# Deflection

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### Description

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Deflection is a hidden value for weapons that have blocking ability, but primarily only concerns shields. This value is not listed in game. It is not the same as the stability value of the shield. Upgrading shields does not affect its deflection value.

If an attack connects with your shield, and your shield's Deflection rate is high enough to overpower it and that attack doesn't break your guard by draining the rest of your stamina, then the attack will be deflected. Your opponent will be in staggered state, allowing for extra damage.

Even though you can block with almost all weapons (by equipping it in left hand or two-handing it), all non-shield weapons (including Dark Hand) have **no deflection rate**. That means, the enemy won't be staggered and can finish their attack animation if you block with those weapons. Shields that you don't have enough stats to wield **in one hand** also have no deflection, even if you wield greatshields like Havel's Greatshield.

As a general rule:

- Small shields have **light** deflection.
- Normal shields have **medium** deflection.
- Greatshields have **heavy** deflection.
- Unique shields have **light** deflection.

Though there are exceptions:

- Cracked Round Shield, a small shield, has **no** deflection.
- Iron Round Shield, a normal shield, has **heavy** deflection.

Iron Flesh provides the Deflection of a Greatshield, but only to unblocked attacks.

### List of Deflectable Enemy Attacks

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Ordered by normal playthrough without the Master Key. Each enemy has different attack which need different level of deflection rating to successfully deflect, some of which can't be deflected at all. The undeflectable attacks, and enemies whose attacks are undeflectable, are not listed here.  
<table><tr><th>Enemy</th><th>Location</th><th>Attack Pattern</th><th>Needed</th></tr><tr><td>Hollow (sword)</td><td>Undead Asylum  
Undead Burg  
Undead Parish  
Painted World of Ariamis</td><td>1-H swing  
2-H overhead swing  
Jump attack</td><td>Light  
Medium  
Medium</td></tr><tr><td>Hollow (torch)</td><td>Undead Asylum  
Lower Undead Burg  
Undead Parish  
Depths  
Painted World of Ariamis</td><td>All except jump attack  
Jump attack</td><td>Light  
Medium</td></tr><tr><td>Armored Hollow (sword)</td><td>Undead Burg</td><td>1-H swing  
2-H overhead swing  
Jump attack</td><td>Light  
Medium  
Medium</td></tr><tr><td>Armored Hollow (axe)</td><td>Undead Burg</td><td>1-H swing  
2-H overhead swing  
Jump attack</td><td>Medium  
Heavy  
Heavy</td></tr><tr><td>Undead Soldier (sword)</td><td>Undead Burg  
Undead Parish</td><td>1-H swing  
2-H overhead swing  
Jump attack</td><td>Light  
Medium  
Medium</td></tr><tr><td>Undead Soldier (spear)</td><td>Undead Burg  
Undead Parish</td><td>1-H thrust  
2-H thrust</td><td>Light  
Medium</td></tr><tr><td>Small Undead Rat</td><td>Undead Burg  
Depths</td><td>All attacks</td><td>Light</td></tr><tr><td>Balder Knight (side sword)</td><td>Undead Parish  
Sen's Fortress</td><td>Quick slash  
Sword &amp; shield bash  
Running stab</td><td>Medium  
Heavy  
Heavy</td></tr><tr><td>Balder Knight (rapier)</td><td>Undead Parish  
Sen's Fortress</td><td>Stab</td><td>Medium</td></tr><tr><td>Undead Attack Dog</td><td>Lower Undead Burg  
Royal Wood</td><td>Bite  
Jump attack</td><td>Light  
Heavy</td></tr><tr><td>Undead Assassin</td><td>Lower Undead Burg</td><td>Quick 1-H slash  
Charged 1-H slash</td><td>Light  
Medium</td></tr><tr><td>Large Undead Rat</td><td>Depths</td><td>All attacks</td><td>Light</td></tr><tr><td>Infested Barbarian (club)</td><td>Blighttown</td><td>1-H diagonal swing</td><td>Heavy</td></tr><tr><td>Infested Ghoul (sword)</td><td>Blighttown</td><td>1-H horizontal swipe  
1-H overhead smash  
Shoving attack</td><td>Light  
Light  
Heavy</td></tr><tr><td>Infested Ghoul (spear)</td><td>Blighttown</td><td>1-H horizontal swipe  
1-H overhead smash  
Shoving attack</td><td>Light  
Medium  
Heavy</td></tr><tr><td>Infested Ghoul (corpse)</td><td>Blighttown</td><td>1-H horizontal swipe  
1-H overhead smash  
Shoving attack</td><td>Medium  
Heavy  
Heavy</td></tr><tr><td>Flaming Attack Dog</td><td>Blighttown</td><td>Bite  
Jump attack</td><td>Light  
Heavy</td></tr><tr><td>Cragspider</td><td>Blighttown</td><td>Claw swipe</td><td>Light</td></tr><tr><td>Giant Leech</td><td>Blighttown</td><td>Bite</td><td>Medium</td></tr><tr><td>Egg Carrier</td><td>Quelaag's Domain</td><td>Larva bite</td><td>Light</td></tr><tr><td>Egg Carrier's larva</td><td>Quelaag's Domain</td><td>Lunging bite</td><td>Light</td></tr><tr><td>Serpent Soldier</td><td>Sen's Fortress  
The Duke's Archives</td><td>All attack except bite</td><td>Medium</td></tr><tr><td>Serpent Mage</td><td>Sen's Fortress  
The Duke's Archives</td><td>Quick slash  
Charged slash</td><td>Light  
Light</td></tr><tr><td>Painting Guardian</td><td>Anor Londo</td><td>Right/left 1-H slash  
Cartwheel slash  
"1-H strong attack" slash</td><td>Light  
Light  
Heavy</td></tr><tr><td>Silver Knight (sword)</td><td>Anor Londo</td><td>Quick slash  
Thrust</td><td>Heavy  
Heavy</td></tr><tr><td>Silver Knight (spear)</td><td>Anor Londo</td><td>Quick stab  
Horizontal slash</td><td>Heavy  
Heavy</td></tr><tr><td>Bat Wing Demon</td><td>Anor Londo</td><td>Stab  
Charged stab  
Horizontal swipe</td><td>Medium  
Heavy  
Medium</td></tr><tr><td>Demonic Foliage</td><td>Darkroot Garden</td><td>Horizontal swipe  
Overhead smash  
Double overhead smash</td><td>Light  
Medium  
Heavy</td></tr><tr><td>Ghost (daggers)</td><td>New Londo Ruins</td><td>All attacks except grab</td><td>Light</td></tr><tr><td>Darkwraith enemy</td><td>New Londo Ruins</td><td>1-H Slash  
Running thrust</td><td>Heavy  
Heavy</td></tr><tr><td>Skeleton (scimitar)</td><td>The Catacombs</td><td>Quick slash  
Charged slash  
Charged spinning slash</td><td>Light  
Medium  
Medium</td></tr><tr><td>Skeleton (falchion)</td><td>The Catacombs</td><td>1-H slash  
2-H slash</td><td>Light  
Medium</td></tr><tr><td>Giant Skeleton (sword)</td><td>The Catacombs  
Tomb of the Giants</td><td>1-H slash</td><td>Medium</td></tr><tr><td>Skeleton Beast</td><td>Tomb of the Giants</td><td>Quick (non-combo) bite</td><td>Heavy</td></tr><tr><td>Undead Crystal Soldier (sword)</td><td>The Duke's Archives</td><td>1-H slash  
Overhead slash  
Shoulder bash</td><td>Light  
Heavy  
Heavy</td></tr><tr><td>Man-eater Shell</td><td>The Duke's Archives  
Ash Lake</td><td>Kick</td><td>Heavy</td></tr><tr><td>Minor Capra Demon</td><td>Demon Ruins</td><td>1-H slash</td><td>Heavy</td></tr><tr><td>Chaos Eater</td><td>Lost Izalith</td><td>Tentacle swipe</td><td>Heavy</td></tr><tr><td>Black Knight (sword)</td><td>Undead Burg  
Undead Asylum  
Kiln of the First Flame</td><td>Quick slash  
Thrust after shield bash</td><td>Heavy  
Heavy</td></tr><tr><td>Black Knight (halberd)</td><td>Darkroot Basin  
Tomb of the Giants  
Kiln of the First Flame</td><td>Quick stab</td><td>Heavy</td></tr><tr><td>Snow Rat</td><td>Painted World of Ariamis</td><td>All attacks</td><td>Light</td></tr><tr><td>Crow Demon</td><td>Painted World of Ariamis</td><td>Wing swipe</td><td>Medium</td></tr><tr><td>Phalanx</td><td>Painted World of Ariamis</td><td>Stab  
Swipe</td><td>Light  
Medium</td></tr><tr><td>Heavy Knight (sword)</td><td>Painted World of Ariamis</td><td>1-H slash</td><td>Heavy</td></tr><tr><td>Scarecrow (pitchfork)</td><td>Royal Wood</td><td>Swipe  
Single shove  
Overhead smash</td><td>Medium  
Medium  
Medium</td></tr><tr><td>Bloathead</td><td>Oolacile Township  
Chasm of the Abyss</td><td>Left/right hand swipe  
Flail around</td><td>Medium  
Heavy</td></tr><tr><td>Bloathead Sorcerer</td><td>Oolacile Township  
Chasm of the Abyss</td><td>Hand swipe</td><td>Medium</td></tr></table>

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