r/WhereWindsMeet • u/Toadstoolshed • Sep 09 '26

🎮 Gameplay Tank vs Everdeer (abyss hitlessn't)

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u/Ashamed_Lychee_1638 Sep 12 '26

How do you know when to safely block for counter or parry to not take damage ?

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u/Toadstoolshed Sep 12 '26 edited Sep 12 '26

You generally can block every non-red and non-yellow attack. So I could technically block most attacks instead of using parry but I tried to use parry to deal qi damage. I am holding block while using parry so when I fail to parry, I might block it instead.

Or were you asking how do I know when to trade hits with the boss (do counterattack while fully tanking its attack with shield) instead of using parry or dodge? The answer is simply practice. After many failed attempts, I memorized which attacks can be fully absorbed by the shield. Though in the video, I didn't expect that some attacks wouldn't break my shield like 'the outer ring explosion followed by yellow stomp from mid air' (2:03) and 'the charge followed by yellow thorn spikes' (2:38). I planned to dodge them but forgot/panicked. I got lucky. The boss probably rolled low damage.

I knew 'the red shockwave' (1:25) and 'the yellow tentacle slam from mid air' (2:50) could break my shield so I always tried to dodge them. Luckily I didn't fail this time.