Talk:Avenging Truth/@comment-5.45.159.175-20170507173555/@comment-24.62.96.140-20170511042440

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He's not holding melee to block; the absorbed damage is only loosed on a charged melee attack, which is performed by holding down the melee button while the weapon is drawn. Both stances for Sword and Shield weapons have combo attacks associated with holding down the melee button for the first attack, though, so you have to swing the weapon at least once,THEN perform the charge attack; a tad clunky of an execution.