PPR — Perfect Parry & Reflect

A skill-based parry mod for Valheim. Block with precise timing to trigger a Perfect Parry — then counter, reflect projectiles, and take reduced damage. Every setting is configurable.

Features

⚔️ Perfect Parry

Block at the exact moment an attack lands (within 0.1s by default) to trigger a Perfect Parry.

• Counter Window (1s) — After a perfect parry, press your secondary attack to fire a fast counter at 2× animation speed
• Damage Reduction (50%) — Take half damage for the duration of the counter window
• Custom VFX — A colored effect appears to confirm the parry (default: blue #4DB8FF)

🎨 Perfect Parry VFX Color

The vanilla white vfx_blocked is replaced on perfect parry with a custom-colored version of the same effect.

• Color is set via hex code in the config (e.g. #FF4444 red, #FFD700 gold, #44FF88 green)
• On normal parry, the original white vfx_blocked plays as usual
• On perfect parry, the white effect is suppressed and only the colored PPR effect is shown

🏹 Projectile Reflection

Block an incoming projectile to reflect it back in the direction you're looking. Reflected damage is based on the attacker's original damage (before block reduction).

• Normal Parry Reflect works independently of the Perfect Parry enable toggle
• Any successful block (shield raised) will reflect projectiles at 2× if enabled

🛡️ Ranged No Stagger

Ranged attackers are not staggered when their projectile is blocked or reflected.

Configuration

Edit com.KorCaptain.PPR.cfg or use an in-game config manager mod.

[Perfect Parry]

[Perfect Parry - Damage Reduction]

[Perfect Parry - Effect]

[Perfect Parry - Ranged]

How It Works

Hold block → attack lands within 0.1s → Perfect Parry triggers
  → VFX appears (colored)
  → Press secondary attack within 1s → Counter fires at 2× speed
  → Incoming damage reduced by 50% during counter window

Hold block (any time) → projectile hits → Reflected at 2× damage
Perfect parry a projectile → Reflected at 3× damage

Reflection direction always follows where you are looking.

Requirements

• Valheim (latest)
• BepInEx 5.4.22+

Compatibility

• Compatible with most combat mods
• Tested alongside Warfare — no conflicts
• If using SecondaryAttacks, a cooldown indicator may briefly flash on counter — visual only, does not limit re-use

Changelog

v1.2.0

• NEW Perfect Parry VFX color customization — hex code in config, applied cleanly before particle play
• NEW Vanilla vfx_blocked is suppressed on perfect parry and replaced with the colored version
• NEW Projectile reflection on Perfect Parry (3× original damage, configurable)
• NEW Projectile reflection on Normal Parry — any successful block (2×, configurable)
• NEW Reflected damage uses attacker's pre-block damage as the base
• NEW Reflection direction follows player look direction
• NEW Ranged No Stagger — ranged attackers are not staggered on block/reflect
• FIX Normal Parry Reflect works independently of the Perfect Parry enable toggle
• TWEAK Default counter window: 1.0s (was 0.6s)
• TWEAK Default counter speed: 2.0× (was 2.5×)
• TWEAK Default VFX Y offset: 1.25 (was 2.5)

v1.0.0

• Initial release
• Perfect Parry detection with configurable timing window
• Counter attack with animation speed boost
• Damage reduction during counter window
• VFX effect on successful parry

Made by KorCaptain

Changelog

v1.2.1

• FIX Projectile reflection now works against all ranged attack types (arrows, rocks, trolls, magic) — previously failed due to mod compatibility issue with Impetus
• FIX Reflection no longer errors when other mods patch Projectile.Setup with null item checks
• NEW Greydwarf rock (Aoe-type projectile) reflection support added
• FIX Look direction fallback to transform.forward when GetLookDir() returns zero vector

v1.2.0

• NEW Perfect Parry VFX color customization via hex code in config (default: #4DB8FF blue)
• NEW Vanilla vfx_blocked suppressed on perfect parry — replaced with custom-colored version of the same effect; normal parry still shows original white vfx_blocked
• NEW Projectile reflection on Perfect Parry — 3× attacker's original damage (configurable)
• NEW Projectile reflection on Normal Parry — any successful block reflects at 2× (configurable)
• NEW Reflected damage uses attacker's pre-block damage as the base value
• NEW Reflection direction follows player look direction
• NEW Ranged No Stagger — ranged attackers are not staggered when projectile is blocked or reflected
• FIX Normal Parry Reflect now works independently of the Perfect Parry enable toggle
• TWEAK Default counter input window: 1.0s (was 0.6s)
• TWEAK Default counter animation speed: 2.0× (was 2.5×)
• TWEAK Default VFX Y offset: 1.25 (was 2.5)

v1.0.0

• Initial release
• Perfect Parry detection with configurable timing window (default 0.1s)
• Counter attack triggered by secondary attack within counter window
• Counter animation speed multiplier
• Damage reduction during counter window (default 50%)
• VFX effect above player head on successful parry