Horizon Forbidden West: Melee Pits - locations, walkthrough Horizon Forbidden West guide, walkthrough

This page of the Horizon Forbidden guide lists the locations of the Melee Pits.

Last update: 08 March 2022

This page of the Horizon Forbidden West game guide lists the locations of all the Melee Pits and explains what to do to complete each pit.

• Unlocking
• The basics
• Chainscrape
• Scalding Spear
• The Bulwark
• Thornmarsh
• Enduring

Unlocking

To start fighting in these arenas, you first need to unlock several combos in the warrior skill tree. It's best to attempt these pits once you have fully developed a tree. This will make it much easier to complete them, plus you won't end up stuck while attempting them.

The basics

You will find 4 such arenas in the game. In total, you need to complete 15 challenges. These consist of short battles that require you to complete a task in a specific way. This means that you are given information about the moves you are supposed to make at a given time. Your job is simply to repeat them and perform the combos correctly.

After completing all the 15 challenges, you will gain access to a quest that will allow you to face Enduring and compete for the achievement. You can play on a low difficulty level to make it easier to win these challenges.

Chainscrape

Location: The Daunt

1. Challenge no. 1: Block Breaker: Quickly press R1, R1 and R2 (on the PS). Continue doing this until your opponent's health is depleted.
2. Challenge no. 2: Resonator Blast: Hit the enemy repeatedly (R1 works best) until the spear glows blue. Then make any heavy attack (R2). When your opponent starts glowing blue, it's time to take out your bow and shoot straight at them. You'll complete the mission.
3. Challenge no. 3: Pit Master Challenge: Defeat the Pit Master in any way you can.

Scalding Spear

Location: The Shining Wastes

1. Challenge no. 1: Warrior's Wrath: Strike the enemy repeatedly (R1, R1, R1, R2), then make any heavy attack (R2). When your opponent starts glowing blue, it's time to take out your bow and shoot straight at them. You'll complete the mission.
2. Challenge no. 2: Aerial Punisher: Use R1, R2, and then shoot at the blue glow on your opponent.
3. Challenge no. 3: Pit Master Challenge: Defeat the Pit Master in any way you can.

The Bulwark

Location: The Stand of the Sentinels

1. Challenge no. 1: Jump-Off and Shoot: Dodge your opponent's attack by immediately pressing R1 and holding R2. Quickly take out your bow and shoot at the enemy.
2. Challenge no. 2: Seek and Strike: Make a light attack (R1), then hold L up and use R2 to jump over the enemy. While jumping, use R2 to attack the other opponent.
3. Challenge no. 3: Sustained Breaker: Hit the enemy repeatedly (R1, R1, R2), then hold down R1 to attack, then immediately hold R2. This way you will jump up, allowing you to hit your opponent with your bow.
4. Challenge no. 4: Pit Master Challenge: Defeat two enemies by any means necessary. You may use the techniques you learned earlier.

Thornmarsh

Location: The Stand of the Sentinels

1. Challenge no. 1: Destroyer Chain: This challenge is fairly straightforward, though difficult to explain. All you have to do is use a heavy attack (R2), then combo your moves by pressing R1, pause, R1, R1, R1, R1, R1, and finally shoot your bow straight at your opponent.
2. Challenge no. 2: Reap and Clear: Start by performing the following combo: R1, R1, pause, R1, R1. Once there's a pause, you can attack the other opponent. Afterwards, hold down R1, then let go and immediately hold down R2.
3. Challenge no. 3: Energy Surge Chain: Perform a quick combo of R1, R1, R1, then wait one second and press R1. Then attack while holding R1 and immediately press R2 to jump.
4. Challenge no. 4: Power Rush: Start with a heavy attack (R2), then an R1 heavy attack, then a quick combo of R1, R1, R1, R2 and finally shoot the enemy with the bow.
5. Challenge no. 3: Pit Master Challenge: Defeat the Pit Master in any way you can.

Enduring

After beating all the challenges, you will be given a task. You need to head the northern part of the map (pictured in the screenshot above). Your task is to defeat Enduring. This will complete the quest, you will get the Defeat the Enduring achievement and your spear will be upgraded.

In the fight against Enduring, you don't have to follow any exact sequences provided by the game. An effective method is to simply spam her with light attacks that cause her to stagger, giving you the opportunity to use heavy attacks. You can do this over and over until you defeat the character.