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The War Chief's Trail
Horizon: Steel Frontiers

The War Chief's Trail

Follow our comprehensive guide to The War Chief's Trail quest in Horizon: Steel Frontiers. Includes walkthrough steps, enemy strategies, and item locations.

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Follow our comprehensive guide to The War Chief's Trail quest in Horizon: Steel Frontiers. Includes walkthrough steps, enemy strategies, and item locations.

Walkthrough
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    The War Chief's Trail - Part 1: Make your way to the battle site north of Mother's Rise. Activate your Focus to scan the fallen Corrupter and the nearby Corrupted Watcher. Examine both machines. Dran, a survivor, will approach and provide information about Sona's destination.
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    Insult to Injury - Part 2: From the battle site, head north to a ruined house and find [TD-W09] Harriet Choi Dies. Continue northeast into the mountains to Jun's cabin. Pry open the door to free Jun, who explains outcasts stole his Dreamwillow.
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    Follow the outcast tracks using your Focus up the mountain. You'll find them trapped on a ledge with a Sawtooth and two Watchers. Use your Sharpshot Bow for precision shots on the Watchers. Defeat the Sawtooth using a combination of Shock Wire and Fire Arrows or Bomb Sling.
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    Talk to the outcasts' leader, Kurnst, who agrees to return some Dreamwillow. Return to Jun and give him the Dreamwillow. He will take it to Fia, completing this part of the quest.
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    Mother's Crown Activities:
    • Speak with Dral near the South Gate to get Cauldron SIGMA.
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    Speak with Marea to advance A Seeker at the Gates.
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    Speak with Den to get Errand: Sanctuary.
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    Speak with Taim to get Errand: Luck of the Hunt.
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    Speak with Solai to advance A Daughter's Vengeance.
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    Speak with Lut by the North Gate to get Valleymeet Hunting Grounds.
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    Destroy the two Grazer Training Dummies left of the North Gate.
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    Fast travel to the campfire with the Merchant near Mother's Crown.
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    Ancient Armory - Part 1: Set Ancient Armory as your active quest. Head to the ruins north of your location. Climb down the rock stairs and jump into the water. Swim into the ruins and find Metal Flower - Mark I (F) on a ledge to your left.
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    Swim further into the ruins. Find the armor chamber door on the right. Insert two Power Cells into the Holo Locks. Use the Code Nexus for the combination: 1200, 1500, 1800, 2100, 0000 (translated to 12, 3, 6, 9, 12 or up, right, down, left, up). The door will open.
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    Inside, find [TD-Q51] Ultraweave Progress on a counter and [TD-Q52] Ultraweave Trials on the floor in front of the armor. You need three more Power Cells to release the armor; exit the ruins for now.
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    Devil's Thirst Tallneck: Follow the path north past Nil and cross the river. Explore the ruined building on your right to find [TD-W03] Schott v. Frost.
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    Continue north. Near a rusted school bus, turn right into a ruined building behind the parking lot to find [TD-W02] "Haere Mai". Southeast of this building, find [TD-W01] Refugee Museum Opens at the base of a ruined watertower.
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    Head north into the building across from the watertower. Go up the stairs to the second floor and jump to the Tallneck. Override it to earn Trophy: First Tallneck Overridden.
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    The War Chief's Trail - Part 2: Travel to the waypoint and find an abandoned campsite. Examine the campfire, then use your Focus to scan the bow, bandages, and arrow shards. Examine the bandages to advance the quest.
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    Follow the blood trail with your Focus, climb some rocks, and find a dead Sawtooth. Examine it to trigger a cutscene where Sona appears.
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    Follow Sona north to a corrupted area for another cutscene. You will then be tasked with stealthily eliminating a camp of Cultists.

Tips:

  • For the Sawtooth and Watchers in

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