Dodging

Dodging is the Druid's other primary defensive tool, alongside parrying. A directional dodge moves the Druid out of an attack's path, with a brief invulnerability window during the animation. Dodges work against attacks parries cannot answer, like wide area swings, charges, and area-of-effect spells, and they double as a positioning tool to enter or exit melee range cleanly.

When to Dodge

• Wide area attacks. Sideways or backward dodges leave the swing arc.

• Charging enemies. Step or roll perpendicular to the line of charge.

• Unparriable telegraphs. If the windup signals an unblockable, dodge instead of attempting a parry.

• Repositioning. Use dodges to close range against ranged enemies, or open distance to set up a magic cast.

Dodge in Builds

Builds that lean into daggers turn dodges into offense. The Dagger Skirmisher archetype includes a skill-tree node that transforms forward dashes into leaping attacks, so movement and damage become the same input.

Open Questions

Stamina cost, the number of consecutive dodges available, whether i-frames extend through an entire roll or only the first half, and whether armor weight slows the dodge animation are unconfirmed. Pre-launch trailers show dodge animations but do not detail their cost.