Spells /Counterattack

Spell · Hunter · Survival · Physical · Ranks 1-4 buffed how we call it

Counterattack

Counterattack, a Hunter Survival ability, was buffed in WoW Forever: Rank 1 cost reduced from 45 Mana to 30 Mana. 4 of 4 ranks differ from Classic Era, 1 of them new. Rank 4: 85 Mana, 5 yd range, instant cast, 5 sec cooldown, requires level 54 (effect values changed, tooltip now says "This attack deals 50% weapon damage plus 110 and immobilizes the target for 5 sec.", rank text Rank 3 to Rank 4). Pick any rank to compare its tooltip with Classic Era.

Spell · Physical · Rank 1 changed

Counterattack (Rank 1) tooltip: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

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Classic Era Oct 27, 2026

Counterattack

Rank 1 · Physical school

45 Mana · 5 yd range · Instant · 5 sec cooldown

Requires level 30

A strike that becomes active after parrying an opponent's attack. This attack deals 40 damage and immobilizes the target for 5 sec. Counterattack cannot be blocked, dodged, or parried.

Immobile.

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Counterattack

Rank 1 · Physical school

30 Mana · 5 yd range · Instant · 5 sec cooldown

Requires level 30

A strike that becomes active after parrying an opponent's attack. This attack deals 50% weapon damage plus 26 and immobilizes the target for 5 sec. Counterattack cannot be blocked, dodged, or parried.

Immobile.

changed value added in Forever removed in Forever

Also changed behind the tooltip: effects (not shown in a tooltip line). See the full field diff below for both values side by side.

Raw field diff every changed column

Field	Classic Era	Forever
description	A strike that becomes active after parrying an opponent's attack. This attack deals $s1 damage and immobilizes the target for $d. Counterattack cannot be blocked, dodged, or parried.	A strike that becomes active after parrying an opponent's attack. This attack deals $s2% weapon damage plus $m1 and immobilizes the target for $d. Counterattack cannot be blocked, dodged, or parried.
effects	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 0, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 39, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 1, "effect": 2, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 26, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 0, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 1, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 0, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 26, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 121, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 0, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 50, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 31, "index": 1, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 26, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 0, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 2, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]
powerCost	45	30

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Spell · Physical · Rank 2 added

Counterattack (Rank 2) tooltip in WoW Forever

New in Forever. There is no Classic Era record to compare.

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Forever Oct 22, 2026

Counterattack

Rank 2 · Physical school

45 Mana · 5 yd range · Instant · 5 sec cooldown

A strike that becomes active after parrying an opponent's attack. This attack deals 50% weapon damage plus 40 and immobilizes the target for 5 sec. Counterattack cannot be blocked, dodged, or parried.

Immobile.

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Spell · Physical · Rank 3 changed

Counterattack (Rank 3) tooltip: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

The same tooltip players see in-game, side by side, with each changed line marked.

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Classic Era Oct 27, 2026

Counterattack

Rank 2 · Physical school

65 Mana · 5 yd range · Instant · 5 sec cooldown

Requires level 42

A strike that becomes active after parrying an opponent's attack. This attack deals 70 damage and immobilizes the target for 5 sec. Counterattack cannot be blocked, dodged, or parried.

Immobile.

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Counterattack

Rank 3 · Physical school

65 Mana · 5 yd range · Instant · 5 sec cooldown

Requires level 42

A strike that becomes active after parrying an opponent's attack. This attack deals 50% weapon damage plus 70 and immobilizes the target for 5 sec. Counterattack cannot be blocked, dodged, or parried.

Immobile.

changed value added in Forever removed in Forever

Also changed behind the tooltip: effects (not shown in a tooltip line). See the full field diff below for both values side by side.

Raw field diff every changed column

Field	Classic Era	Forever
description	A strike that becomes active after parrying an opponent's attack. This attack deals $s1 damage and immobilizes the target for $d. Counterattack cannot be blocked, dodged, or parried.	A strike that becomes active after parrying an opponent's attack. This attack deals $s2% weapon damage plus $m1 and immobilizes the target for $d. Counterattack cannot be blocked, dodged, or parried.
effects	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 0, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 69, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 1, "effect": 2, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 26, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 0, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 1, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 0, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 70, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 121, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 0, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 50, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 31, "index": 1, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 26, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 0, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 2, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]
subtext	Rank 2	Rank 3

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Spell · Physical · Rank 4 changed

Counterattack (Rank 4) tooltip: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

The same tooltip players see in-game, side by side, with each changed line marked.

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Classic Era Oct 27, 2026

Counterattack

Rank 3 · Physical school

85 Mana · 5 yd range · Instant · 5 sec cooldown

Requires level 54

A strike that becomes active after parrying an opponent's attack. This attack deals 110 damage and immobilizes the target for 5 sec. Counterattack cannot be blocked, dodged, or parried.

Immobile.

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Counterattack

Rank 4 · Physical school

85 Mana · 5 yd range · Instant · 5 sec cooldown

Requires level 54

A strike that becomes active after parrying an opponent's attack. This attack deals 50% weapon damage plus 110 and immobilizes the target for 5 sec. Counterattack cannot be blocked, dodged, or parried.

Immobile.

changed value added in Forever removed in Forever

Also changed behind the tooltip: effects (not shown in a tooltip line). See the full field diff below for both values side by side.

Raw field diff every changed column

Field	Classic Era	Forever
description	A strike that becomes active after parrying an opponent's attack. This attack deals $s1 damage and immobilizes the target for $d. Counterattack cannot be blocked, dodged, or parried.	A strike that becomes active after parrying an opponent's attack. This attack deals $s2% weapon damage plus $m1 and immobilizes the target for $d. Counterattack cannot be blocked, dodged, or parried.
effects	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 0, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 109, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 1, "effect": 2, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 26, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 0, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 1, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 0, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 110, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 121, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 0, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 50, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 31, "index": 1, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 26, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 0, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 2, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]
subtext	Rank 3	Rank 4

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What changed for Counterattack in WoW Forever

Rank 1 changed cost reduced from 45 Mana to 30 Mana, not graded: effect values changed, tooltip now says "This attack deals 50% weapon damage plus 26 and immobilizes the target for 5 sec."
Rank 2 added new in WoW Forever
Rank 3 changed effect values changed, tooltip now says "This attack deals 50% weapon damage plus 70 and immobilizes the target for 5 sec.", rank text Rank 2 to Rank 3
Rank 4 changed effect values changed, tooltip now says "This attack deals 50% weapon damage plus 110 and immobilizes the target for 5 sec.", rank text Rank 3 to Rank 4

Counterattack changes between Forever builds

Differs from Classic Era in every Forever build since Sep 16, 2026

Related to Counterattack

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Questions about Counterattack

Was Counterattack nerfed in WoW Forever?

No. Counterattack was buffed in WoW Forever compared with Classic Era.

What changed for Counterattack in WoW Forever?

Rank 1: cost reduced from 45 Mana to 30 Mana, not graded: effect values changed, tooltip now says "This attack deals 50% weapon damage plus 26 and immobilizes the target for 5 sec." Rank 2: new in WoW Forever. Rank 3: effect values changed, tooltip now says "This attack deals 50% weapon damage plus 70 and immobilizes the target for 5 sec.", rank text Rank 2 to Rank 3. Rank 4: effect values changed, tooltip now says "This attack deals 50% weapon damage plus 110 and immobilizes the target for 5 sec.", rank text Rank 3 to Rank 4. Each rank's Classic Era and WoW Forever tooltips are shown side by side on this page.

Which class gets Counterattack in WoW Forever?

Counterattack is a Hunter ability in WoW Forever, in the Survival spellbook tab.

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