Questions tagged [counterspelling]
For questions about counterspelling, a mechanic in many role-playing games that allows a character to reactively disrupt another spellcaster's spell as it is being cast in order to prevent it from taking effect.
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Do monsters with Spellcasting x/day expend their spells when counterspelled?
Counterspell (p. 258, PHB) says:
On a failed save, the spell dissipates
with no effect, and the action, Bonus Action,
or Reaction used to cast it is wasted. If that spell
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In D&D 2024, can a Paladin's Smite be counterspelled?
The D&D 2024 version of Paladin says:
Paladin’s Smite: You always have the Divine Smite spell prepared. In addition, you can cast it without expending a spell slot, but you must finish a Long ...
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Counterspelling a Counterspell - not allowed anymore? [duplicate]
In PHB 2024 there's a much needed, simplier rule for multiple spell casting, it just says: "Only one spell that costs a spell slot per turn" (my wording).
To counterspell a spell (from ...
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When is 2024 Counterspell more likely to succeed than 2014 Counterspell?
I'm trying to evaluate the consequences of 5e's 2024 PHB changing Counterspell from a spellcasting ability check by the caster against a DC based on the spell level to a Constutution save by the ...
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Will it break Counterspell if the trigger becomes "perceive" instead of "see"?
The trigger for counterspell is originally:
which you take when you see a creature within 60 feet of you casting a spell
For a player character that is blind, I want to change it to this:
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Can you combine Arcanist's Counterspell Exploit with Dispel Magic
I was wondering if Dispel Magic can be used with Counterspell Exploit feature instead of same level / same level +1 spell slot in counterspelling attempt...
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Can a spell cast from a Spellwrought Tattoo be counterspelled?
By D&D 5e rules, is a spell cast from a spellwrought tattoo subject to someone else casting counterspell against it?
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Can a spell cast using the Cartomancer feat's Hidden Ace feature be Counterspelled?
The Cartomancer feat includes the Hidden Ace feature (The Book of Many Things, p. 49), which lets you imbue a spell into a card and later cast it.
Of course, there’s dissension about whether or not ...
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Divine Defiance Feat Mechanics: Spell Slot Expenditure Clarification
Regarding the Divine Defiance feat from Fiendish Codex II: Tyrants of the Nine Hells (p. 83), the text states:
You can spend one of your turn or rebuke undead attempts as an immediate action to ...
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Can I counterspell with a Dispel Magic Spell-Like Ability?
Spell-like abilities cannot be used to counterspell, nor can they be counterspelled.
Says PHB.
Counterspell: When dispel magic is used in this way, the spell targets a spellcaster and is cast as a ...
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If the verbal component of a spell isn't visible, can it be Counterspelled?
The Casting Time description of Counterspell states.
1 reaction, which you take when you see a creature within 60 feet of you casting a spell
I am playing a spell-caster who almost always wears a ...
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Formulas from Petersen's Cthulhu Mythos - can they be Counterspelled?
Formulas in Sandy Petersen's Cthulhu Mythos are similar to Rituals with a few key differences. Like Rituals they can be cast without a spell slot, and you can also use spells slots to cast them (...
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Does a Counterspelled spell break Sanctuary?
Let's say I've cast Hold Person on an enemy while protected by Sanctuary. Enemy Counterspells, making the save for my Sanctuary and successfully countering my spell. Does this break my Sanctuary?
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Innate spellcasting x / day: is it x attempts or x successful casts?
The party, which includes a bard and a wizard both with counterspell, will soon be facing a marid. The marid's total time on the battlefield will likely largely depend on whether or not he is able to ...
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Can a Knowledge cleric using the Channel Divinity: Read Thoughts feature to cast the Suggestion spell be perceived, for the purposes of Counterspell?
The Knowledge Domain cleric's Channel Divinity: Read Thoughts feature (PHB, p. 59-60) lets you read a creature's surface thoughts, and states that while you do so:
During that time, you can use your ...
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