Block Breaker
This melee combo immediately breaks an enemy’s weapon guard and leaves that enemy vulnerable to a follow-up attack.
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Horizon Forbidden West Complete Edition
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106 item & ability references14 guidesGuerrilla, Nixxes SoftwarePC edition · Mar 21, 2024
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Resonator Blast
Resonator Blast uses spear energy built through melee strikes to energize a target, then a bow shot triggers a large damage effect.
Understand this choiceMelee Detonator
Melee Detonator attaches a special arrow to an enemy for a limited time; a melee hit detonates it, and multiple arrows make a stronger explosion.
Understand this choiceTriple Notch
Triple Notch loads up to three arrows of the selected type and releases them simultaneously with a normal shot.
Understand this choiceFocused Shot
Focused Shot increases the weapon’s zoom while aiming and fires a powerful shot that deals extra damage.
Understand this choiceSustained Burst
Sustained Burst fires an entire loaded clip while Aloy is immobile, using all loaded bolts even if the attack is interrupted.
Understand this choiceLow Health Defense
Low Health Defense increases damage resistance while Aloy is in the critical health state, defined in the source as below 25% health.
Understand this choiceStealth Stalker
Stealth Stalker activates a cloaking device that greatly reduces visibility and grants bonus damage against unaware targets, but attacks deactivate it temporarily.
Understand this choiceLasting Override
Lasting Override increases how long a machine remains overridden; the source describes approaching undetected, knocking down, or stunning it before overriding.
Understand this choicePart Breaker
Part Breaker increases damage to machine components and weak spots while active, with the source listing 25% bonuses for tear and damage effects.
Understand this choiceAmmo Expert
Ammo Expert allows more ammunition to be crafted from the same quantity of resources; IGN says the skill can be upgraded twice.
Understand this choiceElemental Fury
Elemental Fury boosts elemental buildup and state duration while increasing resistance to elemental damage during the surge.
Understand this choiceKnockdown Shot
Knockdown Shot fires a special arrow that deals no damage but can stagger or knock down machines for follow-up attacks.
Understand this choicePotent Medicine
Potent Medicine makes medicinal berries provide more healing and heal Aloy faster when used from the Medicine Pouch.
Understand this choiceReferences & guide scope
A source-bounded reference to selected named skills and weapon techniques listed for Horizon Forbidden West, with machine-combat context from IGN. Steam metadata establishes the PC Complete Edition identity, not gameplay mechanics. The supplied passages do not establish complete skill costs, prerequisites, upgrade materials, or differences specific to the PC Complete Edition or Burning Shores.
- The skill list source describes Horizon Forbidden West generally; the passages do not confirm edition-specific mechanics for the PC Complete Edition or Burning Shores.
- The supplied passages do not provide complete skill point costs, prerequisite paths, upgrade materials, or numeric effects for many listed skills.
- This reference records stated functions and conditions; comparative effectiveness, rankings, and an optimized build are not established.
- The Steam metadata identifies the Complete Edition and included Burning Shores expansion but does not provide gameplay mechanics.
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