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.

The skills below are listed in the order they are unlocked on the tree, so the list starts with the cheapest ones. The Valor Surges may be an exception, because they force you to spend more points to develop them in full.

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.