Bellowblast Spike Thrower (Rare)

Learn where to find the Bellowblast Spike Thrower in Horizon Forbidden West, its stats, ammo types, upgrade costs, and best usage strategies for taking down tough machines.

A sturdy Oseram weapon that can launch Impact and Explosive Spikes. It can be upgraded to improve its rate of fire. Spikes must be thrown at full draw in order to penetrate armor.

This weapon can be bought from Hunter merchants in The Bulwark and Stone Crest. You’ll be taken to Stone Crest during the main quest The Broken Sky and will automatically come across one of these Hunters, so take the time to pick it up.

It costs Metal Shards x467 and 1x Elemental Clawstrider Circulator.

Ammo Types

Name	Effect
Impact Spikes	Deals Impact damage
Explosive Spikes	Deals Impact and Explosive damage

Weapon Stats

This weapon can do two types of damage.

Impact Damage

Level	Damage
Base Level	25
Level One	Confirming
Level Two	Confirming
Level Three	Confirming

Explosive Damage

Level	Damage
Base Level	89
Level One	Confirming
Level Two	Confirming
Level Three	Confirming

Upgrades

Upgrade I: Increased Weapon Stats, Unlocked Perk

• 75 Metal Shards
• 2x Braided Wire
• 2x Small Machine Core

Upgrade II: Increased Weapon Stats, Unlocked Perk

• 112 Metal Shards
• 2x Braided Wire
• 1x Elemental Clawstrider Sac Webbing
• 1x Rollerback Hammer Tail

Upgrade III: Increased Weapon Stats

• 150 Metal Shards
• 2x Braided Wires
• 2x Medium Machine Core
• 1x Rollerback Circulator

Upgrade IV: Increased Weapon Stats, Unlocked Perk, Unlocked Coil

• 250 Metal Shards
• 6x Braided Wires
• 3x Medium Machine Cores
• 2x Behemoth Force Loaders
• 1x Rollerback Primary Nerve

Perks

There are two different kinds of perks available for this.

The first is Reload Speed (+10% at Level 1, +25% at Level 4).

The second is Overdraw Damage (+15% at Level 2).

Best Use

Spike Throwers are best used for slow machines that you want to get rid of quickly. Although the damage they can deal is shockingly mighty, it takes quite a while to load them up and quick machines may get the better of you in that time. They’re also great to use from some cover or a slight distance, where even the fastest machines might take a second to get to you. This is especially true of the Explosive damage that this particular Spike Thrower can deal.