Counterspell

vitality · Tier 3 · 3,200 souls passive Verified

What it does

Charges your parry so that the next one blocks the damage and effects of an enemy ability or item outright, healing and buffing you when it lands.

Numbers: 0.8s parry window; on a successful spell parry: 150 heal, +20 Spirit Power, +1.75m Move Speed for 6s; 23s cooldown; +50 Bonus Health, +5 Spirit Power

Buy it when

Buy against telegraphed single-target ultimates and hex-style point-and-click abilities you can read and parry.

Skip it when

Skill-dependent — avoid if you cannot time the parry, and it does not help against sustained damage.

Gotchas

The mechanics people most often get wrong about this item.

Multiple abilities can be parried in the window, but the heal and buffs only apply from the first

Problems it answers

Burst damage — “I die before I can react.”
Stuns and hard CC — “I get locked down and deleted.”
Channelled ultimates — “Their ultimate wins the fight on its own.”

Heroes that make this worth a slot

Heroes whose kit creates the problems Counterspell answers. This is derived from kit properties, not from measured build results.