Parry

Parry is a Skill granted by BucklersBucklersBucklers are a special type of Shield that do not grant any Armour and can Parry enemy skills instead of being raised to Block., Targes and dual wielded SwordsSwordsSwords are Melee weapons that can be One-Handed or Two-Handed. Swords require Strength and Dexterity to equip. Sword Attacks are commonly related to elemental damage. that allows you to BlockBlockBlocking completely prevents the damage of an incoming Hit. You will still take any Stun from the Blocked hit. You can't Block while Stunned or Frozen. Some Skills used by Bosses cannot be blocked. These are indicated by a red glow and audio cue during the windup of the Skill. and retaliate against an enemy HitHit DamageAny damage that isn't damage over time is Hit damage. Damaging Ailments which result from a Hit will calculate their damage from that Hit, and will not subsequently have Damage modifiers applied directly to them. As a result of this, raising Hit Damage will result in more powerful Damaging Ailments innately., leaving them off balance and inflicting the Parried DebuffParriedEnemies you Parry with a Buckler take more Attack Damage and cannot Evade Attacks for a duration..