# For Honor Patch Notes 2.51.0 - FOR HONOR

- Product: For Honor (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/for-honor)
- Vendor: Ubisoft Montreal
- Date: 2024-04-25
- Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/304390/view/4188986596619692514
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/for-honor/releases/2024-04-25-patch-notes-2.51.0-for-honor

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- **added** — Cathedral map converted for Dominion with Capture Zones A, B, and C across exterior and interior cathedral locations
- **added** — Cathedral Dominion map available in 3 unique weather conditions
- **added** — Highlander can now hold Heavy Attack while Feinting to fast flow into Offensive Form
- **added** — Highlander can now Dodge when entering Offensive Form from neutral after 533ms
- **added** — Highlander can now perform Caber Toss from Front Dodge by pressing Guardbreak
- **added** — Highlander Offensive Form new attack Balor's Flight performed by releasing Heavy Attack during Side Dodge with 14 damage and 600ms timing
- **added** — Highlander Formorian Kick is now Feintable
- **added** — Highlander Celtic Curse is now Feintable
- **added** — Warden Shoulder Bash followups now gain Uninterruptible Stance at 100ms
- **added** — Warden Shoulder Bash followups receive new unique animations for Side Light and Heavy Attacks and Zone Attack
- **changed** — Highlander re-entering Offensive Form during Side Dodge timing changed from 400ms to 600ms to 800ms
- **changed** — Highlander Light Opener Crushing Counter damage reduced from 20 to 18
- **changed** — Highlander Top Heavy Opener timing reduced from 1000ms to 800ms and damage reduced from 30 to 24
- **changed** — Highlander Side Heavy Openers timing reduced from 1000ms to 900ms and damage reduced from 30 to 27
- **changed** — Highlander Formorian Kick stamina cost reduced from 20 to 15
- **changed** — Highlander Offensive Form Top Light timing reduced from 500ms to 400ms
- **changed** — Highlander Offensive Form Heavy Attacks damage reduced from 30 to 26 and stamina cost reduced from 24 to 12
- **changed** — Highlander movement speed increased to match Kensei's movement speed
- **changed** — Warlord, Valkyrie, Kyoshin, Afeera, Black Prior, Varangian, and Highlander neutral Light attacks with Superior Block can no longer be backstepped
- **fixed** — Shinobi Opener lights damage reduced from 12 to 10

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##### CONVERTED MAP: CATHEDRAL

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War has come to Cathedral!

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##### DOMINION

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- Capture Zones A and C have been added alongside the cathedral exterior, while Capture Zone B runs through the interior of the cathedral itself.
- Several modifications made to the navigational flow of the map, allowing Players optimal pathing towards the different Dominion objectives.
- Available in 3 uniquely different weather conditions.
- Available in Matchmaking and Custom match.

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##### IMPROVEMENT

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##### FIGHTERS

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##### BALANCING CHANGES

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**Highlander Rework**

***Dev comment: The Highlander rework is now live! The overall goals of this rework are: ***

- Improve entering and staying in Offensive Form
- Adjust Defensive Form and Offensive Form to have access to better tools to deal withopponents
- More easily accessible Guardbreak and Parry punishes
- New Dodge attack in Offensive Form
- Feintable Formorian Kick to allow Highlander to deal with Dodge attacks and catch roll attempts
- Caber Toss from Offensive Form Front Dodge to catch roll attempts

The full list of changes is below:

Offensive Form entries

- Can now hold Heavy Attack while Feinting an attack to fast flow into Offensive Form
- Can now Dodge when entering Offensive Form from neutral after 533ms (was 800ms)
- Re-entering Offensive Form during a Side Dodge while in Offensive Form is nowperformed from 600ms to 800ms (was 400ms to 600ms)

Defensive Form changes

- Light Attacks
- Light Opener Crushing Counter damage is now 18 (down from 20)
- Chained Lights no longer have Uninterruptible Stance

- Heavy Openers
- Top Heavy Opener is now 800ms (down from 1000ms)
- Top Heavy Opener now deals 24 damage (down from 30)
- Top Heavy Opener now causes a Medium hit reaction (down from Heavy)
- Side Heavy Openers are now 900ms (down from 1000ms)
- Side Heavy Openers now deal 27 damage (down from 30)

- Heavy Finishers
- Can now chain to Zone Attack on Hit/Block/Miss
- Now have 100ms of Guardbreak vulnerability (was 200ms)

- Zone Attack
- First Hit can now be Feinted
- First Hit now gains Uninterruptible Stance at 500ms
- Second and Third hits now gain Uninterruptible Stance at 100ms
- Second and Third hits now have 100ms of Guardbreak Vulnerability (down from200ms)
- Second and Third hit Feints are now 200ms (down from 300ms)
- Third Hit now chains to Heavy Finishers on Hit/Block/Miss
- All hits now cause a Medium hit reaction (was Heavy hit reaction)
- Adjusted Weapon Trajectories to better match the weapon visuals

- Other changes
- Celtic Curse is now Feintable
- Celtic Impetus now causes a Medium hit reaction (down from Heavy)
- Adjusted Weapon Trajectories to better match the weapon visuals on all side Heavy and Light attacks, as well as for Celtic Impetus
- Movement Speed has been increased to match Kensei's movement speed

Offensive Form changes

- Formorian Kick
- Can now be Feinted
- Now costs 15 stamina (down from 20)

- Dodge attacks
- Can now perform Caber Toss from Front Dodge by pressing Guardbreak
- NEW ATTACK: Balor's Flight
- Performed by releasing Heavy Attack during Side Dodge
- 14 damage, 600ms attack

- Top Light is now 400ms (down from 500ms)
- Heavy Attacks
- Now deal 26 damage (down from 30)
- Now cost 12 stamina (down from 24)

- Other changes
- Formorian Kick and Caber Toss no longer drain Stamina
- Exiting Offensive Form now costs 6 stamina (down from 12)
- Left and Right Dodges now move 0.5m further

- Bug fixes
- Fixed an issue that allowed Highlander to chain on Defensive Light Attack MISS 100ms earlier than intended.
- Fixed an issue that prevented Highlander from Target Swapping Caber Toss.
- Fixed an issue that prevented Highlander from performing Caber Toss as early as intended when changing stance (was 600ms, is now 200ms)
- Fixed an issue that caused Highlander to have extra backwards movement whenperforming Heavy after Guardbreak while holding a direction with Left Stick.
- Fixed an issue that caused Highlander to cancel

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