Horizon Forbidden West – All Burning Shores Weapons Guide
It’s been more than a year since Horizon Forbidden West was released and this week we’re going back into the world with their new Burning Shores DLC. It’s no small patch as the Burning Shores has a whole other storyline, weapons, armour and map that’s about one-third the size of the base game.
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. There’s even an entirely new weapon type, where we finally use the Zeniths’ tech against them.
In order for you to achieve that you’ll need to trade with the Quen at their shops, for a rare new resource – Brimshine. 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 Weapon In Burning Shores
There are fourteen new weapons 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.
| Weapon | Weapon Type | Recommended |
|---|---|---|
Eye of the Storm | Warrior Bow | |
The Emperor’s Reign | Hunter Bow | ✓ |
Deathseeker’s Shadow | ||
Gravesinger’s Lament | Sharpshot Bow | ✓ |
Blacktide Sharpshot Bow | ||
Eternal Vengeance | Boltblaster | |
The Blast Forge | ||
The Tie That Binds | Ropecaster | ✓ |
Last Argument | Spike Thrower | ✓ |
The Skykiller | ||
Skyhammer | Blastsling | ✓ |
Distant Thunder | Shredder Gauntlet | |
Ancestor’s Return | ||
Specter Gauntlet | Special Weapon | ✓ |
Eye of the Storm
How To Get It: Purchase from the Hunter in Fleet’s End for 3,000 Metal Shards and 8 Brimshine.
| Perks | • More damage in Concentration • Chance to instantly Corrode enemies • Overdraw Damage • Aerial Enemy Damage |
| Effects | Acid | Frost | Shock |
| Ammo Type | Frost Light Arrow Shock Light Arrow Acid Light Arrow |
| Mod Slots | 3 and 5 after upgrades |
The Emperor’s Reign
How To Get It: Purchase from the Hunter in Fleet’s End for 3,000 Metal Shards and 8 Brimshine.
| Perks | • More damage in Stealth • More Damage within 30m • Overdraw Damage • Knockdown Damage • Melee Follow Up |
| Effects | Impact Damage | Tear | Beserk |
| Ammo Type | Advanced Hunter Arrow Berserk Hunter Arrow Targeting Hunter Arrow |
| Mod Slots | 3 and 5 after upgrades |
Deathseeker’s Shadow
How To Get It: Purchase from Dukkah for 80 Medals.
| Perks | • Higher Critical Hit Chance • Deals More Damage Against Shock |
| Effects | Impact Damage | Tear | Shock |
| Ammo Type | Advanced Hunter Arrow Advanced Shock Hunter Arrow Targeting Hunter Arrow |
| Mod Slots | 3 and 5 after upgrades |
Gravesinger’s Lament
How To Get It: Purchase from the Hunter in Fleet’s End for 3,000 Metal Shards and 8 Brimshine.
| Perks | • Stealth Damage • Multiple Enemy Damage • Overdraw Damage • Instant Brittle Chance • Draw Speed |
| Effects | Impact Damage | Tear |
| Ammo Type | Advanced Knockdown Precision Arrow Advanced Precision Arrow Strikethrough Precision Arrow |
| Mod Slots | 3 and 5 after upgrades |
Blacktide Sharpshot Bow
How To Get It: Pre-Order the Burning Shores DLC and buy it from the Merchant at Fleet’s End for 1x Metal Shard.
| Perks | • Concentration Damage • Overdraw Damage • Reload Speed |
| Effects | Impact Damage | Tear |
| Ammo Type | Advanced Precision Arrow Strikethrough Precision Arrow Tear Precision Arrow |
| Mod Slots | 1 and 3 after upgrades |
Eternal Vengeance
How To Get It: Purchase from the Hunter in Fleet’s End for 3,000 Metal Shards and 8 Brimshine.
| Perks | • Melee Follow Up • Close Range Damage • Overdraw Damage • Reload Speed • Instant Explosion Chance |
| Effects | Impact Damage | Shock |
| Ammo Type | Bolt Piercing Bolt Shock Bolt |
| Mod Slots | 3 and 5 after upgrades |
The Blast Forge
How To Get It: Purchase from Dukkah for 80 Medals.
| Perks | • Higher Draw Speed • Higher Critical Hit Chance |
| Effects | Impact Damage | Explosive |
| Ammo Type | Advanced Bolt Explosive Bolt Piercing Bolt |
| Mod Slots | 3 and 5 after upgrades |
The Tie That Binds
How To Get It: Purchase from the Hunter in Fleet’s End for 3,000 Metal Shards and 8 Brimshine.
| Perks | • Reload Speed • Multiple Enemy Damage • Overdraw Damage • Draw Speed • Damage Over Time |
| Effects | Temporary Immobilization | Explosive | Plasma |
| Ammo Type | Advanced Binding Rope Explosive Canister Harpoon Plasma Rope |
| Mod Slots | 3 and 5 after upgrades |
Last Argument
How To Get It: Complete ‘A Friend In The Dark’ mission.
| Perks | • Damage Over Time • Instant Brittle Chance • Overdraw Damage • Knockdown Power • Stealth Damage |
| Effects | Impact Damage | Tear | Explosive | Plasma |
| Ammo Type | Advanced Explosive Spike Drill Spike Plasma Spike |
| Mod Slots | 3 and 5 after upgrades |
The Skykiller
How To Get It: Complete ‘The Way Home’ mission.
| Perks | • Faster Reload Speed • More Damage against Aerial Enemies |
| Effects | Impact Damage | Explosive | Fire |
| Ammo Type | Advanced Explosive Spike Drill Spike Plasma Spike |
| Mod Slots | 3 and 5 after upgrades |
Skyhammer
How To Get It: Find it inside a superior supply crate at Starlight Rise during the ‘Heaven and Earth’ story mission. It is before the hologram door code puzzle and the Quen camp.
| Perks | • Draw Speed • Stealth Damage • Overdraw Damage • Aerial Enemy Damage • Multiple Enemy Damage |
| Effects | Fire | Frost | Purgewater |
| Ammo Type | Fire Bomb Frost Bomb Purgewater Bomb |
| Mod Slots | 3 and 5 after upgrades |
Distant Thunder
How To Get It: Purchase from the Hunter in Fleet’s End for 3,000 Metal Shards and 8 Brimshine.
| Perks | • Long Range Damage • Knockdown Power • Drenched Enemy Damage • Critical Hit Damage • Instant Drenched Chance |
| Effects | Impact Damage | Tear |
| Ammo Type | Shredder Advanced Shredder Piercing Shredder |
| Mod Slots | 3 and 5 after upgrades |
Ancestor’s Return
How To Get It: Cache at Hidden Ember after delivering all Ornaments to Stemmur.
| Perks | • Increase Agility Damage • Faster Draw Speed |
| Effects | Impact Damage | Tear | Acid | Shock |
| Ammo Type | Acid Shredder Tear Shredder Shock Shredder |
| Mod Slots | 3 and 5 after upgrades |
Specter Gauntlet
How To Get It: Complete the ‘Stars In Their Eyes’ mission. Loot the Railgun Component from Pirik ‘In His Wake‘.
| Perks | • Increase Agility Damage • Faster Draw Speed |
| Effects | Impact Damage | Tear | Explosive |
| Ammo Type | Shard Barrage |
| Mod Slots | 3 and 5 after upgrades |
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
