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The Banuk Ice Hunter is an outfit in Horizon Zero Dawn.

Description[]

"Cured hide and fur interwoven with machine plates protect the wearer from Freeze damage. Typical wear for the unforgiving north"
―Inventory description

The Banuk Ice Hunter outfit is produced by the Banuk tribe, and boosts the wearer's resistance to Freeze damage.

This outfit can be obtained in Light, Medium, or Heavy varieties, with an increasing number of mod slots and potency of effects. In New Game+, the Heavy variant of this outfit is no longer sold by merchants, and is replaced by an Adept version with an additional modification slot.

In Horizon Zero Dawn: The Frozen Wilds, an additional Master variant of this outfit is available with higher base stats and an additional modification slot relative to the Heavy variant. In Frozen Wilds New Game+, the Master version is replaced by a Master Adept version, with an additional modification slot.

Use[]

Equip to gain increased resistance to Freeze damage. Best used when fighting machines with ice projectiles and attacks such as Snapmaws, Glinthawks, Freeze Bellowbacks and Frostclaws.

Outfit Stats[]

Rarity Effects Mod slots
Banuk Ice Hunter Light Uncommon 30 Resist Freeze 0
Banuk Ice Hunter Medium Rare 30 Resist Freeze 1
Banuk Ice Hunter Heavy Very rare 50 Resist Freeze 2
Banuk Ice Hunter Heavy AdeptNG+ Very rare 50 Resist Freeze 3
Banuk Ice Hunter Master Very rare 60 Resist Freeze 3
Banuk Ice Hunter Master Adept NG+ Very rare 60 Resist Freeze 4

Acquisition Details[]

Sources Regular Cost Ultra Hard Cost Sell Value
Light Tier 2-4 Merchants 40
1 Metalburn
200
2 Metalburn
25
Medium Tier 2-4 Merchants 150
1 Shell-Walker Lens
750
2 Shell Walker Lens
50
Heavy Tier 3-4 Merchants 800
1 Strider Heart
20 Metal Vessel
4,000
2 Strider Heart
40 Metal Vessel
100
Heavy AdeptNG+ Tier 3-4 Merchants 1,600
2 Strider Heart
40 Metal Vessel
8,000
4 Strider Heart
80 Metal Vessel
100
Master Bluegleam Merchants 14 Bluegleam 14 Bluegleam 10
Master Adept NG+ Bluegleam Merchants 2,500
14 Bluegleam
1 Scorcher Lens
12,500
14 Bluegleam
1 Scorcher Lens
10

Trivia[]

  • The Master variant of this outfit is based on the clothing Lauvuk wears, but with a different necklace and headgear.

Gallery[]

Horizon Zero Dawn Outfits
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Oseram Oseram Arrow Breaker - Oseram Sparkworker
Shadow Carja Shadow Stalwart
Others Outcast - Shield-Weaver - Undergarments