Horizon Forbidden West: Best Skills To Get Early

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In Horizon Forbidden West, the skill tree is so huge that very few action-RPGs can compare. If you want to make your perfect version of Aloy, you'll need to fine-tune her skills, and that means knowing which ones to pick early. With over 162 skills to choose from, choice paralysis can set in quickly, but it doesn't have to. Here are our recommendations for the best skills to unlock early in Horizon Forbidden West.

The skill tree in Guerrilla's huge sequel is broken into six categories: Warrior, Trapper, Hunter, Survivor, Infiltrator, and Machine Master. Each category has several skills to choose from, as well as new ultimate abilities called Valor Surges. Early on, skills will cost you only one skill point each. When completing most missions, you'll unlock multiple skill points, so you'll be able to unlock a lot in a short period of time.

However, as you get further into the story, skills start costing a lot more and demand prerequisite skills are unlocked too. To set yourself up, here's how we'd recommend spending your first 10 skill points:

This early build gives Aloy a strong mix of the most important elements in her arsenal. Health boosters will keep her standing tall against early enemies, and because they consider health percentages, not static HP numbers, their usefulness will grow as Aloy's health bar does. Concentration-enhancing abilities are must-haves early on because machines sway or dash around so much. A slowly draining concentration meter is absolutely key.

We've spoken already about the usefulness of traps in Horizon, so placing those faster is a big boon early in the game, too. Even if you don't usually play games with stealth in mind, it's good to start every fight by lurking in the tall grass. Silent