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.

The Burning Blooms Quest Information

General Info

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.

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

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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