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Scorcher
Size	Medium
HP	2000 (Normal) 2800 (Daemonic)
Weakness	Freeze
Resistance	Fire
Override	Cauldron EPSILON

Scorcher is a hostile Enemy machine in Horizon Zero Dawn (Exclusive to the DLC The Frozen Wilds), that the players can confront to obtain Experience and Loot. The Scorcher can be found in normal and Daemonic variations

Scorcher Description

• The Scorcher chassis resembles that of a Ravager. The Scorcher has a distinctive vulpine look, with a resemblance of a Coyote.

Scorcher Combat Information

• Behavior Info: Scorchers are found alone or in packs of up to three, either guarding a herd of terraforming machines or in the herd’s immediate vicinity, near enough to hear and immediately respond to their alarm cries on detecting a threat.
• Weakness: Freeze
• Resistance: Fire

Scorcher Attacks

• Cinder Claws: Up to 4 consecutive Fire-augmented claw slashes. Each claw slash deals 140 Fire damage.
• Scorching Fang: Fire-augmented bite. Deals 140 Fire damage. 
• Quick Scorching Fang:  Faster Scorching Fang variant. Deals 140 Fire damage.
• Furnace Blast:  Defensive radial flame blast. Deals 300 Fire damage.
• Heat Wave:  Wall of flames towards the enemy. Deals 220 Fire damage.
• Mine Launcher - Area Fire:  Cluster of 10-15 mines around enemy Deals 250 damage.
• Mine Launcher - Formation Fire: Fan-shaped formation of 3 rows of mines, 4 mines per row. Deals 250 damage.
• Ignition Boost: Single high-speed charge and fire-augmented claw slash. Deals 250 Fire damage, and inflicts 50 Fire damage per second.

Scorcher Location

• Exclusive to the Banuk Region called The Cut, only found in The Frozen Wilds DLC of Horizon Zero Dawn.

Scorcher Loot:

• Scorcher can drop the following equipment when defeated:
  • Blaze
  • Metal Shards
  • Sparker
  • Wire
  • Machine Core - Medium
  • Luminous Braiding
  • Scorcher Lens
  • Scorcher Heart

Scorcher Components

Name	Description	Weakness	Resistance
Body	Hard outer casing to protect synthetic muscle and operational systems.	None	None
Mine Launcher	This heavy weapon can be picked up and used after it has been detached from the machine.	Tear	None
Blaze Canister	Shooting this canister with Fire will trigger an elemental explosion. Shoot off this component to collect Blaze.	Fire Tear	None
Power Generator	Destroying this component will deal greater damage to the machine.	Tear	None

Scorcher Notes & Tips

• Notes & Tips go here