Parry
Parry deflects incoming attacks in Shield Mode, inflicts critical damage, and opens an enemy’s guard for a possible counterattack.
Understand this choiceThis reference covers named choices in Assassin's Creed Origins’ Warrior, Hunter, and Seer skill branches, alongside melee and bow types and selected weapon modifiers. The Skills passage describes effects and, for many entries, point costs and prerequisites. The weapons passage gives type-level default bonuses and handling descriptions, plus modifiers with stated triggers or restrictions. Each record explains what its source says a choice does; it does not establish comparative effectiveness or an optimal build. The scope is limited to the supplied Origins passages. Steam metadata establishes the game's identity, while the Shadows passage is excluded because it concerns a different title. Edition-specific and DLC progression details are not covered.

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Parry deflects incoming attacks in Shield Mode, inflicts critical damage, and opens an enemy’s guard for a possible counterattack.
Understand this choiceCharge Heavy Attack enables charged heavy attacks that break tower shields and stagger enemies, with Regeneration listed as a prerequisite.
Understand this choiceWeapon Bearer unlocks the ability to equip a second melee weapon, and the guide lists Parry as its prerequisite.
Understand this choiceAfter an Overpower attack kills an enemy, Bayek can throw that enemy’s weapon at another target.
Understand this choiceAdrenaline 2 makes Bayek start conflicts with a full adrenaline gauge, and the guide lists Shield Charge as its prerequisite.
Understand this choiceHeadshot XP awards bonus experience for killing an enemy with a headshot, with Eagle Tagging listed as its prerequisite.
Understand this choiceAfter a hidden-blade assassination, Chain Assassination lets Bayek assassinate another enemy in range.
Understand this choiceEnhanced Predator Bow allows the player to control and guide a Predator arrow in the air, after the listed Bow Bearer prerequisite.
Understand this choiceEnhanced Hunter Bow makes a charged Hunter Bow shot break enemy shield defenses, with Bow Bearer listed as a prerequisite.
Understand this choiceAnimal Taming lets Bayek tame an animal after putting it to sleep with a sleep dart, so it follows him.
Understand this choiceRegular Swords are one-handed, all-around melee weapons with Critical Hit Rate as their type-level default bonus.
Understand this choiceDual Swords have Adrenaline Regeneration as their default bonus and are described as fast, shorter-reaching weapons used without a shield.
Understand this choiceHeavy Blunts are two-handed, long-reaching, slow, heavy-hitting weapons with Adrenaline on Kill as their default bonus.
Understand this choiceSpears have Critical Hit Damage as their default bonus and are described as two-handed, long-reaching weapons with medium damage.
Understand this choicePredator Bows have Stealth Damage as their default bonus and are described as sniper-style bows for zooming and careful aim.
Understand this choiceCursed gives Bayek 200% damage output while capping his health at 33%, according to the weapons guide.
Understand this choiceElevation Multiplier makes shots deal double damage when fired from three meters higher than the target.
Understand this choiceHealth on Parry restores 50% of incoming damage after a successful parry, as described in the weapons guide.
Understand this choiceA source-bounded reference to named Origins skills, melee and bow types, and weapon modifiers. It records described effects, listed prerequisites, and stated restrictions without ranking choices or claiming current meta verification.
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