For Honor Character Guide: How Many Are There?

Ubisoft's For Honor lets players fight with a wide variety of savage warriors. There are tons of For Honor characters, split across five different classes. Originally, the game let players control Vikings, Knights, or Samurai, but now players can customize their characters in various ways. The addition of the Wu Lin and Outlander character classes offers more options when it comes to combat and personalization. In this article, we've covered all the available character classes in For Honor based on faction and fighting style. How many characters does For Honor have? What are these characters? The answers to these questions and a For Honor character guide are right here!

How Many Characters Does For Honor Have?

For Honor has five different factions, which are:

• Knights
• Vikings
• Samurai
• Wu Lin
• Outlanders

Each faction's character types are further split by combat style, each with its own unique playstyle. Knights have 9 different character types, Vikings have 7, Samurai have 8, Wu Lin have 5, and Outlanders have just 1 character. This makes a total of 30 different character types in For Honor. That said, regardless of which faction they belong to, it's usually more useful to split For Honor characters by playstyle. For example, every faction (except the very new Outlanders) includes Vanguard, Heavy, and Assassin characters, but players can also adapt their style using Hybrid For Honor characters.

For Honor What Are the Vanguard Characters?

Vanguard characters are balanced fighters with good offensive and defensive options. They're incredibly flexible and can hold their own against any of the other hero types in the game. When used as part of a team, they can step up and handle whatever challenge it takes to walk away with the win. Here are all the Vanguard heroes in For Honor and the faction they belong to:

• Warden (Knights)
• Raider (Vikings)
• Kensei (Samurai)
• Tiandi (Wu Lin)
• War Herald (Knights)

For Honor What Are the Heavy Characters?

Heavies are built for defense, with high-resistance kits that focus on knocking enemies back rather than spreading damage. That said, they can still absolutely hold their own in a fight. Some can throw incredibly slow strikes, but deal an incredible amount of damage at the same time. Veteran Heavy players know the importance of patience and waiting for the perfect moment to strike. All the Heavy characters in For Honor are listed below along with their factions:

• Conqueror (Knights)
• Warlord (Vikings)
• Shugoki (Samurai)
• Jiang Jun (Wu Lin)
• Black Prior (Knights)
• Hitokiri (Samurai)
• Jormungandr (Vikings)

For Honor What Are the Assassin Characters?

While Heavies focus on defense, Assassins focus almost entirely on offense. Their kits have no defensive options, but they're fast enough to make up for it by parrying incoming attacks. This sneaky class offers a wide variety of aggressive attacks, and with their speed, they're great for hunting down enemies wandering off on their own. Here are all the Assassin characters in For Honor:

• Peacekeeper (Knights)
• Berserker (Vikings)
• Orochi (Samurai)
• Shinobi (Samurai)
• Gladiator (Knights)
• Shaman (Vikings)
• Nuxia (Wu Lin)

For Honor What Are the Hybrid Characters?

Hybrid characters are notable mainly for being a mix of two of the other three Hero types. Their unique mechanics can make them harder to understand how to play, but in the hands of players who take the time to learn them, they're some of the deadliest around. Here are the Hybrid characters you can build:

• Lawbringer (Knights)
• Valkyrie (Vikings)
• Nobushi (Samurai)
• Centurion (Knights)
• Highlander (Vikings)
• Aramusha (Samurai)
• Shaolin (Wu Lin)
• Zhanhu (Wu Lin)
• Gryphon (Knights)
• Kyoshin (Samurai)
• Pirate (Outlanders)