Horizon Zero Dawn Difficulty Rewards

Horizon Zero Dawn Trophy Roadmap

Introduction

Welcome to the Horizon Zero Dawn Trophy Guide & Roadmap. This is i perfect game for trophy hunting. Like with most open globe games, the trophies in HZD are geared towards full general completion. You have to complete the story, do side missions to gain optional allies, and find several types of collectibles. Luckily, you lot tin can purchase in-game maps from merchants that reveal collectible locations. There are relatively few collectibles and they can exist traded in for some dainty in-game rewards at collectible merchants in Elevation City. One awesome slice of Gear is the Shield Weaver Outfit because information technology renders you lot invincible (absorbs all impairment). Endeavor to get information technology as early every bit possible and look for the 5 required ability cells every bit y'all play through the main quests (see trophy "Got the Shield-Weaver outfit"). You are in for a existent treat because Horizon Nothing Dawn is one of the finest PlayStation exclusives e'er and a joy to consummate. The trophies are quite easy. Fifty-fifty the Hunting Ground Trials are very doable. If you have problem with annihilation, return later when you've leveled up. Afterward beating the story you can still free roam to mop up collectibles and side activities.

Stride 1: Play Story up until Master Quest "The Looming Shadow", Collect 5 Ability Cells

The first step is to play the story until to the chief quest "The Looming Shadow". That's the last story quest at the very end of the game. Do not trigger it yet. This is important because of the bays "All allies joined". To brand all optional allies join the final battle you must do certain side quests (come across trophy "All allies Joined"). Only afterwards getting all optional allies should you offset the last quest. In case you already completed the last mission information technology can exist replayed equally often as you lot desire. You tin can definitely even so become the trophy for all allies after finishing the story. Furthermore, your dialogue choices do not matter as they don't affect any allies.

While doing main quests, look out for the v Ability Cells. Iv of them are in main quest areas. Yous tin can go back at whatever time to get them, even after beating the story. It will save a little bit of fourth dimension when y'all become them at the first chance. This is for the bays "Got the Shield-Weaver outfit". The outfit you get from this makes you invincible. The sooner you get it, the better.

Pick upwards any collectibles you lot come across and experience complimentary to take part in whatsoever and all side activities, such as Cauldrons or immigration Bandit Camps. Play the game how you want.

You can too follow this YouTube Playlist along the manner: Horizon Zero Dawn Trophy Guide Playlist

Step 2: Get all Optional Allies, Collectibles & Side Activities

Before triggering principal quest "The Looming Shadow" go and do all 11 side quests required for "All allies joined". Your dialogue choices exercise not matter.

Also pick up every collectible, clear all bandit camps, and complete remaining side activities. Technically y'all can yet exercise these things afterwards the final mission because it puts you back in gratuitous roam. The terminal mission tin likewise be replayed over and over once again. In the best instance scenario you have all trophies at this betoken except for the concluding story trophy and All allies joined.

Step three: Cease Story

At present that you have done the side quests for all allies it's time to terminate the last story mission. This should give you the remaining trophies and the platinum.

If you're still missing annihilation else it can be washed in gratuitous roam afterwards finishing the story.

Collectible Icons & Side Activities:

= 12 Ancient Vessel Collectibles
= vi Bandit Camps
= 6 Banuk Figure Collectibles
= four Cauldrons
= 11 Corrupted Zones
= 5 Hunting Grounds (15 Trials)
= 30 Metallic Flower Collectibles
= vi Tallnecks
= 12 Vantage Datapoint Collectibles

Useful Tips, Tricks and Guides:

The Frozen Wilds DLC Trophy Guide & Roadmap
How to Go Invincible
How to Unlock Permanent Mountain
How to Unlock Unlimited Fast Travel
How to Unlock Tearblaster (Secret Unique Weapon)
How to Unlock the Best Weapons
All Stranded Detail Locations (Death Stranding Easter Egg)
Puzzle Solution – Main Quest: The Grave-Hoard
Puzzle Solution – Principal Quest: Deep Secrets of the Earth
Undefined Bespeak Location – Side Quest: A Moment's Peace

Horizon Zero Dawn Trophy Guide

	All trophies obtained Obtained all Horizon Zero Dawn trophies.
Unlock all other trophies to earn platinum (DLC not required).
	Stealth killed x machines Performed a stealth kill on 10 machines.
First you must buy the skill "Silent Strike" from the Prowler skill tree. Information technology costs 1 skill point. Now sneak up backside enemies and printing R1 to have them out. You lot can besides hide in tall grass and lure them to y'all (throw stone or use Lure Call skill). When they are close plenty practice the Silent Strike. This works best on weak machines with niggling health, e.g. watchers in the starting region.
	three Strikes From To a higher place Killed 3 enemies using the Strike from To a higher place skill.
Requires the skill "Strike from In a higher place" in the Prowler skill tree. It costs 2 skill points and you must have unlocked the Silent Strike skill. Now whenever an enemy is continuing beneath yous it will show the R1 button prompt. Press R1 to perform a drop kill. This works all-time on weak enemies with footling health, east.g. watchers in the starting region. Y'all can throw rocks to lure them in a position where y'all can drop down. Climb on a piddling hill, throw down a rock and look for the enemy to get shut.
	Tore off 10 components Detached x components from machines during combat.
Bigger machines have certain combat components on them. When you exercise enough damage to a component it volition fall off. Printing R3 to focus-scan for components and their weakness. The fastest way to become this is with Tearblast Arrows from the Sharpshot Bow (Blue or Purple). It instantly knocks off whatever component that yous striking, no matter how much health it has and no affair how big the machine is. You can buy this bow at most merchants, east.g. in Meridian City. Now go to the spawn locations of some big machines (marked on map) and shoot off their components. At that place are a agglomeration of them at the Lord's day Furrows Hunting Grounds. In all likelihood this trophy volition unlock naturally without trying. You'll often encounter machines with components as y'all play through the game and eventually you're gonna hitting some components.
	10 Vulnerable auto kills Killed 10 machines weak to Fire while burning, or weak to Freeze while frozen.
This bays is basically unmissable. At the end of the story you accept to shoot lots of machines with a cannon which does burn damage. Here the bays should come up naturally. If yous frequently use fire arrows or the Shadow Sling'southward Freeze Bombs you'll also get this. Scan an enemy by pressing R3 to come across if they are vulnerable to burn down or freeze. I fire arrow or freeze flop won't suffice. When you striking them there's a circle filling up above the enemy. Once the circumvolve is all filled upwardly the effect volition starting time to kicking in. Then you can visually run across the enemy going upwardly in flames or getting frozen in ice. Fire does a lot of recurrent impairment over a short period of fourth dimension. Ice makes it so you can shatter some enemies in one hit because their entire body becomes a weak point. Weak to Fire: Sawtooth Glinthawk Corruptor Ravager Snapmaw Deathbringer Corrupted Machines Weak to Freeze: Trampler Fire Bellowback Rockbreaker
	Tore off 5 heavy weapons Detached v heavy weapons from machines during combat.
Some of the biggest machines, e.yard. Thunderjaws take heavy weapons on their back. The thunderjaw is the all-time enemy to subcontract this, 1 tin can be found at the Furrows Hunting Grounds and it respawns each time you offset a new trial. Use Tearblast Arrows from the Sharpshot Bow (Bluish or Purple). It instantly knocks off any component that you hit, no matter how much health it has and no matter how big the car is. Y'all can purchase this bow at most merchants, e.g. in Meridian City or at Hunting Grounds. Now hitting the big gun to a higher place the Thunderjaw's leg with a Tearblast arrow. Repeat this 5 times.
	7 types of machine overridden Unlocked and used the overrides for 7 dissimilar types of machine.
To unlock new overrides y'all must complete Cauldrons (dungeons). Cauldrons get marked on the map after going near them / when climbing Tallnecks. In that location are simply 4 of them in full, encounter Horizon Null Dawn Cauldron Locations & Override Unlocks. At present use your new abilities to override 7 different types of machines by sneaking upwardly to them and holding :triangle:. If you alarm the machines they cannot be overriden.
	Headshot 30 human enemies Killed 30 human enemies by landing headshots on them.
The skill "Concentration" is highly recommended for this (Brave skill tree). Information technology costs only i skill point and slows downwardly fourth dimension while aiming. Use your bow to country headshots on 30 different human being enemies. You can find many of them in bandit camps. In case you've cleared all camps and missions yous can discover more than human enemies walking on roads around the map (mostly in desert surface area). They bear witness up randomly from time to fourth dimension. You can also replay the final story mission – at that place are always a agglomeration of human enemies at the starting time of that mission. Some side missions also have big amounts of human enemies in them. Press R3 to actuate the Concentration skill while aiming the bow. Headshots kill nearly enemy archers instantly. *The headshot counter in game stats is a bit glitchy. This tin can crusade the trophy to unlock much subsequently than it should. It is obtainable, just takes longer to unlock it. If information technology doesn't unlock after 100 headshots, reinstall the game.
	Downed 23 Grazer dummies Found and knocked over all of the Grazer grooming dummies in the Nora region.
See Horizon Cypher Dawn All Grazer Training Dummy Locations
	First Modification Used a Weapon Coil or Outfit Weave on a modifiable weapon or outfit.
Weapon Coils and Outfit Weaves are dropped often by enemies and tin exist bought from merchants (the tougher the enemy, the higher the drop rate). In your inventory they are listed under "Modifications". Loot all killed enemies and y'all'll get plenty of mods. Press Touchpad and go to the crafting menu. Choose to alter a weapon or outfit and insert the modification. Please note that not all mods are uniform with every weapon. Some are tied to specific weapons only. Then if yous cannot alter your current weapon wait for another mod to drop or purchase different weapons.
	All Acquisition machines killed Killed at least 1 of every blazon of Conquering auto.
Meet bays "All machines catalogued".
	All Recon machines killed Killed at least 1 of every type of Reconnaissance auto.
See trophy "All machines catalogued".
	All Combat machines killed Killed at least ane of every type of Combat auto.
See trophy "All machines catalogued".
	All Send machines killed Killed at least one of every type of Transport auto.
See trophy "All machines catalogued".
	Reached level x Reached role player level ten.
See trophy "Reached level 50".
	Reached level 25 Reached player level 25.
Come across trophy "Reached level 50".
	Reached level 40 Reached player level 40.
Come across bays "Reached level l".
	Reached level fifty Reached player level 50.
To rank upwardly you lot need to gain XP. You get XP by doing quests, side activities and killing machines. You'll accomplish level fifty very easily while going for the other trophies and completing the game. Doing all story missions brings y'all to level 30. Hunting Ground Trials give some very quick level ups and volition push you over level twoscore. The remaining side quests and activities will very chop-chop get you to level 50. No farming required, there are more than than enough XP rewards for but playing the game and completing the various tasks. Cauldrons, Bandit Camps, Climbing Tallnecks and Corrupted Zones also give lots of XP. But the quickest way by far is to get blazing sunday marks in all hunting trials. Each trial gives 17,500 XP for one minute of work.
	All Skills learned Learned all available skills.
There are a total of 36 skills. Y'all become skill points for each level up and from completing side activities, such as climbing tallnecks. You take more than enough skill points available. If you do lots of side tasks y'all can buy all skills at level 40 or then. But reaching level fifty likewise provides enough skill points. Press Touchpad and head to the skills section to purchase everything. They are all available from the beginning.
	Beginning Tallneck Overridden Scaled a Tallneck and accessed its information.
See bays "All Tallnecks Overridden".
	Showtime Brigand Campsite cleared Took dorsum a settlement from a bandit clan.
Come across trophy "Cleared all the Bandit Camps".
	Beginning Core Overridden Reached the Core of a Cauldron and accessed its data.
Encounter bays "All Cores Overridden".
	All Suns at ane Footing Earned at least a Half Lord's day mark in all iii trials at one Hunting Ground.
See trophy "Blazing Suns at all Grounds".
	Blazing Suns at one Basis Earned a Blazing Sun marker in all iii trials at one Hunting Basis.
See bays "Blazing Suns at all Grounds".
	Outset Corrupted Zone cleared Killed all the corrupted machines in a Corrupted Zone.
See trophy "All Corrupted Zones cleared".
	All Tallnecks Overridden Scaled all of the Tallnecks and accessed their information.
There are six Tallnecks, always marked on the map by this blue dinosaur icon. They walk in circles on a predefined path. Jump on them from up high, and so climb up to the head and override them. This reveals more of the map and removes the "fog". See Horizon Zip Dawn Tallneck Locations
	Cleared all the Bandit Camps Took back all settlements from the bandit clans.
In that location are 6 bandit camps. They volition get marked on the map with a blue skull icon when going nigh them / after climbing Tallnecks. You must kill all the bandits in a military camp to free it. They are easy to kill with headshots. See Horizon Zero Dawn Bandit Camp Locations for a detailed screenshot guide.
	All Cores Overridden Reached the Cadre of every Cauldron and accessed the information within.
There are 4 Cauldrons. They are Horizon Cipher Dawn'southward version of dungeons. They get marked on the map with a blue triangle-shaped symbol when going near them / after climbing Tallnecks. Each one of them unlocks new overrides for your spear. See Horizon Zip Dawn Cauldron Locations for a detailed screenshot guide & cauldron rewards.
	All Suns at all Grounds Earned at least a One-half Sun marker in all trials at all of the Hunting Grounds.
Encounter bays "Blazing Suns at all Grounds".
	Blazing Suns at all Grounds Earned a Blazing Sunday mark in all trials at all of the Hunting Grounds.
In Horizon Zippo Dawn you can play Hunting Ground Trials to earn Blazing Lord's day Marks (highscore) or One-half Sun Marks (mediocre score). These are little challenges to exam your skills. Each hunting ground has three different trial challenges. They are scattered across 5 hunting ground locations for a total of xv trials. They are marked on the map by a bluish arrow icon subsequently climbing the tallnecks. There are iv trophies tied to Hunting Ground Trials, including the but gold trophy in the game for getting a blazing sun mark in all of them: Bronze – Earned at least a Half Sun marker in all three trials at 1 hunting ground Bronze – Earned a Blazing Sunday marking in all three trials at one hunting ground Silver – Earned at least a one-half dominicus mark in all trials at all hunting grounds Gilded – Earned a blazing sun mark in all trials at all hunting grounds I recommend you get the Shield-Weaver outfit first because it renders yous invincible and makes some challenges easier: How to become Secret Shield Weaver Outfit Buy every bit many purple weapons as y'all can, particularly the Shadow Hunter Bow and Shadow Sharpshot Bow. If you have trouble with a trial wait until the terminate of the game when you are level thirty or higher. At this bespeak information technology volition be very easy. All of these challenges are fourth dimension based. The faster y'all are, the better you will score. The blazing lord's day marks are basically gilt medals. Information technology also gives you lot 17,500 XP per blazing sunday mark which is cracking for quick level ups. For the trial "Ravager Control" yous must learn how to override ravagers with your spear. You get this ability by completing Cauldron RHO (Cauldrons are besides marked on the map with blue icons). Meet Hunting Basis Trials Walkthrough
	All Corrupted Zones cleared Killed all the corrupted machines in every Corrupted Zone.
There are xi Corrupted Zones. They get marked on the map by a white circumvolve icon later on climbing the tallnecks. In these areas you must kill "corrupted machines". They are stronger than normal machines and do abuse damage. Kill all the machines in the corrupted zone to clear it. After clearing all 11 zones this bays unlocks.
	All machines catalogued Encountered and Focus scanned every type of machine.
At that place are 26 enemy machines. The video above shows their locations and how to kill them quickly. In the notebook y'all can see which ones y'all have encountered and scanned (press Touchpad). You lot must scan and kill all machines for the following trophies: All machines catalogued [Bronze] All Conquering machines killed [Bronze] All Recon machines killed [Bronze] All Combat machines killed [Bronze] All Transport machines killed [Bronze] When zooming in on the earth map information technology shows spawn areas of the machines. Unfortunately, there's no way to run into what category a machine belongs to. So yous'll accept to kill all as you scan them. Beneath is a list of all machines: Watcher – 0:05 Strider – 0:27 Grazer – 0:56 Scrapper – 1:20 Redeye Watcher – 1:48 Broadhead – 2:29 Lancehorn – 2:56 Longleg – three:31 Trampler – 4:10 Sawtooth – 5:00 Beat-Walker – 5:29 Fire Bellowback – 6:01 Freeze Bellowback – vi:55 Charger – 7:39 Stalker – 8:08 Glinthawk – 8:41 Corruptor – ix:31 Ravager – 10:xx Snapjaw – 11:08 Rockbreaker – 11:44 Behemoth – 14:18 Thunderjaw – 15:24 Stormbird – 16:41 Deathbringer – nineteen:fourteen Tallneck – 21:51 Corrupted Machine – 23:thirty
	Start Vantage plant Establish and accessed a Vantage datapoint.
See trophy "All Vantages found".
	First Metallic Flower found Discovered a strange metal flower.
See trophy "All Metallic Flowers found".
	First Banuk Figure constitute Found a wooden effigy left by a Banuk traveler.
See bays "All Banuk Figures constitute".
	First Ancient Vessel establish Institute an ancient vessel one time used by the One-time Ones.
See trophy "All Aboriginal Vessels found".
	All Vantages found Found and accessed all of the Vantage datapoints.
There are 12 Vantage Datapoints. You can purchase maps for all collectible locations from merchants. They will then be marked on the earth map by a icon. See Horizon Cipher Dawn Vantage Datapoint Locations
	All Metal Flowers found Establish all of the Metal Flowers.
There are 30 Metal Flowers. You can purchase maps for all collectible locations from merchants. They will then be marked on the globe map past a icon. See Horizon Nil Dawn Metal Flower Locations
	All Banuk Figures institute Found all of Arnak'due south figures.
At that place are 6 Banuk Figures. You can buy maps for all collectible locations from merchants. They volition then be marked on the globe map by a icon. Run into Horizon Nix Dawn Banuk Figure Locations
	All Ancient Vessels plant Establish all the Ancient Vessels.
There are 12 Ancient Vessels. Y'all tin can buy maps for all collectible locations from merchants. They will then be marked on the world map by a icon. Encounter Horizon Zero Dawn Ancient Vessel Locations
	Got the Shield-Weaver outfit Recovered an ancient technology and put it to use.
Come across Horizon Goose egg Dawn Shield Weaver Guide & Power Cell Locations.
	Followed Rost's teachings Learned to chase and fight aslope Rost.
Story-related trophy from a chief quest, unmissable.
	Defeated the Sawtooth Defeated the Sawtooth that threatened the Nora.
Story-related trophy from a main quest, unmissable.
	Triumphed in the Proving Overcame arduousness and placed first in the Proving.
Story-related trophy from a chief quest, unmissable.
	Fought back the corruption Destroyed the abuse inside the Nora valley.
Story-related bays from a main quest, unmissable.
	Learned of the aboriginal past Learned of the ancient past at Maker's End.
Story-related trophy from a main quest, unmissable.
	Crashed the Eclipse network Infiltrated the Eclipse battle camp and crashed their network.
Story-related trophy from a primary quest, unmissable.
	Discovered the truth Discovered the truth of Zilch Dawn.
Story-related trophy from a chief quest, unmissable.
	Broke the siege of All-Mother Defeated the invaders and went inside the sacred mountain.
Story-related trophy from a master quest, unmissable.
	Recovered a powerful weapon Explored the Mountain That Fell and recovered a powerful weapon.
Story-related bays from a main quest, unmissable.
	All allies joined Given Aloy's actions, all possible optional allies joined the defense.
What to practice: Play up until the main quest "The Looming Shadow". This is main quest #21 and the final mission of the game (can check progress in notebook stats). Before doing the first objective of The Looming Shadow, get and exercise the following eleven side quests: Traitor's Bounty > Queen's Gambit A Moments Peace A Daughter'southward Vengeance Sun and Shadow Award the Fallen Sunstone Rock Hunting For the Lodge > Hunter's Blind > Deadliest Game > Redmaw If whatsoever quests are unavailable information technology's considering yous haven't progressed far enough in the story. They will all be bachelor by the time yous achieve "The Looming Shadow". If you see a quest earlier experience free to complete information technology. Once all side quests are done, get do "The Looming Shadow" primary quest. You get the objective to get to bed earlier the last battle. This unlocks the trophy during a cutscene when Aloy is sleeping. After completing the terminal mission it will put you lot back before the Looming Shadow quest and it can be replayed as many times as you want. So if you lot missed a side quest information technology'southward no problem. You tin can withal do those subsequently the final mission and then replay it. Names of All Allies: Aluki Elida Teb Vanesha Uthid Nakoa Janeva Petra Sona Varl Namman Erend Talanah You tin can go talk to all of them before the final battle. You'll get two optional objectives to visit both defense sites (Spire and Ridge). The allies tin be found in that location. Dialogue choices do not affect this trophy. Personally, I always chose heart, and so that'southward what I tested and confirmed to be working. The developers have since confirmed that dialogue choices practise non affect the bays. Killing Nil in side quest "Cause for Business organisation" does not impact the trophy. He doesn't count every bit an ally. The trophy unlocked for me despite killing Cypher. The characters that you lot can kill don't count every bit allies.
	Ended the military threat Ended the threat of the ancient war machines.
Story-related trophy from a main quest, unmissable.
	Victorious with the War-Chief Plant the Nora War-Chief and defeated the killers in the Ring of Metal.
Story-related trophy from a master quest, unmissable.
	Saved Pinnacle from its foe Helped Erend investigate Ersa'south fate, and foiled a plot against Top.
Story-related trophy from a main quest, unmissable.
	Aided the defectors Aided the escapes of Uthid and the child king Itamen from the Shadow Carja.
This requires you to do the side quest "Traitor'southward Bounty" and "Queen's Gambit". Traitor's Bounty is unlocked automatically afterward in the story. Completing this quest automatically leads to Queen's Gambit (information technology's a quest line). Upon completing The Queen'southward Gambit the trophy unlocks. Here's the starting point:
	Hunted Redmaw with Talanah Rose through the ranks of the Hunters Social club and helped Talanah defeat Redmaw.
This trophy is a advantage for completing the quest line for the hunter'southward lodge. You must practise the following quests (in this lodge): Hunting for the Gild = triggers by talking to the keeper at whatever of the hunting grounds (marked with on map). It's listed under the "Errands" tab of your quest list. Y'all must gather a bunch of materials from machines. They will all exist marked on the map. Hunter'due south Blind = triggers automatically after Hunting for the Lodge is complete. Deadliest Game = triggers automatically later on Hunter's Blind is consummate. Redmaw = triggers automatically after Deadliest Game is consummate. After defeating Redmaw return to the Hunter's Lodge to complete the quest. This volition then unlock the trophy.