Find the Horizon Zero Dawn Ancient Vessels in our dedicated guide
Horizon: Zero Dawn’s lush open-world is ripe for the picking, with heaps of collectibles to hoover up in between hunting down and destroying the legions of robotic behemoths that stalk the post-apocalyptic landscape. One of the main distractions that Horizon presents are the Ancient Vessels, which can be found scattered throughout the world; there’s 12 in total, and can be traded with the Artifact Collectibles Speciality merchant located in Meridian.
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Fortunately, we’ve got the locations of all 12 Horizon Zero Dawn Ancient Vessels, so read on to find out how to hunt them all down. When you’re done, be sure to read our Horizon: Zero Dawn Ancient Armor guide to get your hands on a rare and powerful piece of kit for Aloy. Also, be sure to read our Horizon: Zero Dawn review.
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Wayfarers:
Go to the Devil’s Thirst Tallneck and head north. Eventually, you’ll reach an area with lots of road signs and traffic lights located by a river, at which point your Focus will automatically highlight an ancient debris pile. Check this debris to find the first Ancient Vessel.
Drone hop:
At the Devil’s Thirst bandit camp, proceed west out of the area and across the bridge. Once you’ve done this, look left and spy and ancient debris pile that should show up with a pink symbol in your vision. Search this pile for the second Ancient Vessel.
USRC:
Head to the Devil’s Grief on the far east side of the game world. Go south-west until you come across a campfire near a ruined house, with another located just to the east of your location on the other side of the path. Go to the outside of the north wall to find the third Ancient Vessel amidst the debris pile.
KZ:
After claiming the USRC Vessel, go south and consult your map for a wooded area to the west. Go there and take the east path through the woods and keep heading down; you’ll find the fourth Ancient Vessel between the two walls in a debris pile.
Arches:
Return to the Devil’s Thirst and head south and over the bridge. Immediately turn right and you’ll see a section of a ruined building, which contains the fifth Ancient Vessel.
Miriam:
On the mission Revenge of the Nora, you can loot the sixth Ancient Vessel from the course of one of the cultists you will eliminate at the first camp. You’ll know which enemy houses the object as they will have a pink item symbol over their body.
Odyssey:
In the quest titled The City of the Sun, you’ll find the next Ancient Vessel in the middle of the excavation site after you have cleared the area of enemies.
Sterling – Malkeet:
Head to the Shattered Kiln bandit camp and clear out the enemies. You’ll find the Ancient Vessel near the campfire.
Metallurgic:
While heading towards Maker’s End, stop before you go through the large archway. The Ancient Vessel can be found in a container on the floor at the foot of the right-hand post.
Thunderheads:
This can be found on the Maker’s End quest, specifically after clearing the second excavation site. You’ll find the Ancient Vessel on the path during the quest.
Jamei:
While playing through The Field of the Fallen quest alongside Ersa, follow the tracks and locate the ancient debris site at the top—the Ancient Vessel is contained within.
Faro:
From Meridian, head north-west and keep an eye out for the Sawtooth site. The final Ancient Vessel is found on the ground near a piece of debris, guarded by a Sawtooth at the bridge.