'''Defensive fighting''' style significantly increases your parry chance and reduces movement penalty. However, this style lowers attack speed, damage, and accuracy in exchange. Defensive fighting is best used with a [[sword]] as these weapons have a high parry change and possibly a [[shield]] to increase the blocking chance even further.
When fighting an [[animalcreature]] with a group, the fighter taking the damage (the tank) usually uses defensive fighting to minimize injury, while the other players use [[normal fighting|normal]] or [[aggressive fighting|aggressive]] mode.
==Characteristics trained==
See: [[Characteristics]]