Sunfurrows is one of the five Hunting Grounds within Horizon Zero Dawn. Each Hunting Ground in the game focuses on a different skill-set and those skills are tested through things called trials. In the trials, you need to complete the tasks within a specific amount of time to earn one or all three of the rewards.

This guide is focusing on how to get the Blazing Sun Rewards for the Sunfurrows Hunting Grounds. Sunfurrows focuses on leverage trials, which are using machines or machine parts against other machines.

  • Before starting the trials, make sure your health is maxed out, as they can get a little messy.

How To Get The Blazing Sun For The Ravager Vs Machine Trial

The quickest way to do this trial is to override a Ravager, so the guide is focusing on that.

What You Need To Do

  • Use the Ravager cannon or override the Ravager and take down two machines.

The Time You Have

  • 70 seconds or less

The Equipment You’ll Need

  • Any Bow with Hunting Arrows.

How To Complete The Ravager Vs Machine Trial

At the top of the trial area, there are three different ropes you can go down.

For this trial, stand at the top of the rope furthest to the left towards the river.

When you are up here, look directly across from you and you will see a Ravager pacing up and down.

If you are unsure, use your focus to scan and tag it.

Head down the rope and use your focus to find the Ravager again.

Track its pathway. Look around for the tall red grass that you can hide in.

Silently run between these patches to get closer to the Ravager. (Crouch and walk or roll between them).

Then when you are close enough to the Ravager, without it spotting you, get close to it and override it.

Once it is overridden, look around for other machines like Watchers and shoot arrows at them to get their attention.

  • Do not kill them, this is for the Ravager to do.

Now all you need to do is hide behind a rock and watch the Ravager tear other machines apart.

  • If you fail this, do not worry. You can go back to the Keeper and simply try it again.

How To Get The Blazing Sun In The Ravager Control Trial

  • You need to use your spear to override two Ravagers and use them to help you take down the Thunderjaw.

  • 160 seconds (2.40) or less. This may seem impossible but it can be done.

  • The Shadow Blast sling with three types of bomb ammunition. Any Bow with Hardpoint arrows. A Ropecaster will come in handy too.

How To Complete The Ravager Control Trial

At the top of the cliff are three rope options.

Head to the one that is on the far right, it will be the one closest to the Merchant.

Stand at the top of this and look across then down from it. You will be able to spot Ravager one.

Head down the rope and it will drop you near tall red grass.

Head into this and stay hidden for the moment.

If Ravager one is close to you, sneak up to it and override it. If it is far away from you, you still need to get close to it without alerting it and override it.

TIP: If you do end up alerting the Ravager, a heavy strike with your spear should knock it down. When it is downed, quickly override it.

You want to avoid this option as it alerts other machines to you and makes the trial harder.

When you have control over Ravager one, look across the Hunting Grounds towards the river and you will see Ravager two pacing around.

Quickly head back the way you came down the rope and use the little pathway at the base of the cliff.  Head around to the side of the grounds with the other Ravager.

You may need to quickly kill a Watcher that is on the prowl there but if you do this, do it with a silent strike or a precise arrow to its lens.

Use your focus to find the Ravager and tag it.

Then quickly head over to it and override it. If you alert other machines now it does not matter as you will already have control over both Ravagers.

When you have control of both Ravager one and two, you will need to take on the Thunderjaw in the center of the grounds. It’s hard to miss.

You cannot let the Ravagers do all the work if you want the Blazing Sun. You need to fight the Thunderjaw too.

Use your focus to highlight all the weak spots of the Thunderjaw.

When you are close to it, use your Ropecaster and fire at it repeatedly until it is tied down.

It will only stay tied down for a short amount of time but this will let you get some heavily damaging hits on it.

Use your Shadow Blast Sling and fire either the sticky bombs or blast bombs at the machine.

Be careful not to hit your Ravagers or they will begin counting down to when you lose control over them.

Aim for any of the weak spots on the Thunderjaw that have been highlighted yellow.  Lower its health as much as you can. This will be quite fast with the Ravagers helping you.

  • You MUST pay attention to its health bar. Wait until it has about a third of its health bar left and back off your attacks.

To complete this trial the Ravagers have to get the killing hits. If you deem it necessary then you can fire a few arrows to help the process along, but use your judgment wisely.

Eventually, the Ravagers will take down the Thunderjaw and head back to their spawn points.

  • This one can be tricky to get right in the limited time needed for a Blazing Sun. Do not be disheartened if you do not get it right the first time.

How To Get The Blazing Sun For The Thunderjaw Vs Machines Trial

The quickest way to do this trial is to override the Thunderjaw, so the guide is focusing on that. 

  • You can use the Thunderjaw’s disc launcher to take down 2 Ravagers or you can override the Thunderjaw and let it fight them.

  • 120 seconds or less

  • A Bow equipped with Hunter or Hardpoint Arrows.

How To Complete The Thunderjaw Vs Machines Trial

 

At the top of the trial starting area are three ropes. Head to the one that is far on the right, it will be the one closest to the merchant.

Look down from here and you will see a small crack in the earth that has a plank of wood over it.

Instead of going down the rope, head down to here and into that crack. The timer will still begin this way.

Go to your left through this crack and into the opening of the lower half of the Hunting Grounds. This is where the Thunderjaw is.

Head to one of the several tall grass spots without drawing attention to yourself. Use your focus to highlight the path that the Thunderjaw will walk.

You need to choose any of the tall grass patches that are closest to the path it will walk, you need to stay hidden in here as the Thunderjaw makes its way around.

Once it is close enough to you for you to override, quickly override it.

Once it has been overridden, go and get the attention of the Ravagers. You can do this by firing a few arrows at them but once they have seen you, you need to head back to the Thunderjaw.

  • The Thunderjaw will need to get the killing blow on both of the Ravagers.

You should focus on taking down the several Watchers that will come over to the battle. This will allow the Thunderjaw to focus on the Ravagers.

You need to help your Thunderjaw by weakening the Ravagers. Use your Hunter or Hardpoint arrows to inflict damage on the Ravagers.

  • You MUST pay attention to their health bars. You need to inflict as much damage as you can as fast as possible.

Once the health bars are low, stop attacking them.

To complete this trial, the Thunderjaw has to get the killing blow within two minutes.

  • If you do not complete this trial within the time needed the first time you try it, you can always try it again by talking to the keeper.

If you have followed the steps in this guide, you will have all three of the Blazing Suns for Sunfurrows.

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