Greenshine

"A gemstone. It's green like Blaze, but hard and shiny."

―Aloy spotting Greenshine

Greenshine is a precious material in Horizon Forbidden West. It can be found on land or underwater.

Description[]

Greenshine was initially believed to be a natural resource, formed in specific conditions such as from extreme temperatures or high levels of pressure. Research observations from a Carja scholar, however, suggest it is instead the crystallized state of Blaze leakage, given its limited availability and tendency to be found at machine sites. As a highly valuable resource, it is primarily used to upgrade or purchase rarer, more valuable items.

Greenshine can be found in varying sizes, ranging from slivers to slabs. Its size depends on where it is found:

Size	Rarity	Description	Common Location
Sliver	Rare	A tiny piece of a rare, highly valuable green crystal	Eastern regions
Fragment	Rare	A small piece of a rare, highly valuable green crystal	Desert regions
Chunk	Rare	A medium-sized piece of a rare, highly valuable green crystal	Coastal regions
Cluster	Very Rare	A large piece of a rare, highly valuable green crystal	Underwater
Slab	Legendary	A very large piece of a rare, highly valuable green crystal	Areas only accessible by flying machine

Buying[]

This resource is needed to buy the following items:

Coils[]

Knockdown Power +15% Coil (1 Cluster)
Overdraw Damage +15% Coil (1 Cluster)
Reload Speed +25% Coil (1 Slab)

Resources[]

Burrower Soundshell (1 Sliver)
Fanghorn Antler (1 Fragment)
Charger Horn (1 Sliver)
Scrounger Spark Coil (1 Sliver)
Widemaw Tusk (1 Sliver)
Longleg Wing Burner (1 Sliver)
Clawstrider Razor Tail (1 Fragment)
Plowhorn Horn (1 Sliver)
Bellowback Sac Webbing (1 Chunk)
Spikesnout Sac Webbing (1 Fragment)
Snapmaw Sac Webbing (1 Chunk)
Shell-Walker Lightning Gun (1 Chunk)
Rollerback Hammer Tail (1 Fragment)
Sunwing Shield Caster (1 Chunk)
Lancehorn Drill Horn (1 Fragment)
Clamberjaw Tail Duster (1 Chunk)
Stalker Stealth Generator (1 Chunk)
Behemoth Force Loader (1 Chunk)
Rockbreaker Mining Claw (1 Fragment)
Frostclaw Sac Webbing (1 Cluster)
Scorcher Scanning Ear (1 Cluster)
Grazer Rotor Horn (1 Sliver)

All of these machine part offers are limited to 2 purchases. The Stalker Stealth Generator and Clamberjaw Tail Duster are the only parts that can be purchased from 2 different Hunters, for a total amount of 4 of each.

Upgrading[]

This resource is needed to upgrade the following items:

Outfits[]

Hunter Armor[]

Utaru Thresher Level 1 - (1 Sliver)
Utaru Thresher Level 2 - (1 Fragment, 1 Cluster)
Utaru Thresher Level 3 - (1 Cluster, 1 Chunk)
Utaru Thresher Level 4 - (2 Chunks, 2 Slabs)
Utaru Thresher Level 5 - (3 Chunks, 3 Slabs)

Infiltrator Armor[]

Nora Huntress Level 2 - (2 Slivers)
Nora Huntress Level 3 - (2 Slivers, 1 Fragment)

Trapper Armor[]

Carja Trader Level 1 - (1 Sliver)
Carja Trader Level 2 - (1 Fragment, 1 Cluster)
Carja Trader Level 3 - (2 Clusters, 1 Clunk)
Carja Trader Level 4 - (2 Chunks, 2 Slabs)
Carja Trader Level 5 - (3 Chunks, 3 Slabs)

Warrior Armor[]

Oseram Arrow Breaker Level 1 - (1 Sliver)
Oseram Arrow Breaker Level 2 - (1 Sliver, 1 Fragment)
Oseram Arrow Breaker Level 3 - (1 Sliver, 2 Fragments)
Oseram Arrow Breaker Level 4 - (3 Fragments, 1 Cluster)
Tenakth Marauder Level 1 - (2 Slivers)
Tenakth Marauder Level 2 - (1 Fragment, 1 Cluster)
Tenakth Marauder Level 3 - (2 Clusters, 1 Chunk)
Tenakth Marauder Level 4 - (2 Chunks, 2 Slabs)
Tenakth Marauder Level 5 - (3 Chunk, 2 Slabs)

Weapons[]

Hunter Bows[]

Whisper Hunter Bow Level 2 - (1 Sliver)
Whisper Hunter Bow Level 3 - (2 Slivers, 1 Fragment)
Sunshot Hunter Bow Level 2 - (1 Fragment, 1 Cluster)
Sunshot Hunter Bow Level 3 - (2 Clusters, 1 Chunk)
Sunshot Hunter Bow Level 4 - (2 Chunks, 2 Slabs)
Sunshot Hunter Bow Level 5 - (3 Chunks, 3 Slabs)

Sharpshot Bows[]

Exacting Sharpshot Bow Level 1 - (1 Sliver)
Exacting Sharpshot Bow Level 2 - (1 Sliver, 1 Fragment)
Exacting Sharpshot Bow Level 3 - (1 Sliver, 2 Fragments)
Exacting Sharpshot Bow Level 4 - (3 Fragments, 1 Cluster)
Glowblast Sharpshot Bow Level 1 - (1 Sliver)
Glowblast Sharpshot Bow Level 2 - (1 Fragment, 1 Cluster)
Glowblast Sharpshot Bow Level 3 - (2 Clusters, 1 Chunk)
Glowblast Sharpshot Bow Level 4- (2 Chunks, 2 Slabs)
Glowblast Sharpshot Bow Level 5 - (3 Chunks, 3 Slabs)

Warrior Bows[]

Melee Warrior Bow Level 1 - (1 Sliver)
Melee Warrior Bow Level 2 - (1 Sliver, 1 Fragment)
Melee Warrior Bow Level 3 - (1 Sliver, 2 Fragments)
Melee Warrior Bow Level 4 - (3 Fragments, 1 Cluster)
Shock Warrior Bow Level 2 - (1 Sliver)
Shock Warrior Bow Level 3 - (2 Slivers, 1 Fragment)

Boltblasters[]

Shock Boltblaster Level 1 - (1 Sliver)
Shock Boltblaster Level 2 - (1 Sliver, 1 Fragment)
Shock Boltblaster Level 3 - (1 Sliver, 2 Fragments)
Shock Boltblaster Level 4 - (3 Fragments, 1 Cluster)
Skystrike Boltblaster Level 1 - (1 Sliver)
Skystrike Boltblaster Level 2 - (1 Fragment, 1 Cluster)
Skystrike Boltblaster Level 3 - (2 Clusters, 1 Chunk)
Skystrike Boltblaster Level 4 - (2 Chunks, 2 Slabs)
Skystrike Boltblaster Level 5 - (3 Chunks, 3 Slabs)

Blastslings[]

Corrosive Blastsling Level 1 - (1 Sliver)
Corrosive Blastsling Level 2 - (2 Fragments, 1 Cluster)
Corrosive Blastsling Level 3 - (1 Cluster, 1 Chunk)
Corrosive Blastsling Level 4 - (2 Chunks, 2 Slabs)
Corrosive Blastsling Level 5 - (3 Chunks, 3 Slabs)

Tripcasters[]

Explosive Tripcaster Level 2 - (2 Slivers)
Explosive Tripcaster Level 3 - (2 Slivers, 1 Fragment)

Spike Throwers[]

Spinthorn Spike Thrower Level 1 - (1 Sliver)
Spinthorn Spike Thrower Level 2 - (1 Sliver, 1 Fragment)
Spinthorn Spike Thrower Level 3 - (1 Sliver, 2 Fragments)
Spinthorn Spike Thrower Level 4 - (3 Fragments, 1 Cluster)

Shredder Gauntlets[]

Slicing Shredder Gauntlet Level 1 - (1 Sliver)
Slicing Shredder Gauntlet Level 2 - (1 Sliver, 1 Fragment)
Slicing Shredder Gauntlet Level 3 - (1 Sliver, 2 Fragments)
Slicing Shredder Gauntlet Level 4 - (3 Fragments, 1 Cluster)

Availability[]

There can at least be found 39 Greenshine Slabs, 39 Greenshine Cluster, 64 Greenshine Fragments, 67 Greenshine Chunks and 66 Greenshine Slivers in the base game. You will need 14 Slabs, 9 Clusters, 10 Fragments, 18 Chunks and 11 Fragments to upgrade all Outfits to their max level. For Weapons you need 20 Slabs, 16 Clusters, 38 Fragments, 24 Chunks and 28 Slivers. Furthermore you can spend 1 Slab, 6 Clusters, 12 Fragments, 18 Chunks and 14 Slivers at Hunters.

That leaves at least 3 Slabs, 8 Clusters, 4 Fragments, 7 Chunks and 13 Slivers that are either excess material or have a use not listed on this page.

It is as-yet unclear if there is even more Greenshine to be found, or how much greenshine is available or needed in the DLC. It is also unclear if rarer greenshine types (slabs) don't appear in earlier sections until the player has completed certain later quests. Some greenshine slabs are only accessible with flying mounts. Metal flowers often hide greenshine deposits of various sizes. Several sunken cavern locations can be found throughout the Forbidden West; to complete these underwater sites, Aloy must collect all the greenshine deposits within. Other deposits may be guarded by machines.

Greenshine can be found using Aloy's focus, emit a bright green light (making them easy to spot at night), and emit a noise.