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Wrath of the Lich KingWrath of the Lich King era data from Blizzard's titan client, build 3.80.2.69874Also on WoW Forever · Classic Era · The Burning Crusade · MoP Classic · Retail (Midnight)
Counterattack

Spell

Counterattack

Physical

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Instant castSelf Only

At attack that bypasses the target's defenses, immobilizing it.

Counterattack

Tooltip

At attack that bypasses the target's defenses, immobilizing it. Can only be used after you successfully parry an attack.

How it works

Its aura procs every time its trigger condition is met. It can proc at most once every 12 sec.

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 42. It triggers Counterattack.

What it does

Counterattack is a spell with an instant cast and no range (it targets the caster). When cast it applies an aura. It also casts Counterattack (record #52883).

Generated from the SpellEffect, SpellMisc, SpellCooldowns and SpellRange records in the Wrath of the Lich King client, build 3.80.2.69874. Effects the client marks as internal hooks are left out.

Spell Details

SchoolPhysical
RangeSelf Only
Cast timeInstant
Proc chanceAlways
Proc cooldown12 sec
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 42
Trigger spell: Counterattack

Raw client values from the Wrath of the Lich King client, build 3.80.2.69874. 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 4 separate Spell records named "Counterattack". This page is record #52881. They are not merged: each record can belong to a different difficulty, caster, rank or tuning, so each keeps its own page.

Record What differs from this record Likely reason
#52883used by: Cast by Counterattack; duration: 8 sec; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#213386effect types: noneA different effect setup
#213389used by: Cast by Counterattack; effect types: noneA helper record another spell casts

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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