How to Kill Bellowbacks | Horizon Zero Dawn 2022 | Master Machine Hunting Guide

Welcome to my Horizon Zero Dawn Master Machine Hunting series in 2022! In this episode we'll learn the best way to kill Bellowbacks. With the HZD sequel Forbidden West coming out soon, I know there's going to be a lot of people re-playing Zero Dawn or playing it for the first time. In this series, we're going to cover the most effective tactics for taking down all the toughest machines in the game. If you want to learn how to take down every machine and become a master machine hunter, this is the series for you!

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⏱️Video Chapters⏱️
0:00 - Intro
0:35 - Bellowback Overview
1:29 - Strategy & Gear
5:16 - Live Combat
8:41 - Summary
9:19 - Extra Tips
9:53 - Wrapping Up

For all my PC nerds out there, here's the specs:
CPU: i7-9700k (OC at 5.2GHz all core)
GPU: EVGA GTX 1080 SC Gaming (Core OC: 2075MHz, Mem OC: 5275MHz)
RAM: 16GB G.Skill TridentZ 3866MHz CL16
MB: Asus Z390-F Gaming
SSD: Samsung 970 EVO Plus 512GB
Monitor: Dell S2417DG 165Hz

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[IlyaVassilevsky]

I met one in the first cauldron. Arena style. I was SO SCARED. This thing is MASSIVE. It does not help that there is nowhere to run. After dying three times, I came up with a plan: surround it with trip wires on all 6 sides while it is still being built. This did slow him down enough for me to be able to hit the container on the back. But even after that I had a hard time. I spent all ammo. I did not have any freezing ammunition. I did not have hunter reflexes. Eventually its health went to almost zero. I had no ammo. So I ran into him (yelling Leeroy Jenkins inside) and hit it with the spear. And it was finished. Man, was that exhausting.

[JeremyDadHat]

I’ll never forget having to farm Bellowbacks early in Ultra Hard New Game to get the Silent Hunter armor which makes traversing the world so much easier. It was a huge pain. I wish I had this video at the time!

[MegaChickenfish]

I never struggled too much on these due to the nice huge weak points compared to others, but still learned from this video that you can _stack multiple potion effects!_ Now that's useful!

[Spotastic]

I accidentally stumbled upon a similar strategy when I came across a corrupted bellowback with a bunch of corrupted chargers. I normally use stealth to take out anything I can, but that corrupted zone didn't have anywhere to hide in it. I needed to use my sling (I only have a basic one and blast sling so far as I haven't made it to Daytower yet). That was a hectic fight that I died nearly a dozen times for, but sling and precision arrows worked in the end. I'm just playing on normal, though.

[samgreen]

I feel so sad finally letting go of Horizon... It's almost ceremonial.

[normanblack]

Again, thanks for these videos. My first bellowback fight was Cauldron Sigma. My first run and gun attempt was annoying so I restarted the battle. Aim fast, shoot fast...yuck. Notebook said body is weak to freeze. Also, for some potentially cheap damage I set traps around the arena. I had not used traps so what the hell. While looking around for trap placement I noticed an area which will give you immunity to ranged and melee attacks. Anyway the traps ended up taking out all the watchers without me taking a shot, I just got chased, and then I discovered that a frozen enemy takes chonking damage amounts. Especially on a weak points like the cargo sack. I used precision arrows. I did not now why I got chonking damage, but later with a little experimentation I proved to myself it was the freeze effect.

[timetraveler]

I ran into one of them in the Cauldron and managed to bring it down with just the carja hunter bow. Took a long ass time as i didnt have shock or freeze arrows yet. Though i could have used a sling i just didn't think too

[VergilTheLegendaryDarkSlayer]

Even in the Nora lands they're relatively easy if you remain in stealth
Granted it takes a while for them to stop searching for you, but that's a good way to farm mid game resources early game

[reku]

I played the entire game ( and got the platinum trophy) and I only fought bellowbacks 4 times ( in the frozen wilds, corrupted zone, cauldron and hunting ground).

[michagrill]

Thanks, you saved my nerves in the cauldron 😂

[yondaimeuser]

cauldron something got level 8 in the door.
but there a level 20 bellowback inside.
I mean my arrows only go to 15 damage.
so i just hide while keep sniping it.

[ZiffXGames]

Does the bow do more damage if you hold it or is it the same damage even if you rapid fire as long as you hit?

[cmgames]

Ngl I mixed up the fire bellowbacks in zd with the acid bellowbacks in fw because I forgot blaze was green lmao 🤣

[cobrazax]

when i can i target the eyes. especially when it just got frozen and doesnt move much.
still, its not easy to hit them.

[henrikrossow]

and we pretty much never encountered bellowbacks in the early game in forbidden west

[slenoneotaku]

Another trick to kill Freeze bellow back is fire arrow. I Shot fire arrow let it burned for while than repeated. only need 3 times of burn-5 times