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called Screw Attack is required to smash the many Screw Attack Blocks you'll find all over Metroid Dread, as well as granting you the ability to blast enemies with powerful energy during spin jumps, the Screw Attack is an essential suit upgrade. The Screw Attack upgrade is found in
Artaria, late on in the game, and in the location, you can see in the map we've provided below. To get to this part of the map you'll have utilised pretty much every suit ability in Metroid Dread, so we're pretty sure you know what you're doing by now! This guide is part of our
Metroid Dread walkthrough and guide series, which includes all
ability locations, all missile tank locations, all energy tank locations,
all energy parts, all suit upgrades, all power bomb tanks, plus
every compatible amiibo unlock, E.M.M.I. and
boss battle tips, and other helpful tips to help you get through the game and get those
post-game unlocks.Metroid Dread - Where is the Screw Attack?
This is a guide on the Screw Attack, a Misc. upgrade in Metroid Dread for the Nintendo Switch. Read on to learn about how to unlock the Screw Attack Upgrade, how to get the Screw Attack early, how to use the Screw Attack against enemies and obstacles, and where to go after getting the Screw Attack upgrade.
During a space jump, Samus surrounds herself with a powerful energy that can damage enemies and shatter certain obstacles she leaps into. |
Misc. |
Artaria |
Screw Attack is located at the western area of Artaria.
You will need to get the Gravity Suit early to get this upgrade early as well.
How to Unlock the Gravity Suit Early
This is a sequence break to get the Screw Attack early. You will need to have the Space Jump, Morph Ball Bomb, and Grapple Beam upgrades.
Step 1: Go This This Room in Artaria
Depending on your pathing, you will need to use the Grapple Beam to open the Grapple Beam Door in the second cold room to the bottom left of Artaria. You won't really need the Gravity Suit yet for this section since you can safely get through the cold room if you have enough HP.
Step 2: Do a Water Bomb Jump to Grab the Ledge
This move looks simple at first glance but it requires a bit of practice to execute consistently.
Before you attempt this, you will need to do a regular bomb jump, un-morph ball midair. and land standing up. Doing this will help you jump higher from a Bomb Jump while underwater. Touching the ground again while in Morph Ball mode will reset your Bomb Jump height.
Next, hug the wall. While hugging the wall, you will need to jump, Morph Ball, drop a Morph Ball Bomb, un-Morph Ball, and then land. After you land, you will need to immediately, Jump, use Morph Ball, get pushed upwards by the bomb, un-Morph ball, and then grab the ledge.
Remember, if at any point you land on the ground while in Morph Ball form, you will need to do the initial preparation again.
Step 3: Space Jump on Top of the Water and Reach the Ledge
This is another execution heavy technique. Lets break down what's happening.
First, from the ledge, you will want to use Space Jump to move across the surface of the water as you're going across towards the ledge.
When you hit the wall near the ledge, you will need to sink slightly underneath the edge of the corner and then Space Jump to the left and then back right. Do this repeatedly and you will gain a small amount of height each time, allowing you to pop out of the water. Keep doing this until you grab the ledge!
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Step 4: Do a Water Bomb Jump Again and Grab the Upgrade
After proceeding through the hallway and entering the Screw Attack Upgrade room, you will need to do another Water Bomb Jump to get on the platform.
Just like in the instructions from step 2, you will first need to turn into a Morph Ball and then use a Bomb while on the ground. As you get launched upwards, un-Morph Ball yourself and land on your feet.
Next, jump and use a Morph Ball Bomb. Before you land, make sure to un-Morph Ball yourself and land on your feet or else you will need to do step 1 of this processa gain.
After landing on your feet, immediately jump and turn into a Morph Ball. If you did all of the previous steps correctly, you will have enough jump height to grab the ledge and get the Screw Attack upgrade.
Step 5: Getting out
Starting from the door to the upper left, you can charge up a Shinespark before the platform flips and use it to escape the water. However, if you fall down the platform before charging a Shinespark, you will end up in the room shown above.
Don't worry, you aren't softlocked as long as you have Space Jump and Bombs. You will need to do a Water Bomb Jump to get out of the water and then proceed to use the Space Jump to get out.
You can perform a Screw Attack by pressing the
Screw Attack Blocks can only be destroyed by using Screw Attack. These blocks have the lightning symbol and are usually found in the air to allow Samus to leap into them.
While using her Screw Attack, Samus can damage enemies by leaping into them in her charged state. This works particularly well against enemies coated with electrical energy.
After obtaining the Screw Attack head back to Ghavoran jump up to the top of the large vertical room for a boss fight against Golzuna. After defeating the boss, you will be rewarded with the Cross Bomb upgrade.
List of All Ability Upgrades
Power Suit | Varia Suit |
Gravity Suit | Metroid Suit |
Power Beam | Charge Beam |
Wide Beam | Grapple Beam |
Omega Cannon | Diffusion Beam |
Plasma Beam | Wave Beam |
Hyper Beam | -- |
Super Missile | Ice Missile |
Storm Missile | - |
Spider Magnet | Speed Booster |
Shinespark | Screw Attack |
Space Jump | Spin Boost |
Morph Ball | Bomb |
Cross Bomb | Power Bomb |
Phantom Cloak | Flash Shift |
Pulse Radar | - |