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|type = [[Ranged Weapons|Ranged Weapon]]
  
|type = [[Ranged Weapons|Ranged Weapon]]
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|shot_type_group=[[Arrow]]
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|shot_type=[[Shock Arrow]]<br>
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[[Freeze Arrow]]<br>
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[[Corruption Arrow]]
 
|handling = 50
  
|handling = 50
 
|effects = {{CR}} Corruption<br>{{FZ}} Freeze<br>{{SH}} Shock
  
|effects = {{CR}} Corruption<br>{{FZ}} Freeze<br>{{SH}} Shock
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|source = [[Merchant]]
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|source = {{MRCH}} [[Merchant]]s
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|ammo_pouch = [[War Bow Quiver]]
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|sell = {{MS}} 25 (Normal)<br>{{MS}} 50 (Carja)<br>{{MS}} 100 (Shadow)}}
  
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The '''War Bow''' is a ranged [[Weapons|weapon]] in ''[[Horizon Zero Dawn]]''. It is is a low damage [[bow]] that specializes in delivering elemental payloads to targets, forcing them into vulnerable states. This bow is best used in conjunction with other weapons due to its low impact and tear damage.
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}}The '''War Bow''' is a ranged [[Weapons|weapon]] in ''[[Horizon Zero Dawn]]''. It is a low [[damage]] [[bow]] that specializes in delivering elemental payloads to targets, forcing them into vulnerable states. This bow is best used in conjunction with other weapons due to its low impact and tear damage.
   
 
==Special Variants==
  
==Special Variants==
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The '''Lodge War Bow''' is acquired as the most prestigious reward from the quest [[Weapons of the Lodge]], requiring [[Aloy]] to earn a Blazing Sun on all 15 Hunting Ground trials in the base game. It has superior base elemental strength over the regular variants, making it the most powerful War Bow in the base game.
  
The '''Lodge War Bow''' is acquired as the most prestigious reward from the quest [[Weapons of the Lodge]], requiring [[Aloy]] to earn a Blazing Sun on all 15 Hunting Ground trials in the base game. It has superior base elemental strength over the regular variants, making it the most powerful War Bow in the base game.
   
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The '''Banuk Champion Bow'''{{FW}} is only available from special merchants in [[The Cut]]{{FW}} for 12 [[Bluegleam]]. It has superior base elemental power over all other variants and is capable of 'overdrawn' shots which allow the user to fire exceedingly powerful shots by holding the string back longer than usual. It could be considered the most powerful War Bow in the entirety of the game due to its stats and unique mechanism.
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The '''Banuk Champion Bow'''{{FW}} is only available once per playthrough, from Bluegleam Merchants in [[The Cut]]. It normally costs 12 [[Bluegleam]], though the Adept{{NG+}} version requires additional resources. ItĀ is capable of 'overdrawn' shots which allow the user to fire exceedingly powerful shots by holding the string back longer than usual. Similar to the Banuk Striker and Sharpshot Bow, it shares the same drawback where undercharged shots deal less damage and elemental severity compared to standard bows. As long as the player overdraws their shots, it could be considered the most powerful War Bow in the entirety of the game due to its stats and unique mechanism.
   
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== Ammo ==
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==[[Ammunition|Ammo]]==
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[[Damage#Elemental_Damage|Elemental damage]] remains the same outside of Ultra Hard and Story difficulties.
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Ammo for the War Bow is stored in the [[War Bow Quiver]].
  
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===[[Shock Arrow]]===
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The War Bow has [[:Category:War Bow Arrows|three types of arrows]]:
  
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Shock arrows deal low shock damage and medium shock severity on impact. They can be used to shock machines, temporarily stunning and locking them in place. Effective against machines with weakness to Shock. Successful hits on Power Cells will trigger explosive short-circuits, inflicting massive damage and shock severity to everything nearby.
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* [[Shock Arrow|Shock Arrows]] inflict Shock Damage and severity and can cause an electrifying explosion if shot at exposed Power Cells.
  
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* [[Freeze Arrow|Freeze Arrows]] inflict Freeze damage and severity and can cause freezing explosions if shot at unprotected [[Chillwater]] Canisters.
  
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! rowspan="2" colspan="1"|Ammo
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* [[Corruption Arrow|Corruption Arrows]] do no damage and cause targets to be hostile towards anything instead, if hit with a large enough dose.
  
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! rowspan="2" colspan="1"|Game Mode
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! rowspan="2" colspan="1"|Damage
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! rowspan="1" colspan="3"|Elemental Severity
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|-
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!Basic
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!Lodge
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!Banuk{{FW}}
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|-
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| rowspan="6" align="center" |[[File:Shock Arrow.png|30x30px]]<br />Shock Arrow
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|Story
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|{{DM}} 20
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|{{SH}} 38
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|{{SH}} 40
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|{{SH}} 75
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|-
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|Easy
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|{{DM}} 6
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| rowspan="4" |{{SH}} 25
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| rowspan="4" |{{SH}} 30
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| rowspan="4" |{{SH}} 50
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|-
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|'''Normal'''
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|{{DM}} 5
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|-
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|Hard
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|{{DM}} 5
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|-
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|Very Hard
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|{{DM}} 4
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|-
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|Ultra Hard
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|{{DM}} 4
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|{{SH}} 15
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|{{SH}} 15
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|{{SH}} 25
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|}
   
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===[[Freeze Arrow]]===
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The numbered value of damages are displayed from left to right according to difficulty level from Story to Ultra Hard, numbers in '''Bold''' are of Normal Difficulty. Elemental damages are the same between Easy and Very Hard difficulties.
  
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Freeze arrows deal low freeze damage and medium freeze severity on impact. They can be used to freeze enemies, slowing them down significantly and making machines more susceptible to impact damage. Effective against machines with Freeze weakness. Successful hits on Freeze canister will trigger cryo explosions that deals massive damage and Freeze severity to everything in vicinity.
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{| class="article-table"
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{| class="wikitable"
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! rowspan="2" colspan="1"|Ammo
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!Ammo Type
  
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! rowspan="2" colspan="1"|Game Mode
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!Variants
  
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! rowspan="2" colspan="1"|Damage
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!Damage {{DM}}
  
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! rowspan="1" colspan="3"|Elemental Severity
 
|-
  
|-
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!Basic
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| rowspan="3" |Shock Arrow
  
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!Lodge
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|Basic<br>Carja<br>Shadow<br>Adept{{NG+}}
  
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!Banuk{{FW}}
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|20-6-'''5'''-5-4-4
  
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|{{SH}}38-'''25'''-13
  
 
|-
  
|-
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| rowspan="6" align="center" |[[File:Freeze Arrow.png|30x30px]]<br />Freeze Arrow
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|Lodge<br>Adept Lodge{{NG+}}
  
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|{{DM}} 20
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|{{FZ}} 38
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|{{FZ}} 40
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|{{FZ}} 75
 
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|Easy
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|Banuk Champion{{FW}}<br>Adept Champion{{FW}} {{NG+}}
  
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|{{DM}} 6
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|20-6-'''5'''-5-4-4
  
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| rowspan="4" |{{FZ}} 25
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|{{SH}}75-'''50'''-25
  
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| rowspan="4" |{{FZ}} 30
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| rowspan="4" |{{FZ}} 50
 
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|-
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|'''Normal'''
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| rowspan="3" |Freeze Arrow
  
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|{{DM}} 5
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|Carja<br>Shadow<br>Adept{{NG+}}
  
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|20-6-'''5'''-5-4-4
  
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|{{FZ}}38-'''25'''-13
  
 
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|Hard
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|Lodge<br>Adept Lodge{{NG+}}
  
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|{{DM}} 5
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|20-6-'''5'''-5-4-4
  
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|{{FZ}}40-'''30'''-15
  
 
|-
  
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|Very Hard
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|Banuk Champion{{FW}}<br>Adept Champion{{FW}} {{NG+}}
  
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|{{DM}} 4
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|20-6-'''5'''-5-4-4
  
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|{{FZ}}75-'''50'''-25
  
 
|-
  
|-
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|Ultra Hard
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| rowspan="3" |Corruption Arrow
  
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|{{DM}} 4
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|Shadow<br>Adept{{NG+}}
  
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|{{FZ}} 15
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| rowspan="3" |None
  
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|{{CR}}75-'''50'''-25
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|{{FZ}} 15
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|{{FZ}} 25
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===[[Corruption Arrow]]===
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Corruption arrows deal no damage and high corruption severity on impact. Machines and humans corrupted by this arrow will be aggressive against other machines and humans while the effect lasts, and can be used to temporarily turn the odds in the player's favor. This corruption turns machines' lights green and, making them hostile to everything, including [[Aloy]], unlike [[Override]] which makes them fight for her. Tougher enemy takes higher dose for the effect to kick in.
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{| class="wikitable"
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! rowspan="2" colspan="1"|Ammo
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! rowspan="2" colspan="1"|Game Mode
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! rowspan="1" colspan="3"|Elemental Severity
 
|-
  
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!Basic
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|Lodge<br>Adept Lodge{{NG+}}
  
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!Lodge
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|{{CR}}90-'''60'''-30
  
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!Banuk{{FW}}
 
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|-
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| rowspan="6" align="center" |[[File:Corruption Arrow.png|30x30px]]<br />Corruption Arrow
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|Banuk Champion{{FW}}<br>Adept Champion{{FW}} {{NG+}}
  
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|Story
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|{{CR}}120-'''80'''-40
  
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|{{CR}} 70
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|{{CR}} 90
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|{{CR}} 120
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|Easy
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| rowspan="4" |{{CR}} 50
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| rowspan="4" |{{CR}} 60
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| rowspan="4" |{{CR}} 80
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|'''Normal'''
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|-
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|Hard
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|-
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|Very Hard
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|-
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|Ultra Hard
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|{{CR}} 25
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|{{CR}} 30
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|{{CR}} 40
 
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== Ammo and Modification Slots by Variant ==
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=== Ammo and Modification Slots by Variant ===
  
 
{| class="article-table"
  
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!Bow Variant
  
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!Mod Slots
  
!Mod Slots
 
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!Basic
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|[[File:Shock Arrow.jpg|30x30px]]
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|[[File:Shock Arrow.png|30x30px]]
 
| || ||1
  
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!Carja
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|[[File:Shock Arrow.jpg|30x30px]]
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|[[File:Shock Arrow.png|30x30px]]
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|[[File:Freeze Arrow.jpg|30x30px]]
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|[[File:Freeze Arrow.png|30x30px]]
 
| ||2
  
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!Shadow
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|[[File:Shock Arrow.jpg|30x30px]]
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|[[File:Shock Arrow.png|30x30px]]
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|[[File:Freeze Arrow.jpg|30x30px]]
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|[[File:Freeze Arrow.png|30x30px]]
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|[[File:Corruption Arrow.jpg|30x30px]]
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|[[File:Corruption Arrow.png|30x30px]]
 
|3
  
|3
 
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|Adept {{NG+}}
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!Adept{{NG+}}
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|[[File:Shock Arrow.jpg|30x30px]]
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|[[File:Shock Arrow.png|30x30px]]
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|[[File:Freeze Arrow.jpg|30x30px]]
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|[[File:Freeze Arrow.png|30x30px]]
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|[[File:Corruption Arrow.jpg|30x30px]]
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|[[File:Corruption Arrow.png|30x30px]]
 
|4
  
|4
 
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|Lodge
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!Lodge
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|[[File:Shock Arrow.jpg|30x30px]]
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|[[File:Shock Arrow.png|30x30px]]
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|[[File:Freeze Arrow.jpg|30x30px]]
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|[[File:Freeze Arrow.png|30x30px]]
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|[[File:Corruption Arrow.jpg|30x30px]]
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|[[File:Corruption Arrow.png|30x30px]]
 
|3
  
|3
 
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|Adept Lodge {{NG+}}
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!Adept Lodge{{NG+}}
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|[[File:Shock Arrow.jpg|30x30px]]
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|[[File:Shock Arrow.png|30x30px]]
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|[[File:Freeze Arrow.jpg|30x30px]]
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|[[File:Freeze Arrow.png|30x30px]]
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|[[File:Corruption Arrow.jpg|30x30px]]
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|[[File:Corruption Arrow.png|30x30px]]
 
|4
  
|4
 
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|Banuk Champion {{FW}}
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!Banuk Champion{{FW}}
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|[[File:Shock Arrow.jpg|30x30px]]
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|[[File:Shock Arrow.png|30x30px]]
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|[[File:Freeze Arrow.jpg|30x30px]]
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|[[File:Freeze Arrow.png|30x30px]]
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|[[File:Corruption Arrow.jpg|30x30px]]
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|[[File:Corruption Arrow.png|30x30px]]
 
|3
  
|3
 
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|Adept Champion {{FW}} {{NG+}}
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!Adept Champion{{FW}} {{NG+}}
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|[[File:Shock Arrow.jpg|30x30px]]
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|[[File:Shock Arrow.png|30x30px]]
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|[[File:Freeze Arrow.jpg|30x30px]]
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|[[File:Freeze Arrow.png|30x30px]]
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|[[File:Corruption Arrow.jpg|30x30px]]
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|[[File:Corruption Arrow.png|30x30px]]
 
|4
  
|4
 
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== Acquisition Details ==
  
== Acquisition Details ==
 
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{| class="article-table"
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!Variant
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!Sources
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!Regular Cost
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![[New Game+#Ultra Hard|Ultra Hard]] Cost
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!Sell Value
 
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!Basic
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|{{MRCH}}General Merchants
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! colspan="1" style="text-align:center;" |[[New Game+#Ultra Hard|Ultra Hard]]
  
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|{{MS}} 100
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|{{MS}} 500
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|{{MS}} 25
 
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!Carja
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|Basic
  
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|{{MRCH}}Tier 2/3/4 Merchants
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|{{MS}} 300<br />5 [[Desert Glass]]<br />2 [[Slagshine Glass]]
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|{{MS}}100
  
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|{{MS}} 1,500<br />10 Desert Glass<br />4 Slagshine Glass
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|{{MS}}500
  
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|{{MS}} 50
 
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|-
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!Shadow
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|Carja
  
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|Tier 2/3/4 Merchants
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|{{MRCH}}Tier 3 & 4 Merchants
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|{{MS}}300<br>5 [[Desert Glass]]<br>2 [[Slagshine Glass]]
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|{{MS}} 800<br />1 [[Trampler Heart]]
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|{{MS}}1.500<br>10 Desert Glass<br>4 Slagshine Glass
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|{{MS}} 4,000<br />2 Trampler Heart
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|{{MS}} 100
 
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!Adept{{NG+}}
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|Shadow
  
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|{{MRCH}}Tier 3 & 4 Merchants
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|{{MS}}800<br>1 [[Trampler Heart]]
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|{{MS}} 1,600<br />1 Trampler Heart<br />1 [[Thunderjaw Heart]]
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|{{MS}}4.000<br>2 Trampler Heart
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|{{MS}} 8,000<br />2 Trampler Heart<br />2 Thunderjaw Heart
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|{{MS}} 100
 
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|-
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!Lodge
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|Adept{{NG+}}
  
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|Tier 3 & 4 Merchants
  
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|{{MS}}1.600<br>1 Trampler Heart<br>1 [[Thunderjaw Heart]]
  
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|{{MS}}8.000<br>2 Trampler Heart<br>2 Thunderjaw Heart
  
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|-
  
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|Lodge
  
 
|Hunter's Lodge
  
|Hunter's Lodge
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|15 [[Hunting Grounds|Blazing Sun marks]]
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|15 [[Hunting Grounds|Blazing Suns]]
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|15 Blazing Sun marks
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|15 Blazing Suns
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|{{MS}} 100
 
|-
  
|-
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|Adept Lodge{{NG+}}
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!Adept Lodge{{NG+}}
 
|Hunter's Lodge
  
|Hunter's Lodge
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|15 Blazing Sun marks
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|15 Blazing Suns
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|15 Blazing Sun marks
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|15 Blazing Suns
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|{{MS}} 100
 
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|Banuk Champion{{FW}}
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!Banuk<br />Champion{{FW}}
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|Bluegleam Merchants<ref name="PurchaseOnce">This Bow can only be purchased once per-playthrough</ref>
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|Bluegleam Merchants<br />(1 per playthrough)
 
|12 Bluegleam
  
|12 Bluegleam
 
|12 Bluegleam
  
|12 Bluegleam
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|{{MS}} 100
 
|-
  
|-
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|Adept Champion{{FW}} {{NG+}}
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!Adept<br />Champion{{FW}} {{NG+}}
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|Bluegleam Merchants<ref name="PurchaseOnce"/>
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|Bluegleam Merchants<br />(1 per playthrough)
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|{{MS}}1.250<br>12 Bluegleam<br>1 [[Frostclaw Heart]]
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|{{MS}} 1,250<br />12 Bluegleam<br />1 [[Frostclaw Heart]]
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|{{MS}}6.250<br>12 Bluegleam<br>1 Frostclaw Heart
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|{{MS}} 6,250<br />12 Bluegleam<br />1 Frostclaw Heart
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|{{MS}} 100
 
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* During one scene of [[Aloy]] training for the [[Proving]], she is shown killing [[Watcher]]s with normal arrows shot from a War Bow, which is not possible in gameplay.
  
* During one scene of [[Aloy]] training for the [[Proving]], she is shown killing [[Watcher]]s with normal arrows shot from a War Bow, which is not possible in gameplay.
 
* The War Bow appears in Monster Hunter: World as part of collaboration between the PlayStation 4 version of the game and Horizon: Zero Dawn. The Bow has latent Thunder Element and supports Poison Coating, reflecting 2 of 3 of its ammo in its native game.
  
* The War Bow appears in Monster Hunter: World as part of collaboration between the PlayStation 4 version of the game and Horizon: Zero Dawn. The Bow has latent Thunder Element and supports Poison Coating, reflecting 2 of 3 of its ammo in its native game.
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[[Category:Ranged Weapons]]
  
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Revision as of 20:25, 29 April 2020

The War Bow is a ranged weapon in Horizon Zero Dawn. It is a low damage bow that specializes in delivering elemental payloads to targets, forcing them into vulnerable states. This bow is best used in conjunction with other weapons due to its low impact and tear damage.

Special Variants

Aside from the ones available from normal merchants, War Bows have 2 different variants of "Very Rare" value. Both can use all available Ammo types as Shadow variant does.

The Lodge War Bow is acquired as the most prestigious reward from the quest Weapons of the Lodge, requiring Aloy to earn a Blazing Sun on all 15 Hunting Ground trials in the base game. It has superior base elemental strength over the regular variants, making it the most powerful War Bow in the base game.

The Banuk Champion BowFW is only available once per playthrough, from Bluegleam Merchants in The Cut. It normally costs 12 Bluegleam, though the AdeptNG+ version requires additional resources. It is capable of 'overdrawn' shots which allow the user to fire exceedingly powerful shots by holding the string back longer than usual. Similar to the Banuk Striker and Sharpshot Bow, it shares the same drawback where undercharged shots deal less damage and elemental severity compared to standard bows. As long as the player overdraws their shots, it could be considered the most powerful War Bow in the entirety of the game due to its stats and unique mechanism.

Ammo

Elemental damage remains the same outside of Ultra Hard and Story difficulties.

Shock Arrow

Shock arrows deal low shock damage and medium shock severity on impact. They can be used to shock machines, temporarily stunning and locking them in place. Effective against machines with weakness to Shock. Successful hits on Power Cells will trigger explosive short-circuits, inflicting massive damage and shock severity to everything nearby.

Ammo Game Mode Damage Elemental Severity
Basic Lodge BanukFW
Shock Arrow
Shock Arrow 		Story Damage-Icon 20 Shock-Icon 38 Shock-Icon 40 Shock-Icon 75
Easy Damage-Icon 6 Shock-Icon 25 Shock-Icon 30 Shock-Icon 50
Normal Damage-Icon 5
Hard Damage-Icon 5
Very Hard Damage-Icon 4
Ultra Hard Damage-Icon 4 Shock-Icon 15 Shock-Icon 15 Shock-Icon 25

Freeze Arrow

Freeze arrows deal low freeze damage and medium freeze severity on impact. They can be used to freeze enemies, slowing them down significantly and making machines more susceptible to impact damage. Effective against machines with Freeze weakness. Successful hits on Freeze canister will trigger cryo explosions that deals massive damage and Freeze severity to everything in vicinity.

Ammo Game Mode Damage Elemental Severity
Basic Lodge BanukFW
Freeze Arrow
Freeze Arrow 		Story Damage-Icon 20 Freeze-Icon 38 Freeze-Icon 40 Freeze-Icon 75
Easy Damage-Icon 6 Freeze-Icon 25 Freeze-Icon 30 Freeze-Icon 50
Normal Damage-Icon 5
Hard Damage-Icon 5
Very Hard Damage-Icon 4
Ultra Hard Damage-Icon 4 Freeze-Icon 15 Freeze-Icon 15 Freeze-Icon 25

Corruption Arrow

Corruption arrows deal no damage and high corruption severity on impact. Machines and humans corrupted by this arrow will be aggressive against other machines and humans while the effect lasts, and can be used to temporarily turn the odds in the player's favor. This corruption turns machines' lights green and, making them hostile to everything, including Aloy, unlike Override which makes them fight for her. Tougher enemy takes higher dose for the effect to kick in.

Ammo Game Mode Elemental Severity
Basic Lodge BanukFW
Corruption Arrow
Corruption Arrow 		Story Corruption-Icon 70 Corruption-Icon 90 Corruption-Icon 120
Easy Corruption-Icon 50 Corruption-Icon 60 Corruption-Icon 80
Normal
Hard
Very Hard
Ultra Hard Corruption-Icon 25 Corruption-Icon 30 Corruption-Icon 40

Ammo and Modification Slots by Variant

Bow Variant Shock Arrow Freeze Arrow Corruption Arrow Mod Slots
Basic Shock Arrow 1
Carja Shock Arrow Freeze Arrow 2
Shadow Shock Arrow Freeze Arrow Corruption Arrow 3
AdeptNG+ Shock Arrow Freeze Arrow Corruption Arrow 4
Lodge Shock Arrow Freeze Arrow Corruption Arrow 3
Adept LodgeNG+ Shock Arrow Freeze Arrow Corruption Arrow 4
Banuk ChampionFW Shock Arrow Freeze Arrow Corruption Arrow 3
Adept ChampionFW NG+ Shock Arrow Freeze Arrow Corruption Arrow 4

Acquisition Details

Variant Sources Regular Cost Ultra Hard Cost Sell Value
Basic Merchant-IconGeneral Merchants MetalShardsTransparent 100 MetalShardsTransparent 500 MetalShardsTransparent 25
Carja Merchant-IconTier 2/3/4 Merchants MetalShardsTransparent 300
5 Desert Glass
2 Slagshine Glass 		MetalShardsTransparent 1,500
10 Desert Glass
4 Slagshine Glass 		MetalShardsTransparent 50
Shadow Merchant-IconTier 3 & 4 Merchants MetalShardsTransparent 800
1 Trampler Heart 		MetalShardsTransparent 4,000
2 Trampler Heart 		MetalShardsTransparent 100
AdeptNG+ Merchant-IconTier 3 & 4 Merchants MetalShardsTransparent 1,600
1 Trampler Heart
1 Thunderjaw Heart 		MetalShardsTransparent 8,000
2 Trampler Heart
2 Thunderjaw Heart 		MetalShardsTransparent 100
Lodge Hunter's Lodge 15 Blazing Suns 15 Blazing Suns MetalShardsTransparent 100
Adept LodgeNG+ Hunter's Lodge 15 Blazing Suns 15 Blazing Suns MetalShardsTransparent 100
Banuk
ChampionFW 		Bluegleam Merchants
(1 per playthrough) 		12 Bluegleam 12 Bluegleam MetalShardsTransparent 100
Adept
ChampionFW NG+ 		Bluegleam Merchants
(1 per playthrough) 		MetalShardsTransparent 1,250
12 Bluegleam
1 Frostclaw Heart 		MetalShardsTransparent 6,250
12 Bluegleam
1 Frostclaw Heart 		MetalShardsTransparent 100

Trivia

  • During one scene of Aloy training for the Proving, she is shown killing Watchers with normal arrows shot from a War Bow, which is not possible in gameplay.
  • The War Bow appears in Monster Hunter: World as part of collaboration between the PlayStation 4 version of the game and Horizon: Zero Dawn. The Bow has latent Thunder Element and supports Poison Coating, reflecting 2 of 3 of its ammo in its native game.
Horizon Zero Dawn Weapons
Ranged Weapons Blast Sling - Forgefire - Hunter Bow - Icerail - Rattler - Ropecaster - Sharpshot Bow - Sling - Stormslinger - Tearblaster - War Bow
Melee Weapons Spear - Sylens' Lance
Stealth Weapons Traps - Tripcaster
Heavy Weapons Deathbringer Gun - Disc Launcher - Firespitter - Firestriker - Mine Launcher - Oseram Cannon - Ravager Cannon
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