Parrying: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 17:42, 10 February 2026

Version 0.34: This article is up to date for the latest stable release of Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup.

It shields the wearer if their last action was a melee attack. The shielding is half as effective if the wielder's offhand is occupied by an item other than their weapon.";

The parrying brand can be found on gloves. It increases SH for 1 turn when attacking, +4 SH with a non-weapon item in the offhand, or +8 SH otherwise.

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Parrying was added in 0.34.

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-{{flavour|It shields the wearer if their last action was a melee attack (+10 SH) and redirects blocked melee attacks to other nearby enemies.}}
+{{flavour|It shields the wearer if their last action was a melee attack. The shielding is half as effective if the wielder's offhand is occupied by an item other than their weapon.";}}
-The '''parrying''' [[brand]] can be found on [[gloves]]. It increases [[SH]] for 1 turn when attacking, +8 SH with no item in the offhand, or +4 SH otherwise.
+The '''parrying''' [[brand]] can be found on [[gloves]]. It increases [[SH]] for 1 turn when attacking, +4 SH with a non-weapon item in the offhand, or +8 SH otherwise.
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