The Sling is a slow firing weapon in Horizon Zero Dawn that specializes in lobbing elemental payloads at targets and putting them into vulnerable states. Upon impact, the bombs leave a large area of the element on the ground.
Due to its low damage output, it is advisable to use other weapons to follow up attacks on enemies.
Ammo[]
Elemental damage remains the same outside of Ultra Hard and Story.
Freeze Bombs[]
| Ammo | Game Mode | Damage | Elemental |
|---|---|---|---|
 Freeze Bomb |
Story |  80
|
 75
|
| Easy | 25
|
50
| |
| Normal | 20
| ||
| Hard | 18
| ||
| Very Hard | 16
| ||
| Ultra Hard | 14
|
25
|
Fire Bombs[]
| Ammo | Game Mode | Damage | Elemental |
|---|---|---|---|
 Fire Bomb |
Story | 40
|
 75
|
| Easy | 13
|
50
| |
| Normal | 10
| ||
| Hard | 9
| ||
| Very Hard | 8
| ||
| Ultra Hard | 7
|
25
|
Shock Bombs[]
| Ammo | Game Mode | Damage | Elemental |
|---|---|---|---|
 Shock Bomb |
Story | 80
|
 75
|
| Easy | 25
|
50
| |
| Normal | 20
| ||
| Hard | 18
| ||
| Very Hard | 16
| ||
| Ultra Hard | 14
|
25
|
Flash Grenade[]
When fired, it leaves a blue trail similar to a shock bomb. Unlike most bombs, it runs on a short timer before it detonates. While it deals no damage, it creates a blinding effect to those within its vicinity, similar to a Watcher’s blinding attack. Used only by Nil during Cause for Concern - Farewell.
Ammo and Modification Slots by Variant[]
| Variant | Freeze Bomb | Fire Bomb | Shock Bomb | Mod Slots |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic |
|
1 | ||
| Carja |
|
|
2 | |
| Shadow |
|
|
|
3 |
| AdeptNG+ |
|
|
|
4 |
Acquisition Details[]
| Variant | Sources | Regular Cost | Ultra Hard Cost | Sell Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic |  General Merchants
|
 70
|
350
|
25
|
| Carja | General Merchants
|
150 15 Blaze |
750 30 Blaze |
50
|
| Shadow | Tier 2/3/4 Merchants
|
650 1 Crystal Braiding |
3,250 2 Crystal Braiding |
100
|
| AdeptNG+ | Tier 2/3/4 Merchants
|
1,300 1 Crystal Braiding 1 Luminous Braiding |
6,500 2 Crystal Braiding 2 Luminous Braiding |
100
|
Trivia[]
- The Shadow Sling, along with the Adept version, are the only weapons to have Fire, Ice and Shock damage attributes in one weapon. This also makes them the only weapon that could take advantage of all attribute boosts from the Veteran's Weapon Coil.FW
| 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 |