conq v nobishi | Forums

[xxLupinTheIIIxx]

i play conq and i cannot take on 1v1 a nobishi (a very good player in duels or brawls), i guess its the reach and i cant defend agisnt speically the posin, even when they run out of stam is my only chance but the smart ones run away and the run shield bash is so messed up i go in circles and never hit them n they are standing in place, i think charging shield crush should hit more accurate instead a standing person i would run up they move 1 feet and i spin around them

[Peligrad]

I would agree that Nobushi is conq's toughest matchup.

My strategy against one is to basically charge my heavy attack and try to match her guard and use parry timing to hit her with it. If she is really good at guard switching this is tough though.

If she does land a hit expect her to try to kick you. If she does, dodge it and you can shift momentum on her by shield charging off the dodge and then try to continue pressure.

If heavy charging isn't working out your best bet against Nobushi is to drain her stamina as much as possible. Parry anything you can for the stamina damage and abuse shield bash as much as possible.

But two equally skill players and the Nobushi wins. You really have to out-play her to win in this match-up.

If you dodge a lot and weave shield slams in with those dodges and you can sometimes make her miss enough where her stamina gets tanked. If you can do that then you've got a fighting chance.

IMO Nobushi is really poorly balanced. She's oppressive against characters who don't have dodge attacks because her light attacks are fast, deal high damage, and have ridiculous reach, while she has a lot of solid disengage. Characters who have a hard time gap closing have a lot of trouble with her and conqueror is probably the very single worst character in the entire game for game closing on someone.

I'm not saying she is necessarily overpowered. She's just poorly balanced because she has such a huge advantage over many of the characters. Characters who have gap-closing mobility in their kit should be able to deal with her just fine.

[Warp_11]

It means you haven't played as a Lawbringer against Nobushi. Now this is the hardest matchup in the game.

[AgentCelt]

I play as Nobushi and I understand what you mean. Slower characters allow us to set up our combos easily. PK and Zerk are the most annoying to fight as Bushi.