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Shell Walker
Size	Medium
HP	800 (Normal) 1200 (Corrupted) 1400 (Daemonic)
Weakness	None
Resistance	Shock
Override	Cauldron RHO

Shell Walker is a hostile Enemy machine in Horizon Zero Dawn that the players can confront to obtain Experience and Loot.  It can also be found in normal, corrupted and daemonic variations.

Shell Walker Description

• Shell Walker chassis is crab-like in appearance. It has six legs and a hexagonal cargo container. At the end of its right limb, Shell Walkers carry a Lightning Gun and on the end of the left hand, they carry an energy field generator

Shell Walker Combat Information

• Behavior Info: Shell-Walkers may be found in groups of a few units at various sites. They mill about, communicating via electronic warbles.
• They also walk in machine convoys accompanied by Watchers or Longlegs, carrying their cargo to cauldrons.
• A Shell-Walker’s highest priority is the defense of its cargo, and will undoubtedly defend its cargo even if it means to be destroyed.
• Weakness: None.
  • One of the best ways to approach a Shell Walker is to first attempt to destroy its Power Generator, rendering the Shield unusable. Blast bombs or Precision Arrows are excellent options to do this.
• Resistance: Shock.

Shell Walker Attacks

• Claw Combo: Lunges at the target hitting 3 times using both its gun and shield. Does 200 damage.
• Multi-Claw Strike: Lunges at the target and repeatedly strikes with its gun. Does 200 damage.
• Shield Claw Strike: Bashes target with its shield, knocking them over. Does 200 damage.
• 360 Shock: Charges up, then releases a radial shock blast around it. Does 300 Shock damage.
• Charging Shock Blast:  Charges up the gun, then fires a shock blast that leaves behind lingering shock. Does 80 Shock damage.
• Homing Shock Blast: Charges up the gun, then fires a shock blast that slowly homes towards target. Does 140 Shock damage.
• Shock Volley: Charges up the gun, then burst-fires three small shock blasts. Does 80 Shock damage.

Shell Walker Location

• While Shell-Walkers are found in multiple regions, the 4 Shell-Walker convoys are all in the Carja Sundom:

• 3 Shell-Walkers, 2 Watchers Convoy: path is in Gatelands on the road from Greatrun Hunting Grounds, past Cauldron RHO, and ends southeast of the Tallneck (Copper Deeps).

• 1 Shell-Walker, 2 Watchers convoy: path starts south of the Tallneck (Copper Deeps) ends near the Longleg site north of Spurflints Hunting Grounds.

• 1 Shell-Walker, 3 Watchers convoy: path is solely in Sun Furrows, around the Sun Furrows Hunting Grounds.

• 2 Shell-Walkers, 1 Longleg convoy: path runs starts at Unflinching Watch; goes past Rockwreath, Cut-Cliffs, Day's Height; ends near the Longleg site north of Spurflints Hunting Grounds.

• The daemonic variation of the Shell Walkers are located in the Banuk Region  known as The Cut, which is exclusive to the DLC The Frozen Wilds, and is not available in the base version of  Horizon Zero Dawn.

Shell Walker Loot:

• Shell Walker can drop the following equipment when defeated:
  • Metal Shards
  • Metal Vessel
  • Sparker
  • Wire
  • Machine Core - Medium
  • Luminous Braiding
  • Shell-Walker Lens
  • Shell-Walker Hear

Shell Walker Components

Name	Description	Weakness	Resistance
Body	Hard outer casing to protect synthetic muscle and operational systems.	None	Shock
Crate Holders	Destroying this component will detach the cargo container	All	None
Lightning Gun	Destroying this component disables the ranged Shock attacks.	Tear	None
Power Generator	Destroying this component disables the ranged Shock attacks and the Energy Shield.	All	None
Shield Claw	Destroying this component disables the energy shield.	Tear	None

Shell Walker Notes & Tips

• If the crate is destroyed, nothing can be recovered from it. Meleeing the Shell Walker with the crate on top will almost certainly yield no additional rewards.