Horde

Horde

Horde is a game mode in Mordhau.

Description

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Defend the Noble against increasingly difficult waves of AI enemies while upgrading your skills and weapons.

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The Horde game mode consists of a lobby of 1 - 6 players working cooperatively to survive an onslaught of computer-controlled enemies attacking in "waves." Players can create their own private matches or join a random one either by quick match or server browser.

If players are killed during a wave, they will be moved to spectate for the duration of 60 seconds during which they can be immediately revived by other players. If the player is not revived after 60 seconds, then 15 seconds revive countdown starts after which the player will be respawned automatically. The match will end in "Defeat" if the Noble is eliminated, or "Victory" if Wave 25 is overcome.

All players spawn completely unarmed and unarmored. Each player is provided 200 currency during the pre-wave phase before Wave 1. This currency, indicated in the bottom left corner of the HUD, is used to purchase equipment like weapons, armor, and utility items (i.e. toolbox or medic bag).

Killing any enemy in melee will heal a player for 15 HP. Passive health regeneration is disabled in Horde, but remember you can still seek out bandages or medic bags if you're being routed.

Enemies

In horde there are many different types of enemies that have different armor, weapons, and even skill.

Peasants

During the beginning of the match, the first enemies to spawn are Peasants. Peasants are lightly armored with poor weaponry, they are the cannon fodder of horde and can quickly overwhelm you if you're not careful. Due to their lack of armor, an attack to the head should heavily injure if not kill them. The Peasants have very little combat skill, they will rarely parry or kick you. Their clothing is normally tan and has no distinct features.

They use farming implements and their fists as weapons.

• Scythe
• Sickle
• Sledgehammer
• Rake
• Rusty Shovels
• Rusty Fork
• Fists
• Heavy Branch

Some of the peasants are also capable of wielding a Heater Shield on top of a singlehanded weapon.

Peasant Madmen

Spawning alongside ordinary peasants, and encountered as early as Wave 1, Madmen are devious, fleet-footed tricksters. They move very quickly and often throw smoke bombs to initiate an attack. When engaging a player, they will close distance incredibly fast in comparison to other early-game enemies, and proceed to "hug" the player as close as they can while they unleash a flurry of blows from their weapon of choice, the Carving Knife.

While just as fragile as Peasants, and not able to do much in one-on-one combat, being caught off guard by a Madman can still kill an unarmored player in the blink of an eye. This is owing to their equipment and their tactics. A well-placed smoke bomb, for example, can disorient a player and make it extremely difficult to resist an attacking horde, especially as they start to surround them. Similarly, the Madmen themselves will sometimes spawn in groups and all attack a single target. An unarmored player can be killed incredibly fast by three or more Madmen, who will each be slicing and dicing without relent, and tend to surround the player when attacking.

• Carving Knife
• Smoke Bombs
• Fists

Militia

Seen about the same time as Madmen, they have no substantial armor and have mediocre weapons. They wear dark clothes and have tier 1 armor. They parry more frequently than other enemies and have a better handling on weapons and attack more frequently too.

• Messer
• Cleaver
• Arming Sword
• Short Sword
• Falchion
• Warhammer
• Axe

Some sell-swords can be found wielding longer melee weapons.

• Billhook
• War Axe
• Messer

Sentry

The Sentry is the first moderately armored enemy the player sees. They cautiously approach the player with their shield constantly up. When within range and having a small amount of time the Sentry will attack. They will block the player's attacks, but they do little in response to being kicked. The player could get away with kicking them and then attacking for a quick hit.

• Heater shield
• Short sword
• Dagger

Rogue

Effectively the upgraded version of the Madmen. The rogue is similarly equipped with no armor and a smoke bomb. Unlike the madmen, they also have throwing knives and a quarter staff. Instead of a carving knife, they have a dagger. Their clothing is tan with a hood, their face typically has a beard. They will parry more often, and try the same smoke bomb ambush trick as the madmen.

• Dagger
• Quarterstaff
• Throwing Knives
• Smoke Bomb

Archers

Ranged units that appear not long after the Sentry. They can be seen wearing full green light armor, and wield bows. They will attack from a low range and pepper the player with arrows. They usually have a small melee weapon in case any player steps into their melee range. They are not very proficient with melee and will most likely not parry often.

• Recurve Bow
• Dagger
• Short Sword
• Fists

Landsknechts

Appears in middle waves, they can be easily identified thanks to them wearing bright colors (compared to other enemies) such as red, white, yellow, light green, etc. They can be seen wielding the longest melee weapons. They are relatively skilled, parrying often, although the long attack windup common to most of their weapons makes them easy to kill.

• Spear
• Poleaxe
• Polehammer
• Bardiche
• Zweihander

Soldiers

Appears in the middle waves replacing the cannon fodder that is to say the Peasants and Sellswords. They are clad in medium armor and wield an assortment of both short and long melee weapons.

• Mace
• Arming Sword
• Bastard Sword
• Longsword
• Short Spear
• Messer
• Eveningstar
• Maul
• Battleaxe
• War Axe

There are some soldiers that use ranged weapons and they can be usually be identified thanks to the Pavise Shields they are wearing on their backs. If they only came to the battle with a ranged weapon, stepping into their melee range will result in them raising their fists to attempt to fight.

• Pavise Shield
• Crossbow
• Longbow
• Short Sword
• Fists

Raiders

Appears in the middle waves replacing the madmen. They can be identified by them wearing medium armor with no helmets, showing a rugged face clad in bandages. By replacing the madmen, they can be seen bringing both throwing and melee weapons; usually any weapon with "axe" in it (save for the Poleaxe). They can often be seen using their fists for some reason. Due to their lack of headgear they will go down in one hit to most weapons.

• Axe
• Throwing Axes
• War Axe
• Battleaxe

Knights

The last of the cannon fodder to be experienced, they appear in the later waves (usually around Wave 15). They are clad in Heavy Armor and they wield long melee weapons. They are also observed to have better attack and defense patterns and can be found rushing towards the nearest player.

• Longsword
• Bastard Sword
• Estoc
• Zweihander
• Falx

There is a variation of the Knight that uses a shield. They can be found wearing red and appears in the same waves as their fellow knights.

• Kite Shield
• Short Sword

Tomatoes

Only appears in the last waves (From Wave 19), Tomatoes, also known as Yeets, Patchies, or Heep Whitacre are incredibly easy to identify by their short, wide bodies, bright red clothing, and green helmets, making them resemble tomatoes. They do almost nothing but throw firebombs at players, which can create a lot of chaos, especially if multiple appear in a single group.

• Unlimited amount of firebombs
• Axe

Note that their Firebombs do not deal any damage to their allies.

Ninjas

A little smaller, black clothed units. They appear in the later waves. They are like buffed Peasant Madmen, uses own ninja sword that can't make players flinched but quick, also has more damage and length than Carving Knife.

Bosses

Juggernauts

Juggernauts are incredibly powerful Boss enemies, clad in a full set of black heavy armor and taking far less damage from attacks than normal. They also bear a deadly Great Maul, which can easily kill a player in one or two hits. Thankfully, they only spawn in the middle to late waves, and there are usually only one or two present at a time. Strangely enough, the Juggernauts will only attack the players if they try to attack them first so this may be used against them.

• Great Maul

Ogres

Boss enemies in the same vein as Juggernauts, Ogres are shirtless brutes that are much larger than the average enemy, while barely taking any damage from most attacks and easily one-shotting even heavily armored players with their clubs. One major weakness they possess, however, is their incredibly slow movement speed. The safest way to take down an ogre is to abuse its slow movement, staying far away from it while dealing with the other enemies first, then pestering it with firebombs and ranged weapons without ever letting it get close enough to swing at you. Alternatively allow it to attack and then get in a melee attack or two against its head during its ridiculously long time between attacks. Keep in mind that parrying or performing any sort of chamber attacks will force the player to ragdoll, leaving them vulnerable to their next hit and ultimately, their finishing blow.

• Ogre Club

Seymour

Spawns on the Last Wave (Wave 25), he carries a longsword and only a helmet with shorts. Don't be fooled by his lack of armor because he can force the player to ragdoll upon hit, cannot be stunned, will damage the player when his attacks are parried

and has a very large health pool, making him the hardest enemy to defeat.

After Seymour lands a killing blow on an ally, his health will be fully replenished, meaning that you should ensure nobody comes in contact with him and you bombard Seymour with firebombs and arrows from a distance.

But remember, He always gets back up.

Items

Each weapon from other Mordhau modes make an appearance in Horde, but there is also a number of Horde-specific weapons and equipment. Notably there are some changes to range and throwables. Ranged weapons like the bow or crossbow have more ammo capacity and throwables like javelins and bombs are able to passively refill. Below is a list of all items and their gold cost in Horde mode.

Two Handed Weapons

Item	Gold Cost
Bardiche	2750
Bastard Sword	1250
Battle Axe	2300
Billhook	850
Estoc	1200
Eveningstar	2500
Executioner's sword	1750
Falx	3000
Greatsword	2200
Halberd	3250
Hoe	200
Longsword	1500
Maul	4000
Messer	1750
Partisan	4000
Pickaxe	400
Rusty Fork	350
Pole Axe	2200
Polehammer	2800
Quarterstaff	75
Scythe	1000
Spear	2200
War Axe	2800
Wooden Shovel	150
Zeihander	3500

One Handed Weapons

Item	Gold Cost
Arming Sword	400
Axe	600
Blacksmith's Hammer	500
Cleaver	600
Dagger	100
Falchion	750
Frying Pan	200
Heavy Branch	150
Heavy Handaxe	1500
Mace	1400
Wooden Mallet	400
Rapier	750
Scimitar	3000
Short Spear	3400
Short Sword	150
Warhammer	500

Shields

Note that the Pavise Shield is found under 'Utility' instead of 'Shields'.

Item	Gold Cost
Buckler	350
Targe	500
Heater Shield	1000
Round Shield	1200
Kite Shield	1500
(Pavise Shield)	1500

Utility

Item	Gold Cost
Rock	35
Bear Trap	200
Toolbox Ammo	250
Lute	300
Bandage	400
Fire Bomb	600
Shawn	600
Medic Box	1000
Toolbox	1000
Turd	1337
Pavise Shield	1500

Chests

There are three tiers of chests at different prices which reward (or punish) the player with random loot.

Common Chest

This chest costs 300 gold and has the following drop rates:

Common Chest drop rates

Item	Percent Chance
Arming Sword	1.27%
Arming Sword broken	2.53%
Arming Sword rusty	2.53%
Axe	3.80%
Bastard Sword	3.80%
Blacksmith hammer	2.53%
Buckler	1.27%
Dagger	6.33%
Falchion	1.27%
Frying pan	3.80%
Hand axe	1.27%
Hoe	3.80%
Knife	2.53%
Longsword	1.27%
Longsword broken	3.80%
Longsword rusty	3.80%
Mace	1.27%
Mallet	2.53%
Metal fork	1.27%
Metal shovel	1.27%
Pickaxe	3.80%
Quarterstaff	6.33%
Rake	5.06%
Scythe	2.53%
Short spear	2.53%
Short sword	1.27%
Sickle	1.27%
Sledge hammer	1.27%
Smoke bomb	1.27%
Stick	1.27%
Targe	3.80%
Throwable rock	7.59%
Throwing knife	1.27%
Turd	5.06%
Warhammer	1.27%
Wooden shovel	2.53%

Rare Chest

This chest costs 1000 gold and has the following drop rates:

Rare Chest drop rates

Item	Percent Chance
Axe	6.35%
Bardiche	1.59%
Battle Axe	1.59%
Beartrap	6.35%
Billhook	3.17%
Buckler	9.52%
Crossbow	3.17%
Estoc	3.17%
Executioner sword	1.59%
Fire bomb	6.35%
Greatsword	3.17%
Hand axe	3.17%
Heater	3.17%
Longsword	3.17%
Mallet	6.35%
Messer	3.17%
Pavise	3.17%
Rapier	3.17%
Recurve bow	3.17%
Throwing axe	6.35%
Throwing knife	3.17%
Turd	9.52%
War axe	3.17%
Zweihander	3.17%

Epic Chest

This chest costs 1750 gold and has the following drop rates:

Epic Chest drop rates

Item	Percent Chance
Bardiche	4.17%
Bear trap	4.17%
Falchion	8.33%
Falx	8.33%
Fire bomb	4.17%
Greatsword	4.17%
Hallberd	4.17%
Kite shield	4.17%
Longbow	4.17%
Mace	4.17%
Maul	4.17%
Pavise	8.33%
Polehammer	4.17%
Roundshield	4.17%
Spear	4.17%
Throwing axe	8.33%
Turd	12.50%
Zweihander	4.17%

Skills tree

The skill tree allows the player to improve themselves. Each skill requires 1 skill point witch can is granted at the end of each wave. You can improve each skill 5 times, each increasing the effect of the skill. There are 4 main skill trees each having 1 initial skill and 2 separating branches. At the end of each branch there's a special skill witch if unlocked will locl all other special skills for the rest of game.

Melee

Melee

Marathon Increase movement speed by 7.5% 15% 22.5% 30% 37.5% Haymaker Finesse Increase 1 handed strike melee damage by Increase 1 handed thrust melee damage by 12.5% 25% 37.5% 50% 62.5% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Sweep Dodge Leg melee hits have a chance to rag doll enemies by Increase dodge and attack lunge distance by 15% 30% 45% 60% 75% 15% 30% 45% 60% 75% Berserker Dexterity Output more melee damage the lower your hp by Decrease attack windup by 2% 4% 6% 8% 10% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Brute Critical strike Deal chip damage on blocked attacks by Chance to do 2x damage by 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% Overpower Backstab Add a chance to stun a blocking enemy by Bonus damage when hitting an enemy from behind by 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Immortality Vanish Become invulnerable and unquenchable for Activate to engulf yourself in smoke causing enemies to lose sight of you (not bosses) for 3s 6s 9s 12s 15s 4s 8s 12s 16s 20s

Tank

Tank

Toughness Reduce damage taken by 7.5% 15% 22.5% 30% 37.5% Lever action Guardian Increase 2 handed melee damage by Equipped shield absorbs some damage if hit 17.5% 35% 52.5% 60% 87.5% 7.5 15 22.5 30 37.5 Adrenaline Discipline Attack remain uninterrupted if the damage received is within the threshold by Reduce damage while walking or standing still by 4 8 12 16 20 2.5 5 7.5 10 12.5 Thorns Padding Reflect melee damage back to the source by Increase passive damage absorption when shield is equipped by 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% 1 2 3 4 5 Leech Counter Heal for a percent of melee dealt by Ripostes cannot be flinched, have increased damage and have a chance to be unblockable by 0.5% 1% 1.5% 2% 2.5% 20 40 60 80 100 Leg day Recoil Increase kick damage and reduce kick windup by Adds a chance to stun enemies and reflects damage when successfully blocking their attack (not bosses) by 75% damage, -10% windup 20% change, 10% damage refl. Shock wave Taunt Activate to push all nearby enemies away, dealing damage by Activate to attract the attention of nearby enemies and gain damage resistance by 50% damage, 15% radius 60%, range 10%, damage res.

Support

Support

Merchant reduce the cost of engineer and healing items by 2% 4% 6% 8% 10% Health insurance Trapper gain more health on kill by bear traps automatically reset themselves by 10 20 30 40 50 3 6 9 12 15 Regeneration Pyro activates health regeneration by increase fire damage by 1 2 3 4 5 30% 60% 90% 120% 150% Last chance Sturdy survive a killing blow once per wave and regain hp by increase structure damage resistance by 20 40 60 80 100 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Samaritan Scavenger health gained on kill is shared with the team by adds a change to get toolbox ammo on kill by 7% 14% 21% 28% 35% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% Miracle Maintenance add a random change that a received melee or ranged attack will do no damage by structures passively gain hp by 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 1 2 3 4 5 Divine favor Volley activate to heal all allies to full hp activate to mark an area for immediate arrow bombardment by -10s cooldown 10% 20% 30% 40% 50%

Ranger

Ranger

Keen sight increase projectile damage by 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% Aimed shot Yeomen crossbow bolts deal more damage by arrows deal more damage by 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% Headhunter Ranger projectile headshots deal even more damage by reduces movement slowdown while aiming by 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% -20% -40% -60% -80% -100% Efficiency Fletcher increase crossbow reload speed by adds a chance to restock an arrow that hit by 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Bodkin tip Scattershot crossbow bolts penetrate targets by adds a chance to lose two additional arrows by 1 2 3 4 5 15% 30% 45% 60% 75% Critical shot Sleight of hand adds random chance to deal double projectile damage by increase bow reload speed by 15% 30% 45% 60% 75% 50% 100% 150% 200% 250% Advanced reload Fire arrows allows movement while reloading the crossbow by arrows light targets on fire by 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 0.5s burn duration, 25% fire damage