Originally posted by Pobblebonk:

From my experiences this playstyle is no longer viable in mistlands if you want to use melee weapons and parrying/blocking because 1* and 2* seekers and seeker soldiers hit hard enough to give you 100% stagger even when blocked or parried (a buckler will help but is not always enough).

Dodging, footwork, root harnesk, bonemass power and frost weapons exist. If you're doing two stamina foods, you should not be trying to parry each blow from high rank mobs in mistlands. The choice is yours.