--- key: mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-counter-stance type: mechanic id: boss-fight-atlas--boss-counter-stance lang: en title: Counter stance summary: A specified player action against a prepared stance triggers retaliation. updatedAt: '2026-10-22' status: active url: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-counter-stance/ jsonUrl: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/api/v1/knowledge/en/mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-counter-stance.json markdownUrl: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/content/knowledge/en/mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-counter-stance.md aliases: [] tags: - Boss fights - Defense sourceIds: - source-fda599d08f86cec1 - source-c090d35f188f4713 - source-a04d32a5910d1aa1 - source-da7760a9bd196321 - source-3566d128b9872ca0 - source-f3d368f8b99dca48 - source-9878991a933071b8 - source-d66dc0b2f36677b9 - source-55406b403e28c1fd sources: - id: source-fda599d08f86cec1 title: 'Boss Fight Atlas: Counter stance (RU)' url: 'https://polyakovin.github.io/boss-fight-atlas/ru/mechanics/counter-stance/' verifiedAt: null - id: source-c090d35f188f4713 title: 'Boss Fight Atlas: Counter stance (EN)' url: 'https://polyakovin.github.io/boss-fight-atlas/en/mechanics/counter-stance/' verifiedAt: null - id: source-a04d32a5910d1aa1 title: 'Lace · Hollow Knight: Silksong' url: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9qZ4ii8G_I&t=1s' verifiedAt: null - id: source-da7760a9bd196321 title: 'Great Shinobi Owl · Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice' url: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7LUa3DkWV0&t=1s' verifiedAt: null - id: source-3566d128b9872ca0 title: 'Genichiro Ashina · Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice' url: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_TfCUZNyH8&t=64s' verifiedAt: null - id: source-f3d368f8b99dca48 title: Hollow Knight Wiki · Lace's parry and riposte url: 'https://hollowknight.wiki/w/Lace' verifiedAt: null - id: source-9878991a933071b8 title: GameWith · Great Shinobi Owl counters player thrusts url: 'https://gamewith.net/sekiro/article/show/8639' verifiedAt: null - id: source-d66dc0b2f36677b9 title: Jason de Heras · Genichiro deflects and responds to player pressure url: 'https://www.jasondeheras.com/gamedesign' verifiedAt: null - id: source-55406b403e28c1fd title: 'Hollow Knight: Silksong' url: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9qZ4ii8G_I&t=2s' verifiedAt: null relations: [] placements: - catalogId: boss-fight-atlas id: boss-counter-stance title: Boss fights url: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/en/mechanics/boss-fight-atlas/#boss-counter-stance categoryIds: - catalog-part-8 supersededBy: [] attributes: preview: updatedAt: '2026-10-22' title: Counter stance description: A specified player action against a prepared stance triggers retaliation. image: src: images/mechanics/boss-final-h9qz4ii8g-i-2.webp width: 240 height: 426 crop: x: 0 'y': 150 width: 240 height: 165 game: 'Hollow Knight: Silksong' sourceUrl: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9qZ4ii8G_I&t=2s' originalUrl: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9qZ4ii8G_I' sourceFrameSeconds: 2 credit: Team Cherry; gameplay capture by No Estus Left rights: >- Game graphics © Team Cherry. Gameplay recording by No Estus Left. Original visible source markings retained. All rights reserved; excluded from portal MIT and CC BY 4.0. caption: 'Silksong: Lace’s stance in a parry-testing clip' alt: 'Silksong: Lace’s stance in a parry-testing clip' markers: - x: 25 'y': 63 label: Striking Lace’s prepared stance triggers a parry and retaliation tips: - >- Give the stance a distinct silhouette and a clear way to wait it out or bypass it. examples: - title: 'Hollow Knight: Silksong' url: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9qZ4ii8G_I&t=2s' 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 --- # Counter stance id: boss-fight-atlas--boss-counter-stance type: mechanic key: mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-counter-stance lang: en status: active url: https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-counter-stance/ A specified player action against a prepared stance triggers retaliation. ## At a glance ![Silksong: Lace’s stance in a parry-testing clip](https://gamemechanics.pro/images/mechanics/boss-final-h9qz4ii8g-i-2.webp) [Hollow Knight: Silksong](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9qZ4ii8G_I&t=2s) · Game graphics © Team Cherry. Gameplay recording by No Estus Left. 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=h9qZ4ii8G_I), 2 s 1. Striking Lace’s prepared stance triggers a parry and retaliation - Give the stance a distinct silhouette and a clear way to wait it out or bypass it. - [Hollow Knight: Silksong](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9qZ4ii8G_I&t=2s) ## How it works A specified player action against a prepared stance triggers retaliation. ## Variants ### How the technique works - A specified player action against a prepared stance triggers retaliation. ## 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: Counter stance (RU)](https://polyakovin.github.io/boss-fight-atlas/ru/mechanics/counter-stance/) (id: source-fda599d08f86cec1) - [Boss Fight Atlas: Counter stance (EN)](https://polyakovin.github.io/boss-fight-atlas/en/mechanics/counter-stance/) (id: source-c090d35f188f4713) - [Lace · Hollow Knight: Silksong](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9qZ4ii8G_I&t=1s) (id: source-a04d32a5910d1aa1) - [Great Shinobi Owl · Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7LUa3DkWV0&t=1s) (id: source-da7760a9bd196321) - [Genichiro Ashina · Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_TfCUZNyH8&t=64s) (id: source-3566d128b9872ca0) - [Hollow Knight Wiki · Lace's parry and riposte](https://hollowknight.wiki/w/Lace) (id: source-f3d368f8b99dca48) - [GameWith · Great Shinobi Owl counters player thrusts](https://gamewith.net/sekiro/article/show/8639) (id: source-9878991a933071b8) - [Jason de Heras · Genichiro deflects and responds to player pressure](https://www.jasondeheras.com/gamedesign) (id: source-d66dc0b2f36677b9) - [Hollow Knight: Silksong](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9qZ4ii8G_I&t=2s) (id: source-55406b403e28c1fd) CC-BY-4.0 · gamemechanics.pro contributors