Horizon Zero Dawn

How to Beat Watcher: Components and Item Drops

The Watcher is a machine enemy in Horizon Zero Dawn that can scan your location and overwhelm you with their numbers when attacking. Read on to learn info which includes Cauldron Override and map locations, item drops, and weaknesses!

Watcher Basic Info

Watcher
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Description Compact, inquisitive and agile recon unit that will attempt to swarm a target in numbers.
Cauldron Override PSI Overrides

Watcher Components

List of Watcher Components

Component Component Description Strengths and Weaknesses

Body
Hard outer casing to protect synthetic muscle and operational systems. Strength:
None
Weakness:
None

Eye
Hitting this component deals greater damage to the machine. Strength:
None
Weakness:
All

Watcher Item Drops

List of Watcher Item Drops

Item Type and Sources Used For:

Metal Shards
Type: Other
Sources: Under Construction!
Crafting Ammunition, Crafting Items, Trading with Merchants

Sparker
Type: Resources
Sources: Under Construction!
Crafting Ammunition, Crafting Items, Trading with Merchants, Selling for Metal Shards

Wire
Type: Resources
Sources: Under Construction!
Crafting Ammunition, Crafting Items, Trading with Merchants, Selling for Metal Shards

Machine Core - Small
Type: Resources
Sources: Watcher
Strider
Grazer
Scrapper
Broadhead
Lancehorn
Charger
Glinthawk
Selling for Metal Shards

Watcher Lens
Type: Resources
Sources: Watcher
Trading with Merchants, Selling for Metal Shards

Watcher Heart
Type: Resources
Sources: Watcher
Trading with Merchants, Selling for Metal Shards

Watcher Weaknesses and How to Beat

Aim for the Eye

The Watcher's main weakness is its own eye. A well-placed arrow to the eye can instantly take down a Watcher without any trouble.

Stealth Takedown

Aloy can also take down Watchers while sneaking up. This can instantly kill a Watcher using Silent Strike and allow you to continue with stealth.

Watcher Site Locations

Coming soon!

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Grazer Scrapper
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Glinthawk Behemoth
Freeze Bellowback Thunderjaw
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