Horizon Forbidden West - Ultra Hard (New Game) - Arena (Expert) Dreaded Encounter

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Pretty tough, but probably still easier than Tremortusk Tussle. First of all, the Dreadwing knocks me into the challenge early with his flapping here. That's not supposed to happen, and generally won't.
The first goal is to kill the two Spikesnouts. This is pretty easy to do, as the Seeker Hunter Bow will usually freeze them in one shot, then Advanced Hunter Arrows will pick them apart cleanly. The tricky part is doing this without the Dreadwing killing you. Use a Smoke Bomb if you have to, but try not to use more than one during this initial phase.
After the Spikesnouts are down, use another Smoke Bomb to lay a couple of Elite Vertical Shock Traps to bring down the Dreadwing. Once he's shocked, you want to remove the Antenna on his back so he can't call for reinforcements. I used Tear Shredders for this, but I should have used Advanced Shredders instead because they actually have more Tear on them. It may take another Smoke Bomb, but get that Antenna off asap. Once you've removed it, this encounter is essentially won.
From here it's a matter of pelting him with your best explosives until he goes down. As you can see, I finish with only 9 seconds remaining, so I cut it pretty close. My strategy here is definitely less than optimal, but hopefully it's good enough to help guide you through.

[@juanjoalbertez103]

Great work. Those giant bats are a pain in the butt. Interesting strategy going for the stealth generator. Arena battles in ultra hard are too much for me. But you made it look easy. Amazing.

[@abaddononion]

Actually that Antenna on its back isn't the stealth generator, it's used to call in reinforcements. It's just Burrowers, but since I only win with 9 seconds left, if he'd summoned any additional machines then I would have almost certainly lost

[@juanjoalbertez103]

@@abaddononion Oh, I see. That makes it a much more efficient strategy then. Good job.

[@abaddononion]

@@juanjoalbertez103 Yeah, it shouldn't have been this close, though. I was using Tear Shredders, but Advanced Shredders actually have more tear, and I completely missed my first two tosses. If you do it right you can tear the antenna off the first time you knock him down, then the second time (you still want to use your traps for big damage) you can just lay into him with explosives. When done right it should leave you with plenty of time to spare.