Vanguard Hunter Bow

"A flawless example of Oseram inventiveness, this mid-range bow inflicts extra damage when using Overdraw and against knocked down enemies."

―Inventory description

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

By default, it is capable of overdrawn shots which do an additional 15% more damage. It also has a slower rate of fire compared to other Hunter Bows.^[1]

It can be upgraded five times.

Acquisition details[]

Source

Cost

Sell Value (base)

Sell Value (fully upgraded)

Scalding Spear

Thornmarsh

Outside The Base (after merging two Subordinate Functions)

1437

1 Large Machine Core

1 Tideripper Circulator

625

1469

11 Braided Wire

2 Large Machine Core

1 Luminous Brainstem

1 Medium Machine Core

Ammo[]

	Advanced Hunter Arrow		Acid Hunter Arrow
	Damage	Tear	Acid Damage	Buildup
Base	45	149	11	76
Level 1	50	157	12	80
Level 2	54	166	13	85
Level 3	60	178	15	91
Level 4	67	191	16	98
Level 5	75	205	19	105

Upgrade costs[]

Upgrade	Cost	Unlocks
Level 1	127 4 Braided Wire 1 Medium Machine Core 4 Small Machine Core	Increased damage/tear/buildup Perk: Overdraw Damage +30%
Level 2	212 6 Braided Wire 1 Rollerback Hammer Tail 3 Stalker Stealth Generator	Increased damage/tear/buildup Second coil unlocked
Level 3	300 10 Braided Wire 1 Dreadwing Metal Fang 1 Large Machine Core 1 Rollerback Circulator	Increased damage/tear/buildup
Level 4	450 1 Dreadwing Circulator 2 Large Machine Core 1 Stalker Primary Nerve 2 Stormbird Storm Cannon	Increased damage/tear/buildup Perk: Knockdown Damage +25%
Level 5	600 2 Apex Ravager Heart 1 Apex Thunderjaw Heart 1 Luminous Brainstem 1 Stormbird Primary Nerve	Increased damage/tear/buildup Third coil unlocked Perk: Overdraw Damage +50%

References[]

↑ Horizon Forbidden West: A FuturePress Game Guide, pg. 72

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[1] Horizon Forbidden West: A FuturePress Game Guide, pg. 72

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