Hope you all enjoy the guide. Here is some time-stamps so you can navigate to certain areas Moveset Info - 0:00 Parry Punishes - 7:31 OOS Punishes - 8:14 Deflect Changes - 9:46 Combos and Strategies - 10:46
Recently got For Honor and love kensei! Your videos may be a little confusing to me but I'm still improving and getting the mindset of kensei down! Deception is key to kensei and that's what I've learned while watching your videos ;)
Yeah, considering I feel like I'm a pretty good Kensei, I feel his stamina drain is the only issue but being defensively sound makes up for it. Before, being a good Kensei was really hard since he had a somewhat limited tool kit. Since his rework though, he is so much more versatile and fluid, making it easier to shut down really fast assassins.
phenomenal, well organized video! Ive played about 10 hours of the reworked kensei and this helped confirm a lot of my suspicions about certain new behaviors. Thanks for breaking things down in a thorough way.
Alien Exotics ive dropped him after this rework :( the beauty of him before (in my opinion) was that he was so underpowered and when you beat the top tier chars you felt like a god, dont get that so much now as he IS a top tier boi... ive hopped on to zerk now tho which is v enjoyable
50ShadesOf Goat hardly think he is top tier yet .. other players just need a bit of time to adjust and counter.. i think he is actually harder to play and he still has no OP cookie cutter moves ..but ultimately you now can get rewarded for your efforts.
On console his pommel strike and side lights are near unreactable. While the zone is entirely unreactable unless you continuously are dodging and risking gbs. He's hands down the most bullshit character now and about to make me quit playing for honor all together. I've played orochi since season 1 and this season they fucking nerf him?
I was playing a bit of kensei earlier today and i found that you can dash guardbreak out of the top heavy start up instead of doing the pommel strike to catch your opponent in the middle of the their dodge.
Toeknee.. I have a problem. You showed a "free" gb after top block 10:10...that never works when I am doing it..never before. What am I doing wrong?? how does it work?..When I block and do gb imediatly..it can be countered by enemys...thats the case most of the time! ???
Kensei almost seems like more of a hit-and-run player now as far as getting in quick strikes whenever possible as opposed to long-drawn-out combos. Awesome video!
So for some reason when you show that first out of stam punish after I do the nature’s wrath it won’t lead me into an unblockable, is there a reason for that?
Funny thing is some of the things from S1 still work and cost less stamina but of course do less damage. Feint top heavy into top light works as well as throwing out S1 stuff as long as you delay the feint is quite strong as well as less risky. Normally though if I can trick them into trying to parry the top, I’ll take the trade although I will say be careful trying to do this against Conq, Warlord, and Arumusha because they can all guard into counter which is really bad. However I do find myself doing S1 things more than the newer stuff. The dash gb is still useful for that delay to help the catch or perhaps counter all guard because they panicked. Kensei has so many tools but I think you can still do fine with S1 style mixed with the new Kensei especially if you can both cause your opponent to panick and get them to dedicate themselves to a mistake which even in S1 I had no problem in doing except for turtles. Some interesting pointers though.
Hey Toeknee.. Thank you for this first guide. It helped me to understand the new changes a got me some new Ideas fpr Combis. A "big" Problem, that I see with the changes is the extrem slow Top Heavys (1 sek)...It feels like an eternity to me...and specially the Assasin classes attack you till until you could feint into for example a Side Light...Thats frustrating at the moment..They made very good changes to Kensei on the one hand and on the other hand fighting against enemys who also feint like hell is an torture..... What you think? Greetings and keep up your very good work!
Thanks was helpful! But i really doubt they will chsnge the speed of the heavy startup. Otherwise kensei will be so strong. Top lights off neutral will help negate the interupts
aaah nice man rly like this char just starting playing this weekend can u give me a recommendation on wich char to buy who feel plays not to different from kensei?
I mostly take advantage of the helm splitter unblockable, the pommel strike and guard break unblockable, as well as third heavy unblockable. Lord help me.
I'm not sure how this happened but it did. I'm only level 7 with the kensei and my gear stay is 0, yet I was charged by a highlander and I used the three heavy attack combo and killed him in three hits
Tony just one thing, Your opponent can get a free guardbreak if they dodge your pummel strike but only if they're quick enough so be aware of that brother!❤ also great mixups can't wait to 1v1 one day
So I just started playing for Honor and I was wondering how people get those unique armor and weapons that aren't in the list of weapons I can actually get from the battlefield can anyone help?
Thanks for video, I just wish that I could react to a good Kensei instead of having to try and predict what their going to do. Using highlander I’ve won one single round in a plethora of duels.
Stopped playing FH ..2 seasons ago and just picked it up again due to Kensei rework. I feel that Kensei has become even more of an advanced players character as the amount of moves and mix ups now can seem a bit overwhelming. I think that trick now is to use all the tools to keep unpredictable but this means a higher level of knowledge and mastery...compared with other button mashing and cookie cutter characters. This coupled with, as you say the timing, distance and patience makes kensei challenging as ever but now with more reward for effort.
Toeknee yeah ..thats actually a great tip .. initally i was trying to go in hard with mixups and pommel strikes and wondering why i kept getting smacked out of them...and like someone said stamina can become a real issue so you need to pick and choose when to strike ..
Here, I try to getting good with heroes and mean while, my friend won't even read a moveset list and just spam unlock heavy attack with Kensei even tho I told him to read that goddamn moveset list.... smh 🤦🏻♂️
Hope you all enjoy the guide. Here is some time-stamps so you can navigate to certain areas
Moveset Info - 0:00
Parry Punishes - 7:31
OOS Punishes - 8:14
Deflect Changes - 9:46
Combos and Strategies - 10:46
Well thank you I really appreciate that :D
Recently got For Honor and love kensei! Your videos may be a little confusing to me but I'm still improving and getting the mindset of kensei down! Deception is key to kensei and that's what I've learned while watching your videos ;)
Toeknee funny that you delayed the stuff that i came for at the end
Ruilai Xue helm splitter acts as the second chain attack
how to do pommel strike in pc?
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This just sums up why I hate going against a good Kensei player and it feels like winning a gold medal when I beat one.
Yeah, considering I feel like I'm a pretty good Kensei, I feel his stamina drain is the only issue but being defensively sound makes up for it. Before, being a good Kensei was really hard since he had a somewhat limited tool kit. Since his rework though, he is so much more versatile and fluid, making it easier to shut down really fast assassins.
“basically it looks like this” combo starts, two moves in, ad 😂
phenomenal, well organized video! Ive played about 10 hours of the reworked kensei and this helped confirm a lot of my suspicions about certain new behaviors. Thanks for breaking things down in a thorough way.
3:48 That tip dude. Thanks!
Definitely one of the best tip videos.
Wouldn't be to sure he died twice just trying to show what he wanted to 😁👌
I think all kensei mains who have been playing since D1 cried when s5 finally released I known shed that one tear of pure happiness
Alien Exotics ive dropped him after this rework :( the beauty of him before (in my opinion) was that he was so underpowered and when you beat the top tier chars you felt like a god, dont get that so much now as he IS a top tier boi... ive hopped on to zerk now tho which is v enjoyable
He isn't exactly a top tier boi. In 4v4 perhaps, but i give him a B+ rating in duels. Still can be countered by a lot
50ShadesOf Goat hardly think he is top tier yet .. other players just need a bit of time to adjust and counter.. i think he is actually harder to play and he still has no OP cookie cutter moves ..but ultimately you now can get rewarded for your efforts.
On console his pommel strike and side lights are near unreactable. While the zone is entirely unreactable unless you continuously are dodging and risking gbs. He's hands down the most bullshit character now and about to make me quit playing for honor all together. I've played orochi since season 1 and this season they fucking nerf him?
When the kenshi rework came out ,i was a rep 25
Its was kinda weird so i left him ..cant play like that.
Sometimes I go for helmsplitter on heavy parry because it's almost as much damage and leads directly to chain finisher
That's a good choice as well
Epic guide bro, I feel like a pro day one playing the game after your guide, Very well done.
Congrats on 10k ;)
Thanks baby jesus for give us this guide
Swift Strike : Top Heavy Unblockable (Soft Feint) : Guard break : And so on. Pretty useful chain I've whipped up.
Well done man! This is dvinn12 your vids are spot on.
This is a pretty good and simple guide, nice video!
Merci pour tes vidéos sur Kensei, c'est toujours un plaisir :)
Ayyee i was the one who told you about the top light to top heavy punish haha
I was playing a bit of kensei earlier today and i found that you can dash guardbreak out of the top heavy start up instead of doing the pommel strike to catch your opponent in the middle of the their dodge.
Thank you so much for this, been trying to figure out how to do what you do and now I know
Awesome guide toeknee, congrats on 10k!!!
Thank you!
Toeknee.. I have a problem. You showed a "free" gb after top block 10:10...that never works when I am doing it..never before. What am I doing wrong?? how does it work?..When I block and do gb imediatly..it can be countered by enemys...thats the case most of the time! ???
you have to deflect not block
Twice i had that game, twice i sold it. Bought it again today, played reworked kensei and its awesome, really awesome
Kensei almost seems like more of a hit-and-run player now as far as getting in quick strikes whenever possible as opposed to long-drawn-out combos. Awesome video!
I can see that, I enjoyed the combos, but yeah it seems like a get in and get out playstyle works best
Toeknee does he feel slower to you? Maybe it's just me but I feel like the game pace is a little bit more sluggish
It's slower for sure, the top heavy used to be fast af, and now the start up is super slow, but you are forced to use it to get into mixups
Toeknee Adapt and overcome...lol. Take care.
So for some reason when you show that first out of stam punish after I do the nature’s wrath it won’t lead me into an unblockable, is there a reason for that?
Funny thing is some of the things from S1 still work and cost less stamina but of course do less damage. Feint top heavy into top light works as well as throwing out S1 stuff as long as you delay the feint is quite strong as well as less risky. Normally though if I can trick them into trying to parry the top, I’ll take the trade although I will say be careful trying to do this against Conq, Warlord, and Arumusha because they can all guard into counter which is really bad.
However I do find myself doing S1 things more than the newer stuff. The dash gb is still useful for that delay to help the catch or perhaps counter all guard because they panicked.
Kensei has so many tools but I think you can still do fine with S1 style mixed with the new Kensei especially if you can both cause your opponent to panick and get them to dedicate themselves to a mistake which even in S1 I had no problem in doing except for turtles. Some interesting pointers though.
Thanks a lot for this guide and congrats on 10k subs :))
Thank you for the video! Been looking an updated guide :D
Keep in mind: A delayed swift strike can also slightly increase your evasion frames.
I needed this thank you! kensei forever✊✊
So why wasn't Helm Splitter in Top Heavy Unblockable the max OOS throw and parry punish before the rework? Or was it?
I'm not exactly sure, probably damage values were different and timings of attacks
From a combo I've my own 1. helm splitter + unblockable + nature's wrath + unblockable + nature wrath + feint light/heavy attack
2. Helm splitter + unblockable + nature's wrath + unblockable GB + Light attack
How do you pommel strike on pc with any character... sorry for dumb question I’m a noob.
How do you do the zone attack ? It doesn’t show up on the move list
Hey Toeknee.. Thank you for this first guide. It helped me to understand the new changes a got me some new Ideas fpr Combis. A "big" Problem, that I see with the changes is the extrem slow Top Heavys (1 sek)...It feels like an eternity to me...and specially the Assasin classes attack you till until you could feint into for example a Side Light...Thats frustrating at the moment..They made very good changes to Kensei on the one hand and on the other hand fighting against enemys who also feint like hell is an torture..... What you think? Greetings and keep up your very good work!
Couldn't have said it better myself. Cheers
yeah
for fast attacking assasins its good to feint into dash deflect
I have a question. If you do a light - light - then top heavy finisher, can you soft feint that heavy finisher into another combo?
All soft feinted attacks from the top heavy finisher end the chain
Thanks was helpful! But i really doubt they will chsnge the speed of the heavy startup. Otherwise kensei will be so strong. Top lights off neutral will help negate the interupts
I was wondering if the guaranted top unblockable after the guard break was the best punish for a wall splat?
Mihajlo Cvijetić I know this is a month late but YES does 45 damage and they can’t do a single thing about it
How do you perform that unblockable when you use the bottom of the sword?
Wow thanks this video helped me because I just decided to play kensei
How Do I do the Punch-move on 1:09 , is this move still doable? how ? I just like pack him all the time.. :S Thanks
M. Topic when you start a combo with a top heavy, you present your guard break button during the start of the heavy
Great guide my man 👍 love the new kensei
1:46 didn’t they fix that? Cause I can’t seem to do it.
Nice exactly what i've eben waiting for thanks my dude great stuff 👺
Love the vid didnt know kensei could do half the things u taught me
aaah nice man rly like this char just starting playing this weekend can u give me a recommendation on wich char to buy who feel plays not to different from kensei?
I'm trash with reworked kensei so this really helped, thanks
This was incredibly helpful. Thanks!
Bro you are an amazing teacher , thank you so much for this video , much love ❤❤❤❤❤❤ ty ty !
I’ve been waiting for this 🔥
I mostly take advantage of the helm splitter unblockable, the pommel strike and guard break unblockable, as well as third heavy unblockable. Lord help me.
Toeknee please help me understand faint and soft faint ?? Are they same
How can you do the unblockable top heavy after one light attack? Am I missing something
Got it, didn’t know it was a dash top light.
How did this combo work at 2:18 ? (Which buttons do i have to press?)
@Toeknee
I'm not sure how this happened but it did. I'm only level 7 with the kensei and my gear stay is 0, yet I was charged by a highlander and I used the three heavy attack combo and killed him in three hits
Awesome video bro, really informative thanks heaps
Best guide plz make more any kensei combos you find
Thanks I used to do side light and side heavy
I want some of that love they gave Kensei on the Raider !
What do you press to do the spin feints ps4
This i needed.... Was lost as balls 😅
how can he do the second movement unbreakable?min.2:59
Do you play on mouse and keyboard or controller? if on controller what ia a name of your gamepad?
Tony just one thing, Your opponent can get a free guardbreak if they dodge your pummel strike but only if they're quick enough so be aware of that brother!❤ also great mixups can't wait to 1v1 one day
damien lin lol wassup?
Very awesome video!!! Nice work ^^
So you did see my comment, nice. Thought it got drowned out in the sea of comments. Nice vid as always ma dude!
So I just started playing for Honor and I was wondering how people get those unique armor and weapons that aren't in the list of weapons I can actually get from the battlefield can anyone help?
Myzt Official hit rep 8 to get legendary gear
Ps4?
Please help me... I can only do unblockeble after 3th strike?????
for honor use helmsplitter, or Dash side heavy into the top unbloackable as a second hit
Kolt45 Gaming thx
The Top heavy as chain finisher is always unblockable!
ToelixLP yupp, we know that. He was wondering how you get the finisher as a second hit, not the 3rd..
Kolt45 Gaming ty I was trying figure that out too lol
Thanks for video, I just wish that I could react to a good Kensei instead of having to try and predict what their going to do. Using highlander I’ve won one single round in a plethora of duels.
How do u do the pommel strike?
I was waiting for this
Hi man!, how do u do 1:11 movement?
Matej T. Lol thanks...
What build should I run on him?
How do you do the top unblockable to start a chain???
You can't.. You can only do the pommel strike unblockable without starting a chain. He doesn't mention it in the video.
Thanks i'm trying to get better as this class many thanks : )
Should I switch from Xbox one to ps4? Because I hear the frame rate is better which would help a lot when playing for honor
It's the same on consoles, PC is the only one with increased frames
Toeknee Ok thanks
5:40 - 5:43 how did u do that?!?
As a fellow kensei main, I am grateful that you have made this guide.
This was needed... thank you
I learned so much tysm
is this still valid for season 6?
I cant do unblockeble after the second strike like you do????
You can if you do a move like the nature's wrath, helm splitter, or swift strike
Toeknee thx
awesome awesome video, helped me so much and was so detailed. Great job dude. (sub'd and liked)
you can get a helm spliter of heavy parry
Yeah I'm aware, just trying to show max damage options
love your videos😁
What is helm splitter for?
Never mind
Thanks for the tips my guy \m/
I don’t see any of this working on people anymore, damn this would’ve been great if I would’ve seen it earlier
Hey, is this up to date?
I got nova for my orochi main, EFB. For my 2nd main shinobi and now I got you for my new third main kensei. What else can a FH player ask for lol
This help me fight them. They're are a sea of kensei running around now lol. Still sticking to my boy aramusha
Stopped playing FH ..2 seasons ago and just picked it up again due to Kensei rework. I feel that Kensei has become even more of an advanced players character as the amount of moves and mix ups now can seem a bit overwhelming. I think that trick now is to use all the tools to keep unpredictable but this means a higher level of knowledge and mastery...compared with other button mashing and cookie cutter characters. This coupled with, as you say the timing, distance and patience makes kensei challenging as ever but now with more reward for effort.
Yeah It's more of a get in and get out playstyle, when the old kensei was just get into your mixup and go ham
Toeknee yeah ..thats actually a great tip .. initally i was trying to go in hard with mixups and pommel strikes and wondering why i kept getting smacked out of them...and like someone said stamina can become a real issue so you need to pick and choose when to strike ..
5:40
How PC ?
nice guide 👌
Thank you sir
Did u say ONLY DOGE HEAVY
This is really gonna help me I've been trying to learn how to get a better handle on the character but it's a bit hard with the rework
wat is that gorgeus sword
It took me so long to figure out the pommel strike...
Here, I try to getting good with heroes and mean while, my friend won't even read a moveset list and just spam unlock heavy attack with Kensei even tho I told him to read that goddamn moveset list.... smh 🤦🏻♂️
Thanks!!