Talk:Dragon King Greataxe/@comment-85.76.72.59-20141208203257/@comment-4511886-20141231142015

The riposte is its own attack, thus it has its own speed and all weapons have an "instant hit" parry. Simply put, as soon as the animation starts, it will hit. And you can start the animation before even the parry sound plays, if you're quick enough.

The only thing making ripostes more or less likely to hit is the parry speed of your shield, and more specifically, the parry's ending lag.