Deflect Explained
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Deflect ExplainedWelcome to this guide on the Deflect skill. Following patch 18.7, the old "Parry" skill was renamed and repurposed into the modern Deflect skill. It is a purely defensive statistic that provides a chance for incoming attacks to become Glancing Hits.
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The Core Mechanic: Glancing HitsThe Deflect skill increases your character's chance to turn a regular hit into a Glancing Hit. By default, a Glancing Hit deals only 50% of its normal damage. This applies to all standard attacks from monsters (PvM) and other players (PvP).
Your chance to cause a Glancing Hit scales directly with your Deflect skill, starting at 0% chance with 0 skill and capping out at a 10% chance with 3000 Deflect skill.
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Glance Chance ScalingThe chance to land a glancing hit scales linearly. Here are some key benchmarks:
| Deflect Skill | Glance Chance |
| 0 | 0.00% |
| 1000 | 3.33% |
| 1500 | 5.00% |
| 2000 | 6.67% |
| 2500 | 8.33% |
| 3000 | 10.00% |
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In-Game ExamplesWhen an attack becomes a glancing hit, it will be noted in your combat chat log. Below are examples for both outgoing and incoming damage.
Outgoing Damage (Your Attack):
You hit Sister Botanicus for 871 points of radiation damage. Glancing hit.
Incoming Damage (Enemy Attack):
The Collector hit you for 1344 points of energy damage. Glancing hit.
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PvP Special Attack InteractionsIn Player vs. Player (PvP) combat, Deflect also affects a variety of special attacks, but the outcome of a Glancing Hit can differ significantly. The table below details how each special is affected.
| Special Attack | Effect of a Glancing Hit |
| Aimed Shot | Counts as a complete miss, dealing 0 damage. |
| Backstab | Deals 50% damage. (Note: The 50% reduction is applied before the backstab multiplier.) |
| Brawl | Deals 50% damage. |
| Burst | Each bullet that glances deals 50% damage. |
| Dimach | Deals 50% damage. |
| Fast Attack | Deals normal (100%) damage. |
| Fling Shot | Deals normal (100%) damage. |
| Full Auto | If the first shot is glanced, all subsequent bullets in the burst will also deal 50% damage. |
| Sneak Attack | Deals 50% damage. |
Last updated on 08.05.2025 by lopnk
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