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Parry

Spell

Parry

Physical

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Instant castSelf Only

Gives a chance to parry enemy melee attacks.

Parry

Tooltip

Gives a chance to parry enemy melee attacks.

How it works

Its aura procs every time its trigger condition is met.

  1. Effect 1 is effect type 22, which the datamine does not name. Its base value is 3. It scales with 1 times spell power.

What it does

Parry is a spell with an instant cast and no range (it targets the caster).

Generated from the SpellEffect, SpellMisc, SpellCooldowns and SpellRange records in the WoW Forever beta client, build 1.60.1.70532. Effects the client marks as internal hooks are left out.

Spell Details

SchoolPhysical
RangeSelf Only
Cast timeInstant
Proc chanceAlways
Effect #1Effect 22
Value: 3
Spell power coefficient: 1
Misc value: 90

Raw client values from the WoW Forever beta client, build 1.60.1.70532. Where the game data carries no name for an id, the id is shown as is.

Related

More Defense spells

BlockBlock
DefenseDefense
DodgeDodge
ParryParry

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 14 separate Spell records named "Parry". This page is record #18848. They are not merged: each record can belong to a different difficulty, caster, rank or tuning, so each keeps its own page. The 12 records closest by id are compared here.

Record What differs from this record Likely reason
#3127used by: WarriorA different owner
#23547used by: Cast by Parry; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply AuraA helper record another spell casts
#23548duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#27946used by: Enchanting; effect types: noneA different owner
#60617effect types: noneA different effect setup
#82242used by: Paladin; effect types: noneA different owner
#82243effect types: noneA different effect setup
#82245used by: Rogue; effect types: noneA different owner
#82246used by: Death Knight; effect types: noneA different owner
#116812used by: Monk; effect types: noneA different owner
#203724used by: Demon Hunter; effect types: noneA different owner
#309548effect types: noneA different effect setup

Compared fields: SpellMisc difficulty rows, school, cast time and duration; Spell subtext and tooltip text; SpellEffect types and base values; journal and class usage. The reason column names the first difference found.

WoW Forever

WoW Forever: what our data shows

Sighted in the WoW Forever beta clientBuild 1.60.1.70532, read from the beta game data we hold
Also in the Classic Era clientYes - this spell is in the Classic Era client's data too
Effect rows sighted1 effect rows in the beta client's data

A sighting in the beta client is a fact from our own database; the launch roster is Blizzard’s to finalize. World of Warcraft: Forever launches November 4, 2026. World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4

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