How to beat the Slitherfang in Horizon Forbidden West

The first dominate you'll encounter in Horizon Forbidden West is the Slitherfang, a powerful machine that can take out Aloy in a few hits. Thankfully, there's a way to take this beast down.

The snake-similar machine starts to assault you after bringing downwards the space shuttle on its friends. When you first disharmonism, aim your arrows at the gears on Slitherfang's cervix. This is its weak indicate at this point in the boss battle.

In retaliation, the Slitherfang will start spitting out acid at Aloy. Hide behind the rocks located throughout the battleground to take cover. It will too swing its tails at many points of the battle, so make sure yous don't stand shut to this serpent motorcar. You may desire to keep moving between cover as it volition lunge at you lot with its terrifying teeth.

Y'all'll likely run out of arrows for your bow, and then whenever this occurs, become to a safe place and craft more to refill your quiver.

Every bit you're working your way around the arena-similar setting, wait for some treasure chests on the ground. They will give yous potions, medicinal berries, and other materials to go on the fight in the right management for you.

At a sure indicate of the battle, the Slitherfang will fall to the footing. This is the perfect opportunity to get to its caput and thrust Aloy's spear into it to cause extra impairment. After that, make sure to hit the components on the Slitherfang's head.

Once you've caused significant impairment to the Slitherfang, a cutscene will play out. Y'all're now in the second phase. Information technology will start moving around and attempt to bash you with its head. Avoid these attacks by dodging.

You lot'll notice on the flooring a weapon that has two electrical panels splashing in blue energy. Choice it up, and you can start using the beast's ain scroll blaster against it. These bursts of electricity will crusade a significant amount of harm to your foe, but be careful of the Slitherfang's constant slew of tail whips.

Towards the end of the fight, the boss will get more desperate. If you lot encounter the Slitherfang's tail spark, get set to dodge as information technology volition crusade a large surface area of effect assail towards yous. As y'all near the end, brand certain you target the cylinders popping out of its lower breast. They'll be colored in blue and yellow. Information technology volition likely fall to the final blows of your arrows after this.

Congratulations, you have beaten the mighty Slitherfang! For your efforts, you'll proceeds three Blastpastes, ane Sturdy Hardplate, 15 Metalbites, 3 Braided Wires, and 65 Metal Shards. You should make sure to selection up any other items that may take been decapitated from the snake motorcar equally well.