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How to Clear Sheerside Mountains Hunting Ground and Location
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Sheerside Mountains Hunting Grounds is one of the four hunting grounds in Horizon Forbidden West. Read on for the location of this hunting ground and learn the strategies for completing each trial, including the rewards!
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Sheerside Mountains Hunting Grounds Location and Trials
| Sheerside Mountains Hunting Grounds (Recommended Level: 20) |
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| List of Trials | |
| Frost Trial Use Frost ammo on Bellowbacks to build up to the Brittle state and destroy their Cargo Refining Sacs. |
Quarter Stripes: 10:00
Half Stripes: 04:00
Full Stripes: 03:00 |
| Shredder Catch Trial Hit a machine three times with a Shredder. Catch it upon return each time to charge it. When fully charged, hit a machine to inflict devastating damage. |
Quarter Stripes: 10:00
Half Stripes: 03:00
Full Stripes: 02:00 |
| Plasma Blast Trial Use Plasma ammo on a Rollerback to build it up to the Plasma Blast state, which starts a timer. Inflict max damage to the machine to create the most powerful explosion when the timer ends. |
Quarter Stripes: 10:00
Half Stripes: 03:00
Full Stripes: 02:00 |
| Enemies Encountered | |
| Rollerback | Acid Bellowback |
| Frost Bellowback | |
Rewards List
Frost Trial Rewards
| Achievement | Reward |
|---|---|
 Quarter Stripes |
・4 Hunting Medal ・40 Metal Shards ・2 Small Machine Core |
 Half Stripes |
・5 Hunting Medal ・50 Metal Shards ・10 Chillwater ・1 Medium Machine Core |
 Full Stripes |
・6 Hunting Medal ・60 Metal Shards ・10 Chillwater ・1 Bellowback Circulator ・1 Medium Machine Core |
Shredder Catch Trial Rewards
| Achievement | Reward |
|---|---|
| Quarter Stripes |
・4 Hunting Medal ・40 Metal Shards ・2 Small Machine Core |
| Half Stripes |
・5 Hunting Medal ・50 Metal Shards ・10 Metalbite ・1 Medium Machine Core |
| Full Stripes |
・6 Hunting Medal ・60 Metal Shards ・10 Metalbite ・1 Bellowback Sac Webbing ・1 Medium Machine Core |
Plasma Blast Trial Rewards
| Achievement | Reward |
|---|---|
| Quarter Stripes |
・4 Hunting Medal ・40 Metal Shards ・2 Small Machine Core |
| Half Stripes |
・5 Hunting Medal ・50 Metal Shards ・15 Glowblast ・1 Medium Machine Core |
| Full Stripes |
・6 Hunting Medal ・60 Metal Shards ・10 Glowblast ・10 Rollerback Circulator ・1 Medium Machine Core |
Completion Rewards
| Achievement | Reward |
|---|---|
 Grand Quarter Stripes |
・8 Hunting Medal ・2 Skill Points ・150 Metal Shards ・2 Small Machine Core |
 Grand Half Stripes |
・10 Hunting Medal ・300 Metal Shards ・10 Blastpaste ・1 Weave - Purgewater and Plasma Defense +7% ・1 Medium Machine Core |
 Grand Full Stripes |
・12 Hunting Medal ・450 Metal Shards ・1 Bellowback Primary Nerve ・1 Coil - Frost +12% ・1 Rollerback Primary Nerve ・2 Large Machine Core |
How to Clear Sheerside Mountains Hunting Grounds
Frost Trial
A fairly simple Trial, hit a Bellowback with Frost Arrows until it hits the elemental limit. Then, deal as much damage as possible to its two weak spots to destroy them. If you manage to destroy both weak spots, you'll finish this Trial with a single machine and get your Full Stripes.
Shredder Catch Trial
Try to keep as much distance as possible from all enemies within the arena, and aim and hit one with the Shredder. On top of one of the hills is a good place to start. You will need to catch the Shredder blade as it flies back, so the more distance you have, the more time you will have to move to grab the Shredder as it flies towards you. You'll need to throw a Shredder four times to have it explode once, and if you fail to catch it on any of the first three, the counter resets.
Avoid other machines joining in the fight as much as possible, as if you have to dodge attacks while the Shredder is flying back, you are more likely to miss it.
Plasma Blast Trial
Purchase the Plasma Boltblaster from the nearby Merchant, and use it on the Rollerback in the center of the arena. Even after it hits its Elemental Limit, continue shooting it with the Plasma Boltblaster and its damage gauge will fill up quickly. Wait for it to explode. Repeat this process once more, and you'll have your Full Stripes.
Avoid trying this on the Bellowbacks, since if one of their Sacs explodes it will replace the element and reset the Plasma Gauge.
Horizon Forbidden West Related Guides
Hunting Grounds
All Hunting Grounds Locations and Guides
| The Daunt | Plainsong |
| Sheerside Mountains | The Raintrance |
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