How to Get a Clean Kill on Thanators
Luckily for you, regardless of which Thanator variant you’re facing, the approach to taking it down is the same. What you’ll want to do is aim for the breathing gills on either side of the base of the Thanator’s neck. These are highlighted and circled in the image below (they are also highlighted in yellow/gold in the Thanator dioramas in the above section).
This can be an incredibly difficult shot to line up, as you won’t be able to use your Na’vi Sense if you’re being stalked by a Thanator. Only once the white border around your HUD and the heartbeat sounds stop will the Thanator become known, and…