Dreadwing is a Machine (Monster) that you can scan and fight in Horizon Forbidden West.
Type: Combat, Heavyweight
Characteristics: A large and powerful flying combat machine. Its attacks include a range of disruptive status effects, making it a dangerous and tenacious enemy.
Overrides: KAPPA Cauldron
Locations:
Weak Against:
- Fire Damage
Strong Against:
- Frost Damage
- Shock Damage
- Acid Damage
Body Parts:
- Body
- Flash Blinders
- Metal Fang
- Metalbite Sac
- Stamina Drain Container
- Sparker
- Resource Container
- Bomb Launcher
- Stealth Generator
- Antenna
- Damage Dampener Container
- Noxious Container
- Radar
- Purgewater Canister
Loot:
- Metal Shards
- Metalbite
- Braided Wire
- Dreadwing Circulator
- Large Machine Core
- Dreadwing Primary Nerve
- Volatile Sludge
- Machine Muscle
- Crystal Braiding
- Metal Bone
- Luminous Brainstem
- Sturdy Hardplate
- Dreadwing Metal Fang (detach Metal Fang)
- Sparker (detach Sparker)
- Blastpaste (detach Resource Container)
- Useable Weapon (detach Bomb Launcher)
- Purgewater (detach Damaged Dampener Container / Purgewater Canister)
Variants:
- Dreadwing
- Apex Dreadwing
For all other machines, check out the Horizon Forbidden West All Machines Database.
It’s not showing up on my map? Does it show later? I’m only about half way done! With map and quests I’d say..
You have to encounter it through story mode first before it shows up on the map.
It doesn’t show up even after encountering Dreadwing on story and other sidequests/errands. I only need to complete Singularity at this point in new game+.
There’s another hidden site for them that you can get the moment you get access to the “Forbidden West” area of the game which is very early on but the area shows up as black on the map. It’s near Cliffwatch on the map…slightly to the southeast of it between the Thunderjaw and Slaughterspine sites but you need to climb the mountain to get there. The easiest way to get there is to fast travel to the campfire east of Cliffwatch and head east until you see a outcropping above the path, hop on top of it and then work your way up the cliffside by jumping until you hit the top then head south until you hit a flat area on top of the mountain then head southeast until you find the open area with the Dreadwing and Stormbird…try to kill them one at a time or at least start with a silent strike, especially if you’re on a higher difficulty. There are also some environmental traps here if you prefer that. Good luck!
THANK YOU! Exactly where you said it would be! May your spikethrower stay sharp!