See here an example of how Parry bonus works.
It procs(50%-92%) when the enemy Attacks you with their own melee in the same turn as you use the Parry melee.

When it procs, their hit is assumed as a miss for tht turn.

This works in offence and also in defence


https://www.torn.com/loader.php?sid=attackLog&ID=49d896857eb2bbbd8fa5dcfd3aca40f4




See the continuous parry being proc ... You will probably think I am using a red 70-80% Parry bonus. Parry procs before even the enemy hit or miss, and would proc before a lot of other bonus that requires a mandatory hit.


Had I not use a Parry melee, in this fight, I am sure there is a critical hit or two in them from the Duke target in the final 7 turns of attack. Check out how much the target can damage with it's melee in the first turn, and you tell me if the Parry saved my ass or not.


It is only a 56% Yellow Parry on a Katana.

Update : 4 Months later went up against the same target, trying out a different setup...lo and behold... Attack Log.

A player commented in a Parry duscussion thread...

I use parry for missions not because I 100% need it, but just to ensure I dont waste E on them."

Parry basically means you have double the HP during mission fights against melee player.

Personally I have forced a stalemate out of 9b total bs player against my 1.3b at the time.

That is exactly what I mention, it is worth is on par as a Revitalize weapons who saves you that 25e after 9-10 attempts.

With a Parry, it could even save you more Energy than a Revit can give you.

There are factions who advises young players who can afford a Parry to get one instead of a Revit. The returns are much better.

Couple with the fact that Parry bonus is not as common as some of the other Melee or Primary bonus. Players think Plunder Melee is like the one of the best melee to get. There are probably 5-10 times more plunder melee in the market compared to Parry melee.

The same concept, plunders are great only at the high end stuff, those with high accuracy and High damage (dbk, macana.etc). Those at the lower ends are practically garbage.

Below a experimental study with cache opening, the amount of Parry that one can get out of melee cache opening. These things are rare and even rare on a Japanese blade.

So what is the Best Parry?

Since Parry only rolls out in Slashing Weapons.

It is safe to assume the Kodachi is the best Slashing melee. But for Duke missions, I have players feedback... Almost any weapon is good as long as you can hit the Duke target with your speed.

That includes the likes of GuangDao which is notorious for always missing a lot but hits like a truck.

Try it out, the Parry bonus doesn't care what your Battle Stats Speed is or what your Dexterity is. The Parry will have a chance to block the hit for you if enemy uses a melee, whether you can return hit the enemy is up to your speed and the weapon accuracy.

About the Duke Mission's Target I got.

There is only on instance when I got a Target with Double my battle stat. One of the strongest old timer of days gone by, Leukybear.

But in that mission, I was not task to defeat him.. couldn't remember what I had to do

But generally the mission targets I got were about 50% more stat than I have. A yellow Parry will comfortably do the job if the target uses just Melee as defence l and not just that a Yellow Parry is all you will ever need until the next Mission Update after Duke.

The Parry Description is not accurate after the patches. It maybe could be written as "56% chance of blocking the incoming melee attack". (As it is 56% chance of proc when Enemy uses a melee in the same turn regardless what composition of Battle Stat and Melee Weapon Stat employed.... exceptions applicable)

The word Next Melee Attack could be mistakenly decipher as Next turn attack, but in actual fact it parries the current turn melee attack. As this description is likely used during the time the Parry still have the Smart Use Automatic system.

See TODAY'S Duke Mission's, both with 45-50% more battle stat than I have, and they are certainly new targets I have never encountered before from Duke. Loxley has More Defence, Stockier has more Dex - and Parry/Evis combo does the job just fine regardless of stat buildup.

How many times have we gone through a fight blow for blow, hoping a crit will come soon as our health are dwindling and 25th turn is coming soon! 



Loxlie Attack- Defence Dominant Battle Stat
Stockier Attack Log - Dexterity Dominant Battle Stat

Parry - Rage Part 3/4

Say it is true....the Fury /Rage Procs differently to normal. It doesn't depend on a hit or hit with damage.

Every turn, the Fury/rage has a percentage chance of going off.

Then what the senior is true. It goes off regardless of Parry.

But I would like to add to that, that the Attacker Bonus holds the advantage to proc first . So if the Attacker is using Parry and if it Procs (procs on defender hitting successfully).......hmmmmmm..... Seems to be a problem with that statement.


Because we know.. the First Rage/Fury attack could also miss. So how would Parry Procs.?


Hmmmmmm....
For now I will assume the senior say is true. Fury/rage Bonus takes precedence in every turn. When they don't proc, then Parry will have a chance to proc, whether in defence or offence.

A fight whereby the Rage procs but first attack is a miss in both turns.
Fight log.

Parry - Rage Part 4/4
This will be my final assessment of Fury/Rage proc process as I understand it and matches with previous study and present day attack logs.

The first Rage Attack out of the 8 is not an actual normal attack in a rage bonus proc. sequence.

The first attack is part of the Rage Bonus process itself ( which can also be a Miss Attack). The Rage Procs not on a successful hit but by RNG @5% success.

Either a Rage melee has a normal hit/miss attack, or it has a sequence of Rage continuous hits. 

The Rage Melee doesn't proc like the normal way we understand it, as shown below :-
1st Attack - hit .. thus Rage procs, then
2nd to 8th attack.
(This is wrong)

This is how I envisioned it and it matches with most of the circumstances I notice in the buildup of the discussion.

5% Rage Melee EITHER

1) Hit or Miss ( 95 turns out of 100 turns ) - These are Normal Attack

OR

2) Rage Procs (5 turns out of 100 turns, resulting in a sequence of attacks, minimum 2 attacks to a maximum of 8 continuous attacks. Each attack can be Hit or Miss)

How does the Rage/Fury Interacts with Parry in the same turn?
If Normal Attack hits, then Parry can proc.
If Normal Attack Miss, then Parry can proc.
If the Rage bonus started, then Parry cannot stop it.

Tht is what I think the seniors before me tested and found out. Doesn't matter if the Rage user is attacker or defender. A user confirms this with his Rage and Fury Double Orange Melee.