Horizon Forbidden West: Every Cauldron Location & Rewards
You'll need to hunt down Cauldrons in order to unlock machine overrides in Horizon Forbidden West. Here's where to look.
Horizon Forbidden West is filled with puzzles, secrets, and unlockables, but perhaps none are as fun or as useful as Cauldrons. Finding Cauldrons can be a bit tricky since they are scattered all around the game’s massive world. Once players have managed to locate these dungeon-like areas, they still have to overcome the hurdle of completing them in order to unlock the Cauldron’s exclusive overrides.
Overrides are extremely useful items that make Cauldrons well worth the effort. These allow players to take over the machine enemies found throughout the world, forcing them to fight alongside Aloy in battle. They can even make a few of the machines rideable.
All Cauldron Locations in Horizon Forbidden West
There are six Cauldrons in total throughout Horizon Forbidden West. Players may want to tackle these all at once, but it is best to complete the Cauldrons as they are found. Two of the Cauldrons are also locked to story progression and aren’t able to be completed from the start of the game. Cauldrons are also difficult tests — players will need to be skilled and leveled up when taking them on. These dangerous areas of the game can be completed even easier in New Game Plus for players that don’t enjoy the difficulty of the Cauldrons.
*All overrides marked with an asterisk are mountable overrides.
Repair Bay TAU Location
Repair Bay TAU is the first Cauldron that players encounter. It is found just west of Plainsong in the eastern mountainous region of the map. Players will reach this Cauldron as they progress through the story, so no need to seek it out ahead of time.
Overrides in Repair Bay TAU:
- Bristleback (Full Override)*
- Grimhorn (Corrupted)
- Plowhorn (Corrupted)
Cauldron MU Location
Cauldron MU can be located to the south of Plainsong. The overrides contained within MU are helpful, especially in the early game, as they help players override some of the most common machines found throughout the Forbidden West.
Overrides in Cauldron MU:
- Burrower (Full Override)
- Scrounger (Full OVerride)
- Grazer (Full Override)
- Fanghorn (Corrupted)
- Scrapper (Corrupted)
- Widemaw (Corrupted)
Cauldron IOTA Location
Cauldron IOTA is a very useful Cauldron to tackle. This Cauldron contains a wide variety of overrides and also unlocks the Tallneck within when completed, revealing a huge portion of the game’s minimap. This Cauldron can be located north of Scalding Spear.
Overrides in Cauldron IOTA:
- Leaplasher (Full override)
- Longleg (Full override)
- Clawstrider (Full override)*
- Lancehorn (Full override)
- Glinthawk (Corrupted)
- Rollerback (Corrupted)
- Snapmaw (Corrupted)
- Skydrifter (Corrupted)
- Bellowback (Corrupted)
- Ravager (Corrupted)
Cauldron KAPPA Location
Cauldron KAPPA is the most difficult Cauldron in the game, and for good reason. The overrides contained in KAPPA allow players to take over some of the most powerful enemies in the game. Players can find this Cauldron by heading west of The Bulwark and making their way to the northern edge of the coast.
Overrides in Cauldron KAPPA:
- Tideripper (Full override)
- Rockbreaker (Full override)
- Stormbird (Full override)
- Thunderjaw (Corrupted)
- Dreadwing (Corrupted)
- Slitherfang (Corrupted)
- Tremortusk (Corrupted)
- Slaughterspine (Corrupted)
Cauldron CHI Location
Cauldron CHI sits along the southern coast below the settlement of Thornmarsh. This Cauldron is tough and should be completed closer to the end of the game. The overrides within are especially helpful once players reach Legacy’s Landfall.
Overrides in Cauldron CHI:
- Shell-Walker (Full override)
- Behemoth (Full override)
- Clamberjaw (Full override)
- Redeye Watcher (Full override)
- Frostclaw (Full override)
- Stalker (Corrupted)
- Spikesnout (Corrupted)
- Fireclaw (Corrupted)
- Scorcher (Corrupted)
- Shellsnapper (Corrupted)
Cauldron GEMINI Location
Cauldron GEMINI is found to the southwest of Scalding Spear. This Cauldron is encountered and completed via the main story progression. If players happen upon it before they have received the Gemini quest, they will have to return later in the game. This Cauldron contains one of the best overrides in the game, allowing players to take over and mount a flying machine.
Overrides in Cauldron GEMINI:
- Sunwing (Full override)*
