Hyper Light Breaker boasts a diverse arsenal, and a strong weapon is crucial for any successful build. While starting with basic equipment, players unlock opportunities to acquire more effective weapons tailored to their preferred playstyles. This game blends roguelike and extraction elements, influencing how weapon acquisition works.
Acquiring New Weapons in Hyper Light Breaker
Exploring Overgrowths is the primary method for discovering new gear. While exploration naturally yields new items, focusing on sword (Blades) or pistol (Rails) icons on the map directly leads to these weapon types.
Blades are melee weapons with unique movesets and special abilities, while Rails are ranged weapons, each possessing distinct functionalities. Both weapon types come in varying rarities, with gold being the most powerful. As expected in loot-driven games, rarity directly correlates with superior stats.
To save weapons found in Overgrowths for later use, select the "Cache" option instead of "Equip." Cached weapons are accessible for future runs by adjusting your loadout before commencing a new playthrough.
Obtaining New Starting Weapons
Beyond finding weapons during runs, players can purchase new starting equipment from merchants at the Cursed Outpost. Initially, only the Blades merchant is available. Unlocking the Rails merchant requires sufficient materials to repair their shop.
Merchants maintain limited stock, but their inventories refresh periodically. If desired items are unavailable initially, check back later.
Weapon Upgrades
Weapon upgrades are available at the Outpost merchants, but require unlocking the upgrade function by increasing merchant affinity. This is achieved by collecting Golden Rations, a rare resource obtained through exploration or cycle resets. Use Golden Rations judiciously due to their scarcity.
Death results in a loss of one durability pip from equipped weapons, indicated by the bar beneath their icons. Repeated deaths will eventually break weapons.
