Crystal Braiding

Crystal Braiding
Description	Harvested only from large-sized Machines, this rare machine part is valuable to merchants.
Use	Trading with Merchants Selling for Metal Shards
Source(s)	Behemoth Deathbringer Fireclaw Rockbreaker Stormbird Thunderjaw
Cost	Cannot be purchased
Sale Value	50
Stacks By	5
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Description	An exquisite, twinkling array of intertwined machine nerves.
Use	Crafting Berserk Hunting Arrows, Targeting Hunter Arrows, Staggerbeams, and Shieldwires
Source(s)	Certain Merchants Behemoth Corruptor Dreadwing Fireclaw Ravager Rockbreaker Rollerback Scorcher Shell-Walker Shellsnapper Slaughterspine Slitherfang Specter Specter Prime Stalker Stormbird Sunwing Thunderjaw Tideripper Tremortusk
Cost	40
Sale Value	10
Stacks By	5 15 (maxed Resource Pouch)
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Crystal Braiding is a rare resource in Horizon Zero Dawn and very rare resource in Horizon Forbidden West.

In Horizon Forbidden West, this machine part is a crafting component of certain specialized ammunition. It can be harvested from large-sized machines or bought from select Hunters in the Forbidden West.

Buying in Horizon Zero Dawn

This resource is needed to buy the following items.

Eclectic

• Dirty Rusted Bolt - Small (1 Braiding)

Mystery Boxes

• Hunter Big Game Box (1 Braiding)

Outfits

• Oseram Arrow Breaker Heavy (1 Braiding / 2 Braidings^UH)
• Oseram Arrow Breaker Adept​^NG+​ (1 Braiding / 2 Braidings^UH)

Weapons

• Shadow Sling (1 Braiding / 2 Braidings^UH)
• Adept Sling​^NG+​ (1 Braiding / 2 Braidings^UH)

Crafting in Horizon Forbidden West

This resource is needed to craft the following items (Note: the first value is workbench crafted, while the second is field crafted):

Ammunition

• Berserk Hunter Arrow (2 Braiding per pack)
• Shieldwire (2/3 Braiding per pack)
• Staggerbeam (1 Braiding per pack)
• Targeting Hunter Arrow (1 Braiding per pack)