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

The best armor for exploring the Forbidden West.

The best armor in Horizon: Forbidden West is the Oseram Artificer Outfit.

This Legendary Warrior outfit can only be received by completing all of the Salvage Contracts starting with the activity: Keruf's Salvage Unlimited. Be prepared to invest in these Salvage Contracts for most of your time in the Forbidden West.

Below we cover how to start the questline which unlocks the Oseram Artificer Outfit, along with the Oseram Artificer Outfit stats and the items required to upgrade 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 - beginning with Keruf's Salvage Unlimited.

These quests become available once you've completed the Main Quest, The Embassy, and Keruf can return to his main camp. You will then have to complete a series of Salvage Contracts for Larend, Runda, Handa and Danur who can each be found in a different location across the Forbidden West.

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

When you arrive Keruf will be judging the armors forged by Larend, Runda, Handa, and Danur. Instead of declaring a winner, Keruf will say that the armors did not meet his requirements and will sell them instead.

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


Aloy has returned in Horizon: Forbidden West! To help you get started in her new quest, visit our pages on how levelling and skill points work, along with how to upgrade your inventory pouches. We’ve also looked at how to climb the Tallneck in Cinnabar Sands, cauldron locations and the door code for Death’s Door mission.


Oseram Artificer Stats in Horizon Forbidden West

The Oseram Artificer in Horizon: Forbidden West is 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, plus a list of the cost per upgrade. For the costs, you can set a Job to locate the items you need to upgrade this armor.

VSStatSkillsWeaves
Melee51+2 Power Attack++2 Melee Damage (upgraded)
Impact35+1 Resonator Buildup +2 Critical Strike+ (upgraded)
Fire33+1 Resonator Damage
Frost-40+1 Valor Surge Master
Shock33+1 Resonator Blast+ (upgraded)
Purgewater35+1 Energized Duration (upgraded)
Acid36
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 Luminous Brainstem
  • 2 Dreadwing Primary Nerve
  • 5 Dreadwing Metal Fang
  • 2 Frostclaw Circulator

Here are the Oseram Artificer Outfit Level 1 stats:

VSStatSkills
Melee56+2 Power Attack+
Impact35+1 Resonator Buildup
Fire39+1 Resonator Damage
Frost-35+1 Valor Surge Master
Shock37
Purgewater35
Acid42
Plasma-35

Level 2 Upgrade

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

  • 800 Metal Shards
  • 2 Luminous Brainstem
  • 2 Frostclaw Primary Nerve
  • 3 Frostclaw Sac Webbing
  • 2 Thunderjaw Primary Nerve

Below you can find the Oseram Artificer Outfit Level 2 stats:

VSStatSkills
Melee56+2 Power Attack+
Impact39+1 Resonator Buildup +2
Fire45+1 Resonator Damage
Frost-30+1 Valor Surge Master
Shock41+1 Resonator Blast+
Purgewater40
Acid48
Plasma-30

Level 3 Upgrade

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

  • 1000 Metal Shards
  • 3 Luminous Brainstem
  • 1 Apex Thunderjaw Heart
  • 2 Apex Ravager Heart
  • 3 Stormbird Storm Cannon

Here are the Oseram Artificer Outfit Level 3 stats, along with the new weaves you'll unlock:

VSStatSkillsWeaves
Melee61+2 Power Attack++2 Melee Damage
Impact43+1 Resonator Buildup +2+2 Critical Strike+
Fire47+1 Resonator Damage +2
Frost-20+1 Valor Surge Master
Shock41+1 Resonator Blast+
Purgewater45
Acid48
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 Luminous Brainstem
  • 2 Stormbird Circulator
  • 1 Apex Stormbird Heart
  • 2 Fireclaw Sac Webbing

Below you'll find the Oseram Artificer Outfit Level 4 stats:

VSStatSkills
Melee65+2 Power Attack+
Impact49+1 Resonator Buildup +2
Fire51+1 Resonator Damage +2
Frost-10+1 Valor Surge Master +2
Shock47+1 Resonator Blast+
Purgewater50+1 Energized Duration
Acid52
Plasma-10

Level 5 Upgrade

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

  • 11,500 Metal Shards
  • 5 Luminous Brainstem
  • 2 Slaughterspine Circulator
  • 2 Apex Frostclaw Heart
  • 1 Apex Slaughterspine Heart

Here are the Oseram Artificer Outfit Level 5 stats:

VSStatSkills
Melee65+2 Power Attack+
Impact55+1 Resonator Buildup +2
Fire55+1 Resonator Damage +2
Frost-5+1 Valor Surge Master +2
Shock53+1 Resonator Blast+ +2
Purgewater55+1 Energized Duration +2
Acid56
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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