Breaker Barracks: Proving Grounds 1 (Bastion Guide)

The Breaker Barracks tests your mastery of the Breaker’s Bow. It challenges your ability to line up the perfect shot that can pierce through many targets.

The goal is to pop 13 balloons with as few arrows as possible.

Your reward depends on the number of shots made:

Breaker Barracks
Rank	Requirement	Reward
1^st	5 shots or fewer	“Breaker Volley” Secret Skill
2^nd	10 shots or fewer	“Something Fancy” Upgrade Material
3^rd	First clear	“Something Stringy” Upgrade Material

Preparation

It’ll be hard to reach 1^st place with the basic Bow, so you should at least get its tier 1 penetration upgrade. If you don’t have its material, you can settle for 3^rd rank first, so that way you can do the upgrade and then revisit the level.

You may even attempt this later when you’ve gotten its tier 3 upgrade, where you can buy one more material from the Lost-and-Found. You’re guaranteed to win with this setting:

Tier	Upgrade Name	Effect
1	Power String	+2 Target Penetration
2	Stabweed Arrowheads	+50% Damage
3	Reinforced Bow Limbs	+2 Target Penetration

Choose These Upgrades in the Forge

Optimal Strategy + Tips

All targets except one are arranged in a loose wedge formation. They’re scattered in a way that you can only hit 3–4 of them at most. The single outlier is floating near the Skyway.

The targets are also sturdy.

With the damage upgrade, a regular fully-drawn shot can pierce them fine. Otherwise, you’ll need to do Power Shots to maximize your damage.

Refer to the screenshots below for the optimal strategy to line up your shots.

First Shot

Second Shot

Third Shot

Fourth Shot

Fifth Shot

There’s no time limit, so take as much time as you need.

And to restart the challenge without leaving the level, you can press the switch on the lower left.

Restart Button

Prizes

Getting All Three Rewards

With the 3^rd and 2^nd ranks, you’ll get materials for the Breaker’s Bow and the Army Carbine.

You’ll get the Army Carbine in Point Lemagne, which becomes available in the second half of the game. The 1^st prize is the other Secret Skill for the Bow named Breaker Volley:

Secret Skill: Breaker Volley (Breaker’s Bow)

You shoot five straight arrows in close succession. They all penetrate through enemies, and you can tilt your aim for each shot. This Skill is great for clearing corridors.

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Breaker Barracks: Proving Grounds 1 (Bastion Guide)

Preparation

Optimal Strategy + Tips

Prizes

Louie Nelson Zafico

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