Weapons are an integral part of the game, so this guide provides information with their characteristics and acquisition details.
 
 
Guide includes:
 

• Varieties of weapon
• Ammo and Mod Slots
• Acquisition Details

 
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Horizon Zero Dawn

 
There are 10 types of weapons in the game:
 

• Bows (Hunter, Sharpshot, War)
• Tripcaster
• Sling
• Blast Sling
• Ropecaster
• Rattler
• Tearblaster
• Stormslinger (DLC)
• Icerail (DLC)
• Forgefire (DLC)

Their gradation of rarity will be clear in the course of the guide.
 
 
In “New Game +” you can find original weapons, but already with a postscript in the name “Adept”. In fact, there is nothing special about them, they are all the same weapons from the normal game, only with improved characteristics. Therefore, they will not be discussed in this guide.
 
 
 

Bows

 
 
 

• Hunter Bow

The Hunter Bow is a type of bow specializing in short to medium range combat due to its faster reload and firing time, and has limited capacity for three types of damage: impact, elemental and tear. It can use three types of arrows.
 
 
Varieties of Hunter Bow:
 

• Basic
• Carja
• Shadow
• Banuk Striker (DLC)

 
Ammo and Mod Slots:
 
 

Bow Variant	Hunter Arrow	Fire Arrow	Hardpoint Arrow	Mod Slots
Basic				1
Carja				2
Shadow				3
Banuk Striker				3

 
Acquisition Details:
 
 

Variant	Sources	Regular Cost	Ultra Hard Cost
Carja	Tier 2-4 Merchants	50 Shards       5х Sparker       5х Wire	250 Shards       10х Sparker       10х Wire
Shadow	Tier 3-4 Merchants	650 Shards       1х Watcher Heart	3250 Shards       2х Watcher Heart
Banuk Striker	Bluegleam Merchants	16 Bluegleam	16 Bluegleam

 
 
 

• Sharpshot Bow

The Sharpshot Bow is a ranged weapon in Horizon Zero Dawn. It is a slow-firing yet highly accurate bow, and excels in long range combat where precision is required. Its arrows specialize in dealing high impact and tear damage, and consist of Precision, Tearblast, and Harvest Arrows.
 
 
Varieties of Sharpshot Bow:
 

• Basic
• Carja
• Shadow
• Banuk Powershot (DLC)

 
Ammo and Mod Slots:
 
 

Bow Variant	Precision Arrow	Tearblast Arrow	Harvest Arrow	Mod Slots
Basic				1
Carja				2
Shadow				3
Banuk Powershot				3

 
Acquisition Details:
 
 

Variant	Sources	Regular Cost	Ultra Hard Cost
Basic	General Merchants	105 Shards	525 Shards
Carja	Tier 2-4 Merchants	210 Shards       10х Metalburn	1050 Shards       20х Metalburn
Shadow	Tier 3-4 Merchants	800 Shards       1х Sawtooth Heart	4000 Shards       2х Sawtooth Heart
Banuk Powershot	Bluegleam Merchants	14 Bluegleam	14 Bluegleam

 
 
 

• War Bow

The War Bow is a ranged weapon in Horizon Zero Dawn. It is a low damage bow that specializes in delivering elemental payloads to targets, forcing them into vulnerable states. This bow is best used in conjunction with other weapons due to its low impact and tear damage.
 
 
Varieties of War Bow:
 

• Basic
• Carja
• Shadow
• Lodge
• Banuk Champion

 
Ammo and Mod Slots:
 
 

Bow Variant	Shock Arrow	Freeze Arrow	Corruption Arrow	Mod Slots
Basic				1
Carja				2
Shadow				3
Lodge				3
Banuk Champion				3

 
Acquisition Details:
 
 

Variant	Sources	Regular Cost	Ultra Hard Cost
Basic	General Merchants	100 Shards	500 Shards
Carja	Tier 2-4 Merchants	300 Shards       5x Desert Glass       2x Slagshine Glass	1,500 Shards       10x Desert Glass       4x Slagshine Glass
Shadow	Tier 3-4 Merchants	800 Shards       1x Trampler Heart	4000 Shards       2x Trampler Heart
Lodge	Hunter’s Lodge	15 Blazing Suns	15 Blazing Suns
Banuk Champion	Bluegleam Merchants	12 Bluegleam	12 Bluegleam

 
 
 

Tripcaster

The Tripcaster is a stealth weapon in Horizon Zero Dawn. It remotely places Tripwire traps between two horizontal points, either shocking them, burning them, or dealing blast damage when detonated. This weapon is more useful on larger machines, narrow spaces or tightly clustered groups of smaller enemies.
 
 
Varieties of Tripcaster:
 

• Basic
• Carja
• Shadow

 
Ammo and Mod Slots:
 
 

Variant	Shock Wire	Blast Wire	Fire Wire	Mod Slots
Basic				1
Carja				2
Shadow				3

 
Acquisition Details:
 
 

Variant	Sources	Regular Cost	Ultra Hard Cost
Basic	General Merchants	90 Shards	450 Shards
Carja	Tier 2-4 Merchants	180 Shards       10x Chillwater	900 Shards       20x Chillwater
Shadow	Tier 3-4 Merchants	750 Shards       1x Scrapper Heart	3750 Shards       2x Scrapper Heart

 
 
 

Sling

The Sling is a slow firing weapon in Horizon Zero Dawn that specializes in lobbing elemental payloads at targets and putting them into vulnerable states. Upon impact, the bombs leave a large area of the element on the ground. Due to its low damage output, it is advisable to use other weapons to follow up attacks on enemies.
 
 
Varieties of Sling:
 

• Basic
• Carja
• Shadow

 
Ammo and Mod Slots:
 
 

Variant	Freeze Bomb	Fire Bomb	Shock Bomb	Mod Slots
Basic				1
Carja				2
Shadow				3

 
Acquisition Details:
 
 

Variant	Sources	Regular Cost	Ultra Hard Cost
Basic	General Merchants	70 Shards	350 Shards
Carja	General Merchants	150 Shards       15x Blaze	750 Shards       30x Blaze
Shadow	Tier 2-4 Merchants	650 Shards       1x Crystal Braiding	3250 Shards       2x Crystal Braiding

 
 
 

Blast Sling

The Blast Sling is a ranged weapon in Horizon Zero Dawn. It is a slow-firing slingshot that lobs explosive bombs with impact, proximity or time-delayed trigger mechanisms in a parabolic arc. It is best used to deal high impact and area damage, and can be used in both aggressive and stealthy playstyles.
 
 
Varieties of Blast Sling:
 

• Basic
• Carja
• Shadow
• Lodge

 
Ammo and Mod Slots:
 
 

Variant	Blast Bomb	Sticky Bomb	Proximity Bomb	Mod Slots
Basic				1
Carja				2
Shadow				3
Lodge				3

 
Acquisition Details:
 
 

Variant	Sources	Regular Cost	Ultra Hard Cost
Basic	General Merchants	200 Shards	1000 Shards
Carja	Tier 2-4 Merchants	400 Shards       10x Metal Vessel       1x Luminous Braiding	2000 Shards       20x Metal Vessel       2x Luminous Braiding
Shadow	Tier 3-4 Merchants	1400 Shards       1x Lancehorn Heart	7000 Shards       2x Lancehorn Heart
Lodge	Hunters Lodge	15 Half Sun marks	15 Half Sun marks

 
 
 

Ropecaster

The Ropecaster is a ranged weapon in Horizon Zero Dawn. It is a tool designed by the Nora tribe and used by hunters to deter and pin down targets.
 
 
Varieties of Ropecaster:
 

• Basic
• Carja
• Shadow
• Lodge

 
Ammo and Mod Slots:
 
 

Ammo Type	Variant	Anchor Strength	Mod Slots
Tie Rope Light	Basic	50	1
Tie Rope Medium	Carja	75	2
Tie Rope Heavy	Shadow / Lodge	100	3

 
Acquisition Details:
 
 

Variant	Sources	Regular Cost	Ultra Hard Cost
Basic	General Merchants	75 Shards	375 Shards
Carja	Tier 3-4 Merchants	200 Shards       6x Echo Shell	1000 Shards       12x Echo Shell
Shadow	Tier 4 Merchants	500 Shards       1x Snapmaw Heart	2500 Shards       2x Snapmaw Heart
Lodge	Hunters Lodge	15 Full Sun marks	15 Full Sun marks

 
 
 

Rattler

The Rattler is a ranged weapon in Horizon Zero Dawn. It is a short-ranged bolt gun that fires five projectiles per shot. It is best used when accuracy is not as crucial as landing multiple hits due to its large spread.
 
 
Varieties of Rattler:
 

• Basic
• Carja
• Shadow

 
Ammo and Mod Slots:
 
 

Variant	Metal Bolts	Shock Bolts	Freeze Bolts	Mod Slots
Basic				1
Carja				2
Shadow				3

 
Acquisition Details:
 
 

Variant	Sources	Regular Cost	Ultra Hard Cost
Basic	Tier 2-4 Merchants	130 Shards	650 Shards
Carja	Tier 3-4 Merchants	250 Shards       10x Rich Meat       5x Fatty Meat       5x Bony Meat	1250 Shards       20x Rich Meat       10x Fatty Meat       10x Bony Meat
Shadow	Tier 4 Merchants	950 Shards       1x Boar Skin       1x Rabbit Skin       1x Fox Skin	4750 Shards       2x Boar Skin       2x Rabbit Skin       2x Fox Skin

 
 
 

Tearblaster

The Tearblaster is a short-range ranged weapon that fires blasts of compressed air that easily s*rip armor and components from machines and stagger human and small machine enemies.
 
 
It is given as a reward upon the completion of the Hunters’ Blind side quest. However, as of patch 1.13, it has become available for purchase from certain merchants after completing the quest.
 
 
Ammo
 
 
The Tearblaster ammo pouch can hold up to 30 charges at a time if upgraded to maximum, while the weapon itself can hold 10 charges before needing to reload. The damage output of the Tearblaster is the same on all difficulties except Story Mode and Ultra Hard.
 
 
 

Stormslinger

The Stormslinger is a ranged weapon in Horizon Zero Dawn: The Frozen Wilds. It fires charged bolts which deal escalating damage in succession.
 
The Improved version has a larger ammo capacity and the ability to overcharge the weapon. When overcharging, the wielder will take shock damage, which becomes increasingly harmful with each overcharge level. Without sufficient shock protection, damage from overcharging can easily prove fatal.
 
 
Aloy first obtains the Stormslinger at the end of The Shaman’s Path in a box offered by Ourea inside the Retreat. The Improved version can be gained by bringing a basic one to Varga, starting Geared Up: Stormslinger for which the Improved weapon is the reward. Both versions can be purchased at any Special Merchant in The Cut after they’re obtained in the story.
 
 
Varieties of Stormslinger:
 

• Basic
• Improved

 
Acquisition Details and Mod Slots:
 
 

Variant	Sources	Regular Cost	Ultra Hard Cost	Mod Slots
Basic	The Shaman’s Path or       Bluegleam Merchants	825 Shards       1x Frostclaw Lens	4125 Shards       2x Frostclaw Lens	1
Improved	Varga or       Bluegleam Merchants	1650 Shards       1x Scorcher Heart	8250 Shards       2x Scorcher Heart	2

 
 
 

Icerail

The Icerail is a close-ranged weapon in Horizon Zero Dawn: The Frozen Wilds. It fires a close-ranged attack that deals low amounts of damage but has high Freeze severity.
 
 
The weapon is first given to Aloy as reward for completing the quest For the Werak. It can later be purchased from Special Merchants in The Cut.
 
 
The Upgraded version can be first obtained by completing the quest Geared Up: Icerail, which afterward makes it available for purchase in The Cut’s special merchants.
 
 
Varieties of Icerail:
 

• Basic
• Improved

 
Ammo and Mod slots
 
 

Variant	Icethrower	Ice Cannon	Mod Slots
Basic			1
Improved			2

 
 
Acquisition Details:
 
 

Variant	Sources	Regular Cost	Ultra Hard Cost
Basic	For the Werak or       Bluegleam Merchants	750 Shards       1x Fireclaw Lens	3750 Shards       2x Fireclaw Lens
Improved	Varga or       Bluegleam Merchants	1500 Shards       1x Frostclaw Heart	7500 Shards       2x Frostclaw Heart

 
 
 

Forgefire

The Forgefire is a close ranged weapon in Horizon Zero Dawn: The Frozen Wilds. It fires a close ranged attack that deals medium Fire damage and high Fire severity on impact and leaves a burning area that deals low Fire damage and severity over time. The improved version is capable of long range, Fireball-like projectiles called “Fire Bursters” which also deal Impact damage.
 
This weapon must be obtained by defeating a rogue Oseram, Ohlgrud, in the Cut’s only Bandit Camp, Stone Yield, while the improved version can be obtained by bringing the base weapon to Varga and completing the quest Geared Up: Forgefire.
 
 
Both can be purchased from the Cut’s special merchant afterwards.
 
 
Varieties of Forgefire:
 

• Basic
• Improved

 
Ammo and Mod slots:
 
 

Variant	Firethrower	Fire Burster	Mod Slots
Basic			1
Improved			2

 
 
Acquisition Details:
 
 

Variant	Sources	Regular Cost	Ultra Hard Cost
Basic	Stone Yield Bandit Camp or       Bluegleam Merchants	800 Shards       1x Scorcher Lens	4000 Shards       2x Scorcher Lens
Improved	Varga or       Bluegleam Merchants	1600 Shards       1x Fireclaw Heart	8000 Shards       2x Fireclaw Heart

 
 

 
 
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