Parry

ParryMelee, Physical, Duration, Channelling
Level: 1
Attack Time: 0.75 sec
Critical Strike Chance: 5.00%
Attack Damage: 65% of baseReady your Buckler to parry the next Strike or Projectile that would Hit you, Blocking the Hit and retaliating with a quick sweep that leaves enemies off balance, causing them to take massively increased Attack damage for a short duration. Parrying causes you to accumulate Heavy Stun buildup. You cannot Evade a Hit you could parry, but Evasion instead grants an equal chance to avoid this Heavy Stun buildup.Can't be Evaded
400% more Stun buildup
Parried Debuff makes targets take 50% more Attack Damage
Parried Debuff duration is 2 seconds
3 to 4 Added Physical Damage per 5 Evasion Rating on Buckler
Can Parry Projectiles fired from within 1 metreSkills can be Managed in the Skills Panel.

Acquisition
Drop restricted
Granted by BucklersMetadata
Item class: Skill Gem
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gem/SkillGemParry

Parry is a channelling skill granted by bucklers that causes the user to hold their buckler in front of them to block incoming attacks. After blocking a hit, the user will retaliate back at the attacker, dealing physical damage and applying a debuff on them that applies increased attack damage taken.

Skill functions and interactions

The user holds their buckler in front while holding this skill to maintain an "Active Block" state. While channelling Parry the character moves at 25% of their original speed. Active Block functions as a directional 100% chance to block strikes and projectiles in a cone from the direction the shield is raised towards. It cannot block area of effect skills by default. All effects related to block will trigger when blocked by Active Block.

Passive block chance still applies while using Parry for any hits not blocked by Active Block. Parry grants immunity to Light Stun while active.

Player Heavy Stun

Blocking hits with Parry builds up the Player Heavy Stun gauge. The amount the bar fills is relative to damage and stun value of the hits. If the bar is fully filled, the player is inflicted with a Heavy Stun. Increasing the stun threshold of the character will reduce the amount the bar fills during Active Block. After not using Raise Shield for a 2.3 seconds, the Stun bar will passively empty itself.

Hits you block with Active Block cannot be evaded, but they will still roll for Evasion. If successful, the blocked hit will not build up any Player Heavy Stun.

Recommended support gems

The following support gems are recommendations by GGG as listed in-game, and do not necessarily reflect optimal combinations or the views of the wiki.

Gem tier	Support gems
I		UnbreakableUnbreakableSupport Category: Unbreakable Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 110%Support Requirements: +5 StrSupports any skill that you can use, making you harder to Stun while using it.30% more Stun Threshold for Heavy Stuns while using Supported Skills 200% more Stun Threshold for Light Stuns while using Supported SkillsPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.	Wind WaveWind WaveSupport, AoE, Trigger Tier: 1Support Requirements: +5 DexSupports any skill that you can use, triggering a blast of wind that Knocks Back enemies if you are Stunned while using it.Trigger Wind Wave when Stunned while using Supported SkillsPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple copies of the same Support Gem socketed at the same time.
II		SparSparSupport, Attack, MeleeSupport Requirements: +5 StrSupports Melee Attack Skills. Supported Skills are more capable of Stunning Enemies the closer you are to being Heavily Stunned.Hits from Supported Skills Stun Enemies as though dealing more Damage equivalent to the current percentage of your Stun BarPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.
III	IncisionIncisionSupport, Attack, Physical Category: Incision Tier: 4 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 115%Support Requirements: +5 StrSupports Attack Skills. Supported Skills inflict Incision on Hit, which causes Enemies to be increasingly more likely to be inflicted with Bleeding. All Incision is removed from a target on inflicting it with Bleeding.Hits from Supported Skills inflict Incision 3% more Magnitude of Bleeding inflicted with Supported Skills per Incision consumed Recently, up to 30%Place into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.	MobilityMobilitySupport Category: Mobility Tier: 3Support Requirements: +5 DexSupports skills that can be used while moving, allowing you to move faster while using them.25% less Movement Speed penalty while using Supported SkillsPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.	Quill BurstQuill BurstSupport, Attack, AoE, Melee, Trigger, Physical Tier: 3Support Requirements: +5 StrSupports Melee Attack Skills. Supported Skills trigger Quill Burst, which deals your Thorns Damage in an Area around the target struck. Quill Burst can only be triggered on Hit after you've Retaliated with Thorns Damage.Supported Skills trigger Quill Burst on their next 3 Hits after you Retaliate with ThornsPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple copies of the same Support Gem socketed at the same time.
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Related items

The following items grant the Parry skill:

Item
Frenzied RiposteFrenzied RiposteSupport, Attack Category: Retort Tier: 2Support Requirements: +5 DexSupports Attacks you use yourself or that you Trigger, causing them to Consume the Parried Debuff on Hit to grant you a Frenzy Charge. Cannot support Skills which already Consume the Parried Debuff.Supported Skills Consume Parried Debuff on Hit to generate a Frenzy ChargePlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.	1	—	—	—
Leather BucklerLeather BucklerBuckler Chance to Block: 20% Evasion: 10Grants Skill: Parry	1	0	0	0
Wooden BucklerWooden BucklerBuckler Chance to Block: 20% Evasion: 16Requires Level 5, 10 DexGrants Skill: Parry	5	0	10	0
Plated BucklerPlated BucklerBuckler Chance to Block: 20% Evasion: 26Requires Level 11, 18 DexGrants Skill: Parry	11	0	18	0
Iron BucklerIron BucklerBuckler Chance to Block: 20% Evasion: 33Requires Level 16, 25 DexGrants Skill: Parry	16	0	25	0
Ridged BucklerRidged BucklerBuckler Chance to Block: 20% Evasion: 43Requires Level 22, 33 DexGrants Skill: Parry	22	0	33	0
Spiked BucklerSpiked BucklerBuckler Chance to Block: 20% Evasion: 49Requires Level 26, 38 DexGrants Skill: Parry	26	0	38	0
Ringed BucklerRinged BucklerBuckler Chance to Block: 20% Evasion: 60Requires Level 33, 48 DexGrants Skill: Parry	33	0	48	0
Edged BucklerEdged BucklerBuckler Chance to Block: 20% Evasion: 70Requires Level 39, 56 DexGrants Skill: Parry	39	0	56	0
Laminate BucklerLaminate BucklerBuckler Chance to Block: 20% Evasion: 81Requires Level 46, 66 DexGrants Skill: Parry	46	0	66	0
Pearl BucklerPearl BucklerBuckler Chance to Block: 20% Evasion: 87Requires Level 50, 71 DexGrants Skill: Parry	50	0	71	0
Spikeward BucklerSpikeward BucklerBuckler Chance to Block: 20% Evasion: 93Requires Level 54, 77 DexGrants Skill: Parry	54	0	77	0
Jingling BucklerJingling BucklerBuckler Chance to Block: 20% Evasion: 101Requires Level 59, 83 DexGrants Skill: Parry	59	0	83	0
Bladeguard BucklerBladeguard BucklerBuckler Chance to Block: 20% Evasion: 105Requires Level 61, 86 DexGrants Skill: Parry	61	0	86	0
Ornate BucklerOrnate BucklerBuckler Chance to Block: 20% Evasion: 111Requires Level 65, 91 DexGrants Skill: Parry	65	0	91	0
Gutspike BucklerGutspike BucklerBuckler Chance to Block: 20% Evasion: 122Requires Level 70, 99 DexGrants Skill: Parry	70	0	99	0
Ancient BucklerAncient BucklerBuckler Chance to Block: 20% Evasion: 133Requires Level 75, 107 DexGrants Skill: Parry	75	0	107	0
Desert BucklerDesert BucklerBuckler Evasion: 144Requires Level 80, 115 DexGrants Skill: Parry	80	0	115	0

See also

• Raise Shield

Version history

Version	Changes
0.2.0	Introduced to the game.