This guide will show you how to complete The Sun Shall Fall, a main quest in Horizon Zero Dawn. Read on to learn the objectives, strategies, location, and rewards for The Sun Shall Fall main quest.
Previous Quest | Next Quest |
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Into the Borderlands | To Curse the Darkness |
List of Contents
Quest Name | The Sun Shall Fall |
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Quest Giver | Erend. This quest is acquired automatically during the quest, Into the Borderlands. |
Rewards |
6000 XP +1 Skill Point |
Recommended Level | 18 |
Percent (%) Completion | - - |
Description | The Oseram warlord Dervahl kidnapped and tortured Ersa, who later died of her wounds. Now he's on his way to Meridian to take revenge on the Carja. He must be stopped at all costs. |
Objectives | |
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1 | ![]() Head back to the palace to report on Ersa's fate and Dervahl's plans to attack Meridian. |
2 | ![]() Talk to Avad and Marad. Ask about the Merchant buying and storing Blaze in Meridian. |
3 | ![]() Marad informs you of the warehouse used by Dervahl's alias. Make your way there with Erend to investigate. |
4 | ![]() Enter the warehouse. Directly in front of you will be Dervahl's makeshift bomb. Use your Focus to examine its mechanisms. |
5 | ![]() Search the warehouse for a way to mitigate the blast damage. Use your Focus to scan the Blaze Barrels and Bracket on the 2nd floor of the warehouse. |
6 | ![]() After pushing the Blaze Barrels out and causing a small explosion, use your Focus to look for Dervahl's tracks. |
7 | ![]() Highlight the faint traces of Blaze and follow the trail. This should bring you inside a building with a basement. Head downstairs to discover the secret entrance into the Palace. |
8 | ![]() Follow Dervahl's path by scaling the cliff leading to the Palace bridge. Cross the bridge to arrive at the Palace of the Sun. |
9 | ![]() 2 Henchmen will be waiting for you at the Palace basement. Kill them and make your way up to the Solarium. |
10 | ![]() Watch the cutscene before destroying the Sonic device incapacitating the Sun King and his guards. |
11 | ![]() Dervahl will be equipped with a Tearblaster during the fight. Keep your distance and pick off his men before focusing him down. |
12 | ![]() Multiple Glinthawks will attack after you defeat Dervahl. Use Fire Arrows to make quick work of them. |
13 | ![]() After Dervahl is arrested, speak to Erend about the events of the Oseram Questline. |
13.5 | ![]() If so inclined, players can speak to the jailed Dervahl within the city center. He will make it clear that he does not like Aloy around. |
14 | ![]() To finish the quest and secure the support of the Carja, speak to Avad and tell him about the Eclipse. |
Dervahl will come equipped with a Tearblaster. This weapon has limited range so make sure to keep your distance from his sonic attacks.
Note: Getting clipped by a shot will throw Aloy backwards. On top of the damage, Aloy will be left open to attacks due to the long recovery animation.
Since Dervahl is easy to kite, deal with his men first as they pose a far greater threat during the fight. They mix up attacks between ranged and melee, and will pursue you when you try running away.
Tight areas will limit your range of movement so take the men out of the equation to make the entire fight easier.
During the second half of the battle, Glinthawks will arrive en masse. Use Fire Arrows fired from a Carja Hunter Bow or Shadow Hunter Bow to set them alight and get them to land.
Try to keep setting Glinthawks on fire throughout the fight to prevent them from using Frost attacks. When they land after being set on fire, hit them with spear melees to quickly bring them down.
Main Quest Walkthroughs | |
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A Gift From the Past | Lessons of the Wild |
The Point of the Spear | Mother's Heart |
The Proving | The Womb of the Mountain |
A Seeker at the Gates | The City of the Sun |
Maker's End | The Grave-Hoard |
To Curse the Darkness | Deep Secrets of the Earth |
The Terror of the Sun | The Heart of the Nora |
The Mountain That Fell | The Looming Shadow |
The Face of Extinction | |
Main Quests - Nora Tribe | |
The War-Chief's Trail | Revenge of the Nora |
Main Quests - Oseram Tribe | |
The Field of the Fallen | Into the Borderlands |
The Sun Shall Fall |
Frozen Wild Main Quest Walkthroughs | |
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Into the Frozen Wilds | The Shaman's Path |
For the Werak | Firebreak |
The Forge of Winter |
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