Kintaro: The Most OP Medium Mech in Mechwarrior 5 Mercenaries

The Kintaro (KTO 18) is the best & most deadly medium mech in Mechwarrior 5 Mercenaries, because it is quick, heavily armored, has a nice variety of weapon groupings and has great spike damage when facing against both light and heavy mechs. This video will show you the Kintaro in action, and how to build the mech from the ground up.
Let me know in the comments below whether you use the Kintaro as well, or whether you have a better medium mech for MW5.

[@tennoskoom2233]

Being able to slap an assault mech with a wall of SRMs? YES. But we should talk about the Golden Boy Kintaro regardless. If you collect the smaller Heroes, it will turn up eventually, and the Golden Boy will carry anyone through until they can buy a Skokomish Zeus. Also for anyone late to the party, please move ammo to the legs ASAP unless the logistics of ammo feeds bothers you that much

[@matthewpena3932]

Just started MW5 and the Kintaro is one of my goto mechs in a very similar config for the HSB mechwarrior game. It is great to know that I can still do about the same in this game with it.

[@crpohiousa]

Hi I just tried the Kintaro but configured it for LRMS instead. For war contract missions my damage is close to 2,000 every time. 4x LRM-5 Streaks + 2 Medium Lasers. Thanks for the tip its certainly a great mech to have!

[@KnightKnowledge]

Nice! Glad it helped!

[@graysoncarlyle2399]

Thank you! This looks like a solid build, I just got my first Kintaro today this guide was a big help.

[@KnightKnowledge]

Hope you enjoy the Kintaro as much as I do!!

[@derekthehalfabee7942]

I have the Kintaro GB hero mech and it is a murder machine. I put all the SRMs into one fire-group set to chain fire. Turns it into a semi-auto shotgun of missiles. Works great for turrets and tanks because there is always a weapon ready to fire no matter how fast I am at target acquisition. It even works well for helicopters as you can just fire a few volleys in quick succession to zero in on the target. A flak gun... of missiles. When a real threat like a heavy mech is encountered, just click-click-click-click-click rapidly. Repeat if necessary. Loaded with double-heatsinks and several shit-tons of SRMs, it can keep on murdering until my finger gives out or more likely, I run out of enemies. I can't speak as to how the AI does with it because it is the one mech they are never allowed to touch. When the warhammer is just not enough firepower, out comes the Kintaro.

[@KnightKnowledge]

I love the speed of the Kintaro as well 👍

[@possesedmarauder3788]

@@KnightKnowledge yo i just found a rare kintaro for 6 mil. I have 9 mil should i buy it? Also theres a crab and my Main is a ceunturion

[@KnightKnowledge]

@@possesedmarauder3788 I would definitely buy it. I'm in endgame and have over 200k cbills

[@possesedmarauder3788]

@@KnightKnowledge also my mechs keep losing components. Today my WVR-6R lost both arm + heavy damage on one leg

[@possesedmarauder3788]

@@KnightKnowledge i also found a rare archer for 9 mil and a rare thunderbolt for 7 mil

[@adamchristensen8566]

Somehow the KTO-GB was the first hero mech I encountered. Scooped it up and it carried me through just about every story mission in the game. And I don't really remember if I didn't think it could handle the mission, or if I just wanted to stomp buildings with an Atlas. Absolute monster with double heat sinks. Only heavy assault mechs or multiple enemies last long enough against it to deal any kind of damage.

[@KnightKnowledge]

This guy gets it ☝️

[@DecrepitBiden]

Just found my Kintaro GB yesterday. I'm happy.

[@KnightKnowledge]

Nice! Did you make any modifications?

[@DecrepitBiden]

@@KnightKnowledge Yes. Replace pulse laser with normal laser, max frontal armor, 10-12 rear armor, double heat sink galore. Still runs hot. So i might drop 1 ton of SRM ammo & replace with another DHS. Also did the trick where i strip it, sold it, flew to another planet, come back to rebuy again.

[@cheetor5923]

I love the Kintaro... It can soak up damage, and deal damage to an almost ungodly degree, Sure the SRM spreads a bit.. But you just get right in their face and let loose. In a front aspect you're almost gonna wipe out armour in one shot (and it reloads fast). On the side aspect, even worse, you will strip off an arm and maybe a side torso. and a close up leg hit is devastating to enemies that rely on their mobility

[@Revnge7Fold]

Love the Kintaro as well I just lost the Lasers for more ammo/ double heatsinks and srm4's so I can spam for MASSIVE damage and not overheat. problem with srm6 is they are heavier and cause more heat. Rocket spam for the win!!

[@el_guapo1318]

Just started playing this game over the past weekend (I didn't even know it was out, last one I played was MWO, but my computer at the time sucked, so I didn't play much). After making like 15 million C-bills, went to an industrial hub, and they had a Golden Boy. I of course bought that right then and there. I have been having so much fun piloting it... but unfortunately I did lose one of the Double Heat Sinks. I have since replaced it with a Single Heat Sink, but goddamn am I overheating more frequently now. Still no luck finding any Doubles for sale anywhere (same with MP Lasers, which I am so paranoid of losing since I don't have any backup MP Lasers). I had been thinking I need to purchase another Kintaro to use as a backup mech whenever my GB is in repair. So this build you showed off definitely gives me an idea of what to run.

[@KnightKnowledge]

Very lucky on getting the Golden Boy and that would be my move as well, getting a backup Kintaro ;)

[@jimbryant2157]

I just picked up MW5 (Steam sale) and would love to get one of the Kintaro mechs. I like the centurion too, but I am always last to the battle because it is so slow.... Thanks for the video!

[@KnightKnowledge]

I hope you're having fun! Try looking at mech markets in Davion and Kurita space; good luck!

[@mattigator600]

I started off doing some house davion quests & salvaged this mech from one of their assassinations early in the game. The build is definitely fun.

[@KnightKnowledge]

If you told me the Kintaro was the only mech I could pilot the entire game, I'd be fine with that! Lmao!

[@mattigator600]

Well after awhile I would get nostalgic for some heavy auto cannons and laser alpha strikes 😏

[@foehammerE419]

I finally discovered this mech in the most recent DLC. Surprisingly good dps and durability.

[@KnightKnowledge]

Every.single.campaign, I get it

[@AlphaOmega667]

Went for the Hero Wolverine instead. Awesome mech with great mobility and also great mixture of energy, ballistic and missile hardpoints. I like to have at least one ballistic weapon, since it allows you to take down flyers / tanks and partly enemy mechs from greater ranges. I used SRMs as well; made it a perfect brawler for me. I also had a shadow hawk piloted by the AI, but that thing got shredded nearly every mission. Best Mech for AI support is the Archer in my opinion. Even the AI can use that one quite efficiently.

[@deadhead7930]

Archer with LRMs for AI?

[@AlphaOmega667]

@@deadhead7930 still use it, also in Heroes of the inner Sphere. AI with high skill level on missiles can be very useful in an Archer

[@qwertyui5086]

Absolutely agree with you, I progressed from assassin srms to raven srms and then finally Kintaro Srms with no lasers and max cooling & ammo, rocking with it till end game and does more average damage most of the time then my top equipped atlas brawlers.

[@_Dogberry_]

Yo, real talk? The Crab is amazing. You say it has a big center torso but you completely fail to mention it’s slim as fuck, and if you wiggle, you can easily spread the damage, it’s a really nice medium mech that has two large lasers. Really underrated 50 toner.

[@tonyNova70]

awesome video, thanks for the info and good edit. keep up the good work. :)

[@mustrumridcully3853]

I found this by chance. I have a Kintaro - 18 and have exactly the same build! I am still using it when my 3 idiots need the protection of 70-75 ton mechs. Ive found that swapping in Double Heat Sinks helps - a bit - but not much because you cant put enough in. I have a good time taking the legs off Heavy & Assault mechs in it :) Recently I came across the -20 model with a Large Laser, not sure. It can be equipped with an Er Lg Laser instead, but I think the 2 mediums still do the job - just.

[@KnightKnowledge]

I agree, equipping double heat sinks if you have them. And I also have the -20 model but don't really like the singular large energy hardpoint either

[@nonameguy96]

The quickdraw is awesome too. Tons of srms

[@KnightKnowledge]

Srms is life!

[@calebhebert2733]

Based and objectively correct. The kintaro is great. My favorite is the blackjack. It taught me how to beam armor off a cockpit, then put some ballistic rounds through the windshield. Lots of fun, though not the objective best. But I like alot of bad mechs

[@rogerwilco1777]

I got a pretty dope one.. LRM10, LRM5, SRM6+ART, 2xSRM4's+ART, 3med lasers.. It can basically do it all. I like to hang back and pummel with LRMs while my bigger guys start brawling.. and then I tear though the softened line usually one-shotting everything.. it can get pretty hot, but even fresh mechs cant survive much more than 2 alphas of those SRMs/lasers.. ..thinkin of getting rid of the artimis for more heat sinks though.

[@Taiko206]

The Kintaro that i have is carrying 3 SRM6-ST's And 2 Short burst medium lasers.The SRM's are in chain fire mode and if i'm not firing them too fast i can keep a steady stream of missiles on the target with devastating effect. Did away with the LRM 5 because with several LRM boats in my unit i don't really need that. Also i have installed some Double freezers i aquired though i still need a couple of single ones just to be safe. I hope that at some poit i can replace those by more double ones. finally armor is maxed wich makes the mech slightly lighter than it should be (it's not even half a ton so it does'nt bother me).

[@blacksheepwall79]

There's a hunchback variant that has 2xSRM6 in torsos and 4xMLasers in the arms I prefer it

[@dominicviner6619]

There’s plenty of options I use vindicators with ppc and machine gun it’s a good 45 ton but if you lose an arm it’s bad

[@blacksheepwall79]

@@meyerjoy I don't think it is a hero mech.

[@TheReligiousCrap]

Hero Hunch has a srm6 and gauss on torso.

[@The-Real-MilkToast]

Man is speaking enchanted table fr

[@blacksheepwall79]

@@The-Real-MilkToast what does this even mean?

[@bombomos]

My Enforcer has two med lasers and an AC/20. It gets 60 rounds. That's a light killer in one or two shots with the right hits. Destroys almost all legs of Med builds in 4 or 5 shots. And can go toe to toe with heavies at a decent range. I took off the smlazer to get more armor. Also it came with a single double heat since and takes a good while to over heat with constant fire. I love my Enforcer. I'm using it more than my Marauder us of heat cooling But your kintaro is pretty brutal

[@Anon26535]

Here's a fun meme build: Kintaro Miura. Step 1: equip the right hand with the biggest sword possible. Step 2: drop all other weapons except the ones on the left arm. Step 3: Hai-yai forces.

[@rytramprophet843]

This is good. However, i prefer at least one balistic HP for high powered cannons or railguns for that sniping. I prefer to use my missile HP for long range volley's on buildings, small targets, or to just soften mechs . That being said, i prefer to fight from a distance in order to reduce incoming damage. Ill definitely kit out a Kintaro tho.

[@KnightKnowledge]

Switch out the laser hardpoints for 2 ballistic, would love that

[@castropanopanopalis]

Using a KTO-18P (melee) varient with my "Fire Support Lance." Eager to try a modified version of this build.. 2xSM6, SRM4, Mlaser, and a Tag. I'm at the point where I afford to play around a bit with my builds to find some fun combinations before I transition to a Career playthrough.

[@kodygoetz1070]

Everything he said in exact reverse with one exception I Built 4 hunchback 4j s and they delete everything and have less armor sure but they also have smaller hitboxes than your heavy and assault mechs

[@roshee5573]

I’ve had a lot of fun with a Centurion armed with AC 20 and LRM

[@KnightKnowledge]

I definitely remember using the Yen Lo Wang in MWO and enjoying that

[@mbm3155]

Out of my twelve mechs I’m most used to my kintaro. If u find the golden boy u have a mech that can one to two shot any mech in or below it’s weight class and I only use other mechs of a higher weight class for armor but usually end up with the same or less firepower but ammo and heat sinks make the mech better for quick missions like war zone and defence

[@KnightKnowledge]

When I used to play MWO, I had the Golden Boy and tore it up! Speed and SRMs!

[@CherniavskyDen]

Interesting build! Will try it today, as I have the Kintaro. I'm still using the default Centurion, with lrm10 3+, AC10bf 3+, and 2 Mlaser 3+, because of it's versatility. I can open fight from far, and do a lot of damage to mecs in close combat, ripping light mechs to pieces. But yes, it is slow...

[@KnightKnowledge]

The default Centurion does have it's place. It's good at all distances :)

[@CherniavskyDen]

@@KnightKnowledge tried your spec. It's insane! Very effective. Good bye Centurion.

[@KnightKnowledge]

@@CherniavskyDen glad it helped!

[@ToddEStewart]

Just got the Kintaro, agree 100%! Can you do a video on the best mechs for AI lance mates?

[@KnightKnowledge]

I think it's time to start thinking about a video for AI lancemates, especially since we can switch mechs now through the Kestrel Lancers dlc update!

[@JerryBear712]

I think Dervish Hero mech kinda serve a similar role now, and it also have Jump Jets! But I still use Kintaro from time to time

[@KnightKnowledge]

When I can't get a Kintaro (most of my coop gameplay vids lol), I make due with the common Dervish as well.

[@NinjaContravaniaManX]

Ha, that's exactly my build, except I put my ammo in the legs.

[@jwoellhof]

The Kintaro isn't my cup of tea, with either LRM or SRMs, but this is a good video showing that this mech can be very good in a brawl. It's been two years since this video, did the AI pilots change? because if you give them a Kintaro with 4xLRM5/10, they do a good job of standing off and raining on targets, which keeps them alive better than I remember.

[@KnightKnowledge]

I feel like except in certain missions, that brawling is more effective than lobbing LRMs in MW5. I currently play with mods, giving all vehicles 3x the health, so it increases the value of SRMs as well. A modded Kintaro is even more deadly (I have a few videos of a modded Kintaro and a few in the future) faster and higher dps.

[@Stinkepunker74]

In MWO the Kintaro is called "Shitaro", in MW5 and Battletech (PC and also pin and board game) it is a very good mech.

[@Dazzxp]

SRM + ARTIMS and you are a major threat to even assault mechs in MW5 SRM+ARTMIS = frequent head shots. Mechs no good without a pilot.

[@hideshisface1886]

I personally love the Hunchbacks - I don't find the right torso to be that much of a problem. BUT their arms tend to fall of unreasonably quickly. That being said - they do have absurd amounts of firepower for their weight class - and with different variants, you can cover any range and any role - you can very easily make a full lance of those covering every possible role, except for speedy scouting. Centurions are a classic and you can't really go wrong with them - good "soldier" mech, able to do just about anything reasonably well, but not extremely well. They lack concentrated firepower. I have also found that... Blackjacks tend to work very well. Mech that is very mediocre in lore actually works like a very solid workhorse. Also, you can't really go wrong with Shadow Hawk - you have a good set of hardpoints, jumping capability. I think you can outfit it in a similar way to Kintaro here.

[@KnightKnowledge]

I definitely enjoy putting AC20s on Hunchbacks and the Hero Centurion Yen-lo-Wang has a special spot in my heart from MWO.

[@ronnieng3036]

Hi, thanks for the video. It certainly helps beginners like myself in enjoying the game. Just some comments: 1. After getting nowhere in my first campaign (sudden spike in difficulty and my mechs and lancemates (and I unfortunately) cannot handle the campaign missions), I watched tutorials and gameplay like yours before I started my second. However, I noticed both times I came across Kintaro Hero version (in House Davion region). 2. In my second campaign, after getting my hand on my Hero version, I actually came across 2 KTO-18s (also in Davion area) and thus also bought one of them. 3. I'm still learning to pilot it as you do but I found heat management most challenging. I'm still learning how not to overheat it. 4. Another thing I noticed is that my Kintaro is slow. Your videos show it's running at 81kmph(mph?). However mine only runs at 64 if I remember right. Did the game make changes since you made the video?

[@KnightKnowledge]

I honestly haven't played for a very long time (but might go back soon), but campaign missions are almost always much harder than normal contracts. Unless you're trying to do a speed run, take your time and grow your merc company. I feel like there are two camps for MW5, either you snipe with PPC's and Gauss, or you brawl like me. If you're brawling, you're always on the run, full throttle like me and don't rely on your lancemates to do damage. They're there to distract enemies while you sneak up on them (check my Invisible Mech video) and absorb damage. For heat management, its not about slotting every single hardpoint on your mech, but finding the right balance between firepower and heat. Its about well-placed shots, torso turning to defend yourself while lowering your heat, and then turning to fire at your enemy at the right spot (knowing what part of the mech has the most weapons that you can blow off; usually arms on big mechs, torsos for small/med)

[@ronnieng3036]

@@KnightKnowledge Thanks for the reply. I did return to the game and checked. What I found was that the Hero version only runs at 64 but KTO-18 actually runs at 81! After running around frantically with a Javelin Hero equipped with SRM6s and taking out heavy and medium mechs, I love the run-and-gun style. However, once I move on to the higher tonnage mechs, the pace of these machines slow to a point that my strategy doesn't work as well anymore. I'll give KTO-18 (not hero version) another try, do a few missions and see if I can improve my gameplay. At the same time, I'll try stepping back to the support role and see if sniping suits me better. In any case, I need to improve my aim =.=|| Thanks for your tips. You gave me something to think about on my build.

[@KnightKnowledge]

@@ronnieng3036 glad to help! Even in endgame I'm using my KTO18. Speed is lethal

[@ronnieng3036]

@@KnightKnowledge I read wiki (I know there is spoiler in there but I don't think I can ever get to the end game) that there will be this clan invasion in 3049. My game play is supposed to be finished before this year. So Year 3049 means nothing in this game? I initially field a mixed lance (short and long ranged fighters) with my brawler for missions. In my second campaign, my AI pilots have acquired 30-40 skill points with at least 5 in damage reduction and avoidance. However we all know how they perform and unfortunately they are still giving me dearer repair bills than what the contract pays. I then tried ordering the long range fighter stand ~500m away from the contract objective. That increases the chance some LRMs being used and lower repair bills (that's what I want). Now I'm trying to equip my heavier AI mechs with ppcs, LRMs and my only gauss and they stay in one place. I lure enemies in and the AIs snipe them with the various weapons and medium lacers. It's working OK for 30ish difficulty contracts. I'll need to rearrange the line up if I'm going to snipe. I'm having trouble hitting with ac and ppc :(

[@foxdavion6865]

The Kintaro is hands down one of the best mediums in the entire franchise. The only two game systems where it isn't good is the OG Classic Battletech and only because SRMs suck in Classic Battletech, no other reason and in the role playing pen and paper game which uses CBT as it's game system because on top of the SRMs that are meh, it further suffers from the restrictions imposed by a lore based ruleset which hampers pretty much every mech in that game. The mech is just fantastic in every single video game.

[@elucid07]

Double heat sicks, redistribute armor to the front. I have a KTO19 w/ 2x Tier 4 Mlas, 2x Tier 3 SRM 6, 2x Tier 3 SRM 4 and core most mediums in a single alpha on the rear.

[@KnightKnowledge]

Nice build; I put double heat sinks into my KTO as well

[@Spectre-wd9dl]

Keep ammo in legs. It's less likely to explode, or if it does you won't lose any guns.

[@primeninja9]

QuickDraw then Kintaro they’re pretty much neck n neck but I like the QD better cuz it can jump and put out more damage the Kintaro just has slightly more armor

[@1HeatWalk]

the light jenner hero oxide with 4 srm 4s is pretty good.

[@seanhunt138]

Kintaro is pretty good. The hero wolverine is my favourite both are better than shadow hawk which is hindered by its ac cannon on its shoulder. The regular wolverine with 2 ac 2 is good too but you have to use the reduced weapon mass mod.

[@dalemoses2443]

For personal use non-hero i like the wolverine but i like ACs. The extraneous arms give some fitting leeway and let you more easily damage soak by twisting. But i have a blackjack-A hero (with 6 MG4s) and am comfortable using that in the harder if missions. Its my vote for best medium if i can accept hero mechs. The regular BJ isnt bad either, like a lighter rifleman (which you give short shrift. Its got more arm armor than a jagermech!)

[@KnightKnowledge]

I loved many of the hero mechs in MWO and always liked the idea of the Wolverine 😁

[@zohawn4398]

I find that, for ai lancemates, big heavily armored mechs work best as they tend to stop and fire instead of being on the move. Even in this video you can see they stop and fire. also, make sure they have at least a 5 in their damage mitigation stat.

[@KnightKnowledge]

I try to find pilots with high mitigation and dodging!

[@NinjaContravaniaManX]

I literally put all my lancemates in Atlases, the AS7-D specifically. Usually, all you have to replace is a bunch of medium lasers. Had 8 of them in active mech hangar for farming lvl100 missions. Steiner scout lance meta 4tw (ufortunately).

[@douglasmckay5161]

Hi there I have just started to play the game and love it but Iam going to do a cash and crab to build up my c bills

[@KnightKnowledge]

Good luck & have fun!

[@wallabing]

Hunchback with ac10 and 4 medium lasers is my most effective medium mech.

[@ammcknockiter]

It's what I am using right now

[@cragnamorra]

I'm pretty new, just now coming in with HotIS. I kinda bypassed Hunchback during first (campaign) playthrough. Just unfamiliarity I guess, and just didn't come up when I was hunting to buy/salvage in the 50-ish ton range. Now on a second career-mode game, and made a point of trying Hunchback (and some other mechs) which I hadn't spent much time with in the first run. Like you, AC10, not AC20. I've really liked it! Not only me, but my AI lancemates seem to do very well with it also. Only mech so far in which they've consistently come close to and even occasionally surpassed my own player damage.

[@pablom-f8762]

LBX-10 has higher dps, less heat and 1 ton lighter. Try it.

[@opa_plays_mw5318]

KTO-190 is a better choice if you can find it. Best non-hero in it's weight class. (with YAML mod's).

[@Thaddios]

Kintaro is great, but the Hero Treb is my favorite medium.

[@KnightKnowledge]

as far as hero mechs come, the Hero Treb definitely seems to come up in every run whenever I play MW5

[@harvestblades]

The Kintaro is a Kurita design so it is the most likely pace to find it. Playing the Classic tabletop game it is oddb& just a bit frustrating how different or how best to utilize chasis & weapons. Clearly the SRM6 is unusually nasty in MW5 & I haven't even heard of anyone even running a Kintaro (CGL doesn't even make one so you need to buy a metal one from Ironwind Metals or 3D a 3rd party one) where as the Wolverine & Hunchback are fan favorites & great mechs to field on the tabletop. Also while in Classic hit location is random in MW5 it just seems like your arms fall off especially with your lance mates. Just something that is a rather substantial learning curve when coming over from Classic. I hadn't even bothered with a Kintaro, but will pick one up next time I can justify getting over to stomp on Kurita. I have a feeling I will have a lance of Panthers & Kintaros when the DCMS DLC is released.

[@KnightKnowledge]

When it comes to medium mechs for lancemates, I prefer Hunchbacks and Shadowhawks. Kintaro's are my mech of choice and I pilot them in many of my gameplay vids 😃

[@TheSerpentKing]

kintaro is good but once I encounterd the heavies and above it just didn't provide enough armor. new go to one is a Stalker equipped with 4 medium lasers, two heavy lasers and 4 srm6 - slow af but it obliterates any mech

[@natakuu13]

An srm frenzy dervish slaps above its weight

[@CornyCF]

The SRM is one of the best weapons in the Game.

[@ixman]

The Kintaro is an SRM shotgun. The Hero Kinaro is ludicrous.

[@KnightKnowledge]

hell yeah! I never found the GB in MW5, but used it very often in MWO

[@asmahasmalaria8596]

I agree that the Kintaro is the best medium mech (though the Shadow Hawk is on its level), but you're using it wrong. The key, especially in the late game vs heavier mechs, is to let your lance mates draw aggro (obviously works best in coop, but if you hold your fire, AI pilots work too), get in behind of them and alpha strike the rear CT. Because of your agility, you can consistently get at least three such salvos off, which is enough to kill almost every mech at least with my setup (4 SRM4s and nothing else). That also counters the biggest weakness of the Kintaro, which is heat management, and is the only reason I consider the Kintaro on par with the Shadow Hawk.

[@KnightKnowledge]

I prefer 2SRM6, 1SRM4, with 2 mediumSB lasers. Primarily use the lasers for helicopters, while shooting an SRM, one after another. There is no cooldown, a constant stream of damage and very little heat. Many of my recent gameplay vids with the Kintaro shows that it works.

[@asmahasmalaria8596]

@@KnightKnowledge Fair enough, but since I mostly play coop, I don't need to worry about flyers.

[@CMDRFandragon]

CN9 likes to lose its gun arm with astounding regularity, even when twisting...

[@KnightKnowledge]

i notice that too; the AI is much more patient than human players in MWO ;)

[@clemintineorgasmface4019]

Plate that stuff

[@xgnbardock3820]

My most effective med mec is a Griffin with a ppc and a level 3 srm 6 art IV

[@sanderjorg]

Hey, loved your vid! I got to ask, wich part of the map do you say you find them more than other places? You mention it in your video but english isn't my first language and i can't really pick it up from the video. But I want to try to get the hero kintaro :)

[@KnightKnowledge]

The game seems to follow the lore, so it will start appearing in the year 2587. In my super long campaign, I've only encountered 4 Kintaros total and only twice in the mech market. It "says" rare in the Draconis Combine but Uncommon in the Federated Suns/House Davion area. I wish you good luck in finding the Hero Kintaro!

[@cragnamorra]

Just to clarify: Draconis Combine is the Kurita area. Red, northeast portion of the game map. House Kurita is in charge, but "Draconis Combine" is the political entity (nation? empire?) which they control. It took me a while to get those "family-to-country" associations straight. Worth noting; as the game progresses, various political events will occur which change the map a bit. Whether that actually affects the "loot tables" on where certain mechs are more/less likely to appear, however, I have no idea (but kinda doubt it).

[@sanderjorg]

@@KnightKnowledge thank you for you reaction!!! My first playtrough wiht a buddy of mine i found him randomly (kintaro GB) but not knowing what i really had, i deleted my save file to begin anew, now i can't find it anymore haha.. but i will find it again!!!!

[@sanderjorg]

@@cragnamorra ah thank you too man, i did not know what!! This information combined with the info above i'm having a chance to find my golden boy again :)

[@Linkous12]

Kintaro's OP no matter where it is.

[@jwilliams703]

Ever use the Raven. god that mech is amazing for its tonnage.

[@KnightKnowledge]

Only in instant action unfortunately. I haven't been able to find one in my playthrough yet. I used to use the Huginn model in MWO all the time. Need for speed :)

[@jwilliams703]

@@KnightKnowledge Ya the raven is exceedingly rare in MW5. i found one by chance soon after it was available.

[@somethingclever6264]

Good stuff.

[@aunderiskerensky2304]

that moment when ;your watching this hunting for a kintaro and find a hero kintaro...

[@KnightKnowledge]

👏👏

[@aunderiskerensky2304]

@@KnightKnowledge yea. you were NOT kidding. range is dirt, but this thing absolutely beats mechs into slag.

[@glothdrogen]

@@aunderiskerensky2304 I am new to this game. I saw a Kintaro GB last night then saw this video today. of course It is now mine...time to boom

[@aunderiskerensky2304]

@@glothdrogen bro it's SOOO good. i was nuking awesomes in it well into the assault mech missions. it's a little sketchy but you can run it for a LONG ass time. the damage is incredible.

[@loafofbeans2699]

The blackjack hero is soooooooooooooo busted at any point in the game tho and definitely deserved some acknowledgment. I use it in any mission in urban environments. Its nearly a requirement cause high dps is just that important at 80 difficulty

[@KnightKnowledge]

When I'm playing with my friend, I definitely enjoy using the Black Jack Hero.

[@loafofbeans2699]

@@KnightKnowledge i have a fascination for making my friends despise playing with me while also being the most depended on every single mission. They always bring the heaviest mechs they can so im left tol zoom around with the locust hero equipped with 2 level 5 light rifles and the GECM. Giggling and making car noises every time i do a drive-by on some poor mech and absolutely KO them with a cabin shot. Seriously considering a locust speedrun of the DLC missions

[@Lava-Puperze]

6 Tier 4 Machine Guns, 1 PPK and two medium Lasers. It shreds! One of my favourite mechs! 6 Machine Guns!!!!

[@bigwavesun]

Only negative I see is stupid high heat in a short amount of time

[@michealnelsonauthor]

That’s why to check the box for cycle, so they’re sequential fired…

[@funnyanimalworld7579]

i found hunchback to be the best medium mech

[@KnightKnowledge]

I definitely enjoy piloting hunchies and giving them to my lancemates!

[@brandonporambo]

I like the Kintaro. However, I don't know if it s a bug on my game or not but it's armor is twice as expensive to replace as any other mech, so I sold it.

[@KnightKnowledge]

I never really paid attention to the repair costs between mechs! I'll have to look out for that

[@jorisgarcia6927]

I'm new to MW5, played Battletech originally. Anyway, i'm like 10hrs in and I got a Dervish 6M. Same speed, couple of MLs + srm. What are the pros and cons of each chassis?

[@KnightKnowledge]

The main difference is I personally prefer putting my SRM ammo in the legs, which I can do with the Kintaro, but the Dervish uses the legs for the jumpjets which are only convenient in certain maps.

[@juanisaiastzanikian2436]

The GB kintaro is amazing. But I prefer my King Crab 000 tbh

[@KnightKnowledge]

GB was my go-to mech in mwo!

[@PastorwithoutaPulpit]

Very good info but wouldn't it be better to house the ammo in the legs? Anyway good content thank you for sharing it...

[@diverspudph1310]

Hmmm... I have a similar set of weapons on my Shadowhawk (didn't use the balistic slot)... it has jump jets, too

[@mustrumridcully3853]

I tried the Shadow Hawk D, minus jets. You can get 3 x 4 SRM in, plenty of armour too, but its a bit behind in pure damage.

[@chamberlee4984]

I think the Catpult is the BEST heavy mech in this game, especially the hero version, Catpult BB, it runs fast, can carry 4 SRM6(normal version can only carry 2), moves fast, able to jet jump, decent armor

[@KnightKnowledge]

Do enemies tend to focus on your arms or CT on the Catapult?

[@chamberlee4984]

@@KnightKnowledge they do

[@mustrumridcully3853]

@@chamberlee4984 I found it just too slow compared to the Kintaro. I can circle strafe with a Kintaro, the Catapult cant compete.

[@ROIBR]

Sry but, HUNCHIE either the Laserboat or the Hero is Amazing Mech. You should try it with Srm4, AC20/Gauss, 2x MPulse and 1x SLaser. Its amazing. one of the very best Medium Mechs either Online or in Mercenaries. WOLVERINE Quickdraw seems amazing too with Srms and Laser, plus it has Jump Jets which is good for leeting the Ai missi their shots if you fly saround them and shoot Missiles. CRAB is super tanky, either in MWO or here in Mercenaries. it has some of the very best Hitboxes you can find on a Mech. There is probably none better Mech for spreading Damage on the Armor. He lacks Firepower but hes Tanky as Hell. Shadow Hawk with a LBX 10 Solid, 2x SRM4 and 4x Med Laser is Good Damage. Hes a bit weak on the Arms, but that LBX shoots so fast and does great damage and he has Jump Jetzs aswell, plus enough Ammo and full Armor build. Either of these are Amazing Mediums and that coming from a Priamry Assault Player! PS. What the heck has Artemis to do with being worse in Close Quarters? Artemis is an Upgrade that gives you less spread. Normally ou only use it on SRM6 in MWO becauae Srm4 has already tight spread unlike Mercenaries. But hey, sometimes less Ammo but able to do More damage because you hit everything or able to Dmg specific parts better is better than Ammo.

[@tasoss.1385]

I found the Kintaro hero mech. Hehe...

[@KnightKnowledge]

Lucky!

[@Mr.GameMaster]

It was my very first hero mech I found and immediately bought. It absolutely wrecks, I still use it post story missions as it is the best DPS I have found

[@mikealpha2611]

Kintaro does do good damage but I love my Shadowhawk GD with LBX-10 Solid Slug 2 SRM4 and 4 ML. (yes I did farm alot to get this)

[@KnightKnowledge]

I've been hoarding my solid slugs, too afraid of using them lol

[@mikealpha2611]

@@KnightKnowledge Yea I only use them in the torso.

[@JSparrowist]

I laser boat with a hunchy.

[@SaintAnimus]

I don't like the Kintaro personally. Can't take much punishment. Always seems to be the first mech down when my lancemates use it too.

[@Z1pZ1p3r]

How about a SHADOWHAWK 2-K?

[@Macintoshiba]

The rebalancing mod me and my friends use does not do the kintaro...or rather, SRMs, justice. Too bad, now that I see what could have been if I had tried this before modding!

[@KnightKnowledge]

unacceptable! :)

[@igorbukovy4313]

Your tip about Firestarter was great but now when i do higher difficulty missions i start to have problems. I use Firestarter as distraction so my lance mates have easier time during the fight but when i now face more heavy and assault mechs in the missions i am starting to think about bigger mechs with more armor and firepower, just like before. Which version do you use and what is your build? Do you use Firestarter only in demolition missions? I noticed that i have problems with Firestart in urban environment with lot of buildings which limits my maneuvering around targets. That is how i had success so far, circling around targets, i thought that it is OP but now i see that it is not. I do not pilot medium mechs much unless i have to so i do not have any favourite medium mech.

[@KnightKnowledge]

Yep; I mainly only use a Firestarter (FS9-H) solo for Demo missions. I could technically use it for Raids as well.

[@igorbukovy4313]

@@KnightKnowledge okay, thanks, i think i have to adjust now. It was lot of fun in the early missions, i was invincible. :)

[@mattkelley7208]

Really late to this video (I know) but the Kintaro is still a great mech. I put the ammo in the legs (to reduce chance of an ammo explosion) and never use any Artemis weapons until I have maxed out my missile skill - Artemis weapons grant no XP to the mech pilot (you or an AI pilot). My go to AI brawler in medium mechs is the Hunchback 4J variant fitted with two SRM6 and 5 Med Lasers. I leave the small laser head slot empty. This combo absolutely trashes things and is very survivable.

[@KnightKnowledge]

I didn't realize that artemis weapons grant no xp.. must be a bug

[@mattkelley7208]

Yeah someone mentioned it on Reddit, and I tested it in game, I put together several missile boats with nothing but Artemis weapons and ran 5 missions...not a bit of XP received for any of my pilots or me. :(

[@jesustontinsalgado6366]

What area of the Map is the combine for Kintaro purchase??

[@KnightKnowledge]

Try House Davion or Draconis Combine

[@GuardianM25]

Hunchback 4P

[@louis4679]

Where to get the best machine guns for Warhammer mech?

[@KnightKnowledge]

all RNG; either find it for sale, as salvage, or as a Cantina quest bounty reward. In my experience, it is easier to obtain than other weapons at Tier 4

[@Alienking01]

I love the hunchback 4SP, but it is too slow in this game. I have not found a Kintaro in my game yet. But it will most likely be too late for that, at the current tonnage/difficulty.

[@KnightKnowledge]

Maybe because I've spent less than 5% of my entire gameplay in the Draconis Combine area, but I've only seen 3 Kintaros being sold and only in the DC area.

[@zozoartstudio4727]

I’m annoyed because I got this on the second level I played and it’s all I’ve used ever since. I want to use other mechs, sometimes when I play them they just don’t seem as good

[@KnightKnowledge]

There are none other like the Kintaro; the Dervish is a poor imitation!

[@Dracolich001]

Hi! I enjoyed your video and I'm curious to know your PC specs. Cheers!

[@KnightKnowledge]

Glad you enjoyed it! AMD Ryzen 7 2700X 3.7Ghz, 16gb RAM, with a GTX 1060

[@camsterdam3896]

19b... its ridiculous

[@CMDRFandragon]

yeah med mechs suck. Many are too soft, crap hardpoints, not enough useable space....just ugh. I might try KTO. I havent used it at all yet.

[@NinjaContravaniaManX]

The Hunchback hero mech is also pretty insane, if you can find one. Comes with a Gauss, 2x ML, 1x SRM6 and Double Heatsinks. Used to take that thing into difficulty 100 missions, it performs better than most stock assaults.

[@douglasmckay5968]

Wher would I find one

[@KnightKnowledge]

I believe most likely in the Draconis Combine and Davion space

[@xxFireFighterxx]

I'm new to Mech warrior. What is a hard point?

[@KnightKnowledge]

It's a dedicated spot on your mech for a particular weapon type (b/c you can't put weapons wherever you want).

[@xxFireFighterxx]

@@KnightKnowledge ok thanks

[@spider0804]

"The blackjack has too many weapons on it''s arms", Lol, No. The hero blackjack with machine guns pretty much outdamages anything up to to 60 tons. You also talk about too many weapon hardpoints on multiple mechs but I am going to blow your mind. You do not have to use every weapon hardpoint...

[@matisan8407]

How do you have so many active mechs? is that a mod?

[@Nanolis]

Instant action, not campaign/career.

[@seanhunt138]

Hero wolverine is the best medium mech.

[@psyko2666]

This review style seems really dismissive of other builds and mechs, just to prop up the 'best' build. I don't even know why you should mention other mechs if you're only going to give them a small misleading sentence on them. Either focus on the best mech or go in-depth as to why others lack the "best" spot.

[@mustrumridcully3853]

Try a Shadow Hawk - D and use 3 x SRM4 instead, very similar, but not quite as good. There is a very easy way to asses builds - Look at the DMG number. In this case it's over 50, while a lot of 75 Ton Mecha are around the 30 figure. Didnt your parents ever tell you, if you cant say something nice, keep quiet? ;) There are alternatives, but they arent as good.

[@mstone697]

Dervish is better imo

[@KnightKnowledge]

For the jumpjets?

[@mstone697]

@@KnightKnowledge yeah jump jets, the alpha strike potential is the same like with kintaro but the weapons distribution is better i believe because ur missles are divided among 2 arms and not all in one. Enemies tend to focus on the area of ur mech where the strongest dmg dealers are located. Dont get me wrong the Kintaro is very good but for me the addition of jumpjets and the way the weaponsystems are distributed make the Dervish better imo :) and it is easy to obtain since all hubs offer them and even conflict zones planets have them available regulary

[@akiraguy]

assassin mech is by far the most useless medium mech.

[@KnightKnowledge]

I love it for the top speed, but has too little weapons to be useful :(

[@akiraguy]

@@KnightKnowledge yup. too little weapon slots and armor. the only good thing is its speed but even that aren't impressive enough. i rather get a cicada. heck i used urbanmech more than i ever used my assassin.