Counterattack Kick

Kick your foe, knocking them backward. — In-game description

Counterattack Kick

Profession

Ranger (skill list)

Weapon

Greatsword

Sequence

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Game link

API

12523

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0.5½  

Counterattack Kick

Kick your foe, knocking them backward.

 Damage: 1,008 (2.5)^?

 Damage: 4 (0.01)^?

 Knockback: 300

 Knockback: 100

 Number of Targets: 3

 Evade: 0.75¾ seconds

 Defiance Break: 150

 Range: 130

— 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.

Skirmishing

• Primal Reflexes — When you successfully evade an attack, gain vigor.
• Quick Draw — When swapping weapons, gain quickness. The next ranger weapon skill you use will recharge faster.

Beastmastery

• Bestial Rage — Gain might and 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.

Soulbeast

• Twice as Vicious — Disabling a foe increases your damage and condition damage for a short duration.

Untamed

• Debilitating Blows — Disabling a foe applies conditions to that foe based on your current state. Disables include stun, daze, knockback, pull, knockdown, sink, float, launch, taunt, and fear.
• 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.

Galeshot

• Thrill of the Catch — Restore arrows when you or your pet disable an enemy.

Notes

• This skill can be only used after Counterattack blocked an attack.

Version history

For a detailed skill history, see here.

Patch	Changes
January 13, 2026	Increased the power coefficient from 2.25 to 2.5 in PvE only.
January 30, 2024	Increased the power coefficient from 1.3 to 2.25 in PvE only.
February 28, 2022	End of Dragons release: (Undocumented) Added tooltip fact Defiance Break.
February 23, 2021	Reduced knockback distance from 300 to 100 in PvP only.
November 17, 2020	Fixed a bug that allowed this skill to be activated multiple times in quick succession.
February 25, 2020	Competitive content update: (Competitive split) Reduced power coefficient from 1.3 to 0.01.
October 01, 2019	Counterattack Kick has been added to the game. Removed the Crippling Throw follow-up skill. This skill no longer automatically uses Counterattack Kick when blocking a foe within the range threshold. Instead, blocking any attack flips the skill to Counterattack Kick for 5 seconds. Increased the number of targets for Counterattack Kick from 1 to 3. Counterattack Kick now evades for its duration and activates faster.