The Ultimate Parry Guide | Elden Ring Advanced Tips and Tricks

Parrying in Elden Ring is much different than earlier Dark Souls games! These Elden Ring tips and tricks alongside advanced tutorial concepts can help you better understand the best parries in Elden Ring as well as help you find the best shield for your playstyle! These tips are helpful for both Elden Ring PvP and PvE! Which is the best shield for parrying? Which Weapon Parries are good? Which is better, Carian Retaliation or Golden Parry? All of these questions will be answered and more through this Elden Ring Parry Tutorial!
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0:00 Introduction
0:33 The Basics | WHY You Should Use Parries
1:34 The Basics | Parry Timing & Shield Types
3:20 The Basics | How To SEE Active Frames
4:11 The Basics | Most Important Tips!
5:06 Frame Data | What Is Frame Data and WHY Is It Important?
6:21 Frame Data | Recovery Frames And Roll Cancel Window (Found For The First Time!)
8:11 Frame Data | Weapon Parries
8:53 Frame Data | Most Important Tips!
10:03 Advanced Tutorial | Ashes Of War (Carian Retaliation & Golden Parry)
11:11 Advanced Tutorial | The BEST Parry In The Game!
12:24 Advanced Tutorial | Carian Retaliation VS Golden Parry!? (Which To Use)
13:34 Advanced Tutorial | Most Important Tips!

[@Firechub3229]

Bro dropped the BEST parry video to date and bounced. True hero.

[@gnperdue]

Humor, editing, and effects are all top notch here, oh, and content is solid… this should have more views!

[@alfuhch.6698]

Thanks for the compliment! Parrying is a pretty niche topic, so I wouldn't be surprised if the view count stays pretty low on this one, but that's fine. I just wanted a video out there that compiles all of this information cause parry vids I've seen kinda just say "Parry when their arm is raised." And end it at that!

[@ICDedPeplArisen]

Bro, this is such a well made video... so HOW does it only have 683 VIEWS rn. Thats crazy. Hella underrated. The presentation was entertaining, very informative, and I felt compelled to watch it the whole way through. I finished watching the video and expected to see AT LEAST 100,000 views. I wish you success in your youtube journey. I'm gonna do my part and subscribe

[@Suleyk95]

Wtf, I didn't notice until I saw this comment. I felt like I was watching a video with huge amounts of views, like half a million or something. This video is truly a gem and deserves much more support!

[@mikadowhite3964]

@@Suleyk95 same!

[@larrydogger5eva]

well said, this video was really awesome, nice work fam

[@itsshow710]

Well good sir you weren’t wrong it’s now at 65k views 🤘🏻

[@scottplested6257]

Still not enough views. What a great video!

[@aruther444]

This video said it already 1 year, still the best parry guide video i can find❤

[@jarodburger]

Please more like this and your dodging guide. Elden ring is my first souls game and I have 70 hours but I'm still a panic rolling noob. your explanation of the input buffer and how to use it to your advantage is the best I've seen on youtube

[@ravendotio]

400+ hours and this is my first time learning about the in-depth info about a parry. Such an amazing video.

[@ben-taobeneton3945]

This is is the best Parry video i've seen so far. Thank you! I will imideatly look up for a guide to get those two spell-parry skills 😀

[@faisala.alghazwi8502]

Man, if you could, please come back to make more videos. I'm playnig elden ring for a second time and just discovered your channel. You were doing quality videos better than 90% of other channels.

[@alfuhch.6698]

Sorry for the delay compared to prior videos. Drastic changes in life, as well as a malfunctioned graphics card, caused making this video very difficult. Uploads will be back to being consistent starting next week! I decided to have some fun with this one and tried my first shot at green screen edits to form a narrative around the beginner, intermediate and advanced sections. If that's not your thing, feel free to use the timestamps to skip them and go straight to the sections that interest you!

[@TheUglyDuckling123]

there is no excuse for such a delay. i am deeply saddened but will have to unsubscribe and possibly end myself now . goodbye .

[@Average-Fallout-Enjoyer]

Are you still alive kind sir?

[@spearman4712]

Thank you for this! I'm learning about parries now and this was hugely helpful. :)

[@CommandGrabEnthusiast]

Third strike music on a video focused on parrying? Excellent choice.

[@shirogamih777]

Subscribing with the hope that you will return for the Dlc

[@adri.progression]

Thank you so much!!! Super helpful

[@slasherfreek]

I just love that parry sound effect. This will help a lot. Thanks.

[@danielletchford9281]

This is an amazing video! Thank you for teaching me!

[@matheusdonizeti4631]

a great video made with a lot of heart. great work my friend

[@LetUsKnot]

Yo straight up, I don't even really subscribe like that. But within like the first 20 seconds of your video, I subscribed. What got me was you taking the time to show us that you've made shortcuts in the video, I just thought that was really clean and well polished. I would say more so than a lot of the major KZbinrs that I see online. Good job man.

[@red_catharsis]

Seeing you hard swap made me sub lol thanks for the great video, good to see another swapper out there uploading and doing good work in the lands between :) Ggs brother!

[@B4L_Mari.D]

Thank you man. Love the video, I’m practicing this ASAP! Subbed

[@IamDrerex]

Amazing video, also happy to year the sf3 music

[@macnmemes1131]

This deserves over ten times more views, when we needed him the most, he disappeared. The parry avatar. Also Wakizashi power stance > Carian parry dont invade me

[@1thumbs-upmountain138]

This channel is great! A mountaintop-high thumbs-up and a sub!

[@TheAnomaly01010]

Sick video!! Loved it man.

[@branhub]

85 hours in, and I’m not even in the Capitol City yet. I’ve been sleeping on parries this whole time! So much to learn! Awesome video man, thank you! (my first souls game)

[@clarkpetersoncda]

These are the best clearest most detailed evidence based videos. You are a king.

[@jodyleder5406]

Genuinely the best tutorial I've watched for any game, ever.

[@xSuperMetroidx]

Well made and informative

[@jamessierra341]

Great video man! This is the only thing I need to become a PVP God

[@alfuhch.6698]

Thanks a lot! I dunno if I'd go that far lol but some of the knowledge can def be a huge help to those who don't know it

[@demiajazi8908]

Dude amazing vid, helped me out so much, 👍👍

[@bearoyay]

Unfortunaley, the curved sword parry looks the sickest, so im afraid its the only option 😔

[@sukkamus1]

Thanks man! I really wanted to wield a real shield And not some dinner plate in my hand

[@berlinchai8252]

Well done, this is very detail and easy to understand for most gamers. No wonder i was also being kicked by crucible knight seeing how small the parry window is. But i also did finally win by using mid shield to parry, so....maybe i can pat myself as well. Liked your content on the details and explanation.

[@vagrant2863]

Everyone always forgets that Thop's barrier deflects golden stars (and incantations in general). Stormwall is still a meme though.

[@odynzeyez6259]

Youre awesome I'm hooked you just gained a life long subscriber

[@op_thinkerr]

Just discovered your channel, I love it❤

[@Wolfspined]

Great video

[@sallgoodman2323]

Thanks for these lessons

[@LORDHoekalledGAuhEY69TH]

Parrying the wall was absolutely a game changer

[@NIGHTMAREGOD50]

No wonder the parry animation felt faster when I was running a Carian knight build, thanks for the info. God I hope this doesn’t get patched.

[@todevious]

Thank you good sir!

[@travislee4196]

Amazing video bro thank you. Another tip with carian retaliation you can parry almost any magic/incantation projectile ash of war. The only one i found that it doesnt work with are the triple rings of light. Soo many ashes, you can parry the black knife, lightning bolt, malikaths blade, moonveil, reduvias daggers, etc along with projectile incantations even Elden stars.

[@vnci9644]

Great vid

[@CNM3]

Wilhelm scream should've been in the game at You Died. 🤣 Awesome video man. 👍👍

[@spacepirate7811]

Liked and suscribed!

[@simonhendry2785]

Thanks, great video.

[@alfuhch.6698]

Thanks, glad you liked it!

[@peterspears3504]

Finally beat the crucible knight 😊😊😊😊

[@danlewis7707]

Great video man! Thanks a bunch. I still mostly miss because I suck. But at least now I know that it's my fault. I hope one day to get gud.

[@kapetto_iq4420]

Thank u

[@gregoryranger3268]

Good stuff

[@zaydolla1]

Epic video this my friend is how you make that bag on the tube ✌️ and yea i subbed

[@alexsantiago3181]

What a fantastic video.

[@sosichk]

Ah, but can you teach us the ancient art of blocking mosquitos? :) Welcome back!

[@arongan8938]

Sf3 music is so good

[@matiasurzua1262]

Thank you for this ! I finally found the elden content god Seriously dude 10/10 BEST guide ever PS: pls tell me its not patched yet

[@doodoowater8000]

Really helpful video thank you. And did any of the shields with ash of war get nerfed? Like less parry frams or something? I know that carian revelation got nerfed but only damage wise if im not midtaken or did they give it a tighter parry window too now?

[@DD_Quack]

Thanks bro this is invaluable research. Much appreciated. Love your vid so please keep on! Subscribed. Another thing, there is actually another ash which can parry that no one has ever noticed: Thops Barrier. That can block magic, incarnation AND weapon! This is my recent discovery. Can Carian Retaliation block incarnation? I am not sure. But checking the time I feel that the frames data is more closer to a medium shield normal parry, unlike Carian Re/Golden. Can you add Thops Barrier into your research? I do vids myself and I understand what it feels when I found I missed one thing when I actually want to cover everything in the game!!! So no worries. There are so many things to explore in this game so even this one is missed I still like your vid.

[@julianfan5794]

I played “Baby’s first dark souls” aka Breath of the Wild/Tears of the Kingdom Coming into elden ring feeling confident about “I’ll just parry everything like I did to Lynels and Ganon!” I felt disappointed that it’s a lot harder and I can’t have a safe parry and a good blocking shield But this changes everything! Thanks so much, anything to try to give my elden ring parries as similar frames to Link’s Parries

[@Atilolzz]

Amazon Video, cant believe it doesn't have like a million views

[@TheGuwrovsky]

god tier video, my brovsky! omw to record parrying Malenia

[@TheGuwrovsky]

I got my ass beaten, I ain't posting that shit

[@osiykm]

great video

[@alfuhch.6698]

Thanks, glad there was something to get out of it for ya!

[@loyaltiger27]

Great channel and video. I’ll have to test, but I thought you had to have ‘No skill’ assigned to your shield to be able to one hand (a weapon like Great Stars) and still use its ability (Prayerful Strike). Subbed.

[@Wishmaster145]

Sadly, fp wise, i have to go with the golden parry for fashion on the brass shield, tree sentinel set with guardian swordspear and, ofc fias ending 😉

[@grandduelslover3055]

Deserve infinite subs

[@pierregohr9261]

Do you know if you can parry any Physical attack like even from giant bosses like Trolls?

[@darkazurr9891]

Going through a perry only kills run . Golden parry ash of war helps

[@divergentlife493]

OK this helps somewhat. Although presents things extremely confusing. Especially early on keep mentioning medium shield vs buckler or small. But never mention buckler vs small. So yes the info is good to know which shield to use. But still never explains how to use parry at all.

[@xrabbz2010]

Why would there be an option to skip the intro, the intro is amazing

[@Gohan_rod]

With the new DLC coming out in the next few days, hopefully you'll make new videos! 👀

[@nil148]

What software do you use for the Virtual Avatar?

[@mohanmc1681]

Thx for the video but I was hoping for parrying practice, when to press L2

[@alfuhch.6698]

My bad on that one. I covered a bit the timing on when an attack needed to connect at the shield section and the frame data visually shows when a hit should land, but I suppose I should have gone over the timing a bit more in the early section. Thanks for the suggestion! I find timing to be more of an experience thing that can't be absorbed through a vid. All of the information on the ways to make your parry window 2-3x larger I feel are the best ways to drastically help with parry success.

[@Remember_Eden]

carian retal. made the fights against the crusible knights fun.

[@Jade-dr3qe]

nice vid but when you droppin the new kendrick album reaction video

[@alfuhch.6698]

You're a step ahead of the game! The next video was aptly titled "Mr. Morale and HOW It Positively Effects Your Frame Data!"

[@MooseBruce8989]

Anybody know if you can parry the ash of war on morgotts greatsword?

[@dylanj070]

Bro dropped the best parry guide with only 1.83k subs. Here before he beats mrBeast

[@Bloodsaber64]

I only use parry on my cleric, that way I can miss a parry and recover from it no problem with heals later

[@lyver5528]

👌

[@eramires]

Ok you said everything except where to buy those Ashes from 🤔 found it, looks like its out of my reach for now 😞

[@DawnEnergy]

haha just what i was looking for to parry everything in elden ring

[@NA-rr7jl]

What about parrying with weapons? There's a big difference or pro?

[@TheJokersBack1987]

I for some reason parry better with the parry ash of war and parry worse with carian retaliation. Felt like I was never getting parry when using it in melee.

[@grxggy5580]

❤

[@valonqarie726]

Let me just add to this my "How to get gud" playlist....

[@alfuhch.6698]

You and me both! My parries are low-key trash 😅

[@kanekitchen3802]

Even with this info I still struggle with parrying. Spent over an hour practicing at gate front. =\

[@aposuba3066]

i have a question, does not having constant 60 fps affect the parry in some or other way ?

[@sencerkaraduman959]

It should not affect as your game is slower even though you have less frames to work with.

[@temmiedatem8025]

Do Storm Wall and Thops's Barrier have the same frame data as Carian Retaliation?

[@svilendenchev9984]

Nope. Storm wall is like a medium shield parry and Thops' barrier is slightly worse. Carian Retaliation is by far the best parry tool(along with golden parry if you roll that way)

[@sugoisenpai92]

Man, I thought I was garbo at parries in this game. While I may be bad, turns out I was working with a 5 frame, delayed parry window for my 100% damage reduction medium shield.

[@RedQueenPeyton]

awesome video bro made me change my mind about vtubers

[@chefroxstarr9467]

This is a well made video but so much of this went over my head or at least as of halfway through. I'm going you just get you the "start party when enemies arm..... With medium/buckler/small shield" or else I'm getting nothing out of this which makes me sad.

[@niyo919]

Bro just disappeared from youtube after this like "My work here is done"

[@griddycheese]

Bro where’d u go 😞

[@zeroman21]

No way this has only 17k views

[@thepainphantom]

Parry master > Weapons master. Change my mind.

[@PekoraMamiCouncilHK]

I don't expect to learn that much after so many reading 😢

[@spookyboi4784]

Oh God, if I could get golden parry or something similar on a weapon I would bust. Actually fuck it, carian retaliation makes it feel more fair.

[@scottsolomon967]

I hate myself. I’ve been using a medium shield to be more specific the carian shield for parrying for atleast 75 levels now

[@PowerZordan]

well, if you got good with it it's good news, you have a better shield equipped

[@denji3397]

KZbin just did you dirty and buried you my friend. You definitely shouldn't have less than 500 k subs. Man all the videos are in youtube but the algorithm is broken as hell

[@Manny-Prime]

Praise the Sun!

[@rgdgfd2281]

Is it still that?

[@johnryan461]

Frames?

[@suredeathhellman6880]

Medium shield is not that hard to parry with and you get much better defense. When I miss the parry its because I messed up a couple frames wouldn't have made the difference.