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Metroid Prime 4: Beyond

All Missile Expansion Locations

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★ Viewros Map: Energy Tank | Missile Expansion | Shot Expansion
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Metroid Prime 4 Beyond Missile Expansion Locations
This is a list of all missile expansions you can find throughout your exploration of Sol Valley in Metroid Prime 4: Beyond. See a list of missile expansions, their locations in each biome, and what missile expansions are in this guide!

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All Missile Expansion Locations

Sol Valley

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Sol Valley Fury Green Volt Forge
Ice Belt Flare Pool Great Mines
✔️ Overworld View Map Location
Missile Expansion 1
Missile Expansion 1
Missile Expansion 1
Area: Source of Spring Shrine
Required Upgrade: None
How to Get: Use Morph Ball to go through the hole and find it on a platform.
Missile Expansion 2
Missile Expansion 2
Missile Expansion 2
Area: Near Ice Belt
Required Upgrade: Psychic Lasso
How to Get: Find some debris with a Galactic Federation signal near Ice Belt. Use the Psychic Lasso to pull up a crate, then break it open.
Missile Expansion 3
Missile Expansion 3
Missile Expansion 3
Area: Southern Sol Valley
Required Upgrade: Vi-O-La
How to Get: While riding Vi-O-La, find a rock formation with a ramp. Use a boost as you board the ramp to go through the center of the rock formation and grab the upgrade.
Missile Expansion 4
Missile Expansion 4
Missile Expansion 4
Area: Entrance to Ice Belt
Required Upgrade: Thunder Shot
How to Get: Return to Ice Belt after obtaining Psychic Lasso. Go straight instead of taking the elevator, and Grapple across the room. Outside, activate the Psychic Rail Boost, and use Psychic Boost Ball to cross to the other side.
Missile Expansion 5
Missile Expansion 5
Missile Expansion 5
Area: Western G.F. Debris
Required Upgrade: Control Beam
How to Get: Climb up the structures to see the Missile Expansion across the gap. Look up and scan the tower. Use your Control Beam to go through the metal hoop at the base of the tower and hit the center of the target to make it fall. Use the newly revealed grapple to get across and reach the upgrade.
Missile Expansion 6
Missile Expansion 6
Missile Expansion 6
Area: Southwest Desert
Required Upgrade: None
How to Get: Follow the smoke to find Tokabi, who will give you the upgrade. If he isn't here, progress the story and come back.
Missile Expansion 7
Missile Expansion 7
Missile Expansion 7
Area: North G.F. Debris
Required Upgrade: Missile Launcher
How to Get: Go to the G.F. Debris North and break some crates to recover the Missile Expansion here.
Missile Expansion 8
Missile Expansion 8
Missile Expansion 8
Area: Northwest Falling Labyrinth Shrine
Required Upgrade: Psychic Visor
How to Get: Scan the glowing patch of sand to reveal a box containing the upgrade.
Missile Expansion 9
Missile Expansion 9
Missile Expansion 9
Area: Floating Path Shrine West
Required Upgrade: Psychic Lasso
How to Get: Lasso the Federation Debris on a mound to the west of the Floating Path Shrine to reveal a crate with an item inside.
Missile Expansion 10
Missile Expansion 10
Missile Expansion 10
Area: South G.F. Debris
Required Upgrade: Thunder Shot
How to Get: Scan the panel on the wall of the building, then use Thunder Shot to open it. Enter the tunnel with the Morph Ball to find the upgrade on the other side.

Viewros (Sol Valley) Interactive Map

Fury Green

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Sol Valley Fury Green Volt Forge
Ice Belt Flare Pool Great Mines
✔️ Overworld View Map Location
Missile Expansion 1
Missile Expansion 1
Missile Expansion 1
Area: Grove of the Sacred Tree
Required Upgrade: Missile Launcher
How to Get: Shoot the Viewros Amber with a Missile to break it and find the upgrade on the other side.
Missile Expansion 2
Missile Expansion 2
Missile Expansion 2
Area: Broken Hall
Required Upgrade: Psychic Bomb
How to Get: You have to defeat the boss and get the Morph Bomb first, and in this path on the way to base camp it's behind the durable fruit
Missile Expansion 3
Missile Expansion 3
Missile Expansion 3
Area: Cargo Launcher
Required Upgrade: Psychic Boots
How to Get: From the Cargo Launcher you use to enter the area from Sol Valley, scan for Psychic Platforms to the left to reveal steps leading up to the upgrade.
Missile Expansion 4
Missile Expansion 4
Missile Expansion 4
Area: Resin Creek
Required Upgrade: Psychic Bomb
How to Get: Use the Morph Bomb to launch yourself into the air, then drop another Morph Bomb in the air to blow up the durable fruit. Then use another Morph Bomb to launch yourself up into the hole and find the upgrade.
Missile Expansion 5
Missile Expansion 5
Missile Expansion 5
Area: Cliffside Gate
Required Upgrade: Psychic Boots
How to Get: After unlocking the Psychic Boots, use the Psychic Visor to scan and then climb on the platforms to reach the upgrade.
Missile Expansion 6
Missile Expansion 6
Missile Expansion 6
Area: Reflection Chamber
Required Upgrade: Super Missile
How to Get: Behind the giant mech, shoot the box with a Super Missile to break it.

Fury Green 100% Exploration Guide

Volt Forge

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Sol Valley Fury Green Volt Forge
Ice Belt Flare Pool Great Mines
✔️ Overworld View Map Location
Missile Expansion 1
Missile Expansion 1
Missile Expansion 1
Area: Tower 2 - Receiving Lobby
Required Upgrade: None
How to Get: Found in the first room of Tower 2. After re-activating electricity to the tower and returning to this room, enter the opening via Morph Ball. Travel to the center while avoiding the electricity.
Missile Expansion 2
Missile Expansion 2
Missile Expansion 2
Area: Tower 1 - Facility Approach
Required Upgrade: None
How to Get: Found inside a supply container.
Missile Expansion 3
Missile Expansion 3
Missile Expansion 3
Area: Tower 1 - Loading Airlock
Required Upgrade: Psychic Boost Ball
How to Get: Near the entrance to Volt Forge, activate a Spinner with the Psychic Boost Ball repeatedly until one of the hanging containers pushes the other one until it falls down. Defeat the two mechs that come out to find the upgrade behind them.
Missile Expansion 4
Missile Expansion 4
Missile Expansion 4
Area: Tower 1 - Irradiation Floor
Required Upgrade: Psychic Boost Ball
How to Get: Revisit Volt Forge after getting Psychic Boost Ball. Go down the elevator from the main entrance, and go into the Irradiation Floor. Use the Morph Ball to enter the opening, then use Psychic Boost to push yourself to the top and get the upgrade.
Missile Expansion 5
Missile Expansion 5
Missile Expansion 5
Area: Speed Tunnel C
Required Upgrade: Control Beam
How to Get: On the track between Tower 1 and Tower 3, find a glass ceiling with the upgrade inside. Use the Control Beam into the nearby opening to reach the target inside the ceiling, opening it and revealing the upgrade.
Missile Expansion 6
Missile Expansion 6
Missile Expansion 6
Area: Tower 3 - Certification
Required Upgrade: Missile Launcher
How to Get: Blast the wall with a Missile to reveal the upgrade.
Missile Expansion 7
Missile Expansion 7
Missile Expansion 7
Area: Tower 3 - Certification
Required Upgrade: Psychic Lasso
How to Get: Scan and then Psychic Lasso the cover to pull it off, then shoot it 5 times with the Thunder Shot to reveal the upgrade.
Missile Expansion 8
Missile Expansion 8
Missile Expansion 8
Area: Processing
Required Upgrade: Psychic Boost Ball
How to Get: After defeating the robots, use the Psychic Boost Ball on the Spinner in the middle of the room to reveal the upgrade.

Volt Forge 100% Exploration Guide

Ice Belt

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Sol Valley Fury Green Volt Forge
Ice Belt Flare Pool Great Mines
✔️ Overworld View Map Location
Missile Expansion 1
Missile Expansion 1
Missile Expansion 1
Area: Loading Crane
Required Upgrade: Psychic Bomb
How to Get: Find the Bomb Slot behind some nearby boxes to the left of the gate and use the Morph Bomb to open it.
Missile Expansion 2
Missile Expansion 2
Missile Expansion 2
Area: Bio-labs - Bio-labs Access
Required Upgrade: Psychic Lasso
How to Get: Use the Grapple to pull the rubble out of the way and roll through with the Morph Ball.
Missile Expansion 3
Missile Expansion 3
Missile Expansion 3
Area: Medical Bays - Staging Corridor
Required Upgrade: None
How to Get: Can be obtained on the way back up after restoring the power.
Missile Expansion 4
Missile Expansion 4
Missile Expansion 4
Area: Medical Bays - Surgery Corridor
Required Upgrade: Psychic Lasso
How to Get: Use the Psychic Lasso to open the hatch then go through using Morph Ball. Use a bomb on the other side to reach the center.
Missile Expansion 5
Missile Expansion 5
Missile Expansion 5
Area: Ancient Temple
Required Upgrade: Thunder Shot
How to Get: Found underneath the platform you first walk onto in the Ancient Temple. Can only be accessed after getting Thunder Shot.
Missile Expansion 6
Missile Expansion 6
Missile Expansion 6
Area: Elevator Landing
Required Upgrade: Thunder Shot
How to Get: Head to the Elevator Landing and use the Thunder Shot to unlock to large gate, then open it to find the upgrade on the right side.
Missile Expansion 7
Missile Expansion 7
Missile Expansion 7
Area: Lobby Conduit
Required Upgrade: Psychic Spider Ball
How to Get: After unlocking the Psychic Spider Ball, use the Tether Nodes to launch yourself up. Use a Morph Bomb on each of the red lights to turn it green; if you take too long, they will turn red again. The upgrade will be accessible when both lights are green at the same time.
Missile Expansion 8
Missile Expansion 8
Missile Expansion 8
Area: Storage Bay
Required Upgrade: Psychic Spider Ball
How to Get: Obtain Psychic Spider Ball first then go to the room with the hibernation pods, jump down to the floor below and find a Morph Ball slot which will take you down a level. Ride the Magnetic Tracks to the end to find the upgrade.

Ice Belt 100% Exploration Guide

Flare Pool

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Sol Valley Fury Green Volt Forge
Ice Belt Flare Pool Great Mines
✔️ Overworld View Map Location
Missile Expansion 1
Missile Expansion 1
Missile Expansion 1
Area: Volcano Entrance
Required Upgrade: Psychic Boots
How to Get: Use the Psychic Boots to jump on the platforms to find it on a ledge at the top.
Missile Expansion 2
Missile Expansion 2
Missile Expansion 2
Area: Shoreline Access
Required Upgrade: Ice Shot
How to Get: Use the Ice Shot to freeze the lava waterfall then use a missile or charge shot to destroy it, revealing the upgrade.
Missile Expansion 3
Missile Expansion 3
Missile Expansion 3
Area: Volcano Heart
Required Upgrade: Vi-O-La IC Suit
How to Get: Return to the Volcano Heart after beating the boss here to find it on top of the lava.
Missile Expansion 4
Missile Expansion 4
Missile Expansion 4
Area: Overseer Room
Required Upgrade: Psychic Lasso
How to Get: Look at the machine and scan the panel. Pull the panel with a Psychic Lasso. Then use Control Beam to shoot through the 3 psychic motes to make the upgrade appear.
Missile Expansion 5
Missile Expansion 5
Missile Expansion 5
Area: Subobservation Room
Required Upgrade: Thunder Shot
How to Get: Requires the Thunder Shot to reach the room. Eliminate the robots, then shoot the panel on the wall with a Missile. Scan the next panel and pull it off with the Psychic Lasso. Then, use Morph Ball to go up the tunnel and reach the upgrade.
Missile Expansion 6
Missile Expansion 6
Missile Expansion 6
Area: Energy Extraction
Required Upgrade: Psychic Spider Ball
How to Get: On entering the room, look to the left to see a Magnetic Track. Use the Psychic Spider Ball to go up; avoid the electric sparks and reach the top to get the upgrade.
Missile Expansion 7
Missile Expansion 7
Missile Expansion 7
Area: Cooling Room
Required Upgrade: Thunder Shot
How to Get: Open the door requiring the Thunder Shot and find it in the wall.
Missile Expansion 8
Missile Expansion 8
Missile Expansion 8
Area: Pressure Monitoring
Required Upgrade: Thunder Shot
How to Get: Open the door requiring the Thunder Shot. Scan the cover on the machine in the next room and use the Psychic Lasso to pull it off; then, shoot it 5 times with the Thunder Shot to reveal two upgrades.
Missile Expansion 9
Missile Expansion 9
Missile Expansion 9
Area: Undercarriage
Required Upgrade: Psychic Boost Ball
How to Get: In the halfpipe below, use Psychic Boost Ball to build up speed, and then use Psychic Spider Ball on the Magnetic Track on the left side when high enough. Find the upgrade at the end of the track.

Flare Pool 100% Exploration Guide

Great Mines

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Sol Valley Fury Green Volt Forge
Ice Belt Flare Pool Great Mines
✔️ Overworld View Map Location
Missile Expansion 1
Missile Expansion 1
Missile Expansion 1
Area: Level 2 - Narrow Crevice
Required Upgrade: Psychic Grapple
How to Get: Use the Psychic Grapple to grapple across Crystal Crawlers along a chasm. Find this upgrade on the opposite side.
Missile Expansion 2
Missile Expansion 2
Missile Expansion 2
Area: Level 2 - Blast Mining
Required Upgrade: Super Missile
How to Get: Use the Super Missile to destroy the ore wall, revealing the upgrade.
Missile Expansion 3
Missile Expansion 3
Missile Expansion 3
Area: Level 2 - Easing Tunnel
Required Upgrade: Psychic Power Bomb
How to Get: Use the Psychic Power Bomb on the Bomb Slot in the wall to make a cart appear. Shoot the ore in the cart with a Super Missile to reveal the upgrade.
Missile Expansion 4
Missile Expansion 4
Missile Expansion 4
Area: Level 2 - Transit Tunnel B
Required Upgrade: Super Missile
How to Get: Shoot the chest with the four red circles using a Super Missile to reveal the upgrade.
Missile Expansion 5
Missile Expansion 5
Missile Expansion 5
Area: Level 1 - Transit Tunnel A
Required Upgrade: Super Missile
How to Get: Shoot the door with four red circles with a Super Missile. Find the upgrade in the room on the other side.
Missile Expansion 6
Missile Expansion 6
Missile Expansion 6
Area: Level 1 - Main Shaft
Required Upgrade: Psychic Spider Ball
How to Get: From the start, go clockwise around the tower, then follow the course of Magnetic Tracks around to the back. At the end, time your Morph Bombs well to reach the top and find the upgrade.
Missile Expansion 7
Missile Expansion 7
Missile Expansion 7
Area: Level 3 - Transit Tunnel E
Required Upgrade: Psychic Spider Ball
How to Get: Get onto the Ore Loading Machinery and use Morph Ball to roll to the end of the machine

Great Mines 100% Exploration Guide

What are Missile Expansions?

Increases Missile Capacity

Missile Expansion Acquired

Missile Expansions are collectibles that you can get in Viewros to increase Samus' maximum Missile Ammo Capacity by 5. This strictly applies to your Missile Launcher and doesn't affect any other weapon in the game.

To unlock the Missile Launcher, you must encounter Mackenzie for the first time in Fury Green.

Fury Green Walkthrough

Different from Shot Expansions

Shot Expansion Effect

Missile Expansions do not increase the maximum ammo of elemental shots. Shot Expansions are separate collectible items that increase elemental shot ammo capacity by 10.

All Shot Expansion Locations

Metroid Prime 4: Beyond Related Guides

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UTO Research Center Fury Green Volt Forge
Ice Belt Flare Pool Great Mines
Chrono Tower - -

List of All Collectibles

Logbook Scans Missile Expansions Shot Expansions
Energy Tanks Mech Parts Scout Bots
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