Horizon Forbidden West aims to please fans of its famous prequel, Horizon Zero Dawn, with excitingly long hours of gameplay and an abundance of new features. These include future-tech machines, skills, weapons, and more.
Moreover, it’s wrong for players to assume that their experience from Horizon Zero Dawn will be enough preparation for the sequel. However, considering all the new additions to Forbidden West, you’ll be intelligent to update yourself to get a jumpstart on Aloy’s next journey.
Horizon Forbidden West’s skill tree setup consists of the Warrior, Trapper, Hunter, Survivor, Infiltrator, and Machine Master skill trees. Alongside active abilities, the skill tree comprises weapon techniques and passive skills.
While Zero Dawn possessed three skill trees, this game contains six. Additionally, there are a total of 162 skills as compared to 44 in the prequel that you can unlock through points.
Further in this article, you’ll find a detailed explanation of the skill trees and other latest skills.
1Warrior Skill Tree
The Warrior Skill Tree is the most furious and raging of skill tree branches. It possesses skills that favor close-range combat and melee battles. Players who like to attack by going in close and dealing damage through power hits and critical blows prefer this tree.
You can obtain Aloy’s spear and Warrior bow through the Warrior skill tree.
Abilities belonging to this skill tree are as follows:
- Resonator Blast
- Resonator Blast+
- Nora Warrior
- Block Breaker
- Melee Damage
- Critical Strike+
- Energized Duration
- Resonator Damage
- Jump Off/Aerial Slash
- Power Attack+
- Spread Shot
- Resonator Build-up
- Melee Detonator
- Burst Fire
- Half-moon Slash
- The Destroyer
- Spinning Scythe
- Energy Surge
2Trapper Skill Tree
The benefits of skills of the Trapper Skill Tree lie in its name. The skills of this tree serve to improve your traps in numerous ways. It accommodates players who like to plan their encounters and install various gadgets and traps on the battlefield.
You can grab the Ropecaster and Tripcaster weapon techniques from the Trapper Skill Tree.
Abilities belonging to this skill tree are as follows:
- Quick Trapper
- Skilled Salvager
- Nimble Crafter
- Trap Limit
- Food Duration
- Quick Wire
- Resilient Trapper
- Penetrating Rope
3Hunter Skill Tree
If you’re a player who thrives in battle from a distance, the Hunter Skill Tree is your go-to. It enhances your technicality with long-range weapons and improves Aloy’s concentration.
Nevertheless, this skill tree demands a lot of ammunition, so make sure you know your way around farming metal shards.
Players can get the Boltblaster and Hunter bow weapon techniques from the Hunter Skill Tree.
Abilities belonging to this skill tree are as follows:
- Concentration+
- Deep Concentration
- Concentration Regen
- Spread Blast
- Valor Surge Master
- High Volley
- Stamina Regen
- Weapon Stamina+
- Heavy Weapon+
- Ammo Expert
- Triple Notch
- Ultra Shot
- Knockdown Shot
- Workbench Expert
- Sustained Burst
4Survivor Skill Tree
The Survivor Skill Tree favors Aloy’s ability to make it through the several dangers of the game. Its skills authorize Aloy to enhance her healing and crafting capabilities.
Besides, the Blastsling and Shredder Gauntlet weapon techniques are unlockable by following the Survivor Skill Tree route.
Abilities belonging to this skill tree are as follows:
- Potent Medicine
- Low Health Regen
- Low Health Defense
- Bouncing Bomb
- Triple Shredder
- Potion Proficiency
- Medicine Capacity
- Valor on Impact
- Shredder Mine
- Burst Dodge
- Low Health Melee
- Low Health Ranged
- Plant Forager
- Sticky Bomb
- Power Shredder
5Infiltrator Skill Tree
The Infiltrator Skill Tree is suitable for players who prefer to take a stealthy approach to fight. It provides numerous abilities that allow you to infiltrate opponent camps and find them by surprise.
Nonetheless, you should grab the Pullcaster if you need to make a quick escape when things start to go downhill. Also, players can unlock the Sharpshot bow weapon techniques through the Infiltrator Skill Tree.
Abilities belonging to this skill tree are as follows:
- Focused Shot
- Double Notch
- Braced Shot
- Silent Strike Gain
- Quiet Spear
- Low Profile
- Quiet Movement
- Smoke Bomb Capacity
- Silent Strike Heal
- Stealth Tear+
- Stealth Ranged+
- Silent Strike+
6Machine Master Skill Tree
The Machine Master Skill Tree helps you dig into Aloy’s overriding skills and allows you to make her command machines more efficiently. Furthermore, players who enjoy using machines for battles and combat find this skill tree resourceful. Plus, if you’re looking to pursue this skill tree, you should learn to override machines.
Players can release the Spike Tower weapon techniques with the Machine Master Skill Tree’s aid.
Abilities belonging to this skill tree are as follows:
- Mounted Defense
- Lasting Override
- Machine Health
- Spike Trap
- Machine Damage
- Propelled Spike
- Heavy Lifter
- Efficient Repair
- Machine Elemental+
- Splitting Spike
- Override Subroutines
- Mounted Archer
Keep in mind, Horizon Forbidden West is full of ways to level up and unlock the skills you want.
About Horizon Forbidden West
Horizon Forbidden West is the sequel to 2017’s Horizon Zero Dawn by Guerilla Games. An open-world, action adventure game, players control Aloy, a Nora hunter who is on a quest to reverse the effects of a strange crimson blight which is infecting the land. Set in a completely new world, Horizon Forbidden West has many new machines, threats and adventures for Aloy.
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