How to defeat Frostclaws in Horizon Forbidden West?

To effectively combat a Frostclaw machine in Horizon Forbidden West, players should target the machine's Chilwater Sac. This will disable its ability to use Frost elemental attacks which will greatly aid Aloy in the battle against this fearsome machine. Players can also capitalize on its elemental weaknesses of Fire and Shock.

Frostclaw'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. The Frostclaw will be weak to damage from Fire and Shock attacks. They are strong against damage from Frost attacks.

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Body Parts

There are a few different body parts on a Frostclaw but each one will drop different loot and deal different amounts of damage to the machine when attacked by players. The body parts on a Frostclaw are:

• Body
• Chillwater Sac
• Sparker
• Chillwater Unit
• Resource Container

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 Frostclaw will drop a long list of loot items:

• Metal Shards (Common) - Dropped from Body
• Piercing Spike (Rare) - Dropped from Body
• Chillwater (Uncommon) - Dropped from Body, Chillwater Sac, and Chillwater Unit
• Frostclaw Circulator* (Uncommon) - Dropped from Body
• Machine Muscle (Uncommon) - Dropped from Body
• Frostclaw Primary Nerve* (Rare) - Dropped from Body and Chillwater Unit
• Medium Machine Core (Rare) - Dropped from Body and Chillwater Unit
• Braided Wire (Common) - Dropped from Body and Chillwater Unit
• Sturdy Hardplate (Common) - Dropped from Body and Chillwater Unit
• Metal Bone (Rare) - Dropped from Body
• Sparker (Common) - Dropped from Sparker
• Volatile Sludge (Very Rare) - Dropped from Chillwater Unit
• Frostclaw Sac Webbing* (Rare) - Dropped from Chillwater Unit
• Blastpaste (Rare) - Dropped from Chillwater Unit

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

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 Frostclaw is a part of the CHI Overrides Cauldron.

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