How to Unlock the Screw Attack | Where to Go After Getting

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.

Screw Attack Overview

Basic Information

Screw Attack
Description	During a space jump, Samus surrounds herself with a powerful energy that can damage enemies and shatter certain obstacles she leaps into.
Upgrade Type	Misc.

How to Unlock the Screw Attack Upgrade

Screw Attack Location

Screw Attack Map Location
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Location	Artaria

Steps to Unlock the Screw Attack Upgrade

Screw Attack is located at the western area of Artaria.

1	Use the Blue Teleportal in Cataris. The teleportal can be found at the far-right in Cataris. You will end up in a room above the item sphere area (marked above).
2	Remove the Grapple Beam Block. Destroy the Grapple Beam Block using the Grapple Beam to exit the room.
3	Open the Left Plasma Beam Door. Using the Plasma Beam, open up the Plasma Beam Door on the left and continue on.
4	Drop down and destroy the item sphere. Use the Morph Ball to enter the narrow passage and drop down. Destroy the item sphere to obtain the ability.

How to get The Screw Attack Early

Method 1

You will need to get the Gravity Suit early to get this upgrade early as well.

How to Unlock the Gravity Suit Early

1	Defeat Experiment No, Z-57 to de-frost Artaria. After getting the Gravity Suit, go to Cataris and defeat Experiment No, Z-57.
2	Use the Blue Teleporter to return to Artaria. Using the Blue teleporter will cut the time it takes to return to the Screw Attack upgrade location.
3	Claim your upgrade. When you exit the Blue Teleporter, make your way to the room that contains the Screw Attack upgrade.

Method 2

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!

Visual Guide for the Jump
Order of Trajectory	Red First
	Blue Second
	Green Third

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.

How to Use Screw Attack

Use the Spin Boost to double jump by pressing the B button twice.

You can perform a Screw Attack by pressing the button and holding a direction with (left analog stick). If you have Spin Boost or Space Jump, you can perform multiple Screw Attacks consecutively

Destroy Screw Attack Blocks

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.

Damage Enemies

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.

Where to Go After Screw Attack

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.

Metroid Dread Related Guides

List of All Ability Upgrades

All Abilities ＆ Upgrades

Suits and Suit Upgrades
Power Suit	Varia Suit
Gravity Suit	Metroid Suit
Beam Upgrades
Power Beam	Charge Beam
Wide Beam	Grapple Beam
Omega Cannon	Diffusion Beam
Plasma Beam	Wave Beam
Hyper Beam	--
Missile Upgrades
Super Missile	Ice Missile
Storm Missile	-
Misc. Upgrades
Spider Magnet	Speed Booster
Shinespark	Screw Attack
Space Jump	Spin Boost
Morph Ball Upgrades
Morph Ball	Bomb
Cross Bomb	Power Bomb
Aeion Abilities
Phantom Cloak	Flash Shift
Pulse Radar	-