Bow
The bow is known as a hunter weapon but are the most common weapon in Horizon Zero Dawn. While Aloy does have a variety of weapons, the bows serve as Aloy’s main and default weapon. Often times, she uses these to bring down enemies. Depending on the rarity, the bows can use a variety of ammo. Sometimes, the ammo are either elemental or plain ammo. However, the ammo can also increase the damage output which depends per creature. While using the bows, she can also kite around the enemy to deal faster damage.
However, some of the bows cannot take in certain ammo. Certain arrows only work with certain bows. Bows also have different handling levels. When using a bow, check their handling level. The higher the handling level, the faster it fires.
When choosing among the bows, remember that there are three kinds: Hunter, Sharpshot, and the War bow. Each of these bows has a specific level of handling which can make or break a game. If you’re trying to play sniper, best use a Sharpshot Bows. They have slow firing but have heightened accuracy. If you’re into fast reloads and fast firing, use the Hunter Bows. While it does have lower attack power, it has heightened reload time. There’s always some benefit to owning three kinds of bows while running around.
Different bows also mean different levels of modification. If you want to start modifying your weapons, make sure you have the proper materials for it. Also, make sure that you’re willing to invest in the weapon. When running around in Horizon Zero Dawn, farming is quite tedious. Although, if you want to level up, you need have the right weapon on you.
Bows List
War Bow
| Name | In-Game Description | Handling (Aim/Reload Speed) |
Ammo | Rarity | Metal Shards | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Impact | Tear | Shock | Freeze | Burn | |||||
| War Bow | This low damage weapon fires elemental payloads. Use it against enemies to make them vulnerable, providing you a combat advantage. Modifiable. | 50 | Shock Arrow (5) | – | Shock Arrow (25) | – | – | Uncommon | 25 |
| Lodge War Bow | Gaudy but masterfully crafted, a symbol of great achievement in the lodge. Fires elemental payloads the best used to put targets in vulnerable states, providing valuable combat damage. Allows three modifications. | 50 | Corruption Arrow (60), Freeze Arrow (6), Shock Arrow (6) | – | Shock Arrow (30) | Freeze Arrow (30) | – | Very Rare | 100 |
| Carja War Bow | 50 | Freeze Arrow (6), Shock Arrow (6) | – | Shock Arrow (25) | Freeze Arrow (25) | – | Rare | – | |
| Shadow War Bow | Very Rare | 100 | |||||||
| Lodge War Bow | Gaudy but masterfully crafted, a symbol of great achievement in the lodge. Fires elemental payloads the best used to put targets in vulnerable states, providing valuable combat damage. Allows three modifications. | 50 | Corruption Arrow (60), Freeze Arrow (6), Shock Arrow (6) | – | Shock Arrow (30) | Freeze Arrow (30) | – | Uncommon | 25 |
Sharpshot Bow
| Name | In-Game Description | Handling (Aim/Reload Speed) |
Ammo | Rarity | Metal Shards | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Impact | Tear | Shock | Freeze | Burn | |||||
| Sharpshot Bow | This slow-firing but highly accurate bow is best used for long range combat. Target precision is critical. Modifiable. | 20 | 54 | 30 | – | – | – | Uncommon | 105 |
| Carja Sharpshot Bow | This slow-firing but highly accurate bow is best used for long range combat when target precision is critical. Modifiable. | 20 | Precision Arrow (57), Tearblast Arrow (0) | Precision Arrow (38), Tearblast Arrow (127) |
– | – | – | Rare | 50 |
| Shadow Sharpshot Bow | This slow-firing but highly accurate bow is best used for long range combat when target precision is critical. Allows three modificiations. | 21 | Hunter Arrow (67), Harvest Arrow (11), Tearblast Arrow (0) | Hunter Arrow (63), Harvest Arrow (104), Tearblast Arrow (204) |
– | – | – | Very Rare | 100 |
| Carja Mighty Bow | A specialized bow with additional stopping power. Allows 2 modifications. | 80 | Normal Arrow (20) Fire Arrow (20) |
Normal Arrow (25) | – | – | Fire Arrow (25) | Rare | 10 |
| Lodge Sharpshot Bow | Precision Arrow (75), Harvest Arrow (13) | Precision Arrow (30), Tearblast Arrow (100), Harvest Arrow (50) | – | – | – | Very Rare | – | ||
Hunter Bow
| Name | In-Game Description | Handling (Aim/Reload Speed) |
Ammo | Rarity | Metal Shards | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Impact | Tear | Shock | Freeze | Burn | |||||
| Carja Hunter’s Bow | This lightweight bow trades power for faster reload and firing time. Good for short-to-medium range combat. Fire arrows can ignite Blaze canisters and backpacks. Modifiable. | 80 | Hunter Arrow (15), Fire Arrows(14) |
Hunter Arrow (28) | – | – | Fire Arrow (29) | Rare | 50 |
| Lodge Hunter Bow | 80 | Normal (15), Fire Arrow (12) |
19 | – | – | 25 | Very Rare | ||
| Shadow Hunter Bow | This very lightweight bow trades power for faster reload and firing time, and is good for short-to-medium-range combat. Fire arrows can ignite Blaze Canisters and backpacks. Allows 3 modifications. | – | Very Rare | ||||||
| Carja Mighty Bow | A specialized bow with additional stopping power. Allows 2 modifications. | 80 | Normal Arrow (20) Fire Arrow (20) |
Normal Arrow (25) | – | – | Fire Arrow (25) | Rare | 10 |
If you know more bows, don’t be afraid to leave some of them in the comments box down below!
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