In case you are not aware, she gets a guaranteed kick after a hidden stance heavy hit OR block. So even if they block it, the hitstun is still longer than the 600 ms window of the kick. Adds some really cool mind games since the heavy is feintable.
For a more organized statement: >If you get insanely good at it, delayed dash heavy (sidewinder) can be used to dodge attacks, although it requires some insane reads. >If you want to try something new, HS out of your heavies on parry attempts. It’s a lot like Conq zone as a safe parry option, and it gives you a more effective counter to boot. >for Nobushi footwork, there’s also dash hidden stance. From my “experiments” it can allow you to safely dash and counter GB a bit earlier (I’d test this yourself, though.). Most of the time, it’s your option select for dash attacks against assassins. >the three light combo can be delayed midly, and is useful in dash catching if you read well, but I wouldn’t do the double light before light-heavy feint >HS light attacks can be chained with viper’s retreat to some success if someone dodges your kicks (it dash catches super well.) Anyway, I hope this all helps. My Xbox username is “The Bygone King”, my PS4 Username is “DarkforceEos” hit me up sometime, I’d like a friendly 1v1.
Thanks for the tips bro! You’re awesome, I’ll try some if this stuff too haha. I was actually experimenting with the heavy cancels into HS and HS lights into viper’s retreat before I made this guide so its good to hear that
Yo I started playing nobushi as soon as I started watching your channel good shit man. I'm currently rep 3 with her as I was lvl 1 before I seen your older guide. She's so fun to use and doesn't feel like she's stronger than anyone else. Thank you mr.medium!
i quit after s2 and restarted now with s5 and the reworks, the game is overall much more fun and nobubu is so damn fun. cheers for the guide man, your mixups are the shit
I always thought nobushi was very basic with little mix-ups, but watching your vids has definitely changed my mind. She looks fun af and will definitely continue learning her. Keep up the great work!
Is that light dash light dash still a thing in season 6 ?? I've never seen a nobushi do that. That's like Kensei before his rework doing unblock, dash, with whatever mixup. How the hell are you doing that lol
Awesome guide, very concise, well-explained, and great examples! Thanks for posting it. I've been watching your videos and finding myself playing with similar mix-ups to you. I've become a much more formidable Nobushi. My mix-up/feint game isn't anywhere near yours, but I find that I'm more formidable than I used to be :) Please keep posting content!
I'm an absolute noob at this game, only have Orochi to rep one and that's it but this guide and your videos have inspired me to try Nobushi and get good with her!
Great guide dude! Thanks. FYI, for the oos punish, you throw them back and just do a regular light for bleed then heavy them on the ground. You don’t have to do a dashing light. You have to time it though. If you do it too early they won’t fall.
I've found that the changes have made her a much more oppressive character. Previously I'd use her dodge cancels to create space, now I use them more to advance and keep the pressure on. Also, the other advantage to delaying the cobra strike/sidewinder input is that it extends the dodge animation, making them more effective as counter-attacks.
You can also do a infinite combo by doing a light attack and kick into the wall then --> heavy attack-->Kick into WALL-->heavy attack-->kick into wall and repeat works!
I just started playing for honor and I am in love with this character. This is an awesome guide for an awesome character man :D I would really like to have some deeper insight into her gear. Which stats do you think a better and why, and how to utilize them better. I also kinda interested in opener moves. Should I ever start it with an attack, or do I just always go right into counter stance?
Good video my dude Another thing I want to add That the nobushi hiden stance mixups cost a lot of stamina which if you miss the mixups some time you will be out of stamina and this is sick
Honestly, out of all the hero's I've played, nobushi is the only one that still bugs me with her play style ever since the open beta. Gonna try her out again in practice and see if I can pull off the stuff in ur guide , maybe I'll actually learn to play her. Great guide btw, very extensive
Nuboshi is my first character my friends taught me a guard break top light kick combo into a side dash heavy and I win a lot of 1v1s like this and I'm actually enjoying the game a lot for a noon but dominion is so unforgiving
If you throw a top heavy out of hidden stance,if they just block it,you will get a free kick . You dont get absoultely nothing with heavy parry,and you get a heavy if you parry a light.
Hey, awesome guide really took my Nobushi game play to another level. Prior I played a lot more passive and reactive, watching your style has made me more aggressive pushing my adgenda more on to the opponent forcing them to play more reactive! Had a quick question... can you talk to me a bit more about how you select your gear stats I watched your video on the refined gear and the stats seem to fluctuate from video to video, if you could fill me in on your favorite build that would be much appreciated!
If you hit an opponent oos too fast when he is falling down you prevent him to fall. It's the rule of dmg falling opponent you have a window to hit when he's falling and when he is on the ground. Most of the time it's your team mate who ruins your oos punish by hiting them early. But sometimes you can hit him to early too like Valkyrie with side throw oos if she does a light to fast.
Looking at your stuff I feel dirty for calling myself a Nobushi main I got alot to learn and I hope that one day we'll meet. You know, Training with a subscriber, well newly subscriber that is haha, keep it up.
Your videos are what im using to get back into the game after a 8 month hiatus. I decided to main nobushi from the start and the way you play her makes me wet. Thanks for the tips
Sincere question, can a good Nobushi player beat a good Orochi player? I feel like if the two are equally skilled the Orochi will win every time by playing defensively. I was just playing a match with a dodge happy Orochi who for the life of me I couldn't get a grasp on. I would try to trip him up, but even after landing lights or heavy's he was able to counter-attack before my moves frames ended So the most I could do was trade damage. It was rather disheartening landing hits only to be punished for successfully outmaneuvering him.
Can u plz explain the triple cancel more? seems like the dash heavy in the comes way too fast and i also saw 2 cancels not 3 reveal plz the buttons (pc user)
right now is it possible to do a light cancel because i can not for the life of me cancel a light attack, is there a updated guide because i struggle really hard with only the kensie and the gladiator, i for some reason cant really kill them, also love the guide, im a rep 14 and still cant cancel a light attck
Yo, i have a question im currently a rep 5 nobu and for what is the light cancel good? i use it to bait enemy light parrys but has it any other purpose?
Love the guide! I have a question, though. How do you make sure a chain works? When I try to chain, either the enemy stops it at the beginning by parrying or they just block all the hits (mainly the dodge attack parts). I've seen lots of your Nobushi videos and I don't see that happening to you quite as much. It might be because of different skill levels, but do you have any tips?
Thx, i used this combos in my ranked match and its all very useful. but when i doing combos i cant guardbreak fast and i just lose to vanguards like kensei dodge guardbreek. so i think you should make a video about it and how to refuse they that parry light attacks!!it my big matter in the game, if it s cent who do this the game is easily over. if u say how u r rivaling'em i owe u
Demitri Papastylianou you gotta be some what close to a wall for it to work but what I like to do is VR, into a kick but if you still not close enough to the wall you can do a VR, Light, kick, faint heavy, light
Question, when you delay the kick, if the enemy is an assassin and they do their side dodge attack, will it cancel your kick or will your kick land just before they hit you?
It all depends on the timing, if they do it right away it’ll probably still hit you but that’s another reason why you have to read your opponent early and change your strategies as you fight them
is it possible to light cancel on console? I've tried but it hasn't worked out for me. Btw I'm happy nobushi got a re balance considering her kick was a bit slow from the start
Yeah it's possible on all platforms naturally, but I think you have to be either faster with the cancel, so pull the stick down faster or pull it down more straight. I've had some issues with the last point in particular in the beginning ^^
MrMedium, This guide is fantastic! About a week and a half ago I private messaged you about a cool hidden Nobu tech I discovered shortly after the release of season 5, did you not happen to get it? I'm super curious as to your input of the tech I found, that is, if you received the private message.
So as I mentioned, I recently discovered a new tech for Nobu that I believe is confirmed, but have not done extensive testing on it yet. Anyway, by now I bet that that everyone knows that Nobushi's kick is confirmed from a hidden stance heavy (whether blocked or hit). Also, since Nobu's heavies are faster out of hidden stance, I thought to myself, "Could Nobushi throw someone into a wall and still manage to land a hidden stance top heavy?" I tried it out a couple times on bots and once with a PVP opponent, and sure enough, the wall throw into hidden stance into heavy lands. You can probably see where I'm going with this. A hidden stance heavy from wall throw confirms a kick, and thus confirms a second top heavy, for a grand total of 76 dmg for a wall throw. That would make 90 dmg if the opponent is bleeding, which is insane. I also noticed that guard stance during the throw does not matter, because stance switching in hidden stance is so quick that you get the top heavy no matter what stance you had when you GB your opponent. Anyway, tell me what you think!
For the oos : after the dodge light forward dodge again and do top heavy , the heavy gets in faster
Dahzyy, faster? It doesn’t change the damage though right?
Nope ,the top heavy damage is the same
Just gives you a better chance of getting the heavy out before the opponent gets up
Dahzyy Yoo, do you know “The Bygone King”?
Yes ik you :)
Mr Medium: Light attack into heavy cancel into light cancel into hidden stance
My brain: Do a doge heavy, it'll work this time for sure
Theres some things you showed even a Rep 13 Nobushi player, thank you!
In case you are not aware, she gets a guaranteed kick after a hidden stance heavy hit OR block. So even if they block it, the hitstun is still longer than the 600 ms window of the kick. Adds some really cool mind games since the heavy is feintable.
Damn this peacekeeper is on my cheeks LMAO
For a more organized statement:
>If you get insanely good at it, delayed dash heavy (sidewinder) can be used to dodge attacks, although it requires some insane reads.
>If you want to try something new, HS out of your heavies on parry attempts. It’s a lot like Conq zone as a safe parry option, and it gives you a more effective counter to boot.
>for Nobushi footwork, there’s also dash hidden stance. From my “experiments” it can allow you to safely dash and counter GB a bit earlier (I’d test this yourself, though.). Most of the time, it’s your option select for dash attacks against assassins.
>the three light combo can be delayed midly, and is useful in dash catching if you read well, but I wouldn’t do the double light before light-heavy feint
>HS light attacks can be chained with viper’s retreat to some success if someone dodges your kicks (it dash catches super well.)
Anyway, I hope this all helps. My Xbox username is “The Bygone King”, my PS4 Username is “DarkforceEos” hit me up sometime, I’d like a friendly 1v1.
Those tips comes from a pretty good nobushi so all new nobu out there feel free to use it :)
Dahzyy thanks man! You’re a great Nobu too
Thanks for the tips bro! You’re awesome, I’ll try some if this stuff too haha. I was actually experimenting with the heavy cancels into HS and HS lights into viper’s retreat before I made this guide so its good to hear that
How can I delay these attacks?
by pressing the buttons delayed, not instantly (or while she's in another animation)
Yo I started playing nobushi as soon as I started watching your channel good shit man. I'm currently rep 3 with her as I was lvl 1 before I seen your older guide. She's so fun to use and doesn't feel like she's stronger than anyone else. Thank you mr.medium!
Ayyyee that’s cool to hear bro! Keep grinding, she only gets more and more fun to use
i quit after s2 and restarted now with s5 and the reworks, the game is overall much more fun and nobubu is so damn fun. cheers for the guide man, your mixups are the shit
I always thought nobushi was very basic with little mix-ups, but watching your vids has definitely changed my mind. She looks fun af and will definitely continue learning her. Keep up the great work!
I saw ur old guide when I was level 12 now I'm rep 13 dude keep up the good work ur awesome
this is actually pretty impressive
Thanks my dude!
Dude that light->heavy feint->light feint->double light combo is killing my hands
😂 It’ll become muscle memory the more you do it bro lol
Is that light dash light dash still a thing in season 6 ?? I've never seen a nobushi do that. That's like Kensei before his rework doing unblock, dash, with whatever mixup. How the hell are you doing that lol
Bro this is a phenomenal guide. Great insight and keeping it real. I laughed too hard at you running from that PK bot :)
Thanks my dude! And yeah that PK was funny lmao
00:00 Lewdkeeper saw the THICC
Godboundedbyrules Omg😂 that's so hilarious.
good one
And to think I was going to find your latest video and write up a comment requesting a NewBushi guide.
You're the best!
😎👌🏾
Watched this vid 2 years ago when it came out. Now I’m watching it again after getting back into the game 2 years later. Still helpful
Me too lol
Awesome guide, very concise, well-explained, and great examples! Thanks for posting it. I've been watching your videos and finding myself playing with similar mix-ups to you. I've become a much more formidable Nobushi. My mix-up/feint game isn't anywhere near yours, but I find that I'm more formidable than I used to be :) Please keep posting content!
I'm an absolute noob at this game, only have Orochi to rep one and that's it but this guide and your videos have inspired me to try Nobushi and get good with her!
I’m glad to hear that bro! Keep grinding!
play the one u like the style of the fight, not the one that is in current meta, trust me its a 100% way to have fun in game...
The orochi is for noobs
You are the man! Thanks for the guide, it's excellent
Thanks dude!
Great guide dude! Thanks. FYI, for the oos punish, you throw them back and just do a regular light for bleed then heavy them on the ground. You don’t have to do a dashing light. You have to time it though. If you do it too early they won’t fall.
Ooooh ok gotcha, thanks dude
I've found that the changes have made her a much more oppressive character. Previously I'd use her dodge cancels to create space, now I use them more to advance and keep the pressure on.
Also, the other advantage to delaying the cobra strike/sidewinder input is that it extends the dodge animation, making them more effective as counter-attacks.
Yeah I’ve noticed that, her pressure is crazy now. And yessir I forgot to mention that lol
I'm slowly getting better with these guides for an assist.
That’s why I do it bro, glad to hear that
I got back into the game and main Shugoki and nobushi and this is very helpful. Thanks.
Hi Mr.medium.... Awsome Thanks for All Nobushi Guide & Plays.. Thanks Men Have a Good Time.
Thank you man, i love nobushi but i struggle with her, and really wanna learn to play her gud, thanks to you now i can try :D
One of my favourite oos punishes is dash light > zone > sidewinder > vipers retreat> any combo you wish
You can also do a infinite combo by doing a light attack and kick into the wall then --> heavy attack-->Kick into WALL-->heavy attack-->kick into wall and repeat works!
Thanks a lot, dude. I love Nobushi and your videos are awesome. I've learned a lot.
No problem bro, I’m glad to hear that
I just started playing for honor and I am in love with this character. This is an awesome guide for an awesome character man :D
I would really like to have some deeper insight into her gear. Which stats do you think a better and why, and how to utilize them better. I also kinda interested in opener moves. Should I ever start it with an attack, or do I just always go right into counter stance?
Love the Nobushi tips! Great stuff
Thanks man, finally got some good fients in .
good video manr really helped me grasp Nobu
Good video my dude
Another thing I want to add
That the nobushi hiden stance mixups cost a lot of stamina which if you miss the mixups some time you will be out of stamina and this is sick
Honestly, out of all the hero's I've played, nobushi is the only one that still bugs me with her play style ever since the open beta. Gonna try her out again in practice and see if I can pull off the stuff in ur guide , maybe I'll actually learn to play her. Great guide btw, very extensive
Nuboshi is my first character my friends taught me a guard break top light kick combo into a side dash heavy and I win a lot of 1v1s like this and I'm actually enjoying the game a lot for a noon but dominion is so unforgiving
If you throw a top heavy out of hidden stance,if they just block it,you will get a free kick . You dont get absoultely nothing with heavy parry,and you get a heavy if you parry a light.
This is pretty helpful especially now that I’m trying to get better at hero’s I haven’t touched after season 6.
Edit:Before*
can you please do a guide what you do when you do why you do it? I'd be especially interested in hidden stance and faiting
Hey, awesome guide really took my Nobushi game play to another level. Prior I played a lot more passive and reactive, watching your style has made me more aggressive pushing my adgenda more on to the opponent forcing them to play more reactive!
Had a quick question... can you talk to me a bit more about how you select your gear stats I watched your video on the refined gear and the stats seem to fluctuate from video to video, if you could fill me in on your favorite build that would be much appreciated!
Great guide! Thanks man!
Ur nobushi looks amazing
I also do guardbreak, heavy, kick, viper and random light
oh boi Nobushi best hero in Samurai faction good delays and tricks with combo (main orochi)
If you hit an opponent oos too fast when he is falling down you prevent him to fall. It's the rule of dmg falling opponent you have a window to hit when he's falling and when he is on the ground.
Most of the time it's your team mate who ruins your oos punish by hiting them early. But sometimes you can hit him to early too like Valkyrie with side throw oos if she does a light to fast.
If you time sidewinder just right it’s kind of like a dodge attack although it is really risky
awesome video man, keep it up
Looking at your stuff I feel dirty for calling myself a Nobushi main I got alot to learn and I hope that one day we'll meet. You know, Training with a subscriber, well newly subscriber that is haha, keep it up.
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Nice video man
Great guide mate.
Thanks man!
Love the Aplloyon outfit
Great Video, thanks mate
Your videos are what im using to get back into the game after a 8 month hiatus. I decided to main nobushi from the start and the way you play her makes me wet. Thanks for the tips
delysid18 😂👌🏾
Tyler the creator's nobushi guide
Sincere question, can a good Nobushi player beat a good Orochi player? I feel like if the two are equally skilled the Orochi will win every time by playing defensively. I was just playing a match with a dodge happy Orochi who for the life of me I couldn't get a grasp on. I would try to trip him up, but even after landing lights or heavy's he was able to counter-attack before my moves frames ended So the most I could do was trade damage. It was rather disheartening landing hits only to be punished for successfully outmaneuvering him.
Bro I’m begging you! Please show your custimizations for your nobushi
Like colors and stuff?
Please help me with Nobushi. How do I deal with opponents who lunge from a mile away?
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thx bro that was useful
Can u plz explain the triple cancel more? seems like the dash heavy in the comes way too fast and i also saw 2 cancels not 3
reveal plz the buttons (pc user)
Fyi after a heavy parry you can get a dash heavy in. Idk if you knew this or not.
You gained a SUBBBBBBBBBBB
right now is it possible to do a light cancel because i can not for the life of me cancel a light attack, is there a updated guide because i struggle really hard with only the kensie and the gladiator, i for some reason cant really kill them, also love the guide, im a rep 14 and still cant cancel a light attck
Yo, i have a question im currently a rep 5 nobu and for what is the light cancel good? i use it to bait enemy light parrys but has it any other purpose?
Damn. I see how goku felt when he stepped out the hyperbolic time chamber.
Hey Mr.Medium can you show us you getting ganked and doing a good job handling it? I always get ganked in dominion
Yeah I'll try to post more dominion bro
Began playing For Honor this week. Is there still a way to get this Nobushi set?
I found it, thanks a lot bro!
What colors are you using in this video?
There's a move for nobushi that's confusing to do it showed circle after the strike to cancel if you can you can do it
Bloody hell I'm a rep 9 nobushi and I look shit compared to this!
Well done man👍
Love the guide! I have a question, though. How do you make sure a chain works? When I try to chain, either the enemy stops it at the beginning by parrying or they just block all the hits (mainly the dodge attack parts). I've seen lots of your Nobushi videos and I don't see that happening to you quite as much. It might be because of different skill levels, but do you have any tips?
bro ur nobushi cosmetics are fuckin sick
Thanks my dude!
how did u get it to look like that? can u do a cosmetics video?
What paint is that? It's awesome
Can you soft faint attacks with hidden stance?
Edit: I'm stupid don't mind me
i find it hard to fight orochi... because if i break his guard he dodges and attack fast, but my hidden stance doesn't work in this case
Medium could you show case the best gear you have at the end of a vid?
usually when you recommend to check out your own video is helpful if you put a link
For some reason my nobusi is dedicated to the Apollyon update because she looks best with her mask outfit and also she’s a fucking god
Thxs man. Btw, how u get the effects? The red blossoms, i think
Thx, i used this combos in my ranked match and its all very useful. but when i doing combos i cant guardbreak fast and i just lose to vanguards like kensei dodge guardbreek. so i think you should make a video about it and how to refuse they that parry light attacks!!it my big matter in the game, if it s cent who do this the game is easily over. if u say how u r rivaling'em i owe u
Do you have to be in the opponents face to get a heavy from nobushis kick into the wall? Mine never connects:/
Demitri Papastylianou you gotta be some what close to a wall for it to work but what I like to do is VR, into a kick but if you still not close enough to the wall you can do a VR, Light, kick, faint heavy, light
NameLess Vids aight dude, godbless👍
How did you get Apollyon to be the announcer?
Was it an event or something?
Yeah it was just for the event
Mr Medium Oh ok, thanks. I subbed thanks for the guides
You’re a beast
What's the paint pattern on your face?
How do you fight parry gods though lol my lights get parried every match honestly
Also what does hidden stance do?
Question, when you delay the kick, if the enemy is an assassin and they do their side dodge attack, will it cancel your kick or will your kick land just before they hit you?
It all depends on the timing, if they do it right away it’ll probably still hit you but that’s another reason why you have to read your opponent early and change your strategies as you fight them
Mr Medium alright thanks
Mr Medium
Can you use a vipers retreat after a whiffed kick to interrupt them?
This face behind nobushis head stares at me its terryfing
Can you still get this gear? Looks sick
Seeing this I realize how much I suck at Nobushi despite having played her for ever
Can you PLEASE tell me your fashion it looks *gorgeous*
I haven’t been able to find that chest piece for 3 days
is this guide still somewhat viable?
is it possible to light cancel on console? I've tried but it hasn't worked out for me. Btw I'm happy nobushi got a re balance considering her kick was a bit slow from the start
Yeah it's possible on all platforms naturally, but I think you have to be either faster with the cancel, so pull the stick down faster or pull it down more straight. I've had some issues with the last point in particular in the beginning ^^
The problem for me is when I do side heavy they attack me right away even when I'm far from them
What do i do when they parry everything
Yoo how did you get your Nobushi to look like that
MrMedium,
This guide is fantastic! About a week and a half ago I private messaged you about a cool hidden Nobu tech I discovered shortly after the release of season 5, did you not happen to get it? I'm super curious as to your input of the tech I found, that is, if you received the private message.
I didn’t get a message bro
Hmmm. Let me try to send the private msg again.
I just sent the private msg again. Let me know if you don't get it.
So as I mentioned, I recently discovered a new tech for Nobu that I believe is confirmed, but have not done extensive testing on it yet. Anyway, by now I bet that that everyone knows that Nobushi's kick is confirmed from a hidden stance heavy (whether blocked or hit). Also, since Nobu's heavies are faster out of hidden stance, I thought to myself, "Could Nobushi throw someone into a wall and still manage to land a hidden stance top heavy?" I tried it out a couple times on bots and once with a PVP opponent, and sure enough, the wall throw into hidden stance into heavy lands. You can probably see where I'm going with this. A hidden stance heavy from wall throw confirms a kick, and thus confirms a second top heavy, for a grand total of 76 dmg for a wall throw. That would make 90 dmg if the opponent is bleeding, which is insane. I also noticed that guard stance during the throw does not matter, because stance switching in hidden stance is so quick that you get the top heavy no matter what stance you had when you GB your opponent. Anyway, tell me what you think!
Do you get a guarnteed top heavy if you kick your opponent inot a wall?
Yes
Doing that side dash heavy I think is too over used after that bleed poke
How do you do this slow walk?
im a spitting image of him now i copied his whole play style and now iokm a god