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Learning the ways of the Na’vi is a fascinating part ofAvatar: Frontiers Of Pandora, especially when you connect to Eywa to relive the memories of your ancestors. In doing so, you learn new skills that can help you adapt to your environment and overthrow the RDA’s unethical operations.
As you explore the open-world of Pandora, you’ll come across large glowing flowers that grant unique skills to aid your in your journey. Finding them should be your top priority, as they not only make you stronger, but make you feel more immersed in the world around you. Rise to the challenge and find them all!
What Are Ancestor Skills?
Ancestor Skills aremore advanced skillsthat you can learn from thelarge tarsyu flowers around Pandora. Unlike the saplings, which grant skill points, theflowers teach you skillsthemselves.
Like all other flora, tarsyu flowers cannot be interacted with when polluted.
There area dozen of these flowers around the continent, so you’ll have to search high and low to reach them. While you can access their locations on your map,the map won’t tell you if they are hidden in a cave. We’ve detailed where to find them below.
Kinglore Forest Ancestor Skills
Thefirst five skills are availablein the jungle areas, like the Silk Woods. These should besought after as soon as possibleto helpimprove your experience with combat and exploration, which become easier with a bit of practice after unlocking these skills.
Air Boost Location
This Ancestor Skill is the easiest to obtain, as you’ll learn it as part of the main questline.Air Boost allows you to almost double-jump, essentiallymaking it easier to go higher and fartherwhen you jump. Whilenot a full second jump, it’s an extension that can be quite useful.
You’ll find this flower as youexplore with your fellow TAP survivors, learning about the gifts that these flowers bring in the process.
Eject Location
The more time you spend in Pandora, the more likely you are toget frustrated with AMP suits. These can be a hassle to deal with, sotaking them out quicklyis a weight off your shoulders.
The Eject skill allows you to rip the human right out of the suit, saving you from a nasty fight.
you’re able to reach this flower byclimbing up several smaller floating islandsnear the ground.Use the vines to get close, then claim your new skill.
Drop Impact
Melee attacks become even more lethal when airborne. you may dealup to three times the damagedepending on the speed in the air, andsurrounding enemies will become staggered.
Drop Impact can be reached in the Boundless Range.Call your ikran and ride up to the floating mountainsto find this flower. Itwon’t be hidden in a cave, so you can clearly see it once you’re close.
Soft Landing
With how much running around you’ll do, it’s worth finding this skill as itreduces your fall damage. If youcrouch just before you hit the ground, your overalldamage will be cut in half. This can help you technically jump further, thoughmake sure you have plenty of foodon hand to keep your energy up.
Toobtain Soft Landing, head towardsWisdom Lake to find a small island. Circle around it to find themouth of a cave, then climb inside and make your way around the vines and branches toreach the flower at the topof the cave.
Deeper Connection
Thebond with your ikran is sacred, and you can strengthen it with this skill. Doing soincreases the stamina of your ikran, allowing you to push them further in your adventures.
The Tarsyu flower thatprovides Deeper Connectionisn’t hard to find, but it is hard to access. Thesurrounding area is polluted, so youcan’t earn the skill until the RDA facility is gone. Unfortunately, this facility is unlike any other, andSo’lek will warn you not to go near it.
This isthe RDA’s toughest outpost, and you’ll have to bring it down tofree the area from pollutionand access the flower’s gift.
Upper Plains Ancestor Skills
The next set of Ancestor Skills isunlocked upon reaching the Upper Plains. These are spread out, but they aren’t too difficult to find. You’llneed your ikran to reach several of them, so be ready to fly.
Reconnaissance
This skill allows you totrack the movements of the RDA, making it easier to see where they are going so you canpick them off one at a time. you’re able to alsostrategize to use their predicted movements against them, whether you plan to silently remove them or use explosives.
This flower ishidden in a cave at the base of the Shattered Bridge. Enter and you’ll see thetarsyu flower waiting just inside.
Way Of The Diplomat
The Way of the Diplomat helps youearn additional favorwhen you complete quests and other activities. This is useful to have, as favorallows you to shop with other clansand acquire more goods.
You can find this Ancestor skilleast of Mother’s Tears and the Pa’li Falls,in a large rock formation.On the southern side, you’ll see an opening in the formation that you can enter. The Tarsyu flower is there, waiting to be interacted with.
Wing Gust
Your ikran candisorient and damage enemies in a 30 meter radius when landingby sending out a gust of wind. This will make your ikran even more useful in combat.
Make your way to Eywa’s Reachand perch your ikran ontop of the rock formation at Toruk Peak. This tarsyu flower is out in the open, overlooking the plains. Interact with it to claim your new skill.
Ghost Strike
Ghost strike lets youdo an additional 30 percent sneak damage. Just north of the First Zakru,west of the Shattered Bridge. You’ll have toland your ikran on top of the large rock formation. When you enter the cave, it appears to be a dead end.
However,enter the water and swim through the tunnel. You’ll have tonavigate the glowing caveand swim a bit more toreach the tarsyu flower perched in the cave. When you reach it, you’ll unlock Ghost Strike.
Screech Ability
The Screech Ability allows yourikran to release an ear-piercing cry that damages enemieswithin a 75 meter radius. This isuseful for aerial combat, though itwon’t affect larger enemies.
Head to Step’s Cradleand land your ikran among the mountains, towards the clearing.Enter the mouth of the caveand climb over the glowing pink mushrooms toreach the tarsyu flowerfor the skill.
Clouded Forest Ancestor Skills
The final set of Ancestor Skills isunlocked upon reaching the Clouded Forest. There are only two skills here instead of five, andthey are quite close together.
Tarsyu Network
Tarsyu network connects to you the other tarsyu saplings, helping you find where more may grow. This will help you accumulate skill points as you explore the forest.
You’ll find this skillnorth of the Stone Cloud Valley, atop a rock formation. Upon landing,make your way through the foliageto find the flower. Thankfully,it’s not hidden in a cave.
Free Fast Travel
When you fast travel, you consume energy. This skill allows you tofast travel without the cost of energy,meaning you’ll stay full longer. It’s incrediblyuseful for adventuring and getting quests donewithout risking your health no longer regenerating.
You’ll find this tarsyu flower to theeast of the Stone Cloud Valley, atop the Grasping Mountain. Followa narrow passage to a cave, where you’llnavigate through more mushroom-lined wallsto reach the flower.
