Scorchers can pose a serious threat to players in Horizon Forbidden West. These machines will deal devastating attacks on Aloy during battle. One way to get ahead in a Scorcher battle is to prioritize its weapon systems. The Scorcher’s Mine Launcher, when taken out, will disable one of its more aggressive attacks where the machine will throw mines at the players that deal massive damage. Taking this out early in the fight is a good idea.

Scorcher’s information

Strengths and Weaknesses

Players can attack machines with different kinds of elemental attacks. Elemental attacks in the game include Fire, Shock, Frost, Plasma, Purgewater, and Acid. The Scorcher will be weak to damage from Frost and Shock attacks. They are strong against damage from Fire attacks.

Body Parts

There are a few different body parts on a Scorcher but each one will drop different loot and deal different amounts of damage to the machine when attacked by players. The body parts on a Scorcher are:

  • BodyScanning EarMine LauncherPurgewater CanisterPower Generator

Loot

Machines in Horizon Forbidden West will drop different loot items, with many being specific to each kind of machine. Some can be looted from a fallen machine, while others will need to be removed (shot off with an arrow or removes with a hit from the spear) while the machine is still alive. The Scorcher will drop a long list of loot items:

  • Blaze (Common) - Dropped from BodyPiercing Spike (Rare) - Dropped from BodyCrystal Braiding (Very Rare) - Dropped from Body and Power GeneratorMetal Shards (Common) - Dropped from BodySparker (Common) - Dropped from Body and Power GeneratorBraided Wire (Common) - Dropped from BodyScorcher Circulator* (Uncommon) - Dropped from BodyMedium Machine Core (Rare) - Dropped from BodySturdy Hardplate (Common) - Dropped from BodyMachine Muscle (Uncommon) - Dropped from BodyScorcher Primary Nerve* (Rare) - Dropped from BodyLuminous Brainstem (very Rare) - Dropped from Body and Power GeneratorMetal Bone (Rare) - Dropped from BodyScorcher Scanning Ear* (Legendary) - Dropped from Scanning EarUseable Weapon (Very Rare) - Dropped from Mine LauncherPurgewater (Uncommon) - Dropped from Purgewater Canister

*Loot items marked with an asterisk are exclusively dropped from the Scorcher machine.

Cauldron

In Horizon Forbidden West, Cauldrons allow players to override the machines within that Cauldron once they have completed it. Completing a Cauldron usually means traversing through its dungeon-like corridors and facing off against a boss at the end. The Scorcher is a part of the CHI Overrides Cauldron.

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