How to defeat armored enemies in Tears of Metal

0 Bookmark ( 0 ) Please login to bookmark Username or Email Address Password Remember Me Don't have an account? Register here. Create an account to bookmark articles. Username * 3-60 characters, letters, numbers, spaces, and these symbols: @._- Email * You will receive an email to set your password after registration. Subscribe to The Destructoid Checkpoint Newsletter Get the latest gaming news and updates delivered to your inbox. Create Account Already have an account? Sign in here. How to defeat armored enemies in Tears of Metal Strip the armor down! Arka Sarkar | Staff Writer Published: Jul 26, 2026 2:50 am Image via Paper Cult Tears of Metal puts you up against some really difficult enemies, and the armored ones can be a big head-scratcher if you don’t know how to bypass their shield. Unlike normal enemies, shielded enemies have a different set of strengths, and you can’t use your ordinary attacks to strip down their armor. Recommended Videos Failure to do so can turn out to be fatal. I will explain how you can easily defeat armored enemies without having to worry about a loss. How to beat armored enemies in Tears of Metal Armored enemies have a different appearance about them. You’ll find a grey bar on top of their health. Elite enemies with shields will have two/three grey health bars that represent their shields. The grey bars entirely represent their sheild health. The red bar repsresents their remaining health. Screenshot by Destructoid You’ll encounter such enemies in the first act, but the frequency goes up once you approach the second act. To defeat them, you’ll need to use weapons and heroes that have armor breaking combos. Screenshot by Destructoid Thankfully, even beginner characters and weapons have armor breaking combos. If you check the screenshot above, you’ll find the Block Thrusts attack. You can perform this move by pressing Space and left mouse button twice. This isn’t the only combo that can break down armors. You can enjoy more such moves available for other characters and weapons. As of writing, I have yet to unlock all of them. Once I have, I will list down more combos for you to take down shielded enemies. Additionally, shield breaking combos have different damage. Hence, it’s advisable to use a combo that does more damage (if you have multiple shield-breaking moves available). 0 Arka Sarkar Staff Writer Tags: indies Tears of Metal 0 Bookmark ( 0 ) Please login to bookmark Username or Email Address Password Remember Me Don't have an account? Register here. Create an account to bookmark articles. Username * 3-60 characters, letters, numbers, spaces, and these symbols: @._- Email * You will receive an email to set your password after registration. Subscribe to The Destructoid Checkpoint Newsletter Get the latest gaming news and updates delivered to your inbox. Create Account Already have an account? Sign in here. Share this article Destructoid is supported by our audience. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn a small affiliate commission. Learn more about our Affiliate Policy . Like our content? Set Destructoid as a Preferred Source on Google in just one step to ensure you see us more frequently in your Google searches! View Comments