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'''Melee Attacks''' are a basic mechanic that can be performed by any [[Heroes|Hero]] to deal [[Melee Damage]] in close range. Melee damage increases with [[Boons]], [[Weapon Damage]], and certain [[Items]]. A player can counter a melee attack by parrying.

Pressing the melee key (<code>Q</code> by default) triggers a light melee, and holding the key triggers a heavy melee. Light melees are instant, while heavy melees have a wind-up animation, but deal more damage.

Melee attacks that hit a player climbing an object, such as a ledge or [[Ropes|rope]], will cause an 80% slowdown that ramps down to 20% over 2 seconds. Melee attacks that hit a player carrying the [[Soul Urn]] will force them to drop the urn.

Melee attacks are the only way to interact with the [[Sinner's Sacrifice]] and will cause {{NpcData|neutral_sinners_sacrifice|RetaliateDamage}} retaliation damage (regardless of whether a Light or Heavy melee was used).

After performing a parry, a Hero briefly enters ''a parry state''. The parry animation lasts 1 second (but is interrupted earlier on a successful parry), during which any incoming melee attack will be parried for the first 0.75 seconds. During the ''parry state'', the player can fully absorb melee attacks and apply the following status effects to the melee attackers: stunning the attacker for 2.75 seconds (cannot be reduced by debuff resistance), preventing incoming melee damage, and making the attacker susceptible to increased damage in return (+25% to all damage sources, not just the individual who parried).

[[Debuff Resist]] does not impact the duration of those status effects from being parried. However, {{ItemIcon|Unstoppable}} (and abilities that grant the same effect) does prevent being stunned by a successful parry.

 

{{ItemIcon|Counterspell}} and {{ItemIcon|Rebuttal}} give additional effects to parries, with Rebuttal also decreasing parry cooldown to 2.75 seconds.

The player can parry [[Troopers]] (blocks damage and stuns them, but doesn't reset parry cooldown and doesn't end parry early) and [[Guardians]] (blocks damage and prevents them from attacking for a short period; parried Guardian will not attempt another melee attack for a short while). The player cannot normally parry [[Walker|Walkers]] or most abilities, with the exception of {{HeroIcon|Viscous}}' {{AbilityIcon|Puddle Punch}}.

Parrying does not interrupt movement momentum, allowing players to parry during a [[Dash]] or [[Jumping|Jump]]. A player can use this to jump in front of allies and protect them from incoming melees.