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Arcane
MageTooltip
Counters the enemy's spellcast, preventing any spell from that school of magic from being cast for 8 sec. Generates a high amount of threat.
How it works
It does not trigger the global cooldown, so it can be used between other casts.
- Effect 1 is Interrupt Cast (effect type 68).
What it does
Counterspell is an Arcane spell with an instant cast, a range of 30 yards, a 24 sec cooldown and effects that last 8 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 Wrath of the Lich King client, build 3.80.2.69874. Effects the client marks as internal hooks are left out.
Spell Details
| School | Arcane |
|---|---|
| Range | 30 yards (Medium Range) |
| Cast time | Instant |
| Cooldown | 24 sec |
| Global cooldown | None |
| Duration | 8 sec |
| Mechanic | Interrupted |
| Effect #1 | Interrupt Cast (68) |
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.
Used by
Where is this spell used?
Counterspell appears in: 1 skill line.
Skill lines
- Mage (Mage), learned automaticallySkill line
From the client's JournalEncounterSection, SpecializationSpells, TraitDefinition, PvpTalent, SkillLineAbility, SpellLearnSpell and SpellEffect tables.
Related
More Arcane spells
Multiple client spell records exist
The game client stores 18 separate Spell records named "Counterspell". This page is record #2139. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| #15122 | duration: 15 sec; different tooltip text | A variant record |
| #19715 | duration: 10 sec; different tooltip text | A variant record |
| #20537 | duration: 15 sec; different tooltip text | A variant record |
| #20788 | duration: 0.0 sec; different tooltip text | A variant record |
| #29443 | duration: 10 sec; different tooltip text | A variant record |
| #29961 | duration: 10 sec; different tooltip text | A variant record |
| #31596 | duration: 6 sec; different tooltip text | A variant record |
| #31999 | cast time: 2 sec; duration: 15 sec; different tooltip text | A variant record |
| #37470 | duration: 3 sec; different tooltip text | A variant record |
| #51610 | duration: 4 sec; different tooltip text | A variant record |
| #65790 | no compared field differs | A duplicate client record |
| #145530 | effect types: none | A 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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