This guide will show you how to complete the Lessons Of The Wild, a main quest in Horizon Zero Dawn. Read on to learn the objectives, strategies, location, and rewards for the Lessons Of The Wild main quest.

Lessons Of The Wild Quest Information

General Info

Lessons Of The Wild Walkthrough

How to Complete

	Objectives
1	Gather the Salvebrush Berries. Follow Rost and gather the Salvebrush Berries he points out.
2	Eat the Berries. Eat the berries to replenish missing health.
3	Follow Rost and Hide in the Tall Grass. Follow Rost and use the Tall Grass to hide yourself from Watchers.
4	Follow Rost Past the Watchers. Stick to the Tall Grass and weave in between the Watcher patrol.
5	Collect 3 Rocks and meet up with Rost. After Rost scares away the Striders, collect 3 Rocks before meeting him under a large tree.
6	Throw Rocks to Lure the Watcher to Rost. Rost will stay in the Tall Grass. Throw a rock near his position to lure the Watcher.
7	Loot the Watcher carcass. Loot the Watcher for Metal Shards.
8	Gather 2 Ridge-Wood. Gather 2 Ridge-Wood from the plants near the Watcher carcass.
9	Craft Hunter Arrows then follow Rost. With the gathered materials, craft Hunter Arrows using the Weapon Radial before following Rost into the Tall Grass.
10	Scan the Strider for weaknesses. Use your Focus to scan the Strider. The Blaze Canister on its back and its Eye are weak points.
11	Kill the Strider. Shoot and kill the Strider. Remember to exploit either of its weaknesses with your opening shot.
12	Loot the Strider carcass. Loot the Strider carcass for Metal Shards and Machine Parts.
13	Follow Rost. After the cutscene where the Boy falls, follow Rost to the Machine Site.
14	Sneak to the Wounded Boy. Scan the 3 Watchers blocking your path using the Focus. Tag them and use the Highlight Path function to see where each Watcher walks. Sneak past them and cross the river to the wounded Boy.
15	Lead the Boy to Safety. Now, only 1 Watcher will be in your way. Tag it and highlight its path before navigating to safety.

Tips and Strategies

Use the Tag and Highlight Path Functions

Aloy will not fight that much during this quest. Use the introduction to the functions of your Focus as reference for future Machine Site encounters.

Tag and Highlight the paths of the different Watchers to make the stealth portion of this quest easier.

Scan the Watcher and Strider Machines for Completion

Players aiming to 100% the game should begin by scanning their very first Machine encounters. The Watcher and Strider machines will both count towards percent completion after being scanned using the Focus.

Gather Ridge-Wood and Berries

All of the items gathered here will carry over to the next mission. Make sure to gather as much Ridge-Wood and Healing Berries as you can in preparation for the next main quest.

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