Tears of the Land-god

Tears of the Land-god
Type	Ranged weapon
Effects	Impact Damage Tear Purgewater
Perks	Long-Range Damage Concentration Damage Overdraw Damage Draw Speed Component Tear
Mod Slots	3 (5 after upgrades)
Source	Merchant
Cost to buy	10 Champion's Token
Value when sold	1000
Ammunition
Shot Type Group	Arrow
Shot Type	Advanced Hunter Arrow Advanced Purgewater Hunter Arrow Targeting Hunter Arrow

"A long-range bow meant to honor those who have fallen to protect the land-gods. Its arrows fall like rain, returning its targets to the endless cycle."

―Inventory description

Tears of the Land-god is a legendary weapon in Horizon Forbidden West. It is a variant of the Hunter Bow exclusive to New Game+.

By default, it deals 15% more damage against enemies at or beyond 30 meters, and deals 10% more damage while in Concentration.

It can be upgraded five times.

Acquisition details

Source	Cost	Sell value
Merchant*	10 Champion's Token	1000

*Only on a New Game+ file.

Ammo

	Advanced Hunter Arrow		Advanced Purgewater Hunter Arrow		Targeting Hunter Arrow
	Damage	Tear	Purgewater Damage	Buildup	Damage
Base	60	238	39	242	7
Level 1	64	253	42	258	8
Level 2	67	266	44	272	8
Level 3	70	285	46	291	8
Level 4	75	304	49	311	9
Level 5	83	328	54	335	10

Upgrade costs

Upgrade	Cost	Unlocks
Level 1	600 3 Apex Stalker Heart 2 Behemoth Circulator 2 Behemoth Primary Nerve 1 Luminous Brainstem	Increased damage/tear/buildup Perk: Overdraw Damage +15%
Level 2	800 2 Luminous Brainstem 2 Shellsnapper Primary Nerve 3 Shellsnapper Shell Bolt 2 Thunderjaw Primary Nerve	Increased damage/tear/buildup Fourth coil unlocked Perk: Long-Range Damage +25%
Level 3	1000 1 Apex Scorcher Heart 3 Apex Stalker Heart 3 Luminous Brainstem 5 Slitherfang Earthgrinder	Increased damage/tear/buildup Perk: Concentration Damage +20% Perk: Draw Speed +25%
Level 4	1200 1 Apex Slitherfang Heart 2 Frostclaw Sac Webbing 4 Luminous Brainstem 2 Slitherfang Circulator	Increased damage/tear/buildup Perk: Draw Speed +65% Perk: Component Tear +10%
Level 5	1500 1 Apex Fireclaw Heart 2 Apex Tideripper Heart 2 Fireclaw Circulator 5 Luminous Brainstem	Increased damage/tear/buildup Fifth coil unlocked Perk: Component Tear +25%

Notes/advice

• The +65% Draw Speed bonus on this bow can be stacked with Draw Speed coils. With 5 Very Rare coils, the bow can achieve full overdraw in less than 1 second.
  • Boosting Draw Speed in this way directly increases damage due to the Concentration Damage and Overdraw Damage bonuses. Faster Draw Speed allows more shots before Concentration expires and Overdrawing every shot happens almost automatically.
  • This rapid draw speed allows the bow to function as a longer range, overpowered Warrior Bow, making it more viable than expected in close quarters but without suffering from a Warrior Bow's heavy arcing at medium or long range.
• Purgewater Arrows give this bow a lot of utility against larger, more dangerous machines, especially Bellowbacks, whose attacks can be extremely dangerous and are nearly all elemental.
  • Consider notching additional Purgewater Arrows with Triple Notch against larger machines to trigger the Drenched status immediately.
  • The high level of Tear Damage on regular arrows and the bow's bonus to Component Tear makes it trivial to detach Purgewater Canisters for crafting additional ammo.