Follow our step-by-step guide to complete the Shadow in the West side quest in Horizon Forbidden West, including how to start it, defeat enemies, and find Vezreh.
Walkthrough
- 1To start Shadow in the West, complete the side quest Shadow From the Past and the main quest The Embassy.
- 2Travel to the ancient ruins known as Shadow’s Reach, located southwest of Barren Light.
- 3Eliminate the Eclipse Cultists and three Scrappers outside the base. Use Silent Strikes to deal with them efficiently, especially the Scrappers with plasma attacks and the Eclipse Punisher armed with a Deathbringer Gun.
- 4Find Yef on scaffolding near some gear. He will lower a ladder to help you infiltrate the base.
- 5Climb the scaffolding and follow it southeast, then southwest. Scan the Failsafe audio datapoint near some wreckage.
- 6Crawl under the wreckage, kill the guard at the watchpost to the left, and loot the cache for the Whisper Hunter Bow.
- 7Continue southwest along a wooden walkway, then climb up to reach the palisade walls.
- 8Head west to a ruined tank, then northwest to find a hole in the wall to infiltrate the base.
- 9Inside, defeat the remaining cultists and the Longlegs. Utilize stealth and environmental hazards like log stacks, suspended platforms, and blaze containers.
- 10In the northwestern corner of the camp, find a door. Enter and free the captives.
- 11Inside their cage, scan the Bad Way to Go audio datapoint.
- 12Go through the door in the southwestern corner of the room to confront Vezreh.
- 13Defeat the downgraded Ravager by targeting its weakpoints: the belly-mounted Sparker or the back-mounted Glowblast Canisters. The Ravager is weak to Purgewater and Acid damage.
- 14After defeating the Ravager, confront Vezreh, who will use the Ravager Cannon. Stay behind cover and avoid staying in the open.
Tips
- The Scrappers outside the base are dangerous due to their plasma attacks; Silent Strikes are recommended.
- Approaching from the southwest road allows for stealth takedowns of cultists and Scrappers.
- The Eclipse base is designed for stealth, with easily exploitable guard patrols and environmental hazards.
- When fighting Vezreh and the Ravager, use cover to avoid the Ravager Cannon and focus on the Ravager's weakpoints.
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