Nuxia is a playable hero class in For Honor.
Overview
Nuxia was the name given to female bodyguards during the civil war. These skilled slayers usually roam the battlefield on their own terms, clawing and gutting prey with their hook swords.
Armor
The default armor consists of a metal cuirass with cloth and lamellar faulds held together by a belt. Sleek metal pauldrons, rerebraces, and bracers leave very little unprotected on the arms. They also wear a headband on their head.
Weapon
Hook Swords- Versatile swords that possess a standard sword blade, but feature unique bladed guards, and hooks at the tip of their blades.
Known Nuxia
- Lin Yao
Trivia
- Nuxia (女侠) essentially means "female warrior" or "female hero."
- The voice actress for the Nuxia is Toronto actress Alli Chung.
- The quote for Echo Strike is a Chinese figure of speech. Literally translated it means "I will take you away." Figuratively, it is used to say "I will send you to hell."
- The execution "Han Zixian" (Wind God) is named after a weather deity of the same name who is an assistant goddess of the wind.
- iOut of the four marching fire characters Nuxia is the only one that uses her default weapon set In promotional art.
Quotes
- Chinese: 女侠在此 (Nǚxiá zài cǐ) - English: "Nuxia is here."
- Successful Jade Ballet
- Chinese: 你中招了 (Nǐ zhōng zhāole) - English: "I got you!"
- Glass Waltz
- Chinese: 送你一程 (Sòng nǐ yī chéng) - English: "Go to hell."
- Echo Strike
- Chinese: 我问心无愧 (Wǒ wènxīn wúkuì) - English: "I have a clear conscience!" or "I have no guilt to confess!"
- Goujian Execution (Season 13 Battlepass Exclusive)
Fighting Style
The Nuxia is an agile fighter wielding dual hookswords. Her Feats help her isolate opponents into a duel situation, as she can use a barrage of attacks to strike them down. She can also take advantage of defensive opponents, using her offensive "Trap" ability to take down enemies who try to block or parry her attack.
- Difficulty: Hard
- Unique ability to Trap enemies
- Fast Attacker
Special Capabilities
- Can initiate a Trap during Heavies and Zone which punish opponents who remain too defensive, and leads back into chains even if missed
- Quick Dodge Attacks and displacing Heavy Finishers
- Multi-directional counterattacks after a Parry or Deflect
Perks
Available Perks for the Nuxia can be viewed on the Perks page.
Feats
| Tier | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Deadly Duet
Passive | Deal 20% more damage in close quarters combat against an enemy who is alone. Unlocked at level 1 |
Bounty Hunter
Passive | Gain Health & Stamina when you kill another Hero. Unlocked at level 5 |
Rush
Trigger to gain movement speed for a short duration. Unlocked at level 13  |
| 2 | Caltrops
Drop caltrops that deal damage to moving enemies and allies in target area. Unlocked at level 1 |
Executioner's Respite
Passive | The base healing of Executions are increased by 50%. Unlocked at level 7  |
Thrilling Comeback
Passive | When activating Revenge, heal some health. Unlocked at level 15  |
| 3 | Thread of Fate
Bind an enemy. Bound enemy can't run, sprint or roll. Bind is broken over time or by distancing yourself. Unlocked at level 1 |
Slip Through
Passive | Dodging raises damage for the next Attack. Unlocked at level 9 |
Takedown
Throws make enemies fall to the ground. Unlocked at level 17 |
| 4 | Infection
Deal 10 damage per second to an enemy and their allies only if they stay close together. Lasts 10 seconds. Unlocked at level 1 |
Regenerate
Passive | Regenerate your Health when out of combat Unlocked at level 11  |
Berzerker
Raise sprint speed and defense greatly (non-stackable) Unlocked at level 19  |
Moveset
General
- Renown: Assassin - Earn more Renown in 1vX fights, by killing enemy Heroes, and getting killing streaks to unlock your feats in a match.
- Revenge Mode - Boosts Damage and Health. All Attacks are Uninterruptable. Parry and Throws knock enemies down. Attacks are Auto-Parried on activation.
- Defense: Reflex - Your Guard Stance only remains active for a limited time, lasting for one second.
- Deflect - Dodge in the direction of an incoming Attack just before impact to Deflect it. Deflects grant a Hero access to unique tools.
Hero Specific
- Traps - Glass Waltz and Jade Ballet are Trap moves. Traps are moves that only hit opponents who are performing a Block, Superior Block, Deflect, or Parry in the same direction of the Trap. Traps do not work on Block/Parry Reaction (the Full Block/All Parry gained after a successful Block or Parry respecitvely).
- Initiation - Traps are initiated by pressing MMB (PC), X (XB1) or □ (PS4) during the start-up for any Heavy Attack to go into Glass Waltz or the start-up of a Zone Attack for Jade Ballet.
- Trap Effect - When successful, the target of the Trap will be pinned briefly, dealt damage and knocked back. If struck with Jade Ballet, the target will instead be knocked to the ground, pinned for longer and dealt increased damage.
- Special Knock Downs - Although the target of Jade Ballet will be knocked down during the pin, they won't be counted as being on the floor for moves such as Centurion's Eagle's Talon and Jormungandr's Hamarr Slam.
- Trap Whiff Opener - Even if Nuxia's Trap misses, the Trap attempt will still count as a Chain Opener, allowing Nuxia to perform a Chain Light or Heavy in Song of the Moon.
- Deflect Attack - After a Deflect, Nuxia can perform Echo Strike with the Light input. Uniquely for a Deflect move, this move is nct Unblockable but can come from any guard direction. As a result, it is not guaranteed if performed from the same side of a low recovery attack as it can possibly be blocked.
- Chain Starters - Any of the following moves can replace the first strike in Song of the Moon: Crescent Jab, Crescent Step, Goddess Blitz, Echo Strike, Mirror Raid, and Glass Waltz.
- Heavy Finisher Manipulation - Successful hits with a Heavy Finisher will briefly pin your opponent as Nuxia displaces them. Left Heavy Finishers will displace them to the Right. Top Heavy Finishers will displace them behind Nuxia. Right Heavy Finishers will displace them to the Left.
- Zone Attack Cancel - You can replace any hit in Song of the Moon with a Zone Attack to end the chain. Zone Attack can be canceled into Jade Ballet or canceled with B (XB1), ◯ (PS4) or E (PC).
Moves
(From Guard Mode)
| Type | Name | PC | XB1 | PS4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Song of the Moon | LMB or RMB, LMB or RMB, LMB or RMB | RB or RT, RB or RT, RB or RT | R1 or R2, R1 or R2, R1 or R2 |
| Glass Waltz | RMB cancel with MMB | RT cancel with X | R2 cancel with ▢ | |
| Jade Ballet | LMB + RMB cancel with MMB | RB + RT cancel with X | R1 + R2 cancel with ▢ | |
| Echo Stike |  , LMB
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, RB
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, R1
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| Mirror Raid |  , LMB
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, RB
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, R1
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| Crescent Jab | W + Space, LMB | LS↑ + A, RB | LS↑ + X, R1 | |
| Crescent Step | A or D + Space, LMB | LS← or LS→ + A, RB | LS← or LS→ + X, R1 | |
| Goddess Blitz (Not in Guard Stance) | ↑ + LMB | LS↓(press to sprint) + RB | L3↓(press to sprint) + R1 |
Equipment
*Star Weapon
**Rarity unknown
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Executions
 Roulette of Ruin |
 Hook, Line, and Sinker! |
 Hare's Sweep |
 Bai Mao Nu |
 A Short Rest |
 Crossed Moonsnap |
 Blazing Swallow Kick |
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 Han Zixian |
Emotes
Passive Stance
 You Didn't See That |
 Peek-a-Boo |
 Juggling |
 Hung by the Hook |
 Bread Dance |
 Liang Zhu |
 Solet (Nuxia) |
 Reluctant Applause (Nuxia) |
Fighting Stance
 Showtime |
 Give Me Strength |
 Are You Ready? |
 Just Getting Started |
 Pay Attention |
 Deference |
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Executions
 Requiescat In Pace |
 Rampage Of Ragnarok |
 Cheaty Flute |
 Blow Your Own Horn |
 Harpy Hey Joe |
 Lute Not |
 Sylvan Vaporization |
 Horkos Pharmakos |
 Sylvan Metamorphasis |
 Revenant Slayer |
 Ulfhednar Killer |
 Shiryo Avenger |
 Jiangshi Banisher |
 Minified And Put Aside |
 Minified And Magnified |
 Minified And Stomped |
 Minified And Kicked Away |
 Wolf Among Sheep |
 Ilma's Scythe |
 Cane You Feel It |
 Brought You A Gift |
 Chimera Salvation |
 Blades of the Vanguards |
 Resounding Defeat |
 Deadly Hare |
 Sylvan Detachment |
 To The Great Beyond |
 Feast Upon The Weak |
 The Masquerade Is Over |
 Unquenchable Wolf |
 Farewell, Chimera Music Box |
 Farewell, Chimera Zither |
 Farewell, Horkos Bagpipe |
 Farewell, Horkos Violin |
 Wrathful Concision |
 Willful Concision |
 Sorrowful Concision |
 Artful Concision |
 Aegir's Reach |
 Anchors Down |
 Chill Out |
 Death Metal Triangle |
 Fish In A Barrel |
 Get Whale Soon |
 Off The Hook |
 The Huntress' Prey |
 Ran's Bestowment |
 What Goes Around |
 Just Add Oil |
Emotes
Passive Stance
 The Bard's Instrument |
 Sword In The Stone |
 Ready To Rumble |
 Volcanic Destruction Blast |
 Jack O Lantern |
 Leap Of Faith |
 Penguin Walk |
 Vortiger's Ascent |
 Shadows of the Hitokiri |
 Zhanhu's Fire |
 Dubious Assessment |
 One Of Your Shrugs |
 Howl At The Moon |
 Confused Warrior |
 Skeptically Swaying |
 Horkos Grimoire |
 Sylvan Book |
 Sylvan Meditation |
 In ChaRAHcter |
 Muscular Archer |
 Muscular Biceps |
 Message Board |
 Sylvan Panacea |
 Selfish Drinker |
 Chimera Bagpipe |
 Chimera Music Box |
 Chimera Violin |
 Chimera Zither |
 Horkos Bagpipe |
 Horkos Music Box |
 Horkos Violin |
 Horkos Zither |
 Odaiko |
 Raising Glasses |
 Suspended Gong |
 The Bodhran |
 The Field Drum |
 Suspicious Tumbleweed |
 Elegant Dance |
 The Bard's Triangle |
 Gryphon's Fireside |
Fighting Stance
 Snowball Fight! |
Executions
 Goujian |
 Tiandeng |
Emotes
Passive Stance
 Banner Of Arms (Wu Lin) |
Media
Images
Armor
Stills
Videos
| Heroes | |
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| 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 |
| Wu Lin | Tiandi - Jiang Jun - Nuxia - Shaolin - Zhanhu |
| The Outlanders | Pirate - ??? - ??? |
