Hello battle masters of all shapes and sizes! Welcome to my spellbook and thank you so much for checking out our combat dnd battlemaster maneuvers series. Today we’re gonna be taking a look at the 10th maneuver available to you, we’re gonna be looking at how do you parry in 5e? which is one of the only ones that has anything regarding truly health or damage reduction for that matter. Without further ado let’s take a look at the description here to find out if this is the right one for you if yes how often can you use parry in 5e?.
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Description
So it reads as followed…..When another creature damages you with a melee attack, you can use your reaction and expend one superiority die to reduce the damage by the number you roll on your superiority die + your Dexterity modifier.
Pretty cool stuff there! You know this is really good for those dex based fighters out there, in terms of strength based ones i wouldn’t even take a look at this unless you want a homebrew where dex can also be substitute for strength. In any case let’s check out the overview and break it down a little bit further.
Overview
So essentially when you’re hit with a melee attack you can expend a superiority die and use a reaction. Reduce the damage by your roll plus the dex modifier.
Really cool! In terms of if you’re a little bit squishier or going up against something that has some kind of a status effect or a multiplecative effect something like that. Also check out this what is the sweeping maneuver in 5e?
Is it great in my opinion…no not really doesn’t have use though yeah definitely…if you’re in a tight bind this is great. You can also read this what is the snipe maneuver in 5e?
Conclusion
In any case if you have any thoughts, opinions or uses for it please note them down in the comments below. I really appreciate reading them and i know everyone else checking this article does as well. That being said guys, have great day and as always a happy adventuring. dnd 5e parry feat | dnd parry ability | parry d&d maneuver 5e spells | battle master 5e |