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The Heron
Far Cry 3

The Heron

Master 'The Heron' skill tree in Far Cry 3! Learn about long-range takedowns, enhanced mobility, and essential skills like Death From Above and Deep Breath.

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Master 'The Heron' skill tree in Far Cry 3! Learn about long-range takedowns, enhanced mobility, and essential skills like Death From Above and Deep Breath.

The Heron skill tree in Far Cry 3 focuses on enhancing your long-range capabilities and mobility. It includes skills that improve your movement speed, takedown abilities, and underwater endurance.

Skills in The Heron Tree:

  • Cook Grenades: Hold R2/RB to cook a grenade before throwing.
  • Death From Above: Perform a takedown on an enemy below by jumping. Grants x5 XP per kill.
  • Deep Breath: Increases the time you can stay underwater.
  • Death From Below: Perform a takedown on an enemy above on a climbable ledge by pressing the right analog stick. Grants x5 XP per kill. Requires 2 Standard Takedown Kills.
  • Breath Control: Hold the left analog stick to steady your aim for 4x longer when using a scope.
  • Marathon Man: Sprint faster indefinitely. Requires collecting 5 Relics.
  • Gunslinger Takedown: Steal an enemy’s pistol and use it to kill nearby enemies. Grants x5 XP per pistol kill. Requires 10 Handgun Kills.
  • Dual Death From Above: Perform a takedown on two enemies below by jumping. Grants x7.5 XP per kill. Requires one Death From Above Takedown kill.
  • Dual Death From Below: Kill two enemies above on a climbable ledge by pressing the right analog stick. Grants x7.5 XP per kill. Requires one Death From Below Takedown kill.
  • Steady Aim: Press the sprint button to steady your aim for 2x longer when using a scope.
  • Hip Shooter: Improves hip-fire accuracy with pistols, SMGs, and shotguns.

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