This is a guide on the Wide Beam, a Beam upgrade in Metroid Dread for the Nintendo Switch. Read on to learn about how to unlock the Wide Beam Upgrade, how to use the Wide Beam against enemies and obstacles, and where to go after getting the Wide Beam upgrade.

Wide Beam Overview

Basic Information

Wide Beam
Description	A beam upgrade that allows Samus to fire three beams simultaneously.
Upgrade Type	Beam

How to Unlock the Wide Beam Upgrade

Wide Beam Location

Wide Beam Map Location
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Location	Dairon

Steps to Unlock the Wide Beam Upgrade

The Wide Beam is located in the central area of Dairon.

1	Go through the dimly lit area. Enter the passage in the left side of the map that leads to a dark area and continue till you reached the next room.
2	Slide through the hidden narrow passage. After traversing the barely visible room and defeating enemies along the way, shoot the ground to create an opening and slide through the hidden narrow passage to the left.
3	Activate the generator. You'll arrive in the generator room. Activate the generator to brighten up the area.
4	Open the Power Beam Door. Jump to the upper-right corner and open the Power Beam Door.
5	Open the Missile Door. After dodging and defeating the enemies, continue towards the right and open the Missile Door.
6	Obtain the upgrade. Destroy the item sphere and grab the upgrade.

How to Use the Wide Beam

Press Y to Shoot

Similar to the regular Power Beam, press the button to shoot.

Open Wide Beam Doors

Certain doors can only be opened when hit by a Wide Beam. Doors that can be opened with the Wide Beam has an outer covering with three points. Once this covering is destroyed, they revert back to a regular Power Beam Door.

Deal More Damage to Enemies

With the Wide Beam, Samus can inflict thrice as much damage to enemies compared to her Power Beam if all three beams hit the target.

Where to Go After Wide Beam

After getting the Wide Beam, you will now need to go back to Cataris and beat the Green EMMI to get the Morph Ball upgrade.

Step-By-Step Walkthrough
1	Make your way to Cataris to fight the Green EMMI. With the new Wide Beam upgrade, you will now be able to open new doors and remove Wide Beam Boxes. Use this to make your way back to the Cataris Shuttle.
2	Make your way to the Cataris Central Unit. Again, you will need to use your new Wide Beam upgrade to access Wide Beam covered doors.
3	Destroy the Central Unit and defeat the Green EMMI. After this, you will unlock the Morph Ball upgrade.

Metroid Dread Related Guides

List of All Ability Upgrades

All Abilities ＆ Upgrades

Suits and Suit Upgrades
Power Suit	Varia Suit
Gravity Suit	Metroid Suit
Beam Upgrades
Power Beam	Charge Beam
Wide Beam	Grapple Beam
Omega Cannon	Diffusion Beam
Plasma Beam	Wave Beam
Hyper Beam	--
Missile Upgrades
Super Missile	Ice Missile
Storm Missile	-
Misc. Upgrades
Spider Magnet	Speed Booster
Shinespark	Screw Attack
Space Jump	Spin Boost
Morph Ball Upgrades
Morph Ball	Bomb
Cross Bomb	Power Bomb
Aeion Abilities
Phantom Cloak	Flash Shift
Pulse Radar	-