Counterspell Mastery (Su): At 6th level, you gain Improved Counterspell as a bonus feat. You may attempt to counterspell an opponent’s spell once per day as an immediate action (instead of a readied action). You must use a spell at least one level higher than the spell being countered to use this ability. You can use this ability once per day at 6th level, plus one additional time per day for every 4 levels beyond 6th.
Um...I thought you had to use the same spell to counterspell, or a specific opposing spell, or dispel magic? Wouldn't that seriously limit your ability to "use a spell at least one level higher?"
The ability isn't complete bunk (that was just an attention getter), but this seriously limits ones ability to use it. (And that's not even accounting for the other problems that counterspelling traditionally has.)
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Counterspell Mastery (Su): At 6th level, you gain Improved Counterspell as a bonus feat. You may attempt to counterspell an opponent’s spell once per day as an immediate action (instead of a readied action). You must use a spell at least one level higher than the spell being countered to use this ability. You can use this ability once per day at 6th level, plus one additional time per day for every 4 levels beyond 6th.
Um...I thought you had to use the same spell to counterspell, or a specific opposing spell, or dispel magic? Wouldn't that seriously limit your ability to "use a spell at least one level higher?"
The ability isn't complete bunk (that was just an attention getter), but this seriously limits ones ability to use it. (And that's not even accounting for the other problems that counterspelling traditionally has.)
Unless you have Improved Counterspell which lets you counter with any spell of the same school and at least the same elvel. Oh, look. You get Improved Countersepll as part of this package to enable it to work. How about that.
Counterspell Mastery (Su): At 6th level, you gain Improved Counterspell as a bonus feat. You may attempt to counterspell an opponent’s spell once per day as an immediate action (instead of a readied action). You must use a spell at least one level higher than the spell being countered to use this ability. You can use this ability once per day at 6th level, plus one additional time per day for every 4 levels beyond 6th.
Um...I thought you had to use the same spell to counterspell, or a specific opposing spell, or dispel magic? Wouldn't that seriously limit your ability to "use a spell at least one level higher?"
The ability isn't complete bunk (that was just an attention getter), but this seriously limits ones ability to use it. (And that's not even accounting for the other problems that counterspelling traditionally has.)
With Improved Counterspell, your potential for actually pulling off a counterspell goes up significantly, but it's still problematic. A Once-a-day kill-that-one-spell isn't strong at all, especially since it's quite likely a lower-level spell that you kill (but might be a great opener against an enemy spellcaster that relies on a combination of spells for battle).
I've played a counterspeller/mage duelist in 3.5 Faerun (with Noctumancer from Tome of Magic), and with my DM allowing everything I wanted to make his spell dueling prowess mightier, including homebrew feats, I still ended up not all that strong (but extraordinarily resilient; something he's remembered for. He was the sole survivor of what would otherwise be multiple party wipes).
So my impression of counterspelling after extensive play with it is good defensive ability, but some spells should be let cast and save it to cast your own spell.