Parrying
Parrying is the active-block defensive skill. The prose is community-derived (paraphrased from the uorenaissance.com skill list plus ServUO behavior) pending field verification; the stats table is source-verified against ServUO.
What it does
Section titled “What it does”Parrying gives a chance to block incoming melee and ranged hits outright. The block chance scales with your Parrying skill and the shield equipped (or, for weapon-parry builds, the weapon). It is a core survivability skill for sword-and-board warriors and a Mastery skill on this shard.
How to use it
Section titled “How to use it”Equip a shield (or a parrying weapon) and fight normally — blocks happen automatically when you take hits, no activation needed. Higher skill and a better shield raise the block rate. See combat basics and advanced combat.
How to train it
Section titled “How to train it”- Low/high skill — take hits in melee with a shield equipped. Parrying gains on successful blocks, so fighting (or tanking) a creature that hits you steadily trains it. Pair with Healing to outlast the punishment.
See skill gain.
Mechanics & numbers
Section titled “Mechanics & numbers”| Primary stat | Dexterity |
| Secondary stat | Strength |
| Title | Duelist |
| Mastery skill | Yes |
| Gain notes | skill-ups can raise Str +0.75, Dex +0.25 (per-use stat gain weights) |
Block chance is a function of Parrying and the equipped shield/weapon; a shield generally gives a higher and more reliable block than weapon-parry. As a Mastery skill, high Parrying also enables related mastery effects.
Related skills & synergies
Section titled “Related skills & synergies”- A weapon skill + Tactics + Anatomy + Healing — the parry-dexxer drops a caster skill for Parrying on the Sword-Dexxer skeleton; see seven-GM templates.
- Bushido — pairs with Parrying for the defensive samurai.
See also
Section titled “See also”Banner icon courtesy of uorenaissance.com.