Counterblow

Block the next attack. Counter with an attack if you are in melee range. — In-game description

Counterblow

Profession

Warrior (skill list)

Weapon

Main hand mace

Activ. type

Channeled

Sequence

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Game link

API

14507

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Counterblow

Block the next attack. Counter with an attack if you are in melee range.

 Damage: 734 (2.0)^?

 Damage: 495 (1.35)^?

₁₀ Vulnerability (8s): +10% Incoming Damage, +10% Incoming Condition Damage

₁₅ Vulnerability (6s): +15% Incoming Damage, +15% Incoming Condition Damage

 Adrenaline: 5

 Range: 130

— In-game description

Related traits

Defense

• Shield Master — Reflect missiles whenever you are blocking. Gain adrenaline when you block an attack or reflect a missile.
• Merciless Hammer — Hammer and mace skills deal increased damage when striking a disabled or defiant foe. Gain adrenaline when you disable a foe. Disables include stun, taunt, daze, knockback, pull, knockdown, sink, float, fear, and launch.
• Hardened Armor — Gain resolution when you block or are struck by a critical hit. Strike damage taken is reduced by a percentage while you have resolution.

Notes

• The counterattack only activates if an attack is blocked while in melee range of a target.
• Projectiles reflected instead of blocked through Shield Master do not cancel the block.

Bug:

The tool-tip does not show the channeling time of this skill (approximately 2.5 seconds).

Version history

For a detailed skill history, see here.

Patch	Changes
June 24, 2025	This skill can now be reactivated to strike enemies, inflicting a lesser amount of vulnerability. This skill no longer grants adrenaline when it ends and now grants adrenaline when you strike an enemy. Increased the power coefficient from 1.0 to 1.35 in PvP and WvW.
February 14, 2023	Reduced cooldown from 8 seconds to 7 seconds in PvP and WvW.
October 04, 2022	Reduced cooldown from 10 seconds to 8 seconds in PvP and WvW.
July 07, 2020	Reduced recharge from 10 seconds to 7 seconds in PvE only.
February 25, 2020	Competitive content update: (Competitive split) Reduced power coefficient from 2.0 to 1.0. Adjusted vulnerability from 10 stacks for 8 seconds to 15 stacks for 6 seconds.
May 08, 2018	The damage of this skill is no longer split between game modes and will now use the higher 14% damage increase in all modes.
February 22, 2017	This skill now applies 10 stacks of vulnerability for 8 seconds in addition to its previous effects in all game types. Lowered the damage of this skill by 12.5% in PvP only.
September 09, 2014	Updated this skill to consistently grant 6 adrenaline if it completes and 0 adrenaline if it is cancelled. Fixed a bug where this skill had a shorter cooldown if activated less than half a second before blocking.
July 01, 2014	Fixed a bug that caused the counterattack from this skill to be called Riposte.
August 06, 2013	This skill will now properly set its recharge with the Sundering Mace trait when players strike an enemy after blocking.
June 11, 2013	This skill now has a range fact.
August 28, 2012	Game release: Counterblow has been added to the game.

Trivia

• A Guild Wars skill bears the same name as this skill.