Master Strike Timing Made Easy in Kingdom Come Deliverance

Today we are exploring how to level up Henry's defence by just standing around. In addition to Captain Bernard, Father Godwin can also be used to safely max out this critical skill. He doesn't want to fight you so it takes some finagling. Comment down below if you'd like instructions on how to fight Father Godwin.
I didn't get into it in the video but Defence is broken as a skill. It does NOT reduce wounding OR increase a weapon's defensive capability, despite the game claiming otherwise. The only thing it seems to do is increase the timing windows for Dodge, Perfect Block and Master Strike, which in itself is enough reason to power level the skill.
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[@TrialBySquire]

I didn't get into it in the video but Defence as a skill is broken. It does NOT reduce wounding OR increase a weapon's defensive capability, despite the game claiming otherwise. The only thing it seems to do is increase the timing windows for Perfect Block and Master Strike, which in itself is enough reason to power level the skill. Also, I said dark combat jacket is in uzhitz. I meant black combat jacket. The dark one is gained from random encounters like in skalitz.

[@bluestarkiller]

Finally a helpful video thats not just "watch the shoulders!" It did feel insane that no matter what i did or how quick i was to press the button I just never hit a master strike no matter what. J actually am doing the rubber band as I write this and I've already gone up a level.

[@TrialBySquire]

I'm glad your found it useful! Let me know how it goes with your new found skill. I'm sure you'll be a Lord of Leipa in no time.

[@sea-saw2654]

Recently bought this for steam deck (oled) I am blown away by the graphics. I put headphones on and i just keep going for walks in the woods, listening to the birds, following narrow footpaths to woodland gardens or waterfalls and pools.. and running away from anything resembling a bandit.. Hmm what am i saying.."where my fucking mace " ..

[@TrialBySquire]

The amount of times I see a slightly dark piece of tree stump and think Imma 'bout to get jumped...

[@exclusiveoro5349]

All other kcd vids they have immersive musics and a lot of god be praised meme inputs but this video felt like somebody else’s dad trying to show me how to fix a car for the first time in a wholesome manner. Great video great vibe I will subscribe 🎉

[@TrialBySquire]

Lol. Thanks, Bud! I'd love to be cool like those other guys but if I haven't learned how by now... It's a good compliment. I appreciate it. My main goal is to be a meaningful source of information for this community. I'll always work to improve and polish my future videos but I'm never going to sensationalize.

[@Sydlxia]

Very useful and straight to the point, appreciate the extra start tips too! Will be using this in my hardcore run thanks alot!

[@TrialBySquire]

I'm pleased to hear. Thank you for the kind words! Let me know how your run progresses. I'm in the middle of my full perk run right now.

[@Griff_Gaming]

Good stuff bud! Honestly never win tourney 26 times so first time hearing about the Envoy sword

[@TrialBySquire]

It's a rare sword carried by merchants, typically un-alive ones, in encounters. I tried using it for my merciful run but I ended up liking the Thumper, Tusk, bludgeon, and bare fists the best.

[@sgovender1994]

Thank you for making this video. I hope you continue to make awesome videos for KCD II.

[@TrialBySquire]

Thank you! That's very kind. 😊 I'm definitely eager to experience, test, and break, KCD II as soon as possible, and then rant about it to anyone who'll listen!

[@matthewgaming2291]

200th subscriber! Thank you for the video, super helpful 🙌🏻

[@TrialBySquire]

200!?!? Amazing. 😁 I really appreciate you being here and enjoying the video! I hope I can keep that trend going.

[@ggoddkkiller1342]

I never knew tournament had such cool rewards, i guess it is time for my 5th run lol. No game does leveling as good as KDC, i think it is that we really like, feeling utterly hopeless at start then becoming a monster slowly.

[@TrialBySquire]

Yeah it's super cool! Alongside stats it also boosts your reputation with Rattay, I believe, so there's a lot of utility with the tournaments. You can definitely take on the whole game using the rewards earned. I love that the Devs were willing to surround us with endgame loot at the start of the open world. We really get to choose if we want to do a slow rise with the campaign, go full thief and rob Rattay blind, or just be a champion of the people and earn awesome stuff in tournament. Aside from a little bit of level gating on weapons, we can really go from zero to hero before we ever report to radzig. Delicious freedom...

[@L0rd_0f_War]

Thanks for a great tips video. Playing KCD for the fist time despite having it for years (wanted to play it at Ultra + QoL mods + bugs fixed on a 4090 build - so worth the wait). Having a good time.

[@TrialBySquire]

I'm so glad you're taking on the KCD experience! I'll have a new video out ASAP for anyone looking to become a thief. Hope to see you there! 😇

[@sweatyvetter]

For those who wanna play a game without playing the game 😂 I love this! And god damn the mechanics in KCD are sooo janky!!

[@TrialBySquire]

Or for those who play too much! I mean, on your tenth playthrough it might be nice to take some time to talk to Chat while getting your defence up instead of the usual grind.

[@wisard734]

Here from KCD's Twitter.

[@TrialBySquire]

Welcome! Thanks for checking out the video.

[@Andreeee75]

I'm playing rn so really cool I found this video

[@TrialBySquire]

Very cool! Did you pick it up in the sale? Thanks for checking out the video. I hope it helps you out! The next one is in the works

[@Andreeee75]

​@@TrialBySquire My friend is sharing his collection with me. I've been wanting to play this game since a few years and got the time to do so now. Like the other comment said, this video is a step up from the past ones and I kinda wanna see more!

[@steveford4498]

Released a month ago on Nintendo Switch plays well, keeps things short and sweet too. Thanks for the info as It's all a bit rusty after 6 years

[@TrialBySquire]

No problem! It must be weird to be so immersed on such a small screen 🤣.

[@AkrabSouls]

Thank you !

[@TrialBySquire]

Of course. Happy to help!

[@michaelwolejszo6445]

You got yourself a sequel coming.

[@TrialBySquire]

It's very exciting! I don't think I'll be covering much of the pre-release news (which is probably dumb of me) but I'll for sure be breaking that game apart as soon as I can get my hands on it! I'll still be covering this game in the meantime.

[@helicalgoose]

Watching your past videos, this one seems to be a step up from the past ones and its quite good improvement. I like the direction! I like the investigation into going to different corners of the map and finding out NPCs behave differently attack wise, when in any logical sense this shouldn't happen. My initial guess, which could be wrong but could be worth further testing is that the NPC is sort of looking at the terrain behind the player to choose its own attack. What I think is that some attacks might not happen because the NPC is thinking that it might fall off a cliff or not be able to complete a combo so a clinch is favored or something along those lines. The arena looks rather flat, so I am guessing the corner you happened to choose does not have an immediate or near immediate elevation change. The reason I am thinking this way is mostly dealing with NPCs fights in the wild. Any elevation change really messes with their combat or path-finding. Enough ranting from my side, best of luck, I look forward to more KCD content :P

[@TrialBySquire]

Thank you for the comment! I definitely see the effect of elevation on the AI. Not just the log piles and such but even small bumps of rock in the wilderness. Backing up (at slower speeds) seems to make them want to advance and clinch, especially against objects like in the video. I was getting clinch locked like crazy by Father Goodwin when I was in a corner by his church. I noticed holding up a shield can stall out the AI at times, especially if you get it up before they are in attack range. At times I'll be behind a shield with no combat reticule and I'm unable to manually lock on until I briefly lower my shield first. During that time the enemy is pretty much just making eyes at me. It's all pretty fascinating! I love breaking this game. My first playthrough I saw only the image the developers projected. I was scared to crime or attack or otherwise make mistakes. I'll tip my hat to you for pulling back the curtain enough to get me peeking. I hope to draw your interest again in the next video!

[@martinross5496]

What do you mean by AF?K you keep saying it

[@TrialBySquire]

"Away from Keyboard". Just meaning that you can get it started and then walk away while the game plays itself. You'll get experience without having to actively play the whole time

[@punished_venom_snake]

What a cool guy, I'm subscribing

[@TrialBySquire]

Thanks, Mom! 😋 Seriously, though. I appreciate.