Master the Tear Trial in Horizon Forbidden West! Learn the best strategies, tips, and rewards to quickly loot Scrounger Power Cells and earn your stripes.
Alright, let's tackle the first Hunting Grounds trial: the Tear Trial in The Daunt. It sounds a bit intimidating, but honestly, it's pretty straightforward once you know what you're doing. This is your first real test of precision aiming and component removal, so pay attention!
Where to Find the Hunting Ground: You'll get directions to this place during the main story mission, 'To the Brink,' after you rescue the Oseram Trapper. If you're coming from Barren Light, just head north, and you'll see a bridge. The Hunting Ground is located directly east of that bridge.
- Full Stripes (01:30): 6 Hunting Medals, 50 Metal Shards, 5 Sparkers, Scrounger Circulator, Medium Machine Core
- Half Stripes (02:30): 5 Hunting Medals, 35 Metal Shards, 5 Sparkers, Small Machine Core
- Quarter Stripes (10:00): 4 Hunting Medals, 20 Metal Shards, Small Machine Core
Grounds Keeper's Tips:
- Use your Focus to highlight the Scrounger's Power Cell – it makes spotting it much easier.
- Bring weapons with good Tear damage. That's what you need to rip components off.
- If you have a Shock Warrior Bow or Shock Tripcaster, use them! Shocking a machine stops it in its tracks, making it way easier to tear off parts.
- Any resources you get from looting Power Cells can be used to craft Shock ammo. Handy!
- Heads up: once a machine dies, you can't loot its components anymore. So, don't kill them too early!
- 1First things first, get to the starting point of the trial. You'll see a rope you can slide down. Go ahead and do that to kick off the timer.
- 2Now, you need to find two Scroungers. Keep your eyes peeled!
- 3Once you spot a Scrounger, you need to aim for its Power Cell. It's located on its back, right above its hind legs. Your Hunter Bow is probably your best bet here since you likely don't have many specialized weapons yet. Aim carefully and shoot the Power Cell until it detaches.
- 4Repeat this for a second Scrounger. Remember, the key is to shoot the Power Cell off, NOT to kill the machine. If they get alerted, they'll face you, making that shot a bit trickier, but still doable.
- 5As soon as you've got both Power Cells detached, rush over and loot them. Be quick about it, as the Scroungers might still be active and could zap you.
- 6Once you've collected both Power Cells, you've completed the Trial! Head back to the Grounds Keeper to claim your rewards.
A Word of Caution: The guide mentions using Shock weapons, but be careful. While shocking can immobilize them, you absolutely do NOT want to hit the Power Cells themselves with Shock Arrows. They'll just explode, and then you've failed the objective. Stick to regular arrows for the Power Cells themselves.
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