--- key: mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-attack-reflection type: mechanic id: boss-fight-atlas--boss-attack-reflection lang: en title: Attack reflection summary: An incoming attack is redirected toward its sender under a reflection rule. updatedAt: '2026-10-22' status: active url: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-attack-reflection/ jsonUrl: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/api/v1/knowledge/en/mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-attack-reflection.json markdownUrl: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/content/knowledge/en/mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-attack-reflection.md aliases: [] tags: - Boss fights - Defense sourceIds: - source-6bab29abc506460c - source-36efdc85565663e4 - source-06f4e5fb21e398aa - source-51fa949784162f7c - source-0a8505709815ecaf - source-d1f59b509595c765 - source-9104232d0d51a243 - source-bbf0c0581a5c58a7 - source-7c09fe026d4e25c1 sources: - id: source-6bab29abc506460c title: 'Boss Fight Atlas: Attack reflection (RU)' url: >- https://polyakovin.github.io/boss-fight-atlas/ru/mechanics/attack-reflection/ verifiedAt: null - id: source-36efdc85565663e4 title: 'Boss Fight Atlas: Attack reflection (EN)' url: >- https://polyakovin.github.io/boss-fight-atlas/en/mechanics/attack-reflection/ verifiedAt: null - id: source-06f4e5fb21e398aa title: The Queen · Dead Cells url: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpB2I3tLGbU&t=2115s' verifiedAt: null - id: source-51fa949784162f7c title: Looking Glass Knight · Dark Souls II url: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzME-ya4iu4&t=100s' verifiedAt: null - id: source-0a8505709815ecaf title: 'Ganondorf · The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time' url: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDcKlOzbFns&t=165s' verifiedAt: null - id: source-d1f59b509595c765 title: Dead Cells Wiki · the Queen collects and returns incoming projectiles url: 'https://deadcells.wiki.gg/wiki/Queen' verifiedAt: null - id: source-9104232d0d51a243 title: Dark Souls II guide · Looking Glass Knight's shield reflects spells url: 'https://www.gamepressure.com/ds2/looking-glass-knight/z463b9' verifiedAt: null - id: source-bbf0c0581a5c58a7 title: Zelda Dungeon · the Dead Man's Volley returns a shared projectile url: 'https://www.zeldadungeon.net/wiki/Dead_Man%27s_Volley' verifiedAt: null - id: source-7c09fe026d4e25c1 title: 'The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures' url: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSI_oswB1Kc&t=19s' verifiedAt: null relations: [] placements: - catalogId: boss-fight-atlas id: boss-attack-reflection title: Boss fights url: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/en/mechanics/boss-fight-atlas/#boss-attack-reflection categoryIds: - catalog-part-8 supersededBy: [] attributes: preview: updatedAt: '2026-10-22' title: Attack reflection description: >- An incoming attack is redirected toward its sender under a reflection rule. image: src: images/mechanics/boss-final-bsi-oswb1kc-19.webp width: 640 height: 360 game: 'The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures' sourceUrl: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSI_oswB1Kc&t=19s' originalUrl: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSI_oswB1Kc' sourceFrameSeconds: 19 credit: Nintendo; gameplay capture by BeardBear rights: >- Game graphics © Nintendo. Gameplay recording by BeardBear. Original visible source markings retained. All rights reserved; excluded from portal MIT and CC BY 4.0. caption: >- Four Swords Adventures: Phantom Ganon’s projectile can be reflected by sword alt: >- Four Swords Adventures: Phantom Ganon’s projectile can be reflected by sword markers: - x: 47 'y': 56 label: A sword hit changes the green projectile’s allegiance and direction tips: - >- Identify reflectable attacks and show their new direction and allegiance after contact. examples: - title: 'The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures' url: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSI_oswB1Kc&t=19s' endsAt: null provenance: >- Editorial reference index based on the 124 public Boss Fight Atlas mechanic pages checked on 2026-10-20. Original concise RU/EN definitions by gamemechanics.pro; source categories, game/boss associations and reference URLs retained from the atlas. Linked materials retain their original rights; references are upstream attributions, not independent verification. license: CC-BY-4.0 codeLicense: MIT attribution: gamemechanics.pro contributors catalogKey: catalog/boss-fight-atlas --- # Attack reflection id: boss-fight-atlas--boss-attack-reflection type: mechanic key: mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-attack-reflection lang: en status: active url: https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-attack-reflection/ An incoming attack is redirected toward its sender under a reflection rule. ## At a glance ![Four Swords Adventures: Phantom Ganon’s projectile can be reflected by sword](https://gamemechanics.pro/images/mechanics/boss-final-bsi-oswb1kc-19.webp) [The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSI_oswB1Kc&t=19s) · Game graphics © Nintendo. Gameplay recording by BeardBear. Original visible source markings retained. All rights reserved; excluded from portal MIT and CC BY 4.0. [Source recording](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSI_oswB1Kc), 19 s 1. A sword hit changes the green projectile’s allegiance and direction - Identify reflectable attacks and show their new direction and allegiance after contact. - [The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSI_oswB1Kc&t=19s) ## How it works An incoming attack is redirected toward its sender under a reflection rule. ## Variants ### How the technique works - An incoming attack is redirected toward its sender under a reflection rule. ## Context and limits A concise reference to all 124 Boss Fight Atlas mechanics across its 14 source sections. Each entry includes a definition, full RU/EN lesson links, game references and further reading retained from the source. Animations and detailed rules remain in the atlas. ## Connected materials ## Sources and provenance Editorial reference index based on the 124 public Boss Fight Atlas mechanic pages checked on 2026-10-20. Original concise RU/EN definitions by gamemechanics.pro; source categories, game/boss associations and reference URLs retained from the atlas. Linked materials retain their original rights; references are upstream attributions, not independent verification. - [Boss Fight Atlas: Attack reflection (RU)](https://polyakovin.github.io/boss-fight-atlas/ru/mechanics/attack-reflection/) (id: source-6bab29abc506460c) - [Boss Fight Atlas: Attack reflection (EN)](https://polyakovin.github.io/boss-fight-atlas/en/mechanics/attack-reflection/) (id: source-36efdc85565663e4) - [The Queen · Dead Cells](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpB2I3tLGbU&t=2115s) (id: source-06f4e5fb21e398aa) - [Looking Glass Knight · Dark Souls II](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzME-ya4iu4&t=100s) (id: source-51fa949784162f7c) - [Ganondorf · The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDcKlOzbFns&t=165s) (id: source-0a8505709815ecaf) - [Dead Cells Wiki · the Queen collects and returns incoming projectiles](https://deadcells.wiki.gg/wiki/Queen) (id: source-d1f59b509595c765) - [Dark Souls II guide · Looking Glass Knight's shield reflects spells](https://www.gamepressure.com/ds2/looking-glass-knight/z463b9) (id: source-9104232d0d51a243) - [Zelda Dungeon · the Dead Man's Volley returns a shared projectile](https://www.zeldadungeon.net/wiki/Dead_Man%27s_Volley) (id: source-bbf0c0581a5c58a7) - [The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSI_oswB1Kc&t=19s) (id: source-7c09fe026d4e25c1) CC-BY-4.0 · gamemechanics.pro contributors