Counterblow/history
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This page contains information about a Guild Wars 2 skill that has been updated since its introduction. Some of the information on this page no longer applies to the game as it currently exists. For the current version of this skill, see Counterblow. |
June 24, 2025
- Counterblow: 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.
Counterblow
- Profession
Warrior (skill list)- Weapon
- Main hand mace
- Activ. type
- Channeled
- Sequence
- →
- Game link
“7
CounterblowBlock the next attack. Counter with an attack if you are in melee range.
Adrenaline: 5
Range: 130
— In-game description
February 14, 2023
- Counterblow: Reduced cooldown from 8 seconds to 7 seconds in PvP and WvW.
Counterblow
- Profession
- Warrior (skill list)
- Weapon
- Main hand mace
- Activ. type
- Channeled
- Sequence
- →
- Game link
“7CounterblowBlock the next attack. Counter with an attack if you are in melee range. Gain adrenaline if not attacked.
— In-game description
October 04, 2022
- Counterblow: Reduced cooldown from 10 seconds to 8 seconds in PvP and WvW.
Counterblow
- Profession
- Warrior (skill list)
- Weapon
- Main hand mace
- Activ. type
- Channeled
- Sequence
- →
- Game link
“78CounterblowBlock the next attack. Counter with an attack if you are in melee range. Gain adrenaline if not attacked.
— In-game description
July 07, 2020
- Counterblow: Reduced recharge from 10 seconds to 7 seconds in PvE only.
“710CounterblowBlock the next attack. Counter with an attack if you are in melee range. Gain adrenaline if not attacked.
— In-game description
February 25, 2020
- Counterblow: (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.
“10CounterblowBlock the next attack. Counter with an attack if you are in melee range. Gain adrenaline if not attacked.
— In-game description
May 08, 2018
- Counterblow: The damage of this skill is no longer split between game modes and will now use the higher 14% damage increase in all modes.
“10CounterblowBlock the next attack. Counter with an attack if you are in melee range. Gain adrenaline if not attacked.
Damage: 734 (2.0)?
10 Vulnerability (8s): +10% Incoming Damage, +10% Incoming Condition Damage
— In-game description
February 22, 2017
- Counterblow: 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.
“10CounterblowBlock the next attack. Counter with an attack if you are in melee range. Gain adrenaline if not attacked.
— In-game description
September 09, 2014
- Counterblow 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.
“10CounterblowBlock the next attack. Counter with an attack if you are in melee range. Gain adrenaline if not attacked.
— In-game description
July 01, 2014
- Counterblow: Fixed a bug that caused the counterattack from this skill to be called Riposte.
August 06, 2013
- Counterblow: This skill will now properly set its recharge with the Sundering Mace trait when players strike an enemy after blocking.
June 11, 2013
- Counterblow: This skill now has a range fact.
“1½10
CounterblowBlock the next attack. Counter with an attack if you are in melee range. Gain adrenaline if not attacked.
— In-game description
Original version
“1½CounterblowBlock the next attack. Counter with an attack if you are in melee range. Gain adrenaline if not attacked.
— In-game description
