How to Beat Tideripper: Boss Fight Guide and Map Locations

The Tideripper, a type of boss machine, is an enemy in The Sea of Sands quest in Horizon Forbidden West. Read on to learn Tideripper's weaknesses and how you can exploit them as well as a full map of Tideripper Sites in the overworld.

Tideripper Basic Information

Tideripper
Description	A large and powerful acquisition machine that filters sediments for resources. Whether on land or in water, it weaponizes Purgewater for devastating attacks.
Cauldron Override	KAPPA Overrides
Type	Acquisition
Class	Heavyweight
Weak Against	Frost Damage Shock Damage
Strong Against	Fire Damage Purgewater Damage

Tideripper Components

Main Components

Component	Attributes
Body	None
Processing Capsule	Detachable - Component can be detached with Tear damage. Contains Valuable Resources - Tear off components to loot valuable resources. Destroyed when Killed - Component is destroyed if not detached.
Purgewater Cannon	Detachable - Component can be detached with Tear Damage. Attack Removal -Disables an attack if detached or destroyed. Contains Valuable Resource - Tear off component to loot valuable resoources Destroyed When Killed - Component is destroyed if not detached.
Purgewater Pouch	Explosive - Component explodes when destroyed Ability Removal - Disables an ability if detached or 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.
Heart	Indestructible - Component cannot be destroyed. Weak Spot - Component is vulnerable to damage.
Tail Canister	Detachable - Component can be detached with Tear damage. Contains Valuable Resources - Tear off components to loot valuable resources. Destroyed when Killed - Component is destroyed if not detached.
Chillwater Canister	Chain Reaction - Triggers an elemental explosion if shot with Frost Damage. 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.
Tail	Detachable - Component can be detached with Tear Damage. Attack Removal -Disables an attack if detached or destroyed. Destroyed When Killed - Component is destroyed if not detached. Key Upgrade Resource - Component is valuable for upgrading weapons or outfits.
Antenna	Detachable - Component can be detached with Tear damage. Reinforcement Call Removal - Disables machine reinforcements if detached or destroyed. Contains Valuable Resources - Tear off components to loot valuable resources Destroyed when Killed - Component is destroyed if not detached.
Tidal Disc	Detachable - Component can be detached with Tear Damage. Attack Removal - Disables an attack if detached or destroyed. Contains Valuable Resource - Tear off component to loot valuable resoources Destroyed When Killed - Component is destroyed if not detached.
Exhaust Port	Indestructible - Component cannot be destroyed. Weak Spot - Component is vulnerable to damage.
Sparker	Chain Reaction - Triggers an elemental explosion if shot with Shock Damage. 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.
Glowblast Canister	Chain Reaction - Triggers an elemental explosion if shot with Plasma Damage. 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.
Purgewater Sac	Explosive - Component explodes when destroyed Ability Removal - Disables an ability if detached or 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.

Virtual Components

Component	Attributes
Glowblast Canister	Chain Reaction - Triggers an elemental explosion if shot with Plasma Damage. 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.
Blaze Canister	Chain Reaction - Triggers an elemental explosion if shot with Fire Damage. 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.
Acid Canister	Chain Reaction - Triggers an elemental explosion if shot with Acid Damage. 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.

Tideripper Item Drops

Body Loot

Item Drop Chances
Metal Shards (100%)	Purgewater (100%)	Apex Tideripper Heart (100% - Apex Variant Only)
Large Machine Core (69-70%)	Tideripper Circulator (69-70%)	Tideripper Primary Nerve (62-63%)
Volatile Sludge (50-51%)	Machine Muscle (45-46%)	Braided Wire (30%)
Crystal Braiding (28%)	Luminous Brainstem (28% - Normal Variant / 100% - Apex Variant)	Metal Bone (28%)
Sturdy Hardplate (15-16%)

Processing Capsule Loot

Item Drop Chances
Braided Wire (90%)	Sturdy Hardplate (56%)	Large Machine Core (26%)
Blastpaste (26%)	Tideripper Primary Nerve (15%)	Luminous Brainstem (11%)

Purgewater Cannon Loot

Item Drop Chances
Braided Wire (67%)	Crystal Braiding (50-51%)	Sturdy Hardplate (34%)

Purgewater Pouch Loot

Item Drop Chances
Purgewater (100%)

Tail Canister Loot

Item Drop Chances
Braided Wire (89%)	Sturdy Hardplate (56-57%)	Large Machine Core (26-27%)
Blastpaste (25-26%)	Tideripper Primary Nerve (23-24%)

Chillwater Canister Loot

Item Drop Chances
Chillwater (100%)

Tail Loot

Item Drop Chances
Tideripper Tail Fin (100%)

Antenna Loot

Item Drop Chances
Sturdy Hardplate (50-51%)	Braided Wire (50-51%)	Tideripper Primary Nerve (10-11%)

Tidal Disc Loot

Item Drop Chances
Braided Wire (68%)	Sturdy Hardplate (33-35%)	Luminous Brainstem (10%)

Sparker Loot

Item Drop Chances
Sparker (100%)

Glowblast Canister Loot

Item Drop Chances
Glowblast (100%)

Purgewater Sac Loot

Item Drop Chances
Purgewater (100%)

Glowblast Canister Loot - Apex Tideripper Exclusive

Item Drop Chances
Glowblast (100%)

Blaze Canister Loot - Apex Tideripper Exclusive

Item Drop Chances
Blaze (100%)

Acid Canister Loot - Apex Tideripper Exclusive

Item Drop Chances
Metalbite (100%)

How to Beat Tideripper

Rupture the Purgewater Sacs

You can instantly put the Tideripper in a Drenched State once you destroy one of its Purgewater Sacs on the side. Drenched State causes Shock and Frost projectiles to deal increased damage and boosts elemental build-up against the target, which will help you deplete its HP more quickly.

There are a total of 2 Purgewater Sacs, so be sure to wait for the current debuff to wear off before destroying the other one to maximize the duration and damage.

Perform Critical Strike

You can put the Tideripper to the ground by using weapons that can inflict Shock damage. You can also hit the Sparker on its back using those weapons to immobilize it for a brief duration. Do at least 1 Critical Strike once it's down and deal huge damage on it in a short time.

Destroy Components

You can have more space to move in and out if you take out most Tiderippers components, especially the Tidal Disc on its back. You can remove the body parts faster using Tear Precision Arrows with high Tear stats. You can also get rare loots, like the Luminous Brainstem which you can use to upgrade powerful weapons and outfits, through this method.

Tideripper Map Locations

Horizon Forbidden West Guides

List of All Enemy Machines

Machine Types

List of All Machines

List of Enemy Machines
Grazer	Burrower	Scrounger
Leaplasher	Scrapper	Spikesnout
Skydrifter	Plowhorn	Charger
Lancehorn	Longleg	Bristleback
Fanghorn	Redeye Watcher	Widemaw
Clawstrider	Corruptor	Bellowback
Glinthawk	Shell-walker	Stalker
Grimhorn	Ravager	Snapmaw
Sunwing	Clamberjaw	Rollerback
Rockbreaker	Behemoth	Dreadwing
Tideripper	Shellsnapper	Stormbird
Thunderjaw	Frostclaw	Scorcher
Slitherfang	Tremortusk	Fireclaw
Slaughterspine	Tallneck	Specter
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