For those that want more information on your options. Killing him doesn't have a huge impact if you kill after the Godrick fight but you will miss out on 1 Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone that he sells later for 20000 runes. "If you kill Gostoc beforehand (Godrick), you won't be locked into the room containing the Rusty Key." "However, you can kill him to get his Bell and give it to the Twin Maiden Husks in Roundtable Hold to allow them to sell his stock. At this point he will not drop runes he stole from you, to retrieve the runes it is necessary to kill him before defeating Godrick. His shop does re-open at a later point." "Killing Gostoc will not lock you out of Nepheli Loux and Kenneth Haight's quest as it can still be completed without him, but you will miss out on the Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone and won't be able to buy it from the Twin Maiden Husks even if you gave them his bell bearing." From the wiki
@@ArekkzGaming What in the actual fucking rocket science is this... I killed Gostoc while he was simply Stepping on the corpse of the Godrick after we beat him.. i just didn't like his whining + he didn't offer anything but irritation lol i killed him in every playthru seeing how nothing changed in game story without... reading this turns my brain.. really ? is this true ?
Shout out to a redditor (wish I knew their handle); if you're in a moving elevator with walls, you can parry against the wall. When the sparks are coming off your shield, THOSE are your parry frames.
Now this is some actual useful information (if it's true). All the talk of how it works means little when one can't understand by what rules their armaments abide by. Maybe I can finally understand why I keep messing up.
You can do this also in a lot of "basement" areas (Like where you find a whetstone in Gatefront Ruins, or where you get the Turtle Talisman) the sparks will also appear there.
A tip I learned is that If you walk up to a wall then parry, the time the sparks are coming off the wall is your party window. So if your struggling to know the delay or when you should parry this should help.
Even easier way watch ur stam bar. From when u press parry. When ur stamina goes down is when it starts and when u start recovering Stam is the end of the window
Its a souls game... Walking around the world is paved in ones own death. Breathing is paved in ones own dead. Tarnished, your death is required for ye advancement.
As a souls veteran who always plays a parry dex build, get ready to die a lot and get angry but when you do get a perfect parry run on a boss you feel like a god. There are no tips that will work for everyone just figure it out with trial and error.
Yup it’s a gruelling, miserable process of trial and error that might awaken a once dormant, deeply repressed kink for masochism but… ..it will be totally worth it when it all starts to click and your play through becomes a beautiful, primal symphony of successful parry and critical strike sound cues.
Yep, this. I beat Margit with only parrying (no spells, summons, spirits, or shackles) at level 16. I was super frustrated at the beginning, died 130 times, almost gave up halfway through, but when I finally killed him? Holy shit, AMAZING feeling. I'm addicted to parrying now. After that, I went straight to Crucible Knight and repeated the same thing - died a ton, but the feeling of learning the fight and getting gud was really rewarding. The parry high is amazing hahaha
@@MissPoplarLeaf Plus, when you’re parrying you’re always actively engaged in the fight, not passively waiting for the boss’s combo to end and then strike - no, YOU control the fight and you PUNISH them every time they attack
In previous Souls games, the general rule of thumb was that any enemy with a weapon that was roughly the size of the player (slightly smaller or slightly larger), you could parry it. You could not parry claws, tails, or anything else that wasn't a weapon. You also could not parry massive enemies. I have no idea how many of these rules remain the same for Elden Ring, but that was the old standard.
You straight up couldn't parry non-humonoid mobs in the older games but I don't think that applies in Elden Ring. I saw some clip somewhere with some animal looking monster being parried. The parrying seems near identical to Dark Souls 1 which leads me to believe you might be able to parry massive weapons alongside claws. There is lots of work to be done, data to collect!
hi, soulsbourne vet here. if you happen to miss the party window by being a bit late or a bit early you will perform a “partial party” which mitigates the damage by about half or more. it’s also a tool to let you know you were close to the active frame window. hope this helps ye tarnished
Oooh ok, I've just been trying to practice parrying on margit (for some reason I've always found his delayed attacks annoying, but the godrick soldiers have got too predictable so needed a new target for practice lol) and sometimes I think I should have died, but barely lose any health. Assume this is why? Also while I'm here, parrying in all other souls games seems so much more intuitive than elden ring
Also fair to remember that parrying in this one doesn't always immediately open the enemy up for a crit. It's more akin to a perfect deflect in Sekiro - it massively speeds up poise breaking. I don't think I've seen an enemy or boss that required more than two, though...
You are the first person that actually explains the parry mechanic instead of people just saying: "And then you parry.. here... did you see how I parried the mob?" Thanks loads I finally have some kind of train of thought on how to practice and learn "the parry"! Thanks loads @Arekkz Gaming !! Really great video!!!
Here some extra info if anyone wants it. The skill storm wall gives you a bigger frame window AND allows you to parry a little further than usual, they do cost a little FP every parry you connect, but for not only a bigger window but a LARGER hitbox, it's worth it
@@cosmotect maybe it's timing? They probably mentioned in the video, you need to imagine you a parrying the hand instead of the weapon. A good timing is to press the button the moment the enemy stops their attacking hand right before they move the weapon to hit you. But in hindsight, 1 year after I commented, a small shield is better to learn this. Carian Retaliation makes it better but any small shield makes it easier to learn. The hit box of storm wall is kinda wonky
I've been struggling with the Crucible Knight near Stormhill for awhile now and just beat him with parries and a dagger on my first try after watching the video. Thanks for all the tips!
@@MementoMori_2070 he is one of my favorite enemy in the game as he is always a challenge. I get wreck most of the time as he is good and designed to keep u from healing. But this is the reason why I enjoy that fight.
Inside the Volcano Manor, you can find the Dagger Talisman, which increases the power of critical hits, which may be particularly useful for this build (along with the HP/FP on Crit Talismans). I can't recall the exact location, but it is located behind a stonesword key door INSIDE one of the buildings, leading to a massive room with dangling cages. Rather than dropping down onto the cages, turn right, drop down near the candles and explore this new area a bit. The Talisman is on a corpse.
Honestly that tip about watching the forward movement of the hand helped me the most. I was doing that mental delay you spoke of but now it's works so much more often for me. Great video
If you put Carian Retaliation Ash of War on any shield, the parry is the same. Not only is Carian Retaliation the best parry (it has waaay more active frames and a fast start up), but it also can parry spells and other magic attacks. Because it is just an Ash of War you can put it on a new shield you want to use and the timing will be the same.
Limgrave, Gate Front Grace is the best place to practice early in the game. Enemies there have spear, sword, hammer w/ various strong & light attacks. FYI the Carian Retaliation Ash of War parry starts frame 8 & has 14 frames while the plain old buckler starts at 8 & has 11 frames. If u use it to parry a physical attack, Carian Parry doesn't cost any FP & using w/a medium shield won't change anything and u still have 100 protection if u block & parry (natural for PC KB/Mouse users but awkward for controllers)
Quick note, if you wanna use a daggar i recomend Mesericorde. It's a dagger you find in stormveil castle behind a fogwall. The stats dont look like much but it has a 140 crit modifier wich is the highest in the game to my knowlege.
Something i asked myself and maybe you have the answer: if you have that Mesericorde on +25 with total damage 300 and a greatsword on +25 with total damage 500 (just this case dont know the right stats) isnt it better to hit with the greatsword? I dont know the math but i think the 100 (crit damage) is for the % damage so the greatsword deals 1000 damage (200%) and the Mesericorde 720 (240%)
@@TheBigCockKing Dunno, depends on how bonus crit damage works. Is a crit multiplier of 140 a +140% or a *140%? Does this stack with the existing default +100% crit damage normal weapons due on a critical strike? Do critical strikes bypass armor? I can think of a LOT of variables. Eh, I'm sure Limit Breakers or someone similar will figure it out.
Just use Golden Parry it starts at the same time as buckler, lasts for a frame longer, don’t have to be as close as buckler and you can put it on better small shields with higher stability and absorption like the Iron Round Shield (Btw stability affects how much stamina you lose when you mess up a parry)
My favorite places to practice parrying is at Ever Gaols since they have stake of Marika right next to them. Good luck to everyone on their journey to becoming a parry god
For the attacks you can't parry dodge. For the attacks that you can parry, parry. Don't rely too much on parrying only because not all bosses can be parried. @@MillerTheOriginal
In my experience it’s best to use the rule: “If it’s parriable when a player uses it then it’s parriable when an enemy uses it.” Parry the Black Knife Assassins but dodge the Dragons.
Every Souls Game has a learning curve with Parrying, and although I cam to Elden Ring a veteran of parrying DS1 2 & 3, it took me while to get the timing down in Elden Ring. I found the the easiest mobs to practise on are the big axe dudes in Stormviel castle. Spears are the hardest to parry.. the attacks are either too fast or have an really long wind-up which cause you to mess up timing.
You can also use the Parry ash of war in some weapons, great when dual wielding and using status, since the parry also stacks it (for some big parry + bleed damage builds) Not only daggers but rapiers and most stabby weapons have a bonus to crit damage
@@thefirsttrillionaire2925 No but there is a wakizashi that is technically a dagger, and can therefore receive parry, but also powerstances with katanas. So you get the combo attacks as if you were using 2 katanas, but can also parry.
The Storm Wall, Carian Retaliation, and Golden Parry ashes of war all parry the same on medium or small shields. And their parry is the small shield or buckler one (depending on art). In other words, they're very good. In particular, Carian Retaliation costs 0 FP unless it actually deflects a spell, despite also acting as a buckler parry, so slap that on a medium shield with 100% physical block to have your cake and eat it too. Storm Wall is available earlier, though, so maybe start with that if you're going medium.
Carian retaliation also has 14 parry frames. More than the buckler. Makes any medium shield with 100% physical damage negation the best parry shield in the game by far. Use it!
One tip I will always say; when you successfully land a parry always walk forwards toward their body then press the light attack button. I have done many a tests in this regard and had the most success with this advice. Also as an additional note there are some enemies that are parryable but not reposted/critical so if you come across that you aren't doing anything wrong and it is just the game design
@@Swarm509 as you were swinging, moving when you were stationnary or stopping if you were moving breaks your combo. To land a crit you have to: 1 be in range 2 be stationnary and 3 do not be in the middle of a combo (it has to be "the first swing") I think that's what Connor tried to say.
(Parry god tip for pvp) Holy parry on the buckler shield gives you 11 frames of parry timing. While regular buckler only give you 5 frames so holy parry helps A LOT too. you pair that with the misericorde dagger (highest crit damage dagger) in the game. If you get good at parrying you’ll one shot people.
Putting Golden Parry on the Buckler does NOT stack the two skills for combined parry frames. It just replaces Buckler Parry and makes it like any other shield, except worse since it can't block for shit Don't feed misinformation
@@cn_can1893 pve mobs and bosses have they’re own strengths and weaknesses when it comes to parrying so it’s good to use in pve if you wanna get better at parrying but I would look it up man I’m sure that you’ll find what ur looking for.
Thanks for this! I always loved parrying. Was a parry god back in bloodbourne. The sound it makes when you make a successful parry is kreygasm. Not to mention how rewarding it is when you’re a bloodtinge build.
Hell yeah! Chikage Gang in da building. Downvote this if you were a harikiri weeb edge boi in Bloodborne. The final build I had been playing when I got my final trophy (BB is the only game I’ve ever given a shit to go platinum on) was actually arcane, which was surprisingly fun and effective but not as great as bloodtinge, largely because it didn’t have that reactive parry/counter play style and sucked hard for the first 70% of the game.
Thank you, this video helps a lot! I didn't know there are differences in active frame btwn shields and I've practicing with a big ass tower shield, tbh I'm almost giving up. After seeing your video, I practiced with a small buckle shield, the difference is astonishing! Thanks again!
PSA: Dont ever kill Gostoc !! He will open his shop eventually after you beat Godrick. Also he is a very important NPC in Nepheli questline, later on he will sell Ancient Dragon smithing stone for 20k
4:26 this is the helpful part. slowly working my way to parrying the dude in the nearby camp. But that's the few seconds in this whole video that actually mattered
I’ll have to try this out with the tip of watching the hand and not the weapon. Before, I always kept an eye on the weapon and always missed my timing. This may revise how I play in future characters or even decide to one hand weapons with a buckler shield just so I can bust up some faces with a riposte after a well timed parry
i couldn't hit a parry to save my life before this video, but with that watch the hands tip i have improved so much! thank you, you beautiful human being!
I feel like people might not know initially how to use that parry data. Buckler is really good because it starts at 6, so you can be late, and ends at 21 so you can be early too. Small shield you can't afford to be too late with the start at 9, but you can definitely afford to be a little early because it stops at 22/23 Medium Shield, you definitely can not be late at all, with 11 startup, but it also stops at 18 meaning you can't be early or it falls off Caestus - Parry god category lol
Almost all bosses can be parry. In fact, a lot of enemies can be parried and riposte. But, most bosses, typically end game bosses need to be parried 2 or 3 times for riposte. Generally, if mobs or bosses are the same size or a bit larger than you, then yes, they can be parried. For example, the Gladiator, Crucible Knight can be parried but Gladiator is a bit harder but he can be parried. As for bosses like Radagon or mini bosses like Blaidd can also be parried but you need to parry them 2 or 3 times for riposte instead of 1. But if your enemy is a size of Gargoyle then you'd be better off destroying their stance for riposte instead. You'd need a colossal weapon (recommend dual-wielding) to destroy their stance and riposte for massive damage. For beginner : DO NOT use Buckler or Small Shield if you're new to the game. Use Medium Shield with Parry / Golden Parry instead. And the reason is that Buckler and Small Shield are very punishing if you failed to parry. Sure, it has more parry frame than Medium Shield and a lot more on Buckler but Medium Shield provide more protection in case you've screwed up. If you're really comfortable with parrying, then switch to Small Shield or Buckler and try to go aggressive, especially if you're using Buckler. Because Small Shield has more parry frame, especially Buckler, sometime, it's easier to do "Panic Parry" and it's more rewarding to go greedy instead of waiting for parrying opportunity. After you get Golden Parry, it's best to equip it instead of normal Parry because Golden Parry provide more range, so you can hang back a bit instead of getting up close in personal to parry.
A year later I would actually make a 2.0 variation of a Parry guide. The easiest way to learn how to parry is understanding that it is easier to start easy, than to jump in and take the plunge. The Parry AoW is probably the hardest parry in the game. Followed by the buckler and then golden parry. And in that order I'd actually advice to get a 100% block medium shield (best investment is the Brass Shield), but Golden Parry on it. This combo will make sure you don't get that much damage while training and you get your timing in order. Once you have that down, downgrade to the Buckler. You will take more damage if you don't get the parry, but the window is very similar to Golden Parry. After you have the buckler down, try and parry with the Ash of War, and even consider putting it on claws or a dagger. The latter two are of great help in PvP because people don't expect it. Then last: discipline. Do NOT finish bosses until you have their parry pattern down. Do this in your NG run. Find a new humanoid you can parry? Train first, then finish the content. At some point you will notice the parry "clicks" and you get a trigger itch for it. Now, do the same thing in PvP. Golden Parry first, buckler, then a knife with the AoW. Once you got this down, you need the final exam, which is training against all weapon types and the most dominant arts of war that people use. This will take months to train, but I can bet you all your runes: when the DLC hits, you can parry and 90% of the player base cannot. Happy invasions :)
As dark souls 3 Parry God, I'd like to say that Perry timing in Elden ring is slightly different than dark souls 3. If you're comparing it to dark souls 3 parry window, it's much later in the animation for Elden ring than DS3. Hope this helps :)
@@dtw1622 Pretty much yes, The parry window is the same length just moved a little later into the animation than DS3 I feel they did this to make it more a prediction move than just spamming :)
@@kokorochacarero8003 yeah I was thinking the same. It is not all about reflexion but also memory on when the parry occurs in an animation and that’s making it awkward to use. I wouldn’t mind if they half the time for parrying window but just make it happens as soon as you press the button
Thanks for this video. I had perfect deflection cracking in Sekiro but gave up on parry here. Very hard to get a sense of where the hit box is and the parry movement seems so much slower, even with the Buckler. I'll give it another go.
A good note: 2-handed attacks with heavy weapons are rarely parryable, at least in old games. Used to be one of the upsides to weapons like the Zweihander.
@@vruxdrossgaming you sure? I have been wreaked by Moongrum and parry spammers. Dead angle ends swing animation can also be parried thanks to Moongrum aswell.
@@vruxdrossgaming two handed greatsword fully charged dead angle on Moongrum and r1 dead angle in pvp. The other problem I'm face and I'm sure other colossal user are facing is the manual aim doing lock on doesn't work.
I can parry all type knights two handed ugs here. I guess it has different role in PVE. Sometimes it doesn't follow the common role. I can parry non roll/running two handed ugs in dark souls 2 in PVE but not in PVP. We need crack fromsoft code to know what attacks are parriable or what attacks are unparriable.
I’ve been so used to parrying on ghost of tsushima’s lethal mode that I’d always parry way too early on elden ring. Thanks to this guide, I can now study the enemy’s patterns
Here's another way to think about parrying. Parrying is like the mini-game with a swinging pendulum where you have to hit the button when the pendulum or pointer is over a specific point. It's all about timing. One way to "git gud" is to just turtle, or block relentlessly, and pay attention to the timings from when the enemy begins its swing and when it hits your shield. After that, experiment with parrying while focusing on the limbs of your enemy and the timing that you perform each parry. That's the way I figure it out, at least. I'm not good enough to back to back parry the crucible knight twins boss fight, but I didn't need a summon or ashes at least lol Good luck you maidenless wretches.
“Follow the hand - when there is foreword movement… parry” - is a great tip. I started the game blind. Wretch. I picked up what I could and went for it. That very quickly turned in to parry dagger (vendor) and Reduvia. It was incredibly effective with imp summons. That said - I gave it up for one reason…. I would often parry… but still take “significantly reduced” damage. No enemy stagger. I didn’t know if this opponent took multiple parries to stagger. If I was too early. Or too late. I still have no idea. Sometimes it worked, sometimes it didn’t. Any clarification for why/how this happens would be greatly appreciated.
That's what we call a "partial parry". You take reduced damage and can't be staggered but it's not enough to leave the enemy open for a riposte Your timing is basically almost right but just a little off One thing to note: you can see the same effect happen when you try to parry and unparryable attack but you actually sync it pefectly to your parry window. This can be used as an emergency meassure to avoid getting staggered by an otherwise unblockable attacks and only take some minor chip damage. You can even pull this off against arrows and magic proyectiles to look cool. Sometimes it's easier than dodging. It's a gamble though.
What above guys said regarding partial parries also buckler is the go-to for parry heavy play but if you are trying to parry bosses, a lot of them esp in later game require multiple parries to achieve stagger/critical opening. As well as obvs there are attacks that you can’t full parry at all. That said, to ER’s credit, the understanding on what attacks can or cannot be parried becomes fairly intuitive after just a few hours of playing the game.
First Real and good guide on how to parry... I played on a TV and missed like every parry. Now i've got a Monitor without a delay and Finally with your help i'm able to parry at least something without getting frustrated as Quick as before 🤣 Thx arekkz.. Keep up the good work 😋
One of the rules I've always went by is that if the enemy is two-handing their weapon during an attack, then that attack is likely *_not_* able to be parried. I don't think this is *_ALWAYS_* the case, but I'd say 99% of the time it is. Also, whips and fist weapons can't be parried. I've been surprised, and come to appreciate, all the things that can actually be parried in Elden Ring. The birds, for example. That's just straight up fun.
This was helpful. Been playing ER for awhile and really suck at parrying so much just haven’t even really worked at it but have mastered so much that it’s finally time to force myself to get better at the things I suck at
Tip 8: the Ashes of War, Carian Retaliation and Golden Parry allow you to have the same startup and Parry frames as the buckler on a medium shield, making them a straight upgrade.... Unless weight or style are a consideration.
On a few select swords, yes, you can. Piercing swords (Rapiers/Stoc) for example can be equipped with Parry AoW (not the golden parry though); however the window parry for these seem to be very tight. It's considerably easier to do it with small shields although a successful sword parry looks super cool.
I started using Golden Parry a lot here lately. I dont know why it feels more forgiving, maybe because it's got that huge area of effect, but I've been loving that Ash of War!
One important note on getting the Buckler. Do NOT kill the guy for his bell. He's part of a questline which will reward you with precious mining stones near the end of the game. Instead let him open the gate for you, and talk to him again. While you finish the castle he's a vendor and he locks out of his store after killing the boss till the end of the game.
I can’t wait to play this. Breath of the Wild has taught me how to parry more so I hope beating that game has helped me with parrying in this but this is my first fromsoftware game I’ve played so I hope I don’t suck at it.
Yeah I loved to parry in BotW, to stand my ground was amazing, especially for any attacks including lasers. Here in ER, it feels like parry is a really tight window and you need to commit a lot to learn the perfect timing for so many attacks it becomes a chore due to the penalty of being punished. For this reason (+ not being punished for exploring in botw) I am enjoying BotW more than ER in the end. But ER is a fantastic game nevertheless. I definitely see myself playing it as much as BotW in the end for sure! I just wish the parry would be as strong as the magic or other cheeses builds. Cuz it is fun to parry!
@@Polopollo75 how it for a first timer play through? Cause me being a newcomer I’m worried the community will be toxic and me quit after the first boss again like I did with dark souls 3 on how hard this series is. I want to commit to elden ring
@@RaptorRed yeah so pvp is always going to be min/max builds etc. But keep this in mind for these games, if you summon other players in multiplayer to help with bosses, it does increase the bosses hp to compensate… so sometimes it might actually be easier to beat a boss on your own. This definitely isn’t the hardest souls game, but it isn’t a cakewalk by any stretch of the imagination.
@@RaptorRed my suggestive opinion is this game is fun once you know what your are doing, else it was not at first. I ended up using a mod (and be banned from multiplayer, whatever lol), because I was testing things by myself and ended up doing wrong builds or playstyles. I restarted a fresh save where I went for a weapon a choice etc and now I am having fun. But they could really improve the starting curve or help to newcomers. Also the community is fairly toxic. I asked how to pause the game and got shit on. I personally think it's silly to not be able to pause a single player game. Which is why I installed mods to pause, and also to respec as many times I wanted to try builds and weapons. Now I'm having fun 😊 it feels more fair to have a cookie cutter build unfortunately
Assassin's Crimson Dagger is your friend while you are learning to parry. Nothing like getting a health infusion to make you rely less on your health pots while you're learning. Plus the red swirly and audio cue is a good reward for a job well done!
Usually when an enemy is only using one hand for their attack, it is parryable. If the weapon is being used in 2 hands, it's likely not parryable. This is just a rule of thumb when learning an enemy
When you can parry: -You can parry 99% of normal weapons -Magic weapons, like Margit’s sword, cannot be parried -Animals/monsters cannot be parried -Ground pounds/shockwaves cannot be parried -Shield bashes cannot be parried
Crucible Knight + Misbegotten Warrior was the best tutorial in the game for me, it taught (forced) me to actually really learn how to play the game properly.
most of those attacks hurt like hell unless you took patchy questing armor from your friend and now of the stone wall shiled then almost nothing gets through you unless it's magic or mommy Melina she'll fuck you no matter what you have
This is long but it is parry information. Carian Retaliation and Golden Parry have 8 start up frames and 14 active frames, making them the fastest start up and the longest active frames, this doesn't change between shield types so it would just be better to use a 100 physical medium shield. This is a lot safer than a buckler or small shield because even if you get a partial parry you'll reduce that damage. Golden Parry should also parry Cipher Pata and Coded Sword which are considered unparryable because they are pure Holy blades. Lastly not all daggers are better for riposte, the things you want to look for is ones with a critical modifier, the best one is the Misericorde with 140 critical, and it can be infused to scale off whatever stats you use.
I still wish we could choose the buckler animation for the various parry AoW's. After 3 DS games of using buckler parries it just feels more natural and I time it better.
This video helps a ton. A reward or punish if you're not careful. The shield with parry is now my best friend. Sometimes it helps you and sometimes fuck you over (via "skill issue"). Just like any best friend out there.
I couldn't parry for shit before this video. Played every souls game from the start and just couldn't get it no matter how hard I tried. After watching your video and seeing these tips in action, especially the bit about watching the hand and not the weapon, I am proud to say I got it down. I'm no parry god, yet, but I mean I've already parried more in the last 2 days than in all these years over all the titles. TY for the help with this. While I still have to practice I can confidently say I have been given the tool to succeed in the form of your helpful advice.
I love how when you start the "just watch the hands" explanation you immediately show a clip of you getting hit by the crucible knights big 2handed overhead swing which seems like it's the easiest attack in the game to "just watch the hands" on but always can sneak up on you.
The parry window changes for the other parry abilities, and it is better than the buckler parry for both the golden parry and the Carian retaliation. Also, for these special parries, it doesnt matter what shield you are using, but they can only be applied to small and medium shields.
My first souls game. I'm trying to learn how to parry, the guys I'm playing with on seamless coop didn't explain it good enough so thanks a bunch!!...I can't wait to get home and practice my parrying.
This helped me so much, I was struggling against the most basic enemies and now my friends think I'm a beast!!! (Elden Ring is my first Souls-Bourne game)
Ty for all those tips. They helped me to become a parrygod, lets say parry demigod,maybe a parry human? A parrycorpse, yes a corps is the right word. Great tip with the hand it helps a lot
Yup you fixed it for me. You hit the parry as soon as the hand (Not necessarely the weapon) got forward. It's kinda hard to hit on enemies with lances but enemies with swords i'll hit it first time 80% of the time now. I went from unable to do it to hit 80% of them in about 10 minutes with that simple visual trick.
Bro I was fighting the Crucicable Knight in the Castle place for hours and couldnt kill him.... watched this video and did a few parry trys and killed him after like 3-4 trys with only parry lol, youre the man
The Carian Retaliation Ash of War gives you a much more generous parry window (makes any shield, even medium ones, better at parrying than the Buckler). It only costs FP if it parries a spell, so using it to parry melee attacks is free. Golden Parry Ash of War has the same parry window as Carian Retaliation, and can parry attacks from farther away, but it always costs FP and can't parry spells.
Any game where you can parry I’m good but From Software games I tried and failed not to mention different shields have diff/timing. This vid makes things simpler. Thank you for this.
I remember one time (think it was patch 1.0.5 or 1.0.7 or something similar but it was before rivers of blood second nerf) I bugged out the game because I was fighting someone and they did the water flow dance, and I parried it, but they didn’t do the normal parried animation, they kind of just stood their and rises up, if I find the clip I’ll see if I can send it over in some way
I was wondering why the parry seemed so slow compared to DS1 which was pretty instant. So the strategy is more like a bloodborne parry, in a way. Thanks for the tip!
Historically speaking, after the glory days of easy parrying in the DS1era, it was heavily configured (one might say nerfed) to be way more sensitive to the timing and positioning. This is very similar to DS3 in this regard.
Guys dont kill the npc. He is related to a quest and can sell ancient dragon smithing stone later.
RIP me in that case
I came here to say this and I sure hope it gets more attention. The only bad advice in this video lol
too late ;-;
For those that want more information on your options. Killing him doesn't have a huge impact if you kill after the Godrick fight but you will miss out on 1 Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone that he sells later for 20000 runes.
"If you kill Gostoc beforehand (Godrick), you won't be locked into the room containing the Rusty Key."
"However, you can kill him to get his Bell and give it to the Twin Maiden Husks in Roundtable Hold to allow them to sell his stock. At this point he will not drop runes he stole from you, to retrieve the runes it is necessary to kill him before defeating Godrick. His shop does re-open at a later point."
"Killing Gostoc will not lock you out of Nepheli Loux and Kenneth Haight's quest as it can still be completed without him, but you will miss out on the Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone and won't be able to buy it from the Twin Maiden Husks even if you gave them his bell bearing."
From the wiki
@@ArekkzGaming What in the actual fucking rocket science is this... I killed Gostoc while he was simply Stepping on the corpse of the Godrick after we beat him.. i just didn't like his whining + he didn't offer anything but irritation lol i killed him in every playthru seeing how nothing changed in game story without... reading this turns my brain.. really ? is this true ?
Shout out to a redditor (wish I knew their handle); if you're in a moving elevator with walls, you can parry against the wall. When the sparks are coming off your shield, THOSE are your parry frames.
Now this is some actual useful information (if it's true). All the talk of how it works means little when one can't understand by what rules their armaments abide by. Maybe I can finally understand why I keep messing up.
This is how I learned to parry in the first Dark Souls
Damn how’d I forget I watched a DS video about this way back when 🤦🏽♂️
Wow super helpful. Nice shout-out
You can do this also in a lot of "basement" areas (Like where you find a whetstone in Gatefront Ruins, or where you get the Turtle Talisman) the sparks will also appear there.
A tip I learned is that If you walk up to a wall then parry, the time the sparks are coming off the wall is your party window. So if your struggling to know the delay or when you should parry this should help.
Respect thanks for the info
wait... so just hit the wall?
@@tokyoocean yes, just rub your shield against the wall
You can also do it while riding an elevator to get a more accurate idea of the frames
Even easier way watch ur stam bar. From when u press parry. When ur stamina goes down is when it starts and when u start recovering Stam is the end of the window
thanks i was struggling to parry margit but as soon as i did this i killed him while hitting like 90% of my parries
The road to parry godhood is paved in one’s own death. Prepare yourself tarnished.
Wise words
@@Drew-im7is as a tarnished who exclusively uses a bucket and dagger, I have earned those wise words. Road is hard…until it isn’t.
@@KairosSusurri I personally stink with parries but respect those who stick to their daggers and buckets
I am ready to accept that. Been fighting that crucible knight with my mage and really need to learn to parry to kill him.
Its a souls game... Walking around the world is paved in ones own death. Breathing is paved in ones own dead. Tarnished, your death is required for ye advancement.
As a souls veteran who always plays a parry dex build, get ready to die a lot and get angry but when you do get a perfect parry run on a boss you feel like a god. There are no tips that will work for everyone just figure it out with trial and error.
Yup it’s a gruelling, miserable process of trial and error that might awaken a once dormant, deeply repressed kink for masochism but…
..it will be totally worth it when it all starts to click and your play through becomes a beautiful, primal symphony of successful parry and critical strike sound cues.
Yep, this. I beat Margit with only parrying (no spells, summons, spirits, or shackles) at level 16. I was super frustrated at the beginning, died 130 times, almost gave up halfway through, but when I finally killed him? Holy shit, AMAZING feeling. I'm addicted to parrying now. After that, I went straight to Crucible Knight and repeated the same thing - died a ton, but the feeling of learning the fight and getting gud was really rewarding. The parry high is amazing hahaha
@@MissPoplarLeaf Plus, when you’re parrying you’re always actively engaged in the fight, not passively waiting for the boss’s combo to end and then strike - no, YOU control the fight and you PUNISH them every time they attack
Thats currently what im doing haha
This guy's tips worked perfect idk how they couldn't worked for everyone??? perfect parry run on the crucible knight after this video
In previous Souls games, the general rule of thumb was that any enemy with a weapon that was roughly the size of the player (slightly smaller or slightly larger), you could parry it. You could not parry claws, tails, or anything else that wasn't a weapon. You also could not parry massive enemies. I have no idea how many of these rules remain the same for Elden Ring, but that was the old standard.
in pvp Colossal swords could also not be parried
I want to see someone try to parry Radahn.
You straight up couldn't parry non-humonoid mobs in the older games but I don't think that applies in Elden Ring. I saw some clip somewhere with some animal looking monster being parried.
The parrying seems near identical to Dark Souls 1 which leads me to believe you might be able to parry massive weapons alongside claws.
There is lots of work to be done, data to collect!
@@ICouldntThink0faName
Someone will figure it all out soon 😁
You can parry Margit's staff attacks.
hi, soulsbourne vet here. if you happen to miss the party window by being a bit late or a bit early you will perform a “partial party” which mitigates the damage by about half or more. it’s also a tool to let you know you were close to the active frame window. hope this helps ye tarnished
I'm glad you put it this way. I always assumed this to be the case but I didn't know if it was being early or late.
Now I know it's both!
Yepp you def helped me. What an intricate nuance. Such a shame its never explained
Thank you! I was wondering how i don't get regular damage during failed parry, that's why!
Ah, makes sense. Got two half parries and one full that staggered Margit
Oooh ok, I've just been trying to practice parrying on margit (for some reason I've always found his delayed attacks annoying, but the godrick soldiers have got too predictable so needed a new target for practice lol) and sometimes I think I should have died, but barely lose any health. Assume this is why?
Also while I'm here, parrying in all other souls games seems so much more intuitive than elden ring
Also fair to remember that parrying in this one doesn't always immediately open the enemy up for a crit. It's more akin to a perfect deflect in Sekiro - it massively speeds up poise breaking. I don't think I've seen an enemy or boss that required more than two, though...
Oh boy do I have stories for you then in the late game lol. 3 bosses in the late game require 3 parries to break
Morgott requires 3 parries to break poise
The final boss and Malenia also require 3
@@spiderknight217 shit I parried the first part of the final boss and he COUNTERED ME with lighting so I didn’t try again lol.
@@spiderknight217 that being said that was one of the most wtf moments in the game tbh
You are the first person that actually explains the parry mechanic instead of people just saying: "And then you parry.. here... did you see how I parried the mob?" Thanks loads I finally have some kind of train of thought on how to practice and learn "the parry"! Thanks loads @Arekkz Gaming !! Really great video!!!
I agree, great video. Finally I have some understanding of the mechanic 😅
Here some extra info if anyone wants it.
The skill storm wall gives you a bigger frame window AND allows you to parry a little further than usual, they do cost a little FP every parry you connect, but for not only a bigger window but a LARGER hitbox, it's worth it
I got a storm wall shield and for the life of me I cant parry shit. It happens once per 25 attempts
@@cosmotect maybe it's timing? They probably mentioned in the video, you need to imagine you a parrying the hand instead of the weapon.
A good timing is to press the button the moment the enemy stops their attacking hand right before they move the weapon to hit you.
But in hindsight, 1 year after I commented, a small shield is better to learn this. Carian Retaliation makes it better but any small shield makes it easier to learn. The hit box of storm wall is kinda wonky
@@ThiagoCRocha-fh6lg I see, thanks man, Ill need to apply all this new knowledge and see where I get
golden parry does this better, and storm wall has pretty poor parry data unfortunately
Would you say then, it is best to dodge only, parry only or a mix or both?
I've been struggling with the Crucible Knight near Stormhill for awhile now and just beat him with parries and a dagger on my first try after watching the video. Thanks for all the tips!
Uhh just beat Crucible Knight at Redmane Castle immediately after on my first try as well.. I really should have learned to parry earlier..
Congrats he is tough ,but you will encounter more crucible knights unfortunately
@@MementoMori_2070 he is one of my favorite enemy in the game as he is always a challenge. I get wreck most of the time as he is good and designed to keep u from healing. But this is the reason why I enjoy that fight.
So long, and thanks for all the tips!
I died more to that asshole knight in Stormhill more than I died to that boss below the castle and Godrick combined
Inside the Volcano Manor, you can find the Dagger Talisman, which increases the power of critical hits, which may be particularly useful for this build (along with the HP/FP on Crit Talismans).
I can't recall the exact location, but it is located behind a stonesword key door INSIDE one of the buildings, leading to a massive room with dangling cages. Rather than dropping down onto the cages, turn right, drop down near the candles and explore this new area a bit. The Talisman is on a corpse.
I have to say when I discovered this I was disappointed that it doesn’t change the repost animation like in ds3 but it is what it is
Honestly that tip about watching the forward movement of the hand helped me the most. I was doing that mental delay you spoke of but now it's works so much more often for me. Great video
If you put Carian Retaliation Ash of War on any shield, the parry is the same. Not only is Carian Retaliation the best parry (it has waaay more active frames and a fast start up), but it also can parry spells and other magic attacks. Because it is just an Ash of War you can put it on a new shield you want to use and the timing will be the same.
Limgrave, Gate Front Grace is the best place to practice early in the game. Enemies there have spear, sword, hammer w/ various strong & light attacks. FYI the Carian Retaliation Ash of War parry starts frame 8 & has 14 frames while the plain old buckler starts at 8 & has 11 frames. If u use it to parry a physical attack, Carian Parry doesn't cost any FP & using w/a medium shield won't change anything and u still have 100 protection if u block & parry (natural for PC KB/Mouse users but awkward for controllers)
Quick note, if you wanna use a daggar i recomend Mesericorde. It's a dagger you find in stormveil castle behind a fogwall. The stats dont look like much but it has a 140 crit modifier wich is the highest in the game to my knowlege.
Something i asked myself and maybe you have the answer: if you have that Mesericorde on +25 with total damage 300 and a greatsword on +25 with total damage 500 (just this case dont know the right stats) isnt it better to hit with the greatsword? I dont know the math but i think the 100 (crit damage) is for the % damage so the greatsword deals 1000 damage (200%) and the Mesericorde 720 (240%)
Try it out and let us know
@@TheBigCockKing Dunno, depends on how bonus crit damage works. Is a crit multiplier of 140 a +140% or a *140%? Does this stack with the existing default +100% crit damage normal weapons due on a critical strike? Do critical strikes bypass armor? I can think of a LOT of variables. Eh, I'm sure Limit Breakers or someone similar will figure it out.
@@r3dp9 hmmm
@@r3dp9 Crits on daggers do around triple damage of their AR, then you further multiply that number by the crit value on screen (130 crit = 1.3X)
Just use Golden Parry it starts at the same time as buckler, lasts for a frame longer, don’t have to be as close as buckler and you can put it on better small shields with higher stability and absorption like the Iron Round Shield
(Btw stability affects how much stamina you lose when you mess up a parry)
Just put it on a medium shield.
@@emeraldwolf7920 I made this comment before I knew it had the same frames as on a medium shield
My favorite places to practice parrying is at Ever Gaols since they have stake of Marika right next to them. Good luck to everyone on their journey to becoming a parry god
Would you say then, it is best to dodge only, parry only or a mix or both?
For the attacks you can't parry dodge. For the attacks that you can parry, parry. Don't rely too much on parrying only because not all bosses can be parried. @@MillerTheOriginal
In my experience it’s best to use the rule: “If it’s parriable when a player uses it then it’s parriable when an enemy uses it.”
Parry the Black Knife Assassins but dodge the Dragons.
I'll keep that in mind!
Would you say then, it is best to dodge only, parry only or a mix or both?
Every Souls Game has a learning curve with Parrying, and although I cam to Elden Ring a veteran of parrying DS1 2 & 3, it took me while to get the timing down in Elden Ring. I found the the easiest mobs to practise on are the big axe dudes in Stormviel castle. Spears are the hardest to parry.. the attacks are either too fast or have an really long wind-up which cause you to mess up timing.
Hard agree on the spears, if they are on foot. When they are mounted I find it crazy easy to parry spear users off their horses.
You can also use the Parry ash of war in some weapons, great when dual wielding and using status, since the parry also stacks it (for some big parry + bleed damage builds)
Not only daggers but rapiers and most stabby weapons have a bonus to crit damage
You're telling me stabby weapons do EXTRA stabby?!
Yes but they have much tighter parry windows, so if you are new to it, its not a good idea to start off with them
Can you put parry on katanas again?
@@thefirsttrillionaire2925 No but there is a wakizashi that is technically a dagger, and can therefore receive parry, but also powerstances with katanas. So you get the combo attacks as if you were using 2 katanas, but can also parry.
The Storm Wall, Carian Retaliation, and Golden Parry ashes of war all parry the same on medium or small shields. And their parry is the small shield or buckler one (depending on art). In other words, they're very good. In particular, Carian Retaliation costs 0 FP unless it actually deflects a spell, despite also acting as a buckler parry, so slap that on a medium shield with 100% physical block to have your cake and eat it too. Storm Wall is available earlier, though, so maybe start with that if you're going medium.
Carian retaliation also has 14 parry frames. More than the buckler. Makes any medium shield with 100% physical damage negation the best parry shield in the game by far. Use it!
@@kris9074 nice. If this is out on a weapon in the off-hand, can that weapon also be used in duel wield?
@@kris9074 how to do "use it"?
Finally an informative parry video. The amount of videos that have zero actual into on how to parry is astounding.
One tip I will always say; when you successfully land a parry always walk forwards toward their body then press the light attack button. I have done many a tests in this regard and had the most success with this advice.
Also as an additional note there are some enemies that are parryable but not reposted/critical so if you come across that you aren't doing anything wrong and it is just the game design
When you say walk towards them is this because you will be out of range of the critical hit move and just do a normal swing/damage?
@@Swarm509 as you were swinging, moving when you were stationnary or stopping if you were moving breaks your combo. To land a crit you have to:
1 be in range
2 be stationnary
and 3 do not be in the middle of a combo (it has to be "the first swing")
I think that's what Connor tried to say.
@@Surfingnet yeah this, I could have explained it a bit better. Thank you
In ALL THE YEARS of playing souls games, this is by far the best video I've seen giving tips on parries. Well done!
(Parry god tip for pvp) Holy parry on the buckler shield gives you 11 frames of parry timing. While regular buckler only give you 5 frames so holy parry helps A LOT too. you pair that with the misericorde dagger (highest crit damage dagger) in the game. If you get good at parrying you’ll one shot people.
Wait- what's holy parry? Do you mean Golden Parry?
@@tacticaltemplar875 yeah sorry holy is the element, golden parry is what it’s actually called.
The best for pve too ?
Putting Golden Parry on the Buckler does NOT stack the two skills for combined parry frames. It just replaces Buckler Parry and makes it like any other shield, except worse since it can't block for shit
Don't feed misinformation
@@cn_can1893 pve mobs and bosses have they’re own strengths and weaknesses when it comes to parrying so it’s good to use in pve if you wanna get better at parrying but I would look it up man I’m sure that you’ll find what ur looking for.
Thanks for this! I always loved parrying. Was a parry god back in bloodbourne. The sound it makes when you make a successful parry is kreygasm. Not to mention how rewarding it is when you’re a bloodtinge build.
So true! May the good blood guide your way
Hell yeah! Chikage Gang in da building. Downvote this if you were a harikiri weeb edge boi in Bloodborne.
The final build I had been playing when I got my final trophy (BB is the only game I’ve ever given a shit to go platinum on) was actually arcane, which was surprisingly fun and effective but not as great as bloodtinge, largely because it didn’t have that reactive parry/counter play style and sucked hard for the first 70% of the game.
@@artOVtrolling get triple heir runes and fuck living failures for the win 🏆
Thank you, this video helps a lot! I didn't know there are differences in active frame btwn shields and I've practicing with a big ass tower shield, tbh I'm almost giving up. After seeing your video, I practiced with a small buckle shield, the difference is astonishing! Thanks again!
Thank you soooo much. IT. DOES.NOT.GET.ANY. SIMPLER. If you’re still struggling, you just need to keep practicing. This video is high tier.
PSA: Dont ever kill Gostoc !!
He will open his shop eventually after you beat Godrick.
Also he is a very important NPC in Nepheli questline, later on he will sell Ancient Dragon smithing stone for 20k
on my playtrough he only opened shop after i was done with the nepheli quest... Until then he was just stomping on gordricks face!
of all the npc you encounter on your journey... he is the only one i killed ... FML
Oops
uh...anyways..
There was several messages on the floor telling me to kill him! Gutting
If you DON'T kill Gostoc you get his shop which, more importantly to me, has the ancient dragon smiting stones required to fully upgrade weapons...
4:26 this is the helpful part. slowly working my way to parrying the dude in the nearby camp. But that's the few seconds in this whole video that actually mattered
I’ll have to try this out with the tip of watching the hand and not the weapon. Before, I always kept an eye on the weapon and always missed my timing. This may revise how I play in future characters or even decide to one hand weapons with a buckler shield just so I can bust up some faces with a riposte after a well timed parry
i couldn't hit a parry to save my life before this video, but with that watch the hands tip i have improved so much! thank you, you beautiful human being!
The carian retaliation ash of war gives you the exact same parry frames on every shield. I use it on a medium brass shield with good results!
The only thing here that I didn't know was those non humanoid enemies can be parried, good God it's beautiful
I feel like people might not know initially how to use that parry data.
Buckler is really good because it starts at 6, so you can be late, and ends at 21 so you can be early too.
Small shield you can't afford to be too late with the start at 9, but you can definitely afford to be a little early because it stops at 22/23
Medium Shield, you definitely can not be late at all, with 11 startup, but it also stops at 18 meaning you can't be early or it falls off
Caestus - Parry god category lol
I noticed that it's not the swipe, but the "steady shield position" that you want to time the attacks with.
That’s what threw me off the most. I figured the idea was to sort of ‘swat away’ the weapon, but I guess it’s more of a super risky block.
Almost all bosses can be parry. In fact, a lot of enemies can be parried and riposte. But, most bosses, typically end game bosses need to be parried 2 or 3 times for riposte. Generally, if mobs or bosses are the same size or a bit larger than you, then yes, they can be parried. For example, the Gladiator, Crucible Knight can be parried but Gladiator is a bit harder but he can be parried. As for bosses like Radagon or mini bosses like Blaidd can also be parried but you need to parry them 2 or 3 times for riposte instead of 1. But if your enemy is a size of Gargoyle then you'd be better off destroying their stance for riposte instead. You'd need a colossal weapon (recommend dual-wielding) to destroy their stance and riposte for massive damage.
For beginner : DO NOT use Buckler or Small Shield if you're new to the game. Use Medium Shield with Parry / Golden Parry instead. And the reason is that Buckler and Small Shield are very punishing if you failed to parry. Sure, it has more parry frame than Medium Shield and a lot more on Buckler but Medium Shield provide more protection in case you've screwed up. If you're really comfortable with parrying, then switch to Small Shield or Buckler and try to go aggressive, especially if you're using Buckler. Because Small Shield has more parry frame, especially Buckler, sometime, it's easier to do "Panic Parry" and it's more rewarding to go greedy instead of waiting for parrying opportunity. After you get Golden Parry, it's best to equip it instead of normal Parry because Golden Parry provide more range, so you can hang back a bit instead of getting up close in personal to parry.
can i parry those wild large crabs?
@@TheHuggableEmpire I don't think you can. I never try to parry it tho.
@@TheHuggableEmpire Good rule of thumb is claws, tails and sonic booms are not parryable
@@バナナお爺さん what about that lion with the sword at stormveil castle
@@TheHuggableEmpire basically anything with a melee weapon thats humanoid or shaped like a human can be parried from wat i understant
A year later I would actually make a 2.0 variation of a Parry guide.
The easiest way to learn how to parry is understanding that it is easier to start easy, than to jump in and take the plunge. The Parry AoW is probably the hardest parry in the game. Followed by the buckler and then golden parry. And in that order I'd actually advice to get a 100% block medium shield (best investment is the Brass Shield), but Golden Parry on it. This combo will make sure you don't get that much damage while training and you get your timing in order. Once you have that down, downgrade to the Buckler. You will take more damage if you don't get the parry, but the window is very similar to Golden Parry. After you have the buckler down, try and parry with the Ash of War, and even consider putting it on claws or a dagger. The latter two are of great help in PvP because people don't expect it.
Then last: discipline. Do NOT finish bosses until you have their parry pattern down. Do this in your NG run. Find a new humanoid you can parry? Train first, then finish the content. At some point you will notice the parry "clicks" and you get a trigger itch for it. Now, do the same thing in PvP. Golden Parry first, buckler, then a knife with the AoW.
Once you got this down, you need the final exam, which is training against all weapon types and the most dominant arts of war that people use. This will take months to train, but I can bet you all your runes: when the DLC hits, you can parry and 90% of the player base cannot. Happy invasions :)
As dark souls 3 Parry God, I'd like to say that Perry timing in Elden ring is slightly different than dark souls 3.
If you're comparing it to dark souls 3 parry window, it's much later in the animation for Elden ring than DS3.
Hope this helps :)
Do the same parry rules of DS3 pvp carry over to elden ring?
@@dtw1622 Pretty much yes, The parry window is the same length just moved a little later into the animation than DS3
I feel they did this to make it more a prediction move than just spamming :)
Which weapon would you suggest
It feels really weird. I had to train myself to "parry at the wrong moment" in order to actually parry the most basic attacks
@@kokorochacarero8003 yeah I was thinking the same. It is not all about reflexion but also memory on when the parry occurs in an animation and that’s making it awkward to use. I wouldn’t mind if they half the time for parrying window but just make it happens as soon as you press the button
The base rapier from the twin maidens has 130 crit, and there's a talisman that boosts crit damage too
Thanks for this video. I had perfect deflection cracking in Sekiro but gave up on parry here. Very hard to get a sense of where the hit box is and the parry movement seems so much slower, even with the Buckler. I'll give it another go.
My god I watched this video once and was instantly able to parry the crap out of an enemy that was destroying me thank you for the tips!
A good note: 2-handed attacks with heavy weapons are rarely parryable, at least in old games. Used to be one of the upsides to weapons like the Zweihander.
Colossal two handed weapons cannot be parried.
@@vruxdrossgaming you sure? I have been wreaked by Moongrum and parry spammers. Dead angle ends swing animation can also be parried thanks to Moongrum aswell.
@@cloudonpot Are you one handing or rolling R1?
@@vruxdrossgaming two handed greatsword fully charged dead angle on Moongrum and r1 dead angle in pvp. The other problem I'm face and I'm sure other colossal user are facing is the manual aim doing lock on doesn't work.
I can parry all type knights two handed ugs here. I guess it has different role in PVE. Sometimes it doesn't follow the common role. I can parry non roll/running two handed ugs in dark souls 2 in PVE but not in PVP.
We need crack fromsoft code to know what attacks are parriable or what attacks are unparriable.
I’ve been so used to parrying on ghost of tsushima’s lethal mode that I’d always parry way too early on elden ring. Thanks to this guide, I can now study the enemy’s patterns
I just watched this video and it helped me parry a fly in real life.
The video works!
Here's another way to think about parrying. Parrying is like the mini-game with a swinging pendulum where you have to hit the button when the pendulum or pointer is over a specific point. It's all about timing. One way to "git gud" is to just turtle, or block relentlessly, and pay attention to the timings from when the enemy begins its swing and when it hits your shield. After that, experiment with parrying while focusing on the limbs of your enemy and the timing that you perform each parry.
That's the way I figure it out, at least. I'm not good enough to back to back parry the crucible knight twins boss fight, but I didn't need a summon or ashes at least lol
Good luck you maidenless wretches.
Off topic but where do you get that armor it looks great
Thanks for this. Doing a Bandit build after DnD rogues recently sparked my interest in stealth classes. I can't wait to parry Radahn's meteor
“Follow the hand - when there is foreword movement… parry” - is a great tip.
I started the game blind. Wretch. I picked up what I could and went for it.
That very quickly turned in to parry dagger (vendor) and Reduvia.
It was incredibly effective with imp summons.
That said - I gave it up for one reason….
I would often parry… but still take “significantly reduced” damage. No enemy stagger.
I didn’t know if this opponent took multiple parries to stagger. If I was too early. Or too late.
I still have no idea. Sometimes it worked, sometimes it didn’t.
Any clarification for why/how this happens would be greatly appreciated.
I think you just missed the parry window but still managed to use the shield to block that attack.
That's what we call a "partial parry". You take reduced damage and can't be staggered but it's not enough to leave the enemy open for a riposte
Your timing is basically almost right but just a little off
One thing to note: you can see the same effect happen when you try to parry and unparryable attack but you actually sync it pefectly to your parry window. This can be used as an emergency meassure to avoid getting staggered by an otherwise unblockable attacks and only take some minor chip damage. You can even pull this off against arrows and magic proyectiles to look cool. Sometimes it's easier than dodging. It's a gamble though.
What above guys said regarding partial parries also buckler is the go-to for parry heavy play but if you are trying to parry bosses, a lot of them esp in later game require multiple parries to achieve stagger/critical opening.
As well as obvs there are attacks that you can’t full parry at all.
That said, to ER’s credit, the understanding on what attacks can or cannot be parried becomes fairly intuitive after just a few hours of playing the game.
You can still parry while guarding, you take minimal damage if you mess up.
First Real and good guide on how to parry... I played on a TV and missed like every parry. Now i've got a Monitor without a delay and Finally with your help i'm able to parry at least something without getting frustrated as Quick as before 🤣
Thx arekkz.. Keep up the good work 😋
We're all here because of Crucible Knight.
Omg aint no way 😂😂😂😂😂😂 i just wana get over this boss for gods sake
I'm here for PvP 😜
Yes. The two of them
I'm here because of spearmen killing me.
I specifically refuse to learn to parry this jerk. Dodge poke and lions claw all day long!
One of the rules I've always went by is that if the enemy is two-handing their weapon during an attack, then that attack is likely *_not_* able to be parried. I don't think this is *_ALWAYS_* the case, but I'd say 99% of the time it is. Also, whips and fist weapons can't be parried. I've been surprised, and come to appreciate, all the things that can actually be parried in Elden Ring. The birds, for example. That's just straight up fun.
I make a crucible knight with a sword shake in fear with parry’s. Spears not so much
This was helpful. Been playing ER for awhile and really suck at parrying so much just haven’t even really worked at it but have mastered so much that it’s finally time to force myself to get better at the things I suck at
Anyone else here after a few hours in Abyssal Woods?
100%😂😂😂
Lmao bro I’m definitely here because of the woods
Tip 8: the Ashes of War, Carian Retaliation and Golden Parry allow you to have the same startup and Parry frames as the buckler on a medium shield, making them a straight upgrade.... Unless weight or style are a consideration.
Wait, just thought about something... Is it possible to equip the Parry ash of war on a sword, so you can parry while dual wielding?
On a few select swords, yes, you can. Piercing swords (Rapiers/Stoc) for example can be equipped with Parry AoW (not the golden parry though); however the window parry for these seem to be very tight. It's considerably easier to do it with small shields although a successful sword parry looks super cool.
5:49 bro was really trying to parry the fog
I started using Golden Parry a lot here lately. I dont know why it feels more forgiving, maybe because it's got that huge area of effect, but I've been loving that Ash of War!
it so much more forgiving the arc it makes is the parry window. its awesome
@@venomx99x thank you! Been wondering what people meant by you can see the timing
One important note on getting the Buckler. Do NOT kill the guy for his bell. He's part of a questline which will reward you with precious mining stones near the end of the game. Instead let him open the gate for you, and talk to him again. While you finish the castle he's a vendor and he locks out of his store after killing the boss till the end of the game.
I can’t wait to play this. Breath of the Wild has taught me how to parry more so I hope beating that game has helped me with parrying in this but this is my first fromsoftware game I’ve played so I hope I don’t suck at it.
Yeah I loved to parry in BotW, to stand my ground was amazing, especially for any attacks including lasers. Here in ER, it feels like parry is a really tight window and you need to commit a lot to learn the perfect timing for so many attacks it becomes a chore due to the penalty of being punished. For this reason (+ not being punished for exploring in botw) I am enjoying BotW more than ER in the end. But ER is a fantastic game nevertheless. I definitely see myself playing it as much as BotW in the end for sure! I just wish the parry would be as strong as the magic or other cheeses builds. Cuz it is fun to parry!
@@Polopollo75 how it for a first timer play through? Cause me being a newcomer I’m worried the community will be toxic and me quit after the first boss again like I did with dark souls 3 on how hard this series is. I want to commit to elden ring
@@moldy_lunchbox3213 I’ll be more careful in this. It looks fun though. I can’t wait to get it
@@RaptorRed yeah so pvp is always going to be min/max builds etc.
But keep this in mind for these games, if you summon other players in multiplayer to help with bosses, it does increase the bosses hp to compensate… so sometimes it might actually be easier to beat a boss on your own.
This definitely isn’t the hardest souls game, but it isn’t a cakewalk by any stretch of the imagination.
@@RaptorRed my suggestive opinion is this game is fun once you know what your are doing, else it was not at first.
I ended up using a mod (and be banned from multiplayer, whatever lol), because I was testing things by myself and ended up doing wrong builds or playstyles.
I restarted a fresh save where I went for a weapon a choice etc and now I am having fun. But they could really improve the starting curve or help to newcomers.
Also the community is fairly toxic. I asked how to pause the game and got shit on. I personally think it's silly to not be able to pause a single player game. Which is why I installed mods to pause, and also to respec as many times I wanted to try builds and weapons.
Now I'm having fun 😊 it feels more fair to have a cookie cutter build unfortunately
Assassin's Crimson Dagger is your friend while you are learning to parry. Nothing like getting a health infusion to make you rely less on your health pots while you're learning.
Plus the red swirly and audio cue is a good reward for a job well done!
Usually when an enemy is only using one hand for their attack, it is parryable. If the weapon is being used in 2 hands, it's likely not parryable. This is just a rule of thumb when learning an enemy
Awesome video! Sekiro was my first souls-like, so I'm trying parry as a transition into Elden Ring, but wasn't quite figuring it out, thanks a lot!
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*Seek buckler!*
*Buckler, O buckler*
rate: good rate: bad
When you can parry:
-You can parry 99% of normal weapons
-Magic weapons, like Margit’s sword, cannot be parried
-Animals/monsters cannot be parried
-Ground pounds/shockwaves cannot be parried
-Shield bashes cannot be parried
This helped me massively to parry my wife’s fork away from my food she wasn’t too happy when I crit hit her with a sticky rib
T W O H O U R S L A T E R:.. Damn I really didn't want to sleep on the couch again
Crucible Knight + Misbegotten Warrior was the best tutorial in the game for me, it taught (forced) me to actually really learn how to play the game properly.
0:40 YOU CAN PARRY THE BIRDS?
This content couldn’t be more useful! Thank you! Been watching you since MHW!
Mate just hearing your voice makes me want to play monster hunter 🤣
11 months late, but still… THANK YOU. I have been watching the enemy’s weapons and not their hands. Great tip!
You can parry Birds??!!
Those birds are actually using weapons, which they can drop after death btw
"Watch the Hands" is a HUGE thing to watch for if you are pvping
tip 8 : dont try to parry attacks if the enemy is swinging the weapon with 2 hands, most of those attacks are unparriable
most of those attacks hurt like hell unless you took patchy questing armor from your friend and now of the stone wall shiled then almost nothing gets through you unless it's magic or mommy Melina she'll fuck you no matter what you have
This is long but it is parry information.
Carian Retaliation and Golden Parry have 8 start up frames and 14 active frames, making them the fastest start up and the longest active frames, this doesn't change between shield types so it would just be better to use a 100 physical medium shield. This is a lot safer than a buckler or small shield because even if you get a partial parry you'll reduce that damage. Golden Parry should also parry Cipher Pata and Coded Sword which are considered unparryable because they are pure Holy blades. Lastly not all daggers are better for riposte, the things you want to look for is ones with a critical modifier, the best one is the Misericorde with 140 critical, and it can be infused to scale off whatever stats you use.
parry god tip : use a medium shield, use the buckler just for training.
what's the benefit of using a medium shield if you only use it for parrying and not blocking?
I still wish we could choose the buckler animation for the various parry AoW's. After 3 DS games of using buckler parries it just feels more natural and I time it better.
This video helps a ton. A reward or punish if you're not careful. The shield with parry is now my best friend. Sometimes it helps you and sometimes fuck you over (via "skill issue"). Just like any best friend out there.
I couldn't parry for shit before this video. Played every souls game from the start and just couldn't get it no matter how hard I tried. After watching your video and seeing these tips in action, especially the bit about watching the hand and not the weapon, I am proud to say I got it down. I'm no parry god, yet, but I mean I've already parried more in the last 2 days than in all these years over all the titles.
TY for the help with this. While I still have to practice I can confidently say I have been given the tool to succeed in the form of your helpful advice.
I love how when you start the "just watch the hands" explanation you immediately show a clip of you getting hit by the crucible knights big 2handed overhead swing which seems like it's the easiest attack in the game to "just watch the hands" on but always can sneak up on you.
The parry window changes for the other parry abilities, and it is better than the buckler parry for both the golden parry and the Carian retaliation. Also, for these special parries, it doesnt matter what shield you are using, but they can only be applied to small and medium shields.
I've never deliberately done a parry before... until now. Fantastic advice!
My first souls game. I'm trying to learn how to parry, the guys I'm playing with on seamless coop didn't explain it good enough so thanks a bunch!!...I can't wait to get home and practice my parrying.
This helped me so much, I was struggling against the most basic enemies and now my friends think I'm a beast!!! (Elden Ring is my first Souls-Bourne game)
Thank you! This video helped me more than any of the others. ❤
Ty for all those tips. They helped me to become a parrygod, lets say parry demigod,maybe a parry human? A parrycorpse, yes a corps is the right word. Great tip with the hand it helps a lot
Yup you fixed it for me. You hit the parry as soon as the hand (Not necessarely the weapon) got forward.
It's kinda hard to hit on enemies with lances but enemies with swords i'll hit it first time 80% of the time now.
I went from unable to do it to hit 80% of them in about 10 minutes with that simple visual trick.
I never thought about watching the hands. That makes a lot more sense!
Starting the game for the first time! This tips are really helpful , thanks 🙏
Man I love this channel. I got here playing The Division back in the day 🔥🔥💥✊🏾💥
Bro I was fighting the Crucicable Knight in the Castle place for hours and couldnt kill him.... watched this video and did a few parry trys and killed him after like 3-4 trys with only parry lol, youre the man
The Carian Retaliation Ash of War gives you a much more generous parry window (makes any shield, even medium ones, better at parrying than the Buckler). It only costs FP if it parries a spell, so using it to parry melee attacks is free. Golden Parry Ash of War has the same parry window as Carian Retaliation, and can parry attacks from farther away, but it always costs FP and can't parry spells.
Any game where you can parry I’m good but From Software games I tried and failed not to mention different shields have diff/timing. This vid makes things simpler. Thank you for this.
I remember one time (think it was patch 1.0.5 or 1.0.7 or something similar but it was before rivers of blood second nerf) I bugged out the game because I was fighting someone and they did the water flow dance, and I parried it, but they didn’t do the normal parried animation, they kind of just stood their and rises up, if I find the clip I’ll see if I can send it over in some way
I was wondering why the parry seemed so slow compared to DS1 which was pretty instant. So the strategy is more like a bloodborne parry, in a way. Thanks for the tip!
Historically speaking, after the glory days of easy parrying in the DS1era, it was heavily configured (one might say nerfed) to be way more sensitive to the timing and positioning. This is very similar to DS3 in this regard.
I finally beat Crucible Knight following these tips! What a relief; I thought I'd never beat him.
Thank you!
I hate active windows just match the parry to when the attack makes contact with your character visually.