Later in the game, you can pick up the Strong Strike and Strong Strike+ Skills, which increase the amount of damage dealt from Strike attacks. This skill is also effective on bandits but may not work as great on large machines, since they have an increased amount of health. All you have to do is wait for the machine to turn around, sneak behind them and press R1 to instantly deal a Silent Strike attack. The Silent Strike skill works great on smaller machines such as a Watcher or Strider, instantly killing them in a single blow while being undetected.
It’s also one of the earlier skills you can choose after leveling up for the first time. This is the best skill in the entire game and you will be using it very often. Silent Strike: Press R1 to perform a silent takedown on small machines and humans, or deal high damage to medium enemies. We will tell you about the best skills you can obtain early into your journey based off of our hands-on experience with the game. Whether or not you enjoy using stealth mechanics or going all-out with weapons, the skills listed in this guide will help assist both playstyles. The skills within the first tier only cost 1 skill point, while the other tiers gradually increase the cost of skill points required to unlock them as you go down the list. Prowler contains stealth-based skills, Brave contains combat advancement skills and Forger contains passive health and support skills. There are three skill-trees and four tiers to each tree-called Prowler, Brave and Forger.