Horizon Zero Dawn

How to Beat Corruptor: Components and Item Drops

The Corruptor is a machine enemy in Horizon Zero Dawn that can take over other machines and control them. Read on to learn info which includes Cauldron Override and map locations, item drops, and weaknesses!

Corruptor Basic Info

Corruptor
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Description Long-buried in the earth, leaving it weak to heat, it remains an agile, deadly war machine.
Cauldron Override None

Corruptor Components and Item Drops

Corruptor Components

Component Component Description Strengths and Weaknesses

Body
Hard outer casing to protect synthetic muscle and operational systems. Strength:
Corruption
Weakness:
Fire

Grenade Launcher
Destroying this component disables the Grenade Launcher attack. Strength:
None
Weakness:
Tear

Spike Launcher
Destroying this component disables the ranged spike launcher attack. Strength:
None
Weakness:
Tear

Heat Core
This component is exposed when the machine overheats. Hitting it when exposed causes massive damage. Strength:
None
Weakness:
All

Corruptor Item Drops

Item Type and Sources Used For:

Metal Shards
Type: Other
Sources: Under Construction!
Crafting Ammunition, Crafting Items, Trading with Merchants

Machine Core - Medium
Type: Resources
Sources: Longleg
Trampler
Sawtooth
Shell-Walker
Fire Bellowback
Stalker
Corruptor
Ravager
Snapmaw
Freeze Bellowback
Scorcher
Frostclaw
Selling for Metal Shards

Luminous Braiding
Type: Resources
Sources: Longleg
Trampler
Sawtooth
Shell-Walker
Fire Bellowback
Stalker
Corruptor
Ravager
Snapmaw
Freeze Bellowback
Scorcher
Frostclaw
Trading with Merchants, Selling for Metal Shards

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

Metalburn
Type: Resources
Sources: Corruptor
Deathbringer
Corrupted Machine
Crafting Ammunition, Crafting Items, Trading with Merchants, Selling for Metal Shards

How to Beat Corruptor and Weaknesses

Destroy the Heat Core

The Corruptor can take over other machines and corrupt them, making them more powerful and dangerous. To prevent them from corrupting more machines, you need to attack when their Heat Core is exposed. Use a Fire Arrow to destroy it and prevent it from corrupting other machines.

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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

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Horizon Zero Dawn Enemies
Scorcher Fireclaw
Frostclaw Daemonic Machine
Control Tower

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