Hyper Light Breaker boasts a diverse arsenal of weapons, and crafting a winning build hinges on securing a solid one. While you begin with basic equipment, exploration unlocks weapons better suited to your playstyle.
Blending roguelike and extraction game elements, Hyper Light Breaker offers a unique approach to acquiring new weapons. Here's how to expand your arsenal:
Where to Find New Weapons in Hyper Light Breaker

Explore Overgrowths to discover new gear. While exploration naturally yields loot, focusing on sword (Blades) or pistol (Rails) icons on the map directly leads to weapon discoveries.
Blades are melee weapons with unique movesets and abilities, while Rails are ranged weapons, each offering distinct functionalities. Both come in varying rarities, with gold being the most powerful. Rarity directly correlates with weapon stats, as expected in loot-based games.
Store any discovered weapon in your personal stash by selecting "Cache" instead of "Equip." Equip these weapons for future runs by adjusting your loadout before starting.
Acquiring New Starting Weapons

Beyond finding new Breakers, purchase starting weapons from merchants at the Cursed Outpost. Initially, only the Blades merchant is accessible. Repairing the Rails merchant's shop, requiring specific materials, unlocks their inventory.
Merchants have limited stock that replenishes over time. Check back regularly for new items.
Weapon Upgrades

Upgrade your weapons at the Outpost merchants. Unlocking the upgrade feature requires increasing your affinity with the merchants by collecting Golden Rations. These are found through exploration or by resetting cycles, but are a scarce resource. Use them wisely.
Dying reduces equipped weapon durability (represented by a bar under the icon) by one pip. Weapons will eventually break with repeated deaths.