Horizon Walker Traits Guide: Stats, Effects, How to Transfer & Remove Traits

In Horizon Walker, the trait system plays a massive role in shaping your characters' overall performance. After leveling up your units and equipping them with gear, traits are the next most crucial upgrade—often even more impactful than giving them a signature weapon. 

Think of traits as special characteristics that provide powerful stat boosts or bonuses tailored to each character. They’re the secret sauce that turns a good unit into a top-tier one.

Unique vs General Traits

Each character in the game has:

1 to 4 unique traits depending on their rarity. These traits are unlocked as you raise the character’s rarity. 

At max rarity, a character will have all 4 unique traits. These cannot be transferred or removed—they're locked to that specific unit.

and 6 general trait slots, of which they come with  2 or 3 traits, depending on the character and their rarity. These are transferable, removable, and customizable, allowing you to build your characters based on your preferred playstyle or team composition.

How to Get Traits

Traits come with the characters you summon. So to get more traits, the most efficient method is to summon as many B rarity characters as possible. These low-rarity units are great for farming general traits that you can then transfer to your main team.

This method is cost-effective and allows you to build a library of traits to customize your best units.

How to Transfer Traits (Advanced Feature)

⚠️ Note: Trait transferring is not recommended for new players. It’s expensive and requires a solid understanding of the game’s mechanics. You’ll need:

Soul Shear– Used for transferring traits.

Soul Stones – Used for removing traits.

Once you're ready to transfer traits, follow these steps:

Summon a bunch of characters, especially low-rarity ones, to farm general traits.

Go to the Vanguards menu.

Use the filters to sort by rarity, cost, or level,  But in our case we're locking to transfer traits so make sure to set it on  general traits.

you can find all of the traits here, let's say you're looking for a specific trait "Desperate" for example (which gives +15% Crit Damage but reduces Crit Rate by 5%).

You’ll see a list of characters who have the trait you're looking for, Just pick a character to take it from,  then press Details

After that you will get a menu contain both their unique and general traits. Click on the general trait (like “Desperate”) and a pop-up will appear.

If you want to remove a bad or unwanted trait, use a Soul Stone.

If you want to transfer the trait to another character, use a Soul Shear.

Select the character you want to transfer the trait to, choose an empty trait slot, and confirm the transfer .

And that’s it! Your character now has a new trait and is ready to shine.

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If you want to know which traits are best for each character, check out our full build guides here. 

You’ll also find a complete list of traits below, sorted by category and effect, to help you build your perfect team and playstyle.

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All Categories Crit Chance Crit Damage AP Recovery Melee ATK Magic ATK Range ATK All ATK Max HP Starting AP Physical DEF Elemental DEF Elemental Boost Physical Boost Elements Boost Accuracy Speed Evade Knockback Negative Trait Agro

Name	Category	Effect
Heaven-Sent	Crit Chance	Crit Chance +5%
Fortunate	Crit Chance	Crit Chance +4%
Lucky	Crit Chance	Crit Chance +3%
Desperate	Crit Damage	Crit DMG +15%Crit Chance -5%
Doom	Crit Damage	Crit DMG +12%Max HP -3%
Dogmatic	Crit Damage	Crit DMG +8%
Precarious	Crit Damage	Crit DMG +6%
Overworked	AP Recovery	AP Recovery +4%Max HP -5%
Persistent	AP Recovery	AP Recovery +4%Starting AP -5
Improvising	AP Recovery	AP Recovery +3%Starting AP -3
Efficient	AP Recovery	AP Recovery +3%Immaterial DEF -50
Competent	AP Recovery	AP Recovery +2%
Useful	AP Recovery	AP Recovery +1%
Ferocious	Melee ATK	Melee ATK +7% Max HP -5%
Aggressive	Melee ATK	Melee ATK +5% Accuracy -5%
Powerful	Melee ATK	Melee ATK +4%
Strong	Melee ATK	Melee ATK +3%
Rational	Magic ATK	Magic ATK +6%Crit Chance -2%
Mysterious	Magic ATK	Magic ATK +5%
Bright	Magic ATK	Magic ATK +4%
Uncanny	Magic ATK	Magic ATK +4%Magic ATK +4%
Intelligent	Magic ATK	Magic ATK +3%
Bookish	Magic ATK	Magic ATK +3%Speed -2%
Functional	Range ATK	Range ATK +5%
Barraging	Range ATK	Range ATK +5%Accuracy -2%
Technical	Range ATK	Range ATK +3%
Professional	Range ATK	Range ATK +2%Accuracy +3%
Radical	All ATK	All ATK +3%Aggro Correction +15
Righteous	All ATK	All ATK +2%Max HP +2%
Methodical	Starting AP	Starting AP +10AP Recovery -3%
Prophetic	Starting AP	Starting AP +5
Foreseeing	Starting AP	Starting AP +4
Strict	Starting AP	Starting AP +4Knockback Resistance -5
Prepared	Starting AP	Starting AP +3
Masterful	Physical Boost	All Physical Boost +4%
Renowned	Physical Boost	All Physical Boost +3%
Determined	Physical Boost	All Physical Boost +2%
Acute	Physical Boost	Slash Boost +8%
Sharp	Physical Boost	Slash Boost +6%
Penetrating	Physical Boost	Pierce Boost +8%
Pierching	Physical Boost	Pierce Boost +6%
Sieging	Physical Boost	Crush Boost +8%
Heavy	Physical Boost	Crush Boost +6%
Magical	Elements Boost	All Elements Boost +3%
Natural	Elements Boost	Heat, Cold and Electric Boost +4%
Ancient	Elements Boost	Immaterial and Poison Boost +4%
Blazing	Elements Boost	Heat Boost +8%
Scorching	Elements Boost	Heat Boost +6%
Frozen	Elements Boost	Cold Boost +8%
Cold	Elements Boost	Cold Boost +6%
Thunderous	Elements Boost	Electric Boost +8%
Tingling	Elements Boost	Electric Boost +6%
Venomous	Elements Boost	Poison Boost +8%
Harsh	Elements Boost	Poison Boost +6%
Evil	Elements Boost	Immaterial Boost +8%
Strange	Elements Boost	Immaterial Boost +6%
Enlightened	Elemental Boost	Enhance Elemental (All Physical and Elements) +5%
Sensitive	Accuracy	Accuracy +7%All Physical DEF -30
Paranoid	Accuracy	Accuracy +7%Immaterial DEF -100
Precise	Accuracy	Accuracy +5%
Accurate	Accuracy	Accuracy +4%
Meticulous	Accuracy	Accuracy +3%Starting AP +3
Berserking	Speed	Speed +6%Max HP -4%
Rampaging	Speed	Speed +5%Accuracy -2%
Dashing	Speed	Speed +4%
Swift	Speed	Speed +3%
Sturdy	Max HP	Max HP +5%
Stubborn	Max HP	Max HP +4%
Resilient	Max HP	Max HP +3%
Muscular	Physical DEF	All Physical DEF +30Melee ATK +2%
Defensive	Physical DEF	All Physical DEF +30
Durable	Physical DEF	All Physical DEF +20
Safe	Physical DEF	All Physical DEF +20Aggro Correction -5
Chainmail	Physical DEF	Slash DEF +50
Repelling	Physical DEF	Crush DEF +50
Bulletproof	Physical DEF	Pierce DEF +50
Pitiful	Elemental DEF	All Elemental DEF +30Max HP -3%
Urgent	Elemental DEF	All Elemental DEF +20
Peaceful	Elemental DEF	Heat, Cold and Electric DEF +40Crit DMG -10%
Faithful	Elemental DEF	Poison and Immaterial DEF +40
Heat Resistant	Elemental DEF	Heat DEF +50
Cold Resistant	Elemental DEF	Cold DEF +50
Insulating	Elemental DEF	Electric DEF +50
Toxic Resistant	Elemental DEF	Poison DEF +50
Based	Knockback	Knockback Resistance +20
Unyielding	Knockback	Knockback Resistance +10
Strong Willed	Knockback	Knockback Resistance +5Immaterial DEF +40
Slippery	Knockback	Knockback Resistance -20
Principled	Knockback	Knockback Resistance -10
Prominent	Agro	Aggro Correction +10
Noticeable	Agro	Aggro Correction +6
Weak	Agro	Aggro Correction -15Max HP -3%
Blurry	Agro	Aggro Correction -10
Hidden	Agro	Aggro Correction -6
Inferiority Complex	Negative Trait	Technic and Vitality -1
Parachute	Negative Trait	Starting AP -10
Immature	Negative Trait	Accuracy -5% and Evade -5%