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The Burning Blooms Side Quest Walkthrough: Spinebreak Door Code

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This guide will show you how to complete the The Burning Blooms, a Side Quest in Horizon Forbidden West (HFW). Read on to learn the quest objectives, strategies, location, and rewards for completing the The Burning Blooms Side Quest.

List of Contents

The Burning Blooms Quest Information
How to Unlock The Burning Blooms and Location
The Burning Blooms Walkthrough
How to Open the Spinebreak Door
Tips and Strategies
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The Burning Blooms Quest Information

General Info

The Burning Blooms
Quest Giver	Mian
Description	A Carja Huntress was spotted roaming the wilds in No Man's Land. Could it be an old friend?
Rewards	・4125 XP ・2 Skill Points ・1 Carja Shadow
Recommended Level	15

How to Unlock The Burning Blooms and Location

Complete Death's Door and Talk to Mian

To unlock this side quest, you need to complete the Death's Door main quest.

The Burning Blooms Location

Begin the side quest by talking to Mian.

The Burning Blooms Location

Map Location

World Location

The Burning Blooms Walkthrough

How to Complete

	Objectives
1	Find the Carja Huntress Proceed to the marked location to find the Carja Huntress. A cutscene will trigger when you arrive.
2	Kill the Machines Kill the surrounding machines in the area in order to talk to Talanah.
3	Follow Talanah to the Burning Blooms Follow Talanah to reach your next obejctive. Examine the footprints to gain a new trail.
4	Talk to the Utaru Follow the trail until you meet an Utaru named Lel. He'll guide you to the next objective
5	Go to the Western Ridge Proceed to the new location called The Rot. There's a Shellsnapper on the way that you need to kill.
6	Investigate the Cave After killing the Shellsnapper, investigate the cave using your Focus to find a corpse hidden under the rubble to complete the side quest.

How to Open the Spinebreak Door

The Spinebreak door can be opened by acquiring a code from a Datapoint entitled The Other Side, which can be acquired in the Breaking Even side quest. The code is 2054, and inside is a vault filled with ancient items that can sell for Metal Shards.

Breaking Even Side Quest Guide

Tips and Strategies

Use Fire Arrows Against the Shellsnapper

Go to the Western Ridge

The Shellsnapper is a huge machine that has a very strong shield on top of its body. Use fire arrows to weaken it, and use the nearby explosive barrels to deal extra damage.

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List of All Quests

List of All Quest Types

Main Story
Story Walkthrough & Main Quests
Optional Quests
Side Quests	Errands
Salvage Contracts	Hunting Grounds
Rebel Camps	Relic Ruins
Tallnecks	Cauldrons
The Arena	Gauntlet Runs
Rebel Outposts	Melee Pits

List of All Side Quests

Side Quest	Level
Deep Trouble	Lv. 5
The Bristlebacks	Lv. 7
The Twilight Path	Lv. 7
Shadow of the Past	Lv. 7
Shadow in the West	Lv. 10
Drowned Hopes	Lv. 22
The Burning Blooms	Lv. 15
Need to Know	Lv. 25
The Roots that Bind	Lv. 15
A Tribe Apart	Lv. 15
The Promontory	Lv. 17
Thirst for the Hunt	Lv. 17
The Wound in the Sand	Lv. 19
The Gate of the Vanquished	Lv. 15
The Deluge	Lv. 15
Signal Spike	Lv. 16
Breaking Even	Lv. 18
A Soldier's March	Lv. 18
Blood for Blood	Lv. 19
The Second Verse	Lv. 25
The Valley of the Fallen	Lv. 28
The Way Home	Lv. 32
The Blood Choke	Lv. 27
Forbidden Legacy	Lv. 30
What Was Lost	Lv. 30
In the Fog	Lv. 20
Lofty Ambitions	Lv. 24
Boom or Bust	Lv. 24

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