One of the most challenging aspects of Red Dead Redemption 2 is for players to complete all of the Expert Challenges. Altogether there are eight different categories of Expert Challenges that players can try to complete and improve their in-game skills. One of the most difficult and fun challenges for players to make an attempt at are Weapons Expert Challenges.
The Weapons Expert Challenges will task players with using all kinds of weapons during the course of them from guns to knives and even explosives. Deciding to complete all of these tasks will for sure improve a player's aim and ability with weapons in Red Dead Redemption 2. This guide will show players how to complete all ten Weapon Expert Challenges.
RDR2 Weapon Expert Challenge One
The very first challenge tasks players with killing three enemies with a knife. The upside to this challenge is that it will most likely be completed during the story mission "Paying A Social Call" which forces players to stealth kill a bunch of enemies with their knife. If a player somehow manages not to complete this challenge during that mission, then it is relatively easy to sneak up behind enemies and kill them stealthily. It is not recommended to use the knife against armed enemies.
RDR2 Weapon Expert Challenge Two
To complete this challenge, players will need to kill three enemies with throwing knives in under ten seconds. Theoretically, it is possible to throw knives in quick succession, but players will need to be very adept s of the throwing knives to make that happen. The easiest way to complete this challenge is to use dead eye mode and then set up three headshots simultaneously.
RDR2 Weapon Expert Challenge Three
Players will need to kill three birds of prey with tomahawks to complete this challenge. This is one of the more difficult challenges to beat considering that it is near impossible to hit birds out of the air with throwing weapons even with dead-eye. Players will either need to wait for birds to try and scavenge the bodies of fallen enemies or ride around until they see a bird perched near rivers or on fences. Stationary birds are easy to pick off with dead-eye if players are quick and silent.
RDR2 Weapon Expert Challenge Four
The game then will task players with killing ten enemies using crafted shotgun ammo. For those who may not know, ammo can be crafted for weapons while at campfires. The easiest way to complete this challenge is to craft split point bullets for the shotgun since they don't cost any resources to craft. Players will then just need to equip the ammo and go shoot the next enemies they find.
RDR2 Weapon Expert Challenge Five
To complete challenges five players will need to take out five mounted enemies with one throwing knife per kill. In order to complete this challenge, players will need to ensure they get a headshot when throwing their knives. There are several story missions where players will be pursued by enemies on horseback. For those who don't want to try to complete the challenge during a story mission though can always rack up a bounty until bounty hunters try to track the player down.
RDR2 Weapon Expert Challenge Six
Players will be tasked with killing four enemies simultaneously with dynamite in order to complete this challenge. This is actually more difficult than it seems because the blast radius of dynamite is smaller than players would think. Players can use Dead Eye in order to more precisely line up their throws.
RDR2 Weapon Expert Challenge Seven
This is another throwing weapon challenge, but this time players will need to kill four enemies in a row by throwing and retrieving the same tomahawk. In order to finish this challenge, players will need to make sure that they get a headshot with each throw and make sure that they pick up the tomahawk before throwing another.
RDR2 Weapon Expert Challenge Eight
This is probably the most straightforward challenge that players have to complete as they just have to kill fifteen enemies with a long-barreled shotgun. Players will just need to purchase or find a long-barreled shotgun before riding out shooting up the local bandit camp.
RDR2 Weapon Expert Challenge Nine
Players will need to be good with a bow to complete this challenge, as they need to kill nine unaware enemies from behind using their bow. Players who are smart and use headshots can pretty easily complete this challenge in one go. They just need to ensure that the enemies have their backs to them before silently taking them out with a bow.
RDR2 Weapon Expert Challenge Ten
The final and possibly most difficult challenge will force players to kill a grizzly bear using only throwing knives, but they must do so without taking any damage. This means that players will have to face off against one of the toughest creatures in the game using one of the weakest weapons. Players will want to have a few dozen throwing knives in their inventory before taking this task on. To complete this, players should try to move around as much as possible to avoid taking damage.
Red Dead Redemption 2 can be played on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC.
