Parry

ParryAttack, Melee, 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 Bucklers.Metadata
Item class: Skill Gem
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gem/SkillGemParry

Parried

Tooltip

Enemies you Parry with a Buckler take more Attack Damage and cannot Evade Attacks for a duration.

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 that applies increased attack damage taken and prevents evading attacks on them.

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.

Parried

Attacks blocked with Parry apply the Parried debuff to melee attackers and ranged attackers within Parry range, which lasts 2 seconds. The debuff applies 50% increased Attack Damage taken and prevents afflicted targets from evading attacks.

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	Rage IRage ISupport, Attack, Melee Category: Rage Tier: 1Support Requirements: +5 StrSupports Melee Attacks, causing them to grant Rage on Hit.Supported Skills grant 3 Rage on Melee HitPlace 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.	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 Category: Wind WaveSupport 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 Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.
II	Blind IBlind ISupport Category: Blind Tier: 2 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 110%Support Requirements: +5 DexSupports any skill that Hits enemies, causing them to Blind on Hit.Supported Skills Blind Enemies on HitPlace 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.	SparSparSupport, Attack, Melee Category: SparSupport 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.	Steadfast ISteadfast ISupport, Channelling Category: Steadfast Tier: 1 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 110%Support Requirements: +5 StrSupports Channelling Skills you use yourself, granting you higher Stun Threshold while Channelling them.You have 50% more Stun Threshold while Channelling 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.
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 Category: Quill Burst 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 Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.

Related items

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Unique items

Item		Stats
DunkelhaltDunkelhalt Leather BucklerBuckler Chance to Block: 20% Evasion: 10Grants Skill: Parry(20–30)% increased Block chance +(20–30) to Evasion Rating You take 50% of damage from Blocked Hits 50% increased Parried Debuff Magnitude"A thief in the night, Draven did creep, families asleep, taken, held on high. Clever, he thought, 'til his children paid. Nay, villain, a man never bleeds alone."	1	(20–30)% increased Block chance +(20–30) to Evasion Rating You take 50% of damage from Blocked Hits 50% increased Parried Debuff Magnitude
NocturneNocturne Wooden BucklerBuckler Chance to Block: 20% Evasion: 16Requires Level 5, 10 DexGrants Skill: Parry+(60-80) to maximum Mana +(10-15)% to all Elemental Resistances 20% increased Accuracy Rating Parried enemies take more Spell Damage instead of more Attack Damage 100% increased Parried Debuff DurationLight and shadow chase eternal, but neither knows the other exists...	5	+(60-80) to maximum Mana +(10-15)% to all Elemental Resistances 20% increased Accuracy Rating Parried enemies take more Spell Damage instead of more Attack Damage 100% increased Parried Debuff Duration
KaltenhaltKaltenhalt Ridged BucklerBuckler Chance to Block: 20% Evasion: 43Requires Level 22, 33 DexGrants Skill: Parry(80–120)% increased Evasion Rating +5% to Maximum Cold Resistance +40% to Cold Resistance Modifiers to Stun Buildup apply to Freeze Buildup instead for Parry 100% of Parry Physical Damage Converted to Cold Damage 25 to 35 Cold Thorns damageCold, miserable and alone... but alive.	22	(80–120)% increased Evasion Rating +5% to Maximum Cold Resistance +40% to Cold Resistance Modifiers to Stun Buildup apply to Freeze Buildup instead for Parry 100% of Parry Physical Damage Converted to Cold Damage 25 to 35 Cold Thorns damage
SilverthorneSilverthorne Spiked BucklerBuckler Chance to Block: 20% Evasion: 49Requires Level 26, 38 DexGrants Skill: Parry(60–100)% increased Evasion Rating +(10–15)% to all Elemental Resistances Parrying applies 10 Stacks of Critical Weakness 100% increased Parry DamageAs a boy, in the arena, Daresso learned to feign weakness to open up a lethal blow.	26	(60–100)% increased Evasion Rating +(10–15)% to all Elemental Resistances Parrying applies 10 Stacks of Critical Weakness 100% increased Parry Damage
Calgyra's ArcCalgyra's Arc Ornate BucklerBuckler Chance to Block: 20% Evasion: 90Requires Level 52, 74 DexGrants Skill: Parry(60-100)% increased Evasion Rating +(60-100) to maximum Mana +(10-20) to Intelligence Infinite Projectile Parry Range 50% increased Parried Debuff Duration"There is nowhere my vengeance cannot find you."	52	(60-100)% increased Evasion Rating +(60-100) to maximum Mana +(10-20) to Intelligence Infinite Projectile Parry Range 50% increased Parried Debuff Duration

See also

• Raise Shield

Version history

Version	Changes
0.2.0e	Parried enemies can no longer evade your attacks. Unified stun mechanics and terminology between players and monsters. The "stagger" that players suffer when blocking too much damage with their shield raised is now a heavy stun. Players are still unable to be heavy stunned unless a mechanic specifically states otherwise. Players can no longer be light stunned while their shield is raised.
0.2.0	Introduced to the game. Blocking a hit by raising your shield or parrying now gives you a chance to avoid accumulating heavy stun buildup equal to the chance you would otherwise have had to evade the hit.