Tips Spotlight — September 2026
By ParryStack Team · September 1, 2026
10 tips from the ParryStack tips collection. They are written by our editors from published sources; we do not track or display votes.
A Flawless Block means pressing block within a couple of frames of an attack landing. It cancels chip damage and denies your opponent meter, and you can then counter with a Flawless Block attack (Up + Triangle/Y).
2B and 9S can self-destruct by holding L3+R3 (both sticks). It deals area damage but leaves you with very little HP, so only use it when you have healing ready.
Combine web swinging with the Web Wings. Swing to build height and speed, glide, and swing again when you lose altitude, and use wind tunnels and updrafts to keep your momentum.
Drive Rush (forward, forward, or MP+MK, after a parry or from a cancellable normal) extends combos and creates pressure. From a parry it costs 1 Drive bar, and cancelling from a normal costs 3, so spend it carefully.
Learn to sidestep. Tap up or down once (don't hold) to step into or out of the background, which avoids many linear attacks and opens counterattack opportunities you don't get in 2D fighters.
Decoctions are long-lasting mutagen brews (about 30 minutes base) that sit alongside your potions. The Ekimmara decoction turns damage you deal into Vitality, which makes it great for melee-heavy builds.
The Tavern Brawler feat adds your Strength modifier a second time to attack and damage rolls with unarmed strikes, improvised weapons and thrown objects, so it pairs well with a Strength-based Monk who fights with fists.
Blighttown is miserable but brief. Blowdart Snipers can make you Toxic in a couple of hits, so carry Blooming Purple Moss Clumps to cure it. Many players find the boss, Chaos Witch Quelaag, easier than the approach.
Invest in camp early through the ledger. Upgrading Dutch's and then Arthur's lodging unlocks fast travel from camp, and upgrading the gang's lodging raises morale and makes others donate more to the camp fund.
Wood Phase Wizardry is worth a look solo. Absorb Vitality (Wood Virtue 3) restores HP for you and nearby allies when you deal damage, which helps an aggressive playstyle sustain itself.
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