skills not working

As far as i know it should works as ring of ice/mist. Basically it triggers when an attack is successful and probably it forces a reroll with a 85% success chance (a bit like bad omen, lets say). I'm not 100% sure but it should be like this.

It's pretty much that. This kind of effect uses it's own roll to apply itself after a specific trigger.
For Survival Instinct, it will trigger once damages (almost any source, things like life drain or poison are immune) are about to be applied on the unit and attempt a 15% roll to activate (similar to the Vanguard in Dota, if I'm correct).

Thanks for the response Legulysse. Can you confirm that survival instinct is working as intended on Grave guardian?

[Legulysse]

Can you confirm that survival instinct is working as intended on Grave guardian?

Well, it should. If everybody tells me that no damage has been canceled for ages I will have a look. Deep Blue, Dragon Warrior, did you also test this recently ?

Legulysse are you writing us from the future?

for Life Drain it can be both future and past

Let's say I am just the humble keeper of all the future pasts...

Can you confirm that survival instinct is working as intended on Grave guardian?

Well, it should. If everybody tells me that no damage has been canceled for ages I will have a look. Deep Blue, Dragon Warrior, did you also test this recently ?

i will test it tomorrow

Can you confirm that survival instinct is working as intended on Grave guardian?

Well, it should. If everybody tells me that no damage has been canceled for ages I will have a look. Deep Blue, Dragon Warrior, did you also test this recently ?

Legulysse are you writing us from the future?

for Life Drain it can be both future and past

Let's say I am just the humble keeper of all the future pasts...

I will say that I used offensive Aura prior to taking melee hits. I did this for a sample of 20 hits which all had 100% hit chance and I didn't observe a parry or no-damage reaction nor did I see any indication of a survival instinct roll in the logs. That's why I was wondering if its an affect that was not independent of PAR/DOD (because offensive aura removed all PAR). It could also be that my sample was too small...I've since reset the GG.. so thanks whoever can test this again.

you won't see any roll for survival instinct but theoretically...it is made if the attack is succesful.

Deep Blue, Dragon Warrior, did you also test this recently ?

Nope
i don't use it and im still for Deep Blue ideas of changing both SI and Assasin

but from the PvP games i can confirm that on war lions it works fine... even too fine with my "luck"

but i can do some tests - i still didn't have to chance using oblivion shards

so tested it on a GG with counterattack.

What i found out:

-it procs much more than i thought ("parried" 4 attacks over 2 turns on offensive :O )
-counterattack does not proc from survival instinct parry so no real sinergy there

also...the GG needs more ACC...i find it funny that surrounded by two swordsman you have about 60% chance (no parry talent considered)

[Legulysse]

Keep in mind that survival instinct is not a parry, but a damage protection (the feedback is currently really bad at showing that).

Keep in mind that survival instinct is not a parry, but a damage protection (the feedback is currently really bad at showing that).

im sure it works as intended...yet i was surprised by the amount of procs i had.

also...the GG needs more ACC...i find it funny that surrounded by two swordsman you have about 60% chance (no parry talent considered)

yep
it needs +1-2ACC
without cost increase - base cost is still high despite STR nerf ;P