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Parry and Block

A parry is a block that lands in a window measured in hundredths of a second, and it negates the cost to your Block Stamina entirely. The game never tells you how long that window is — or that it is more than twice as long on some heroes as on others.

Per hero

The only three block stats that differ between heroes. Everything else about blocking is identical for all 6 of them.

Widest window 0.15s, tightest 0.066s — a 2.3× spread on the same input.

HeroParry windowBlock Stamina capPush-back on block break
William Wallace0.12s203
Spear Warrior0.12s303
Dr. Corvinus0.12s103
Mr. Wolf0.12s303
Brienne Ironleg0.15s503
Ruadh Stonecrusher0.066s51

What a parry actually buys

How long an enemy is staggered after you block its attack, and after you parry it. Grouped by value — 11 groups cover every enemy and boss in the game.

BlockedParriedGainApplies to
2s4s+2sPikeman Captain IIIPikeman Captain
1.5s2.5s+1sPikeman Captain II
1s2s+1sGreatshield Knight II
0.6s1s+0.4sArbalestier IIArbalestier Captain IIArbalestierFlint, The DreadshotArbalestier CaptainArcher IIArcher Captain IIArcher IIIArcher Captain IIIArcherArcher CaptainBerserkerThe NorsemenWar DrummerInfantry IIInfantry Captain IIInfantry IIIInfantry Captain IIIInfantryInfantry CaptainBomberBomber IIJesterMedicMedic IIITrapper
0.3s0.6s+0.3sRogue
0.6s0.85s+0.25sPikeman IIPikemanMan-at-Arms IIKnight Captain IIMan-at-Arms IIIKnight Captain IIIMan-at-ArmsFiona, BuckteethKnight Captain
0.5s0.75s+0.25sWilkin, The CookRandel, The Pawn
0.4s0.55s+0.15sGiantGiant IIGiant IIIAldric, EarthbreakerLuthan Burgess
0.45s0.6s+0.15sCombo KnightCombo Knight IIGreatshield KnightGreatshield Knight IIISir Osric, The Black ShieldBulwark Knight
0.4s0.4sno gainWulfnoth, The Crimson Lance
0s0sno gainIseult, The BansheeHarold, The DragonGilles, The Hog

The bottom row is the one to read first: all three bosses sit at zero. Blocking a boss staggers it for nothing, and parrying one staggers it for nothing either — in a boss fight a parry buys you Block Stamina and nothing else. The rows above it are where parrying opens a damage window.

Identical for every hero

These are mechanics, not character traits — the game gives all 6 heroes the same values. Which of these are per-hero and which are shared is decided by comparing the numbers, not by us listing them, so the split stays honest if the game retunes.

Block coverage
360°
Recovery after a block break
1s
Block grace period
0.3s
Minimum time between blocks
0.1s
Turn speed while blocking
15
Block cooldown
0.5s
Block Stamina buff cap
800

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Verified from game files · EA 1.0 (2026-07-22)