Learn how to get the Forgefire weapon upgrade in Horizon Zero Dawn! This guide details finding the Fire Bellowback and looting its snout for Varga.
Alright, so you've got the Forgefire, and Varga's pretty chuffed you found it! She's happy to upgrade it for you, but she needs a specific part: the snout of a Fire Bellowback. Activate this errand from your quest menu, and get ready to head out solo – Varga's gonna wait for you back in Longnotch.
Just a heads-up, you can only tackle this part of the errand after you've cleared the Stone Yield bandit camp and taken down its leader. Once that's done, you'll snag the Forgefire from the reward box.
- 1Head to the Bellowback Site: You can either follow the trail or fast travel to the Bellowback site. When you get there, you'll find a Fire Bellowback chilling with a Shell-Walker. Remember how Varga tweaked your Icerail to pack some explosives? Now's the perfect time to try it out!
- 2Take Down the Fire Bellowback: A couple of explosives and a few well-aimed arrows should be enough to make the fire sac on its back burst. Pretty neat, right? Once you've defeated it, make sure to scavenge the machine for the crucial Bellowback Snout.
- 3Return to Varga: With the snout in hand, you can fast travel back to Longnotch to report to Varga. She'll get to work upgrading the Forgefire, and you'll be on your way with an even better weapon!
- The Fire Bellowback is weak to frost damage, so using ice arrows or elemental traps can make this fight a lot easier.
- Focus on hitting the fire sac on its back to deal critical damage and potentially cause it to explode.
- Don't forget to loot the Bellowback thoroughly after the fight to ensure you get the Snout component.
Upon returning to Varga with the Bellowback Snout, she will upgrade the Forgefire weapon.
100% Human-Written. AI Fact-Checked. Community Verified. Learn how AntMag verifies content