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

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Cradle of Echoes Overview

Basic Information

Cradle of Echoes
Description GAIA has picked up a distress signal, seemingly sent by ELEUTHIA - another of her missing subordinate functions. With help from Erend and Varl, Aloy must investigate.
Rewards ・15000 XP
・2 Skill Points
Recommended Level 20

Cradle of Echoes Walkthrough

Objectives
1 Horizon Forbidden West - Cradle of Echoes -Examine the Zenith
・Talk to Varl
・Examine the Zenith's Corpse
・Investigate the Battlefield

On the battlefield, scan and examine the Specter with the triangle button. Look up and to the left and you'll see a ledge with a path you can walk up – to the right, you can find a Corpse and a Charred Weapon to examine, and to the left, you'll find a set of Camping Gear to examine.
2 Horizon Forbidden West - Cradle of Echoes - Examine Central Processor
・Return to Erend
・Talk to Varl
・Examine the Central Processor
・Search the Facility for the Asset

Continue into the facility and go along the path. You'll find a door in the location shown, at the far side of the large room on the end.
3 Horizon Forbidden West - Cradle of Echoes - Code
・Examine the Console
・Enter the Code

In the next room, you'll find a terminal which requires a code. The code is 237.
The code can be found listed in the Text Datapoint called Distress Signal. Check Notebook > Datapoints to find it.
4 Horizon Forbidden West - Cradle of Echoes - Specter inside Building
・Prepare for Battle
・Kill the Specter

The Specter will appear suddenly, so you'll just need to wait for it. Craft the materials you'll need and fill up your medicine pouch before the battle.
The Specter is weak to Acid damage, so shooting it with Acid Arrows until it hits the limit can temporarily leave it vulnerable.
5 Horizon Forbidden West - Cradle of Echoes - Examine Weapon
・Examine the Weapon
After the battle, exit the facility by the same way you came in. Outside, you'll fight another Specter, so prepare now before you go outside. The Specter will not see you at first, so try to sneak behind it and target its Control Nexus.
Behind the Specter and to the right, you can find a Ravager corpse. You can knock off its Ravager Cannon to use in the battle.
6 Horizon Forbidden West - Cradle of Echoes - Return to Base
・Return to the Base
・Talk to Varl and the Clone
・Talk to GAIA

In the Base, complete the conversation objectives to finish the Quest.

▸Next Quest: The Sea of Sands

Tips and Strategies

Aim for the Specter's Control Nexus

Horizon Forbidden West - Cradle of Echoes - Control Nexus
The Specter's weak spot is a small structure on its back called the Control Nexus – if you can target it from behind, this structure will be unguarded and vulnerable to attacks. It can also be targeted from its underside if you get a good angle on it.

If you succeed at tearing off the Control Nexus, you also have a chance of obtaining a Luminous Brainstem, one of the rarest upgrade materials in the game.

Use Ravager Cannon

Horizon Forbidden West - Cradle of Echoes - Ravager Cannon
You can tear off a Ravager Cannon from a Ravager corpse on the right side where you sneak up to the Specter. You can shoot it with arrows or your spear to remove it. Use it then to target the Specter's Control Nexus to wither down the Specter's health in just a short time.

Boss Strategy Guide

Specter

Horizon Forbidden West - Specter

How to Beat Specter - Key Points

  • Tear off its armors and components.
  • Target the Control Nexus.
  • Nano Plate component is weak against Acid and Plasma.
  • Remove and use the Pulse Cannon.

How to Beat Specters: Boss Fight Guide

Horizon Forbidden West Quests

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List of All Main Quests

No. Quest
1 Reach for the Stars
2 The Point of the Lance
3 To the Brink
4 The Embassy
5 Death's Door
6 The Dying Lands
7 The Eye of the Earth
8 The Broken Sky
9 The Kulrut
10 Cradle of Echoes
11 The Sea of Sands
12 Seeds of the Past
13 Faro's Tomb
14 Gemini
15 All That Remains
16 The Wings of the Ten
17 Singularity

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