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How to Beat Lancehorn: Components and Item Drops

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The Lancehorn is a machine enemy in Horizon Zero Dawn that can use its speed to deal a devastating charged attack. Read on to learn info which includes Cauldron Override and map locations, item drops, and weaknesses!

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Lancehorn Basic Info
Lancehorn Components and Item Drops
How to Beat and Weaknesses
Related Guides

Lancehorn Basic Info

Lancehorn

Description	Agile and confident when provoked into combat, its large drilling horns can cause severe damage.
Cauldron Override	SIGMA Overrides

Lancehorn Components and Item Drops

Lancehorn Components

Component	Component Description	Strengths and Weaknesses
Body	Hard outer casing to protect synthetic muscle and operational systems.	Strength: None Weakness: None
Drill Horns	Destroying these components will disable the Drill Horn attacks.	Strength: None Weakness: Tear
Freeze Cannister	Chillwater can be looted from this canister. Shooting this canister with a Freeze arrow will trigger an explosion Freezing anything in the area.	Strength: None Weakness: Freeze, Tear

Lancehorn 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
Lancehorn Heart	Type: Resources Sources: Lancehorn	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
Chillwater	Type: Resources Sources: Lancehorn Sawtooth Glinthawk Ravager Snapmaw Behemoth Thunderjaw Freeze Bellowback Stormbird Frostclaw	Crafting Ammunition, Crafting Items, Trading with Merchants, Selling for Metal Shards
Lancehorn Lens	Type: Resources Sources: Lancehorn	Trading with Merchants, Selling for Metal Shards

How to Beat Lancehorn and Weaknesses

Attack the Freeze Canisters

The Lancehorn tends to travel with other machines, and can run away quickly when alerted. It's best to damage the Freeze Canisters when attacking it, dealing damage.

Destroy the Horns

The Lancehorn has drill-like horns that can deal high damage when charging towards you. Destroying these horns will greatly reduce their effectiveness, and turn the fight in your favor.

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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

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Frostclaw	Daemonic Machine
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