The Anchor Ropecaster is one of the 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 Anchor Ropecaster

Buy from Merchants

Merchant Location
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Merchants	Cost
Hunters in Scalding Spear	・ Metal Shards x632 ・ Bellowback Circulator x1

All Shop and Merchant Locations

Anchor Ropecaster Overview

Anchor Ropecaster Basic Information

Anchor Ropecaster Information
Description	This useful Ropecaster uses Shock Ropes to inflict damage over time and create an area of residual damage over time and create and area of residual damage. It can also launch Purgewater Canister Harpooons.
Weapon Type	Ropecaster
Rarity	Rare

Anchor Ropecaster Upgrade Costs

Level 1	・ Braided Wire x2 ・ Metal Shards x75 ・ Small Machine Core x2
Level 2	・ Bellowback Sac Webbing x1 ・ Braided Wire x2 ・ Metal Shards x112 ・ Stalker Stealth Generator x1
Level 3	・ Braided Wire x3 ・ Medium Machine Core x2 ・ Metal Shards x150 ・ Stalker Circulator x1
Level 4	・ Braided Wire x6 ・ Medium Machine Core x3 ・ Metal Shards x250 ・ Shellsnapper Shell Bolt x4 ・ Stalker Primary Nerve x1

Anchor Ropecaster Coils

Anchor Ropecaster Perks

Anchor Ropecaster Ammo and Damage

Ammo and Damage Type

Ammo	Damage Type
Binding Ropes	None
Shock Ropes	Shock Damage
Purgewater Canister Harpoons	Purgewater Damage

Ammo Stat Upgrades

Base Level

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Level 4

How to Use the Anchor Ropecaster

Tie Down Machines

The Ropecaster is used to tie down machines and temporarily remove them from battle, allowing you to focus on other targets. You can also use it to limit their mobility and make them easier targets for attacks. For the ropes to penetrate armor, the Ropecaster must be fully drawn.

Shock Elemental Ropes

Enemies tied down by Elemental Ropes, like Shock Ropes, take elemental damage, and the area around the anchor point also inflicts additional residual damage. However, elemental ropes are less effective at tying down enemies than standard Binding Ropes.

When upgraded, this weapon gains a perk which allows it to deal additional damage over time using these elemental ropes.

Attach Purgewater Canisters to Enemies

Canister Harpoons are a special type of ammo that allow you to attach Canisters to enemies. To detonate a canister, you must hit them with an arrow of the same element. Explosive Canisters can be hit with any type of arrow.

Like Rope ammo, they detach from enemies after a short time, but they cannot tie enemies down.

How to Craft Purgewater Canister Harpoons: Materials and Compatible Weapons

Horizon Forbidden West Related Guides

List of All Weapons

List of All Weapon Types

Other Weapon Lists

List of All Ropecaster Weapons

Ropecaster	Canister Ropecaster	Eventide Ropecaster
Elite Ropecaster	Anchor Ropecaster	Elite Canister Ropecaster