ELDEN RING

ELDEN RING

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Parry Frame Data 1.16 (60FPS)
By Aretaik
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Intro
Data was extracted from Elden Ring App Ver. 1.16, Calibrations Ver. 1.16
All frame data is relative to 60 FPS, meaning 10 frames would mean 1/6th of a second or, if you are more comfortable with 30 fps data, just divide numbers by 2.

Startup frames are initial frames of parry animation where your character starts swinging shield/weapon but this will not actually parry an incoming attack.

Active frames are the animation frames where if enemy attack connects, it will be successfully repelled.

There are also recovery frames. These are the frames at the end of parry animation and they cannot repel an incoming attack. Since exact amount of recovery frames depend on next queued action such as attack, item use or dodge roll, they will not be included in this guide.

After successfully parrying an incoming attack game gives you a very small window of invulnerability so you can queue up your critical hit even if being attacked by multiple enemies.
One Big Table
For those who just want the numbers:

Ash of War
Startup Frames
Active Frames
Medium Shields/Fists/Claws/
Curved Swords/Throwing Blades/
Thrusting Swords
8
4
Daggers
8
8
Small Shields
8
10
Buckler Parry
8
10
Carian Retaliation
8
12
Carian Retaliation - Spell Parry
8
12
Carian Retaliation - No FP
12
4
Storm Wall
8
10
Storm Wall - Projectile Deflect
0
20
Storm Wall - No FP
12
4
Golden Parry
8
6
Golden Parry - No FP
12
4
Thops's Barrier
8
8
Thops's Barrier - Spell Parry
6
6
Thops's Barrier - No FP
12
4
Ash of War: Parry
Use this skill in time with a foe's melee attack to deflect it and break that foe's stance. This provides an opening to perform a critical hit
Usable on daggers, curved swords, thrusting swords, fists, claws, and small and medium shields.


I will also include here "Buckler Parry", while it is technically separate Ash of War, it is essentially similar to this one, lacking any additional effects and being only available on Buckler shield.

Does not consume FP and works the same way with no FP available.



Ash of War
Startup Frames
Active Frames
Medium Shields
Fists
Claws
Curved Swords
Thrusting Swords
8
4
Daggers
8
8
Small Shields
8
10
Buckler Parry
8
10


This is the only parrying Ash of War where amount of active frames depends on armament type.
Ash of War: Carian Retaliation
Swing the shield to dispel incoming sorceries and incantations, transforming the magic into retaliatory glintblades. Can also be used in the same way as a regular parry.
Usable on small and medium shields.
Consumes FP only on successful spell parry.
With no FP available no longer dispels sorceries and incantations, amount of active parry frames is reduced.



Ash of War
Startup Frames
Active Frames
Carian Retaliation
8
12
Carian Retaliation
Spell Parry
8
12
Carian Retaliation
No FP
12
4
Ash of War: Storm Wall
Swing the shield to create a wall of storm winds in front of you, deflecting arrows and other such physical projectiles. Can also be used in the same way as a regular parry.
Usable on small and medium shields.
Consumes FP on every use.
With no FP available no longer deflects physical projectiles, amount of active parry frames is reduced.



Ash of War
Startup Frames
Active Frames
Storm Wall
8
10
Storm Wall
Projectile Deflect
0
20
Storm Wall
No FP
12
4
Ash of War: Golden Parry
Perform an Erdtree incantation and swing the shield to deflect enemy attacks and break their stance. Effective even at a slight distance.
Usable on small and medium shields.
Consumes FP on every use.
With no FP available no longer parries at a distance, amount of active parry frames is reduced.



Ash of War
Startup Frames
Active Frames
Golden Parry
8
6
Golden Parry
No FP
12
4
Ash of War: Thops's Barrier
Erect a magical forcefield while swinging the shield to deflect sorceries and incantations. Can also be used in the same way as a regular parry.
Usable on small and medium shields
Does not consume FP, even on successful spell deflect.
With no FP available no longer deflects sorceries and incantations, amount of active parry frames is reduced.


Ash of War
Startup Frames
Active Frames
Thops's Barrier
8
8
Thops's Barrier
Spell Parry
6
6
Thops's Barrier
No FP
12
4
8 Comments
immunoblockers 5 Feb @ 12:55am 
So cool :estusfull:
Aretaik  [author] 4 Feb @ 9:15pm 
Also added one big table at the beginning for convenience
Aretaik  [author] 4 Feb @ 9:14pm 
I've updated the guide with correct numbers for Golden Parry.

The reason for this was my confusion about two parameters called "TryToInvokeForceParryMode" and "AttackBehavior(Parry)" where they match in duration for every parrying Ash of War except Golden Parry, where "TryToInvokeForceParryMode" goes for double duration of "AttackBehavior(Parry)". I was thinking that "TryToInvokeForceParryMode" extends active parry window or provides additional time but after modifying those two parameters to be in different positions during parrying animation and then testing it in game, it's clear that only "AttackBehavior(Parry)" matters.

Golden parry has been corrected in the guide, all other Ashes of War are also showing correct data.

I apologize for confusion :bonfire2:
30 fps and below 1 Dec, 2024 @ 6:39am 
you forgot to mention that the average ping value in fromsoftware games is +-200 and there is no frame rollback or delay in their netcode (or at least a ping filter). It's hilarious how forms waste the PVP potential of their games :D
immunoblockers 27 Nov, 2024 @ 10:53am 
Thank you! I'm new to the parry thing, it's so cool :praisesun:
Aretaik  [author] 27 Nov, 2024 @ 7:43am 
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Both Golden Parry and Carian Retaliation have same parrying frames but since Carian Retaliation uses FP only when parrying spells, it is regarded as better one.
If you don't mind spending FP for Golden Parry, or if you have Blessed Blue Dew Talisman equipped, which passively regenerates FP, then yes, Golden Parry would also be the top choice.
If you are not confident in your parrying skills and want to practice it, I would recommend using Golden Parry so you would be able to keep some distance from an enemy as to not get hit in case of missing the parry window.
immunoblockers 27 Nov, 2024 @ 6:45am 
Basically holy parry is the best? :er_uwu:
——lyljyo—— 26 Nov, 2024 @ 6:32pm 
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