What is the difference between parry and Buckler parry?

Q: Is Buckler parry better than regular parry?

Use this skill in time with a foes melee attack to deflect it and break that foes stance. This is faster than a regular parry.

Far easier parrying as you can parry on reaction to the attack for the most part, rather than prediction of sorts like the regular parry.

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Buckler Parry
How to get Buckler Parry in Elden Ring
Elden Ring Buckler Parry Guide, Notes & Tips
Is Buckler parry better than regular parry?
Is Buckler parry better Elden Ring?
Can the Buckler parry everything?
How good is Buckler parry?

From my testing you need to start your normal parry as soon as the enemy attack starts to come toward you, and you can't do it on reaction, with a buckler you can input the buckler parry on reaction to the attack swinging at you, and it seems there's a fairly big margin for error.

The only issue is ofc it's a buckler, and you have far less defence, and you can miss the parry sometimes, but it does make parrying a lot easier, seems like parrying is back to Dark Souls 1 with it being based on the frame, rather than Dark Souls 3 where the buckler was pretty useless imo since regular shields could parry on reaction to the attack anyway

Buckler Parry

Use this skill in time with a foe's melee attack to deflect it and break that foe's stance. This is faster than a regular parry.

Buckler Parry is a Skill in Elden Ring. Buckler Parry is a Unique Skill.

How to get Buckler Parry in Elden Ring

Default skill for the Buckler.

Elden Ring Buckler Parry Guide, Notes & Tips

This is a Unique Skill
FP Cost: 0
Buckler Parry has 4 start-up frames and 5 parry frames at 30 FPS. Double the values for data at 60 FPS.
See Parrying for detailed information on the mechanic and a comparison of different parry skills.

Click below for Buckler Parry recovery frame data. Note that left-hand attacks are only possible after parrying with a shield if you're holding that shield in your right hand.

See Buckler Parry recovery frames at 30 FPS (click to reveal)

Roll/Crouch: 16
Ash of War: 18
Right-hand attack: 14
Left-hand attack: 17
Block: 15
Quick item use: 16
Item use: 17
Walk: 19

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Difference between shields when parryng?

Darksouls420 7 years ago#1

Is there any difference when parrying with medium or small shields?

And what about the buckler and shields with similar parry animations?

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Zopharr 7 years ago#2

The parry window on small shields is slightly longer than medium shields, but their frames activate at the same time.

Only the Buckler and Target shield have extended parry frames and are considered "parry shields" The parry window is about 25% longer in total on these shields.

Other shields with this animation (Transgressors) have normal shield parry windows despite the longer animation, making them generally the worst parry tools imo.

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Charles7439 7 years ago#3

Yep. Here's a chart. It's from the pre-second nerf days of the mon scim. Slow small shields have the parry shield animations but not the frames. Fast small shields are all the other small shields. Pretty sure only the buckler and target shields count as parry shields.

http://i.imgur.com/AD0oNez.png

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J28Shammgod 7 years ago#4

That's why I like the Small Leather Shield so much. It weighs .5 Drangleic lbs and has the same start up as the Buckler and Target shield. It may not stay active as long, but it rarely seems to matter.

To kinda hijack this thread a little, is the Watcher's Shield considered a fast, small shield?

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TraindDrumMunky 7 years ago#5

Yep, Watcher's is a fast, small shield, as it has the sideswipe parry animation.

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DarkDesner 7 years ago#6

Llewynn works very well for me, plus it looks badass

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TraindDrumMunky 7 years ago#7

DarkDesner posted...

Llewynn works very well for me, plus it looks badass

Seconded. Best small shield imo, if you have the weight.

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Darksouls420 (Topic Creator)7 years ago#8

I think I use a medium shield and I do ok. I'm looking for something a little better though.

Maybe il go with th watchers shield.

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Assassin_Kasai 7 years ago#9

Phoenix Parma master race!

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lPixels 7 years ago#10

Here you go, obviously MS data is outdated.

http://darksouls2.wiki.fextralife.com/Parry+Frame+Data

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Dark Souls II
Difference between shields when parryng?

Is Buckler parry better than regular parry?

Use this skill in time with a foe's melee attack to deflect it and break that foe's stance. This is faster than a regular parry.

Is Buckler parry better Elden Ring?

The best shield for parrying in Elden Ring is the Buckler, which is a very light small shield that doesn't offer much protection, but has the largest parry window of any shield in the game.

Can the Buckler parry everything?

The Buckler is primarily used to Parry enemies, as it has its own unique Parry called "Buckler Parry". However, it can be used to Block in a pinch if there is absolutely no other way to avoid damage.