Fist = Attack Shield = Defend Mashing attack has a very high chance of defeat. Alternate between defending and attacking! Attacking is pretty simple. You attempt to strike the enemy with a 90% success rate and deal damage if your attacks connects. If your attack misses, you deal no damage and can still be attacked. Defending decreases the damage you take by around 40% and stuns the enemy if their attack connects.. It also decreases the enemy's chance to hit you by 20%.