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 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	RageRageSupport, Attack, Melee 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 copies of the same Support Gem socketed at the same time.	UnbreakableUnbreakableSupport Tier: 1 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 copies of the same Support Gem socketed at the same time.	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	BlindBlindSupport 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 copies of the same Support Gem socketed at the same time.	File:Spar inventory icon.pngSparSparSupport, Attack, Melee Tier: 2Support 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 copies of the same Support Gem socketed at the same time.File:Spar inventory icon.png	File:Steadfast inventory icon.pngSteadfastSteadfastSupport, Channelling Tier: 2 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 110%Support Requirements: +5 StrSupports Channelling Skills you use yourself, granting you increased Ailment Threshold while Channelling them.You have 100% increased Ailment 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 copies of the same Support Gem socketed at the same time.File:Steadfast inventory icon.png
III	File:Incision inventory icon.pngIncisionIncisionSupport, Attack, Physical Tier: 3 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 copies of the same Support Gem socketed at the same time.File:Incision inventory icon.png	MobilityMobilitySupport 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 copies of the same Support Gem socketed at the same time.	File:Quill Burst inventory icon.pngQuill 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.File:Quill Burst inventory icon.png

Related items

The following items grant the Parry skill:

Item
Leather BucklerLeather BucklerBuckler Chance to Block: 20% Evasion: 10Grants Skill: Parry	1	0	1	0
Wooden BucklerWooden BucklerBuckler Chance to Block: 20% Evasion: 16Requires Level 5, 11 DexGrants Skill: Parry	5	0	11	0
Plated BucklerPlated BucklerBuckler Chance to Block: 20% Evasion: 26Requires Level 11, 22 DexGrants Skill: Parry	11	0	22	0
Iron BucklerIron BucklerBuckler Chance to Block: 20% Evasion: 33Requires Level 16, 30 DexGrants Skill: Parry	16	0	30	0
Ridged BucklerRidged BucklerBuckler Chance to Block: 20% Evasion: 43Requires Level 22, 42 DexGrants Skill: Parry	22	0	42	0
Spiked BucklerSpiked BucklerBuckler Chance to Block: 20% Evasion: 49Requires Level 26, 49 DexGrants Skill: Parry	26	0	49	0
Ringed BucklerRinged BucklerBuckler Chance to Block: 20% Evasion: 60Requires Level 33, 61 DexGrants Skill: Parry	33	0	61	0
Edged BucklerEdged BucklerBuckler Chance to Block: 20% Evasion: 70Requires Level 39, 72 DexGrants Skill: Parry	39	0	72	0
Oak BucklerOak BucklerBuckler Chance to Block: 20% Evasion: 79Requires Level 45, 83 DexGrants Skill: Parry	45	0	83	0
Painted BucklerPainted BucklerBuckler Chance to Block: 20% Evasion: 84Requires Level 48, 88 DexGrants Skill: Parry	48	0	88	0
Coiled BucklerCoiled BucklerBuckler Chance to Block: 20% Evasion: 89Requires Level 51, 94 DexGrants Skill: Parry	51	0	94	0
Ornate BucklerOrnate BucklerBuckler Chance to Block: 20% Evasion: 90Requires Level 52, 95 DexGrants Skill: Parry	52	0	95	0
Spikeward BucklerSpikeward BucklerBuckler Chance to Block: 20% Evasion: 95Requires Level 55, 101 DexGrants Skill: Parry	55	0	101	0
Jingling BucklerJingling BucklerBuckler Chance to Block: 20% Evasion: 101Requires Level 59, 108 DexGrants Skill: Parry	59	0	108	0
Bladeguard BucklerBladeguard BucklerBuckler Chance to Block: 24% Evasion: 105Requires Level 65, 112 DexGrants Skill: Parry	65	0	112	0
Gutspike BucklerGutspike BucklerBuckler Chance to Block: 20% Evasion: 122Requires Level 70, 129 DexGrants Skill: Parry	70	0	129	0
Ancient BucklerAncient BucklerBuckler Chance to Block: 20% Evasion: 133Requires Level 75, 139 DexGrants Skill: Parry	75	0	139	0

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.