Counterspell
Counterspell, a Mage Arcane ability, is unchanged in WoW Forever: the client ships the same tooltip as Classic Era. Its tooltip reads: "Counters the enemy's spellcast, preventing any spell from that school of magic from being cast for 10 sec. Generates a high amount of threat." 100 Mana, 30 yd range, instant cast, 30 sec cooldown, requires level 24.
Counterspell tooltip, the same in Classic Era and WoW Forever
The same tooltip in both clients: every line the Forever client ships matches Classic Era.
Related to Counterspell
Talents that affect Counterspell
Items with Counterspell
Other client rows named Counterspell
The game client ships one more row named Counterspell (a creature's copy or an internal duplicate, not something a player casts). This page is the player ability; the other keeps its own page.
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Questions about Counterspell
Did Counterspell change in WoW Forever?
No. Counterspell is unchanged in WoW Forever: the client ships the same tooltip as Classic Era.
Which class gets Counterspell in WoW Forever?
Counterspell is a Mage ability in WoW Forever, in the Arcane spellbook tab.
What does Counterspell do in WoW Forever?
The Counterspell tooltip reads: "Counters the enemy's spellcast, preventing any spell from that school of magic from being cast for 10 sec. Generates a high amount of threat."