Parry

ParryMelee, Physical, Duration, Channelling
Level: 1
Attack Time: 0.75 sec
Critical Strike Chance: 5.00%
Attack Damage: 65% of baseRaise your Shield to Block all incoming Blockable hits. Release immediately after Blocking to perform a Shield Bash that damages and Stuns enemies. While your Shield is raised you cannot be Light Stunned by hits you Block, but Blocking too much damage may Heavy Stun you. You cannot Evade while your Shield is raised, 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.

Parry cannot can be supported by support gems.

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.

If a blocked hit also rolls a successful Evasion, it will not build up any Player Heavy Stun.

Related items

The following items grant the Raise Shield skill:

Item
Blazon Crest Shield	1	0	0	0
Hardwood Targe	1	0	0	0
Splintered Tower Shield	1	1	0	0
Painted Tower Shield	6	13	0	0
Sigil Crest Shield	7	0	0	0
Pelage Targe	8	10	10	0
Braced Tower Shield	12	23	0	0
Barricade Tower Shield	16	30	0	0
Emblem Crest Shield	16	18	0	18
Studded Targe	16	18	18	0
Effigial Tower Shield	21	40	0	0
Crescent Targe	26	27	27	0
Jingling Crest Shield	28	30	0	30
Rampart Tower Shield	28	52	0	0
Chiseled Targe	33	34	34	0
Heraldric Tower Shield	33	61	0	0
Sectarian Crest Shield	33	34	0	34
Omen Crest Shield	36	37	0	37
Stone Tower Shield	36	66	0	0
Feathered Targe	37	38	38	0
Aged Tower Shield	45	83	0	0
Ironwood Targe	45	46	46	0
Painted Crest Shield	45	46	0	46
Engraved Crest Shield	48	49	0	49
Fur-lined Targe	48	49	49	0
Metalworked Tower Shield	48	88	0	0
Cultist Tower Shield	51	94	0	0
Descry Crest Shield	51	52	0	52
Mercenary Targe	51	52	52	0
Bulwark Tower Shield	55	101	0	0
Dekharan Crest Shield	55	55	0	55
Polished Targe	55	55	55	0
Noble Tower Shield	59	108	0	0
Quartered Crest Shield	59	59	0	59
Stone Targe	59	59	59	0
Goldworked Tower Shield	61	112	0	0
Avian Targe	62	62	62	0
Glowering Crest Shield	62	62	0	62
Intricate Crest Shield	65	65	0	65
Mammoth Targe	65	65	65	0
Royal Tower Shield	65	118	0	0
Baroque Targe	70	70	70	0
Fortress Tower Shield	70	129	0	0
Sekheman Crest Shield	70	70	0	70
Soaring Targe	75	76	76	0
Vaal Crest Shield	75	76	0	76
Vaal Tower Shield	75	139	0	0

Version history

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Version	Changes
0.2.0	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. 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. Releasing Raise Shield immediately after blocking a skill now performs a Shield Bash that damages and stuns enemies in front of you, and also dazes them if you're using a Tower Shield.
0.1.0	Introduced to the game.