Horizon Zero Dawn

How to Beat Broadhead: Components and Item Drops

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Last updated on: March 16, 2022 10:44 PM

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

List of Contents

Broadhead Basic Info
Broadhead Components and Item Drops
How to Beat and Weaknesses
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Broadhead Basic Info

Broadhead

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

Broadhead Components and Item Drops

Broadhead 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
Horns	Destroying this component disables the charge attack.	Strength: None Weakness: Tear

Broadhead 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
Broadhead Heart	Type: Resources Sources: Broadhead	Trading with Merchants, Selling for Metal Shards
Metal Vessel	Type: Resources Sources: Scrapper Broadhead Lancehorn Trampler Shell-Walker Stalker Deathbringer Fireclaw	Crafting Ammunition, Crafting Items, 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
Broadhead Lens	Type: Resources Sources: Broadhead	Trading with Merchants, Selling for Metal Shards

How to Beat Broadhead and Weaknesses

Override and Mount

The Broadheads tend to be less hostile machines, which is why it's a better approach to override them and use them as a way to travel to different locations faster.

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