For Honor: 10 Gameplay Features Ubisoft Didn't Tell You About
5. Special Abilities
Not content with carving up the battlefield, warriors also have special abilities which can be unlocked over time. Abilities are unique to each of the 12 warriors and serve in varying forms, be it a special attack, stat power-up, or healing ability.
Some of the attack abilities we've seen so far during the beta include The Kessen's unblockable heavy attack, The Peacekeeper's deflect ability, and The Raider's always enjoyable 'picking the enemy up and throwing them as far as he can'.
Some abilities also allow the heroes to call upon their allies to assist them, including summoning a hail of arrows from your archers.
While some abilities are shared between the factions, the majority are individual to the hero, so you'll have to test every warrior out to explore all the abilities on offer and understand how they might best serve you against your enemies.