Stealth heavy kill (onehit)

[PandaChu]

Is there any chance that i can one hit kill this heavy troops on outpost? beside using takedown.? how about upgrading the shard? it says. it can pierce through on mask so idoes it means that i can 1hit headshot the heavys?
sorry for my bad english 💔😭😭

[Ancient]

Heavies masks are not included in the shard's text about masks. What is stated there applies to all gold icon enemies EXCEPT the Heavy (shield icon) and Guardian (bullseye icon), which is technically a heavy-class enemy also. So the gold Horn, Spear/Bow and Bomb guys are who's masks the stone shards will penetrate for headshots.

Heavies have superior masks to the point where you don't want to headshot them at all, but want to aim for the less armored chest with several arrows, seems about 4-5 fully drawn shots, or thrown spears, 2-3 usually does it. In contrast, I have thrown all 6 spears at a heavy's head and watched them bounce off or break and him still be coming at me. Their heads are definitely not their weak spot. I imagine it's for the same reason that the owl kills can't target them either.

Falling takedowns combined with using either the sling or a tough pet like a bear to distract/position them so you can pull one off is a much better plan. Or just try to have the high ground and master the art of the jumping takedown: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhP8dYG6u48
Berserk shards and bombs will also work and their friends will kill them for you once they turn red, but berserk shards can bounce of their helms and alert them and the rest of the camp if you accidentally hit the mask instead of the body or limbs. Heavies are what I felt like the berserk mechanic is intended to counter, because while funny, it's not all that necessary outside of heavies and Expert difficulty.

[Sniper Charlie]

Ancient points out all so true things about heavy warriors. I was trying to do a bon fire camp site to fast travel to, and a heavy was there, I read too that you do not have to be stealth with that because of this. So when theres a heavy, stealth is not an option, but you wont get penalized for it.

[Dungbert]

Let your animal take out the Heavy Guy. To conquer a camp with stealth bonus nobody should just see you.

[Sniper Charlie]

I have done it several times to make sure, you can take out a heavy unit by jumping on him. No one survives Death from Above.

[azogthedefiler25]

Originally posted by Sniper Charlie:

I have done it several times to make sure, you can take out a heavy unit by jumping on him. No one survives Death from Above.

Death from Above is so much fun in Primal.