Purgewater Hunter Bow

Purgewater Hunter Bow
Type	Ranged weapon
Effects	Purgewater Acid
Perks	Melee Follow Up Overdraw Damage
Mod Slots	1 (2 after upgrades)
Source	Merchant
Cost to buy	632 1 Lancehorn Circulator
Value when sold	275 Fully upgraded 568 7 Braided Wire 1 Large Machine Core 1 Medium Machine Core
Ammunition
Shot Type Group	Arrow
Shot Type	Purgewater Hunter Arrow Acid Hunter Arrow

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

―Inventory description

The Purgewater Hunter Bow is a rare weapon in Horizon Forbidden West. It serves as a variant of the Hunter Bow.

It can be upgraded four times.

Acquisition details

Source	Cost	Sell Value (base)	Sell Value (fully upgraded)
Bleeding Mark* Hunting Grounds: The Raintrace Scalding Spear	632 1 Lancehorn Circulator	275	568 7 Braided Wire 1 Large Machine Core 1 Medium Machine Core

*After The Deluge is completed and Aloy visits the settlement after some time.

Ammo

	Purgewater Hunter Arrow		Acid Hunter Arrow
	Purgewater Damage	Buildup	Acid Damage	Buildup
Base	8	52	9	53
Level 1	9	55	10	57
Level 2	11	60	11	62
Level 3	12	66	12	68
Level 4	13	79	14	81

Upgrade costs

Upgrade	Cost	Unlocks
Level 1	75 2 Braided Wire 2 Small Machine Core	Increased damage/buildup Perk: Melee Follow Up +15%
Level 2	112 2 Braided Wire 1 Lancehorn Drill Horn 1 Snapmaw Sac Webbing	Increased damage/buildup
Level 3	150 3 Braided Wire 2 Medium Machine Core 1 Snapmaw Circulator	Increased damage/buildup Perk: Overdraw Damage +15%
Level 4	250 6 Braided Wire 3 Medium Machine Core 1 Snapmaw Primary Nerve 4 Stalker Stealth Generator	Increased damage/buildup Second coil unlocked Perk: Melee Follow Up +40%

Trivia

• Despite the description stating the bow can be upgraded to use Acid arrows, it can already use them by default. The description was changed in a later patch.