Ghost of Tsushima - Stances
The four katana stances of Ghost of Tsushima. Each stance is a different answer to one class of Mongol soldier, and switching to the right one is the core skill of the combat system: the correct stance delivers bonus damage and breaks guard far faster than the wrong one, while its hold attack adds a...
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| Name | Type | Description | Stats | Abilities | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stone Stance | Stance | The default stance and the anti-swordsman stance. | Counters: Swordsmen and ronin Unlock: Available from the start Hold Attack: Kick finisher Role: Balanced fast pressure | Triple strike combo Stone stance kick Bonus damage against swordsmen | Jin's starting stance |
| Water Stance | Stance | The anti-shield stance. Water Stance flows around a raised shield instead of into it, using spinning cuts and a hold attack that knocks the shield aside, and it is the first stance most players unlock because Mongol shields appear constantly in Act 1. | Counters: Shield bearers Unlock: Kill Mongol leaders to learn Hold Attack: Shield-breaking flurry Role: Guard breaking | Shield bypassing cuts Hold attack that staggers shield bearers Bonus damage against shielded enemies | Learned from the stance technique tree after killing Mongol leaders |
| Wind Stance | Stance | The anti-spear stance. Wind Stance is built around a spinning kick that closes the distance a spearman wants to keep, and it is the answer to the long-reach enemies that punish players who stand still. | Counters: Spearmen Unlock: Kill Mongol leaders to learn Hold Attack: Spinning kick Role: Closing distance | Spinning kick that closes gaps Spear-deflecting hold attack Bonus damage against spearmen | Learned from the stance technique tree after killing Mongol leaders |
| Moon Stance | Stance | The anti-heavy stance. Moon Stance is slow, wide and brutal, made for the armoured brutes who shrug off fast cuts: its heavy swings stagger them where other stances bounce, and its hold attack is a two-handed overhead that breaks their guard outright. | Counters: Heavy brutes and armoured units Unlock: Kill Mongol leaders to learn Hold Attack: Overhead guard break Role: Anti-armour | Wide heavy swings Stagger on armoured enemies Bonus damage against brutes | Learned from the stance technique tree after killing Mongol leaders |
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