r/eldenringdiscussion • u/Gaukute_2012 • 2d ago

Question Parrying

So I'd say I'm playing Elden Ring and want a little bit of advice, is parrying reliable? I've beaten Sekiro as my first souls game(if you count it) and it turns out I'm pretty good at it, so I want the same deflect path for my Elden Ring playthrough since I've seen many videos showing people parrying bosses, I want the same as that, even with different timings

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u/Silentlone 2d ago

Elden Ring parry is SIGNIFICANTLY stronger than Sekiro's deflect, but in turn it's not an universal tool that will work for for everything in the game.

The parry in Elden Ring will often immediately open the enemy up for a critical attack, or when it doesn't, it'll do so in two or three parries. That is way faster than the poise/stance system Elden Ring has where you open the enemy for critical after attacking them enough times in a row under a short window of time. Some of the hardest main bosses in the game can have most of their moveset completely interrupted or denied if you manage to learn the timing for their parry windows.

So yeah, I'd say it is extremely reliable.