Nobushi is the worst character right now | Forums

[Xerobrine2015]

I already know people are going to say it’s actually shugoki, but hear me out. Shugoki has his hyper armor, whereas Nobushi has no gimmick or guarantee like that. Nobushi attacks are slow and easy to parry,her mix ups consume so much stamina they’re hardly worth it, her stamina management is horrible. Her kick, the main tool used for mix ups and keeping combos going is now a fifty fifty in the opponents favor if they dodge it. If the opponent dodges it, and the Nobushi doesn’t throw the bleed attack after, that’s a free guard break, if the Nobushi does throw it, it’s most likely the opponent is expecting it and will parry it. She has no viable openers beside hidden stance feints, which take a lot of stamina and are predictable. She has the exact same move set that she has had since the beta, and has only been nerfed, the kick may be faster but it’s way less safe. Nobushi is the worst character in for honor.

[Xerobrine2015]

Also I’m a rep 36 Nobushi, I’ve been playing her since the beta, and I am easily beaten by low level people who simply block and dodge with little to no effort

[AramenThePiper]

This is a problem that every Samurai has barring Reworked Kensei.
No openers and overall being lackluster.

[Jmoyano92]

Also I’m a rep 36 Nobushi, I’ve been playing her since the beta, and I am easily beaten by low level people who simply block and dodge with little to no effort

Don't you have problems dealing with Wardens now? because his new Dash Forward + Heavy movement, I think Nobushi's hidden stance can be useless now against Wardens.

[CRIMS0NM0NKEY]

Shugoki is worse.

[DwarfBofur]

Seems that Dev hate Nobushi! she is predictable in her attacks, but now they decrease attack speed and it becomes more and more difficult to kill enemies. So for what purpose they create this character - killing bots?

[RLTygurr]

Despite your high reps on Nobushi, I have reason to believe you're just not being adventurous enough with her kit. I'm in some of the highest tier of mmr and I still have great success with Nobushi no matter who I fight.

Hidden stance is extremely good, but you have to use it sparingly or you'll drain your stamina very quickly. Stamina management and control on Nobushi is CRITICAL to staying alive. After hidden stance, I find that feinting the heavy right out of hidden stance and getting a gb/parry is extremely effective against parry-happy players who are expecting the light bleeds.

On top of this, using the heavy out of kicks is also a nice way to mix up your combos while giving you some safety from slower gbs.

Delay your kicks, you'd be surprised how many people get caught by this.

Hidden stance protects you from just about everything if you time it right, and that punishes some heroes incredibly well. Warden (if you can predict the uncharged bash or the fully charged one), Highlander (Kick/grab combo is completely negated by hidden stance), Warlord (headbutt attempts = free kick), raider charge/zone, conq bash, etc. Using hidden stance effectively is the absolute most important part of being good at Nobushi.

Come back after watching high level Nobushi gameplay and try to tell me she's the worst character.