Information about the Purgewater Hunter Bow in Horizon Forbidden West, including how to obtain it, how to upgrade it, and what the strengths and weaknesses of the Purgewater Hunter Bow are.

Purgewater Hunter Bow Description¶

“A mid-range bow crafted by the Oseram to drench targets. It can be upgraded to deliver Acid payloads and deal extra ranged damage after a successful melee attack.”

How to Get the Purgewater Hunter Bow¶

You can buy this bow from various merchants in the western half of the Forbidden West. To access these areas you must complete the quest The Eye of the Earth, which is about a third of the way through the main questline.

Once this hurdle has been overcome, you still have to make the trek west to find merchants who keep this weapon in stock. One of the earliest is a Hunter in Scalding Spear, whose price includes a [Lancehorn] Circulator as well as Metal Shards.

How to Use the Purgewater Hunter Bow¶

The most noteworthy feature of the Purgewater Hunter Bow is… well, in the name, really. It’s one of the earliest sources of Purgewater, at least with any form of bow as a delivery weapon. It also can make use of Acid Arrows, although this is a much more common elemental arrow variety. The damage output of this bow is nothing special - you either want it for the Purgewater Hunter Arrows, or you should spare your resources and ignore this bow.

As for its perks, it has the rather dubious “Melee Follow Up” perk as well as the “Overdraw Damage” perk. The former will cause bow attacks immediate following a melee attack to deal extra damage, while the latter will cause all overdrawn shots to deal extra damage… a feature that’s almost universal shared among Hunter Bows.

As with most rare weapons, the Sun-Touched Hunter Bow can aspire to two Coil Slots when fully upgraded.

How to Upgrade the Purgewater Hunter Bow¶

Purgewater Hunter Bow Rank I Upgrades¶

• Metal Shards: Common drop from all machines.
• Braided Wire: Common drop from all machines.
• Small Machine Core: Uncommon drop from all Lightweight machines.

Purgewater Hunter Bow Rank II Upgrades¶

• Snapmaw Sac Webbing: Rare component from [Snapmaws]. You must avoid destroying the Chillwater Sac to loot this component.
• Lancehorn Drill Horn: Very Rare drop from [Lancehorns]. Must be detatched before the machine is destroyed.

Purgewater Hunter Bow Rank III Upgrades¶

• Medium Machine Core: Rare drop from all Midweight machines.
• Snapmaw Circulator: Uncommon drop from Snapmaws.

Purgewater Hunter Bow Rank IV Upgrades¶

• Snapmaw Primary Nerve: Rare drop from Snapmaws.
• Stalker Stealth Generator: Very Rare component from [Shell-Walkers]. Must be detached before the machine is destroyed.

Purgewater Hunter Bow Stats¶

Purgewater Hunter Bow Perks¶

• Melee Follow Up: Bow attacks deal more damage immediately after a melee attack. Unlock with +15% damage at Rank I and improves to +40% at Rank IV

• Overdraw Damage: Deals extra damage when a shot is “Overdrawn”. Unlocks at Rank III

Purgewater Hunter Bow Ammo Types¶

• Purgewater Hunter Arrow: An arrow that inflicts Purgewater damage, this particular bow deals light Purgewater damage and inflicts moderate Purgewater Buildup.

• Acid Hunter Arrow: Your generic Acid Arrow, it deals light Acid damage and inflicts moderate Acid Buildup.