How to beat Nightmare: Kelpie in Wuthering Waves - Boss location, rewards, and more

The Nightmare: Kelpie in Wuthering Waves is a new world boss that you will be able to farm once you reach Septimont. Similar to other Nightmare Tacet enemies, it gives you a powerful 4-Cost echo that you will be able to use while building characters. The Nightmare: Kelpie is part of the Windward Pilgrimage set, which you will need to build Cartethyia in Wuthering Waves.

This article will go over how to defeat Nightmare: Kelpie in Wuthering Waves.

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Nightmare: Kelpie boss location in Wuthering Waves

Location (Image via Kuro Games)

The Nightmare: Kelpie boss can be found in the Mournfell Canyon region of the new Septimont map. It is located north of the main city and to the east of the coliseum, where you fight the Lioness of Glory in Wuthering Waves. Take the Mournfell Canyon Resonance Nexus to reach the area.

While you will find the arena to be filled with water, do not fret, as you will be able to walk on the surface. Approaching the center of the lake will summon the Nightmare: Kelpie boss.

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Tips to defeat Nightmare: Kelpie in Wuthering Waves

The boss fight (Image via Kuro Games)

Here are a few tips and tricks to take down the Nightmare: Kelpie in Wuthering Waves.

• The boss will start the fight with either a ranged attack that will send a wave toward you or by plunging at you. Side-step or dodge to avoid damage.
• Keep an eye out when the boss jumps away, as it will unleash a ranged slash attack as soon as it lands at a distance.
• Parry the golden attacks to deplete the boss's stagger meter and stun it.
• The boss can attack you from below. Keep an eye out for circular patterns appearing on the floor, which you will be able to dodge easily.
• Staggering the boss will leave it stunned. You will be able to deal more damage, so it is ideal to use ultimates and other powerful abilities during this stage to deplete the Kelpie's health bar quickly.

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Team recommendations

You can use the following team to defeat the Nightmare: Kelpie boss.

• Carlotta, Zezhi, Shorekeeper
• Ciaccona, Cartethyia, Aero Rover
• Xiangli Yao, Yinlin, Shorekeeper
• Changli, Brant, Shorekeeper

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Rewards for defeating Nightmare: Kelpie in Wuthering Waves

You will obtain the following items for defeating the Nightmare: Kelpie in Wuthering Waves.

• 20x Astrites (First-time only)
• Nightmare: Kelpie Echo

The stats are randomized each time, so you will have to defeat the boss a few times to get the ideal piece you are looking for.