Horizon Zero Dawn: 10 Weapons & Add-Ons That Make The Game Way Too Easy
There are a lot of weapon and weapon mod choices in Horizon Zero Dawn for you to take down the machines and survive encounters with human foes. At time,s the weapon you choose will largely come down to the requirements of the combat scenario and your personal preferences when it comes to fighting.
That being said, there are some clear standout weapons that make the game much, much easier when used in combat with the right coil setup. None of the entries will include Heavy weapons, as those are almost always temporarily in your possession and you can’t create more ammo, which isn’t very convenient. Nor are there any New Game + weapons.
10 Shadow Sling With Freeze
The Shadow Sling is the best sling out there, and an incredibly useful tool in combat. With this archaic weapon you can launch an elemental bomb at your enemies to apply status effects like Freeze, Burning, and Shock. This is a great weapon to start a fight, as your enemy will suffer a debilitating status effect.
Probably the best coils you can put on the Shadow Sling are coils that deal extra Freeze damage. This is the main elemental status effect you’ll want to be dealing anyway as Freezing makes the enemy weak to attacks anywhere on its body.
9 Lodge Blast Sling With Damage And Freeze
While standard slings are useful, Blast Slings are much more adaptable, being used in both stealthy and aggressive combat. The Lodge Blast Sling is the best one out there thanks to a higher handling stat when compared to the Shadow Blast Sling. With this weapon you can lob bombs that detonate on impact, go off after a period of time, or explode when something wanders too close.
The best coils to put on the Lodge Blast Sling are ones that increase base damage followed by something to boost Freeze. This is a great tool for laying down traps and triggering an ambush.
8 Shadow Sharpshot With Damage
The Shadow Sharpshot is a great bow for long range sniping. Whether you’re stripping an opponent’s armor, tearing off valuable resources, or getting a headshot on a human combatant, this is a great weapon. It can be fired from a great enough distance that some enemies wont know where you are.
The best coils you can put on a Shadow Sharpshot bow are ones that improve base damage. The Tearblast arrows don’t benefit from Tear boosts and you’re not firing this to apply elemental effects so straight damage is the way to go.
7 Shadow Rattler With Damage
The Rattler may not be the most popular weapon among the fanbase, but under the right circumstances it can be a powerful tool for bringing down human enemies or dealing decent damage to larger foes. The Shadow Rattler is the best version, as it has better stats and allows the use of Freeze Bolts.
For modifications, go with bonus damage to get the most bang for your buck. The Rattler is handy when facing multiple opponents or when you need to deal a lot of damage in a short amount of time. But honestly it’s up to your playstyle and preferences whether this weapon ranks higher or lower.
6 Banuk Sharpshot Bow With Damage
While the Shadow Sharpshot Bow is very powerful, the Banuk Sharpshot Bow has all the same stats and abilities, with the exception of better handling, making it the superior Sharpshot Bow. Once again it’s best used in long range combat either to stealthy take out units, knock off resources and armor, or to pump a few arrows into an opponent charging from long range.
Like the Shadow Sharpshot coils the Banuk Sharpshot Bow will benefit most from coils that improve the base damage. Odds are you’ll have laid traps to trip up the enemy as they charge towards your location, assuming they even get that far so elemental bonuses aren’t needed.
5 Improved Stormslinger With Handling And Damage
The Improved Stormslinger is a weapon unique to the Frozen Wilds DLC and is immensely powerful. It fires Storm Bolts that deal excellent damage and apply Shock. Up to 20 rounds can be fired before needing to reload. Player’s can overcharge the weapon for greater damage, though doing so will shock Aloy, so use it sparingly.
The best coils for this weapon are ones that improve handling and base damage. The improved handling is nice thanks to its awkward accuracy and the damage will make each round count. Simply get in close and pepper the enemy with your Storm bolts.
4 Lodge War Bow With Freeze
The War Bow is a strong weapon meant to apply status effects like Freeze, Shock, and Corruption. The Lodge War Bow is a strong version that can be acquired in the mid game by completing the Weapons of the Lodge quest. You’ll use this to apply status effects from afar before following up with another weapon like a Hunger Bow.
The best coils to put on the Lodge War Bow are those that apply extra Freeze damage. This is why you’ll be using the bow after all so having that extra boost to your elemental effects is handy for raising its DPS and effectiveness.
3 Banuk Champion Bow With Damage
While the Lodge War Bow is powerful as soon as you get into the Frozen Wilds, you’ll want to look into getting the Banuk Champion Bow, as it’s the strongest War Bow before New Game Plus. You’ll need 12 Bluegleam, but its enhanced elemental damage and the ability to overdraw shots for greater damage is too powerful to pass up.
Any coil that improves the base damage is handy for the overdraw feature and makes this a truly terrifying bow to start fights with.
2 Banuk Striker Bow With Damage And Maybe Fire
The Hunter Bow is a very versatile weapon and will serve you in any battle, making it arguably the best bow in the game. The Banuk Striker Bow is the most powerful version and is worth every bit of Bluegleam you spend to obtain it. Whether fighting at short or medium range and capable of applying straight forward damage, fire damage, and tear this is a great weapon to have.
For your coils, go with something that improves damage, you could also make a case for having added fire damage coils, as this will be your weapon of choice to apply fire damage throughout the game.
1 Improved Icerail With Damage
This close range weapon is an absolute beast and considered essential by the fanbase for hunting fierce machines like Fireclaws and Frostclaws. The Improved version is the best and will require completing the quests For The Werak and Geared Up: Icerail before you can purchase it with Bluegleam. This weapon will blast enemies at close range with Freeze damage and is the quickest way to apply the frozen status effect. This version will also deal impact damage thanks to the Ice Cannon.
When modifying this weapon choose coils that will increase its damage to improve its DPS capabilities. When ready freeze up your enemies and then blast them with the Ice Cannon.
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