Stormbirds are one of the most dangerous machines in the world of Horizon Forbidden West. These enemies will prowl the skies, attacking players on sight with devastating elemental attacks. The best way to tackle a fight with a Stormbird, aside from exploiting its elemental weaknesses (Acid and Plasma damage), is to focus attacks on its vulnerable body parts.
Taking out a Stormbird’sStorm Cannondisables its ranged shock attack, which is one of the most devastating it will throw at players in battle. ItsWing Thrustersare also nice targets as they will disable its diving melee attack when removed.
Stormbird’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 Stormbird will beweak todamage from Plasma and Acid attacks. They arestrong againstdamage from Fire and Shock attacks.
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Body Parts
There are a few different body parts on a Stormbird 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 Stormbird are:
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 removed with a hit from the spear) while the machine is still alive. The Stormbird will drop a long list of loot items:
*Loot items marked with an asterisk are exclusively dropped from the Stormbird 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 Stormbird is a part of theKAPPA Overrides Cauldron.
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