The Dreadwing is one of the most fearsome machines in Horizon Forbidden West. Due to its cloaking ability, which allows it to go invisible, you’ll have difficulty landing consistent shots. While there are only a few of these machines, you’ll need to hunt them down for valuable resources.
Items like Dreadwing Heart can only be acquired by killing this machine. In this guide, we’ll cover all spawn locations of Dreadwings in Horizon Forbidden West. We’ll also provide valuable insight into how you can defeat this machine.
Horizon Forbidden West Dreadwing Location
The standard Dreadwing can be found in two locations in Horizon Forbidden West. The first one is located near the Zenith base in the lower southwestern part of the map. The site is right where you begin the Singularity main story quest. It is important to note that this site only becomes available once you complete the game. The exact location is given on the map below:
You can also find a Dreadwing near Cauldron MU in HFW. This site is in the middle of the map and only becomes available once you advance to a certain stage in the main campaign. The exact location of the second Dreadwing site can be found below:
Standard Dreadwings can drop the following items as loot:
- Metalbite
- Metal Shards
- Braided Wire
- Dreadwing Circulator
- Large Machine Core
- Dreadwing Primary Nerve
- Volatile Sludge
- Machine Muscle
- Crystal Braiding
- Metal Bone
- Luminous Brainstem
- Sturdy Hardplate
- Dreadwing Metal Fang
- Sparker
- Blastpaste
- Purgewater
How to Defeat a Dreadwing in Horizon Forbidden West?
Dreadwings can go invisible and fire acid at players. It is vulnerable to fire elemental attacks but resistant to shock, cold, and acid.
Players having difficulty fighting it in the air can still fire shock arrows to stun it and cause it to fall to the ground. Use this opportunity to run up and land a critical attack or to knock off the Stealth Generator in its tail and Metalbite Sac beneath its neck, preventing it from using its powers.
HFW Apex Dreadwing Location
Unlike the normal variant, the Apex Dreadwing can only be found in the snowy mountains of Horizon Forbidden West. Make sure to have the Sunwing mount to ensure an easier search.
This spot is located towards the West of the Snowy Mountains, and to reach there, you will need to go southward from the Graypeak Survey Drone in the blocked-off portion. Once you reach the cliff you can either climb up or use the ability to fly if you have it unlocked. Be careful, as there will be a Stormwing and a Dreadwing.
The Apex Dreadwing can drop the following items as loot:
- Metalbite
- Luminous Brainstem
- Metal Shards
- Apex Dreadwing Heart
- Braided Wire
- Large Machine Core
- Dreadwing Circulator
- Dreadwing Primary Nerve
- Volatile Sludge
- Machine Muscle
- Metal Bone
- Crystal Braiding
- Sturdy Hardplate
- Dreading Metal Fang
- Metalbite
- Glowblast
How to Defeat Apex Dreadwing in HFW
Apex Dreadwing has a level of about 40. It is vulnerable to plasma but resistant to pyro, purge water, and ice. Other than that, the fight will follow the same techniques as it did against the conventional Dreadwing. Just watch for its more powerful strike and long-range lightning blast.
