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Acquired Taste
Horizon Zero Dawn

Acquired Taste

Follow this Horizon Zero Dawn walkthrough to help Brin the Banuk Shaman collect machine blood samples, including Sawtooth, Corruptor, Stalker, Thunderjaw, and Stormbird.

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Follow this Horizon Zero Dawn walkthrough to help Brin the Banuk Shaman collect machine blood samples, including Sawtooth, Corruptor, Stalker, Thunderjaw, and Stormbird.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Speak with Brin, a Banuk Shaman, who is located in a dead-end west of a Glinthawk site, which is west of the Tallneck in the Sun-Steps.
  2. 2
    He will first ask for the blood of a Sawtooth. A Sawtooth site is located northwest of Brin's location. Sawtooths are weak to fire.
  3. 3
    Kill a Sawtooth, loot its blood, and return it to Brin.
  4. 4
    Brin's second request is for the blood of a Corruptor. You can find one on a cliff south/southeast of the Tallneck in Sun-Steps. The closest campfire is south of the Tallneck. Fast travel there, go east, then south onto the cliffs.
  5. 5
    There may be Scrappers and Glinthawks in the area. Clear them out. You do not need to kill the Corruptor; loot its blood from its body after clearing the area.
  6. 6
    Return the Corruptor blood to Brin.
  7. 7
    Brin's third request is for the blood of a Stalker. Head to a Stalker site southwest of Meridian Village. Stalker sites are indicated by signal flares on the ground.
  8. 8
    Trigger a Stalker to approach, kill it, and acquire its blood.
  9. 9
    Return the Stalker blood to Brin.
  10. 10
    Brin's next request is for the blood of a Thunderjaw. You can find two Thunderjaws in a valley east of Meridian, or one Thunderjaw by a campfire northeast of Meridian for an easier encounter.
  11. 11
    Kill a Thunderjaw, bring its blood back to Brin.
  12. 12
    Brin's final request is for the blood of a Stormbird. He will send you north of Pitchcliff, or you can find one near the Greatrun Hunting Grounds.
  13. 13
    Kill a Stormbird, clip its wings, and bring the blood back to Brin to complete the quest.
Tips
  • Sawtooths are weak to fire.
  • You do not need to kill the Corruptor; you only need to loot its blood after clearing the surrounding scavengers.
  • For the Thunderjaw, there is an easier option by the campfire northeast of Meridian.
  • For the Stormbird, clipping its wings is mentioned as part of the process.

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