Mordhau – Best Weapons
If the longsword is the queen of weapons, see the king.
Best Weapons Guide
General Info
Long range, versatility, high damage. These words depict the halberd too brand it a forcefulness to live reckoned alongside on the battlefield. Do you lot similar existence a prophylactic distance from enemies too live able to poke them downwardly if they brand a mistake? Do you lot similar catching opponents off guard too dealing massive harm alongside a headshot? Do you lot similar polearms?! Then you’ll similar the halberd.
Stats
Weapons Gamemode Viability
Frontline
Situational awareness is manly soul monarch on Frontline. Your distance to your enemies too teammates should dictate how you lot proceed. Your alternative of weapons too armor gives you lot a margin of error. The halberd lets you lot hang dorsum a piddling bit; you’re able to pick off wounded enemies or pressure level the enemy work from afar, safer from the shorter weapons. Don’t fault the halberd equally a crutch however. If you lot lose situational awareness you lot tin live rushed downwardly too cutting off without much trouble. However, if used effectively you lot tin easily grip existence pressured yourself at closer distance equally long equally you lot carefully care your footwork too practice non panic.
Horde
I practice non play Horde often. However, to my understanding, ranged weapons too safespotting is the agency to teach here. Though it retains the strengths too weaknesses I touched on inwards the Frontline section, you’re ameliorate off picking upwardly to a greater extent than or less kind of bow to ameliorate utilize safespots.
Battle Royale
Usually you’ll teach alongside whatever weapon you lot get got inwards BR. Nevertheless, if you lot care to notice the halberd it is able to easily 1vX seeing equally you’ll normally outrange either enemy too you lot tin utilize riposte target switching.
Skirmish
Retains strengths too weaknesses from Frontline. Situational awareness is to a greater extent than emphasized hither equally enemies too teammates respawn continuously on a smaller map.
Deathmatch
Same equally Frontline/Skirmish even then you lot may live overwhelmed due to a lack of teammates to trim back pressure level on yourself if outnumbered. Play distance inwards whatever encounters to educate your counterattacks.
Team Deathmatch
Same equally Frontline/Skirmish.
Matchup Tips
1v1
- Against shorter weapons you lot tin safely pressure level alongside stabs to whittle downwardly enemy stamina
- Against same length or longer utilize footwork to forcefulness a lady friend too capitalize alongside a stab too kickoff a combo
- Switching to alt-grip is a expert agency to alter timings plenty to teach a hitting inwards on enemies that didn’t notice the suitcase switch
- Against shields if you’re keeping proper halberd attain virtually shield players volition stab. Do non teach for the sleeping room equally it costs twenty stamina too they tin easily block it out stam you lot inwards the long run. Instead endeavour to matrix to squelch a stab inwards or parry it to teach into a riposte. Make certain you lot don’t tunnel vision too maintain an middle out for whatever to a greater extent than enemies or teammates.
- Against other halberds picket out for the suitcase switch. Otherwise process it similar other same length or longer weapons
- Against fists/facehuggers don’t panic parry. Riposte into a boot or sleeping room to find initiatory too reset distance.
1vX
- Remember that the halberd inwards either suitcase is a precipitous weapon. Riposte target switching may allow you lot hitting multiple targets if spaced unopen enough. HOWEVER, If whatever shields are mixed inwards they tin halt your follow through merely yesteryear asset block. (HOWEVER)^2, shields are slow stab chambers equally mentioned inwards the 1v1 department too you lot tin drag this sleeping room to a nearby opponent for quick damage.
- Keeping enemies inwards your FOV is crucial. You can’t parry a hitting you lot can’t see.
- In the best of situations you lot tin easily kill or dissuade 3-4 attackers, but non all situations volition play inwards your favor. Don’t get got risks too you lot powerfulness merely hold upwardly long plenty for backup to arrive.
- Backpedaling places you lot on the defensive too makes it slow for enemies to teach yesteryear your optimal distance. You may live able to reset distance yesteryear throwing quick stabs or feinting.
XvX
- The halberd equally a broad horizontal swing range. If engaged inwards a squad create out rely on overheads or stabs.
- Remember that if the enemies get got precipitous weapons don’t rely on your teammates to parry. If they teach hitting the follow through volition hitting you.
- Your stab has a really long reach. Use it to capitalize on enemies attacking your teammates from a prophylactic distance.
