Horizon Zero Dawn

How to Beat Stormbird: Components and Item Drops

The Stormbird is a machine enemy in Horizon Zero Dawn that is can fly and has a massive size. Read on to learn info which includes Cauldron Override and map locations, item drops, and weaknesses!

Stormbird Basic Info

Stormbird
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Description Highly maneuverable flying machine with a wide array of Shock-based air-to-ground attacks.
Cauldron Override ZETA Overrides

Stormbird Components and Item Drops

Stormbird Components

Component Component Description Strengths and Weaknesses

Body
Hard outer casing to protect synthetic muscle and operational systems. Strength:
Shock
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

Engine
Destroying this component disables the dive melee attack. Strength:
None
Weakness:
Tear

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

Lightning Gun
Destroying this component disables the ranged Shock attacks. Strength:
None
Weakness:
Tear

Stormbird Item Drops

Item Type and Sources Used For:

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

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

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

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

How to Beat Stormbird and Weaknesses

Destroy the Engines

The Stormbird has Engines that allow it to pick up speed and deal sweeping attacks against Aloy. To prevent these attacks, breaking each engine will slow it down, making it rely on more standard attacks.

Destroy the Lightning Gun

The Stormbird often uses the Lightning Gun to fire shots from a safe distance. Focus your attacks on this component to disable the Stormbird's projectiles, making it more likely to come down to a distance where you can attack it more easily.

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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
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Frostclaw Daemonic Machine
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