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'''Blocking''' is a melee action that allows players to negate certain sources of damage at the cost of stamina. 

== General ==
Blocking is performed by holding the right mouse button (by default) while holding the melee weapon. The block is effective for all directions, not just in front of the hero. The hero can still be shoved and pushed away while holding block.

=== Blockable Damage ===
Only certain sources of damage can be negated through blocking.
{| class="wikitable article-table"!Damage Source
!Damage Source
!Block Effect
|-
| Regular melee attacks
|Negates
|-
|[[Ungor Archer|Ungor]] arrows
|Negates 
Only within [[Stamina#Block Angle|Block Angle]]
|-
|[[Ratling Gunner|Ratling gunner]]/[[Deathrattler]] bullets
|[[Shield]] weapon negates 
Only within block angle
|-
|Select [[Boss]] melee attacks
|Shield weapon negates 
Regular weapons partially negate
|-
|Environmental damage
|No effect
|-
|Friendly Fire
|No effect
|-
|[[Specials|Special]] and Boss abilities
|No effect
|}

===Stamina Damage===
Each instance of blockable damage deals a predetermined amount of [[Stamina]] damage upon a successful block based on its source. This value can scale based on [[Difficulty]]. Below is a table of all scaling stamina damage values. For brevity, the term '''Roamer''' is used here to refer to [[Marauders]], [[Clanrat|Clan Rats]], [[Ungor|Ungors]], [[Gor|Gors]], [[Savage|Savages]], and [[Plague Monk|Plague Monks]]. The Roamer attacks only refer to their basic swinging attacks and excludes headbutts and berserker combos.<ref>https://github.com/Aussiemon/Vermintide-2-Source-Code/blob/master/scripts/settings/player_unit_status_settings.lua</ref><ref>https://github.com/Aussiemon/Vermintide-2-Source-Code/blob/master/scripts/settings/breeds/breed_tweaks.lua</ref> 

{| class="wikitable article-table"!Damage Source
!Damage Source
!Recruit, Vet, Champ
!Legend
!Cataclysm 1, 2
!Cataclysm 3
|-
|[[Fanatic]], [[Skavenslave|Slave Rat]] standing attack
|1.0
|1.0
|1.5
|1.5
|-
|Fanatic, Slave Rat running attack
|1.0
|1.0
|1.5
|1.5
|-
|Roamer standing attack
|1.0
|1.5
|1.5
|2.0
|-
|Roamer running attack
|1.0
|1.0
|1.5
|1.5
|-
|[[Elites|Elite]] sideway sweep, running attack
|4.0
|6.0
|6.0
|6.0
|}

===Block Broken===
If the hero's stamina pool is reduced to 0 by an enemy attack, the hero briefly enters a state of being block broken. During this time, the hero cannot attack or block, their movement and [[Dodge]] speed are massively reduced, and they suffer from a longer [[Stamina#Stamina Recovery|Stamina Recovery Delay]], making them extremely vulnerable.

===Block Angle===
[[File:ParryAngle3.png|thumb|Block angle tooltip|link=https://vermintide2.gamepedia.com/File:ParryAngle3.png]]Each weapon has a block angle which is shown on the top-right corner of the weapon's hover-over tool tip in the inventory. If the character blocks an attack within that angle, the block consumes less stamina based on the weapon's inner block cost modifier, while blocking outside of that angle will use more stamina based on its outer block cost modifier. Melee weapon and necklace [[properties]] can increase the block angle. 
===Block Cost Modifier===
Not to be confused with block cost reduction, which stacks manipulatively with the weapon's block cost modifier. Incoming stamina damage is multiplied by the inner block cost modifier if struck inside the weapon's block angle, and outer block cost modifier outside of it.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/Vermintide/comments/90qola/a_list_of_everything_you_wish_fatshark_told_you/</ref>
{| class="wikitable article-table"!Damage Source
!Weapon
!Inner Block Cost Modifier
!Outer Block Cost Modifier
|-
| Any weapon not listed
|0.5
|2.0
|-
|All [[Shield|Shields]]
|0.2
|2.0
|-
|[[Saltzpyre's Rapier|Rapier]]
|0.3
|2.0
|-
|[[Kerillian's Dual Swords|Dual Swords]]
|0.5
|1.0
|-
|[[Kerillian's Sword|Kerillian's 1H Sword]]
|0.5
|1.5
|-
|[[Kerillian's Sword and Dagger|Sword & Dagger]]
|0.8
|1.5
|-
|[[Sienna's Dagger]]
|0.5
|2.0
|}

==Push==
'''Pushing''', also called Shoving or Block Pushing, can be performed by pressing the attack button (left mouse button by default) while blocking at the cost of stamina. A push applies a weak [[Stagger]] to enemies in a 180 degree arc in front of the hero and a strong stagger in a 100 degree arc. The default stamina cost of pushing is 2.0 for most weapons. The only exceptions are [[Saltzpyre's Rapier]], [[Sienna's Dagger]], [[Kerillian's Sword and Dagger|Kerillian's Sword & Dagger]] and [[Kerillian's Dual Daggers|Dual Daggers]], which all consume 1.0 stamina per push. The hero maintains block throughout the entire push animation and transitions back into the normal block state without interruption if the player does not release block.

Melee weapon and necklace [[properties]] can increase the inner and outer push angles. All [[Shield]] weapons share the same base stagger strength among them and ignore enemy stagger reduction. All regular weapons also share the same base stagger strength that is distinct from shields. Likewise, most weapons share the same push radius (the frontal distance over which a push can stagger enemies). However, some push-centric weapons such as the [[Kerillian's Spear and Shield|Spear and Shield]], [[Kruber's Tuskgor Spear|Tuskgor Spear]] and [[Kruber's Sword and Shield|Sword and Shield]] have a higher push radius.

=== Push Attack ===
Every weapon has a unique attack known as a push attack, also called a push stab. To perform a push attack, the player must first execute a normal push from block and continue to hold down the attack key. The hero is not considered to be blocking during a push attack. With the right timing, many weapons allow the player to follow up a push attack with an attack from the middle of its regular attack chains, both light and heavy. For example, the push attack for [[Kruber's Halberd]] is an overhead chop which Kruber can follow up with the 3rd attack in his light attack chain, resulting in a devastating double chop combo.

==Reference==

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[[Category:Mechanics]]