Hitting EVERY PARRY for your enjoyment (Elden Ring)

[@lagideath]

Storm Wall can parry the annoying Pocket Sand but I don't know why anyone would every choose to parry arrows or Pocket Sand when they can also just dodge. Dodging is just more reliable and actually moves your character.

[@Automaton_Sleeper_Agent]

My friends pvp build is just two seals and pocket sand...this would've helped allot.

[@sobky6378]

What pocket sand?

[@lagideath]

@@sobky6378 Some people use the term to sarcastically refer to the Bestial Sling Incantation because it doesn't do that much damage but people who spam it are incredibly annoying. It's like someone throwing a pebble in your face on repeat, or pocket sand. EDIT: Spelling

[@Automaton_Sleeper_Agent]

@lagideath actually, it does insane damage if you level strength and faith both to 40 or more, it does close to lordswarn greatsword damage which is a weak greatsword but the spam is aweful!

[@derrikthegreat4133]

Stormwall can also blow away perfumes, like spark aromatic. Itll outright delete whatever dust it hits directly and push away the dust on the edge of the parry

[@BigHatLoganGaming]

I'm of the opinion that the parrying dagger should be able to equip every parry ash. Let me cut a comet in half

[@sturmmagnunstein1008]

Parry on weapons shouldnt be garbage, period.

[@BigHatLoganGaming]

@@sturmmagnunstein1008 there should be some risk involved using tools not specifically designed for parrying to do so, because you have no weapon-catching curvature or large surfaces to deflect with, but I think overall parrying needs improved. Also left handed ripostes

[@jakeheape8349]

​@@BigHatLoganGamingat the end of the day it's a video game that has magic are u realy gana talk about how much realism it should have 😅 no just no dude

[@thegk-verse4216]

@@BigHatLoganGaming No gear is "specifically designed" to parry until you slap a parry on it, *any* parry. I don't think your weapon catching curvature has much to do with your ability to parry a one handed colossal your size, turn magic into your own magic or parry beyond your physical presence. To invoke realism when talking about souls parry, you probably didn't think about the parry in itself ! I can give you nioh if you want more realistic parries in an otherwise just as unrealistic game

[@BigHatLoganGaming]

@@thegk-verse4216 "no gear is designed to parry" ....parrying dagger and buckler. I've heard good things about nioh! Dunno much about it though

[@snipercomrade3059]

Thops's Barrier is better than Carian Retaliation if you intend on parrying multiple spells at the same time. Carian Retaliation can only parry one spell per parry. So if you're under spell spam by a few enemies or if an enemy uses a spell that hits you multiple times, Thops's Barrier can be more advantageous.

[@Mr.Huggles]

That's interesting. I had forgotten about that aspect. I was thinking of mentioning that it doesn't cost MP to use, unlike Carian Retaliation. Nothing like bringing Retaliation to a gun fight & running out of bullets. Don't need to worry about that with Thop's if all you want is to negate magic.

[@-Gravity.]

Does it last long enough to eat "Stars of Ruin?" If so, I'm gonna Thop the hell out of those spammers.

[@The_cat_father]

Also you can use it as a spell on a staff

[@radcut7404]

​@@-Gravity.There are still stars of ruin spammers in this game?

[@TheWither129]

It also costs no fp, even if it hits a spell

[@ZoeBateman]

curved sword parry really is for when you just wanna decimate someone with style

[@Nuchhhhh]

Smoking Sexy Style

[@bolson42]

Curved swords just have amazing movesets overall. Loved them since DS1, Quelaags Furysword and buffed falchion are so strong

[@blubber0_0]

I like using curved sword parry. Very satisfying ^_^ Though I haven't tried PvP yet. I probably should... I think fist and thrusting sword are apparently 1 frame later than it (in 60fps)

[@Sum_equals_1]

Looks like you dislocate your shoulders in the process

[@bclt4705]

The parry is the combat equivalent of saying “Nuh-uh”

[@Dontae_]

"Nuh uh! That attack never happened"

[@sundew3848]

It’s more like a “no u”

[@bclt4705]

@@sundew3848 nuh-uh

[@sundew3848]

@@bclt4705 no u

[@bclt4705]

@@sundew3848 erm…nuh-uh

[@bumblegoot1139]

As someone who runs dual Flowing Curved Swords, landing consistent parries in PvP would be a dream. So elegant… so dangerous…

[@shrkythegod]

aha consistent parries... thats a dream in itself

[@Fireball7428]

Ah, a person of culture and style.

[@CaptainFordoAlpha-77]

Dude, Ivan just immediately using the grovel emote after getting absolutely styled on is such a mood

[@Svoorhout85]

The wakizashi is a dagger but can be powerstanced with katanas. So if you want to be stylish with a dagher for parrying, keep that in mind.

[@BigBirdMMA]

gives you sekiro vibes

[@thex6992]

@@BigBirdMMA Its very similar to the DS3 onikiri&ubadachi idk if you can parry with them though. But now that you said it, if you poison infuse the wakizashi you'd basically have the sabimaru from sekiro (I love its high speed moveset with the kusabimaru)

[@lykos9836]

So what people dont tell you is that carian retal cant block holy based projectiles in many cases while thops barrier is better for barrage spels and deflects all forms of non physical projectiles.

[@darrenmkwananzi5271]

Even arrows?

[@lykos9836]

@@darrenmkwananzi5271 arrows are not spells or incants increase noodle functionality my dude

[@elliciencias2197]

​@@darrenmkwananzi5271non -physical

[@Scray101]

@@darrenmkwananzi5271 non physical

[@bandicam144p3]

If I had to puck between the two, Thops’ barrier is the better ash of war considering the number of multiple hit spells that get spammed in pvp as well. Carian retaliation absorbs a single projectile whereas Thops’ barrier negates any magic projectile that hits it.

[@maciejcocieto4361]

My favourite parry is Perry the Platypus.

[@justinmoudy6833]

My my new characters name is actually parry platypus lmfao

[@grady6254]

I miss the caestus parry animation from ds3, it felt a lot cooler to slap weapons away than it does to just backhand them. Plus it was a unique animation instead of the normal shield parry, which can also be said for rapiers

[@MellyGoGreen]

I recently made a build that is kudos to chasethebros old ds3 chaos witch build in eldenring and I had a caestus with parry on it and I tried to duel with it and it was so bad I miss ds3 😢

[@franciscoreza8295]

DS2 parry and critical attack animations are pretty rarely mentioned, the animatiom is very nice.

[@motivateddad]

Hornet Ring moment ​@@franciscoreza8295

[@josephBo]

Not to mention caestus was by far the best parry tool in ds3

[@BlueMoonFuzz]

Dagger parry is my favorite. It just has that very definitive visible parry window that lets you know exactly when you need to have your opponent hit you

[@Eternal_Placidity]

The one benefit of Thops Barrier is that it can deflect multiple magic projectiles at once.

[@whyamihere5835]

+ it blocks incants which carian doesnt

[@kylestanley7843]

And no FP cost.

[@mars2damax]

@@whyamihere5835 Actually Carian Retaliation does block incantations. Best parry for pvp, imo.

[@Hepheat75]

As a person who has never parried in this game whatsoever, I'd say you did a good job.

[@on_the_inverse_5193]

I will stand by that Thop's Barrier is better than Carian Retaliation. While it doesn't have as good frame data as C.R., it has no FP cost and works repeatedly on spells such as Stars of Ruin. As well, the feeling as you stare down a Moonveil's Transient Moonlight blade and you slam your shield into it, and the turquoise light of Glintstone emanates from your shield as the paper-thin blade, crafted from the stars themselves, flies to your side, digging it's deadly tip into the dirt. And then, you see the shock on the Host's face as their instant-win button has finally met it's match. Ooh hoh oh, that shit's priceless. And also, it has some lore significance too, cus our favorite poor college student Thops made it himself, where as Carian Retaliation was probably discovered by some poindexter in Raya Lucaria.

[@whyamihere5835]

It also reflects incants, which carian cannot. Thops made a huge discovery about incants and sorceries being 2 sides of the same coin, which is why the spell says it’s worthy of an entire new area of study

[@Drunk_Souls]

I will always concede that parrying is a bad choice in PVP. No matter how good you are at it, latency and other connection issues will make it not work 60% of the time. That's why competetive duelists rarely do it. But... I'm an invader. And i invade with style. You best believe parries are the most satisfying thing for me and i can't resist.

[@WhatsYourFavoriteScaryMovie7]

“Sup my dudes”

[@100EricF]

I have a passion for fashion

[@Zachebi]

I havent really even tried elden ring pvp after the rivers of blood chaos at launch

[@tristenglover8377]

This actually inspired a run idea, also nice job. Respect

[@MoreLoreThenThereSeems]

Stormwall is for the style! (Also fextra isn’t a very reliable source for almost anything other than mostly complete lists, I wouldn’t trust them very much.)

[@MoreLoreThenThereSeems]

It is a painful thing to parry with a curved sword, a very painful thing…

[@Gentleman_33]

As a wise man once said: No one expects the parrying dagger inquisition

[@alastair5569]

imagine they see you dual wielding daggers and go for an attack and boom they get parried out of nowhere

[@corny3566]

I legit Love to play Like that. Parry dagger and the misericordia Go so Well together

[@bencameron299]

Jokes on you I use a rapier

[@ReeBobber]

@@bencameron299based

[@-Gravity.]

Carian Retaliation is my personal favorite. Especially now knowing that it has better frame data than the buckler. Fun fact: you can Carian Retaliate your own magic even when its source is a tool/consumable like the Omen Bairns or Glintstone Scraps. Carian Retaliating my own Large Glintstone Scraps is my favorite troll against magic spammers.

[@eebydeeby03]

i like tossing the triple rings of light at my feet then doing the golden retaliation ash on the Erdtree Greatshield

[@ValourFlame]

12:10 u were so badass with that parry that he begged u to spare his life 😂😂😂

[@voxstelarum]

I'm just a sucker for Rift Shield with either Carian Retaliation or Golden Parry, I always make sure I get me that shield asap

[@592Johno]

Butthole shield

[@valthorix7347]

Carian retaliation used to scale off of your shield upgrades and the incoming spell damage which was a bit ridiculous(ly fun). Parry one comet and suddenly you have 1600 damage floating over your head.

[@travislee4196]

Carian Retaliation is the best parry not only for the frames but also because it parries almost any magical projectile be it a Sorcery, Incantation or Ash of War. Most people do not realize you can parry thing like The Black Knife, Bolt of Gransax, Lightning spear, Sacred Blade etc.

[@whyamihere5835]

carian doesn’t parry incants lol, that’s something only thops can do

[@Street-Pigeons]

Thops barrier not taking any fp is actually a crazy good trade off, you can just deny spells endlessly while only giving up stamina. Great for no FP builds probably

[@1Glotzer1]

Thops is better for spells with multiple rapid fire spells as it can deflect all incoming ones instead of just one same for the arrows. It is mostly a counter to barrage type strategies.

[@tsukikofudo]

I am and have always been a firm believer in ""no shields." Dagger parry has always been my favorite and now I know why. But curved sword has always been the parry for me for showing off because it is hard to hit.

[@docglover3696]

I wish there was a katana parry so I could embrace the One-Armed Wolf playstyle.

[@Gentapi5]

Love this comment

[@HighGuy92]

The uchigatana had that in dark souls 3, I miss it dearly

[@pfunkle]

I like the Golden Retaliation on the Erdtree Greatshield - deflects magic and sends a big bolt of holy back at the caster.

[@Spidoc]

parrying in botw and totk (zelda) is less powerful that flurry rush, that is the only game i can think of to challenge your mindset

[@Nyarly-san]

But you can disarm people with style and deflect laser beams in the coolest way possible

[@RollMeAFat1]

That first parry was just so clean, like you did it without effort

[@laufendlich]

I really like your video. Its nice to see someone putting up actual true footage. Most people record 100 hours and cut it down to the best 20 minutes of perfect pvp combat out of it.

[@averagegamer1422]

Thops barrier can deflect multiple spells unlike carian retaliation

[@collinbell6558]

I just love using the perry dagger while in combat though for practicing

[@monkwashere]

practicing the harder parries is so worth because it makes other parries super easy

[@Citygoblin]

My favorite parry has got to be the Wakizashi. Does good damage on its own and can bleed people fast with the blood affinity.

[@dracoborne2648]

The fact that you cant use thops barrier on Caestus allowing you to parry spells with your hands like a badass is a dagger in my heart

[@jamessikes5369]

I prefer the carian retaliation for the simple fact that most pvp or invasions have someone using magic...also, you forgot to showcase the last parry...the tree sentinel shield that bounces magic back

[@joshuadixon8510]

I know this is over a year old... but what? I've never seen that!

[@jamessikes5369]

@@joshuadixon8510 never seen what?

[@joshuadixon8510]

@@jamessikes5369 tree sentinel shield bouncing magic

[@ihavenonamestilldonthaveon8970]

​@@joshuadixon8510mhm, its actually something he can do to you as well, its really scary the first time you see it lol

[@moodmaker2796]

That they had such a beautiful parry/deflect system in Sekiro and then used a static and clunky one in Elden Ring is a mystery to me. I almost bought Elden Ring in the hopes of that very same deflect-posture system, tried it at my brothers and was instantly put off.

[@tcm-oc]

Well, one year later, and now with the DLC you can play Sekiro in Elden Ring! (Deflecting Hardtear)

[@moodmaker2796]

@@tcm-oc Watched a few videos about this. But it doesn't give me the vibes the fluent deflects in Sekiro gave me. In that game I felt like a damn hero. xD I think the Hardtear will not satisfy that itch as far as what I have seen. Too clunky animation wise for my taste.

[@tcm-oc]

​@@moodmaker2796 That's fair, it definitely does not feel the same, plus the effect is limited to like 2-3 minutes of duration after drinking the physics flask. I still think ER is worth a play though if you enjoyed Sekiro, there is a huge overlap in people enjoying the two games after all :)

[@BeefHammer1]

My brother you forgot the best parry in the game, Erdtree Greatshield.

[@monkwashere]

Sadly it can’t parry tho, it’s more of a deflect

[@BeefHammer1]

@@monkwashere touche

[@samuelruiz7377]

​@monk it's a spell parry though

[@BeefHammer1]

@@samuelruiz7377 Yeah but i think the prerequisite is it needs to be able to parry physical attacks

[@theFORZA66]

Bro that wind parry is so cool looking while also being technically lame af. If you could parry greatbows and some semi-magical projectiles like the gravity rocks, and i wish that parry actually did some damage lmao

[@turtle_jones]

I know it’s been said already but god. If I could put carian retaliation on a dagger. I just love having dual daggers as an option on so many different builds. Fun fact. I’m pretty sure parrying dagger gets S in dex with keen. E/B with Lightning too ;).

[@prins-henrik1530]

I would like thops barrier more if it properly deflected the homing spells like star shower, but as it is I really only use it when helping people with Rennala (You can use it to cover teamates, unlike carian parry)

[@Unborn8436]

ive been playing since the og demons souls and always sucked at parries. Seeing you do it all in this vid made me awe. Great video. liked!

[@aspoonbentslightlytothelef6649]

Thop's Parry was my favorite, because Thop was the only character I got emotional about during my first playthrough.

[@tacofitness1876]

that bull goats rivers of blood comet spamming duo really was the average elden ring invasion experience

[@Beagle_enthusiast]

I wanna parry with brass knuckles so it looks like I just nabbed the sword.

[@Lunchas]

My favorite parry is the UGS parry from DS2.

[@alessandrobaggi6129]

I appreciate some love to DS2, best souls' pvp imo. 😉👍 Anything felt good to parry with in DS2, at least for me.

[@ArcaneDumpster-Fire]

That curved sword parry is nutty

[@coelhovinicius140]

My first character i spent all my stones on the lordsworn greatsword because it was the first big sword i found and my two braincells went ooga booga, and ooga booga i did but man, having the parrying dagger on the left hand is just magical since the normal attack is so much faster than the normal greatsword attack, i can catch a lot of things with it and then big bonk it with the big bonkingstick. Also some enemies ask to be parried, it is objectively the fastest way to shut some fools up.

[@lui1115]

bro shout out to the curve sword parry, its a real move in chinese kung fu broadsword art i learnt how to use it irl.

[@Papuaani]

Falchion looks a lot like Dao too, or the military version at least

[@misette0]

WTF was that attack the opponent did at 12:57? I've never seen the godskin peeler do that with the base moveset while the weapon effects imply that it is a special attack. It doesn't look like double slash or sword dance either.

[@tonychechulente7145]

barbaric roar r2

[@hex5219]

Storm wall should be able to parry weapons that cant be parried Like whips or two handed colossal wepons

[@thenewseorarek9625]

I wish the buckler and parrying dagger were the same as in ds3, they feel too different for me to use

[@wizardothefool]

i hoped onto ds3 last month to see if maybe i lost my touch or something but yeah, elden ring mucked it up for some reason :/

[@PerfectlyLost]

prettiest elden ring thumbnail I've seen. good job mate

[@WantedRecords5506]

0:05 hollow knight would tend to disagree

[@Whitt2k18]

It's pretty good yk just git good

[@WantedRecords5506]

@@Whitt2k18 🤓

[@Gloobster1350]

It’s very very strong in hollow knight. Are you dense?

[@WantedRecords5506]

@@Gloobster1350 it is not, it is the hardest maneuver to pull off with little reward when any other method of combat is objectively superior

[@Waylon-Pierce]

parry’s are amazing during thk

[@being_of_draconic_descent]

honestly, I've used the thops's barrier spell, and I've hard people call it the worst spell in the game- but it's actually decent for countering spell spam, as you have like a 75% uptime of the barrier effect is you just constantly recast, by holding the button. I've used it to hold that one rancor swarm spell back entirely before

[@brohenben]

Thop’s carrier is lore wise one of the strongest spells in the game bc it can deflect destined death from maliketh

[@xienho]

8:26 Also erdtree avatars and dragons. I remember getting invaded while fighting the putrid avatar in dragonbarrow and the invader got one shot. Im guessing the enemies dont really spawn in an invader's world because they went straight to it.

[@Glitch-Phases]

You with the Medium Shield Parry: "First try." -Lego Batman

[@9voltbattery215]

There's a new parrying dagger from DLC called the main-gauche, like the wakizashi, it doesn't have a dagger moveset, but a thrusting sword one, and comes with parry, using this on my sorcery knight, named Swordcerer, paired with the carian sorcery sword (also from DLC) feels so good.

[@zariotsgilbert9717]

Carian parry for the win!! Very versatile and can be aplied to high defence/high stability shields like the one Godrick soldiers use.

[@101Fisan]

12:14 lost it when the guy started cowering in fear

[@hisoka6272]

Basically, Carian Retaliation/Golden Parry for objectively best, parrying dagger/curved sword/thrusting sword for swag, and buckler for instilling fear into your opponent upon loading into the arena.

[@Zyhiris]

I wish there was a critical damage boost talisman that did the same thing as the hornet ring from ds1 where it used the demon souls animations for them. Theyre so visceral and make you FEEL the damage being inflicted

[@beatdeath9962]

the parry I'm mad didn't return was the Katana parry, I find it the most satisfying personally.

[@dontblamepeopleblamethegov559]

Dagger offhand is very very deceptive, combine with some heavier main hand to poise break reliably. Not only it allows to parry, but bleed dagger with 45 arcane procs bleed in like 3-4 hits. Very useful if opponent tries to run around you or quickstep, all hits in dodges will apply bleed anyway, the tracking of dagger light attacks is very very good and the sick damage is there.

[@Frogadventuresco]

I'm surprised they didn't use the assets from Dark Souls 3 for a katana parry. You could sheathe and choose between a parry and weapon skill attack. I'd imagine it wouldn't be hard to implement in the game or even mod it over.

[@MeanAndPristine]

Big fan of Carian Retaliation paired with DMGS

[@brinverheijden2701]

I think thops' barrier can parry multiple magic projectiles where carian can only block one at a time

[@crumb5756]

HOW HAVE I NEVER SEEN THE CURVED SWORD PARRY BEFORE?! THAT WAS SO DOPE!

[@Sleepy12ftPanda]

bubble sorceries + golden and carian retaliation = good time Slap it on an only shield build to become the Bubble Lord.

[@VoltocityGEL]

I feel like storm wall had room to be so much more useful if you could throw it on the weapons. Since it only displaces physical projectiles which typically do physical damage, the thing shields are designed to block, it’d be better to just block the projectile most of the time. Its very niche use is against projectiles with elemental damage or status buildup, like fire or poison arrows, but that’s a super niche use for an AoW, especially when you could use Golden parry, Carian retaliation, or thop’s barrier.

[@habibprout9201]

this dude pulled up with the medium shield parry straight dogging on it and then just parried the very first attack and smoked that dude out

[@MrFenix_thatguy]

I'm pretty sure this man said "parry" more then 100 times on this video, i love it.

[@Poopio]

Very cool video, I am definitely going to start using some of these, been trying to beat Malenia with all parrys recently, maybe Golden Parry will help with that.

[@hornedgoober]

i first discovered the curved sword parry on a shamshir, so i call it the Shamshir Parry, my favorite parry

[@willmcgee45]

Getting hit 50% of the time hasn’t got me convinced.

[@utardaheidinn9048]

Storm wall can deflect the barrels thrown by the Stormhawks

[@monkwashere]

this is a fire tip, i hate those birds lol

[@semtux8615]

for MY enjoyment?? how delightful. thank you, monk

[@Promontory_Ryder]

Make sure to get golden parry when you get to leyndell. The scarab stops showing up after certain progess. It sucks.

[@ix_risor]

I was waiting for golden retaliation 😭

[@sammace7169]

the dude that emoted after getting curved sword parried is the goat 12:03

[@napalmholiday9708]

The benefit of Thops barrier over Carian Retaliation is it doesnt use FP

[@definitelynotadam]

Stuff like parry/blocking and kick should be the core ER melee mechanics for all weapons. Games like Chiv and M&B got it right.

[@Lucious_Skywalker]

The lag in PvP makes the parries look so janky, lol. Best way to see them in action is against a Crucible Knight.

[@ThomasStillwell]

When using a longsword in conjunction with a shield the Longsword is so much better than the Broadsword just for the pokes alone.

[@impishlyit9780]

Okay, parrying is definitely not the strongest mechanic in the game, but it's definitely very effective in PvP.

[@Some_guy_and_his_games]

“Curved sword parry is the coolest” *Painting guardian sword ptsd* *Cries is DKS2 Great weapon parry*

[@whyamihere5835]

I think you’re forgetting the unique parts about thops barrier, that you’ve also probably already seen by now. For example, the fact that it can deflect incants

[@DorianLeBl]

The storm parry can deflect gurranq's stone toss and boulder toss attacks 100%

[@JulienDarnell-f6p]

this guy def did DS3 Irithyll invasions. straight sword r1s give it away

[@taunyaboitnott149]

Don't forget about parrying with the Wakizashi. Can be pretty good for pvp because most people won't be expecting you to parry with it, also can be power wielded with other katana class weapons.

[@arashiX7]

Thank you for the nice and informative video, I personally use the golden parry just for the extra range ^^

[@yuuki2467]

I wish they would have given the rapier a special animation

[@jimothysmithers9476]

Bro that thop's barrier invasion looked painful. A full bull goat, using rivers of blood, spamming magic. Bro has to be fat rolling bad😂

[@salt3087]

getting a parry with the curved swords is just a flex

[@omnipresencetv8929]

know what would be a good Spell perry one that gives you FP amount spent by the caster, so if your caster just hammered a dirty 30fp spell and you perry to absorb its cost and the FP is refunded to you

[@AOW222]

The guy using the patches emote after getting CS parried is a real one ☠he knows he just got styled on hahah

[@SVN_ETR]

Me before: man I'll never be able to parry Me now: **changes equipement mid fight just to parry**