Combat skills inKingdom Come: Deliverance 2are essential to winning important battles, making techniques like Master Strike crucial to unlock early. Master Strike is a potent, unblockable attack you’re able to unleash after countering an enemy’s strike. Using Master Strikes in the right situations can help you win almost any duel, but the skill takes several steps to learn.
Thankfully, youdon’t need to have any stat prerequisitesto learn Master Strike. As youlevel up stats inKC: Deliverance 2, your six different Combat Skills do not have to reach a certain value to make Henry able to learn the Master Strike technique. While you do want to know some aspects of battle first, you should try to acquire Master Strike as soon as you’re able to.
What The Master Strike Does
Unleash An Immediate Counterattack After Blocking
Master Strike isa counterattack that takes place right after you successfully do a Perfect Blockagainst an opponent’s attack. This technique functions like a follow-up strike after a parry, rewarding you for finding the right timing against enemies. The Master Strike is completely unblockable, so enemies will have no way to protect themselves against it if you manage to perform it right.
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Thecombat changes ofKC: Deliverance 2make Master Strike the single strongest combat maneuver in the game since there are no ways to defend against it. However,enemies can perform Master Strikes, leading to a careful back and forth between you and skilled opponents. Most enemies you face won’t use Master Strike, but more seasoned warriors will have this tool in their arsenal.
Master Strikecan only be performed with Sword weapons, so Heavy Weapons or Polearms are incapable of using this technique, even if you’ve learned it already.
To avoid becoming predictable,Master Strikes are best used when you hold your weapon in the opposite direction as your opponent’s. The green shield icon for Perfect Block will help you adjust the timing and angle of Master Strike to pull it off without mistakes every time. As long as you don’t start your attack in the opposite direction as your foe’s weapon, you shouldn’t get countered by the same move.
Where To Find Master Tomcat
Discover The Only Teacher Of Master Strike
There is only one way to learn Master Strike - through the tutelage ofMaster Tomcat. This NPC cannot be encountered until you at least finish the"Wedding Crashers"quest in the main story, but afterward, you’re able to start searching for the swordsmaster. When you’ve beaten the mission, use ahorse inKC: Deliverance 2togo west of Troskowitzinto the Nomad’s Campto find Master Tomcat within a unique settlement.
Another way you can find Master Tomcat is by talking to Bara, another NPC you may already be aware of. This beggar knows the swordsman’s location and helps you start the"Combat Training I"quest tied to learning Master Strike. Regardless of how you figure out where Master Tomcat is, you still need to travel to the Nomad’s Camp to interact with him.
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Master Tomcat will offer tohelp train you through several combat tutorialsthat test your current skills as you learn new ones. This challenge to prove yourself worthy of Tomcat’s teachings can be difficult, so make sure your weapons andarmor are repaired inKC: Deliverance 2before starting this fight.
Be careful training with Master Tomcat, as killing the NPC accidentally through training or a serious duel will lock you out of learning Master Strike forever.
Youhave to go through many stages of trainingbefore Master Tomcat considers you skilled enough to learn Master Strike. At the end of your lessons, you’ll have to beat the master swordsman himself, so be prepared with your gear before traveling to the Nomad’s Camp.
How To Get Master Strike
Follow Side Quests And Obey Tomcat’s Teachings
To fully unlock Master Strike, you need to follow these steps after you find Master Tomcat during the"Combat Training I"quest:
The final fight against Master Tomcat can be extremely difficult, as the swordsmaster will use everything in their arsenal to defeat you. I had to buy several pieces of new equipment, including some new armor, to stand a chance against Master Tomcat during this duel.Once you beat Master Tomcat, you’ll get Master Strike as a rewardto use in any future combat encounter.
One of the most reliable strategies I found to beat Master Tomcat was to Perfect Block all his attacks. This will help train you for Master Strike, which requires you to have better block timing anyway. Once you officially unlock Master Strike inKingdom Come: Deliverance 2, you’ll have a strong way to defeat nearly any other opponent that crosses blades with you throughout your journey.
