Complete Dreadsail Reef Guide for ESO

The Complete Guide to vDSR (Dreadsail Reef) in Elder Scrolls Online High Isle, Including dreadsail Reef Hardmodes.

Table of contents

11 Chapters

Trash Fights in Dreadsail Reef

Chapter 9 / 11

Trash Before Boss 1

Trash Packs before First Boss in Dreadsail ReefPack 1Beach entrance

  • Keelcutter
  • Swashbuckler

Pack 2

First wooden arch

  • Keelcutter
  • Swashbuckler
  • Reef Viper

Pack 3

Left, on siege engines

  • Swashbuckler
  • Serpent Caller

Pack 4

Second wooden arch

  • Swashbuckler
  • Swashbuckler
  • Reef Viper

Pack 5

Upstairs plateau

  • Ranger (same as Sharpshooter) (left)
  • Ranger (same as Sharpshooter) (right)

Trash Before Boss 2

Trash packs before second boss in Dreadsail ReefPack 1Path to the Poison Side

  • Brewmaster
  • Coral Drift Bear

Pack 2

Path to the Lightning Side

  • Keelcutter
  • Harpies

Pack 3

Neutral Enemies

  • These enemies will not aggro unless someone attacks them.
  • There’s an NPC next to a device near the door to the second boss that will grant you the Secret buffs if you have collected the 5 hidden runes.

Secret Buffs

Poison Side

Symbols on the map are sets of three levers.

Pack 1a

  • Serpent Caller
  • Coral Crab Broodlord
  • Coral Crab Broodmother

Pack 1b

  • small adds

Pack 2a

  • small adds

Pack 2b

  • Serpent Caller
  • Brewmaster
  • Coral Drift Bear

Pack 3a

  • small adds

Pack 3b

  • Brewmaster
  • Serpent Caller
  • Sharpshooter

Lightning Side

Harpies on this side have a heavy attack that kills DDs. 

Pack 1

  • Serpent Caller

Pack 2

  • Brewmaster
  • Serpent Caller

Pack 3

  • Serpent Caller (front)
  • Brewmaster (right, corner bridge)
  • Swashbuckler (far left)

Trash Before Final Boss

Pack 1

  • Brewmaster
  • Overseer

Pack 2

  • Brewmaster (roams to pack 1?)
  • Swashbuckler (roams to pack 1?)
  • Keelcutter (drops from the sky)

Note: Depending on the small adds roaming, Pack 2 may be automatically pulled with Pack 1 automatically - watch out!

Pack 3

  • Keelcutter
  • Overseer
  • Sharpshooter (can cast before pull: interrupt)

Pack 4

  • Serpent Caller
  • Serpent Caller
  • Serpent Caller (left)

Pack 5

  • Swashbuckler

Pack 6a

Pulls together 6a+6b

  • Overseer
  • Keelcutter
  • Swashbuckler #1 (roams)/ (depending on roaming position)
  • Sharpshooter  pulls as going down, taunts at circular carpet

Pack 6b:

  • Serpent Caller
  • Brewmaster
  • Swashbuckler 2

Last pack 6b, point of view from the door before Tideborn Taleria to know how the right side behaves for the difficult trash pull: