Takedown is a power skill in Dying Light.
Overview
Allows Crane to instantly kill Biters, Virals, Night Walkers, Bolters and human enemies by snapping their necks. The downside being that the player has to be behind said enemy with some enemies not even having prompts appear. The ability to instantly kill enemies with minimum requirement however is still a useful ability and the player may want to unlock this skill once they've acquired Camouflage.
This ability is activated by initiating the Takedown prompt which appears when behind certain enemies.
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Tactics
- On its own, it is difficult to utilize Takedown as even Biters are capable of instantly noticing and turning towards the player the moment they are approached. However, the skill can still be used even if the player has been noticed as long as they get behind the enemy. It can still be used on humans though they are usually in line of sight with other humans.
- Ironically, it's more effective to run up to an Infected and quickly press the prompt rather than to sneak up to them.
- This ability is best combined with Camouflage Attack as it allows the player to repeatedly perform takedowns on entire hordes without any side effects. In fact, this combo can allow the player to slaughter entire hordes with just one body.
- During random events where the player needs to save a survivor trapped in a location with infected reaching at them, Takedown will come in handy as these enemies will not react to the player until attacked.
Trivia
- The player can Takedown Screamers without this skill from any direction.