Crystal Braiding is a crafting resource in Horizon Forbidden West. It is used to craft Berserk Hunter Arrows, Targeting Hunter Arrows, Staggerbeams, and Shieldwires. Item Description: An exquisite, twinkling array of intertwined machine nerves. Crystal Braiding Location: Bought from some late-game Hunter Merchants, for example the one in Thornmarsh. Dropped by machines with Stealth Generators, Force Loaders, Gravity […]

Welcome to the Horizon Forbidden West Wiki & Strategy Guide (aka Horizon II Forbidden West, Horizon 2 Forbidden West, HFW, HZW, HZFW). This hub page contains links to all Horizon Forbidden West guides, quest walkthroughs, collectibles and general game info. Everything you’ll need for 100% game completion in Horizon Forbidden West is included in this Strategy Guide! Developer: […]

Here you can find a full Horizon Forbidden West Walkthrough with a complete Quest List. Horizon Forbidden West has 17 Main Story Quests. A thorough playthrough will take 30 hours on Normal Difficulty including cutscenes and some side exploration. Playing on the lowest difficulty and focusing on only the Main Story Quests will take about 20 hours including dialogues. Going […]

Horizon Forbidden West contains 28 Side Quests and 20 Errands. They are marked by green exclamation points “(!)” on the map. This page has guides and locations for all Side Quests and Errands in the game with their unlock requirements and rewards. Errands are shorter versions of Side Quests. The game divides normal Side Quests and shorter Errands […]

Horizon Forbidden West has 43 Machine Locations. This guide shows where to find every machine. Scanning and killing all Machines unlocks the following 5 trophies: All Machine Types Scanned  All Acquisition Machines Killed  All Recon Machines Killed  All Combat Machines Killed  All Transport Machines Killed  Missables Warning: Specter & Specter Prime are missable. They are quest-related. They have no […]

Horizon Forbidden West has 10 different weapon types. This guide shows all weapon locations (how to get all weapons). The weapon types are: Spear, Hunter Bow, Warrior Bow, Sharpshot Bow, Blastslings, Tripcaster, Ropecaster, Shredder Gauntlet, Spike Thrower, Boltblaster. Each weapon class has several weapons ranging from uncommon rarity (green) to legendary (orange). Each weapon has […]

Horizon Forbidden West has 7 different outfit types, basically the armor in the game. This guide shows all outfit locations (how to get all armor pieces). The outfit armor types are: Warrior, Trapper, Hunter, Survivor, Infiltrator, Machine Master. Each outfit class is tied to one of the skill trees. It’s best to use an outfit for the skills you use most […]

Horizon Forbidden West (HZFW) has 12 Hunting Ground Trials. This walkthrough will guide you through each trial with a perfect “full stripes” score. There are 4 Hunting Grounds with 3 Trials each. There are 3 achievable grades: Quarter Stripes (Bronze), Half Stripes (Silver), Full Stripes (Gold). For the trophy “Obtained 3 Stripes at All Hunting […]

Horizon Forbidden West (HZFW) has 15 Melee Pit Challenges. This walkthrough will guide you through each challenge. Winning all Melee Pit Challenges is required to fight the Tenakth melee master known as the Enduring. Defeating the melee master also unlocks “The Enduring” trophy. The 15 Challenges are scattered across 4 different Melee Pit Locations. Each Pit has between 3-5 […]