Burrower is a Machine (Monster) that you can scan and fight in Horizon Forbidden West.
Type: Recon, Lightweight
Characteristics: A common recon machine that emits a high-pitched sound to alert allies and stun enemies. It can tunnel underground and resurface in unexpected locations.
Overrides: MU Cauldron
Locations:
Weak Against:
- Fire Damage
Strong Against:
- None
Body Parts:
- Body
- Eye
- Soundshell
- Resource Container
Loot:
- Metal Shards
- Machine Muscle
- Burrower Circulator
- Burrower Primary Nerve
- Small Machine Core
- Braided Wire
- Metal Bone
- Sturdy Hardplate
- Burrower Soundshell
- Echo Shell
- Blaze
Variants:
- Burrower
- Fire Canister Burrower
- Frost Canister Burrower
- Shock Canister Burrower
- Acid Canister Burrower
- Purgewater Canister Burrower
- Plasma Canister Burrower
- Tracker Burrower
- Apex Burrower
- Apex Fire Canister Burrower
- Apex Frost Canister Burrower
- Apex Shock Canister Burrower
- Apex Acid Canister Burrower
- Apex Purgewater Canister Burrower
- Apex Plasma Canister Burrower
- Apex Tracker Burrower
For all other machines, check out the Horizon Forbidden West All Machines Database.
Do we need to scan all the variants to for the trophy that requires all machines scanned?
No, only 1 single variant for trophy purposes 🙂
The other variants count towards 100% game completion though (but not necessary for any trophy).
Where can i find shock canisster burrower and purgewater ones?
The machine isn’t marked on the map but I found shock canister burrowers directly south of The Bulwark and a little up north from the Sunken Cavern: Sheerside Mountains.
Where do you find the shock and purge water variants of the canister burrows I am trying to 100% my bestiary and cant find them anywhere
Yeah same, i can’t find those variants as well, any leads?
Purgewater variant is found north of Salt Bite at the charger site
Can confirm what @Chris said about the Apex Purgewater variant. Now just need plain Shock variant.
OK, I found a location for the Shock Burrowers. If you draw a line on your map from The Bulwark directly south to the entrance of the Sheerside Mountain Sunken Cavern, and go north from the cavern along that line, about 40% of the way to The Bulwark there is a “diamond-ish” spot on the map. Obviously take a Sunwing if you have it.
It is an unmarked location, but a pretty decent variety of machines will spawn. One other thing to note, it appears the (any) machines will only spawn there if you DON’T have a Custom difficulty set. I set mine to Story, and it took me five reloads to get one to spawn. Good Luck!
I found shock version at burrower sight near arrowhand
So what’s the deal with Tracker Burrowers?
I don’t know, Jerry. What is the deal with tracker burrowers?
There are three Cannisters Burrower sites I used to scan all variants. Just buy a bunch of fast travel packs and cycle between them. The first is to the north east of Hidden Ember, the second is just south west of Rebel Outpost Dry Yearn, and the third is north of Stone Cress.
Remember that multiple variants can spawn at one location, so be sure to scan them all, and Apex variants have higher chances of spawning at night.