DECEPTIVE TRICKS & TACTICS! - Mordhau Guide

[@YannickMertens-fk9nr]

Imagine training years as a knight wearing a full set of armor and you go into battle only to be killed by a bald man with a pan

[@leavethekidsalone]

MORDHAU in a nutshell

[@bigfrog2152]

Mordhau is a game psychological warfare as well *drops weapon to fistfight the enemy*

[@settratheimperishable4093]

Tbh your profile pic couldn't be more perfect

[@mornthunder3280]

"cometh at me, brother"

[@seancampbell6292]

Fist fighting is the noblest of fighting.

[@arattactician5697]

*Gets overrun by the enemy crowd because they saw you alone*

[@Helixxs]

@@mornthunder3280 art thou mad brother

[@gunide]

Another tip. When dealing with good archers, I've noticed that when I knock their bow out and they have something like the bastard sword, they tend to get really aggressive and fairly good. As soon as they get their bow knocked out of their hands and switch their weapon, they'll be expecting another swing. Feint as soon as they pull their weapon out. 9/10 times they'll fall for it and block. Depending on the weapon, this feint swing usually kills.

[@floop7624]

can confirm big gamer move right there

[@SolarTimeGod101]

You need to make sure that you don't do a horizontal swing though, if they're facing you head on, since you can dodge under it

[@justasnegreckis9632]

@@SolarTimeGod101 im sure all attacks can be dodged

[@herblewis6250]

"if your aim is true" Proceeds to plant axe head into the wall XD. Love that you dont take it too seriously!

[@freecandy6408]

"Be an asset for your team" proceeds to axe is teammate.

[@mr.bluefox3511]

It was 2:40 btw :-D

[@FeyTheBin]

Thank you for the guide, sensei. I shall put it to good use. I have been feigning retreat the entire time I when playing this game, though I often forgot the "feigning" part. That ending tho. Masterclass.

[@andusz5518]

"enviromental kills" *for honor ptsd kicks in* my god

[@atomicyomama5084]

Especially Lawbringer, raider, and other throwing characters. I'm having a panic attack now. Please help.

[@عمرالزهراني-ر2ب]

@@atomicyomama5084 lmao

[@TheUlquiorraCifer]

For honor is the only game I've ever got truly angry playing. My head felt legitimately hot and steamy.

[@عمرالزهراني-ر2ب]

@@TheUlquiorraCifer bruh I'm always angry while playing this game

[@rajgill7576]

@@عمرالزهراني-ر2ب for reals I rage really hard because you always couldve done something better

[@almostontimehero5415]

Some funny kills in there, even if I don't play Mordhou, the feelings and intentions shine through which only makes it more hilarious.

[@YourCrazyDolphin]

This whole community is a meme.

[@brightestlight9462]

play it

[@slackerpope]

"Door have never been so much fun." Brilliant!! Excellent video thank you.

[@robt9790]

Total War and Mordhau are my two favorite games. To see my favorite total war content creator crossover to mordhau brings such joy. Also the fact that Mordhau is doing so well. I have 1650 hours in Mordhau alone since I backed the aloha kick starter. Great vid Zerk!

[@Zerkovich]

A veteran you are Sir. Thanks

[@noobdave474]

i saw you on summit1g's stream you're really good :)

[@ericm3327]

This game is so simple to play but incredibly complex. I learned the hard way you can’t just suck the blows without tucking your head down several times. Can’t stress enough how easy he makes this all seem. Great video

[@paprikar]

"easy to learn hard to master" (c)

[@narmer8431]

for the character switch its really effective to riposte off the first guys attack and hit the second guy, or chamber if youre good enough Edit: just realized you do kind of go into that, mb

[@TheHyny]

THIS!!! This is exactly what I needed! I love Mordhau and play it with friends all the time. But as my head keeeps flying again and again I keep getting irrationally angry. I recognized today that my anger comes from not understanding the game properly, and sought out a decent guide to the tricks that have been used against me, so that I might at least learn to counter them, if not exploit them myself. Thanks Zerkovich, you've been a great help once again!

[@Spot-t]

The first thing you mentioned, Target Feint, was in the Chivalry competitive community known as "Target Switching", and was a very important skill to master in scrims, etc. Glad to see the helpful tips, keep it up.

[@Retoxxxxxx]

Thank you for taking the time to make this! It'll save me a lot of frustrations having to repeat these things to new players. They can simply just watch this

[@diggles27]

Siege Engineers can drop an unbuilt seed shield in front of oncoming horses that will cause them to rear. You can also throw smoke bombs in front of your stakes and people will blindly Sprint right into them and die

[@Ferox_TH]

this was a hell of a good video. you fight really good, although some enemies look like they can't handle much. I count myself to one of them haha

[@Nicol80145]

the fact you need to duck your head while crouching to dodge is quite flavorful.

[@NoR3m0rs3]

the hitboxes are brilliant

[@synthetic221]

-_- you really had to include killing me with frying pan didn't you?

[@TurdFurgeson275]

SyntheticMoron I’m gonna be honest I don’t think anyone but you noticed that.

[@synthetic221]

@@TurdFurgeson275 I remember it myself plus I saw my name on his screen as he was targeting me.

[@brandonliao408]

@@TurdFurgeson275 What? Frying pan kills are always notable 👌

[@settratheimperishable4093]

Lmao you at least didn't get slowly brutalised by a bot wielding a rake... oh the humiliation was real

[@settratheimperishable4093]

I was wielding a greatsword btw...

[@kaos88888888]

You forgot one that i use a lot, don't know if it have a name but i like it because it's psychological on fear of the opponent, appear aggressive and on the tail of your enemy BUT some attacks delay them, meaning that you stare at the enemy after a parry, he's gonna parry and then you attack but not too late or he will have time to parry again, works a charm.

[@pygukk]

For a week half of million ppl learn tactics of real medieval combat! Just wow

[@IsraeliDino]

Video games sure are amazing!

[@WhyAreYouGhe]

Excellent video, ty. Also this is probably the only game where archers are truly balanced and the devs were super smart by giving them a talent that lets them 1shot other archers so they keep the fighting mostly between themselves.

[@Psyfonify]

nice, yeah, that is really smart

[@KvltKommando]

Actually that shit is gay as fuck. That perk forces you to waste points on it because it's a straight up damage boost just so you can stand a chance fighting against other archers. It makes archer battles more boring at the same time because they end in one shot kills more often instead of people needing to be good enough to land follow up shots.

[@emersonkelly9654]

Me: "oh sick you can duck" Plays game: "I hate feinting so cancer, game sucks, dont play crossroads"

[@GalluZ]

2:25 "...and ding this dodo in the bonks" got me SO off guard

[@nickzillathefirst]

Nice. Your game runs so smoothly, mines such a laggy mess

[@halo48189]

What do you have?

[@bloodwolf9428]

Same story man. Its fps and ms drops IMO. Sucks not owning a top tier pc. I don't mind playing on low graphics but at least then it should run smoothly. i3-4360 / R9270 / 16GB DDR3... 4mbps adsl line or 4G ..adsl tends to run smoother if no one uses my freaken internet -_-

[@McDarkMessiah]

@@bloodwolf9428 Did you install the game on a HDD or a SSD? I had mine installed on my HDD at first and it was lagging like crazy. After switching the game onto my SSD it ran smoothly.

[@bloodwolf9428]

@@McDarkMessiah HDD. probably also why.. Maybe I must invest in a SSD. I'm such a cheap gamer lol.

[@muuuch2268]

GTX 1080, Ryzen 1700x mine runs not perfect too

[@lazycouch1]

I'll be honest, this was surprisingly good. Glad I've caught some of these already though. I will suggest tricks on dealing with shields. There is a ton of mind games that let me beat them easily but most people get frustrated by shield play.

[@gungriffen]

Another trick I use is fight in small hallways, doorways, or low roofs if you're using a thrusting weapon like Rapier or spear. A real world tactic of the era, when they swing they hit the environment and frees you to thrust without constrictions.

[@kidthebilly7766]

no shit sherlock lmfao

[@celticcursegaming4277]

Good video! Something I've found is that if you catch people out with the target feint they will usually try and parry your followup, so if you catch someone out with your target switch feint your next move.

[@hak1111111]

Zerk dropping a video on my fav game right now. We have more common interests than I thought

[@AedFuidan]

Tip me and my friends use a lot. When you're facing a rapier or spear user who combos stabs. Chambering is the way to go, but if they spam only stabs it just leads to a chamber chain, however you can actually MORPH a chamber after blocking the enemies stab, into a slash of your own thus giving you most likely a free hit.

[@ethanruigrok7946]

Thing is, chamber looping becomes mostly a game of who runs out of stamina first. And if you're the first to chamber, it'll usually be you. The morphing thing is mostly correct when you're fighting noobs. But a average player will know how to block a morphed attack. The best way to go is to feint a block out and cut their head right off since most Rpier/Spear spammers wear no armour for some reason, though when i started i found it hard to find a good timestamp to start a feint, you kind of just instinctually figure out how to beat them after a while.

[@HeroChestnut]

Wow, just bought the game yesterday, became frustrated, but this video cleared up so many things. Thanks, you got yourself a subscriber for sure!

[@Autovetus]

You make the Best mordhau vids worldwide . Period.

[@ArmaCookie]

do i spot a shortspear + shield combo there...

[@brandonliao408]

You mean *CANCER?*

[@kappachino3431]

Rapier is the real cancer

[@Sir_Gnuby]

@@brandonliao408 spears in combinaton with shield were the most common weapon in any medieval or ancient battlefield. That's because they are easy to use, which doesn't meanthey are cancerous

[@brandonliao408]

@@Sir_Gnuby Its a meme. Lighten up.

[@navox933]

@@brandonliao408 the problem is you get harrassed for playing that combo in Mordhau. I have been repeatedly insulted just for playing this combo

[@DeepInsideZettaiRyouiki]

DISCLAIMER: Video not for Chivalry Ballerinas. Trigger warnign.

[@somebody2468]

Haha, you can ballerina in mordhau, its just a little bit different and works best when fighting more than 1 player

[@jeremie2178]

What does that mean ?

[@Humty2K]

@@jeremie2178 I think it means swinging your sword in a circle to hit multiple targets.

[@jeremie2178]

@@Humty2K ok yeah that's what i thought

[@a4435ify]

@@audiogarden21 You can 1000% still do it in Mordhau. Much like Chivalry though, it's only truly useful in duels.

[@yewscrewed1516]

10/10 guide might actually buy the game, looks like lot of fun

[@joppeh86]

I have been waiting for a long time to get someone releasing some form of guide that isnt playing like a n00b themself. Thanks for this one. I like your plays. Subscribed for more Mordhau content....

[@Zerkovich]

Thank you Sir. More Mordhau guides be on the way!

[@Darth_Uchiha47]

I play Skyrim like this. To mostly dodge and avoid damage and get my hits in. I feel this video will come naturally.

[@marksallai2289]

No this is way way harder than skyrim lol

[@Darth_Uchiha47]

@@marksallai2289 Clearly. I was just saying that the techniques used in skyrim seem able to implement in this game.

[@t045tygh05t]

Kicking someone onto their own team's spikes is the most satisfying of all the kills

[@txsnowman]

In mount and blade we called tip#3, and to an extent #1, turn fighting.I often found fighting 2-3 people easier than one, because people behind u and on your sides tend to drop their guard and you can turn at the last minute and nail them like in this video

[@WiseManLofty]

Great tips man, I was doing some stuff instinctively but great to hear it put in one place. Good kills too!

[@neb1006]

That spear throw to shut the guy up got me

[@pod9363]

Another good tactic is when the enemy whiffs a swing and you go to punish, feint it and bait a parry so u have 100% of a window to punish that panic parry.

[@Vulgarth1]

Man, that tasty little chamber kill on the archer near the end of the video...

[@officertravis9414]

Your vocabulary made this video so much more enjoyable. "Ding this dodo in the bonce" LOL

[@ap080]

Yes! Zerk loves MORDHAU! I'll look for you on the battlefield

[@Marduk99-1]

I've gotten used to the feign retreat from how mamy people used it in Chivalry.

[@TurkeyMaze]

Great video, Zerkovich! Loved the subject and video layout.

[@whatisthis839]

Target switch is OP, especially when paired with a fast weapon. I usually go for the arming sword or dagger, though the rapier would be an obvious choice too. Also take the bloodlust perk. Being able to reset every time you get a kill almost puts you at an advantage.

[@YourCrazyDolphin]

Sometimes Archers take high places to help their team, but these guys I find on their lonesome more often than not. If you REALLY wanna be dirty, you can steal that archers bow and take a few pot-shots at his own team. It will only have 3 shots, but you're probably behind the enemy team rather than your own, so you'll likely hit an enemy. Of course, the archer himself will be pissed and probably come back with a firey vengence, but you can snipe him with his own bow, not to mention you probably have better armor.

[@nottheonlysinner]

There was an engineer building spikes and he ran over them to fight me on a log, and i just kicked his ass back down on them. Fucking fantastic.

[@MyLife4Hayley]

I love this game so much omfg seeing one of my fav youtuber playing is always nice :D

[@CptKorn]

Another great one is to slash and run Example: Sprint to the right of someone, swing left, and keep running If they parry or riposte you will be too far for them to hit, and usually you can turn back around and get a hit of your own in

[@releasethekraken5039]

What about the throw feint? Perform a feint with a vertical slash with an axe or a small sword to trick your opponent into thinking you're gonna throw your weapon, making him block prematurely, then you can throw your weapon for real. That tactic saved me more times then i could count

[@Mike_Honcho_8653]

Thx for the pro tip on the door kick. Good shite

[@FeyTheBin]

Smash Mouth - All Star plays in my head when he kicked the door.

[@MatthewLombardi84]

Massive like and sub. Great vid, never seen tactics explained this well and detailed before. May have to give this game a try.

[@SorryBones]

Reminder to bring a secondary wep if you use a maul so you can toss your giant two handed weapon for tricksies

[@assassinproduction1]

Short spear and axe are such a delicious combo because they are both effective low cost weapons and they can be thrown. So many frags in frontline are from spearing people at range or loosing an axe into their skull.

[@marksallai2289]

How do you throw which key

[@assassinproduction1]

Mark Sallai press the “R” key to use your weapons alternate swing mode or throw it; most one handed weapons are thrown. It’s very important that you play the tutorial to learn the fundamentals of the game, I suggest you go and play/replay it. If you haven’t already done so, you should get a sizeable gold reward for the tutorials completion.

[@serijas737]

People who have fought me say "I move weird" or "You don't move at all." or "Your dodge make you look floating". I'm not a good fighter in Mordhau, but I'm really good in building tensions and distracting the enemy. Most people who are aggressive suddendly become defensive, people who are defensive, suddendly have the urge to punch me in the face. I make people uncomfortable and it looks like they enjoy it? The best ones are "Why don't you get a helmet?" By the way. Don't be scared to turn your back like he said in the video. You can make a turn and still spin your weapon to deal damage. Make them uncomfortable to attack you in the first place and they will even avoid to attack you while your back is turned towards him.

[@uncleardistress]

Great guide. Nice examples of concepts being explained. Easy to understand, and implement. Thanks for the tips.

[@SuperEndiku]

"This Dodo" and the guy is named Dodo. I love it.

[@Jaime-Wolf]

Hahahaha throws spear laughing stops. I love it

[@foxhunt3074]

"Appear weak then fuck shit up" I'm gonna stealing your quote

[@eph9263]

niiice you are my favourite Total War Teacher and I love Mordhau. Please make more of these... maybe a direct combat guide? with key binds pls

[@Elite_Gamer_1337]

just seeing that realistic blood pool makes me want to buy this game

[@RangKlos]

Last kill is the ultimate environmental (kitchen) tactic!

[@vance640]

I laughed the whole video through OMFG you're so funny buddy! Thank you really

[@dantesmythe6354]

My tactic is to hit my teammates with rocks until half my team is trying to kill me and the other half are constantly watching their back for the wild rock rustler

[@LinAhMaLe]

Your video helps me so much. Wish to see more videos about items and battle combinations.

[@Asphyxious666]

Dude i love your guides

[@floop7624]

just saying but you can duck looking upwards and it makes getting a hit on the opponent easier cause you can see him. also, if you duck upwards you can sometimes move your head backwards enough to make the opponent miss, which is really useful against stabs and in fist fights.

[@Im_Light]

finally a useful Mordhau video. ty!

[@marcostrobl5054]

very nice tutorial... would love to see more like this one

[@LunchBoxLazers]

Just got yourself a subscriber! Keep up the good work.

[@Zerkovich]

Appreciate it Chief

[@csabawars]

You forget the dodge dash when you turn to you side to the enemy and dodge towars them that way. You can start an atack from that side to suprise and kill them.

[@guywithgun6853]

2:26 i have learnt a new phrase *DING THIS DODO IN THE BONCE*

[@DG9-q6f]

The last two gave me heavy Hotline Miami and Dark Messiah of Might and Magic vibes.

[@DivingHawker]

Can you make a guide about when to feint, chamber and morph? What weapons are the best for each.

[@frogmeistah8646]

The frying pan tips are so useful!

[@Archon3960]

Ah, Dark Messiah was the best kicking simulator ! xD

[@raftermanhoward1883]

I thought I was getting a Mordhau lesson, instead I got a psychology lesson.

[@goner9696]

"All warfare is deception" -Sun Tzu.

[@Zerkovich]

*"is based on deception 'n' shit"

[@redcloud4741]

i can barely get any hits, let alone kills. its depressing. you're so good

[@dra6o0n]

They need to nerf all weapons in general because you can hitscan people with your weapon sticking out and touching them... A thrust, at the end of the animation where the weapon is merely held out, if a enemy touches that end they take FULL damage, this leads to players thrusting with rapiers and trying to 'touch' you like they have a light saber. With weapon swings they need to reduce damage where the swing is the slowest or weakest rather than having you do full damage when a swing hasn't even sped up yet and hits a opponent point blank, or when the swing is ending it's animation at the end (most of the velocity is lost about 80% of the way).

[@ericm3327]

dra6o0n definitely noticed going in close on pole weapon users they shouldn’t even be able to wind up but if there weapon tip grazes you in animation you explode

[@TheAirsoft220]

does anyone else hear a separate conversation in the background or am i going crazy

[@sjoerdvelzen8255]

Yeah I heard the same. Then I turned off the video and the voices were still going....

[@peelsreklaw]

Watching youtube on acid is always strange.

[@CaptainBooman]

acid is gud for you

[@CaptainBooman]

@FuckYouAllToPieces 2 days ago i was in a jungle sitting with a shaman and a buddy and the shaman blow some green stuff through a monkey bone into my nose, i curled around projectile vomoting all over the place in fetus position and the shaman was like "good, now you got rid of your demons you are safe to go your ways"... we managed to do our research in the jungle without anxiety and im thinking to myself "maybe he was right" jk lol

[@CaptainBooman]

@FuckYouAllToPieces are you alright?

[@kinneas]

Nice video dude. Lot of really helpful tips! :D

[@csh5414]

Great vid chum, being a dirty bastard irl this is right up my street. Excellent use of explanation and demonstration. Look forward to the next one.

[@johndane9754]

If you ain't fighting dirty, you ain't a mercenary.

[@WashedSotta]

"make yourself look vulnerable and then fuck shit up" lol

[@deekay336]

Already did most of these just by playing and figuring out people are stupid, but my favorite by far that I didn't know was the ducking under the swing xD I'ma start doing that now.

[@Eshayzbra96]

Target feint is basically just classic M&B shenanigans.

[@DefiRules]

Nice video, i like how you present the knowlege

[@Zerkovich]

Thanks buddyman.

[@fake6430]

The best switch kill imo is when you start a fuel with someone with a lot if their teammates around and as they run up to get the free hit just swap with a riposte and bash em

[@grandpawolf7508]

You forgot no flinching during a repost attack, allowing you to swing through a second attackers hit to trade damage with them. works will on heavy armor builds so you dont die during the trade.

[@PAGESIXVALENTINEFARRIS]

Dark Messiah has prepared me for this

[@juliomontega2868]

Nice tricks, thumbs up for playing first person.

[@Zerkovich]

3rd person is gross!

[@TheDragonageorigins]

Me when somebody feints me and i block early: "Guess I'll just die"

[@Idiotsmurf92]

Try to duck next time if u block early ;)

[@YouHaxerr]

I feel like the mount and blade veterans will dominate

[@dutifuleagle4332]

Oppie it’s easy to point them out as either lute players or ridiculous looking characters with no clothes on

[@IamJigle]

For the throwing I have found that a lot of people now block it. What I do now is morph an attack into a throw so they block too early

[@mikimbley]

Target feint is amazing with the spear

[@justiceforjoggers2897]

That spear shot was gnarly guy

[@insertteahere3162]

_I saw a shield in the beginning clip..._ *PURGE THE HERETIC!*

[@Zerkovich]

Why does everyone hate shields?

[@frysebox1]

@@Zerkovich I don't hate shields. It's like training wheels on a bike, it's cute on a kid, but with a full grown man you can't help but feel only contempt and pity.

[@velsix8389]

@@Zerkovich I think its more of a playstyle thing. A lot of shield users (out of the ones I've fought, which is anecdotal evidence of course, so take it with a grain of salt) are very passive and defensive, when the shield is actually a great pressuring weapon. Additionally, they can be very difficult to counter when dealing with a competent player using one, doubly so if they also pair it with a fast weapon. Kicking works, but only if they don't kick back and mess up their spacing. I think its too early to call them op or to be hate worthy though.

[@insertteahere3162]

@@Zerkovich They're just not very balanced. Sure, if the shield-wielder fucks up you can swat the shield from their hand, but the same goes for actual weapons, and of course shields can block indefinitely, making them pretty much the perfect troll item.

[@ethanruigrok7946]

@@ZerkovichUsing a shield is like using easy mode, the fact that you can hold a block down just changes the system entirely, especially with feinting since its easy to just hold RMB until you get hit and counterattack. Also the fact that the majority of people who use shields spam stabs with the Rapier or Short Spear can really fuck up a noobs day. Though after you start to get good you realise that shield users are usually trash and use the shield to compensate, so its an even match lmao.