In Horizon Forbidden West, Rockbreakers are terrifying mole-like machines. Their most difficult fighting mechanic is their ability to burrow underground and emerge right beneath Aloy, causing massive damage on impact. The best way to combat this powerful machine is to remove some of the key body parts that allow it to perform these devastating attacks.

Taking out the Rockbreaker’sBlaze Sacwill disable its ability to perform attacks with Fire effects, saving Aloy some extra HP during battle. Players can also target theMining Claws, which, if destroyed, will disable the Rockbreaker’s ability to burrow underground.

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Rockbreaker’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. Rockbreakers will beweak todamage from Shock and Frost attacks. They will also bestrong againstdamage from Fire attacks.

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Body Parts

There are many different body parts on a Rockbreaker, and each one will drop different loot and deal different amounts of damage to the machine when attacked by players. The body parts on a Rockbreaker 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 removes with a hit from the spear) while the machine is still alive. The Rockbreaker will drop a long list of loot items:

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

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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 Rockbreaker is a part of theKappa Overrides Cauldron.

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