Counterspell

Counterspell
Counterspell Level 7 mage ability 40 yd range 2% of base mana 24 sec cooldown Instant Counters the enemy's spellcast, preventing any spell from that school of magic from being cast for 5 sec.
Properties
Class	Mage
School	Arcane
Cooldown	24 seconds
Other information
Level learned	7
Improvements	[Quick Witted]

In the TCG.

Counterspell is a level 7 mage ability. Being an interrupt, this ability is not affected by the global cooldown.

Helpful macros

This macro will make your Counterspell hotkey more responsive, by stopping any current spell casts in progress. Since Counterspell is not affected by the global cooldown, the macro will work at any time.

/stopcasting
/cast Counterspell

Trivia

• Counterspell is...
  • A rare mage ability in the Trading Card Game. Its flavor text reads: "'No voodoo for you, mon.' —Ta'zo"
  • A rare mage spell in Hearthstone. Its flavor text reads: "What's the difference between a mage playing with Counterspell and a mage who isn't? The mage who isn't is getting Pyroblasted in the face."

Patch changes

• Patch 10.1.0 (2023-05-02): Interrupt duration decreased to 5 seconds (was 6 seconds).
  
• Patch 9.0.1 (2020-10-13): Now learned at level 7 (was 22).
  
• Patch 7.1.0 (2016-10-25): Now learned at level 22 (was 34).
  
• Patch 7.0.3 (2016-07-19): Now learned at level 34 (was 8).
  
• Patch 5.0.4 (2012-08-28): Magic school lockout duration increased from 6 to 7 sec. Now learned at level 8 (was 9).
  
• Hotfix (2011-04-29): Some interrupts were still incorrectly missing targets. Wind Shear, Spell Lock, Counterspell, Mind Freeze, and hunter pet abilities Nether Shock and Serenity Dust should no longer miss.
  
• Patch 4.1.0 (2011-04-26): Counterspell will now always hit its target.
  
• Patch 4.0.6 (2011-02-08): Lockout duration reduced to 7 seconds, down from 8.
  
• Patch 4.0.1 (2010-10-12): Now learned at level 9 (was 24).
  
• Patch 3.0.2 (2008-10-14): Now costs 9% of base mana.
  
• Patch 2.4.3 (2008-07-15): Now shows in the combat log.
  
• Patch 2.1.0 (2007-05-22): Duration reduced to 8 seconds (down from 10), and the cooldown reduced to 24 seconds (down from 30).
  
• Patch 2.0.6 (2007-01-23): Removed from the global cooldown.
  
• Patch 2.0.1 (2006-12-05): Placed on the global cooldown
  
• Patch 1.11.0 (2006-06-19): Fixed a bug that made Counterspell unresistable.
  
• Patch 1.1.0 (2004-11-07): Facing requirement removed.
  
• Patch 0.10 (2004-09-18): Interrupt duration has been reduced.
  
• Patch 0.7 (2004-06-15): Moved to level 24. Mana cost reduced. Interrupt chance raised to 100%.
  

External links

• Wowhead
• WoWDB