The Fire Hunter Bow is part of the Hunter Bow archetpe. Hunter Bows are versatile, mid-range weapons with moderate speed and accuracy, and deal average Impact and Tear damage. This is the first Hunter Bow you can buy in Horizon II: Forbidden West.

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Fire Hunter Bow

Description¶

An Oseram specialty, this mid-range bow delivers precise Fire payloads that can burn enemies and detonate blaze canisters.

Where to get the Fire Hunter Bow¶

Location	Cost
Chainscrape Merchant, Hakund	127 Metal Shards 1 Bristleback Circulator

The Fire Hunter Bow can be purchased from the Chainscrape settlement after completing the objective “Talk to Erend” in the main story quest “To the Brink”. This’ll allow you access to the merchants in Chainscrape including purchasing the Fire Hunter Bow.

Weapon Stats¶

Damage Type	Damage	Element Buildup	Damage
Fire	7	Fire Buildup	31
Acid	7	Acid Buildup	31

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Here you can see that the Coil slot is locked. This becomes available at Rank III.

Ammo Types¶

Icon	Name	Effect
	Fire Hunter Arrows	Deals Fire Damage. Deals Fire Buildup
	Acid Hunter Arrows	Deals Acid Damage. Deals Acid Buildup

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Aloy trying out her new Fire Hunter Bow.

Upgrades¶

Rank	Effect	Upgrade Cost
I	Increased Weapon Stats	50 Metal Shards, 1 Braided Wire
II	Increased Weapon Stats	75 Metal Shards, 1 Braided Wire, 1 Charger Circulator
III	Increased Weapon Stats, Unlock Coil	95 Metal Shards,2 Braided Wire, 1 Small Machine Core, 2 Charger Horn

Perks¶

Best Use¶

The Fire Hunter Bow is best used when fighting any machines that have a weakness to fire or if they happen to have a Blaze canister attached to them. If you attack Blaze canisters with your fire arrows, it’ll cause it to detonate and explode, dealing major damage to them.