Golden Parry

Type

Ashes of War

Default affinity

Sacred

FP cost

4 FP

Skill

Golden Parry

About this Ash of War

This Ash of War grants an armament the Sacred affinity and the following skill:

"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.

Teleporting scarab above the grand stairway

Capital Outskirts

Starting Site of Grace: Outer Wall Phantom Tree

1. Reach Altus Plateau through Dectus or Ruin-Strewn Precipice. Follow the main highway east from Altus Highway Junction toward Leyndell's outer wall. Get through the entrance past the two Tree Sentinels and activate Outer Wall Phantom Tree.
2. Follow the broad stairway northeast toward Leyndell's western gate. Near the bend toward the southeast, look up to the balcony on the northern side.
3. Bring down the scarab with a ranged attack and finish it before it teleports away.
4. You can collect this without entering the capital proper or defeating its major bosses.

Notes

• Costs 4 FP per use, including a missed attempt. The golden arc extends the area that catches a parryable melee attack, making exact spacing less restrictive than an ordinary close parry.
• Its active timing window is short in the current version. The larger arc gives reach rather than a promise of an easier timing window than Carian Retaliation.
• It does not make an unparryable attack parryable. It also does not turn incoming spells into glintblades; Carian Retaliation is a different skill.
• Without enough FP, it falls back to an ordinary parry. Do not expect the extended golden effect after spending your last FP.
• Sacred is its default affinity, but the skill has no damaging Holy hit and does not require Faith to parry. Meet the shield's own requirements.
• Can use this Ash of War on compatible small and medium shields. A fixed-skill shield or a greatshield cannot use it.
• While the shield is held normally in your left hand, its skill takes priority over the right-hand weapon's skill. Two-hand that weapon if you want its skill instead.
• A successful physical parry creates an opening only when that enemy's parry requirement is met. Some bosses need several parries before you can move close and perform the critical attack.
• A mistimed parry is less dependable than an ordinary guard and can cost both HP and stamina. Grabs and other unparryable attacks need a different response.
• Supports Standard, Heavy, Keen, Quality, Lightning and Sacred affinity, with the required whetblades for extra choices.
• The teleporting scarab is above the large outer stairway. A ranged hit helps reach it before it escapes; entering Leyndell proper or defeating Morgott is unnecessary.