How to Beat Slaughterspine: Boss Fight Guide and Map Locations

The Slaughterspine is a type of machine enemy in Horizon Forbidden West. Read on to learn more about how to beat them, their item drops, components, Cauldron Override, and map locations!

Slaughterspine Basic Information

Slaughterspine
Description	A formidable and deadly combat machine. After its Plasma Energizers charge up, its attacks are enhanced with Plasma and it can unleash devastating special abilities.
Cauldron Override	KAPPA Overrides
Type	Combat
Class	Heavyweight
Weak Against	Frost Damage Purgewater Damage
Strong Against	Acid Damage Shock Damage Fire Damage Plasma Damage

Variant Information

Variant	Weak Vs	Strong Vs
Apex Slaughterspine	Acid Damage Fire Damage	Frost Damage Shock Damage Purgewater Damage Plasma Damage

Slaughterspine 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 Canister	Chain Reaction - Triggers an elemental explosion if shot with Purgewater 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.
Metalbite Sac	Explosive - Component explodes when destroyed Attack Removal - Disables an attack 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.
Plasma Core	Indestructible - Component cannot be destroyed. Weak Spot - Component is vulnerable to damage.
Plasma Earthblaster	Detachable - Component can be detached with Tear damage. Attack Removal - Disables an attack if detached or destroyed. Contains Valuable Resources - Tear off components to loot valuable resources. Destroyed when Killed - Component is destroyed if not detached.
Plasma Energizer	Indestructible - Component cannot be destroyed. Ability Removal - Disables an ability if detached or destroyed.
Plasma Spine Launcher	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.
Capacitor 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.
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.
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 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.
Spinetail Launcher	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.

Variant Components

Component	Attributes
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.
Purgewater Sac	Explosive - Component explodes when destroyed Attack Removal - Disables an attack 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.
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.

Slaughterspine Item Drops

Body Loot

Item Drop Chances
Glowblast (100%)	Piercing Spike (100%)	Metal Shards (100%)
Crystal Braiding (100%)	Apex Slaughterspine Heart (100% - Apex Variant Only)	Sturdy Hardplate (71%)
Large Machine Core (69-70%)	Slaughterspine Circulator (69%)	Slaughterspine Primary Nerve (62-63%)
Volatile Sludge (50-51%)	Machine Muscle (45%)	Braided Wire (30-31%)
Luminous Brainstem (28% - Normal Variant / 100% - Apex Variant)	Metal Bone (27%)

Processing Capsule Loot

Item Drop Chances
Braided Wire (89-90%)	Sturdy Hardplate (56-57%)	Large Machine Core (30%)
Blastpaste (26%)	Luminous Brainstem (15-16%)

Purgewater Canister Loot

Item Drop Chances
Purgewater (100%)

Metalbite Sac Loot

Item Drop Chances
Metalbite (100%)

Plasma Earthblaster Loot

Item Drop Chances
Volatile Sludge (100%)	Crystal Braiding (100%)

Plasma Spine Launcher Loot

Item Drop Chances
Useable Weapon (100%)

Capacitor Capsule Loot

Item Drop Chances
Braided Wire (89%)	Sturdy Hardplate (56%)	Blastpaste (25-26%)
Slaughterspine Circulator (15-16%)

Antenna Loot

Item Drop Chances
Braided Wire (67-68%)	Sturdy Hardplate (33-34%)	Slaughterspine Primary Nerve (11%)

Chillwater Canister Loot

Item Drop Chances
Chillwater (100%)

Tail Canister Loot

Item Drop Chances
Braided Wire (89%)	Sturdy Hardplate (56%)	Blastpaste (26-27%)
Slaughterspine Primary Nerve (16%)	Large Machine Core (15-16%)

Spinetail Launcher Loot

Item Drop Chances
Useable Weapon (100%)

Acid Canister Loot - Apex Slaughterspine Exclusive

Item Drop Chances
Metalbite (100%)

Purgewater Sac Loot - Apex Slaughterspine Exclusive

Item Drop Chances
Purgewater (100%)

Blaze Canister Loot - Apex Slaughterspine Exclusive

Item Drop Chances
Blaze (100%)

How to Beat Slaughterspine

Hit Purgewater Canisters with Purgewater Damage

You can cause an explosion that will tear off a portion of Slaughterspine's health by hitting the Purgewater Canisters using Purgewater Damage. It will also instantaneously put it in a Drenched State, increasing the effects of Frost and Shock Damage.

Detach the Spinetail Launcher

You can use the Spinetail Launcher on Slaughterspine's Tail once it's on the ground. Since Slaughterspine's Tail moves from time to time, it will be hard to hit it. Use weapons with blast damage instead of arrows and other single-target ones to shoot it and remove it more easily.

Destroy the Metalbite Sacs

You can cause an acid explosion once you rupture the Metalbite Sac on Slaughterspine's arms. It will put acid all over its body that deals continuous damage while weakening its armors.

Attack using Frost Damage

Slaughterspine is overly vulnerable to Frost Damage. You can also put it on a Brittle State with enough hits, increasing all damage it takes and slowing it down, and helping you yank off its health much faster.

Slaughterspine Map Locations

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