Counterstrike

Prepare to throw your spear while blocking. If you block, push back your attacker with a kick. — In-game description

Counterstrike

Profession

Ranger (skill list)

Weapon

Spear

Sequence

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Game link

API

12561

This skill is only available underwater and has no land replacement.

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10.5½  20  

Counterstrike

Prepare to throw your spear while blocking. If you block, push back your attacker with a kick.

 Damage: 642 (1.75)^?

 Stun: 3 seconds

 Number of Targets: 3

 Defiance Break: 300

— In-game description

Related traits

Marksmanship

• Farsighted — Ranger weapon skills deal increased strike damage. Damage is further increased for foes above the range threshold.
• Moment of Clarity — Gain an attack of opportunity for you and your pet on interrupting a foe. Daze and stun durations that you inflict last longer. This trait can only grant an attack of opportunity against enemies with defiance bars once per interval.
• Predator's Onslaught — You and your pet deal increased strike damage to disabled, defiant, or movement-impaired foes. Affected conditions are stun, taunt, daze, cripple, fear, immobilize, and chilled.

Skirmishing

• Quick Draw — When swapping weapons, the next ranger weapon skill you use will recharge faster.

Beastmastery

• Two-Handed Training — Greatsword and underwater spear skills deal more damage and recharge faster. Gain fury when you disable a foe.

Druid

• Blood Moon — Daze enemies when you become a celestial avatar. Inflict bleeding on enemies you immobilize or disable.

Untamed

• Enhancing Impact — Disabling a foe grants you boons based on your current state. Disables include stun, daze, knockback, pull, knockdown, sink, float, launch, taunt, and fear.

Version history

For a detailed skill history, see here.

Patch	Changes
February 28, 2022	End of Dragons release: (Undocumented) Added tooltip fact Defiance Break.
July 07, 2020	Icons for daze and stun are now displayed in light purple in skill and trait tooltips.
May 08, 2018	The damage of this skill has been increased by 16%, and it will now stun the target instead of pushing them away. The player can now move while executing this skill.
June 25, 2013	The base recharge has been increased from 15 to 20. Fixed an issue with this ability that caused it to go on interrupt recharge when pressed twice rapidly to use Counter Throw.
October 01, 2012	The following profession skills now hit 3 targets instead of 1: Ranger Spear: Stab, Jab, Evasive Strike, Dart, Counterstrike.
August 28, 2012	Game release: Counterstrike has been added to the game.