Clash of Lone Blades is a new game mode that has been introduced in Genshin Impact's flagship event, Hues of the Violet Garden. The Clash of Lone Blades event started this Monday, April 11, and will end on April 25, 2022.
Players can only play as their chosen traveler (Aether or Lumine) during the Clash of Lone Blades event. During this event, players will be unable to use their Elemental Skills or Bursts. Instead, new parry mechanics have been added to the game mode. The normal attacks of Travelers will deal little damage to enemies, so players will have to rely on parry counters to inflict maximum damage to finish fights earlier.
This article will cover everything players need to know about the new parry mechanics added to Genshin Impact.
As Travelers can no longer use their Elemental Skills or bursts, they now have the option to block or parry the opponent's attack. Players will be able to perform a perfect parry by pressing E/Parry button right before the enemy’s attack. A perfect parry can deal extra damage to opponents while simultaneously resetting the player’s parry cooldown.
During the Clash of Lone Blades event, players will have to fight warriors to earn free Primogems, Hero's Wit, and more. Each warrior will have their own attack patterns as well as a special attack called the Honed Technique.
With practice, players can get the timing down for a perfect parry against ordinary attacks. However, performing a perfect parry against Honed Techniques can be intimidating and some players might even fail to do so. For players who have difficulty performing a perfect parry, Genshin Impact has added a visual indicator to time the parry perfectly.
Whenever warriors are going to use their Honed Techniques, their weapons will
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