Iron Butte Ranch Horde
A 300-Swarmer Horde at Iron Butte Ranch that you clear in Keep Them Safe, part of the push toward Wizard Island. It is the only Horde you ever fight in Iron Butte, and it shows up just for this mission.
- Horde size
- About 300
- Type
- Horde
- Region
- Iron Butte
Requires
Part of
Horde KillerHorde Killer is the storyline for wiping out every Freaker Horde in Oregon. It mixes a few story missions with the open-world Hordes you find yourself, from small cave groups in the north to the huge swarms in the south.
Race Against TimeRace Against Time is a short late-game storyline that sets up the final push against the Deschutes County Militia. It picks up after Deacon rides north to Lost Lake and covers the plan to strike back at Wizard Island.
Found in
Good to know
- 300 Swarmers, in the Iron Butte region.
- The mission pays 10,000 XP, 450 Trust and 250 credits at Iron Mike's Camp.
- Iron Butte has no free-roam Hordes; this one is mission only.
- It counts toward Horde Killer.
- Once it is dead, Deacon radios Boozer to come and pick up fertilizer from the ranch.
How to approach it
Stock fire bombs, explosives, attractors and stamina cocktails before you ride out. Use choke points and explosive barrels, and never stop moving. A high-capacity LMG cleans up the stragglers once the fire has done its work.
If it goes wrong
You can ride off, restock and come back. The kill count holds for a while, but stray Swarmers top the Horde back up if you wait too long. Keep your bike fuelled and parked on your exit route, not in the Horde's path.
StorySpoilerShow
The fertilizer is for the giant bomb Rikki and Boozer are building to get onto Wizard Island. Deacon also notices many of these corpses carry Ripper cuts on their faces.
Related places
Image: Bend Studio / PlayStationHordeOld Sawmill Horde
The Old Sawmill Horde in Lost Lake is the biggest Horde in Days Gone, at 500 Swarmers. You have to clear it in I'll Save Some For You so the creosote truck can be filled. Stock up on fire and explosives before you ride in.
- Settlement
Wizard Island
Wizard Island sits in the middle of Crater Lake and is the Deschutes County Militia's main base. You work for Colonel Garret here, with Dee's gun shop and Caleb Tomlinson's garage as the draw.
- Landmark
Black Mountain Ridge
Black Mountain Ridge is a spot in the Iron Butte valley with a historical marker about Iron Butte itself, an old volcano. Stop by if you are filling out the historical marker collection.
- Landmark
Cloverdale Research Iron Butte Facility
The Cloverdale Research Iron Butte Facility is a high-security private lab in Iron Butte, still powered two years after the outbreak. You only go here with Sarah for the story, so there is no open-world job to clear.