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How to Beat Behemoth: Components and Item Drops

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The Behemoth is a machine enemy in Horizon Zero Dawn that is impervious to any element and deals powerful charging attacks. Read on to learn info which includes Cauldron Override and map locations, item drops, and weaknesses!

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Behemoth Basic Info

Behemoth
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Description Charges and overruns targets with its great bulk, or uses lifting engines to launch rocks at range.
Cauldron Override XI Overrides

Behemoth Components and Item Drops

Behemoth Components

Component Component Description Strengths and Weaknesses

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

Crate Holders		 Destroying this component will detach the cargo container. Strength:
None
Weakness:
All

Freeze Canister		 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

Force Loader		 Destroying this component disables the lifting attacks. Strength:
None
Weakness:
Tear

Power Cell		 Sparker resource can be looted from this component. Shooting this component with Shock arrows will trigger an explosion Electrifying anything in the area. Strength:
None
Weakness:
Shock, Tear

Behemoth 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

Machine Core - Large		 Type: Resources
Sources: Behemoth
Thunderjaw
Deathbringer
Rockbreaker
Stormbird
Fireclaw
Selling for Metal Shards

Echo Shell		 Type: Resources
Sources: Longleg
Stalker
Behemoth
Thunderjaw
Rockbreaker
Stormbird
Frostclaw
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

Crystal Braiding		 Type: Resources
Sources: Behemoth
Thunderjaw
Deathbringer
Rockbreaker
Stormbird
Fireclaw
Trading with Merchants, Selling for Metal Shards

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

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

How to Beat Behemoth and Weaknesses

Break the Freeze Canisters

The Behemoth is impervious to elemental status effects, making them difficult to take down. However, it has a Freeze Canisters that you can break to slow it down and cause damage.

Break the Force Loader

The Behemoth also has a Force Loader on its stomach, which is a large target that you can keep on hitting. Breaking this can stun a Behemoth for a certain period of time, giving you an opening to take it down.

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