Burning Shores the DLC to Horizon Forbidden West released this week and it’s bringing us on a whole new adventure. Complete with new enemies, characters, weapons and armor.
Burning Shores takes place after the events of Forbidden West in the volcanic region of Los Angeles. Sylens (RIP King Lance Reddick) informs Aloy that one of the Far-Zenits is still unaccounted for. A playboy industrialist named Walter Londra was last seen on the Burning Shores. Upon getting there, she discovers that he’s essentially locked down the area with a deadly tower and in the process, stranded a set of Quen marines.
Since Burning Shores follows after the main campaign, you’ll still have all of Aloy’s tools at your disposal. But moving forward you’ll probably need an upgrade to your weapons and armour to take on the tough new machines.
In this guide, we’ll go through all the new weapons in Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores DLC. How to get the weapons and which ones are the best.
Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores DLC is out now for the PlayStation 5.
Every NEW Armor IN BURNING SHORES
There are five new armour sets that you can get on the Burning Shores. Some of them you’ll get just by completing the main story or other missions. While the rest will need to be traded from the Quen for Machine Shards and Brimshine.
We’ve put all the weapons below as well as our recommended list. As well as how to farm Brimshine here.
| Amor Set | Armor Focus |
|---|---|
Blacktide Quen Commander | Melee Combat |
Quen Commander | Melee Combat |
Quen Marine | Ranged Combat |
Nora Lookout | Health and Regeneration |
Quen Deadeye | Stealth |
Blacktide Quen Commander
How To Get It: Pre-Order the Burning Shores DLC and buy it from the Stitcher at Fleet’s End for 1x Metal Shard.
| Resistance | Ranged | Frost | Shock | Acid | Purgewater |
| Weakness | Fire | Plasma |
| Skills | Elemental Spear Energized Duration Evader Resonator Blast+ Resonator Buildup Resonator Damage |
| Mod Slots | 0 and 2 at Level 3 |
Resistance Stats
| Melee | Ranged | Fire | Frost | Shock | Purgewater | Acid | Plasma | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base | 30 | 35 | -40 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 40 | -25 |
| Lvl 1 | 34 | 35 | -35 | 36 | 35 | 36 | 45 | -20 |
| Lvl 2 | 38 | 39 | -30 | 42 | 40 | 42 | 50 | -30 |
| Lvl 3 | 44 | 43 | -20 | 45 | 45 | 42 | 60 | -15 |
| Lvl 4 | 50 | 49 | -10 | 50 | 50 | 46 | 70 | -10 |
| Lvl 5 | 55 | 55 | -5 | 55 | 55 | 50 | 75 | -10 |
Quen Commander
How To Get It: Purchase from the Stitcher in Fleet’s End for 2,000 Metal Shards and 8 Brimshine.
| Resistance | Ranged | Frost | Shock | Acid | Purgewater |
| Weakness | Fire | Plasma |
| Skills | Elemental Spear Energized Duration Evader Resonator Blast+ Resonator Buildup Resonator Damage |
| Mod Slots | 0 and 2 at Level 3 |
Resistance Stats
| Melee | Ranged | Fire | Frost | Shock | Purgewater | Acid | Plasma | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base | 30 | 35 | -40 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 40 | -25 |
| Lvl 1 | 34 | 35 | -35 | 36 | 35 | 36 | 45 | -20 |
| Lvl 2 | 38 | 39 | -30 | 42 | 40 | 42 | 50 | -30 |
| Lvl 3 | 44 | 43 | -20 | 45 | 45 | 42 | 60 | -15 |
| Lvl 4 | 50 | 49 | -10 | 50 | 50 | 46 | 70 | -10 |
| Lvl 5 | 55 | 55 | -5 | 55 | 55 | 50 | 75 | -10 |
Quen Marine
How To Get It: Purchase from the Stitcher in Fleet’s End for 2,000 Metal Shards and 8 Brimshine.
| Resistance | Ranged | Fire| Shock | Acid | Purgewater |
| Weakness | Frost| Plasma |
| Skills | Concentration+ Deep Concentration Concentration Regen Stamina Regen Drop Shield Capacity Valor Surge Master |
| Mod Slots | 0 and 2 at Level 3 |
Resistance Stats
Nora Lookout
How To Get It: Purchase from the Stitcher in Fleet’s End for 2,000 Metal Shards and 8 Brimshine.
| Resistance | Ranged | Fire| Shock | Acid | Purgewater |
| Weakness | Frost| Plasma |
| Skills | Medicine Capacity Potent Medicine Potion Proficiency Low Health Regen Drop Shield Capacity Second Chance |
| Mod Slots | 0 and 2 at Level 3 |
Resistance Stats
Quen Deadeye
How To Get It: Reward for completing ‘The Splinter Within’, speak with Theoa in Fleet’s End to begin.
| Resistance | Ranged | Fire| Frost | Acid | Plasma |
| Weakness | Shock | Purgewater |
| Skills | Low Profile Stelth Ranged+ Stealth Tear+ Concentration Concentration Regen (Locked) Quiet Movement (Locked) |
| Mod Slots | 0 and 2 at Level 3 |
Resistance Stats
How To Farm Brimshine
Brimshine is a new resource unique to the Burning Shores. You can use it to purchase and upgrade new weapons, armour and weaves from the Quen Tribe at Fleet’s End.
Brimshine is a rare crystal-type material that you can find while exploring the Burning Shores. It is often found off the beaten path in areas that you won’t purposely be walking through. Look for small hidden areas that will usually house a resource cache. Use your Focus to aid in your exploration as it’ll mark any Brimshine nodes nearby.
You can even set an active Job on any weapons or gear that you want to buy or upgrade. This feature will mark the rough location of any resources you need to get on the in-game map. Including Brimshine!
HORIZON FORBIDDEN WEST GUIDES
- Horizon Forbidden West – What To Do After You Beat The Game
- Horizon Forbidden West – Complete Machine Bestiary
- Horizon Forbidden West – How To Get the Oseram Artificer Armor Set
- Horizon Forbidden West – Everything We Know
- Horizon Forbidden West – What’s In Burning Shores
- Horizon Forbidden West – All Burning Shores Weapons Guide
- Horizon Forbidden West – All Burning Shores Armor Guide
