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Improved Counterspell

Spell

Improved Counterspell

Physical

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Mage

Instant castSelf Only

Reduces the cooldown of Counterspell by 2 sec.

Improved Counterspell

Tooltip

Reduces the cooldown of Counterspell by 2 sec.

How it works

Its aura procs every time its trigger condition is met.

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 107. Its base value is -2000.

What it does

Improved Counterspell is a spell with an instant cast, no range (it targets the caster) and an effect that lasts until cancelled. When cast it applies an aura.

Generated from the SpellEffect, SpellMisc, SpellCooldowns and SpellRange records in the WoW Forever beta client, build 1.60.1.70532. Effects the client marks as internal hooks are left out.

Spell Details

SchoolPhysical
RangeSelf Only
Cast timeInstant
DurationInfinite
Proc chanceAlways
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 107
Value: -2000
Misc value: 11
Item id 16416

Raw client values from the WoW Forever beta client, build 1.60.1.70532. Where the game data carries no name for an id, the id is shown as is.

How to learn

Items that grant this spell

Related

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 2 separate Spell records named "Improved Counterspell". This page is record #24429. 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
#1270865used by: Talent: Mage; effect types: noneA different owner

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.

WoW Forever

WoW Forever: what our data shows

Sighted in the WoW Forever beta clientBuild 1.60.1.70532, read from the beta game data we hold
Also in the Classic Era clientYes - this spell is in the Classic Era client's data too
Effect rows sighted1 effect rows in the beta client's data

A sighting in the beta client is a fact from our own database; the launch roster is Blizzard’s to finalize. World of Warcraft: Forever launches November 4, 2026. World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4

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