Hyper Light Breaker boasts a diverse arsenal of weapons, and crafting a truly effective build hinges on acquiring strong ones. While you begin with basic equipment, exploration unlocks weapons tailored to your preferred playstyle.

Blending roguelike and extraction game mechanics, Hyper Light Breaker offers a unique approach to weapon acquisition. Here's how to expand your arsenal:

Where to Find New Weapons in Hyper Light Breaker

Explore Overgrowths to discover new gear. While exploring naturally yields loot, focusing on sword (Blades) or pistol (Rails) icons on the map directly leads to these weapon types.

Blades are melee weapons, each possessing unique movesets and abilities. Rails, the ranged options, offer diverse functionalities. Both come in varying rarities, with gold being the most powerful. Higher rarity generally translates to superior stats.

Secure any discovered weapon for later use by selecting "Cache" instead of "Equip" in the Overgrowth. These cached weapons become available for equipping before your next run.

Acquiring New Starting Weapons

Beyond finding weapons during runs, purchase new starting equipment from merchants at the Cursed Outpost. Initially, only the Blades merchant is accessible. Unlocking the Rails merchant requires sufficient materials to repair their shop.

Merchant inventories are limited but refresh periodically. Check back frequently to see what new items are available.

Weapon Upgrades

Upgrade your weapons at the Outpost merchants, but first, unlock the upgrade feature by increasing your affinity with the merchants. This requires Golden Rations, a rare resource found through exploration or cycle resets. Use these rations strategically.

Remember, equipped weapons lose durability (represented by a bar under their icons) upon death, eventually breaking after repeated failures.