Counterstrike
After receiving damage there is a 20% chance to reflect 50% of the damage back to the attacker as fire damage. This magical attack can trigger other skills.
Builds that use Counterstrike
3 preset builds tagged COUNTERSTRIKE — defining picks first, then ranked by tier (S → A → B).
- Fire Mage StarterAMage
A pure caster opener leaning into fire damage and survivability. Picks up Arsonist + early defensive resistances so the Shroud doesn't melt you mid-cast.
- Solo Adventurer HybridAHybrid
Designed for solo play. Survives early Springlands, scales through Kindlewastes, never needs a co-op partner. Warrior survival + Ranger ranged + Mage utility.
- Starter — First 10 LevelsBHybrid
Pick-anything safe spec for fresh saves. One stat-pip + Well Rested + Counterstrike covers any combat path while you decide your archetype.
Related Mage skills
Same archetype — likely candidates to slot next to Counterstrike in a build.
Intelligence1pIncreases your Intelligence attribute by 1 Increases Magic damage by 5% per Attribute Point
- Spirit1p
Increases your Spirit attribute by 1 Increases Mana by 20 per Attribute Point
- Arsonist2p
All fire damage is increased by an additional 10%.
- Blink Attack2p
Blinking into an enemy triggers an explosion which deals fire damage in a small range. Damage and mana cost scale with the intelligence attribute.
- Emergency Blink2p
You can blink while being stunned. This will break the stunned state.
- Fire Resistance2p
Increases your Fire Resistance by 5% which reduces the amount of Fire damage received.
- Healer2p
Health gain from healing spells will be increased by 10%.
- Healer Ii2p
Health gain from healing spells will be increased by 20%