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Parry most damaged (in terms of break level, for the most part) limb.

Care to elaborate on this some?

Well, I mean... rather than parrying with reference to limb damage percentages, if you had one restoration (aka level 2) break and two mending (aka level 1) breaks, you'd parry the limb with the restoration break. Versus most typical limb classes, you wouldn't parry the limb with the restoration break because you're probably restoring it, so damage done from hits while it's restoring are (somewhat) wasted time. Shapeshifters instantly escalate from one break level to the next, though, so if you don't parry your restoration break, you run the risk of having it become mangled (aka level 3), which will leave you with a level 2/restoration break once the poultice effect completes.

After highest break level, your parry priority should be legs, then arms. It's not always entirely avoidable, but you want to avoid being prone against a shapeshifter at nearly all costs, as that's one of their main hurdles in achieving jawlocks.

The big caveat as far as all of this goes is regarding your torso and, especially, head. It's generally dangerous to pre-restore against a shapeshifter since it gives them the opportunity to get way ahead of your poultice balance, but ever having a damaged head is a good way to die. Falling unconscious not only makes you prone, but it also negates your parry and stops you from curing anything at all! That's super bad news! Avoid, avoid, avoid! Getting close to having your head broken is an example of a very, very good time to run and reset a fight. It's much better to restore that up and start over than to fall unconscious.