Horizon Forbidden West Best Armor: How to get the Oseram Artificer Outfit in Horizon Forbidden West

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Horizon Forbidden West Best Armor: How to get the Oseram Artificer Outfit in Horizon Forbidden West

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The best armor of Horizon: West forbidden is the Oseram Artificer Outfit.

This legendary warrior outfit can only be obtained by completing all salvage contracts starting with the activity: Keruf’s Unlimited Salvage. Be prepared to invest in these Salvage Contracts for most of your time in the Forbidden West.

Below we explain how to start the questline that unlocks the Oseram Artificer outfit, as well as the Oseram Artificer Outfit Stats and the elements needed to improve it.

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How to Get the Oseram Artificer Outfit in Horizon Forbidden West

To get the Oseram Artificer Outfit in Horizon: Forbidden West, you need to complete every salvage contract – starting with Keruf’s Salvage Unlimited.

These quests become available once you complete the main embassy quest, and Keruf can return to his main camp. You will then need to complete a series of Salvage Contracts for Larend, Runda, Handa, and Danur which can each be found in a different location across the Forbidden West.

Once the Salvage Contracts are complete, you can return to the Salvage Camp near Barren Light.

When you arrive, Keruf will judge the armor forged by Larend, Runda, Handa, and Danur. Instead of declaring a winner, Keruf will say the armors didn’t meet his requirements and sell them instead.

Aloy suggests that he combine all the good pieces of each armor to create a new one. Keruf accepts and together the Collectors create the Oseram Artificer. They then give it to Aloy to try.


Aloy is back in Horizon: Forbidden West! To help you get started on his new quest, visit our pages on how leveling and skill points work, and how to level up your inventory pouches. We also looked at how to climb the Tallneck in Cinnabar Sands, cauldron locations, and the door code for the Death’s Door mission.


Artificer Oseram Stats in Horizon Forbidden West

The Oseram Artificer in Horizon: Forbidden West is a warrior armor with high starting stats at its base level and it can be upgraded to level 5.

Here are the base stats and upgraded stats, along with a list of the cost per upgrade. For costs, you can set a job to locate the items you need to upgrade this armor.

VS Statistical Skills weavings
Melee 51 +2 Heavy Attack+ +2 melee damage (enhanced)
Impact 35 +1 resonator stack +2 Critical Strike+ (Enhanced)
Fire 33 +1 resonator damage
Freeze -40 +1 Valor Surge Master
Shock 33 +1 Resonator Blast+ (Improved)
Drain the water 35 +1 energized duration (enhanced)
Acid 36
Plasma -40

Level 1 upgrade

Before upgrading the Oseram Artificer Outfit to Level 1, you need to collect the following items:

  • 600 metal shards
  • 1 bright brainstem
  • 2 Dreadwing Primary Nerve
  • 5 Dreadwing Metal Fang
  • 2 Frostclaw Circulator

Here are the Tier 1 stats for the Oseram Artificer Outfit:

VS Statistical Skills
Melee 56 +2 Heavy Attack+
Impact 35 +1 resonator stack
Fire 39 +1 resonator damage
Freeze -35 +1 Valor Surge Master
Shock 37
Drain the water 35
Acid 42
Plasma -35

Level 2 Upgrade

Upgrading the Oseram Artificer Outfit to Tier 2 requires these items:

  • 800 metal shards
  • 2 Bright Brainstem
  • 2 Frostclaw Primary Nerve
  • 3 Frostclaw Pocket Strap
  • 2 Primary Nerve Thunderjaw

Below are the Tier 2 stats for the Oseram Artificer Outfit:

VS Statistical Skills
Melee 56 +2 Heavy Attack+
Impact 39 +1 resonator stack +2
Fire 45 +1 resonator damage
Freeze -30 +1 Valor Surge Master
Shock 41 +1 Resonator Explosion+
Drain the water 40
Acid 48
Plasma -30

Level 3 upgrade

To upgrade the Oseram Artificer Outfit to Level 3, you need these items:

  • 1000 metal shards
  • 3 Bright Brainstem
  • 1 Thunderjaw Apex Heart
  • 2 Apex Ravager Heart
  • 3 Stormbird storm cannon

Here are the Tier 3 stats for the Oseram Artificer Outfit, along with the new weaves you’ll unlock:

VS Statistical Skills weavings
Melee 61 +2 Heavy Attack+ +2 melee damage
Impact 43 +1 resonator stack +2 +2 Critical Hit+
Fire 47 +1 resonator damage +2
Freeze -20 +1 Valor Surge Master
Shock 41 +1 Resonator Explosion+
Drain the water 45
Acid 48
Plasma -20

Level 4 upgrade

If you want to upgrade the Oseram Artificer Outfit to level 4, you must have these items in your inventory:

  • 1200 metal shards
  • 4 Bright Brainstem
  • 2 Stormbird Circulator
  • 1 Apogee Stormbird Heart
  • 2 Fireclaw bag straps

Below are the Tier 4 stats for the Oseram Artificer Outfit:

VS Statistical Skills
Melee 65 +2 Heavy Attack+
Impact 49 +1 resonator stack +2
Fire 51 +1 resonator damage +2
Freeze -ten +1 Valor Surge Master +2
Shock 47 +1 Resonator Explosion+
Drain the water 50 +1 energized duration
Acid 52
Plasma -ten

Level 5 upgrade

For the fifth and final upgrade to the Oseram Artificer Outfit, you need these items:

  • 11,500 metal shards
  • 5 Bright Brainstem
  • 2 Slaughterpine Circulator
  • 2 Apex Frostclaw Heart
  • 1 Slaughterpine Apex Heart

Here are the Tier 5 stats for the Oseram Artificer Outfit:

VS Statistical Skills
Melee 65 +2 Heavy Attack+
Impact 55 +1 resonator stack +2
Fire 55 +1 resonator damage +2
Freeze -5 +1 Valor Surge Master +2
Shock 53 +1 Resonator Explosion+ +2
Drain the water 55 +1 energized duration +2
Acid 56
Plasma -5

Have fun using the Oseram Artificer Outfit in Horizon: Forbidden West and, don’t forget, you need to complete the Salvage Contracts to unlock it!

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