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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.

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