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Harlan Sweete Guide
Harlan Sweete in Freehold, quoted from the Adventure Guide. Database holds the raw abilities and the full loot table.
30-second TL;DR
Adventure Guide says
- Harlan Sweete rolls his magically loaded dice at 60% and 30% health remaining, gaining advantages via Loaded Dice: All Hands!
- and Loaded Dice: Man-O-War.
- Stages named in the Adventure Guide: Loaded Dice.
- Tanks: Defeat or otherwise prevent Irontide Grenadiers from reaching their targets to avoid the effects of Black Powder Bomb.
- Healers: Allies afflicted withCannon Barrage can take heavy damage, keep them healed!
- Damage dealers: Defeat or otherwise prevent Irontide Grenadiers from reaching their targets to avoid the effects of Black Powder Bomb.
Overview
Adventure Guide says
Harlan Sweete rolls his magically loaded dice at 60% and 30% health remaining, gaining advantages via Loaded Dice: All Hands! and Loaded Dice: Man-O-War.
- Defeat or otherwise prevent Irontide Grenadiers from reaching their targets to avoid the effects of Black Powder Bomb.
- Stand behind Harlan Sweet to avoid taking damage from Swiftwind Saber - until he's empowered by Loaded Dice: All Hands!.
- Allies afflicted withCannon Barrage can take heavy damage, keep them healed!
- Defeat or otherwise prevent Irontide Grenadiers from reaching their targets to avoid the effects of Black Powder Bomb.
Encounter phases
Adventure Guide says
- Loaded Dice Harlan Sweete rolls his magically loaded dice at 60% and 30% health remaining, gaining an advantage in combat.
Tank mechanics
Adventure Guide says
- Defeat or otherwise prevent Irontide Grenadiers from reaching their targets to avoid the effects of Black Powder Bomb.
Healer mechanics
Adventure Guide says
- Allies afflicted withCannon Barrage can take heavy damage, keep them healed!
DPS mechanics
Adventure Guide says
- Defeat or otherwise prevent Irontide Grenadiers from reaching their targets to avoid the effects of Black Powder Bomb.
- Stand behind Harlan Sweet to avoid taking damage from Swiftwind Saber - until he's empowered by Loaded Dice: All Hands!.
Boss abilities
Loaded Dice: All Hands!
Swiftwind Saber
Cannon Barrage
Whirling Dagger
Avast, ye!Loot
Every name is a TheWoWDB item page. Hover the row for the first-party tooltip.
Sharkbait's Favorite Crackers
Bloody Tideturner
Gaping Maw ShoulderguardGaping Maw Shoulderguard
Gold-Tasseled EpauletsGold-Tasseled Epaulets
Harlan's Loaded Dice
Irontide Captain's HatIrontide Captain's HatLockjaw ShoulderplateLockjaw Shoulderplate
Ruffled Poet BlouseRuffled Poet Blouse
Sea-Brawler's GreathelmSea-Brawler's Greathelm
Smartly Plumed CapSmartly Plumed Cap
Sweete's Jeweled HeadgearSweete's Jeweled Headgear
Stolen Ironforge SeatMounts, toys, achievements, transmog
Only rows the journal loot table or an achievement title can prove for this encounter.
Mounts
Achievements
Entrance and instance
Freehold is a dungeon in the Adventure Guide. See the Freehold database page for the raw journal, map, and loot grid. This guide does not invent coordinates or a walking path.
Related bosses
Player strategy
This page quotes the Adventure Guide. It does not add player strategy such as positioning, assignments, stack or spread calls, or cooldown timings unless that sentence is already in the journal.
Questions
What does the Adventure Guide say about Harlan Sweete?
Harlan Sweete rolls his magically loaded dice at 60% and 30% health remaining, gaining advantages via Loaded Dice: All Hands!
How many abilities does Harlan Sweete have?
The current datamine lists 7 named abilities on the Harlan Sweete encounter.
What does Harlan Sweete drop?
The Adventure Guide lists 20 drops. Each name links to its TheWoWDB item page. The full table also lives on the Freehold database page.
Does Harlan Sweete change on Heroic or Mythic?
The current Adventure Guide text for this encounter does not include separate Heroic or Mythic sentences we can quote. If a later client build adds them, they appear here automatically.
Does Harlan Sweete drop a mount?
The journal loot table includes Sharkbait. Each links to its TheWoWDB mount page.
Where does this guide's text come from?
Quoted Adventure Guide sections come from TheWoWDB's retail datamine (client build 12.1.0.69587, ingested 2026-09-01). Player strategy such as positioning, assignments, and cooldown timings is omitted unless that sentence is already in the journal.
Source and build
This page quotes the Adventure Guide. It does not add player strategy such as positioning, assignments, stack or spread calls, or cooldown timings unless that sentence is already in the journal. Quoted sections come from TheWoWDB Adventure Guide datamine (client build 12.1.0.69587, ingested 2026-09-01). Ability names link to first-party spell pages. When a newer retail build is ingested, this page updates with it.