Parrying Skill


Parrying Skill determines your ability to Parry (i.e. block) an Attack with your Weapon, negating all Damage. The higher your Parrying Skill, the more often it will activate (relative to mob level).
Hand-to-Hand weapons cannot parry. See Guarding Skill instead.

To activate parrying skill you must:

  • Face the mob (within a ~60 degree angle).
  • Have your weapon drawn.
  • Fail your evasion check.

Parrying skill can activate while casting spells. Parry can activate during a ranged attack so long as you are facing your auto-attack target. Parry can activate even if you have the effect of of Third Eye, Utsusemi, or Blink (Status Effect) active.


Job Ratings[edit]

Job Skill Ranking Cap at Level 1 Cap at Level 49 Cap at Level 99
Rune Fencer A+ 6 150 424
Corsair A- 6 150 417
Ninja A- 6 150 417
Thief A- 6 150 417
Samurai A- 6 150 417
Dancer B 5 144 398
Dragoon B- 5 144 388
Paladin C 5 139 373
Beastmaster C 5 139 373
Warrior C- 5 139 368
Blue Mage D 4 133 334
Puppetmaster D 4 133 334
Bard E 4 124 300
Dark Knight E 4 124 300
Monk E 4 124 300
Red Mage E 4 124 300
Scholar E 4 124 300
Geomancer E 4 124 300

Equipment that enhances this Skill[edit]

By Amount Added[edit]

Name Skill Increase
+15 +12 +10 +8 +7 +6 +5 +4 +3 +1
Chaos Flanchard +1 CheckCheck.gif
Warlock's Gloves +1 CheckCheck.gif
Wyrm Mail +1 CheckCheck.gif
Wyrm Mail CheckCheck.gif
Conte Zucchetto CheckCheck.gif
Drachen Finger Gauntlets +1 CheckCheck.gif
Koga Hatsuburi +2 CheckCheck.gif
Koga Hatsuburi +1 CheckCheck.gif
Barone Zucchetto CheckCheck.gif
Beast Gloves +1 CheckCheck.gif
Boxer's Mantle CheckCheck.gif
Chaos Flanchard CheckCheck.gif
Drachen Finger Gauntlets CheckCheck.gif
Duel Rapier CheckCheck.gif
Grand Temple Knight's Gauntlets CheckCheck.gif
Koga Hatsuburi CheckCheck.gif
Magus Bazubands CheckCheck.gif
Magus Bazubands +1 CheckCheck.gif
Myochin Haidate +1 CheckCheck.gif
Parrying Knife CheckCheck.gif
Rogue's Bonnet CheckCheck.gif
Scout's Braccae CheckCheck.gif
Scout's Braccae +1 CheckCheck.gif
Tomoe CheckCheck.gif
Warlock's Gloves CheckCheck.gif
Gnole Crown CheckCheck.gif
Verdun +1 CheckCheck.gif
Yasha Tekko +1 CheckCheck.gif
Parrying Torque CheckCheck.gif
Verdun CheckCheck.gif
Warrior's Mask +1 CheckCheck.gif
Yasha Tekko CheckCheck.gif
Demon Helm +1 CheckCheck.gif
Rapier +1 CheckCheck.gif
Schiltron Spear CheckCheck.gif
Spark Rapier +1 CheckCheck.gif
Amir Kolluks CheckCheck.gif
Aramis's Rapier CheckCheck.gif
Ashigaru Earring CheckCheck.gif
Beast Gloves CheckCheck.gif
Bushinomimi CheckCheck.gif
Choral Roundlet +1 CheckCheck.gif
Choral Roundlet CheckCheck.gif
Conte Manopolas CheckCheck.gif
Corsair's Gants CheckCheck.gif
Corsair's Gants +1 CheckCheck.gif
Demon Helm CheckCheck.gif
Emissary Boots CheckCheck.gif
Myochin Haidate CheckCheck.gif
Palladium Dagger CheckCheck.gif
Phantom Fleuret CheckCheck.gif
Praefectus's Gloves CheckCheck.gif
Rapier CheckCheck.gif
Royal Guard's Fleuret CheckCheck.gif
Sai +1 CheckCheck.gif
Scheherazade CheckCheck.gif
Singer's Shield CheckCheck.gif
Spark Rapier CheckCheck.gif
Warrior's Mask CheckCheck.gif
Bard's Slippers +1 CheckCheck.gif
Barone Manopolas CheckCheck.gif
Conte Gambieras CheckCheck.gif
Otori CheckCheck.gif
Yasha Samue +1 CheckCheck.gif
Bard's Slippers CheckCheck.gif
Barone Gambieras CheckCheck.gif
Fortified Chain CheckCheck.gif
Monster Helm CheckCheck.gif
Monster Helm +1 CheckCheck.gif
Mu Necklace CheckCheck.gif
Sai CheckCheck.gif
Parrying Earring CheckCheck.gif
Yasha Samue CheckCheck.gif
Kugui CheckCheck.gif

By Equipment Slot[edit]

Weapons[edit]

Level Name Jobs Bonus
25 Parrying Knife WAR/THF/PLD/DRK/BRD/RNG/SAM/NIN/DRG/COR/PUP/DNC +10
43 Duel Rapier WAR/RDM/PLD/BRD/DRG/COR/DNC +10
48 Sai NIN +3
48 Sai +1 NIN +5
55 Royal Guard's Fleuret RDM/DRG +5
59 Aramis's Rapier RDM +5
64 Rapier WAR/RDM/PLD/BRD/DRG/COR/DNC +5
64 Spark Rapier WAR/RDM/PLD/BRD/DRG/COR/DNC +5
64 Rapier +1 WAR/RDM/PLD/BRD/DRG/COR/DNC +6
64 Spark Rapier +1 WAR/RDM/PLD/BRD/DRG/COR/DNC +6
65 Phantom Fleuret WAR/RDM/PLD/BRD/DRG/COR/DNC +5
70 Palladium Dagger WAR/BLM/RDM/THF/PLD/DRK/BST/BRD/RNG/SAM/NIN/DRG/SMN/SCH +5
70 Schiltron Spear WAR/PLD/SAM/DRG +6
72 Scheherazade DRK +5
72 Tomoe SAM/DRG +10
73 Verdun WAR/RDM/PLD/BRD/DRG/COR/DNC +7
73 Verdun +1 WAR/RDM/PLD/BRD/DRG/COR/DNC +8
74 Kugui NIN +1
74 Otori NIN +4

Shields[edit]

Level Name Jobs Bonus
30 Singer's Shield All +5

Head[edit]

Level Name Jobs Bonus
54 Choral Roundlet BRD +5
54 Rogue's Bonnet THF +10
70 Barone Zucchetto WAR/DRG +10
70 Conte Zucchetto WAR/DRG +12
71 Monster Helm BST +3
72 Gnole Crown WAR/MNK/THF/BST/NIN/DNC +8
73 Demon Helm BLM/DRK/BRD +5
73 Warrior's Mask WAR +5
73 Demon Helm +1 BLM/DRK/BRD +6
73 Koga Hatsuburi NIN +10
74 Choral Roundlet +1 BRD +5
75 Monster Helm +1 BST +3
75 Warrior's Mask +1 WAR +7
75 Koga Hatsuburi +1 NIN +12
90 Koga Hatsuburi +2 NIN +12

Neck[edit]

Level Name Jobs Bonus
60 Fortified Chain All +3
65 Parrying Torque All +7
75 Mu Necklace All +3

Body[edit]

Level Name Jobs Bonus
71 Yasha Samue NIN +3
71 Yasha Samue +1 NIN +4
74 Wyrm Mail DRG +15
75 Wyrm Mail +1 DRG +15

Hands[edit]

Level Name Jobs Bonus
54 Beast Gloves BST +5
54 Corsair's Gants COR +5
54 Warlock's Gloves RDM +10
56 Drachen Finger Gauntlets DRG +10
56 Magus Bazubands BLU +10
65 Praefectus's Gloves All +5
65 Grand Temple Knight's Gauntlets WAR/PLD/DRK +10
70 Barone Manopolas WAR/DRG +4
70 Conte Manopolas WAR/DRG +5
71 Yasha Tekko NIN +7
71 Yasha Tekko +1 NIN +8
72 Amir Kolluks WAR/PLD/DRK/SAM/DRG +5
74 Corsair's Gants +1 COR +5
74 Beast Gloves +1 BST +10
74 Magus Bazubands +1 BLU +10
74 Drachen Finger Gauntlets +1 DRG +12
74 Warlock's Gloves +1 RDM +15

Legs[edit]

Level Name Jobs Bonus
54 Myochin Haidate SAM +5
56 Chaos Flanchard DRK +10
72 Scout's Braccae RNG +10
74 Myochin Haidate +1 SAM +10
74 Chaos Flanchard +1 DRK +15
75 Scout's Braccae +1 RNG +10

Feet[edit]

Level Name Jobs Bonus
69 Emissary Boots WAR/RDM/THF/PLD/DRK/BST/BRD/RNG/SAM/NIN/DRG/BLU/COR/DNC +5
70 Barone Gambieras WAR/DRG +3
71 Conte Gambieras WAR/DRG +4
71 Bard's Slippers BRD +3
75 Bard's Slippers +1 BRD +4

Back[edit]

Level Name Jobs Bonus
70 Boxer's Mantle All +10

Earrings[edit]

Level Name Jobs Bonus
30 Ashigaru Earring All +5
35 Parrying Earring All +3
72 Bushinomimi All +5

References[edit]

This article uses material from the "Parrying_Skill" article on FFXIclopedia and is licensed under the CC-BY-SA License.