Horizon Forbidden West: Warrior - best skills Horizon Forbidden West guide, walkthrough

This page of the Horizon Forbidden West guide lists Aloy's best skills from the Warrior tree.

Last update: 28 June 2022

This page of the guide to Horizon 2 Forbidden West contains a list of the recommended skills in the Warrior category, which is primarily concerned with melee combat.

• Resonator Blast
• Nora Warrior
• Block Breaker
• Critical Strike
• Energized Duration
• Critical Boost
• Resonator Buildup
• Spread Shot
• Power Attack

Resonator Blast

Type: Active Skill.

Comment: Hitting enemies with melee attacks charges up your spear. Using a power attack (R2) when the spear is fullly charged will energize your target. Shoot the energy on the target to deal heavy damage.

Nora Warrior

Type: Active Skill.

Comment: A melee combo especially useful against smaller machines. You can also use it to stagger larger machines. The combination is R1-R1-R1-R2.

Block Breaker

Type: Active Skill.

Comment: A melee combo which breaks the enemy's guard, making them vulnerable to further assault. The combinatiion is R1-R1-R2.

Critical Strike

Type: Passive Skill.

Comment: Critical Strikes deal more damage.

Energized Duration

Type: Passive Skill.

Comment: Enemies stay energized longer, making it easier to hit the energy on them.

Critical Boost

Type: Valor Surge.

Comment: Activating this skill heavily increases Aloy's crit rate (both when using regular attacks and weapon techniques) and crit damage.

Resonator Buildup

Type: Passive Skill.

Comment: Your spear charges faster.

Spread Shot

Type: Weapon Technique - Warrior Bow.

Comment: Aloy fires five arrows in a horizontal spread, dealing heavy damage, especially when close up and hitting the enemy's weak spot.

Power Attack

Type: Passive Skill.

Comments: Power attacks (R2) deal more damage.