Learn how to find all four Melee Pit locations in Horizon Forbidden West: Chainscrape, Bulwark, The Scalding Spear, and Thornmarsh. Includes challenge details and rewards.
Melee Pits are optional areas in Horizon Forbidden West where Aloy can test her hand-to-hand combat skills through tutorials, practice sessions, and challenges, culminating in a fight against a Pit Master. Mastering specific Warrior Skill Tree skills like Block Breaker and Resonator Blast is often required.
Walkthrough
- 1Chainscrape Melee Pit: Located in Chainscrape. Requires Level One and mastery of Block Breaker and Resonator Blast skills. Talk to Odurg to begin.
- Challenge One: Block Breaker (1 minute) - Use R1, R1, R2 combo.
- 2Challenge Two: Resonator Blast (1 minute 20 seconds) - Charge spear with R1 and R2, then hold R2 to launch.
- 3Challenge Three: Pit Master (2 minutes) - Defeat the Pit Master for a Pristine Skull reward.
- 4Bulwark Melee Pit: Located in Bulwark. Talk to Errayo to begin.
- 5The Scalding Spear Melee Pit: Located at The Scalding Spear. Talk to Lirokkeh to begin.
- 6Thornmarsh Melee Pit: Located in Thornmarsh. Talk to Tenallo to begin. Be aware that these challenges are significantly harder.
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