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There's a lot to keep in mind with combat in Horizon Forbidden West. One mechanic you'll really need to take advantage of in order to maximize your assail power is elements. Elemental ammo creates a buildup of that chemical element on an enemy, which eventually causes them to become into an elemental land. It'southward a vital function of combat that can aid plough the tides of a tricky boxing.

When using elemental ammo, an icon representing the element will appear over an enemy and its meter will make full with each attack. This lets you lot keep track of how shut you are to inflicting an elemental state. There are six different types of elemental ammo and each accept their own issue. Below is a complete list of all elemental damage types.

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Fire Burn damage inflicts the Burning state and deals harm over time.
Shock Shock damage inflicts the Shocked state and temporarily stuns enemies.
Frost Frost damage inflicts the Brittle land and makes enemies vulnerable to Affect ammo.
Acid Acid damage inflicts the Corroding state and deals harm over fourth dimension to an enemy's health and armor while decreasing the amount of damage their armor can block.
Purgewater Purgewater damage inflicts the Drenched state and makes enemies susceptible to Frost and Daze buildup while also negating all elemental effects from their attacks.
Plasma Plasma damage inflicts the Plastma Boom state and creates a fourth dimension-delayed explosion that can exist made stronger with Bear on ammo.