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Horizon Forbidden West (HFW)
Arena Location, Rewards and Challenges
┣ Complete Quests → Quest Walkthroughs
┣ Learn the Best Skills → Best Skills
┣ Collect Gear → List of Weapons / Outfits
┣ Collect All Legendaries → All Legendary Weapons/Outfits
┗ Take Down Machines → List of Enemy Machines
★The Ver. 1.08 Patch is now Available!
The Arena is a side area where players race to defeat machines within the time limit to gain rewards in Horizon Forbidden West (HFW). Learn where the Arena is and how to unlock it, all rewards and Legendary Weapons, Outfits, and Coils available, and all challenges found there.
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The Arena Location
The Maw of the Arena
There is only one Arena location in the game, located in The Maw of the Arena behind the Memorial Grove. This location is first encountered in the story during The Kulrut Main Quest.
How to Unlock the Arena
| Steps to Unlock the Arena |
|---|
| 1. Complete The Kulrut Main Quest |
| 2. Talk to Kalla to receive the special Quest, Opening the Arena. |
| 3. Complete Opening the Arena to unlock Arena Challenges. |
Opening the Arena
This is a special side quest which is classified in The Arena section on the Quests menu, although it is not an Arena Challenge. It must be completed to start the Arena Challenges.
The Quest is not complicated, and simply requires the player to kill a Rollerback and gather a few machine parts.
The Arena Rewards
Several Legendary Weapons and Outfits
The Arena is home to a whopping three Legendary Weapons, three Legendary Outfits, and four Legendary Coils. If you're looking for Legendary items, the Arena is far and away the most attractive source of rare Weapons and Armor of any of the game's side content.
| Legendary Weapons | ・Death-Seeker's Shadow (Hunter Bow) ・Forgefall (Sharpshot Bow) ・The Blast Forge (Boltblaster) |
|---|---|
| Legendary Outfits | ・Nora Thunder Warrior (Hunter) ・Tenakth Vanquisher (Survivor) ・Carja Stalker Elite (Trapper) |
| Legendary Coils | ・Instant Brittle Chance +4% ・Instant Burning Chance +4% ・Instant Explosion Chance +2% ・Instant Plasma Blast Chance +4% |
Purchased via Arena Medals
All rewards at the Arena are purchased via Arena Medals, currency which is earned by completing Arena Challenges within the time limit.
Even if you don't finish a Challenge within the time limit, completing one will unlock the next challenge, so it's possible to still purchase some of the rewards even if you don't hit the time limit on every single Challenge.
Difficulty Does Not Affect Rewards
Playing the Challenges on any Difficulty setting is sufficient for getting all the rewards available in the Arena. Some of the battles are very tricky, so if you're aiming for 100%, consider running Story or Easy Difficulty for some of the later fights.
However, you can try to aim for the best time on each difficulty if you're being brave about it.
The Arena Challenges
Amateur Rank
| Quest | Machines | Reward |
|---|---|---|
| Pack Hunters |
・ Clawstrider x2 ・ Scrapper x3 |
3 Arena Medals |
| Machine Reinforcements |
・ Ravager x1 ・ Longleg x1 |
5 Arena Medals |
| Boost Battle |
・ Rollerback x1 ・ Spikesnout x3 |
6 Arena Medals |
| Rematch |
・ Slitherfang x1 |
10 Arena Medals |
Intermediate Rank
| Quest | Machines | Reward |
|---|---|---|
| Fight the Elements |
・ Clawstrider x2 (1 Acid, 1 Fire) |
6 Arena Medals |
| Cage Fight |
・ Grimhorn x2 |
8 Arena Medals |
| Canister Chaos |
・ Burrower x4 (2 Purgewater Canister, 2 Acid Canister) ・ Widemaw x2 |
10 Arena Medals |
| From the Deep |
・ Tideripper x1 ・ Snapmaw x2 |
24 Arena Medals |
Skilled Rank
| Quest | Machines | Reward |
|---|---|---|
| Grim Prospects |
・ Ravager x2 ・ Grimhorn x1 |
9 Arena Medals |
| Ring of Fire |
・ Scorcher x2 |
12 Arena Medals |
| Bellow Brawl |
・ Shellsnapper x1 ・ Bellowback x2 (1 Fire, 1 Acid) |
15 Arena Medals |
| Tremortusk Tussle |
・ Clawstrider x2 (Acid) ・ Tremortusk x1 |
16 Arena Medals |
Expert Rank
| Quest | Machines | Reward |
|---|---|---|
| Apex Drifters |
・ Rollerback x1 (Apex) ・ Skydrifter x2 (Apex) |
15 Arena Medals |
| Death From Above |
・ Sunwing x3 |
20 Arena Medals |
| Stormy Weather |
・ Stormbird x1 (Apex) |
25 Arena Medals |
| Dreaded Encounter |
・ Spikesnout x2 (Apex) ・ Dreadwing x1 (Apex) |
40 Arena Medals |
Legendary Rank
| Quest | Machines | Reward |
|---|---|---|
| Shimmering Menace |
・ Stalker x4 (Apex) |
32 Arena Medals |
| Ancient Corruption |
・ Corruptor x3 |
48 Arena Medals |
| The Frozen Wilds |
・ Frostclaw x2 (Apex) |
64 Arena Medals |
| Apex Predators |
・ Thunderjaw x1 (Apex) ・ Scorcher x1 (Apex) |
131 Arena Medals |
What is the Arena?
Time Trial Battle Challenges
Similar to the Hunting Grounds, The Arena is a series of Time Trial Challenges, but instead of requiring specific tasks within the time limit, The Arena Challenges simply ask the player to take down all the Monsters with whatever means necessary.
Some of the Challenges allow the player free use of any of their equipment, while the final Challenge of each Rank will give a specific set of equipment to the player which they must use for that fight.
What to Do With Extra Medals
Currently Unknown
After purchasing all the Rewards from the Arena available for purchase with Arena Medals, Aloy will still have 33 Arena Medals available. It's currently unknown if anything can be bought with these Medals in another location, but it's likely that these are just a buffer for players to allow them to earn all the Rewards even if there is a particular Challenge they cannot beat.
Please leave a comment if you have found a use for the extra 33 Arena Medals!
Horizon Forbidden West Related Links
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 |
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