Horizon Zero Dawn

How to Beat Strider: Components and Item Drops

The Strider is a machine enemy in Horizon Zero Dawn that can be tamed and mounted, allowing Aloy to use it to travel. Read on to learn info which includes Cauldron Override and map locations, item drops, and weaknesses!

Strider Basic Info

Strider
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Description Herd machines that will bolt when disturbed, so they must be dealt with silently or quickly.
Cauldron Override PSI Overrides

Strider Components

List of Strider Components

Component Component Description Strengths and Weaknesses

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

Blaze Canister
Blaze storage canister. Shooting elemental canisters with elemental ammo triggers an explosion that will damage everything nearby. Shoot off this component to collect the resource inside. Strength:
None
Weakness:
Fire, Tear

Strider Item Drops

List of Strider 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

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

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

Blaze
Type: Resources
Sources: Strider
Grazer
Broadhead
Sawtooth
Fire Bellowback
Charger
Snapmaw
Thunderjaw
Rockbreaker
Stormbird
Scorcher
Fireclaw
Crafting Ammunition, Crafting Items, Trading with Merchants, Selling for Metal Shards

Strider Weaknesses and How to Beat

Shoot the Blaze Canisters

The Strider's main weakness is the Blaze Canister on their back. You can use a Fire arrow to make it explode, or a Harvest arrow to pick it up for extra components.

Strider Site Locations

Coming soon!

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Horizon Zero Dawn

Horizon Zero Dawn Enemies
Watcher Grazer
Scrapper Strider
Redeye Watcher Broadhead
Tallneck Longleg
Trampler Shell-Walker
Ravager Snapmaw
Grazer Scrapper
Lancehorn Sawtooth
Fire Bellowback Stalker
Glinthawk Behemoth
Freeze Bellowback Thunderjaw
Rockbreaker Stormbird

Frozen Wilds

Horizon Zero Dawn Enemies
Scorcher Fireclaw
Frostclaw Daemonic Machine
Control Tower

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