Dungeons & Dragons Online Hardcore Season 8 Scavenger Hunt

The list below features the quests discovered to have the optional Dragon's Hoard treasures and what character level they are in. Some quests have both a Heroic and Epic version, as indicated:

Note that quest areas in Hardcore have a lockout of +2 levels. This means if your character has more than 2 levels higher than the quest level, you cannot enter it. It should also be noted that this is not the final list of quests where the Dragon's Hoard chests might be found.

On that note, finding the optional paths to get the Dragon's Hoard is just the first part. Players still need to beat the boss enemies found at these locations. Given that the Dungeons & Dragons Online Hardcore server features perma-death, survival is of the utmost importance. And the current Hardcore Season makes this second part more difficult, as mobs will have additional magical resistance and elemental spell power than their regular counterparts.

Plus, Kobolds and Dragons will have double the bonuses. These enemies tend to throw Lightning Bolts and Fire Breath at pesky adventurers, so get your Reflex saves as high as you can!

The rewards for Hardcore Season 8 of Dungeons & Dragons Online are as follows:

Unlike previous Hardcore seasons on DDO, there is no special reward for reaching 5000 Favor. Instead, the treasure hunt for the Dragon's Hoard effectively replaces it. On that note, the exact reward for turning in the required 7 treasures has not been specified, although there are speculations that it is Golden Footprints (similar to the Blood Red Footprints cosmetic).

Once a character reaches the capstones required, they can claim their Hardcore season rewards via the special NPC found at the Hall of Heroes, The Grotto, Shipwreck Shore, or in Korthos Village. For this season, the NPC is Zazerbaxk, the Not Yet Terrible.

At the end of DDO Hardcore Season 8, two leaderboards will be permanently added to the Hall of Heroes. One leaderboard will identify the top 100 characters who gained the highest total Favor. The other leaderboard will indicate the top 100 characters who accumulated the highest Reaper XP. Note that the character must survive to the end of the Hardcore season. If they die prior to it, they will be removed from the leaderboard tracking.

For more details about the Dungeons & Dragons Online Hardcore Season 8, check the official DDO website. Hardcore Season 8 - The Dragon's Hoard will run until 9:00 AM EST July 19, 2023.