Ash of War: Parry | Elden Ring Wiki

Ash of War: Parry is an Ash of War and Upgrade Material in Elden Ring. Ash of War: Parry provides Standard affinity and the Parry Skill. Ashes of War can be equipped on Weapons and Shields to modify the Skill or an equipment, or to apply affinities that modify scaling values. When a Shield or Weapon in your left hand is equipped with Parry, it takes priority over the Ash of War on the armament in your right hand.

This Ash of War grants no affinity to an armament, but imparts the following skill:

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.

Ash of War: Parry Location in Elden Ring

Where to find Ash of War: Parry:

• Purchase from Knight Bernahl: 600.

Elden Ring Map Link.

• Can be purchased from Twin Maiden Husks at the Roundtable Hold after giving them Bernahl's Bell Bearing.

Ash of War: Parry Elden Ring Guide

• Grants the Parry Skill.
• Provides the Standard affinity, which respects the weapon's original scaling and damage.
• Can be used with any affinity Upgrade.
• Can be applied to the following weapon categories, so long as the weapon allows skill replacement: Daggers, Curved Swords, Thrusting Swords, Fists, Claws, Small Shields, Medium Shields, Throwing Blades
• On Small Shields, Parry has 4 start-up frames, 5 active frames, and 16 recovery frames (at 30 FPS).
• On Daggers, Parry has 4 start-up frames, 4 active frames, and 17 recovery frames (at 30 FPS).
• On Medium Shields, Thrusting Swords, Curved Swords, Fists, and Claws, Parry has 4 start-up frames, 2 active frames, and 19 recovery frames (at 30 FPS).
• See Parrying for detailed information on the mechanic and a comparison of different parry skills.