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Iron Bison

Legendary double-action revolver crafted from Great Bison horns and a gold bar; knocks enemies back.

At a glance

Damage multiplier
×1.75
Vendor price
160 bucks
Made at
Workbench
Recipe unlock
Tier 4
Crafting time
10 s

Values can change between playtests. Numbers from Game data: Alpha 5 game data

Recipe

What goes into Iron Bison and where it’s made.

NeedsAmount
Great Bison Horn Made from2
Iron Made from40
Gold Bar Made from4
Common Weapon Parts (tier 3–4) Made from5

Made at the Workbench · 10 seconds · tier 4 recipe · Alpha 5 Game data: Alpha 5 game data

How to get

Where Iron Bison comes from.

PageSource
Legendary Animal Dropped byAlpha 3 Steam post: Dev Update: Peak California (opens in a new tab)
Great Bison Horn Unlocked byMarch alpha Video: Jeff Kaplan + Esfand Play The Legend of California Alpha at 1:55:22 (opens in a new tab)

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Patch history

6 versions

Every fact about Iron Bison by game version, newest first.

VersionWhat we know
Planned
  • In this alpha it looks like any double-action revolver; custom art with gold engraving and a bison arrives at the next patch.
Dev build
  • The Iron Bison got custom art and sounds.
  • Gun with custom art; described as a rare gun players can make. Unconfirmed
  • Legendary revolver made from Great Bison horns after killing that special-spawn animal.
  • Tier 3 double action revolver.
  • Has a built-in bonus effect that knocks enemies back.
  • Called a legendary gun; its recipe is taught by the Great Bison horns.
  • A legendary gun.
  • A tier three double-action revolver.
  • Made from the horns of the Great Bison.
  • Its recipe is learned from the Great Bison horns.
Alpha 5
  • Made at a workbench from 2 Great Bison Horn, 40 Iron, 4 Gold Bar and 5 Common Weapon Parts (tier 3–4).
  • Crafting takes 10 seconds; a tier 4 recipe.
  • Vendor price: 160 bucks.
  • Damage multiplier 1.75.
  • Repairing it takes 3 Gold Bar, plus a repair fee.
Alpha 4
  • Iron Bison with steel ammo did about 477.75 damage; it one-shots most players and horses.
  • Fire rate is slow, about one second between shots.
  • Repair needs gold bars, making it a gold sink.
  • Very high damage makes it a fit for Tier 5 content, so some players save it.
  • Obtained from a rare spawn that can be chased down in the wild. Unconfirmed
Alpha 3
  • A special drop from a rare spawn animal.
March alpha
  • Legendary version of the double-action revolver.
  • Crafted using the Great Bison's horns; hits much harder than a normal double-action.
  • The recipe also needs a gold bar, which is the hardest part to obtain.
  • Right-clicking a Great Bison horn teaches the recipe, and the horn is not consumed.

Sources

8

Official posts, videos and game data this page is built from.

SourceDateUsed
Alpha 5 game data Game dataNov 12, 20269
Alpha Weekend Livestream - Jeff & Tim Play on Dread Rock (PvP server) (opens in a new tab) VideoSep 20, 20266
Dev Update: Peak California (opens in a new tab) Steam postJun 18, 20262
The Legend of California Dev Livestream (June) (opens in a new tab) VideoJun 6, 20261
A Sneak Peek At The Iron Bison. (opens in a new tab) VideoMay 7, 20265
The Legend of California Dev Livestream (May) (opens in a new tab) VideoMay 2, 20264
Dev Update: Work in Progress (opens in a new tab) Steam postApr 29, 20261
Jeff Kaplan + Esfand Play The Legend of California Alpha (opens in a new tab) VideoMar 30, 20267

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