Don’t jump with Vader. His slow fall leaves you so vulnerable to damage if your plying against people who hit headshots or for example a Finn with deadeye
PRO TIP: If you activate Focused Rage at the same time when you swing (L1, R1, R2 all at once) you'll activate the ability with an attack and you skip the idle 'hand grasp' animation.
2:51 vader can actually block during his lightsaber throw, for some reason, even though maul can't. i don't think i've ever taken damage from the front while using the ability, despite people swinging and shooting at me.
@@dekuscrub6576 i definitely don't think that was intentional, i think him being able to block during the throw is just a bug/oversight that they never fixed, especially since he doesn't do an animation to show that he's using his hand to block. but it's definitely a fun headcanon to explain it.
@@khybr I wouldn't be surprised if it was intentional. There's a good amount of detail from the canon that has been transferred over to the games. For example Obi-Wan being a very defensive Jedi, Dooku being fantastic at dueling but struggling against blasters, the way Yoda jumps and spins while fighting, Bossk never taking permanent damage because of his races ability to regenerate.
@@khybr Look closer, there was an update and they buffed his ligbtsaber throw so he could block wiyh his hand, which he sometimes does he holds the hand wich he trows the lightsaber with and block shots n lightsabers with the force like the movie it was intentional, because before vader could not. look uo the update changes
@@khybr I get your perspective, but the lack of an explanation could be solved easily by the addition of canon lore, Vader's armor was basically blaster resistant/slightly saber resistant though it'd obviously weaken over time and be damaged even more so with straight jabs like seen in fallen order, so shrug. But yeye! have a good night/day.
Technically Anakin has the most emotionally pined story, Vader was living it up no kizzy. For those who know percy jackson, it’s Like the Roman and Greek aspects of gods, or more simply, you with a snickers and you without a snickers
I personally chose Vader's deflection stamina card over his furious resilience. The damage reduction is great, but in the end focused rage does have a cooldown while Vader's stamina is much more of a vital asset when fighting large groups of people, or dueling experienced blaster heroes. The card extends Vader's deflection stamina by up to 25%, which when matched with his extra attack stamina from focused rage leaves you with one of the largest stamina pools in the game. This makes killing heroes like Leia, Lando, and spammy Lukes significantly easier as you can deflect their blaster bolts back at them, or parry their saber attacks, and by the time they realize they're low while you're still doing fine, they're one- or two-hit kills. I should also point out that Vader regenerates stamina extremely slow, so extending that stamina as much as possible gives you a huge advantage.
I miss playing him, I ALWAYS felt like an actual boss when I picked him and started killing everyone, I never got killed with him and he was always my favorite character in star wars in general so it was always an amazing time
A few more advanced Vader tips I've learned from The Star Bazaar: 1) You can skip Focused Rage animation if you activate it during your lunge (not a normal swing, only lunge; to lunge you need to attack while sprinting, as far as I know). 2) Lightsaber Throw staggers enemies when it deals damage to them. Staggered enemies briefly cannot block. If you want to use Choke on a lightsaber enemy who is blocking and facing you, throw your saber at them: they will probably block the first hit, but when it comes to the second hit, they will have to either turn away from you to block it or just get hit by it, thus getting staggered. Either way they will be a moment when they are not able to block your Choke. Though timing this right is tricky. P.S. Sammy, you are showing There is no escape card instead of Surrounded by fear at 5:19, just a little heads up!
Omg buddy thanks so much I have been telling all of my friends “don’t be a cocky Vader player be a skilled Vader player the cocky ones always lose because they never block and form off fear alone
Very well done, Sammy! The quality of everything in this video was high above average RU-vid videos, and even I (a veteran BF2 player) learned a few sweet tips! Keep it up, bro.
That dodge at 9:25 though, absolutely beautiful Always new your videos were constantly improving, but just seeing the quality in a video like this (compared to the previous one, which was still great) just really blows me away.
So so so glad to see this series again! You’re BF2 character guides are by far the best I’ve ever seen. You cover everything I’m looking for in a guide like this. So glad to see more of you’re videos!
Recommendation: In Heroes vs. Villain, I would suggest Han as being someone to be wary of when Vader. His detonite charge when exploded near enough has the ability to knock characters over, and with Vader's large hitbox and slow walking speed while blocking he's been particularly vulnerable to this trick, at least during my gameplay. Not to mention Han's Shoulder Charge can knock down when not blocking while also deal damage when blocking, but I digress. Just a small note I thought worthy of mentioning. Great video, looking forward to everything that's to come.
@@ExoticButters168 I don't really have an issue against parry spammers tbh, not to be cocky but I'm pretty damn good at getting behind my opponents in duels especially if I'm using Dooku or Rey. Plus it's easy to bait players to parry you only for you to parry them instead.
@@LeeEverett1 yes so a reverse parry I'm good at hook swings to that what I used the most so i dont just sit behind my block so yea dodging behind opposite is quite ez honestly
Bro idk why it was so hard to find your hero guides I knew you made Star cards videos but they never showed up when I searched on RU-vid I had to dig into your channel cause I know they’re the best out there and most thorough bro great job!!!
This is probably quite obvious to anyone who plays vader, but his choke and lightsaber throw combo really well together. The choke damages and drags the enemies closer together, which will then allow you to throw your saber at them and kill them all. Its a great combo that is fun to use against multiple enemies
Amazing video mate! I would add some combos or moves. For example, Choke+Lightsaber throw is a devastating combo. Anyway, the video is one the best that I have watched about bf2!
Absolutely great hero guide Sammy!! Glad you’re getting into them again! Brings so much more interest to the game 🙂 Also, just noticed that the “there is no escape” star card came up when you were talking about the “surrounded by fear” one for the best star cards for GA + supremacy! 5:24 But that’s just my OCD haha 😂
What an impressive video. Both flashy and super informative. Love the slick presentation and chilled out vibes. Way to keep pushing the bar and continuing to rise through the ranks. All well earned.
Got my Vader to Max last week! A fun card I like to use in Hero modes is Intensified lightsaber throw with punishing grip and furious resilience. It’s a great card for finishing off low health players even easier!
Thank you so much for taking the time to make such an incredible video. Personally I love to play Vader, but have a lot of trouble with him on open maps in galactic assault, now at least I know that one can't be to aggressive in open maps with Vader.
Love the series. 9:07 is a perfect example of how the HvV combat is somewhat broken. I have plenty of experiences when enemies are unaffected by my characters abilities. Still an exciting game mode.
Amazing video man! Thank you! Btw, can u also do normal classes and reinforcements and vehicles later after the hero guides are done? Thank you. Like I want to play with f.ex. speeders but I have no idea how to. Love the vids! Also, is SW squadrons worth the purchase now without vr and hotas?
Another really good Galactic Assault loadout is Surroundeded by Fear, Deflection Stamina and Last Gasp For Hero modes, I recommend Intensified Lightsaber Throw, Furious Resilience and Fueling the Rage.
Vader is one of my favorite characters to use. I do feel invincible playing as him, but I play like how he would go against Luke. Having patience and trying to learn when to strike
Loved the video man, slick editing as well. I’d just maybe add Vader’s very iconic choke-saber-jumpslash combo and the a little bit harder choke-jumpslash-saber toss on the way down at the very end. Also Vader’s middle can be cast mid slash and while it will play the animation after the slash (most of the times, sometimes you can bypass it entirely), it still saved my hide mid battle more than once.
As a Vader main myself I agree with you in almost everything (I’m almost level 800). I just wanted to add a bit myself, I usually use the stamina regeneration card more than the lightsaber cards because there have been many instances where I would have died if I hadn’t had that card active. Also the choke ability is a little buggy, sometimes the ability will grab enemies off of the ground but then immediately let them go, so keep in mind with that. Great video bro👍. I was also wondering if you was doing the dueling tournament again this year.
Great video! I personally use Vader's surrounded by fear card instead of the ranged throw because now the throw no longer one hits so it's not as good. Plus with this card you eliminate vader's only weakness which is his stamina regen
@@LeeEverett1 that’s not what I’m saying. I’m saying if you want to choose a deflecting play style then that’s the card. Personally I’ve taken out rooms of 15 players with just that card alone.
@@miguelrecto5268 I know exactly what you're saying, and I'm saying it's not a necessary card. There are far better options to use instead, who wants to stand there and deflect blasters all day that's just boring. It's like using both Perfect Defense and Safeguard as Obi-Wan, you don't need both cards.
Doesn't have a weakness I am sure his stamina recovery is the slowest Just about every saber hero on the light side considering they recover sooner and faster for there stamina Focused rage and saber throw are his only abilities that functionally works with choke simply dropping 80% of the time Vader is vastly far from op The best advice for any Vader players is to keep with your teammates and slowly approach your opponents quite frankly never waste your time with choke with how often it drops the opponents long before it's even finished Use saber throw to harass and poke at the enemy occasionally take out stragglers Especially push objectives with your troopers as a moving wall you'd be surprised at how super effective that is then being john rambo
Another Vader tip in GA and SUPREMACY: If you use PUNISHING GRIP card for the 40% longer choke, you can 1 hit kill all troops except heavys with the choke, since the damage done with choke is duration based
You can Pop focused rage without doing the animation where vader clenchs his fist, first you have to swing your lightsaber and press l1 r1 at the same time that's it.
i consider myself a vader main and my best tip has to be dont be scared of dying its very easy to escape using your choke with dodges and he has so many options with hp regen but you gotta be quick you go in kill like 20 people and leave for you abilities to come back dont settle for anything less than 5 people you get more out of him against like 20 people than five as hes very aoe centered and not so good at dealing with one target and you often lose alot more hp to 1 wookie than 3 if you have the hp on kill star card as for heroes you really go all in and if they dont die to that try and flee his speed and attacks arent nearly as good as other heroes so you often lose because of that and when your ablities do come back they are very easily blocked except the throw but thats not the best distraction move he also can most certainly kill an impatient player even without abilities but against like a patient kenobi he doesnt stand much of a chance in a duel
I have a suggestion for your guide videos. I was thinking if you could change between blaster hero guide and Saber guides. Like now you did Vader guide, then next time you could do a blaster hero guide
wouldn't Yoda be good against Vader, because of Yoda's dash going through blocks and that Yoda can gain extra health, and can get out of vader choke making it really hard to hit him?
