*Elimination

As a Warden Main, I appreciate the respect Warden got Every combo Warden uses will inevitably lead to an unblockable or a fake out to catch your opponent off guard I’ve been playing Warden since I got the game in the first place, and he is one of the absolute best duelists in the entire game He ain’t great in 4v4 but he still gets the job done Plus, I have 34 reps on Warden, I know how to optimally gank and I know a thing or two about anti ganking Overall though, I agree that Warden’s specialty is duels, and even other really good duels heroes would struggle against a good Warden, so many mix ups, so many options to open up enemy defenses, he is just an absolute KING in 1v1

I love picking kensei for 1v1s, as he is wholly underated and underused ... But the Samurai are loaded with better 1v1 characters. Notably Kyoshin, Aramusha and arguably the BEST duals character in the game: Shinobi

Im still relatively new to the game, but I've learned so much from your channel, thank you, and keep it up 🤙

Best of each faction: -Knight, black prior -vikings, warlord -samurai, kyoshin -china, Shaolin -5th one, pirate

Aramusha is the only hero who give me a chance to stand against high rep players so he is my boy

I know it's an old video but it showed up when I was searching for stuff from the game. I just want to add some commentary to the picks Zenith chose just because I believe in being informed rather than being correct: Warden: Specifically wanted to comment on 2 things, the first being last frame feinting his bash into GB. This is actually a trap that will build bad muscle memory not just for Warden but for bashes in the future. The benefit to being able to delay it is to catch incorrect dodge times by letting it go. If you're going to feint instead of commit to the level 3 bash then just empty feint and react to what the opponent does if anything. The other thing is Warden in 4's. He's actually quite good in 4's with his kit (even more so after the recent changes.) People just don't know how to approach Warden in 4's which is fair given the game really doesn't teach you how 4's are actually played even to this day. But yeah, his feats are often what keeps him from being picked more often. Not that they are bad, but that other characters have stronger ones and offer more in their kit. Similar situation to PK in 4's actually. But both have 2 big kit flaws that also keep them down from ideal picks. Zerker/Highlander: Zerk is crazy strong in 4's actually. The amount of HP he has plus damage he does he can do a lot of trades very often and pretty much whenever he wants. This wouldn't be as problematic if it weren't for how safe he is. Primarily comes from being able to recovery cancel both whiffs and dodge attacks constantly. Combined with how strong external dodges are it makes him really hard to touch/peel/punish. Highlander post rework (so after this video) still is relatively poor in duels and 4's. However the biggest benefit he got was to his in chain offense since it's effectively an unreactable vortex that can net as high as 26 damage each time. Prior to the rework he didn't really have this and you had to fight the kit to pull anything decent out of him. Zenith is correct in that to reap benefits from this character you need to know what you're doing. But I would also add that he's a very input heavy character, so if you worry about carpal tunnel maybe don't play HL lol. Kensei: I would not say he's looked down on but rather left behind. He has a lot of good aspects in his kit particularly for 4's. The main problem really just is power creep. He's still more than good to take in 4's though. As for duels he does have one of the more consistent offense tools of the pommel. But there are flaws in his game plan and unlike Lawbringer he probably should've gotten recyclable offense to fix said flaws. Tiandi: This dude has very strong stalling capabilities with how his kit works and his feats work. His offense has some struggles in 4's because of range issues and due to his best feats being selfish he's not picked up competitively even during the Stalling meta we exist in. As other heros can stall well but also offer more. As far as duels go he does have really good offense/defense and mix potential. Definitely can't go wrong with him. Afeera: A lot of people understand how good her mixes are but I want to point out that her safety and peel potential/self peel capability are what really makes her insanely strong at the momet. Also her grapple feats both revenge lock and reset hitstun. Basically her kit is a complete package and cements her as one of the top characters in the game period. Black Prior: Oathbreaker gets a ton of attention but in the grand scheme of things Umbral shelter is far far stronger. You get to ignore any damage at a team wide scale for a solid amount of time. It's a direct counter to things like fury flask and honestly is almost a team fight win condition handed out for free. Jorm: Unfortunately I will have to step in here and say that Jorm's potential in 4's is pretty stunted. In theory he has a lot of stall potential with his unique feats. However he lacks the defense to really capitalize on that playstyle. Unlike Tiandi he's a bit more offensive, but the problem with Jorm's offense is two fold. The first being he doesn't have good hitboxes. Meaning external dodges are quite good at avoiding anything he does. Second being his offense is entirely reliant on bashes to be able to stall and do good damage. Slam is unfortunately too easy to peel and you can't land bashes constantly because of revenge gain. So Jorm basically contributes nothing to a team and doesn't have the ability to aggress. Hitokiri: Unironically she executes (pun very much intended) on the gameplan Jorm struggles to do. In that she's a better tank with a good mix that can actually do what she wants to do. Her tracking on her fully charged heavies always catch people off too meaning she's pretty decent in a team fight. The only downside I'd give her is the need to learn to last frame feint her kick if you plan on dueling. Her feats can be a bit selfish but since she contributes a fair bit elsewhere it's not as bad. Cannot comment on Ocelotol since I had stopped playing around his time of release. Hopefully this comment helped some people learn some things about the heros mentioned here.

I've just come back to the game after a long time away. Really like the video bro, some great info on the players and love the breakdown of the combos. Thanks for uploading man

I think for duels it should be Warmonger, Valk, either Ara or orochi, tiandi, then afeera (pirate is also good but I feel like afeera can do more damage). For 4v4 it’s black prior or warmonger, this one is tough for me when it comes Vikings so I’ll put berserker, then kyoshin, jj, then medjay or Afeera.

Damm that highlander pick for duels is crazy man. Pretty good in chain pressure but absolutely zero neutral pressure.

Warden got some love this last season which wasn't expected, but I'd like to see a feat and perk rework for him since they're mediocre. For example, Raider is a B tier toon, but I have some great feats like Tireless, Fury and Fire Flask which makes up for it. I also wish Warden had crushing counter from the side and not just the top. Hitokiri's Senbonzakura is simply OP. Seriously, it must have been a For Honor dev's sick idea of a joke for trolling other players and making them rage quit. Highlander is my next favorite toon after Warden, and is well-balanced despite his slow speed. His feats are okay, and he's good at mix ups. Lawbringer is fun if you're good at parrying attacks because he has some great crushing counters. I don't know how I feel about Berserker yet since I haven't played him enough. But it seems like it could be a powerful solo or Dominion player at higher levels. I've been leveling Raider recently as I like a challenge. Again, he's a B Tier hero and his heavy attacks are on the slow side but his feats make up for those weaknesses. Haven't played Kensei yet, but I think it'd be a monster in duels because of their quick attacks, speed and evasion. Tiandi is simply sick in the right hands.

Top hero if u consider there true potential…means missing no parry’s and using tools and kit to the fullest….glad(that we have now) Valk(banned from tournaments should tell u a lot) Nobu(she needs one heavy to take half your health not including her regular attacks to add on to bleed damage) shaolin (no explanation needed) And ocelot (when they changed the stamina to what it is now instead of leaving how it was so it would punish the spammers instead his infinite plus armor was stronger than ppl expected )

Knights Agree with Warden for Duel Dominion- Updated Conqueror with his mix ups and defense against gang attacks. Also has an unblockable feat that can come to good use when you’re being gang attacked. Vikings Agree with Berserker for duel Dominion- Warlord with his defense and ability to harass opponents with relentless attacks and power through incoming light attacks Samurai Kensei for duel Dominion- Kyoshin has it all. Speed, defense and insane mix ups Wu Lin Tiandi for duel. Agile and easy to learn Dominion- Jiang Jun. This guy is a powerhouse and with good agility, stamina regeneration in fight and zone attacks to damage gang attacks Outlanders Pirate- Duel. Keeps you guessing with strong offense mixups and defense Ocelotl- The best dominion character in the faction. The resurrection feat is awesome. Can save teams at brink of defeat by morphing anywhere. Also has good mix ups and decent defense

For me in total is it : Gladiator,Berserk,Kensei,Tiandi,Pirat

Warden? F**ckin really? I would get warmonger because she’s just better… and has the exact same bash…. So idk guess I’m just crazy for thinking more tools is better or something.

As someone who used to play Kensei but ditched it due to complex mix ups (my ass is not pressing all them buttons) he is really strong. Especially in low level, you see a lot of people pick him and for good reason

Surprised with no cent in 1v1s but then there is his low health

With the new Sohei and the varangian guard i think you should do an update

As someone who's mastered every character in the game, here's my list. For 1v1s: Warden Berzerker Orochi Nuxia Afeera For 4v4s: Black Prior Varangian Guard Kyoshin Shaolin Medjay (See a theme here?) But I can give my explanations in the replies.

personally I would put gladiator as the best duelist from the knight faction. You can access your skewer mix-up every 5 seconds and it has like a 90% chance to guarantee you dmg. Also the skewer doing 39 dmg overall is just broken. O also I main gladiator and his feint to toe stab will land 90% of the time and if you land three (pretty easy to do) that's 30 dmg, and you don't even have to stop there you can keep going and just toe stab mix em until they die or rage quit

I know you mentioned in the video that you don’t like playing Warden in Dominion matches, which is understandable. From my experience, Warden doesn’t provide much to the table when getting ganked by multiple people. But I still usually use Warden in Dominion since she has feats that make Dominion easier, such as, Conquerer and Inspire to get an edge during those matches and support your teammates. 1:35

That barely scratches the surface of kensei's capabilities

Glad/Cent, Berserk/Shaman, Kensei/Kyo, Jj/Shoa, Pirates/Afeer. These are the top tier for every faction I believe.

The Shaolin is really good if you like difficult to use heroes

Shaman is absolutly Ridiculous in 1vs1 Not even thinking about her while talking about 1vs1s is crazy

You big slept on JJ for best 4v4 Wu Lin. He is insane at mass striking enemies.

Gladiator Valkyrie Nobushi tiandi and afeera cause she is a good damage dealer

Honestly best from each faction: Probably Gladiator, Berserker, Shinobi or Kyoshin, JJ or Tiandi, and Afeera

My list (Saying this with around 140 reps or so) Warmonger Valk or Shaman Hito Zhanhu Pirate

Lawbringer, conquerer my mains only by breacher at defense, by attack shugoki, peacekeeper, variantguard or warden, sometimes i playing different heroes in different areas for learning their moves 😊

before to make a list about the for honor, you have to unlock/try each of one of them and have a decent amount of reputation with each one.... btw, PK is the best duelist

I think that the centurion can sometimes be better than warden, because when you his them with a punch or kick, a lot of people tend to panic and do big mistakes.

Overall rep 700(ish) here, in my opinion and from partaking in the competitive scene; Duels: BP / Shaman / Orochi / Nuxia / Pirate Teamfights: Warmonger / Raider / Hito / Shaolin / Medjay

For me it's Centurion, Highlander, Shugoki and Tiandi -- Second place in each goes to Gladiator, Warlord, Kensei and nothing for the Chinese empire because i only ever tried Tiandi on their group of heroes

Warden is literally just warmonger but with less moves atm

Mine lineup in duels is Gladiator, Shaman, Aramusha, Tiandi and Ocilotl

I feel like you slept on the light attacks in Highlanders offensive form

For me is Centurion, Berserk, Orochi/Kyoshin/Sohei, Tiandi and Ocelotl

Black prior. Raider. Shinobi. JJ. Pirate. Are my choices. If you play what you like you tend to be better

Nice list, although mines a bit different. I got warden, shaman, shinobi, tiandi, afeera for duels. Prior, valk, nobushi, shaolin, afeera for 4’s.

Honestly for me my picks would go (for duels) (Centurion, just cause of his stamina pressure and bash/unblockable mixups.) (Valkyrie, because of her sweep, all guard bash, and dodge catchers) (Orochi, because of the dodge mixups undodgable/bash) (Tiandi is definitly a good pick so I dont disagree) (Then either pirate or afeera fir their undodgeable/Unblockable mixups) Solid choices overall though!

I would have picked Centurion, Zerk, orochi, shaolin, Medjay I didnt get why shaolin is not mentioned because he is so annoying to face, like there is nothing to do

Woah dude. This is a bit nuts. Warden is probably the only one anywhere near correct 1v1 he is bp in 4v4 tiandi is correct.(breserker is the best teamfight viking but you ruined it picking highlander). I mean opinion is opinion though. This is mine taking info form comp players and my own opinion. Kights-warden(1v1) Bp(4v4 tied best 4v4) Viking- shaman(1v1) brez/valk(4v4 Sam- shinobi(1v1) shugo(4v4) Wu lin- tiandi(1v1 best duelist in game) shaolin(4v4) Outlanders-afrea(1v1) medjay(4v4 tied best 4v4)

For duels: Knights is Warden, Cent being a close second. Vikings being Berserker, he has unreactable mix-ups if you do them correctly, also he has an unlock tech that can't be punished. Samurai being Shinobi, a good Shinobi cannot be punished. Wu Lin easily being Tiandi, nothing more to say, Shaolin is a far second. Outlanders being Afeera, Afeera and Medjay are the only good duelists in Outlanders tbh. For Dominion: Knights being Black Prior, because of his flip and that's literally it. Vikings still being Berserker, great for team fight scenarios while still having the ability to stall. Samurai being Shinobi or Nobushi, Shinobi has good ganks but so does Nobushi, main thing seperating them is the fact that Shinobi is more of the dueling one whereas Nobushi is the team fight one, both are great but in general Shinobi would be the better pick for most as Nobushi has a specific playstyle. Wu Lin is Zhanhu, zone attack is great for team fights and that's it, having superior dodges is just a bonus, Shaolin still stands strong as a close second though. Outlanders is still Afeera, unreactable mix-ups, great for ganks, not much I can say. For anyone who may disagree, I am a competitive player myself and these are MY opinions, doesn't mean their overall correct. Another thing to point out is that I do consider in all the techs each one of the heroes may be able to do and that's the only reason why Berserker is on both, if not for techs he wouldn't be best for duels.

For me its warmonger, highlander, kensei, tiandi or the old dude, medjay

i’d say for dominion it’s gotta be bp, warlord,kyoshin, jj, medjay

Warden, Berserker, Hitokiri, Jiang Jun, Pirate

Glad and cent,Highlander and berserk, orochi and hito,Medjay and afera

Conquer is the knight man in 1v1s

Someone can recap the complete Tier List? I'm coming back from 2018 😅 so it's all new again for Me

My opinion for best duelist: Centurion Shaman Aramusha Nuxia Afeera

How can orochi be missing in any of these lists?

Warmommy, Highlander, kyoshin, Shaolin, Affrea

Someone considers Highlander best viking duelist? My reality is breaking

Take this with a grain of salt this is a rep 70 overall player

For me it’s : Warden Highlander Kensei Shaolin/jj pirate

I like Shinobi he is fast and has good defense

This game so damn hard to play I can’t even beat a level 3 bot

(Doesn’t talk about law bringer) Me:😠

Mine are Gladiator, Warlord, Kyoshin, that fat old guy I barely play as and the aztec guy I barely play as

Mine is: peace keeper,berserker,kyoshin,tiandi and pirate

Jj,Hlander,warmonger,orochi - 4v4 my picks

Kensei is probably the worst duelist in the samurai

rip Ocelotl

@NotZenith I’ve been trying Tiandi for the last couple of weeks and have a terrible record. No matter how much I try with him, I just suck. What would you suggest I main as? I’m looking for a low skill floor hero who can still stand a chance without having to do mixups or high skill etc. stuff. (It doesn’t matter what class nor strength. Just someone who can hold their own without needing much learning) anyone can reply but, please do help me.

Great video. Can't see any use in 'oath breaker', why do you rate it so high?

You lost me at highlander. I got 70 reps on the dude 5 years ago.

warden is just a weaker warmonger

i love your accent

My Picks (vikings : shaman or Highlander) (Knights : Centurion or Black prior) (Samurai : Aramusha or Hitokiri) (Wo Lin : Shaolin) (Outlanders : Pirate or Ocelotl)

Mine is (Centurion/Raider/shogoki/ shaolin

Nah leave the tier lists and rankings to the comp players, everything else is entirely subjective. Like Kensei being the best Samurai lmao

What do you mean by ‘hyper armored’

Imo it's: Glad Warlord Aramusha Tiandi Afeera

I don't know much about the game, but I basically just gravitatie towards the big guys with even bigger weapons.

anything good to say about valkyries?

Centurion🗿🗡️

Yeah so much no in this video, if ur knew don’t listen to anything this guy says, I think he got maybe 2 characters right in this whole video and that’s BP for dom and zerk In duels, actual list would be something like glad, zerk, orochi, tiandi and Medjay for duels and bp, zerk, orochi, shaolin and medjay for 4v4s

Not even characters unlocked 😅 how you nake this vid?

The best hero’s in each faction Knights: Lawbringer Warmonger Vikings: Valkyrie Shaman Samurai: Shugoki Shinobi Wu Lin: Tiandi JJ (4v4) Outlanders: Afeera

For me it’s Orochi Orochi Orochi Orochi and Orochi

For me, glad, dodgey, bashy, toe stab spamming prick, zerk, hyper armour galore, hito, brain dead heavy spam, shaolin, annoying stick monkey, pirate, unrealistic gun spam

Warmonger a better warden bp best knight

If this list aint bp, highlander, shinobi, tiandi, ocelot, then its wrong!

No shaolin?

Kensei hands down the most annoying character to fight. The dodge is a joke.

4v4 jj all day long he can hold all enemy team in one zone for days 😂

Warmonger...

The character classes aren't proper nouns.

Heard the name hitokiri and clicked off. Stay bad

Orochi is better than Kensei in duels..

Bp warlords shugo tiandi ocelot

Black Prior Raider Shinobi Female Tiandi Afeera

LAWDAD >>>>

Conquistador Vela skin, opinion invalid.

2nd

I clicked off when you said Warden was versatile.

not qualified to make a video like this at rep 69 unfortunately

even if warden has good ways to continue a combo with the bash, the fact that his first lights are SO LAME (super slow) and rhe worst feats in the game, leave him in a bad position for me, in the knights the first place should be eather warmonger or BP both has great counters, offensive, feats, fashion, exes, all in one 🫵🐝

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