HFW Arena | Ultra Hard — All Challenges —

UPDATE: I have completed a new run with a faster time. The current world record can be viewed here:    • HFW Arena | Ultra Hard — Original 20 ...  .

This is a complete, unedited run from the beginning to the end of the Arena on the highest difficulty in Horizon Forbidden West. The run was completed on patch 1.18.

Items of Note
- I'm playing on a regular old PS4 with crappy 10-year-old hardware. This could be completed much more quickly on a PS5 with basically no load times.
- This time is extremely beatable—in particular, the Tideripper fight was very messy, one of my traps glitched through the floor during the Tremortusk fight (15:04), and I got greedy and killed myself against the Dreadwing.
- Due to the above mistakes, I went for a very risky strategy against the Thunderjaw—and it paid off. This will be hard to reproduce consistently because it relies on the machines being in the right spot, and I can't afford to wait for them to get in position while the clock is running.

Overall I am very happy with this run and achieving my goal of sub-30.

During the run, I use the following equipment:
- Carja Stalker Elite with Potion Proficiency and Weapon Stamina weaves
- Legacy's Reach with 5 Concentration Damage coils
- Iriv's Downfall with 4 Critical Hit Chance and 1 Concentration Damage coil (Focused Shot)
- Skykiller with 5 Multiple Enemy Damage coils (Spike Trap)
- Defiance with 5 Concentration Damage coils (Spike Trap)
- Elite Ropecaster with 1 Draw Speed and 2 Reload Speed coils
- Sun Scourge with 5 Frost Damage coils
- Smoke Bombs, Large Stamina Potions, and Elite Acid Traps