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How to Find and Complete Cauldron MU
Horizon Forbidden West

How to Find and Complete Cauldron MU

Learn how to find and infiltrate Cauldron MU in Horizon Forbidden West. This guide details the steps to navigate the Cauldron, defeat machines, and reach its core.

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Learn how to find and infiltrate Cauldron MU in Horizon Forbidden West. This guide details the steps to navigate the Cauldron, defeat machines, and reach its core.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    After completing the main quest "The Embassy," travel to the mountains southwest of Stone's Echo to find Cauldron MU.
  2. 2
    Defeat the three Leapslashers and two Scroungers guarding the entrance. Use stealth if possible.
  3. 3
    Override the Cauldron Door and enter.
  4. 4
    Inside, climb the yellow racks and head northwest down a passage.
  5. 5
    Ride a zipline down into the heart of the Cauldron.
  6. 6
    Defeat the two Burrowers. Use stealth or ranged attacks.
  7. 7
    Locate a red port and override the "Network Uplink" to deploy a bridge.
  8. 8
    Cross the bridge and continue northeast until you reach a room.
  9. 9
    Turn right (southeast), then right again (south) and ascend a ramp.
  10. 10
    Turn right (southeast) again and descend a passage to find another Cauldron Door. Override it.
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    Continue through the door and sneak left (southeast) to grapple up to a higher platform.
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    Continue southwest to a vantage point to deal with the two Scroungers below.
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    Descend by jumping onto conveyor machines or gliding southwest. Avoid the Energy Shield.
  14. 14
    Override another Network Uplink to lower the Energy Shield and proceed through the opening.
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    Drop off a ledge to the south. A doorway to the east leads to a bonus stockpile.
  16. 16
    Backtrack to the main area and continue southwest. Wait for the yellow-lit racks to fold down, climb them, then use handholds to reach an elevated platform.
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    Continue southwest, climb using handholds (one retracts), vault, and climb down.
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    Continue southwest until the walkway ends, turn right (west), and descend near machinery.
  19. 19
    Jump a gap and go through a doorway up and to the left (southeast).
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    Ahead, you'll see a mechanical arm. Be wary of a patrolling Scrounger behind a sealed door that opens when you drop down. Thwart the ambush.
  21. 21
    Head southwest to a perch, wait for the mechanical arm, jump on it, run across, and jump off to the far eastern side.
  22. 22
    Head forward (south) to a triangular hole in the floor. Drop down.
  23. 23
    You can reach a door to the south (leading to a room with a Shellwalker and a Burrower) or a stockpile to the north.
Tips
  • Yellow indicators (lights or paint) signify climbable or interactable elements.
  • Use stealth to your advantage, especially against the initial machines.
  • Ensure you have ample medicine before committing to the zipline descent.
  • Ranged attacks are effective from elevated positions against enemies below.
  • Be aware of environmental hazards like Energy Shields and retracting handholds.

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