#% increased parry bonus¶

Suffix · must be armour, armour-based and evasion-based

Property	Value
Rolls on	must be armour, armour-based and evasion-based
Source	Rolls on loot and from essences of its element
Group	`tree.parrybonuspct` — An item can have only one property of the same group.

Tiers¶

Tier	Item level	Value	Weight	Share
T5	Meadows – Black Forest (1–42)	(4–6)% increased parry bonus	1000	42.7%
T4	Black Forest – Swamp (19–76)	(7–9)% increased parry bonus	700	29.9%
T3	Swamp – Plains (43–129)	(9.5–12.5)% increased parry bonus	400	17.1%
T2	Mountain+ (77+)	(12–16)% increased parry bonus	180	7.7%
T1	Mistlands+ (130+)	(15–20)% increased parry bonus	60	2.6%
T0	Meadows+ (1+)	(19–26)% increased parry bonus	0	0.0%

Values by slot¶

Most properties roll bigger or smaller numbers depending on the item: the ranges below are what each slot gets.

Tier	Regular	Chest armour	Leg armour
T5	(4–6)	(6–9)	(3–4)
T4	(7–9)	(10.5–13.5)	(5–6.5)
T3	(9.5–12.5)	(14–19)	(6.5–9)
T2	(12–16)	(18–24)	(8.5–11)
T1	(15–20)	(22.5–30)	(10.5–14)
T0	(19–26)	(28.5–39)	(13.5–18)

Game data

{
  "id": "tree.parrybonuspct.a0",
  "place": "suffix",
  "target": "character",
  "families": [],
  "group": "tree.parrybonuspct",
  "allowAll": [
    "armour",
    "def.armour",
    "def.evasion"
  ],
  "allowAny": [],
  "denyAny": [],
  "weight": 500.0,
  "generation": true,
  "tiers": [
    {
      "id": "T5",
      "min": 4.0,
      "max": 6.0,
      "step": 0.5,
      "minLevel": 1,
      "maxLevel": 42,
      "weight": 1000.0
    },
    {
      "id": "T4",
      "min": 7.0,
      "max": 9.0,
      "step": 0.5,
      "minLevel": 19,
      "maxLevel": 76,
      "weight": 700.0
    },
    {
      "id": "T3",
      "min": 9.5,
      "max": 12.5,
      "step": 0.5,
      "minLevel": 43,
      "maxLevel": 129,
      "weight": 400.0
    },
    {
      "id": "T2",
      "min": 12.0,
      "max": 16.0,
      "step": 0.5,
      "minLevel": 77,
      "maxLevel": null,
      "weight": 180.0
    },
    {
      "id": "T1",
      "min": 15.0,
      "max": 20.0,
      "step": 0.5,
      "minLevel": 130,
      "maxLevel": null,
      "weight": 60.0
    },
    {
      "id": "T0",
      "min": 19.0,
      "max": 26.0,
      "step": 0.5,
      "minLevel": 0,
      "maxLevel": null,
      "weight": 0.0
    }
  ]
}

Data from Path of Valheiman 5.1.0, extracted 2026-10-19.