Shaolin is such a good Hybrid, and was a unique one that had Reflex Guard, meaning he feels more Assassin-like. He has a complex kit due to his Qi Stance mix-ups. During your Qi Stance Heavies, you can even feint your attacks at all sides, including the Side Dodge Heavies. His Qi Lights also have Crushing Counter properties. Shaolin also has a Deflect that can be followed up with an Unblockable Heavy. Overall, Shaolin has the capability to be an A-Tier Hero in For Honor, both in Duels and 4v4s, due to his intensive mix-ups and good Feats that have a lot of utility. He is a good Hybrid to pick, if you main an Assassin Hero prior before thinking about buying him with Steel. A nice guide for our monkey monk, especially with his new Skin coming around the corner.
I love shaolin. He’s so fast, like you said like an assassin, but he can switch up to offense similar to Highlanders in one click, which I think is where the “hybrid” part comes into play. He’s not only so powerful but just so unique and fun
Do that in combos and mix ups and you can cc with a flicker light it is hard to do but it is super super useful at high levels plus you can actually find the flickered heavy into opener kick or other stuff!
Another property of Qi trap most people dont know; you and your teammates can lock on to enemies through the wall. It's supposed to be symbiotic with his t2 teleport. For example on breach in one of the maps you can put it on the healing point to teleport from the ram through the floor to to the dude trying to heal instead of walking around and rolling away from minions. Good video though
@@TheGamingRaptor_ lemme come with you some time, i'll bring another qi trap. I wanna get a few clips of it to help spread awareness. I haven't used it much there, but Im wondering if you can tele up to the cauldron if someones there
One thing worth to note,is that Qi stance lights on the side have a slightly bigger hitbox than one might thing. If an enemy is breathing down your neck on the side,it is most likely to hit,even if they block it, it is enchanced
After getting dogged on by a shaolin I was inspired to pick him up and it was fun. Now I wanna get better to help my friends and not throw for using a new character.
i think the zone is very useful for dodge punishes because it has a very wide range but thats as long as you cancel it after the first hit because it gets really predictable after the first hit. and i always follow up with a gb and they always fall for it lmao
His damage is a bit overtuned with how oppressive his kit can be. Overpowered? No. Just really strong in a game where the power balance is from the floor to the ceiling. Any hero with a burst-y kit and a lot of special properties on their moves is powerful. Shaolin just has a tonne of access to special and highly rewarding moves. He is not an "honest" character.
Im rep 18 so not really really Good at the Game and i Play Mainly Warmonger and Pirat and sometimes aramusha do you think I should buy Afeera or shaolin.i want a flexible Charakter that is reliable and good for 1v1 and dominion so what would you guys recommend?
i dont think shaolin would translate well from the heroes you usually play but he is extremely flexible, just be prepared for a much higher difficulty curve
@@derekmccarter8543 Bro this was 7 months ago I bought Shaolin and he is the best hero u ever played and I got very good with him I don’t play the game anymore though
while in Q stance, if im holding it in one direction lets say left & my opponent throws right, can i switch my direction to right as he's throwing right to deflect it ?
you can change your direction while holding qi stance, but you cannot change it once you have attacked from qi stance. the flicker tech just throws a false indicator but doesnt change your attack trajectory
I’m bad at the game but Shaolin seems entirely too slow I mean sure if the dude sucks and stands still you can land a light over once a fight but that’s my biggest problem I can’t even hit decent players once without it being a dodge
@@sambeast13 thanks brotha, one of my main problems is that my basic fundamentals suck so when I bounce around with who I’m using I can’t have any success, also I played the game when it first came out got Kensei to 5th prestige or whatever and my ovr stats are good like 1.5 kd damn near but that was when the avg. skill lvl was so unbelievably Lower that it’s jus handicapped me now with queue I always play some nerd who has that k/d and has same time played but in last year or so and they a demon cause the meta and avg player they played was so much better than mine.
@@TheGamingRaptor_ aight aight, I haven’t play much but I always say good fight, and if they say it bag I reply with the tanks so didn’t think much besides that 😂
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Shaolin is such a good Hybrid, and was a unique one that had Reflex Guard, meaning he feels more Assassin-like. He has a complex kit due to his Qi Stance mix-ups.
During your Qi Stance Heavies, you can even feint your attacks at all sides, including the Side Dodge Heavies. His Qi Lights also have Crushing Counter properties.
Shaolin also has a Deflect that can be followed up with an Unblockable Heavy.
Overall, Shaolin has the capability to be an A-Tier Hero in For Honor, both in Duels and 4v4s, due to his intensive mix-ups and good Feats that have a lot of utility. He is a good Hybrid to pick, if you main an Assassin Hero prior before thinking about buying him with Steel. A nice guide for our monkey monk, especially with his new Skin coming around the corner.
I love shaolin. He’s so fast, like you said like an assassin, but he can switch up to offense similar to Highlanders in one click, which I think is where the “hybrid” part comes into play. He’s not only so powerful but just so unique and fun
Flicker tech seems crazy useful, I’m shocked I haven’t seen it anywhere else. Great stuff!
Glad it helped ya man and again if do need help with the flicker You can always join the discord I will make time too help ya
Do that in combos and mix ups and you can cc with a flicker light it is hard to do but it is super super useful at high levels plus you can actually find the flickered heavy into opener kick or other stuff!
Another property of Qi trap most people dont know; you and your teammates can lock on to enemies through the wall. It's supposed to be symbiotic with his t2 teleport.
For example on breach in one of the maps you can put it on the healing point to teleport from the ram through the floor to to the dude trying to heal instead of walking around and rolling away from minions. Good video though
Dude this is actually good when playing with shaolin never knew that and imma try it and breach and see if someone gets salty lol
@@TheGamingRaptor_ lemme come with you some time, i'll bring another qi trap. I wanna get a few clips of it to help spread awareness. I haven't used it much there, but Im wondering if you can tele up to the cauldron if someones there
One thing worth to note,is that Qi stance lights on the side have a slightly bigger hitbox than one might thing. If an enemy is breathing down your neck on the side,it is most likely to hit,even if they block it, it is enchanced
After getting dogged on by a shaolin I was inspired to pick him up and it was fun. Now I wanna get better to help my friends and not throw for using a new character.
i think the zone is very useful for dodge punishes because it has a very wide range but thats as long as you cancel it after the first hit because it gets really predictable after the first hit. and i always follow up with a gb and they always fall for it lmao
Zone can hit or miss it really depends on the Mmr
This actually helped me so much thank you
Awesome, happy to help! Let me know if you need more tips or advice.
Shaolin is OP and anyone that says otherwise is lying.
His damage is a bit overtuned with how oppressive his kit can be. Overpowered? No. Just really strong in a game where the power balance is from the floor to the ceiling.
Any hero with a burst-y kit and a lot of special properties on their moves is powerful. Shaolin just has a tonne of access to special and highly rewarding moves. He is not an "honest" character.
@@SkyNinja759 I think u just defined OP.
The game brought me to this comment. Thats says something.
Let's be perfectly honest every character is either op or absolutely trash with like 2 exceptions lol
But he's fun to use
His Qi stance is also good for dominion when you take out the little soldiers his zone is good for it to
Yup
youre better off using unlocked heavy > light > heavy > light > infinite for mobs
3:08 HUUUH!?!?!? i thought the sweep only came out after you used heavy or light, i didnt know you could you use it after the kick
You can do it after the kick then light and you get the sweep
@@TheGamingRaptor_ I’m still having trouble understanding this and don’t know what buttons to press to do the sweep after the kick tut please
@@TheGamingRaptor_I found out the buttons like 2 mins after lol
@@cylusjoseph1951 what’s the buttons 👀
Great video lots of useful information
Glad it was helpful!
Good vid , any more tips for deflecting and timing for parry’s
I’ll make a deflect guide real soon
My new main 😂🤴🏾
Step 1: Kitdump the enemy Warlord
Step 2: Beat the enemy Warlord to 1HP
Step 3: Get guard broken once and ledged as I laugh at you
my new main since he has the Great sage armor
I’m still butt chapped they took my boys’ stun away.
Stopped playing this game for 3 months and they changed his entire move set when I came back
Where you get that skin though???
Im rep 18 so not really really Good at the Game and i Play Mainly Warmonger and Pirat and sometimes aramusha do you think I should buy Afeera or shaolin.i want a flexible Charakter that is reliable and good for 1v1 and dominion so what would you guys recommend?
i dont think shaolin would translate well from the heroes you usually play but he is extremely flexible, just be prepared for a much higher difficulty curve
Aferra is easier than shalion Monk
@@derekmccarter8543 Bro this was 7 months ago I bought Shaolin and he is the best hero u ever played and I got very good with him I don’t play the game anymore though
Bro added only 1 pvp game and he blundered it hard..
Title should be "use the least skill Guide 2023 [For Honor]"
while in Q stance, if im holding it in one direction lets say left & my opponent throws right, can i switch my direction to right as he's throwing right to deflect it ?
You can crushing counter or simply dodge > deflect while in Qi stance
you can change your direction while holding qi stance, but you cannot change it once you have attacked from qi stance. the flicker tech just throws a false indicator but doesnt change your attack trajectory
How do you feint the sweep or the dash kick
@@dylanelliott1087 same way you feint a heavy
Was max OOSPunish
I’m bad at the game but Shaolin seems entirely too slow I mean sure if the dude sucks and stands still you can land a light over once a fight but that’s my biggest problem I can’t even hit decent players once without it being a dodge
Dodge Foward kick into double side light into QI Stance to open the ennemy, then Mix-Up.
@@sambeast13 thanks brotha, one of my main problems is that my basic fundamentals suck so when I bounce around with who I’m using I can’t have any success, also I played the game when it first came out got Kensei to 5th prestige or whatever and my ovr stats are good like 1.5 kd damn near but that was when the avg. skill lvl was so unbelievably Lower that it’s jus handicapped me now with queue I always play some nerd who has that k/d and has same time played but in last year or so and they a demon cause the meta and avg player they played was so much better than mine.
how do you do his zone attack
Every character has the same zone input, pressing heavy and light at the same time, dont forget to feint it as its easily punishable
its called chi like the wireless charger
haven't you heard a single story about qi?
what does enhanced light mean
It means that it can’t be blocked easily but can stagger your opponent
@@TheGamingRaptor_ oh nice wasn’t sure if it was the same as superior light! ty
lol can someone help me learn him
Why is saying thanks to a good fight toxic?
Cause people have huge egos that’s why
And plus whenever I say good fight they will say thanks sometimes I feel like that’s them boosting there ego or it’s getting hurt idk
@@TheGamingRaptor_ aight aight, I haven’t play much but I always say good fight, and if they say it bag I reply with the tanks so didn’t think much besides that 😂
@@TheGamingRaptor_ bro he wasnt toxic you were using exploit techs on him, its no wonder he was pissed. whats sad is that he still beat your ass
@@Pospesel what was he exploiting?
It’s pronounced “Chi”
Thanks! I didnt know how to do the crushing counter with monke 🫶🫶