Impact Barrier

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Impact Barrier
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Occurrence
Obstacle Type Barrier
Strategy Use a shotgun/explosive to tear them down.

The Impact Barrier (in detail the Shotgun Barrier or Explosives Barrier) is an obstacle found in all three of the reboot games. To tear these down Lara has to use either a Shotgun or Explosives, depending on the type.

Nightmare Stone

The first time Lara actually encounters one of these barriers is in the Gameboy Color adventure Nightmare Stone. Here she has to collect a stick of Dynamite and then place it at the barrier to detonate it.

  • Temple A
The first time Lara has to get past such a barrier is in the very first level Temple A, shortly after passing the first Save Crystal.

Tomb Raider (2013)

These barriers return in Tomb Raider (2013).

  • Another Fine Mess
The first time Lara encounters one of these barriers in the game is during the level Another Fine Mess, immediately after finding the Trench Shotgun.

Rise of the Tomb Raider

There are several shootable barriers, those where you need a shotgun and those where you need explosives in Rise of the Tomb Raider.

Impact Barriers - Use guns or explosives to destroy impact barriers.
Rise of the Tomb Raider, On-screen text in Cold Darkness
  • Echoes of the Past
The first of these barriers, a shotgun barrier can be found as early as Echoes of the Past, unfortunately at this point of the story does not own a shotgun yet.
There are several impact barriers within the Cold Darkness DLC.

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

  • Kuwaq Yaku region
One of the shotgun barriers can be found in the jungle area near the ruins, north of town. It guards the document Fever Dreams.
A second shotgun barrier protects the second crypt of the region, where an unknown person is buried.