Horizon Zero Dawn: The Frozen Wilds

After entering the Cut in the Horizon Zero Dawn: The Frozen Wilds DLC, players will be tasked with finding a mysterious shaman up in the mountains. Although the Shaman's Path quest is listed as a side quest, it is just as long and challenging as the main quests in the base game. Players will traverse the snowy mountains, encounter beasts and solve puzzles up the Shaman's Path. So get ready for a long mission ahead of you.

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Horizon Zero Dawn: The Frozen Wilds The Shaman's Path Walkthrough

Players will be able to start “The Shaman's Path” quest Horizon Zero Dawnright after you complete the “Into the Frozen Wilds” quest.. Aloy's search for Silence will send her to search for a shaman named Ourea. But to get to her, she must brave the arduous Shaman's Path filled with dangerous terrain and machinery. Let's break down the entire mission below.

Find Naltuk & First Control Tower

The first step in meeting Ourea is to find his apprentice, Naltuk. After reaching the marked location, players will find him perched on a ledge looking at the control tower. After a brief interaction with him, Aloy sets off to take down the control tower, proving her skills to Naltuk.

1. Go down into the fields and head towards the control tower. Avoid machines that run up to attack you by ducking.
2. Here, players can disable the control tower by either shooting its yellow-glowing canister at the back or by overriding it.
3. When the control tower is disabled, it will send out an EMP shockwave that disables all machines in its vicinity, similar to what happens when you override a Tallneck.
4. After clearing the area of ​​machines, go back to Naltuk and he will send Aloy on her way to the Shaman's Path.

Heading up the Shaman's Path through Bluegleam Cave

After receiving Naltuk's blessing, Aloy must brave the treacherous Shaman's path to reach Ourea.

1. Get on the path to the right of Naltuk and start walking up the winding snowy path.
2. After reaching the top, Aloy will see the entrance to the Bluegleam Cave. Activate Ritualistic marking at the entrance.
3. Follow the path led by ritualistic markings and wind chimes until you drop into the Stalker's Lair.
4. Players can choose to avoid the Stalkers by running up to the left side and climbing up to higher ground.
5. After climbing up, players will be able to exit the cave and continue forward.

Reaching the second control tower & Frostclaw Boss

After surviving the Bluegleam Cave, Aloy must cross two water bridges and disable the second Watch Tower, which will lead to a Frostclaw boss fight.

1. Activate the ritualistic marker right after you leave the cave and follow the path until you reach a swinging water bridge.
2. Wait for the bridge to drain enough water so that the end facing Aloy slowly begins to rise. Climb on top of the bridge to quickly reach the other end and wait for the bridge to rise again. When it's high enough, jump to the ledge.
3. Follow the snowy path forward to reach the second water bridge. Unlike the previous one, players have to solve a quick mechanism to activate it.
4. Interact with the wooden ladder and climb down.
5. Circle around the rock platform until you see another ladder going up onto said platform. Reach the top and activate the water bridge mechanism.
6. Wait for Aloy's end of the bridge to fill with water. Once it has fallen, quickly jump onto the bridge and cross the gap before it goes down again.
7. Now players follow the path to reach the second Watchtower and encounter a Frostclaw guarding the tower.
8. The goal is to either destroy or override the Watch Tower, first to disable the machine's healing.
9. After disabling the Watchtower, players can escape from the battle towards the marked location and climb up to safety. Or they can choose to face Frostclaw.
10. For players who want to face Frostclaw, use Focus to scan its weak points. After that, target them with precision arrows to give the machine frost status. This will make Frostclaw vulnerable to increased damage and allow you to easily finish it off.

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Enter Ourea's hideout and restore the door's power

Now Aloy is at the final strength of her journey through the Shaman's path Horizon Zero Dawn: The Frozen Wilds DLC. After a vertical climb up the mountains, she reaches the entrance to Ourea's Retreat. However, players must solve a strange node puzzle to restore power to the door leading to Ourea.

1. After climbing up from Frostclaw's arena, venture forward up the snowy hill to begin a series of climbs to reach the top of the Shaman's Path.
2. Players must cross the rope to reach the nearby mountain to reach Ourea's retreat. Be sure to grab the Bluegleam from the formation on the right.
3. Moving up the path with the metal stairs buried in the ground, players will reach the door to Ourea's retreat.
4. Enter the bunker and continue forward until you reach an open area with snow on the ground and a locked door at the end.
5. Right after you enter this area, turn left and enter the storage room, which has a ventilation entrance behind the boxes.
6. When players enter the hidden room, players will see a platform with a node in the middle. Activate the node to reveal smaller nodes on the ground that players must flip to divert power back to the main node. Completing this puzzle successfully will restore power to the door leading to Ourea.

Here is a complete solution to the door puzzle in the Shaman's Path quest Horizon Zero Dawn: The Frozen Wilds.

Solve the Power Node puzzle in the Shaman's Path Quest in Horizon Zero Dawn

Now, in this final part of the Shaman's Path quest Horizon Zero Dawn: The Frozen Wildsplayers must enter the chamber to face Ourea. After a short conversation with Ourea, you must solve the final power node puzzle to activate Ourea's “Spirit” AI.

1. Go back into the main hall and go to the door, which is now open.
2. Climb up the elevator shaft and exit through the tunnel to an open area.
3. Climb up the rusty metal platform and enter through another door that leads to another part of the bunker.
4. Keep following the passage until Aloy finally meets Ourea.
5. After talking to her, solve the power node puzzle by channeling the light back into itself. Doing this will activate the AI ​​but it will quickly be turned off by the Daemon AI.
6. After a conversation with Ourea, she will offer the “Stromslinger” weapon to Aloy, marking the end of the Shaman's Path quest.

Here is a complete solution to the final power node puzzle inside Ourea's chamber at the end of the Shaman's Path quest in Horizon Zero Dawn: The Frozen Wilds DLC.

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Released

31 October 2024

Publisher

Sony Interactive Entertainment

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