All Cauldron Locations and How to Beat

This is a guide on how to clear all Cauldrons in Horizon Forbidden West. For details on the location of each Cauldron, walkthroughs on how to beat each Cauldron, and which overrides they unlock for machines, read on.

All Cauldron Locations

Full Map of Cauldrons

Cauldron: TAU

Location

How to Beat

Cauldron TAU is actually a story required Main Quest. For a full walkthrough on how to clear Cauldron TAU, check out the guide below.

Cauldron TAU Walkthrough

TAU Override Machines

• Plowhorn - Requires Crafting: 3 Plowhorn Horns, 1 Plowhorn Primary Nerve
• Bristleback
• Grimhorn

Note: Some Machine Overrides Must be Crafted at the Fabrication Terminal in the Base. Apex variants of Machines cannot be overriden.

Cauldron: MU

Location

How to Beat

Cauldron MU Walkthrough

MU Override Machines

• Burrower
• Scrounger
• Grazer
• Scrapper - Requires Crafting: 2 Scrapper Radars, 1 Scrapper Primary Nerve
• Fanghorn - Requires Crafting: 3 Fanghorn Antlers, 1 Fanghorn Primary Nerve
• Widemaw - Requires Crafting: 2 Widemaw Tusks, 1 Widemaw Primary Nerve

Note: Some Machine Overrides Must be Crafted at the Fabrication Terminal in the Base. Apex variants of Machines cannot be overriden.

Cauldron: GEMINI

Location

How to Beat

Similar to Cauldron TAU, Cauldron GEMINI is a story required Main Quest. For a full guide on how to beat Cauldron GEMINI, check out the guide below.

Cauldron GEMINI Walkthrough

GEMINI Overrides Machines

• Sunwing - Crafting Required: No Materials Needed

Note: Some Machine Overrides Must be Crafted at the Fabrication Terminal in the Base. Apex variants of Machines cannot be overriden.

Cauldron: IOTA

Location

How to Beat

Cauldron IOTA Walkthrough

IOTA Override Machines

• Leaplasher
• Glinthawk
• Lancehorn
• Longleg
• Clawstrider
• Skydrifter - Requires Crafting: 2 Skydrifter Razor Tails, 1 Skydrifter Primary Nerve
• Bellowback - Requires Crafting: 2 Bellowback Sac Webbing, 1 Bellowback Primary Nerve
• Ravager - Requires Crafting: 1 Ravager Circulator, 1 Ravager Primary Nerve
• Snapmaw - Requires Crafting: 2 Snapmaw Sac Webbings, 1 Snapmaw Primary Nerve
• Rollerback - Requires Crafting: 2 Rollerback Hammer Tail, 1 Rollerback Primary Nerve

Note: Some Machine Overrides Must be Crafted at the Fabrication Terminal in the Base. Apex variants of Machines cannot be overriden.

Cauldron: CHI

Location

How to Beat

Cauldron CHI Walkthrough

CHI Override Machines

• Spikesnout - Requires Crafting: 2 Spikesnout Sac Webbing, 1 Spikesnout Primary Nerve
• Redeye Watcher
• Stalker - Requires Crafting - 3 Stalker Stealth Generators, 1 Stalker Primary Nerve
• Clamberjaw
• Behemoth
• Shellsnapper - Requires Crafting: 4 Shellsnapper Shell Bolts, 1 Shellsnapper Primary Nerve
• Frostclaw
• Scorcher - Requires Crafting: 3 Scorcher Scanning Ears, 1 Scorcher Primary Nerve
• Fireclaw - Requires Crafting: 2 Fireclaw Sac Webbing, 1 Fireclaw Primary Nerve

Note: Some Machine Overrides Must be Crafted at the Fabrication Terminal in the Base. Apex variants of Machines cannot be overriden.

Cauldron: KAPPA

Location

How to Beat

Cauldron KAPPA Walkthrough

KAPPA Override Machines

• Rockbreaker
• Tideripper
• Tremortusk
• Stormbird
• Thunderjaw - Requires Crafting: 2 Thunderjaw Tails, 1 Thunderjaw Primary Nerve
• Slitherfang - Requires Crafting: 3 Slitherfang Earthgrinders, 1 Slitherfang Primary Nerve
• Dreadwing - Requires Crafting: 3 Dreadwing Metal Fangs, 1 Dreadwing Primary Nerve
• Slaughterspine - Requirs Crafting: 2 Slaughterspine Circulators, 1 Slaughterspine Primary Nerve

Note: Some Machine Overrides Must be Crafted at the Fabrication Terminal in the Base. Apex variants of Machines cannot be overriden.

Cauldron Rewards

Unlock Overrides for Machines

Completing Cauldrons will unlock the ability to override a specific set of Machines. Overriding Machines allows Aloy to turn Machines to her side temporarily, and even ride a certain set of Mountable Machines.

How to Override Machines

One Silver and One Bronze Trophy

	All Cores Overridden
	Reached the Core of every Cauldron and accessed their information.
	First Core Overridden
	Reached the Core of a Cauldron and accessed its information.

Two of the game's Trophies, All Cores Overridden and First Core Overridden, require completion of Cauldrons.

Trophy List and How to Unlock

No Specific Reward for Completing all Cauldrons

Other than the Silver Trophy listed above, there's no bonus reward for unlock for completing all the Cauldrons, aside from having the complete set of overrides at your disposal.

Horizon Forbidden West Related Guides

List of All Quests

List of All Quest Types