Jiang Jun is a playable hero class in For Honor.
Overview
Only the most experienced Wu Lin leaders become a Jiang Jun, generals of the Empire. Their loyalty and their sense of righteousness are unmatched. They teach harsh lessons to their enemies while wielding the guandao, the crescent halberd. Revered as the best strategists of the Empire, they are the living embodiment of the art of war. They inspire thousands to fight and die for them in the greatest battles.
Armor
The Jiang Jun wears lamellar armor and a metal cuirass. Much of this armor though is hidden beneath his cloth uniform, leaving mostly his large metal pauldrons, belt, rerebraces, and bracers visible. Accompanying his majestic white beard is a traditional headwear reserved for officials.
Weapon
Guandao - A long wooden polearm with a heavy curved blade at the end. The blade is named after the mythic general.
Known Jiang Jun
- Guan Yu
Tivia
- While For Honor's website lists Jiang Jun's weapon as a halberd, it is unmistakably a Guandao and is even labeled as such later on.
- Guan (關) references Guan Yu and dao (刀) means "blade" or "sword."
- It is also known as the "yanyeudao" (偃月刀) which translates to "reclining moon blade." This is in reference to the shape of its blade.
- Jiang Jun (将军) means "General."
- In promotional art, Jiang Jun is shown using the Safety weapon set instead of his default Sterile weapon set
- Jiang Jun is inspired by Guan Yu, a legendary Chinese general. His overall design is identical to Guan Yu, with the Jiang Jun backstory featuring an invincible man named Guan Yu.
- As mentioned above, the Guandao is named after Guan Yu, its name meaning "Guan's blade."
- The execution "Fei Lian" (飛廉) is named after the dragon deity of the same name, who is known for messing with people by using a bag of wind that he carries around.
Quotes
- Chinese: 无能之辈 (Wúnéng zhī bèi) - English: "You're incompetent!"
- Mighty Sanction canceled with Guardbreak
- Chinese: 不学无术 (Bù xué wú shù) - English: "You're unlearned!"
- Sifu's Swirl
- Chinese: 好生愚钝 (Hàoshēng yúdùn) - English: "So dull!"
- Dou Shi’s Swirl
- Chinese: 认真点儿 (Rènzhēn diǎn er) - English: "Be serious."
- Dou Shi’s choke
- Chinese: 雕虫小技 (Diāochóngxiǎojì) - English: "Meagre tricks!"
- Successful block
- Chinese: 百无一用 (Bǎi wú yī yòng) - English: "So useless."
- Successful block
- Chinese: 浪费时间 (Làngfèi shíjiān) - English: "You're wasting my time."
- Successful block
- Chinese: 死吧 (Sǐ ba) - English: "Die!"
- Goujian Execution (Season 13 Battlepass Exclusive)
Fighting Style
The Jiang Jun is a relatively slow but powerful fighter, durable as he is wise. Wielding the heavy Guandao, he specializes in surviving group fights. His Dodge Attacks and Zone Attacks keep his adversary at bay, while Sifu’s Poise allows him to remain in top shape when it comes to Stamina.
- Difficulty: Medium-Hard
- Zone Attack Specialist
- High Survivability in Group Fights
Special Capabilities
- Sifu’s Poise: Special Stance that Dodges incoming attacks and grants Stamina Regen
- Variety of Zone Attacks that he can access from neutral, Sifu’s Poise or after a Parry
- Wide sweeping Heavy Attacks with special properties
- Powerful Dodge Attacks with mix-up potential
Perks
Available Perks for the Jiang Jun can be viewed on the Perks page.
Feats
| Tier | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
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| 1 | Against All Odds
Nearby allies deal more damage the more enemies are around Unlocked at level 1 |
Deadly
Passive | Attacks deal slightly more damage every 3 seconds Unlocked at level 5  |
Speed Revive
Passive | Rapidly revive fallen teammates Unlocked at level 13 |
| 2 | Benefaction
Passive | Nearby allies benefit from Sifu's Poise. Effect depends on how long the stance is held. Unlocked at level 1 |
Inspire
Allies and yourself deal more damage, soldiers fight faster. Unlocked at level 7 |
Executioner's Respite
Passive | The base healing of Executions are increased by 50%. Unlocked at level 15  |
| 3 | Soothing Mist
Heals allies in area of effect based on how many enemies are around. Unlocked at level 1 |
Tough as Nails
Passive | Raises max Health when unlocked. Unlocked at level 9  |
Second Wind
Recover some of your Health. Unlocked at level 17  |
| 4 | Fiery Barrage
Leaves fiery sparks around the target that stun all who cross it. Unlocked at level 1 |
Fire Flask
Throw a projectile, creating a fire effect over an area Unlocked at level 11  |
Phalanx
Grant a shield to all alive teammates (yourself included) Unlocked at level 19 |
Moveset
General
- Renown: Heavy - Earn more Renown by assisting or saving Heroes, and holding objectives to unlock your feats in a match. (non-Dominion/Breach gamemodes only)
- Revenge Mode - Boosts Damage and Health. All Attacks are Uninterruptible. Parry and Throws knock enemies down. Attacks are Auto-Parried on activation.
- Dodge: No Guard - When performing a Dodge, your Hero's Guard disappears until the end of the Dodge.
Hero Specific
- Sifu's Poise - The Startup has a Dodge property.
- Stamina Master - While holding Sifu's Poise, Jiang Jun will regain Stamina. Unlike other Heroes, he will regain Stamina at a faster rate than his natural Stamina regen, at a rate of 70 Stamina per second.
- Exhausted Poise - Even if Out of Stamina, Jiang Jun can perform Sifu's Poise and regain Stamina. However, he cannot perform Sifu's Swirl out of the Poise while OoS.
- Stamina Trade-off - Due to his ability to regenerate Stamina through Sifu's Poise, Jiang Jun's natural Stamina regen is reduced by 25% (22.5 stam/sec vs the normal 30 stam/sec).
- Sifu's Feint - Can enter Sifu's Poise during the start-up of a Chain Heavy Attack, and the recovery of chain attacks, Shin Kick, Dodges, Dodge Attacks and Dou Shi's Choke.
- Special Heavy Attacks - Heavy Openers are Uninterruptable, while Heavy Finishers are Unblockable.
- Heavy Finisher Feints - Heavy Finishers can be soft-feinted into a Guardbreak with the designated input.
- Stunning Throw - Forward and Side Throws briefly stun enemies.
- Mighty Attack Openers - Mighty Attacks and Canceled Moves count as Chain Openers.
- Mighty Backlash Cancels - Mighty Backlash can be Hard Feinted with E (PC), B (XB1) or ◯ (PS4) or it can be Soft Feinted into an atttack from the opposite side of the dodge with a LMB (PC), RB (XB1) or R1 (PS4). Due to being a Side Dodge Attack that can be either Feinted or Soft Feinted, Mighty Backlash will count as a Heavy instead of a Light when Parried.
- Evasive Backlash - Mighty Backlash has Extended Dodge properties, allowing the Jiang Jun to avoid attacks more easily.
- Twofold Slash Cancel - You can cancel Twofold Slash after the first strike with E (PC), B (XB1) or ◯ (PS4).
- Dou Shi's Choke - Upon parrying an attack, you can perform Dou Shi's choke with MMB (PC), X (XB1) or ■ (PS4) that will pin your target while draining their Stamina. Hold the input during the choke in order to extend the pin. If the Choke is fully held, it will drain an additional 30% Stamina.
- Swirling Zone Openers - Fatal Swirl, Sifu's Swirl, and Dou Shi's Swirl count as Chain Openers.
- Unblockable Zone Attacks - Sifu's Swirl and Dou Shi's Swirl are Unblockable.
Moves
(From Guard Mode)
| Type | Name | PC | XB1 | PS4 |
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Scheming Wind | LMB, LMB | RB, RB | R1, R1 |
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Tough Discipline | LMB, RMB | RB, RT | R1, R2 |
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Vigorous Sway | RMB, LMB | RT, RB | R2, R1 |
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Sweep-A-Thousand | RMB, RMB | RT, RT | R2, R2 |
| Twofold Slash (Not in Guard Stance) | ↑ + RMB | LS↓(press to sprint) + RT | L3↓(press to sprint) + R2 | |
| Sifu's Poise | C | RS↓ (hold down in direction) | R3↓ (hold down in direction) | |
| Fatal Swirl | RMB + LMB | RT + RB | R2 + R1 | |
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Sifu's Swirl | C, RMB + LMB | RS↓ (hold down in direction), RT + RB | R3↓ (hold down in direction), R2 + R1 |
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Dou Shi's Choke |  , MMB
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Dou Shi's Swirl | , RMB + LMB
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, RT + RB
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, R2 + R1
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| Mighty Sanction | W + Space, RMB | LS↑ + A, RT | LS↑ + X, R2 | |
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Mighty Kick | W + Space, MMB | LS↑ + A, X | LS↑ + X, ⬜ |
| Mighty Backlash | A or D + Space, RMB | LS← or LS→ + A, RT | LS← or LS→ + X, R2 |
Equipment
*Star Weapon
**Rarity unknown
| Armor Styles | Weapon Styles | |
Executions
 Backhand Spiral |
 Windmill Stab |
 Sifu's Punishment |
 Fly Swatter |
 Stay Down |
 Keep Your Stance Wide |
 Ember Management |
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 Fei Lian |
 Close Call |
Emotes
Passive Stance
 Still Got It |
 Armed and Ready |
 Old Bones |
 Victory Twirl |
 Looking Good |
 Your Grave |
 Solet (Jiang Jun) |
Fighting Stance
 Eye On You |
 Not Bad |
 My Pleasure |
 Around the Mountain |
 Disappointment |
 Squeaky Clean |
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Media
Images
Armor
Stills
Videos
| Heroes | |
|---|---|
| Knights | Warden - Conqueror - Peacekeeper - Lawbringer -Centurion Gladiator - Black Prior - Warmonger - Gryphon |
| Samurai | Kensei - Shugoki - Orochi - Nobushi Shinobi - Aramusha - Hitokiri - Kyoshin |
| Vikings | Raider - Warlord - Berserker - Valkyrie - Highlander Shaman - Jormungandr - Varangian Guard |
| Wu Lin | Tiandi - Jiang Jun - Nuxia - Shaolin - Zhanhu |
| Outlanders | Pirate - Medjay - Afeera - Ocelotl |