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Fire Shot Effects: Where to Use Fire Chip

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★ Story Walkthrough | Upgrades and Abilities
☆ Characters | Bosses | Puzzles
★ Viewros Map: Energy Tank | Missile Expansion | Shot Expansion
★ Game Details: amiibo Unlocks | How Long to Beat | Switch Edition Differences

Metroid Prime 4 Beyond - Fire Shot

Fire Shot is a Shot upgrade in Metroid Prime 4: Beyond. Learn what Fire Shot does, its effects, location, where to find the fire chip, its charged and super upgrades and how to unlock them here!

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Fire Shot Overview

Details and Effects

Type Shot Location Flare Pool - Scrapyard
Effect
Shot Weapon used to deal huge fire elemental damage to targets. Each Shot costs 1 Shot ammo and requires replenishing consistently.

How to Unlock Fire Shot

Deliver Fire Chip from Flare Pool to Mackenzie

How to Get Fire Shot

Travel to Flare Pool and reach the Scrapyard to the right to find the Fire Chip glowing red alongside some rubble. Deliver this Fire Chip to Mackenzie back in Fury Green to acquire the Fire Shot.

Flare Pool 100% Exploration Guide

How to Upgrade Fire Shot

Go to the Rings of Stone or the Ladder of Thought Shrines

Shot Upgrade How to Unlock
Charged Fire Shot
Rings of Stone Shrine Reward
Go to either Rings of Stone or Ladder of Thought Shrine. Solving either will provide the Charged Upgrade first, leaving the Super Upgrade in the other shrine.
Super Fire Shot
Super Fire Shot Info
Head to either Rings of Stone or Ladder of Thought Shrine depending on which of the two you haven't visited and explore it to unlock the Super version.

All Shot Weapons from Chips have at least two upgrades, a Super variant that deals extreme elemental damage at the cost of more Shot ammo and a charged variant that, as the name implies, requires you to charge to create special attack effects with also Shot ammo costs.

Collectibles Unlocked

List of All Collectibles Unlocked with Fire Shot

✔️ Overworld View Map Location
Medical Bays Code 2
Medical Bays Code 2
Medical Bays Code 2
Location: Ice Belt
Area: Medical Bays - Recovery Bay
How to Get: In the second monitor from the left. Use the Fire Shot to remove the ice and knock it down, then scan it.
Medical Bays Code 4
Medical Bays Code 4
Medical Bays Code 4
Location: Ice Belt
Area: Medical Bays - Storage Bay
How to Get: In the middle Griever Specimen. Use the Fire Shot to thaw out the crane machine on the wall, revealing it.
Shot Expansion 1
Shot Expansion 1
Shot Expansion 1
Location: Fury Green
Area: Fountain of Tranquility
How to Get: After unlocking Fire Shot and Ice Shot, find the room from the Cleared Path. Freeze the first fountain, move the psychic node, then freeze the second fountain. Jump up the two frozen fountains to reach the Shot Expansion on top of the middle pillar.
Energy Tank 2
Energy Tank 2
Energy Tank 2
Location: Fury Green
Area: Sacred Flame Ceremony
How to Get: Complete all of H'vynn's puzzles in the Sacred Flame Ceremony room in Fury Green. Fire Shot, Ice Shot, and Thunder Shot are required.
Energy Tank 1
Energy Tank 1
Energy Tank 1
Location: Sol Valley
Area: Ladder of Thought Shrine
How to Get: Use Psychic to lift the platforms then jump on top, Use Fire Shot to burn the webs to the right, or the door to reveal a hole. Enter using Morph Ball, then jump and use a Morph Bomb midair. Jump again when the bomb explodes to gain a boost and enter the hole. Find the Energy tank at the end.
Shot Expansion 4
Shot Expansion 4
Shot Expansion 4
Location: Fury Green
Area: Isopod Lair
How to Get: This shot expansion is encased in a webbing-like material. Getting this requires the Fire Shot first.
Shot Expansion 2
Shot Expansion 2
Shot Expansion 2
Location: Sol Valley
Area: Cargo Launcher
How to Get: Cargo Launcher to the Temple of Memory. Then at the entrance of Fury Green, go past the cannon to find this area. Near the door to Fury Green, burn through the webs to find the upgrade at the end of the path.
Shot Expansion 5
Shot Expansion 5
Shot Expansion 5
Location: Fury Green
Area: Jungle Path
How to Get: Use the Fire Shot to burn the web, then use Morph Ball and Morph Bomb to reach the upgrade.
Shot Expansion 6
Shot Expansion 6
Shot Expansion 6
Location: Fury Green
Area: Ravine Outlook
How to Get: Use the Fire Shot to burn the web, revealing the upgrade.
Shot Expansion 5
Shot Expansion 5
Shot Expansion 5
Location: Ice Belt
Area: Snowfield
How to Get: Melt the ice door with the Fire Shot and use the Morph Ball to get the upgrade inside.
Vi-O-La Boost Tank 2
Vi-O-La Boost Tank 2
Vi-O-La Boost Tank 2
Location: Sol Valley
Area: South of Fury Green
How to Get: Starting from the ramps to the northeast, ride up and use a Boost on the final ramp to reach the plateau with the upgrade. Needs Fire Shot.
Shot Expansion 7
Shot Expansion 7
Shot Expansion 7
Location: Fury Green
Area: Sacred Flame Ceremony
How to Get: Use the Fire Shot to open the door. Inside, use your psychic powers to push the lenses on the floor; align the lenses with the flower buds to reveal 3 wicks, which you can light with your Fire Shot to reveal the upgrade.

These are all the collectibles unlocked primarily with the Fire Shot upgrade. The Fire Shot is the most commonly used Shot-type weapon for opening several interactables in the map, or is paired with another upgrade required to unlock them.

Metroid Prime 4: Beyond Related Guides

PPA Partial

All Upgrades and Psychic Abilities

List of Suits and Chip Upgrades

List of All Suits List of All Chip Upgrades

All Upgrades and Psychic Abilities

Psychic Visor Missile Launcher Psychic Glove
Control Beam Psychic Bomb Vi-O-La
Vi-O-La Suit Psychic Boots Fire Shot
Psychic Lasso Psychic Boost Ball Ice Shot
Vi-O-La IC Suit Psychic Grapple Thunder Shot
Psychic Spider Ball Super Missile Charged Thunder Shot
Super Thunder Shot Charged Fire Shot Super Fire Shot
Charged Ice Shot Super Ice Shot Psychic Power Bomb
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