Horizon Forbidden West has 10 different weapon types. This guide shows all weapon locations (how to get all weapons). The weapon types are: Spear, Hunter Bow, Warrior Bow, Sharpshot Bow, Blastslings, Tripcaster, Ropecaster, Shredder Gauntlet, Spike Thrower, Boltblaster.
Each weapon class has several weapons ranging from uncommon rarity (green) to legendary (orange). Each weapon has different elemental effects and uses different ammo. Legendary weapons are the best in the game. Most weapons can be bought from Hunter Merchants, a few are rewards from quests or Collectibles. To craft ammo you need resources, the rare ammo crafting resources ones can be bought from Salvage Contractors.
Spears (Melee Weapon)
- Champion’s Spear (Rare): Automatically obtained during 2nd Main Quest: “The Point of the Lance” – Objective: “Modify Your Spear”.
Hunter Bows
- Fire Hunter Bow (Uncommon): Bought from Hunter (Merchant) at Chainscrape (127 Metal Shards + 1 Bristleback Circulator)
- Slicing Hunter Bow (Rare): Bought from Hunter (Merchant) in Plainsong (549 Metal Shards + 1 Clawstrider Circulator)
- Sun-Touched Hunter Bow (Rare): Bought from Hunter (Merchant) at Hunting Ground “Plainsong” (632 Metal Shards + 1 Tracker Burrower Circulator)
- Frost Hunter Bow (Rare): Bought from Hunter (Merchant) at Hunting Ground “Sheerside Mountains” (549 Metal Shards + 1 Scrapper Circulator)
- Purgewater Hunter Bow (Rare): Bought from Hunter (Merchant) at Hunting Ground “The Raintrace” (632 Metal Shards + 1 Lancehorn Circulator)
- Pyre Hunter Bow (Rare): Bought from Hunter (Merchant) in The Maw of the Arena (549 Metal Shards + 1 Fanghorn Circulator)
- Vanguard Hunter Bow (Very Rare): Bought from Hunter (Merchant) outside The Base (1437 Metal Shards, 1 Tideripper Circulator, 1 Large Machine Core)
- Seeker Hunter Bow (Very Rare): Bought from Hunter (Merchant) outside The Base (1062 Metal Shards, 1 Sunwing Circulator, 1 Large Machine Core)
- Wildfire Hunter Bow (Very Rare): Bought from Hunter (Merchant) outside The Base (1437 Metal Shards, 1 Shell-Walker Circulator, 1 Large Machine Core)
- Marshal Hunter Bow (Very Rare): Bought from Dukkah (Prize Master) in The Maw of the Arena (84 Hunting Medals)
- Lightning Hunter Bow (Very Rare): Reward from Side Quest “Need to Know“.
- Death-Seeker’s Shadow (Legendary): Bought from Dukkah (Prize Master) in The Maw of the Arena (80 Arena Medals)
- The Sun Scourge (Legendary): Complete all 5 Rebel Camps on the map. Then you unlock a 6th secret Rebel Camp called “First Forge”, track it under Quests > Rebel Camps and you will get a waypoint to talk to Erend. Go talk to him, he will give you a quest to go to the 6th and final Rebel Camp. At the end of the Rebel Camp you fight a boss called Asera, she drops this legendary bow. Loot it from her body. See Rebel Camp Locations.
Warrior Bow
- Warrior Bow (Uncommon): Bought from Hunter (Merchant) at Chainscrape (149 Metal Shards)
- Shock Warrior Bow (Uncommon): Obtained by talking to the Groundskeeper at Hunting Grounds: The Daunt.
- Swift Warrior Bow (Uncommon): Bought from Hunter (Merchant) at Barren Light (149 Metal Shards)
- Acid Warrior Bow (Rare): Bought from Hunter (Merchant) at Carja Camp (549 Metal Shards + 1 Bristleback Circulator)
- Shearing Warrior Bow (Rare): Bought from Hunter (Merchant) at Carja Camp (467 Metal Shards + 1 Glinthawk Circulator)
- Frostbite Warrior Bow (Rare): Bought from Hunter (Merchant) in Scalding Spear (632 Metal Shards, 1 Lancehorn Circulator)
- Melee Warrior Bow (Rare): Bought from Hunter (Merchant) in Scalding Spear (549 Metal Shards, 1 Elemental Clawstrider Circulator)
- Deathrattle Warrior Bow (Very Rare): Bought from Hunter (Merchant) outside The Base (1437 Metal Shards, 1 Slaughterspine Circulator, 1 Large Machine Core)
- Renegade Warrior Bow (Very Rare): Bought from Hunter (Merchant) outside The Base (1249 Metal Shards, 1 Elemental Clawstrider Circulator, 1 Large Machine Core)
- Carja’s Bane (Legendary): Reward for completing all 4 Gauntlet Runs (Races). After the last Gauntlet Run, a legendary chest will spawn in front of you that you can loot for this bow.
Blastsling
- Frost Blastsling (Uncommon): Automatically obtained during 1st Main Quest: “Reach for the Stars” – Objective: “Search the Ancient Ruins for a GAIA Backup”
- Explosive Blastsling (Uncommon): Bought from Hunter (Merchant) at Barren Light (149 Metal Shards + 1 Fanghorn Circulator)
- Adhesive Blastsling (Uncommon): ???
- Siege Blastsling (Rare): Bought from Hunter (Merchant) in Scalding Spear (632 Metal Shards, 1 Ravager Circulator)
- Icefire Blastsling (Rare): Bought from Hunter (Merchant) in The Maw of the Arena (467 Metal Shards + 1 Elemental Clawstrider Circulator)
- Corrosive Blastsling (Very Rare): Bought from Hunter (Merchant) outside The Base (1437 Metal Shards, 1 Bellowback Circulator, 1 Large Machine Core)
- Rampart Blastsling (Very Rare): Bought from Dukkah (Prize Master) in The Maw of the Arena (54 Hunting Medals)
- Barrage Blastsling (Very Rare): ???
- Wings of the Ten (Legendary): Reward for collecting all 12 Black Boxes – see All Black Box Locations. After getting them all, trade them for the 12 crafting materials with the Black Box Collector “Untalla” at The Memorial Grove. She will then give you the Legendary Blastslings after trading in all 12 Black Boxes. If she doesn’t, simply talk to her again and select the trade option again, it should then trigger the dialogue for having found all Black Boxes.
Sharpshot Bow
- Sharpshot Bow (Uncommon): Bought from Hunter (Merchant) at Chainscrape (127 Metal Shards + 1 Charger Circulator)
- Knockdown Sharpshot Bow (Uncommon): Bought from Hunter (Merchant) at Barren Light (149 Metal Shards + 1 Burrower Circulator)
- Cleaving Sharpshot Bow (Rare): Automatically obtained during 8th Main Quest: “The Broken Sky” – Objective: “Talk to Dekka”.
- Hardweave Sharpshot Bow (Rare): Bought from Hunter (Merchant) at Hunting Ground “Plainsong” (549 Metal Shards + 1 Grazer Circulator). Alternatively, bought from Hunter at Carja Camp.
- Exacting Sharpshot Bow (Rare): Bought from Hunter (Merchant) in The Bulwark (632 Metal Shards, 1 Clawstrider Circulator)
- Delta Sharpshot Bow (Very Rare): Bought from Hunter (Merchant) outside The Base (1249 Metal Shards, 1 Clamberjaw Circulator, 1 Large Machine Core)
- Glowblast Sharpshot Bow (Very Rare): Bought from Hunter (Merchant) at Hunting Ground “The Raintrace” (1035 Metal Shards + 1 Thunderjaw Circulator, 1 Large Machine Core)
- Warden Sharpshot Bow (Very Rare): Bought from Dukkah (Prize Master) in The Maw of the Arena (54 Hunting Medals)
- Regalla’s Wrath (Very Rare): Reward for choosing to kill Regalla (don’t spare her) in Main Quest 16: The Wings of the Ten.
- Forgefall (Legendary): Bought from Dukkah (Prize Master) in The Maw of the Arena (80 Arena Medals)
Tripcasters
- Shock Tripcaster (Uncommon): Automatically obtained during 3rd Main Quest: “To The Brink” – Objective: “Find Erend”.
- Explosive Tripcaster (Uncommon): Bought from Hunter (Merchant) at Hunting Grounds “The Daunt” (149 Metal Shards)
- Forgefire Tripcaster (Rare): Bought from Hunter (Merchant) in No Man’s Land (549 Metal Shards + 1 Fanghorn Circulator)
- Beamwire Tripcaster (Rare): Bought from Hunter (Merchant) in The Maw of the Arena (632 Metal Shards + 1 Slitherfang Circulator)
- Glowblast Tripcaster (Very Rare): Bought from Hunter (Merchant) outside The Base (1249 Metal Shards, 1 Sunwing Circulator, 1 Slitherfang Circulator)
- Tinker’s Pride (Legendary): Reward for completing all Hunting Grounds Trials with Full Stripes.
Spike Throwers
- Prototype Spike Thrower (Uncommon): Reward for completing Errand “A Bigger Boom” in Chainscrape.
- Impact Spike Thrower (Uncommon): Reward for completing all 4 Salvage Contracts from Salvage Contractor: Barren Light.
- Sprinthorn Spike Thrower (Rare): Reward from Side Quest: Signal Spike.
- Bellowblast Spike Thrower (Rare): Bought from Hunter (Merchant) in The Bulwark (467 Metal Shards, 1 Elemental Clawstrider Circulator)
- Scalding Spike Thrower (Rare): Bought from Hunter (Merchant) in The Maw of the Arena (549 Metal Shards + 1 Spikesnout Circulator)
- Pulverizing Spike Thrower (Very Rare): Bought from Hunter (Merchant) outside The Base (1062 Metal Shards, 1 Sunwing Circulator, 1 Large Machine Core)
- Glowblast Spike Thrower (Very Rare): Bought from Dukkah (Prize Master) in The Maw of the Arena (54 Hunting Medals)
- Vindicator Spike Thrower (Very Rare): ???
- The Skykiller (Legendary): Reward for Side Quest “The Way Home“, started in Legacy’s Landfall.
Boltblaster
- Shock Boltcaster (Rare): Bought from Hunter (Merchant) in Scalding Spear (549 Metal Shards, 1 Plowhorn Circulator)
- Hammerburst Boltblaster (Rare): Bought from Hunter (Merchant) in The Bulwark (549 Metal Shards, 1 Sunwing Circulator)
- Plasma Boltcaster (Rare): Bought from Hunter (Merchant) at Hunting Ground “Sheerside Mountains” (549 Metal Shards + 1 Sunwing Circulator)
- Puncturing Boltblaster (Rare): ???
- Relentless Boltblaster (Very Rare): Bought from Dukkah (Prize Master) in The Maw of the Arena (54 Hunting Medals)
- Icestorm Boltblaster (Very Rare): Bought from Hunter (Merchant) outside The Base (1437 Metal Shards, 1 Bellowback Circulator, 1 Large Machine Core)
- The Blast Forge (Legendary): Bought from Dukkah (Prize Master) in The Maw of the Arena (80 Arena Medals)
Ropecaster
- Ropecaster (Uncommon): Bought from Hunter (Merchant) at Hunting Grounds “The Daunt” (149 Metal Shards)
- Canister Ropecaster (Rare): Bought from Hunter (Merchant) at Hunting Ground “Plainsong” (549 Metal Shards + 1 Tracker Burrower Circulator)
- Anchor Ropecaster (Rare): Bought from Hunter (Merchant) at “Scalding Spear” (632 Metal Shards + 1 Bellowback Circulator)
- Elite Ropecaster (Very Rare): Bought from Hunter (Merchant) outside The Base (1249 Metal Shards, 1 Elemental Clawstrider Circulator, 1 Large Machine Core)
Shredder Gauntlet
- Ironeater Shredder Gauntlet (Rare): Bought from Hunter (Merchant) in Scalding Spear (549 Metal Shards, 1 Sunwing Circulator)
- Piercing Shredder Gauntlet (Rare): Bought from Hunter (Merchant) in Scalding Spear (632 Metal Shards, 1 Spikesnout Circulator)
- Slicing Shredder Gauntlet (Rare): Bought from Hunter (Merchant) at Hunting Ground “Sheerside Mountains” (467 Metal Shards + 1 Leaplasher Circulator). Alternatively, bought from Hunter at Barren Light.
- Thunderbolt Shredder Gauntlet (Very Rare): Bought from Hunter (Merchant) at Hunting Ground “The Raintrace” (1249 Metal Shards + 1 Behemoth Circulator, 1 Large Machine Core)
- Ancestor’s Return (Legendary): Reward from Errand “Nights of Lights”. After the quest, loot the chest behind the quest giver (potentially also requires completing all other 8 Relic Ruins and returning the Relics to him). See Relic Ruins Guide.
For everything else to get 100% completion, check out the Horizon Forbidden West Wiki & Strategy Guide.
SFB says
Firestorm Warrior Bow and Elite Canister Ropecaster are missing.
blackout says
yes indeed
Joseph Carrasquillo says
Once you finish the main quest, if you choose to replay your adventure, when you complete main and side quests your rewarded with Champion Tokens additionally and these allow you to buy the absolute deadliest weapons, all in the legendary scope and they are simply devastating to enemies once you collect and add the upgrades. Iriv’s Downfall is an example.
blackout says
there another warrior bow forgot what its called but three elemental types and get it from the wound side quests