How to defeat Leaplashers in Horizon Forbidden West?

Leaplashers won't be too much issue in Horizon Forbidden West. Players can take them down pretty easily by exploiting their weakness to Purgewater elemental damage. Players can also take out the machine's Power Cell to stop it from carrying out some of its heavier attacks.

Leaplasher'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 Leaplasher will be weak to damage from Purgewater attacks. They are strong against damage from Shock attacks.

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Body Parts

There are a few different body parts on a Leaplasher 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 Leaplasher are:

• Body
• Cargo Claw
• Acid Canister (only found on Acid Leaplasher)
• Blaze Canister (only found on Fire Leaplasher)
• Chillwater Canister (only found on Frost Leaplasher)
• Power Cell

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 Leaplasher will drop a long list of loot items:

• Sparker (Common) - Dropped from Body and Power Cell
• Metal Shards (Common) - Dropped from Body
• Machine Muscle (Uncommon) - Dropped from Body
• Leaplasher Circulator* (Uncommon) - Dropped from Body
• Leaplasher Primary Nerve* (Uncommon) - Dropped from Body
• Small Machine Core (Uncommon) - Dropped from Body
• Braided Wire (Common) - Dropped from Body
• Metal Bone (Rare) - Dropped from Body
• Sturdy Hardplate (Common) - Dropped from Body
• Metalbite (Common) - Dropped from Acid Canister (only found on Acid Leaplasher)
• Blaze (Common) - Dropped from Blaze Canister (only found on Fire Leaplasher)
• Chillwater (Uncommon) - Dropped from Chillwater Canister (only found on Frost Leaplasher)
• Leaplasher Spark Coil* (Rare) - Dropped from Power Cell

*Loot items marked with an asterisk are exclusively dropped from the Leaplasher 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 Leaplasher is a part of the IOTA Overrides Cauldron.

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