How to Beat Dinosaurs in Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis

Preview raptors leap from foliage, telegraph lunges, and punish planting your feet. Dual pistols on R2, tighter aim on L2, cartwheels on Circle, Focus on R1. Weak-point hints appear as the reticle moves between body and head. Some hands-on players felt small raptors took too many bullets; if that survives into the gold master, Focus headshots are the patch. Do not back into a wall. The arena is the jungle. Use it.

Jason Epps: groups circle and respect each other's space. The last member goes berserk, more aggressive and less predictable. That means you should create a 2v1, not a 3v1 fair fight. Collapse one raptor quickly, even if it burns a Focus charge, then play wider against the remainder. Wolves share this logic. Leopards use hidey-holes. Crocodiles can drag Lara into water and drown her. Different animals, same rule: learn the lunge, then take the angle. The combat overview explains why mercenaries are the opposite lesson.

The Summer Game Fest demo ended with a tyrannosaurus shattering the trees. Lara and the raptors ran. You slide, leap, climb. It is a set piece with fail states, not a DPS check. gamescom 2026 confirmed a dedicated creature team and a red-feathered redesign that keeps the memorable palette. If a later full boss exists, this page will say so after launch. For the chase plan, open the dedicated T-Rex guide. Treat the dinosaur like a rolling ball with lungs: look at the next piece of geometry, not at the teeth. Traversal mistakes kill you faster than an empty magazine.

Shotgun for anything inside ten meters. SMG for the 15-meter scramble. Rifle if you get a ridge. Pistols if you want to be iconic and have Focus to spend. Brew damage reduction before a known nest if you have herbs. Peru is where you learn this; later tombs reuse the grammar with worse lighting. After you can survive a pack without panic, return to the Peru walkthrough or open Focus for meter discipline.