How to Chamber Block | In-Depth Lessons | Mount & Blade 2: Bannerlord 

Spread this too all of the Bannerlord community! Let me know if you guys have any questions. Took me an entire week to master this hidden mechanic. I have yet to see a single person that knows how to chamber perfectly so I hope this helps you guys out big time.

Ppl don't really comprehend how it is an actual physics based system and how swinging and blocking are actual motions, not just actions on the click of a button, thats why chambering works and gets easier as u understand why it works as it does. There is force to everything, u can even block attack with the 2h sword just be switching stances and turning at the right time to generate some force. u can parry with a sword, by launching a swing from your right and cancelling it into a left block,this will add significant force to your block. U can parry push stabs coming at u away by swinging block from side to side or even yoink it away from you by cancelling your downward block into an upward block, u essentially lift your sword up very fast to parry the stab, after a while it even feels more natural than how you used to block stabs. The animations in the game are solid, in every sense of the word, if you smash a blade into an other blade there is a physical reaction, however the animations are crisp as fuck so there are certain motions that will overlap and most that won't, and the overlapping of animations is the chamber, u just have to figure out which swing can overlap into the enemy's swing... and half of that is down to luck because maybe u won't even see a chamber even if u play arena for days, so how would you learn about it, let alone figure out how to replicate it :D

It's hard to believe that someone good enough to parry wouldn't know about this mechanic that existed since forever. On the other hand, majority of players, myself included, are so bad at directional combat that they can't even block properly without a shield. Knowledge about chamber blocking is useless to them.

Holy. Shit. Thank you for this video. I only play vs. AI and thought this "parry" was from an inhuman reaction or read on their attack in the same direction, which I could get to work very rarely. I had no idea about the stance or that you dont even have to attack, just charge the attack. This is eye opening and makes me so happy that the game has some serious combat depth like this. Appreciate it my friend, this is great information for the community! Your work is valued

Thanks so much for this. I used to chamber everything in Warband, so to go to Bannerlord and find that I'd almost completely lost the ability was disheartening. Glad to see it's just an overhaul of the mechanic, which I honestly like. Means you need to actually think instead of having the timing down to muscle memory.

I think a similar mechanic exists in Warband as well, though you only need to catch the enemy's attack on time and your stance doesn't really matter

Oh damn that makes so much sense. Actually needing to HIT the enemy's weapon explains the stance issues. I was pretty good at it in the first game, so immediately tried it with a two-hander and got clapped. Having what I enjoyed so much seem so inconsistent was one of the many reasons I ditched the game for months. Will definitely give it another go, thanks!

The way you explained chamber blocking is amazing. Good video spartan brother 🛡

Great video! I play captain mode primarily so I haven’t put much time into duelling, but I’ll definitely try to incorporate this into my gameplay.

LMFAO the tourney trainer trying to get one in at 8:05 thats so funny

Lol i did this sometimes and i just realize that the weapons have that interaction when they hit each other but never realize how deep they dig, awesome, they deserve this video showing all the work they did in the shadow👌🏽💛💛

Dude, you are my fairy godmother! I learned on my own how to chamber side attacks oz it was not too hard, but i had literaly no clue how to chamber stabs and overheads consistently. Great job!

Coming from native to this was confusing, felt like I lost a limb without chambering and this video helped a lot.

Just getting into bannerlord and this helped me go from never chambering to chambering occasionally.

That works! Thanks

ohhhh snap stay tuned to the channel im about to be a bad mama jama now already rock the claymore so guess what we about to start working on .... thanks for this info brother

8:03 hahahaha the way he tried to hit you after he got up

A similar mechanism can be found in Mordhau. Hard af to master. As always, good video :))

WEll freaking done!!!

true, not many people are doing this in-game and I wasn't interested until I dueled someone spamming it. It's actually really useful technique

When I first loaded it up I tried it in the training and assumed it had been taken out. Because the bot was only throwing attacks that were in directions my weapon stance couldn't chamber. This is a very enlightening video!

Hi 2 years late ik but i recently started playing banner lord and i was playing practice Arena and i got Chambered by a npc and i Originally thought ment a error but then i saw how the weapon would react at different timings when blocking and i was like huh the game never Taught me that and then i got Chambered again like 4 more times then it clicked their had to be a perfect parry like Mechanic so i went back into practice Arena and chambered a npc and then i couldn't figure out if it was timing something so i looked up this video and now im doing it Consistently in the Training grounds and i cant wait to start putting this into play and i thank you for spending 20 hours of your life to understand and Explain this Mechanic to everyone

thank you for this

I didnt know about the stance change. Thanks for the info

Nice vid, Thank you!

Acceptable: game input -> result determined -> animations show result So much better: game input -> shows animation -> result determined based on hitbox collisions during animation I love these subtle game decisions; definitely going in the bank for the future

Wow! I love this and your teaching. This helps a ton! I would love to see a Weapons Academy series or some sort of combat training in this style since I'm so trash at fighting in this game. I would soak that up! I wish I found this sooner. Can't wait to check out your other videos. Subbed to see the new stuff that you're putting out :)

Good job blue man.

So I started playing yesterday and I could chamber off the rip from my LO practice since its literally all I do in that game in 1vx's. But I was wondering why my 2 hand wasn't doing it sometimes. Ty for the vid. It makes sense now. Im gonna be nuts

Soooooo that it how it worked daaaaaamnnn thanks men

megamind teaching me how to chamber, awesome

this is how exactly people defend themselves in melee. Holding a weapon tightly to block an attack doesn't really work well if you are in a real fight I've been wondering whether the game should include this mechanism but actually it already did. nice

Great Video

This makes the momentum swing makes sense for example u swing from ur right and click the right time u turn the swing into a downward slash after the initial swing so I can imagine u hit away a weapon and turn it into a downward slash

I didn’t actually know how to do this

hah...u convinced me 2 dwnld this game

I'm new to this game but love that there are actually fencing mechanics. If you ever get people advanced enough to do a chamber block or parry repost the response is a feint disengage. Start the attack in one direction and bait the chamber block but then switch the attack direction before swinging and your attack should land first unless they are just a lot faster than you. I imagine it's possible but highly unlikely to feint, lure a chamber attack, and change direction of your attack into your own chamber block.

Earned my loyalty lord

Chambering was hard enough for most people in Warband. It's no surprise so few people do it in BL

Naked 2H warband duel god reporting in. I appreciate the vid as the chambering mechanics from warband are different in bannerlord. Thanks!

8:06 when he block even the game bug lol. İnsane reflexes

I used to chamber in warband all the time but i couldnt get the timing down in this game thanks for the guide

So after trying chambering for a while with a two hander this video is partially incorrect, stances do matter but its not that you cant chamber anything if you are in the "wrong" stance. It just changes the timing since your weapon will take longer to get to the position needed to strike the opponents weapon out of the way. Thats why it seems like if you are on right side stance you "cant" chamber right side attacks, but its only because you need to start your chamber later in this case since the weapon is already there so the start up would be earlier than if it were on the opposite side. Thank you for the video nontheless it helped me figure out chambering a bit better :)

Yo I thought that's how you are suppose to play it's called chamber blocking I did it from the get go but sometimes I failed I see why now. Thank god I found you channel recently

AIA925 here i been chambering for a while now but i’m far from mastering it. This helps a lot i didn’t know about the 2h weapon not being able to chamber from the left like that i always got killed by that and wondered wtf was going on lol.

Oh my! This is brilliant. Wish i could support fps high enough fer this to be practical

I've been wondering about this also, but basically it seems better to block overhead and stabs, and chamber left or right attacks against a opponent that does not have a shield (because you would want to get a free hit in).

Hey spartan a guy named reapy has been doing this for 11 years (since warband!) his name is reapy and he posted a few videos of bannerlord where he chambers pretty well!

We use very similar tactics on Star War Battlefront 2. Only difference is when we parry with perfect timing we can block then counterattack immediately

You should post this on the Reddit page

its def different than last oasis chambering. thanks

This is how you get a sub! thanks.

As a Sekiro player, I am in my element

Reminds me of Kingdom Come Deliverance. I spent a lot of time practicing and so many experience players were spreading such misinformation it was stupid. Even the game itself didn't follow it's on explained rules.

In warband you can chamber block thrusts as well I think. Weird that they would remove that for bannerlord since that's what this kind of block is most useful for in real life

My Mordhau skills will come in useful when imma boot this game up lol

Nice tips, thanks! I wonder how much the skill points in One Handed or Two Handed contribute to the ease of performing a chamber block? Curious to know what your skill levels in them are in this video.

Great vid! I liked and subscribed. And there is a question i want to ask. Did you try this mechanic in multiplayer, does it work there too? Because I play multiplayer mostly.

I know Chambering already from NW, but that is of cause harder when swords and other weapons come to play with multiple attack directions instead of only up and down like with muskets. But in Bannerlord it basically is impossible for me, also has to do that I use inverted attack directions, that feels more natural for me, that the weapon on the attack is dragged into the direction I'm looking at. But then I can't chamber sideways, so yeah, I'm one of these scrubs who chamber, if it happens, by accident.

5:12 witcher type beat on the soundtrack

I had no idea you could chamber stabs

very good video ! But i find it harder on multiplayer, so i wanted it to be the meta as well. But they made the Kick slash way too efficient.

I unlocked this on my 247.7 hours of gameplay. Now I searched it and found this video

If it is a move that once you pull it off it confirm the next hit yeah it is really good. But if you opponent have a shield I don’t think the hit will be confirmed 100%. Correct me if I am wrong.

I remember doing this in Warband MP. I think it was fairly well known, but then again people playing Warband for the MP were probably much more dedicated to "gitting gud" than in Bannerlord. Mordhau has it too, although for six directions and stabs. I prefer it in Mordhau, because at least it's intuitive and consistent, unlike with weapon/foot stances in Bannerlord. I hope they'll consider changing it, otherwise, it's just a neat trick that few people know to pubstomp with.

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I had no idea that chamber blocking was a thing. Thank you! Have you looked into Myth of Empires? I saw another channel say it's like Mount and Blade but as an MMO.

Well, that's almost like "For honor" level of mechanics.

dude ... when i have to study something for 7 days straight to get the hang of it, that's when i'm NOT IN A GAME

That’s some cheese 🧀

This will probably will help players to nail it down; you can get wemod (its free), get infinite health and most important feature is, you can slow down time. As you get better you just speed it up. If you want to challenge yourself, you can make gameplay even faster.

So basically you press the attack button when the enemy releases their swing?

Does this work since the new patch? Because it doesn't look like it is working any more, the new patch broke it

Holy shit, this is hard. but I kinda like that mechanics like these exist to be mastered

what weapon is that during the 'time your chamber' section?

I JUST TESTED IT!!!!!! READ PLZ!!!! You can chamber a stab with a 2h sword from your right or left side!!! I just tested. =) Also, you can also block any horizontal attack from an enemy by blocking right or left side. (example) If the enemy is swinging a right slash at you, you can block left and turn your camera to put the enemy on your left and you'll block it! THANK YOU FOR POSTING THIS VIDEO, it makes the game so much more fun and interesting

Well I just attempted it for a while, is there something different to know about sword and board? Or is it just far more worth using said board if possible?

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oh shit i recognize you, i was playing the stand still and feint game with botmajid and you started doing it with someone else

Feels so odd to me, i've practiced blocking so much, its hard to split between blocking and attacking, granted i've never been great at it to begin with, always felt like the controls were a bit weird. When I played mordhau, I used to use inverse mouse, but i've been practicing regular now. Its just not intuitive for me to look at an opponent, while also "controlling" my block and attack directions at the same time, while also moving and trying to maintain the camera on them. When you chambering without a follow up attack, are you hitting block to terminate the attack? I can't seem to master that at all -- I started a new game to use the trainer at the beginning, but found that after like 2 hits I was getting my ass handed to me, and the swing speed was so damn slow from having no stats that I had to open the console to give myself some skills (150 each) but now I find that I'm killing the damn bots too easy so I can't really practice as efficiently as I'd like. I don't want to be like a master, but being able to block most attacks and chamber more than once like every 10 attempts would be nice. So my question is, what are your settings? ie mouse DPI, in-game sensitivity, control direction, vertical movement scale? what other settings do you think are pertinent or should be adjusted?

Ahhhh I never considered the stance. What about if you're using a one handed and shield? Great video

i wish you could set a southpaw stance for characters to make them left handed

Imagine creating new game working on it so many years and the same bugs still exist xD

so its just a parry and attack that you make right after? Im not really good at parry but if I do I always attack right after. Im not sure is there a different control to chamber vs parry and attack?

At .25x speed you sound like squidward, "Parrrrrrrrry, parrrrrrry"

bro got the smurf kratos dlc xD

I wonder if someone tried to figure out how do double chamber works. Sometimes when I chamber a hit it gets chamberd away by my opponent. Is there any mechanic or its just random?

i dont this on accident a few times.

it was so much better in warband

2 years ago I watched this video and decided to try to practice chambering AI troops on the battlefield whenever I could. I've gotta say, when you get that chain of consecutive chamber attacks it feels so satisfying and makes you feel like you are tanjiro from demon slayer

If it takes perfect timing, a lot of practice, being in the appropriate stance, and its really hard to master, then its not really OP is it? Sure its a powerful technique but that doesn't make it OP or unbalanced

The Chambering system wouldn't call it a hidden mechanic because it is a mechanic in Mount and Blade warband and it transferedover. Nice tutorial on how to do it though.

so what do you press block first and then attack button or just attack button. No explanation about this :(

I think it would be alot harder in mp though considering the crazy spins and movement players do. So maybe its not possible to parry as much

Can you chamber with 1-handed weapons?

Very cool. You look like Yondu lol

can this be done with one handed weapons

Can you chamber with the fists?

this is not really a hidden mechanic. its a lost one. because everyone who played warband should know it. especially if you got into the napoleonic wars community where this was a key mechanic for melee combat that you had to learn and people went on chamber streaks where on player chambered the enemy attack the enemy then chambers the chamber attack and that for so long until one messed up. to be fair the musket made it a bit easier with having a thrust only weapon and the enemy only having a thrust only weapon as well. but since most players who play bannerlord havent played warband they dont have the experience. and thus the mechanic got lost

Can we see you trying this in mp?