Main Quest Walkthrough – Maker’s End [Horizon Zero Dawn]

The Main Quest Maker’s End takes Aloy deep into a forgotten ruin to discover more about the lost civilization that walked the earth before the catastrophe.

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Main Quest Walkthrough – Maker’s End

Loot the Equipment Stash (Optional) / Go to the Ruins

When the Quest starts, walk towards the Hunting Goods Merchant and turn left past the big rock formation. Proceed forward and you’ll come up to a Behemoth Container with 2 Luminous Braiding, 9 Metalburn and 9 Metal Vessel. Afterwards, continue to follow the two Quest Markers ahead. There will be 2 Shock Wax Root that you can loot nearby as well, and further along the path a downed Watcher with 3 Metal Shards and 1 Sparker.

You will come up to the long road path that leads straight to your Objective. About halfway on the path, you’ll find a Campfire nearby (just ahead along the road), and to your right a Small Supply Crate (The Optional Objective) with 65 Metal Shards, a 40% Tear Coil, 1 Ropecaster, 18 Blaze and 20 Wire.

The path will bend slightly to the left, but before that, you can save from the Campfire ahead. Once you’ve done so, continue following the path to the Ruins. If you look to your right up towards a mountain slope, there will be some ancient debris indicated by a purple crate icon. Check it out to collect 1 Ancient Vessel – Metallurgic (Special) and 1 Ancient Toothpick. Afterwards, proceed along the path.

As you progress further on the trail, you’ll see in the distance a Corrupted Watcher. Make sure you hide in the bushes to your right before it notices you. As it approaches the bushes you’re hiding in, take it out with a Silent Strike, then loot its carcass.

Proceed further up the path until you come to the spot of tall grass that overlooks a bridge ahead. Examine the area ahead while hidden in the grass. Note that there will be a Cultist sitting a little further to near the barrels ahead. Take him out with a headshot, then wait for another one that will come across the bridge. Take him out as well. Then, look to your right down the lower area near the blanketed crate for two more Cultists. Try to take them both out quickly, as two more will emerge when you’ve alerted them.

One you’ve taken out all the Cultists, make your way careful across the bridge, but be mindful of the Corrupted Watcher just ahead. You can try to shoot it down from the bridge. One you’ve killed it, run to it up ahead and loot it. Then, head down to the lower area where you killed the two Cultists near the crate. Be careful of another Cultist lurking in the area. You can try to use Focus to scout the area for any more enemies.

Follow the Quest Marker and you’ll come up to the area under the bridge. Be careful of the Corrupted Watcher that will be lurking nearby. Hide in the bushes ahead and attack it with a Silent Strike when it gets close enough. After you’ve killed the Corrupted Watcher, proceed again towards the Quest Marker, which will take you up a slope.

You’ll soon come up to an overlook, but before you proceed further, take out the Cultist standing guard on the left. Then, hide in the bushes on the right and examine the area. To the far right will be a Corruptor and a Corrupted Watcher. Scattered throughout the area below are more Corrupted Watchers and Cultists. A good way to make your way towards the ruins is to circle the area behind the tents. There will be a Corrupted Watcher there that you can Stealth Kill. Pick off the enemies one by one from here by catching them off-guard.

You’ll soon come up near the Corruptor and its Watcher lackey. Before it notices you, get into position and use Blast Wire and set it up along the path that the Corruptor will pass. The sound of your setting up the Blast Wire will alert the Corruptor and it will investigate the noise.  When it trips the wire, hide in the bushes and wait for it to come near, then use a Silent Strike. From here, you’ll expose yourself, but will have done significant damage to it. Create some distance between you and the Corruptor and whittle its health with shots from afar. You can also use Ropecaster to buy you some free hits. If not, use the tents as cover as it chases you down. It should go down after a while.

Even before the Corruptor goes down, a Corrupted Watcher and some Cultists might engage you. By all means, take out the Corruptor first, then worry about the others. When you’ve defeated all the enemies, loot the carcasses, then proceed to the Quest Marker ahead.  On your way there to the right (where there’s two torches on either side of the path) is a Small Supply Crate with 4 Metal Vessels and 4 Bony Meat.

Follow the path and up the wall. You’ll find yourself nearing the Ruins as you come even more debris along the side of the path. About 80m from the Objective, there will be another Small Supply Crate that you can loot for 12 Metal Shards, 3 Blaze and 9 Ridge-Wood. Even further is some Ancient Debris with Ancient Vessel – Thunderheads, Ancient Necklace, Ancient Bright Bracelet and Ancient Chimes.

Continue following the Quest Marker and a custscene will ensue. You’ll catch sight of the Deathbringer, a massive machine of destruction and chaos.

The best course of action to take is to first kill the Cultists that surround the Deathbringer above the slopes. There will also be some Corrupted Watchers lurking nearby, so hit them next. The best time to face the Deathbringer is when it is alone and helpless, but it is more than capable of quickly ending you.

Main article: Deathbringer Strategy Guide

Locate the Eclipse Officer

After defeating the Deathbringer, search its carcass for some loot such as 15% Resist Melee attacks Weave, 38% Tear Coil Modification, 43% Damage Coil, Metalburn, Metal Vessel, Crystal Braiding and Metal Shards. Then, follow the Quest Marker to the Eclipse Officer for and loot it for Eclipse Focus and Health Potion. Once you’ve looted him, a cutscene will ensue.

Investigate the Rubble

Follow the Quest Marker to an opening marked with rubble past the Deathbringer. You will come to a secret facility where you will need to locate information about Elisabet Sobeck.

Search for Information about Elisabeth Sobeck / Go to Ted Faro’s Office

Follow the Quest Marker to the ledge, then drop down and grab onto the ladder on the side of the wall that goes down. When you get to the lower floor, you’ll notice that the Quest Marker will point you to the path on the left, but before that, head to the room just ahead to access a Datapoint (Entangled Waveforms). Afterwards, follow the Quest Marker again. You’ll reach an office which is in fact Ted Faro’s (another Datapoint will be accessed called Welcome to FAS).

Walk towards the Quest Marker by going along the right side of the room. You’ll notice a circular symbol near the hologram with a “B” on it. Use Focus on the circular symbol you’ll access the Datapoint Reception Log. Afterwards, continue following the Quest Marker. You’ll come up to another room and access the Datapoints called Bio: Elisabet Sobeck and Bio: Ted Faro . Before following the Marker again, head to the room ahead and you’ll see another circular symbol that you can use Focus on, which will access the R&D/Lab Retooling Datapoint.

Continue following the Quest Marker, which leads upstairs. At the top floor, you’ll find a Small Supply Crate containing 4 Metal Shards, 5 Blaze, 1 Chillwater, 7 Wire, 1 Sparker and Ridge-Wood. Then, continue towards the Marker.

You’ll soon come up to another room on the right where another circular symbol on the desk to the right contains a Datapoint called Re: Complaint.

Eventually, you will come to an open area out of the Ruins. A cutscene will play. Afterwards, go back to the elevator shaft that you climbed from to find a ledge that leads you to a secret area. You’ll need to climb the ledge and move around to the back of the spire. Once you’ve gotten to the topmost area, you can find a chest which contains a Power Cell (you’ll need these to get the Shield Weaver Outfit in the Ancient Armory Side Quest. Click here to read our guide on how to obtain all Power Cells in the game).

This concludes the Main Quest Walkthrough Maker’s End. Click here to continue to the next Main Quest The Grave Hoard.

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