Dishonored 2 Non-Lethal Combat: 12 Ways to Knock Out Enemies for Low Chaos, Merciful, Clean Hands 

Another great method, not shown in this video, is to put a Stun Mine on a throwable object. This way, you can practically throw the mine as a stun grenade.

“It’s actually very easy to kill people” Me: You can say that again! One thing I like to do to people when they’re unconscious is make it look like they fell asleep, when I did the General I put him in a hot tub! And then when I’m about to leave the mission it’s say I killed him! He drowned unconscious!

Important tip he forgot to mention: Don't upgrade your reflexes so that bullets reflect and kill enemies (obviously)

There are a lot of chloroform bottles in several levels, throwing these at an enemy releases a cloud that will knock out all targets hit.

You forgot throwing chloroform bottles at your enemies it creates a cloud in which enemies go unconscious in

1) grab a 4x Lucky Needle charm. 2) shoot everything that moves with sleeping darts. 3)??? 4) profit.

I was pissed you can't grab someone and throw them into a wall to make them go unconscious. Also, if a guard is standing next to a machines electrical panel, you can shoot the panel with a projectile (or bop it with your sword) and they will get knocked out from the resultant discharge.

I can't recommend it as a consistent non-lethal strategy, but I found a bone charm in one of my corvo play throughs that knocked a host out after you leave their body. Combine that with the Change Host upgrade and I was clearing rooms of guys without lifting a finger. Unreliable because bone charms, but still one of the better times i had in the game

May I introduce one of my grand inventions, the StunGanger™. Stunmine + Doppelganger. Great for the lazy merciful ghost assassins out there. Works with any group of enemies of any type, even if they're fairly spread apart from one another (like the patrol that you see at 8:40 onwards). How it works: Get close enough so that the spawned Doppelganger is in range of the enemy, but right as it spawns, you very quickly (before it runs off) attach a stunmine to the Doppelganger. Then just watch as the StunGanger™ engages the enemy and see them all get zapped down. You don't have to get spotted for it, you don't even have to move a muscle. Just let your StunGanger™ do the work for you. Things needed: - The Doppelganger power + the upgrade that makes the Doppelganger attack enemies, instead of it fleeing away from them. - Stunmines, preferably with as many upgrades to them as possible, otherwise you'll only be able to zap one or two guards, and the StunGanger™ won't be that effective then. One thing you need to keep an eye on, is that your Doppelganger could unintentionally kill an enemy. Usually the stunmine is a lot faster, but do check your killcount after you employed the StunGanger™. Lethal variations to this are the SpringGanger™ and the StickyGanger™, use these at your own risk. I haven't tested this out yet, but here's a variation that could work with Corvo: StunPossession. The StunRat, StunHound and the StunHuman spring to mind. Requires a little bit more effort (since you have to be the one to walk around), but I suppose it could work.

There was one time where when I was in a sword fight with a guard. When I attacked the guard, he hit a glass cabinet and was knocked unconscious. I never thought that dishonored 2 was that in depth

Another way to deal with an unsuspecting group of enemies is to attach mines onto a bottle then thrown the bottle at them. Hitting one in the head automatically deals with one then the mines usually take care of the rest.

I already finished a low chaos run but I still learned a few things, thanks!

10:41 He probably died because he hit his head on a garbage bin and went flying through 2 glass doors :)

I LOVE how much non-lethal there is in the game. So many stealth games are 100% Nonlethal = Zero Fighting/Awareness Lethal = FIghting/ Full Awareness Thanks to how well designed this game is, we finally have all four proper options Stealth Lethal Stealth Pacifist Open Lethal Open Pacifist The replay value is tremendous, and as your video shows, the depth of each option is equally so. Also maybe the strength thing is because your playing Emily?

Yeah I've noticed that even a slight push into anything glass/breakable seems to kill people.

I don't know if anyone mentioned it, but another cool way to take care of groups, esp in where the overseers are in edge of the world, is use Chloroform. You can domino if you're Emily or just toss if you're Corvo. I love to domino the woman and the two overseers and it takes out the entire crowd in one drop. You find the chloroform in the doc's station across from the overseers. Also you can do it at addermire. . Thank you for sharing the vid. I have not yet mastered the art of the whiskey glass knock out yet. ha.

Looking back, I think shadow walk should have allowed you to crawl along walls at some rank, because really its not all that unique or creatively useful.

In the original, the only two real ways to do Non-Lethal Combat was to bend time (you had to have stop time) and then choke someone out, or posses someone and then choke them out, which was a pain in the ass

I did a run of this a while back, wasn't sure if anyone else had this idea! Though when I did it, I called it "Batman Style."

There is another method, but it requires a Corvo playthrough. It requires a black bone charm that makes enemies fall unconscious after you're done possessing them. if you fully upgrade possession, you can hop between a room full of people and have them all fall asleep with no kills or spotted by enemies. There's a very low chance of them dying upon passing out, but the catch is every time you posses the next person, it consumes a normal amount of mana.

10:46 If you kick someone towards a breakable object, that will kill them. I found it the hard way.

i wish this were an achievement. i love playing full-on nonlethal rambo.

Some guards have helmets, also the size of the item matters. I learned this when I threw big bottles of whiskey and wine. While little bottles and glass cups didn't really work all the time. Also hit the back of the head, not the face it will only knock them of balance. But if you have the perk maxed out then go for it.

Yo, I appreciate the great helpful guides, keep up the good work!

sleep darts have been and will always be my best friend. even when im in combat i can just shoot an enemy with one and knock them out instead of just out right killing them.

Lol the stairs combat, I’m gonna do this 😂

Even after all the many many hours I’ve played you have still managed to teach me some new things thank you haha

Subliminal messaging. You're teaching us how to better K.O. enemies, but you edit in short clips of you murdering foes.

This is an incredibly useful video! Thanks so much for making it!

Thanks you! That bit of you abusing the stairs takedowns was hilarious.

Helpful and nicely done. Have a great day

One trick that can be a bit risky is to fire a pistol shot off to the side of them, causing them to stagger, then you can start choking them out. Also, an excellent use of blink is to teleport right above the enemy so you can instantly use a drop assassination/non lethal takedown

Man so much good stuff in the video and comments. I've been playing it stealthy but vanilla.

Or you max out bend time and choke throw glasses into the entire group's heads simultaneously

I linked two vetrans together and one shot the other as I was choking one out. Free achievement.

this is so great and helpful thank you very much i didnt know bunch of these tips

making a bone charm with 4 of those recover sleep dart charms really helped me, seemed to recover nearly every dart i used.

Great video (: Thank you!

I had no idea you could kick enemies while down, or slide-attack them non-lethally! Thanks for your help

Wonderfully informative.

Dude thanks this is so useful

Thanks man, this will help! :D

These are some great ideas but in my non lethal play through I found that the single best way is to fully upgrade blink and simply teleport above enemies and get an instant arial takedown. This works super well in combat as time stops when you aim it!

Great Video!

Old video, but if people are still looking for ways, there's a black bone charm called "separation trauma" that will knock out anything you use possession on. I love it

This was a fantastic informative video!!!

great vid. u got skills makin vids. oh and thnx 4 the tips !!!

I'd say my favourite knockout was accidental. I was doing the chokehold move, but then a guy attacked me, so I just threw the guard I was choking. He immediately crashed through a shop window and, when I went to check, he was unconscious.

Fascination is also quite useful and even more if you stack the bone charm that makes that ppls affected may be knocked unconscious

Another thing you can do with Corvo is when you blink above someone (doesn't matter if you're on a slope or not) you can do an air assassination/takedown. I haven't tried with basic blink but I know that it's possible with greater blink.

Very helpfull video. Thank you!

10:45 if you in any way break a wooden or glass object with a body, it will die instantly.

Very helpful guide :)

Thanks for the guide! I kept forgetting to check my kill sheet, I've ruined so many saves.

I have just finished The Good Doctor (Mission 3) and one of the most brilliant combinations that I have discovered if you are interested in a non-lethal, stealth run is attaching stun mines with chloroform bottles.... For this to be most effective, make sure that you have upgraded the stun mine so that it can stun 3 enemies... The good thing about chloroform is that it releases a cloud of gas which knocks multiple enemies unconscious who are in range.... So, throw a chloroform bottle (with stun mine attached) at a pair of enemies... The chloroform will knock two of them unconscious and alert the nearby ones... And, with stun mine fully upgraded, you can disable other 3... I have really enjoyed using this combo... Allowed me to achieve a ghost and no-kill run.

OMG the Blink Kicks you're demonstrating where the guys go flying all over the place look fucking hilarious :D

it would have been nice if you could use a club, less damage than the sword but it will knock out people

-At 2:11 you could also combo the second ennemy while he's staggering since throw ennemy to another cause them to stagger . -Throw something like bottles or glasses in chest or stomach also cause them to stagger so you can grab them. -And if you charge your sword attack then pick them in the face they will stagger while holding their face ... so you can grab them ! Very usefull .

Just wanted to add this in case you haven't noticed yet, once you knock people out and you wanna hide bodies, don't throw those bodies into water. After a few seconds they die. This may seem obvious but it took me a while to figure it out 😂

I just simply like to go somewhere in the middle of some enemies (if I'm stealthy) place a upgraded stun mine there, attack the ground with my sword close but not too close to the mine and get out of there before any of them spot me and watch them all fall. I've managed to get 5 people with 1 charge because they were so close to each other

Even do I’m late one more tip is that if you parry them then do a slide into them quickly enough you will be able to do the slide takedown even while in combat.

I love the NonLethal in this game! My favourite nonlethal attack I made, was in mission seven, I picked up a crank wheel, and a guard spotted me. I then throw the wheel into them, stunning them, place them in a chokehold, threw them into a wall, and kicked the absolute s-t out of them! That was satisfying lol

My go-to: the ol' crossbow to the foot then R1

Awesome strat: attach a stun mine to a glass cup and throw near a group of guards. They go to investigate just to be knocked out. Attach as many stun mines as you need, it worked for me enough to take out four guards in one throw. Even better, it seems to shock anyone in its flight path

Guys... Use the strong arm perk four times for practically instant choke out.

Don't know if anyone mention that placing stun mines on bottles is a very useful skill if anyone wants to run clean hand or low chaos game play. You can hold the bottle while you blink through somebody, and the enemy will be knocked down; you can also throw the bottle into lots of enemy to knock all of them down at once

Dude your amazing

that kick through the glass doors was hilarious

great video

good quality content fam

I found and subsequently used to create a beast bonecharm that allowed me to choke out enemies in less than a second. I forget the name but I used it four times on the same charm and it was amazing.

All so using your focus strike(holding the attack button) will cause a target to stager in combat and you can then choke or perform a fatality

I generally found myself jumping around like a kangaroo with a jet pack to get the drop knockout. Just bear in mind that you have to jump down from above them, it doesn't matter how high your jump height is, and all you have to do is get onto a cabinet to get the prompt. (this also works on clockwork soldiers)

The changing factor for whether they die or get knocked unconscious is if they break something when they fall like glass or the wood and paper walls.

Pistols (and possibly crossbow bolts) can also be used non lethally in combat. if you shoot enemies' legs they will topple over for a few seconds giving you the opportunity to perform a quick knockout kick. This tactic must be used with caution however for if an enemy is already at low health, you can end up killing them with a shot toward any location on their body.

I have found that a 4 trait bone Charm with the fast choking trait is op

I know this is VERY late, but the determinator for whether an enemy is conscious, unconscious or dead after you throw them is what you throw them into. For example, in the clips you showed, one guard landed on an uneven but otherwise harmless pile of debris after getting kicked and the game couldn’t reorient him properly so in fairness deemed him knocked out. Most enemies wont get killed by hitting regular floors and walls so long as it s not at great force like with windblast level 2. Meanwhile, the guard who died getting kicked specifically impacted into a glass door, which actually can cause enough damage to kill an enemy while their balance. Theres other dangerous surfaces too, barbed wired, electrical boxes and deep water to name a few.

I have some combos that weren't mentioned to take out multiple enemies at once for different scenarios: Domino however many victims in front of you, place a stun mine at your feet, far reach them towards you and both/all enemies will fling towards you and get stunned (depending on charges). Catch one and choke hold him/her to make sure victims are stunned. Use this lethally with a springrazor instead of a mine.Use doppleganger and domino your doppleganger and your victims. Kill/knock out your doppleganger. (This one is commonly used but it wasn't mentioned in the video)Use doppleganger to attract enemies around, domino as many as you can and sleep dart one or just put a stun mine on the doppleganger.

Thank you sir, I couldn't get the timing down for the drop attacks. I was pressing the button very late.

There’s a bone charm that adds a slight probabilty of knocking someone out if they’re hit with Mesmerize.

I got a black bone charm that creates a shockwave when you land from a fall. I was attempting a non lethal playthrough and discovered the shockwave can kill a knocked out enemy.

For chokehold, get trait synergy and strong hands, combo it together. Insta-chokes.

for guards with a helmet you need to use two bottles. the first one to knock the helmet off, and the second one to hit the head directly

It's very iffy, but throwing someone from a small height can knock them unconscious, so long as they don't travel too far or hit something on the way down. The best example of this is the guard in the Addermire institute level that walks over to a railing facing the ocean. Below the railing is a rocky ledge that's just the right height for him to be thrown off the railing and fall onto it unconscious but safe.

I go for violent playthroughs, but im gonna try this just for fun

I like to use a full strong arms bone charm so when people in groups of ~3 attack me I can just parry and choke them all (the animation to grab them is longer than the choke itself)

Another good way I accidentaly found is to use a Black Bonecharm that knock out enemies and civilians when you stop possessing them. With domino upgraded and the Switch possesion upgrade you can knock out at least 6 enemies at once

Possess an enemy. Walk into a quiet corner. Leave them and choke. Had myself a nice pile of witches at the conservatory this way

This game looks sick why don't have this the first one was incredible

i know this video is old but i think people should also know that if your are up above a clockwork soldier on a light or on a vent you can actually place mines directly onto their heads. also you can place mines on whisky bottles and throw them like grenades

What u gotta do is invest in bone charm crafting, find the charm that has quicker choke hold and make a 4 slot rune with that 4 times. Also make 4 slot runes with quicker movement when crouched and when weapons sheathed u walk/run faster. Next is longer possession 4 times on a 4 slot rune, find the black bone charm that has the enchantment of rendering someone unconscious when u leave their body. This build is god-tier, makes fights super easy as long as u have patience and a whole lot of elixirs. To note, there's also a bone charm has has a heal effect when u use dark vision, find it and put it on a 4 slot bonecharm

I've actually exploited that drop assassination/knock-out on the stairs. Easy for taking out the enemies if you somehow managed to get ALL the guards on the entire level chasing you xD.

Its worth mentioning that you can stack up to 5x of the quick choking charm and its nearly instant

You can combo domino with doppleganger by the way ( it's even mentioned in the game tips screen)

great guide. but in my experience if an enemy or civilian is kicked into something breakable then they will die, same it you choke them out and they fall into a breakable object, like any glass in doors or the wood folding door, but not normal breakable doors

I've found a way to exploit the drop takedown by just agility jumping off of any table or counter or waist-high wall. Not really exploiting, and I don't know if this works in any update beyond 1.00 because I never updated the game, but it's still pretty effective.

Subbed. I just got this game

My favorite build is speed nonlethal Emily. Bonecharms needed: Swift Stalker 4 Swift Shadow 4 Ground Glider 4 Strong Arms 4 Witch Skin(if you don't use magic) Powers: Far Reach Enhancements: Agilty(All) Reflexes(Snap Reaction,Adept Parry) How to play: Sheath weapons, sprint at enemies, slide and takedown. Best on Mission+

I really wanna see you make a non-lethal combat walkthrough.

about the ground kick, an insanely consistent way for this is a crossbow bolt to the ankle.