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Traps are weapons that can be used to snare and destroy machines in Horizon Zero Dawn and Horizon Forbidden West. They can be created using the crafting system, purchased from merchants, or found in some Treasure Boxes.

Trap stats[]

Horizon Zero Dawn[]

Damage displayed on the chart are arranged from left to right following difficulty order from easiest to hardest. Numbers in Bold are applied on Normal Difficulty.

Elemental severity remains the same between Easy and Very Hard

Type Trigger Damage Damage-Icon Elemental
Severity
Shock Trap Proximity N/A Shock-Icon 225-150-75
Detonating
Blast Trap
Damage 640-200-160-144-128-112 N/A
Blast Trap Proximity 480-150-120-108-96-84 N/A

Horizon Forbidden West[]

Type Trigger Damage Elemental
Severity
Blast Trap Damage/Proximity Explosive-Icon 250 N/A
Advanced Blast Trap Damage/Proximity Explosive-Icon 500 N/A
Elite Blast Trap Damage/Proximity Explosive-Icon 750 N/A
Acid Trap Damage/Proximity Corruption-Icon 200 Corruption-Icon 200
Advanced Acid Trap Damage/Proximity Corruption-Icon 400 Corruption-Icon 400
Elite Acid Trap Damage/Proximity Corruption-Icon 600 Corruption-Icon 600
Purgewater Trap Damage/Proximity Purgewater Icon 200 Purgewater Icon 200
Advanced Purgewater Trap Damage/Proximity Purgewater Icon 400 Purgewater Icon 400
Elite Purgewater Trap Damage/Proximity Purgewater Icon 600 Purgewater Icon 600
Vertical Shock Trap Damage/Proximity Shock-Icon 200 Shock-Icon 200
Advanced Vertical Shock Trap Damage/Proximity Shock-Icon 400 Shock-Icon 400
Elite Vertical Shock Trap Damage/Proximity Shock-Icon 600 Shock-Icon 600

Acquisition[]

Horizon Zero Dawn[]

Variant Regular Cost Ultra Hard Cost Sell Value
Shock MetalShardsTransparent 20 MetalShardsTransparent 80 MetalShardsTransparent 10
Blast MetalShardsTransparent 22 MetalShardsTransparent 88 MetalShardsTransparent 11
Detonating Blast MetalShardsTransparent 25 MetalShardsTransparent 100 MetalShardsTransparent 12

Horizon Forbidden West[]

Variant Regular Cost Sell Value
Blast Trap MetalShardsTransparent 120 MetalShardsTransparent 12
Advanced Blast Trap MetalShardsTransparent 255 or

1 Salmon Bone

MetalShardsTransparent 25
Elite Blast Trap MetalShardsTransparent 725 MetalShardsTransparent 72
Acid Trap MetalShardsTransparent 80 MetalShardsTransparent 8
Advanced Acid Trap MetalShardsTransparent 170 or

1 Bass Bone

MetalShardsTransparent 17
Elite Acid Trap MetalShardsTransparent 500 MetalShardsTransparent 50
Purgewater Trap MetalShardsTransparent 110 MetalShardsTransparent 11
Advanced Purgewater Trap MetalShardsTransparent 250 or

1 Carp Bone

MetalShardsTransparent 25
Elite Purgewater Trap MetalShardsTransparent 650 MetalShardsTransparent 65
Vertical Shock Trap MetalShardsTransparent 90 MetalShardsTransparent 9
Advanced Vertical Shock Trap MetalShardsTransparent 200 or

1 Vulture Wishbone

MetalShardsTransparent 20
Elite Vertical Shock Trap MetalShardsTransparent 500 MetalShardsTransparent 50

Wiki Navigation[]

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
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