Horizon Zero Dawn

How to Beat Charger: Components and Item Drops

The Charger is a machine enemy in Horizon Zero Dawn that travels in herds and deals fast charged attacks. Read on to learn info which includes Cauldron Override and map locations, item drops, and weaknesses!

Charger Basic Info

Charger
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Description When a threat is detected, these herd machines will actively pursue and attack in numbers.
Cauldron Override PSI Overrides

Charger Components and Item Drops

Charger 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

Charger 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

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

Charger Lens
Type: Resources
Sources: Charger
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

How to Beat Charger and Weaknesses

Target the Horns and Blaze Canister

The Charger is an enemy that can perform quick charging attacks. Similar to the Strider, you can defeat it by targetting the Blaze Canister on its back, and even damage the horns to remove them.

Can be Overridden

You can override the Charger to mount it, giving you a way to travel and explore faster. The Charger also has a number of strong attacks that you can use, making fights against machines easier.

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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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