Survivalist Challenges in Red Dead Redemption may not be the hardest in the game, but they are certainly the most time-consuming, since players will need to search for and collect an abundance of plants, herbs, and flowers. While Abigail Marston might not enjoy this bouquet of random herbs, a Legend of the West certainly will.
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To complete all Survivalist Challenges in Red Dead Redemption, players are going to need to bring their wits and their patience, although a revolver at the hip wouldn’t hurt. Listed below is an essential guide to complete the Survivalist Challenges in order.
Survivalist Challenges are made easier if players purchase Survivalist Maps from general store vendors like Herbert Moon in Armadillo, as this reveals the location of nearby plants for 20 minutes.
10 Survivalist Challenge #1 – Collect 6 Wild Feverfew
Where to Find Wild Feverfew in Red Dead Redemption
Players will be able to find Wild Feverfew growing around the vicinity of Hennigan’s Stead and MacFarlane’s Ranch, so players should make a circular perimeter around these locations and look for the plant, which is a green plant covered in white flowers. Players should use a Survivalist Map in this area to make tracking all 6 far easier.
9 Survivalist Challenge #2 – Collect 6 Desert Sage
Where to Find Desert Sage in Red Dead Redemption
Desert Sage is easily found in the far west of the New Austin map, where, from Gaptooth Breach to Rathskeller Fork, players will be able to find an abundance of Desert Sage. The plant itself is a green shrub with purple flowers, and can often be found off the horse tracks by cactus and other desert tracks, easily seen with the Survivalist Map.
8 Survivalist Challenge #3 – Collect 4 Red Sage
Where to Find Red Sage in Red Dead Redemption
Players will be able to collect Red Sage around Rio Bravo and Fort Mercer, and this plant is often close to cactus and other dry plants. Red Sage is noted for growing near cacti with its red flowers, but players will need to be cautious of this area, which could have roaming wolves and cougars that will halt players in their tracks.
7 Survivalist Challenge #4 – Collect 8 Prickly Pear
Where to Find Prickly Pear in Red Dead Redemption
In order to find Prickly Pear, players must have crossed into Mexico. After which, players will be able to venture to the surrounding areas of Escalera in the west region to find this plant. This is one of the most identifiable plants, as the Prickly Pear is simply a group of cacti with red flower tips that can be picked.
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6 Survivalist Challenge #5 – Collect 9 Woolly Blue Curl
Where to Find Woolly Blue Curl in Red Dead Redemption
For the Woolly Blue Curl, players will need to take a trip to Mexico, where the area between Perdido and Las Hermanas will contain all the Woolly Blue Curl that players will need. This planet is noted for its tall purple stalks, and players will need to use a Survivalist Map to roam this area since they are in search of 9 of them.
Completing Survivalist #5 rewards players with double activation duration for Survivalist Maps.
5 Survivalist Challenge #6 –Collect 8 Butterfly Weed
Where to Find Butterfly Weed in Red Dead Redemption
In order to collect Butterfly Weed, players will need to be in the north region of Diez Coronas in Mexico. This large desert section will have the plant that players are seeking, noted for its tall green stalk and yellow flowers. Stick to the road and look to the desert paths in search of this plant on the trail.
4 Survivalist Challenge #7 – Collect 10 Hummingbird Sage Flowers
Where to Find Hummingbird Sage Flowers in Red Dead Redemption
While players need to collect 10 Hummingbird Sage Flowers, they do have a rather generous spawn, and players can find them across the entire southwest area of Manzanita Post and Tall Trees. Players will want to run through the forests in search of these plants, and they can be easily found by looking for their bright white stalks.
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3 Survivalist Challenge #8 – Collect 12 Prairie Poppies
Where to Find Prairie Poppies in Red Dead Redemption
Even more plants are required for the 8th Survivalist Challenge, where players are going to want to take their horse and ride to the Great Plains between Beecher’s Hope and Blackwater. Prairie Poppies usually spawn in this area where the buffalo roam, and the plant itself is easily spotted as it has a bright yellow flower sticking out from its shrubs.
2 Survivalist Challenge #9 – Collect 15 Golden Currant
Where to Find Golden Currant in Red Dead Redemption
Also extremely close to the Prairie Poppies is the Golden Currant, a plant that can be found in the western regions of the Great Plains, closer to Beecher’s Hope than to Blackwater. Once in this expansive area, look around the perimeter of Beecher’s Hope’s outside fence, where the Golden Currant will usually grow, providing players with a planet with a yellow stalk.
1 Survivalist Challenge #10 – Collect 10 Violet Snowdrop and 2 of Every Herb
Where to Find Violet Snowdrop in Red Dead Redemption
The final Survivalist Challenge in Red Dead Redemption might be a tad time-consuming, as players will need to collect 10 Violet Snowdrops and 2 of every other plant. To collect 10 Violet Snowdrop plants, players will want to travel to the further north region of the map from Tall Trees and into the Cochinay mountains. This region contains the plants that players seek in the snowy fields, and the plant itself is hard to spot with its navy petals on a dark green bush.
After collecting Violet Snowdrop, players will need to return across the great plains of the map to collect every other plant found in the game, and a list of what they are and their locations can be found below:
|
Plant |
Location |
|---|---|
|
Butterfly Weed |
In the Chuparosa and Diez Coronas regions of Mexico |
|
Desert Sage |
In the entire region of Gaptooth Ridge in New Austin |
|
Golden Currant |
Found around the perimeter of Beecher’s Hope in Great Plains |
|
Hummingbird Sage |
Found in the south area of Tall Trees around Manzanita Post |
|
Prairie Poppies |
Found in the Great Plains area between Beecher’s Hope and Blackwater |
|
Prickly Pear |
Found across Chuparosa and Punta Orgullo in Mexico |
|
Red Sage |
Found across the Fort Mercer region of Rio Bravo |
|
Wild Feverfew |
Located commonly around the outskirts of MacFarlane’s Ranch and Hennigan’s Stead |
|
Woolly Blue Curl |
Near the tracks to Chuparosa and the area of Perdido in Mexico |
Completing Survivalist #10 allows players to brew Tonic when collecting herbs.
Red Dead Redemption
- Released
- May 18, 2010
WHERE TO PLAY
- ESRB
- M For Mature 17+ Due To Blood, Intense Violence, Nudity, Strong Language, Strong Sexual Content, Use of Drugs
- Developer(s)
- Rockstar San Diego
- Genre(s)
- Open-World, Adventure
- Platform(s)
- Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch 2, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, Android, iOS
