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A parry is the act of countering an enemy's melee attack through the use of a parry-enabled tool such as a shield or weapon (e.g. the Farron Greatsword) to stun the enemy for a follow-up attack. During a parried state, enemies are vulnerable and will take instability damage, and most enemies will be vulnerable to a riposte.
If a parry connects with recovery frames or an unparriable attack, you get a partial parry. The attack will not be deflected, the user will not be staggered, and damage (as well as stamina damage) taken will be reduced based on the parry tool used. Occasionally, partial parries can happen on successful parries.
Some shields have a spell parry, which will deflect spells away from the user if timed correctly. Deflected spells are not capable of damaging enemies, do not put the target in a vulnerable state, and not all spells can be parried effectively.
Additionally, despite being a spell, Farron Flashsword can be parried regardless of parry tool if the staff is parried. The target will be vulnerable and open to a riposte.
| Parrying Tool (60 FPS) | Startup Frames | Active Frames | Recovery Frames | Roll Cancel |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bare Fist | 8 | 8 | 42 | 58 |
| Fists/Claws | 9 | 8 | 38 | 54 |
| Curved Swords1 | 12 | 4 | 38 | 54 |
| Rapier | 12 | 6 | 36 | 54 |
| Parrying Dagger | 12 | 8 | 30 | 50 |
| Farron Greatsword | 12 | 6 | 34 | 52 |
| Katanas2 | 18 | 8 | 30 | 56 |
| Katanas w/o Stance2 | 8 | 8 | 30 | 46 |
| Parry Small Shields3 | 8 | 10 | 42 | 60 |
| Small Shields | 10 | 10 | 32 | 52 |
| Small Shields (Mainhand) | 8 | 12 | 18 | 38 |
| Normal Shields | 12 | 4 | 36 | 52 |
| Normal Shields (Mainhand) | 12 | 4 | 22 | 38 |
1 Flip Curved Swords (except Demon's ScarTRC):
2 Katanas with Hold (except Frayed BladeTRC)
3 Parry Small Shields:
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Unparriable attacks for both players and NPCs. Note that parrying in PvP is less effective the better your opponent is, as parrying is easily punished by experienced players.
1 Thrusting Swords and Flip Curved Swords unique kicks are parriable.
2 R2 follow-up is parriable.
3 R1 follow-up is parriable.
4 Pickaxe Fully Charged 1H R2s, 2H R2s, and 2H Charged R2s still parriable.
5 R1 and R2 follow-ups are unparriable, but spins after the first are parriable.
6 Second 1H R2s and Fully Charged Second 1H R2s still parriable.
| Name | Notes |
|---|---|
| Iudex Gundyr | Including Phase 2. |
| Crystal Sage | |
| Deacons of the Deep | Including Archdeacon Royce. |
| Abyss Watchers | |
| Pontiff Sulyvahn | Including Clone. |
| Dragonslayer Armour | "Weapon Arts" only. Cannot be riposted. |
| Champion Gundyr | |
| Lorian, Elder Prince | Cannot be riposted. |
| Sister Friede | Partial parries. |
| Champion's Gravetender | Player rules apply. |
| Halflight, Spear of the Church | Player rules apply. |
| Enemy | Notes |
|---|---|
| Daughter of Crystal Kriemhild | |
| Halflight, Spear of the ChurchTRC | |
| Hawkwood the Deserter | Hawkwood's Shield only. |
| Holy Knight Hodrick | |
| Serpent-man | Daggers only. |
| Skeleton | Headless only. |
| Soul of Cinder | Curved Sword only. |
| Sword Master |
