The Sharpshot Bow is a ranged weapon in Horizon Zero Dawn. It is a slow-firing yet highly accurate bow, and excels in long range combat where precision is required. Its arrows specialize in dealing high impact and tear damage, and consist of Precision, Tearblast, and Harvest Arrows.
Special Variant[]
The Banuk Powershot Bow is a specialized Sharpshot Bow available only once per playthrough, from Bluegleam Merchants in The Cut. It normally costs 14 Bluegleam, though the AdeptNG+ version requires additional resources. It is capable of 'overdrawn' shots where the user can draw the string longer than the limit of regular variants for exceedingly powerful shots. It has 3 slots and is capable of using all 3 varieties of Sharpshot Bow ammo like the Shadow variant. Combined with nocking triple arrows and the usage of damage mods, a fully power-drawn shot can deal extremely high damage per shot from a rather surprising range, perfect for sniping.
Its range is enough that a fully drawn shot can hit an enemy from a range where they can't actually find Aloy; even a Thunderjaw can be taken down like this without it ever firing at her. Similar to the Banuk Striker and Champion Bow, undercharged shots deal less damage and tear than even standard bows, with Tearblast Arrows being the only exception.
Ammo[]
Precision Arrow[]
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A highly damaging arrow that deals high impact damage and medium tear damage. Very effective for sniping headshots and machine weakpoints alike.
| Variants | Level | Damage 
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Tear 
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic Carja Shadow AdeptNG+ | |||
| Story | 240 | 120 | |
| Easy | 75 | 30 | |
| Normal | 60 | 30 | |
| Hard | 54 | 30 | |
| Very Hard | 48 | 30 | |
| Ultra Hard | 42 | 15 |
The Powershot variants of the bow have additional damage values for uncharged arrows.
| Variants | Level | Damage
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Uncharged
|
Tear
|
Uncharged
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Banuk Powershot Adept PowershotNG+ | |||||
| Story | 400 | 200 | 200 | 100 | |
| Easy | 125 | 63 | 50 | 25 | |
| Normal | 100 | 50 | 50 | 25 | |
| Hard | 90 | 45 | 50 | 25 | |
| Very Hard | 80 | 40 | 50 | 25 | |
| Ultra Hard | 70 | 35 | 25 | 13 |
Tearblast Arrow[]
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Deals no damage but very high tear shortly after impact. It utilizes a powerful compressed air blast to easily strip armor and components off machines. This arrow also knocks down weaker human enemies, rendering them vulnerable to Critical Strikes. The blast can attract a lot of attention, however.
Bow variant has no impact on damage from the Tearblast arrows.
| Variants | Level | Tear
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|---|---|---|
| All Variants | ||
| Story | 400 | |
| Easy | 100 | |
| Normal | 100 | |
| Hard | 100 | |
| Very Hard | 100 | |
| Ultra Hard | 50 |
Harvest Arrow[]
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Deals low impact damage and moderate tear. It removes machine parts with high precision. Removed parts that can be looted will yield more resources.
| Variants | Level | Damage
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Tear
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|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow AdeptNG+ | |||
| Story | 40 | 200 | |
| Easy | 13 | 50 | |
| Normal | 10 | 50 | |
| Hard | 9 | 50 | |
| Very Hard | 9 | 50 | |
| Ultra Hard | 7 | 25 |
The Powershot variants of the bow have additional damage values for uncharged arrows.
| Variants | Level | Damage
|
Uncharged
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Tear
|
Uncharged
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Banuk Powershot Adept PowershotNG+ | |||||
| Story | 200 | 20 | 240 | 200 | |
| Easy | 63 | 8 | 60 | 50 | |
| Normal | 50 | 5 | 60 | 50 | |
| Hard | 45 | 5 | 60 | 50 | |
| Very Hard | 40 | 4 | 60 | 50 | |
| Ultra Hard | 35 | 4 | 30 | 25 |
Ammo and Modification Slots by Variant[]
| Bow Variant | Precision Arrow | Tearblast Arrow | Harvest Arrow | Mod Slots |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic |
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1 | ||
| Carja |
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2 | |
| Shadow |
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3 |
| AdeptNG+ |
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4 |
| Banuk Powershot |
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3 |
| Adept Powershot NG+ |
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4 |
Acquisition Details[]
| Variant | Sources | Regular Cost | Ultra Hard Cost | Sell Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic |  General Merchants
|
 105
|
525
|
25
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| Carja | Tier 2/3/4 Merchants
|
210 10 Metalburn |
1,050 20 Metalburn |
50
|
| Shadow | Tier 3 & 4 Merchants
|
800 1 Sawtooth Heart |
4,000 2 Sawtooth Heart |
100
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| AdeptNG+ | Tier 3 & 4 Merchants
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1,600 1 Sawtooth Heart 1 Longleg Heart |
8,000 2 Sawtooth Heart 2 Longleg Heart |
100
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| Banuk Powershot |
Bluegleam Merchants (1 per playthrough) |
14 Bluegleam | 14 Bluegleam | 100
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| Adept Powershot NG+ |
Bluegleam Merchants (1 per playthrough) |
1,250 14 Bluegleam 1 Scorcher Heart |
6,250 14 Bluegleam 1 Scorcher Heart |
100
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Trivia[]
- The bow Rost carried throughout his appearance during Aloy's childhood in the game is a Sharpshot bow, judging by its physical appearance.
- Aside from most heavy weapons, Sharpshot Bows have the longest range of any weapon in Zero Dawn.
References[]
| 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 |