Block is bound by default to the B button on your keyboard or the B button on your controller. The game default block button is still available but we highly recommend to not use it.

Timed Block

Once you raise your shield/weapon, if you manage to block an attack/projectile within 0.3 seconds(by default), the block counts as a timed block.

• Timed block negates all incoming physical and enchanting damage.
• Timed block deals stun damage to the attacker

Timed Block Penalty

Failing to perform a timed block will add one layer of timed block window penalty, which reduces your next timed blocking window. Penalties can stack if you repetitively fail to perform timed block in a short period of time. Once you stop blocking, for every 0.5 seconds, one level of penalty gets removed. Performing one successful timed block resets all penalties.

Projectile Block & Deflection

Projectiles can be blocked

• Blocking projectile costs magicka, which depends on the damage&magnitude of the incoming projectile.
• You cannot block projectile with less than enough magicka.
• Timed blocking a projectile has no magicka requirements. Meaning any timed blocked projectile will be successfully blocked.
• If you have enough magicka when performing a timed projectile block, instead of destroying the projectile right away, the timed block deflects the projectile back to its sender.

Perfect Timed Block

Performing a timed block within 0.15 seconds (by default) leads to a perfect block, which instantly staggers the enemy and regenerates your stamina to full.

Customizing Timed Blocks

To customize timed blocks and perfect timed blocks, go to the Valhalla Combat MCM menu (ingame press esc then Mod Configuration)

In this menu you can customize the following

• Timed block time window
• Perfect timed block time window
• Sparks style
• The sound that plays (and volume) when you do a timed/perfect timed block (highly recommended to have a sound indication when you do a simple timed block or a perfect one)
• Slowing time during a timed/perfect timed block

Attack Canelling

You can use the block key to cancel an attack at any time. Press the block key while doing your attack animation will cancel the attack moveset.