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Forza Horizon 5 skills range from basic actions such as drifting and jumping to combo stunts that reward chaining several moves together. Insider Gaming’s guide says an Ultimate Skill Chain requires 20,000 skill points before the multiplier starts; because that threshold is not confirmed here by official mechanics documentation, treat it as a guide-reported target and check the in-game display for your current objective.
Every skill listed for Forza Horizon 5
The following names and trigger descriptions come from Insider Gaming’s guide. They are a useful reference, but not an official guarantee that the list is exhaustive or that every trigger works identically after game updates. For exact criteria and edge cases, check the skill descriptions in-game.
Basic skills
| Skill | How to trigger it, according to the guide |
|---|---|
| Air | Get all four wheels off the ground and land safely. |
| Burnout | Spin the wheels without moving much. |
| Clean Racing | Race without bumping other cars. |
| Drafting | Drive behind another vehicle during a race. |
| Drift | Move forward while the car is sideways. |
| E-Drift | Use the handbrake to drift. |
| J Turn | Turn while reversing and continue moving. |
| Near Miss | Pass another car closely. |
| One Eighty | Turn around and head back in the opposite direction. |
| Pass | Overtake another car closely. |
| Speed | Drive quickly for a distance. |
| Trading Paint | Make slight contact while passing; the guide lists only a basic level. |
| Two Wheels | Drive a distance with one side of the car off the ground. |
| Wreckage | Drive through destructible objects. |
Combo stunts and skill-chain milestones
| Skill | How to trigger it, according to the guide |
|---|---|
| Airborne Pass | Combine Air and Pass. |
| Awesome Skill Chain | Earn 10,000 skill points before the multiplier. |
| Barrel Roll | Rotate at least 270 degrees in the air. |
| Clean Start | Avoid bumps at the beginning of a race. |
| Crash Landing | Combine Air and Wreckage. |
| Daredevil | Perform three Near Miss skills in quick succession. |
| Drift Tap | Tap a wall with the rear wing while drifting. |
| Hard Charger | Start from stationary, perform a Burnout, then build Speed without braking. |
| Kangaroo | Perform three Air skills in quick succession. |
| Lucky Escape | Combine Drift and Near Miss. |
| Showoff | Combine Drift and Pass. |
| Sideswipe | Combine Drift and Wreckage. |
| Slingshot | Draft, then Pass in quick succession. |
| Stuntman | Combine Air and Near Miss. |
| Threading the Needle | Near-miss on each side in quick succession. |
| Triple Pass | Perform three Pass skills in quick succession. |
| Ultimate Skill Chain | Reach 20,000 skill points before the multiplier. |
| Wrecking Ball | Wreck different objects in quick succession. |
How to earn an Ultimate Skill Chain
Insider Gaming recommends building a chain in free roam, where you have more room to combine moves than during a race. Its guide-reported target is 20,000 skill points before the multiplier starts.
- Find room to maneuver. Choose a free-roam area where you can drive safely and keep moving; for a Wreckage-focused approach, the guide recommends an area with plenty of destructible objects.
- Keep actions flowing. Combine moves such as drifting, jumping, building speed, passing or near-missing traffic, and breaking objects. Combo stunts reward performing multiple actions close together.
- Watch the chain display. Use the in-game skill-chain display to track progress toward the target. The guide warns that waiting too long between actions can end the chain; collision or other chain-breaking behavior can put unbanked progress at risk.
- Bank when ready. Once you have built the score you want, end the chain safely to bank it rather than continuing to risk the unbanked total.
Use Accolades to check specific goals
Skill chains can also support Accolade objectives that ask for a score, multiplier, or particular Ultimate skills. A community-maintained Skills Accolades reference lists a two-minute combination challenge involving Ultimate Drift or Ultimate E-Drift, Ultimate Speed, and Ultimate Air. Check the relevant Accolade text in-game to confirm its current wording and progress.
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