The Dying Lands Walkthrough

The Dying Lands is one of the main quests in Horizon Forbidden West (HFW). Read on to see the detailed walkthrough, rewards, location, and tips for the The Dying Lands quest!

The Dying Lands Overview

Basic Information

The Dying Lands Walkthrough

Objectives
1	・Go to Plainsong ・Talk to Varl and Zo ・Meet Varl and Zo Outside the Chorus ・Follow Zo to the Cordon After riding to Plainsong and going through the dialogue sequences, you can simply follow Zo in the first action segment. Don't worry about fighting any of the machines yet.
2	・Kill the Machines You'll fight several Apex Scrappers and a Clawstrider. You can find a Ravager Cannon, a Heavy Weapon, on the ground here which will help in the battle.
3	・Explore the Sacred Cave Go into the cave and jump across to the ledge ahead. Enter the Cauldron and step on the triangular panel on the floor. When the spinning disc in front of you lights up, shoot it. Then, climb up the ladder above it. Do this for each of the two spinning discs above.
4	・Find a Way Up At the top, go to the opposite side, smash the window and climb in. Push the crate back through the window you came through. Push the crate onto the triangular panel, and then the shoot the two spinning discs ahead. Platform across, then stand on the triangular panel and shoot three more discs. Go across, and press R2 to override the network uplink.
5	・Override the Network Uplink Turn back and find another ledge you can jump to in order to climb up. At the top, you'll find another spot where you can override the network uplink. If you fall down here, you can use the three rising pillars next to the entrance to get back to the start of the room.
6	In the next room, glide to the triangular floor ahead. Climb up the ladder ahead and platform up until you find a ledge on the right close to the machines moving by. Hop onto one that comes by and grab onto it. You'll drop automatically at the end. Jump off the nearby ledge and Shieldwing down. Then, override the network uplink. Go into the door behind you and follow the path to the end, then override the network uplink on the door at the end.
7	・Kill the Grimhorn ・Override the Repair Bay Core Rappel down, then override the network uplink. You'll fight a Grimhorn and some other minor machines. Before overriding the network uplink, scan the Grimhorn inside the dome of light. You'll be able to check its weaknesses and tag it before the battle starts.

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Tips and Strategies

Keep Your Distance from the Grimhorn

The Grimhorn can spit fire which blasts for a surprisingly long distance. Even if you try to dodge or run away from it from a close range, you're going to get burned. Keep your distance from it and lob arrows to knock out its weak points.

Grimhorn Cluster Launchers

You can try to detach Grimhorn's Cluster Launchers and use them to help you out with battle. They will deal explosive damage that will allow you to remove Grimhorn's other components, lessening its way of attacking. You can also use them on the other enemy machines that will join in the battle.

Ravager Cannon

You can pick up the Ravager Cannon on the ground and use it to take out several Apex Scrappers and Clawstriders. However, make sure to get some distance first, as it needs a short time to charge to barrage your enemies with shocking bolts.

Boss Strategy Guide

Grimhorn

How to Beat Grimhorn - Key Points

• Detach Grimhorn Cluster Launchers and use them against it.
• Attack Components to stun Grimhorn.
• Place Blast Traps to destroy Grimhorn's horn.
• Keep some distance.

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