Player versus Environment | Game basics and exploration Neverwinter Guide

Last update: 11 May 2016

Player versus Environment (PvE) is what you will probably do most of the time (at least while leveling), it's fight with foes, questing, exploration, dungeons, skirmishes and other activities involving fighting non-player foes.

Dungeons

Basic form of more advanced gameplay is dungeon, 5-player location with main boss at the and few additional along the way (required to kill or no). Dungeons require group of well organized players, in most cases healer and tank are needed to complete them.

You can enter a dungeon from a map or using queue system (default "K" key) in Landing Page. Queue automatically assigns you to group or other players seeking party. You will only have few dungeons appropriate to your level available in queue (for example you will have option to join Clock Tower on levels 14-20).

After reaching max level you will have only few hardest dungeons available and heroic versions of all dungeons, ability to join queue for those is based on your Gear Score.

Level	Queue level range	Gear Score required	Name	Map with entrance to dungeon
16	14-20	5700	The Cloak Tower	Tower District
25	21-30	5700	Cragmire Crypts	Blackdagger Ruins
32	30-35	6800	Lair of the Mad Dragon	Helm's Hold
38	35-39	6800	Throne of Idris	Ebon Downs
41	38-43	6800	Grey Wolf Den	Vellosk
42	45-46	8300	Lair of the Pirate King	Pirates' Skyhold
49	46-50	8300	Icespire's Frozen Heart	Icespire Peak
52	49-53	8300	Spellplague Caverns	The Chasm
55	52-56	8300	Temple of the Spider	Rothé Valley
59	56-60	8300	Caverns of Karrundax	Whispering Caverns
60	60	8300	Dread Vault
60+	60	9200	Into the Never

Skirmish

Skirmishes are similar to dungeons, average Skirmish however is shorter and takes place outdoor. You will have to breach enemy defenses or defeat waves of foes storming your position.

You can join skirmish from Landing Page, there is no option to enter it from map.

Level	Queue	Name
8	6-11	Blacklake Terror!
13	12-19	Orc Assault!
23	20-28	Storming the Keep
31	29-33	Straight to Helm
36	34-37	Defend the Temple
39	38-41	Pit Fight
44	42-45	Garrundar the Vile
47	46-48	Storm Front
51	49-51	Gate Crashers
54	52-55	Defend the Village
55	55-57	Battle for the Bridge
59	58-60	Aberrant Assault