For Honor guide: strategy, tips, guard breaks, character guides and more

Battle valiantly with the help of our guide.

For Honor is pretty damn good, it turns out. After what feels like a long development and an even longer string of betas, Ubisoft's melee-based multiplayer brawler appears to have really struck a chord with critics and people in general – the servers are packed, and if we're honest there's not that much honor going on out there.

That's alright, though. For Honor's brutal kills and no-holds-barred fighting is what makes the game special, though there are some aspects of the game that are a little more difficult to get to grips with. You don't want to be a complete disgrace on the battlefield, and so to help avoid that terrible fate we've been putting together some pages to give you a helping hand.

From understanding fully how to parry, how to build reputation points right down to character breakdowns and how to get honorable kills, we're going deep on For Honor. Set your blade aside for a second and… read. It'll be worth it, we promise.

For Honor Strategy Guide & Tips: Major things you need to know

9 tips for beginners that you absolutely need to know
Here's a secret about For Honor: It's one of the most demanding and mechanically-complex games of this generation. Because of the game's unique mix of fighting game mechanics and Soulsborne-style action combat, you'll need to approach it right. Our tips will help beginners to get in the zone.

How to parry and guard break with the right timing
There's not much that's more important in a game about melee combat than learning how to block properly. The parry is even more important, since doing so properly allows you to not only mitigate incoming damage but also use the enemy's attack against them. It can be difficult to master – but we explain how.

Honorable and dishonorable kills explained
Fitting to the name of the game, For Honor features two types of kills: Honorable and Dishonorable. Sometimes you'll be tasked to get a certain number of one or the other, but to do that you need to know how the game classifies the pair. That's where we come in…

How the reputation system works and how to earn reputation points
One system that appears to be causing a little confusion among fans first getting stuck into the game is the Reputation System and the concept of Reputation Points. Just what are they? What do they do, and how do you earn them? Answers within.

For Honor Character Guides

Get to know Shugoki, the powerful but slow Samurai disruptor tank
Although Shugoki won't help you against For Honor veterans and is weak against more agile foes, he's powerful and straightforward, making him a good place to get started. Here, we detail some strategies for his use.

For Honor's Peacekeeper can be deadly, demonstrated in brutal detail in her character guide
The Peacekeeper is an assassin of medium difficulty – here we break down strategy for defence and detail a number of her chain attacks and combos.

Character Guide: Meet the Lawbringer, deadly tank and parry king
Get to know the Lawbringer, a deadly combination of a Tank and Vanguard.

For Honor Patch Notes & Bug Fixes

Here's all known issues and bugs and how to fix them
Ubisoft has posted a list of bugs and issues that are on their radar for fans to openly see, plus a list of suggested workarounds people can try out if they encounter them. Having a problem? A fix may already be on the way.