Dungeon · 4 players · Bangkorai · Base game
Blackheart Haven
VetEasyHMEasy
Captain Blackheart's pirate island. Three bosses (Atarus, Roost Mother, Captain Blackheart) and three minibosses. Lots of trash; pirate disguises at the start let you sneak past some of it.
- Pirate Disguises are in baskets early in the dungeon (outside). Wearing one avoids much of the early trash, but dogs still see through it, and so does Iron-Heel.
- Hollow Heart (wraith miniboss): tank and spank. Tank faces it toward the door; everyone else stays behind it out of the frost tornadoes (they root).
- Roost Mother is optional for the dungeon but required for the pledge. First Mate Wavecutter is optional for both.
- Hard mode: veteran only, read the Scroll of Glorious Battle before Captain Blackheart. A full wipe turns it off.
- Trash comes in big packs. In the jungle, watch for harpies overhead.
Iron-Heel
Miniboss☠ Wipe mechanic
- Iron Heel kick: a fast spin-kick on a random player with a big knockback. Keep your back to a wall, never to the doorway or the platform edge, or you get kicked off the cliff.
Tank
- Pull the outside adds into the room and hold him against a wall.
- Block Crushing Blow (heavy, knockback).
DPS
- Step out of Berserker Frenzy (red circle spin), then back in.
Healer
👁 Watch for
- Argonian pirate. Almost no wind-up on the kick.
More detail
Optional, but killing him makes the haven door easier. The only danger is being kicked off the platform outside.
Atarus
BossTank
- Keep him central and face him away: Projectile Vomit is a green cone.
DPS
- Step aside from Tackle, a charge along a red rectangle (knockdown). Regroup after he stops.
- Step out of Quaking Stomp (red circle) and the stew puddles (snare).
- Burst near 20%: he grows huge and heals back up (Monstrous Growth). High DPS can kill him before it completes.
Healer
👁 Watch for
- Giant ogrim cook by a stew pot. Drums his chest and glows green = growth phase; afterwards his AoEs are bigger.
More detail
Easy if you keep your own space. Expect a second wind when he grows; his AoEs get larger, not stronger.
Not fully confirmed:
- Growth threshold: UESP says about 20% HP, healing to about 60%. Xynode says 30% or lower, healing to 50%.
First Mate Wavecutter
Miniboss☠ Wipe mechanic
- Forking Bolt: purple glow in her hands, then a heavy magic bolt at every player. Interrupt it. Missed interrupts can one-shot low-resist players.
Tank
- Hold her still; chain in the harpies. Block Crushing Blow (heavy, knockdown).
DPS
- Step out of her Whirlwind (small red circle).
Healer
👁 Watch for
- Orc assassin. Purple-glowing hands = interrupt now.
More detail
Optional. Easy if someone always interrupts the bolt; a wipe machine if nobody does.
Not fully confirmed:
- Xynode calls the bolt 'Shadow Volley' and says it can one-shot. UESP calls it Forking Bolt with 'high' damage.
Roost Mother
BossTank
- Keep taunt and face her away: Breathe Flame is a big red cone.
- She teleports often (Daedric Step). Re-grab her each time.
DPS
- Never stand in front of her. Raven Storm is a line of flaming ravens with no red indicator.
- Fiery Sacrifice: she breathes fire upward and ravens land where you were standing. Hold still until the circles appear, then step out. Running scatters the circles everywhere.
Healer
👁 Watch for
- Hagraven in a cloud of crows. Fire breathed into the sky = falling ravens.
More detail
Footwork and patience. Regroup behind her after each teleport and don't panic-run during the falling ravens.
Captain Blackheart
Final bossTank
- Tank him where he spawns, your back to the water. Keep chaining in the skeletons he keeps summoning (the ranged ones hug the water).
DPS
- AoE the skeletons on him. They have low health but hit hard if left alone.
- Step out of Cleave (he crouches and spins, red circle).
Healer
- If you are the skeleton, nobody gets heals: DPS should slot a self-heal or shield.
👁 Watch for
- Skeleton pirate captain from the water. Polymorph Skeleton: he teleports to a player, knocks them down and turns them into a skeleton.
↯ Alternatives
- Werewolf form makes you immune to the skeleton curse (UESP).
Hard mode · veteran only
Activate: Veteran only. Read the Scroll of Glorious Battle before engaging him. A full wipe turns it off (achievement 'Thoroughly Plundered').
- More health and more damage. No new mechanics.
More detail
Low-health finale. Every so often a random player becomes a skeleton and can only light or heavy attack (heavy is a damaging breath). If it's the tank, nobody holds aggro: don't run, just block.
Not fully confirmed:
- Xynode says the skeleton curse lasts 30 seconds and up to 6 skeletons spawn at a time. UESP gives no numbers.
- Exact spot of the Scroll of Glorious Battle not confirmed. UESP's general rule: on the floor near the final boss arena.