Upgrades | Lara's equipment Tomb Raider Guide
Last update: 11 May 2016
Bow upgrades
UPGRADE | REQUIREMENTS | NOTE |
Reinforced Limbs | 250 salvage points | Deals increased damage. This is of course very useful upgrade, which increases the chance of killing the enemy or animal, even if you do not hit the head. |
Wrapped String | 200 salvage points | Increases the bow rate of fire. This upgrade is useful only if you use a bow regularly during fights and not only for stealth killing. |
Key Ring Trigger | 250 salvage points Recurve Bow | Increases the bow rate of fire. |
Napalm Arrows | 350 salvage points Compound Bow | Fire arrows cover the bigger area with fire. Take this upgrade if you like to use fire arrows to eliminate groups of enemies. |
Plaited String | 250 salvage points Compound Bow | Increases damage inflicted. |
Explosive Arrows | 650 salvage points Competition Bow | Fire arrows explode on contacts. Same as with Napalm Arrows, it is worth to be bought only if you use fire arrows to attack group of enemies. |
Stabilizing Weight | 300 salvage points Competition Bow | Increases accuracy and damage inflicted. |
Penetrating Arrows | 650 salvage points Competition Bow | Arrows which penetrate through armor or soft targets. This is an interesting upgrade, which can help you both with elimination of groups of enemies in narrow corridors and with killing single, heavily armored opponents. |
Handgun upgrades
UPGRADE | REQUIREMENTS | NOTE |
Burst Fire Mod | 450 salvage points | Adding secondary fire mode, allowing you to shoot three bullets in one burst. This is not particularly useful upgrade, because in more difficult fights, where you should use automatic weapons, it is better to choose a rifle. |
Extended Mag | 200 salvage points | Extends ammo clip (maximum is 10 bullets). This is not expensive upgrade, so you might buy it. |
Port Vented Slide | 200 salvage points | Decreases recoil as well as increases damage. I definitely recommend buying this upgrade, because it is useful especially in the first phase of the game, when Lara has not shotgun or rifle yet. |
Muzzle Brake | 250 salvage points | Increases accuracy and damage. |
Rapid Fire Mod | 300 salvage points | Increases pistol rate of fire. This is quite interesting upgrade, clearly upgrading your gun effectiveness on the battlefield. |
Magazine Well | 325 salvage points Tactical Pistol | Decreases reload time. It is quite expensive upgrade, so the buy is not recommended. |
Ergonomic Grip | 300 salvage points Tactical Pistol | Decreases recoil. Decide to buy this upgrade only if you like to use the pistol for precision and not chaotic shots. |
Silencer | 350 salvage points Tactical Pistol | Adds a silencer. You can easily skip buying this upgrade because it is better to use the bow for stealth kills. |
High Capacity Mag | 250 salvage points Magnum Pistol | Extends ammo clip (maximum is 12 bullets). |
Polished Barrel | 400 salvage points Magnum Pistol | Increased damage. |
Shotgun upgrades
UPGRADE | REQUIREMENTS | NOTE |
Full Choke | 400 salvage points | Adds alternative fire mode, which is useful when attacking more distant targets. In my opinion it is not useful upgrade, because it is much better to quickly switch to rifle (especially if it already has a scope). |
Barrel Shroud | 325 salvage points | Increased damage. This upgrade is a must, especially that the shotgun is used mostly to eliminate armored enemies and bosses. |
Polished Bolt | 300 salvage points | Increases rate of fire. It would be good to buy this upgrade also, because default pauses between shots are very long. |
Padded Grip | 300 salvage points | Decreases recoil. Do not hurry with buying this upgrade but also do not ignore it. In later phase of the campaign you'll depend on very precise shots. |
Incendiary Shells | 400 salvage points Pump-Action Shotgun | Shots which can set enemy on fire. This is very helpful upgrade, because even if enemy doesn't die at once, he will be injured from fire. |
Wrapped Stock | 300 salvage points Pump-Action Shotgun | Decreases recoil. |
Shell Mag | 350 salvage points Pump-Action Shotgun | Decreases reload time. This upgrade is more useful than its pistol counterpart, because reloading the shotgun by default takes very long time. |
Modified Receiver | 325 salvage points Combat Shotgun | Increased damage. |
Drum Mag | 400 salvage points Combat Shotgun | Decreases reload time and increases ammo clip capacity (maximum is 12 shells). |
Rifle upgrades
UPGRADE | REQUIREMENTS | NOTE |
High Capacity Mag | 225 salvage points | Increases ammo clip capacity (maximum is 15 bullets). It would be good to unlock this upgrade quite fast, because rifle clip can be emptied very fast. |
Padded Stock | 300 salvage points | Increases steadiness of the rifle. This is very significant upgrade because very often you'll want to shoot a burst and not a single shot. |
Muzzle Brake | 350 salvage points | Decreases recoil. But this upgrade if you have unlocked the previous one. |
Taped Double Mag | 300 salvage points | Decreases reload time. This is not critical upgrade but it would be good to unlock it later on. |
Polished Ejector | 250 salvage points | Increases rate of fire. Definitely buy this upgrade if you like to use the rifle with continuous shooting and not only for single shots. |
Barrel Shroud | 350 salvage points Assault Rifle | Increased damage. This is very critical upgrade because it will allow you to quickly eliminate enemies and save rifle ammo at the same time. |
Frag Grenades | 500 salvage points Commando Rifle | Increases grenade launcher damage. Unlock this upgrade if you like to use the grenade launcher to eliminate larger groups of enemies. |
Match Grade Barrel | 400 salvage points Commando Rifle | Increased damage. |
Scope | 250 salvage points Commando Rifle | Adds scope. I recommend this upgrade because it is not expensive and clearly helps in elimination of more distant targets. |
Silencer | 500 salvage points Commando Rifle | Adds silencer. You can generally skip buying this upgrade because it is better to use a bow for stealth kills. |