diff --git a/player.tscn b/player.tscn
index 134cfec..a41d992 100644
--- a/player.tscn
+++ b/player.tscn
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-[gd_scene load_steps=10 format=3 uid="uid://cf3emyoet5j64"]
+[gd_scene load_steps=11 format=3 uid="uid://cf3emyoet5j64"]
 
 [ext_resource type="Script" path="res://player.gd" id="1_ft17v"]
 [ext_resource type="SpriteFrames" uid="uid://b06a3lft4r7qs" path="res://player_overworld.tres" id="2_3mhg4"]
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 [ext_resource type="Script" path="res://resources/attack_rsc.gd" id="6_bcgn8"]
 [ext_resource type="Resource" uid="uid://cs60ixhmh86wm" path="res://resources/attacks/normal_attack.tres" id="6_i87wm"]
 [ext_resource type="Resource" uid="uid://hodugild11n5" path="res://resources/attacks/slash_attack.tres" id="7_u0ent"]
+[ext_resource type="PackedScene" uid="uid://b18463a7xv7jr" path="res://src/components/defend_component.tscn" id="9_uluyt"]
 
 [sub_resource type="CapsuleShape2D" id="CapsuleShape2D_8s1xf"]
 height = 38.0
@@ -32,3 +33,4 @@ zoom = Vector2(3, 3)
 
 [node name="AttackComponent" parent="." instance=ExtResource("5_xlubi")]
 attacks = Array[ExtResource("6_bcgn8")]([ExtResource("6_i87wm"), ExtResource("7_u0ent")])
+[node name="DefendComponent" parent="." instance=ExtResource("9_uluyt")]
diff --git a/src/components/defend_component.gd b/src/components/defend_component.gd
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..28cf7e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/defend_component.gd
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+extends Node
+
+@export var defence = 10
+
+@export_category("Animation")
+@export var animation : AnimationPlayer
+
+# Called when the node enters the scene tree for the first time.
+func _ready():
+	pass # Replace with function body.
+
+
+func generate_mitigated_attack(incoming_attack : Attack) -> Attack:
+	# Placeholder calculation
+	return Attack.new(
+		incoming_attack.name,
+		incoming_attack.description,
+		incoming_attack.damage - defence,
+		incoming_attack.accuracy
+	)
diff --git a/src/components/defend_component.tscn b/src/components/defend_component.tscn
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..27baae1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/defend_component.tscn
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+[gd_scene load_steps=2 format=3 uid="uid://b18463a7xv7jr"]
+
+[ext_resource type="Script" path="res://src/components/defend_component.gd" id="1_xsk6h"]
+
+[node name="DefendComponent" type="Node"]
+script = ExtResource("1_xsk6h")