Horizon Forbidden West

Horizon Forbidden West

80 Achievements

90-117h

PS5
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Defeated the Enduring

Defeated the Enduring

Defeated the Tenakth melee master known as the Enduring.

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How to unlock the Defeated the Enduring achievement in Horizon Forbidden West - Definitive Guide

Best guide to master the melee pit combat mechanics:
https://observablehq.com/@mrfancypants/hfw-melee-guide

  • Enemy needs to be hit each time for each time the button press to count
  • Wait for the animation to finish before starting the next
  • Pause = wait for the glow to appear near the tip of the spear. The next button press need to be timed to this bling.
For example, standing alone, and repeatedly pressing the key combinations won't do it. You need to walk closer to hit the enemy, and time the button presses correctly.

I have spent about an hour to read the guide and practice it, and then I was able to finish each challenge after a few tries only. Without the guide, I was just spending time hoping it will work, but it did not.

The most difficult are probably the melee pit challenges in Thornmash, here's the video summary. However, it is much-much easier to do by reading the guide.

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11 Dec 2022 18:20

The Enduring is the master melee champion in all the land. In order to get a 1-on-1 fight with the Enduring, you need to earn marks from three settlements first (speak to the fight master as the fighting pit in Chainscrape to initiate the quest):
  • Scalding Spear
  • The Bulwark
  • Thornmarsh
Each of the massive settlements will have a sparring ring in the middle, on the base level. The only advice I can offer is: max out your Warrior skill tree and this will be easy. For starters you need specific combos anyway to take part, and secondly, it makes the fights fairly easy. Each camp effectively consists of: a few combo challenges that you need to complete to advance, and then you’ll fight the champion in order to earn a mark. 

In fact, the hardest part of these ring challenges is nailing the combos! In a lot of the challenges, especially The Bulwark and Thornmarsh, you have to link together 3 or so combos. Knowing the combos before helps, so if you can nail the two combos and not the third, head to the tutorial and try the specific one you’re struggling with on its own. Knowing when to pause and when to attack is the key to some combos, and depending on the combo, the window of button presses changes.

The Thornmarsh master, Tenallo, is the most annoying as he has a shield, so try and get behind him, or whittle down the shield, and once it’s gone: pound him with the combos you just learned.
Right, then there’s the Enduring themselves! Oohhh, such an enigma. This is a really tough fight. Never Dark Soulsy, in fact. If you can’t be bothered with the challenge - which is understandable, Horizon’s melee combat has never been its strong suit - then drop the difficulty and then kick their ass. If you want a challenge, here are some tips:
  • The key here is Resonator Blasts. So, fill up your meter and then use the strong attack on them (and then shoot with the bow). It’ll take a few of these, whilst also not taking much damage. 
  • Use the smoke pots when she’s near them to stun her, and then charge up a power attack for good damage.
  • If she blocks twice in a row, then she’ll perform a push attack that does decent damage.
  • Equip the Oseram Artificer outfit for this fight, as it strengthens your melee build.
  • Don’t move too far away from them, their arrows are deadly and super powerful, while yours are incredibly weak. The Enduring’s bow is stupidly powerful, it does 3 times the damage a melee hit will do.
If you take all that advice on board you’ll do just fine. Plus, the reward is pretty fantastic too - she permanently buffs your spear damage. Plus a sweet, sweet trophy.
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