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Counterspell

Spell

Counterspell

Arcane

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Mage

Instant castVery Short Range

Counters an enemy's spell.

Counterspell

Tooltip

Counters an enemy's spell.

How it works

Its aura procs every time its trigger condition is met.

  1. Effect 1 is Interrupt Cast (effect type 68).

What it does

Counterspell is an Arcane spell with an instant cast, a range of 10 yards and effects that last 0.0 sec. When cast it interrupts spellcasting. The client files the whole spell under the interrupted mechanic.

Generated from the SpellEffect, SpellMisc, SpellCooldowns and SpellRange records in the Classic Era client, build 1.15.9.70576. Effects the client marks as internal hooks are left out.

Spell Details

SchoolArcane
Range10 yards (Very Short Range)
Cast timeInstant
Duration0.0 sec
MechanicInterrupted
Proc chanceAlways
Effect #1Interrupt Cast (68)

Raw client values from the Classic Era client, build 1.15.9.70576. Where the game data carries no name for an id, the id is shown as is.

Related

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 18 separate Spell records named "Counterspell". This page is record #20788. They are not merged: each record can belong to a different difficulty, caster, rank or tuning, so each keeps its own page. The 12 records closest by id are compared here.

Record What differs from this record Likely reason
#2139used by: Mage; duration: 10 sec; different tooltip textA different owner
#15122duration: 15 sec; different tooltip textA variant record
#19715duration: 10 sec; different tooltip textA variant record
#20537duration: 15 sec; different tooltip textA variant record
#29443duration: 10 sec; different tooltip textA variant record
#29961effect types: noneA different effect setup
#31596effect types: noneA different effect setup
#31999effect types: noneA different effect setup
#37470effect types: noneA different effect setup
#51610effect types: noneA different effect setup
#65790effect types: noneA different effect setup
#145530effect types: noneA different effect setup

Compared fields: SpellMisc difficulty rows, school, cast time and duration; Spell subtext and tooltip text; SpellEffect types and base values; journal and class usage. The reason column names the first difference found.

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