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The Specter, a type of boss machine, is an enemy in the Cradle of Echoes quest in Horizon Forbidden West. Read on to learn Specter's weaknesses and how you can exploit them.
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Description | A highly-advanced mobile combat drone. Its gold armor-like plates can morph into highly lethal weapons and can gravitationally reattach when torn off. |
Cauldron Override | N/A |
Type | Combat |
Class | Midweight |
Weak Against | |
Strong Against |
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Detachable - Component can be detached with Tear damage. Attack Removal - Disables an attack if detached or destroyed. Persists When Killed - Component is not destroyed when the machine is killed. Useable Weapon - Drops a usable weapon or shield if detached. |
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Explosive - Component explodes when destroyed Persists When Killed - Component is not destroyed when the machine is killed. Contains Resources if Intact - Leave components on the machine to gain valuable resources. |
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Detachable - Component can be detached with Tear damage. Contains Valuable Resources - Tear off component to loot valuable resources. Destroyed when Killed - Component is destroyed if not detached. |
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Indestructible - Component cannot be destroyed. Ability Removal - Disables an ability if detached or destroyed. |
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Detachable - Component can be detached with Tear Damage. Ability Removal -Disables an ability if detached or destroyed. Contains Valuable Resources - Tear off component to loot valuable resources. Destroyed When Killed - Component is destroyed if not detached. |
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Explosive - Component explodes when destroyed Persists When Killed - Component is not destroyed when the machine is killed. Contains Resources if Intact - Leave components on the machine to gain valuable resources. |
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Detachable - Component can be detached with Tear damage. Ability Removal - Disables an ability if detached or destroyed. Elemental Weak Spot - Component is vulnerable to elemental damage. |
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Weak Spot - Component is vulnerable to damage. Contains Valuable Resources - Tear off component to loot valuable resources. |
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Specters are heavily armored, including their weak spots. You can tear them down and expose them easily to attacks using Tear Precision Arrows from your Sharpshot Bow.
Aside from ripping their armors off, you can also take out some of their components to decrease their abilities and limit their ways of attacking you.
One of their weapon components is the Pulse Cannon. It's a usable heavy weapon with a high fire rate and damage. If you can take it out from the Specters, it can help you kill them faster.
Specters' Nano Plate component is weak against elemental attacks, such as Acid and Plasma damage. You can tag the Nano Plate using your Focus to know where to aim and then shoot it down using weapons with Acid and Plasma projectiles.
You can deal increased damage on the Specters if you hit their Control Nexus on their back. However, it will be hard to do on the first specter inside the facility, as it focuses only on you. You can do it on the one outside as you can sneak through it using the bushes.
It will also drop a Luminous Brainstem, one of the rarest items used for upgrading if you managed to tear it off from their back.
Specters only appear in certain Main Quests and do not appear regularly in the overworld. |
List of All Enemy Machines
## Machine Types
Acquisition | Combat | Recon | Transport |
How to Beat Specters: Boss Fight Guide
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