Improved Counterspell

In the Arcane Mage talent tree, Improved Counterspell sits in the Mage class talents, row 6 of 10. It is a single-point node. Its row opens once 8 points are spent in Class Talents.

Connected above

The tree draws a line into Improved Counterspell from Quick Witted.

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  Quick Witted

  Counterspell's cooldown is reduced by 5 sec.

Connected below

Improved Counterspell leads on to Tome of Rhonin.

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  Tome of Rhonin

  Critical strike chance by 2%.

Same row

Also on this row: Improved Spellsteal, Shimmer or Improved Blink, Overflowing Energy, Improved Remove Curse and Greater Invisibility.

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  Improved Spellsteal

  Spellsteal repeats its effect after 4 sec, but it now has a cooldown of 4.1 sec.

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  Shimmer

  Teleports you forward, unless something is in the way. Unaffected by the global cooldown and castable while casting. Gain a shield that absorbs 3% of your maximum health for 15 sec after you Shimmer.

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  Improved Blink

  Shimmer's cooldown is reduced by 2 sec.

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  Overflowing Energy

  Critical strike bonus is removed when the affected spell critically strikes.

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  Improved Remove Curse

  Casting Remove Curse on a friendly target also casts it on yourself, but its cooldown is increased.

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  Greater Invisibility

  Makes you invisible and untargetable for 20 sec, removing all threat. Any action taken cancels this effect. Increases your movement speed by 20% for 6 sec.