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This guide will show you how to complete the Need to Know, a Side Quest in Horizon Forbidden West (HFW). Read on to learn the quest objectives, strategies, location, and rewards for completing the Need to Know Side Quest.

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Need to Know Quest Information

General Info

Need to Know
Quest Giver Ragurt
Description Talanah's search for Amadis continues. It appears that he traveled further west, seeking an old Tenakth prison called the Rot.
Rewards ・20000 XP
・3 Skill Points
・1 Lightning Hunter Bow
Recommended Level 25

How to Unlock Need to Know and Location

Complete Burning Blooms and The Broken Sky and Talk to Ragurt and Talanah

To unlock this side quest you need to complete the Burning Blooms side quest, and The Broken Sky main quest

Need to Know Location

Talk to Talanah and Ragurt in Camp Nowhere to begin the side quest.

Need to Know Location

Need to Know Map Location
Map Location
Need to Know Location
World Location

Need to Know Walkthrough

How to Complete

Objectives
1 Meet Talanah in ThornmarshMeet Talanah in Thornmarsh
Follow the map marker to Talanah's location in Thornmarsh. Talk to her to continue to the next objective.
2 Follow Talanah to find AmadisFollow Talanah to find Amadis
Follow Talanah to the next location until you encounter Amadis fighting a Fireclaw. Kill the machine to proceed to the next objective.
3 Talk to Amadis and TalanahTalk to Amadis and Talanah
Talk to Talanah and Amadis to continue the side quest.
4 Go to the Rot
Follow Amadis and Talanah to the Rot.
5 Find the Entrance to the RotFind the Entrance to the Rot
Use your Focus to find an entrace to the Rot. Go around the Rot to the back of the entire prison to find a way in.
6 Open the Gate for Talanah and Amadis and Kill the RebelsOpen the Gate for Talanah and Amadis and Kill the Rebels
Inside the Rot, you have to fight the rebels inside. Kill them and open the gate for Talanah and Amadis.
7 Kill the TideripperKill the Tideripper
After killing the Rebels, you will encounter a Tideripper. Kill the machine to continue.
8 Open the Cell DoorOpen the Cell Door
Talk to Amadis and Talanah and open the cell door and complete the sidequest.

Tips and Strategies

Use Freeze Arrows Against the Tideripper

Kill the Tideripper

Use freeze arrows to slow down the Tideripper and leave it vulnerable to attacks on it's weakpoints. You can also target those huge weakpoints using Spike Throwers, making them break easier.

Horizon Forbidden West Quests

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List of All Quests

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

List of All Side Quests

Side Quest Level
Deep Trouble Lv. 5
The Bristlebacks Lv. 7
The Twilight Path Lv. 7
Shadow of the Past Lv. 7
Shadow in the West Lv. 10
Drowned Hopes Lv. 22
The Burning Blooms Lv. 15
Need to Know Lv. 25
The Roots that Bind Lv. 15
A Tribe Apart Lv. 15
The Promontory Lv. 17
Thirst for the Hunt Lv. 17
The Wound in the Sand Lv. 19
The Gate of the Vanquished Lv. 15
The Deluge Lv. 15
Signal Spike Lv. 16
Breaking Even Lv. 18
A Soldier's March Lv. 18
Blood for Blood Lv. 19
The Second Verse Lv. 25
The Valley of the Fallen Lv. 28
The Way Home Lv. 32
The Blood Choke Lv. 27
Forbidden Legacy Lv. 30
What Was Lost Lv. 30
In the Fog Lv. 20
Lofty Ambitions Lv. 24
Boom or Bust Lv. 24

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