The Explosive Blastsling is one of the Blastsling Weapons in Horizon Forbidden West. Read on to find out how to get the weapon, how to use it in combat, how to upgrade it, the types of ammo it uses, and its stats, including damage, perks, and rarity.

How to Get the Explosive Blastsling

Buy from Merchants

Merchant Location
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Merchants	Cost
Hunters in Barren Light	・ Fanghorn Circulator x1 ・ Metal Shards x149

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Explosive Blastsling Overview

Explosive Blastsling Basic Information

Explosive Blastsling Information
Description	A common sight among Utaru warriors, this weapons excels at firing Explosive and Purgewater Bombs.
Weapon Type	Blastsling
Rarity	Uncommon

Explosive Blastsling Upgrade Costs

Level 1	・ Braided Wire x1 ・ Metal Shards x50
Level 2	・ Braided Wire x1 ・ Metal Shards x75 ・ Skydrifter Circulator x1
Level 3	・ Braided Wire x2 ・ Metal Shards x95 ・ Skydrifter Razor Tail x1 ・ Small Machine Core x1

Explosive Blastsling Coils

Explosive Blastsling Perks

Explosive Blastsling Ammo and Damage

Ammo and Damage Type

Ammo	Damage Type
Explosive Bombs	Explosive Damage
Purgewater Bombs	Purgewater Damage

Ammo Stat Upgrades

Base Level

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

How to Use the Explosive Blastsling

Deals High Damage over a Large Area

The Blastling is a high damage weapon that can be used between medium to long-range. They have a large area of effect, which depends on how much the weapon is drawn, and it can leave an area of residual damage after use.

However, since Blastslings use bombs as ammo, they cannot tear off machine components and can only destroy them.

Purgewater Elemental Damage

This weapon inflicts Purgewater damage on enemies, which causes the Drenched state. The Drenched state makes enemies more vulnerable to Frost and Shock buildup, while also removing any elemental damage from their attacks. Purgewater elemental damage is also more effective against some enemies.

What Does Purgewater Damage Do?

Horizon Forbidden West Related Guides

List of All Weapons

List of All Weapon Types

Other Weapon Lists

List of All Blastsling Weapons

Frost Blastsling	Nora Thunder Sling	Explosive Blastsling
Adhesive Blastsling	Icefire Blastsling	Cloudburst Blastsling
Barrage Blastsling	Siege Blastsling	Corrosive Blastsling
Rampart Blastsling	Wings of the Ten	Legacy's Reach