 90% of the caster’s Attack) and stacks up to seven times. His passive reduces enemy Effect Resistance and limits incoming damage to 40% of his max HP, improving survivability. Recommended Set: Gatekeeper/Spellweaver
Eileene	Eileene is a more offense-oriented Crowd Control hero who provides a team-wide Physical Attack boost, making her a strong pick for physical teams. Recommended Set: Gatekeeper/Spellweaver
Kagura	Kagura is a strong alternative to Eileene for Physical Teams, offering both Critical Damage and Physical Damage boosts from her passive. She can also inflict Petrify preventing the enemy from applying All Damage Immunities. Recommended Set: Gatekeeper/Spellweaver

HP Alteration

Recommended Hero	Details
Platin	While Platin may not provide much in PvE content, he is still a decent choice as a tank when you need extra damage with HP Alteration alongside Buff Removal. Recommended Set: Guardian
Li	Li's Taunt skill grants two hits of Physical Damage Immunity. Additionally, his passive lets him counterattack while healing based on his Max HP, and his HP Alteration skill can set an enemy’s HP to 28%, making him invaluable for tough encounters. Recommended Set: Gatekeeper

Death

Recommended Hero	Details
Kris	Kris is the core of any Death Team, allowing you to clear stages without relying on high damage output. Recommended Set: Gatekeeper/Spellweaver
Knox	Similar to Kris, Knox is used to inflict Death on enemies. His passive increases the Death infliction rate, making him an excellent support hero for Kris in Death Teams. Recommended Set: Gatekeeper/Spellweaver
Aquila	Aquila is the newest addition to the Death Team. She can inflict Death with her Skill 2 and reduce the Death Turn count by 2 with Skill 1, greatly speeding up Death Team clears. She also provides the Link buff for the entire team, significantly boosting overall survivability. Recommended Set: Gatekeeper/Spellweaver

Continuous Healing & Barrier

Recommended Hero	Details
Evan	Evan grants all allies Stun Immunity and provides a Barrier and Defense Boost to the entire team. It's advisable to have his skills enhanced. Alternatively, if you have two healers, you can swap him out for an additional DPS. Recommended Set: Guardian
Yui	Yui is the top recommended support for Adventure stages. She provides continuous healing, greatly boosting team survivability. Enhancing her healing skill for an extra turn is highly recommended. Recommended Set: Paladin/Gatekeeper
Lina	Lina provides a Damage Boost and Continuous Healing. Paired with Yui, they ensure consistent team healing throughout the battle. Lina doesn't require any Skill Enhancement. Recommended Set: Paladin/Gatekeeper

Damage Dealer (DPS)

Recommended Hero	Details
Teo	Most recommended DPS for this Adventure level. His skills deal high damage to all enemies, and with Immortality and All Damage Nullification, his survivability is high. Two Skill Enhancements are recommended but optional. Recommended Set: Assassin or Avenger (T6)
Kyle	Another top contender for best Physical DPS, Kyle’s skills feature exceptional damage scaling, and his passive deals a percentage of the enemy’s Max HP every two attacks. He performs best when paired with two other Attack Type heroes and gains an additional 27% Crit Rate from his passive, making him very easy to build. Recommended Set: Assassin
Yeonhee	Yeonhee is a Magic Damage hero with a Defense-Ignoring Triple-Target Attack. She is an excellent DPS, capable of inflicting Sleep, and provides Magic Attack Boost to all allies while granting All Damage Nullification to herself. Recommended Set: Assassin
Klahan	Klahan has skills that target all enemies with decent damage. When an enemy's HP drops below 50%, he deals additional piercing damage. He also inflicts Damage Reduction on enemies and grants himself a Physical Attack Boost. Recommended Set: Assassin

Sub-DPS & Utility

Recommended Hero	Details
Biscuit	Biscuit provides excellent utility with her Defense Reduction, Buff Removal, and Weakness Hit Chance Boost, making her a strong addition to almost any team. Recommended Set: Vanguard/Gatekeeper
Ace	Ace's skills are highly valuable in Nightmare 9-30. He inflicts Defense Reduction, Physical Vulnerability, Buff Duration Reduction, and Incoming Healing Reduction, creating opportunities for your team to deal higher damage and complete the run faster. Recommended Set: Vanguard/Gatekeeper
Rachel	She grants all allies a Weakness Hit Chance Boost and inflicts Defense Reduction and Physical Vulnerability on 3 targets. While one of her skills targets only a single enemy, her self-revive greatly enhances her survivability. Recommended Set: Vanguard/Gatekeeper

Nightmare 9-30 Team Formation Example

Depends on Your Roster

As Nightmare requires two teams to clear, the best heroes to bring for each team will vary. However, the Mercure Magic and Death teams stand out among the rest.

With Mercure teams excelling in damage and Crowd Control while Death teams focus on survivability and clearing enemies through the Death debuff.

Magic Team

Front	Front	Front	Front	Back
Lina Healer	Mercure Magic Flux Flex Slot	Vanessa Biscuit Lania Debuffer/Immunity (Flex Slot)	Yu Shin Rin Flex Slot	Yeonhee Damage Dealer

For Magic teams, Mercure is highly recommended for his Magic Flux effect, which can easily carry your team through early Nightmare stages. Note that Mercure requires three Magic-type allies to activate Magic Flux.

Physical Team

Front	Front	Front	Front	Back
Evan Tank	Yui Healer	Eileene Kagura Crowd Control/Buffer	Biscuit Ace Feng Yan Debuffer/Immunity (Flex Slot)	Teo Kyle Damage Dealer

For Physical-centric teams, Kyle, Teo,or Klahan are recommended as primary damage dealers due to their high damage output. Kagura and Eileene complement them well by providing strong damage buffs and applying Crowd Control effects to enemies.

Death Team

Front	Front	Front	Front	Back
Evan Rudy Platin Tank	Yui Alice Lina Healer	Eileene Kagura Yu Shin Crowd Control	Knox Aquila Inflict Death Death Support	Kris Inflict Death

When using a Death Team, prioritize survivability over damage. The Death debuff will automatically defeat enemies after 3 turns or once they reach 2 stacks, making endurance the key to victory.

While Knox and Aquila can be used together, it’s generally better to choose one. Knox boosts Death Effect success rates for consistency, while Aquila enhances survivability with Link and shortens Death Turn count for faster clears.

Strategy & Tips

Li is Highly Recommended

Li offers a wide range of utility that greatly improves survivability in Nightmare 4-30. When timed correctly, he can bait both Paralysis Skill onto himself, allowing your team to continue dealing damage. He also counters and self-heals, further enhancing his durability in tough battles.

Tanking is not Recommended

Directly tanking Snipper’s Death Sentence is not recommended, as it can deal around 15–20k damage when blocked and up to 30–40k when unblocked, often enough to one-shot most Heroes.

Immunities for Wave 2

For Wave 2 of 9-30, having Freeze Immunity is required to ensure your team can act and deal damage to the enemies. While Effect Resistance or Debuff Removal can help counter this, both methods are unreliable and require multiple team slots, making them less efficient options.

Additional Effects

On top of the usual skill effects, enemies in Nightmare Mode will also have additional effects. In Wave 1, Snipper deals greatly increased damage capable of one-shotting most heroes, while Wave 2 features enemies with a 100% Freeze chance, making Freeze Immunity essential.

Crowd Control is Effective

Instead of taunting enemies, you can bring heroes with AoE Crowd Control to stop them from applying Freezing or one-shoting your team. This strategy provides more team flexibility and helps minimize damage taken. Additionally, enemies have 29% Effect Resistance, you should have enough Effect Hit Rate to ensure they land their Crowd Control Effects.

HP Alteration

Inflicting HP Alteration is an effective way to deal damage, as it sets enemies' HP to a fixed threshold, ignoring both their HP and defense. Platin stands out as a strong option for this role, serving as both a tank and a source of HP Alteration. This effect also ignores All Damage Immunity, allowing you to use this effect while the buff is active.

Death Teams

If you have Kris, running a Death Team is a strong alternative. This setup lets you bypass enemy mechanics and stats entirely by instantly defeating them after 3 turns or once 2 stacks of Death are applied.

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Enhance Hero Skills

Enhance your heroes' skills, prioritizing tanks and healers to boost their effectiveness and utility. Skill Enhancement materials can be obtained from Story Event rewards, the Shop, and the Infinite Tower.

Use Protective Formation

Protective Formation is the recommended setup for Nightmare 9-30. At Level 20, it boosts Back Row heroes' Attack by 26% and grants Front Row supports and healers a 6.5% Defense increase. Other formations can also work but require more investments into your characters and gear.

Tips!	Make sure to enhance the formation level for increased back row and front row effect. The higher the Formation level, the better.

Ultimate Enhance Your Team

If you have an Ultimate Enhancement Material, Leah, or spare Fusion fodder, it’s worth investing in adding a weapon slot to your strongest 6★ Legendary DPS or an armor slot to other team members. Nightmare 9-30 is extremely difficult without Ultimate Enhancements, so make sure your core heroes are at least fully enhanced to maximize their survivability and damage output.

Ruby Farm for Fusion Fodder

Once 14-1 or Nightmare 1-1 becomes available, players should begin Ruby Farming to gather enough fodder for fully Ultimate Enhancing their team. This greatly improves survivability and makes clearing stages much easier.

Use Skill Queue

Auto Skills offer convenience, but they don't always select the optimal skills in critical situations. It's best to use the Skill Queue to start with a buff, then monitor combat and manually activate skills as needed.

Tips!	Strategically, queue buffs first, such as 'Shield', then use priority skills manually to gain the upper hand.

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