In Age of Calamity, characters with shields (such as Link and Urbosa) can perform Perfect Guards in the same manner as in Breath of the Wild, albeit with the Y button instead of the A button. Simply using a Perfect Guard will damage Enemies slightly, even if an attack is not parried. Perfect Guarding a large Enemy will slightly damage their Weak Point Gauge, and cause it to appear for a short time, allowing the player to damage it further and attempt to perform a Weak Point Smash.
Perfect Guard
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Perfect Guards are a recurring ability in The Legend of Zelda series.(BotWBreath of the Wild | TotKTears of the Kingdom | AoCAge of Calamity)[1][2][3]
Overview
Breath of the Wild
A Perfect Guard can be performed with any Shield the moment before an Enemy's attack lands by pressing the A-button.[1] Executing a Perfect Guard temporarily stumbles the Enemy, allowing for Link to quickly counter the attack. It may also disarm the Enemy. It also works on certain projectiles to be deflected right back at them, such as Guardian laser beams.
Tears of the Kingdom
Link can Perfect Guard the Rocks thrown by Bokoblins and Soldier Constructs.
Other Appearances
Age of Calamity
The following section is not part of the Zelda canon and should not be taken as such.
Nomenclature
 Names in Other Regions  | ||
|---|---|---|
| Language | Names | Meanings |
 The Kingdom of the NetherlandsDutch | Perfecte afweer | |
 The French RepublicFrenchEUEuropean | Garde optimale | Optimal guard |
| This table was generated from Zelda Wiki's translation data. | ||
Gallery
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Link performing a Perfect Guard on a Guardian's laser from Breath of the Wild
See Also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1
Perfect Guard
— Ability Controls (Breath of the Wild)
Parry at the right time to knock an enemy back. - ↑
Perfect Guard
— Special Controls (Tears of the Kingdom)
Parry at the right time to repel enemy attacks. - ↑ "If you have save data for the Legend of Zelda: Breath of the wild game, you can get the in-game Training Sword bonus item. Equip this weapon and you’ll automatically hold a Pot Lid as a shield. This combo may also trigger the occasional Perfect Guard!" — Nintendo, Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity , Nintendo, retrieved October 5, 2021.