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'''Counter''' is term for spells that have counterpart spell which [[dispel]]s (cancels) it, and which it dispels. This means that both counter spells in a pair can not be active on the same [[troop|unit]] at the same time. When a counter spell is cast on a unit which is under the effects of its counterpart, the existing spell effect will be removed and the newly cast spell will take effect.
'''Counter''' is a term for spells that have counterpart spell which [[dispel]]s (cancels) it, and which it dispels. This means that both counter spells in a pair can not be active on the same [[troop|unit]] at the same time. When a counter spell is cast on a unit which is under the effects of its counterpart, the existing spell effect will be removed and the newly cast spell will take effect.


'''List of true counter spells:'''
'''Counter spells:'''
* [[Bless]]–[[Curse]]
* {{Sn|Bless}} ←→ {{Sn|Curse}}
* [[Haste]]–[[Slow]]
* {{Sn|Haste}} ←→ {{Sn|Slow}}


'''List of spells with opposite effects:''' (these spells do not dispel each other, but their effects are equal and opposite, so they do cancel each other out)
==== Opposite spells ====
* [[Stone Skin]]–[[Weakness]]
Additionally, there are spell pairs that do not dispel each other and therefore are not true counter spells. However, their effects are equal and opposite and in that sense they cancel each other.
* [[Fortune]]–[[Misfortune]]
 
* [[Mirth]]–[[Sorrow]]
'''Opposite spells:'''
* {{Sn|Fortune}} ←→ {{Sn|Misfortune}}
* {{Sn|Mirth}} ←→ {{Sn|Sorrow}}


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Latest revision as of 23:44, 7 December 2023

Counter is a term for spells that have counterpart spell which dispels (cancels) it, and which it dispels. This means that both counter spells in a pair can not be active on the same unit at the same time. When a counter spell is cast on a unit which is under the effects of its counterpart, the existing spell effect will be removed and the newly cast spell will take effect.

Counter spells:

Opposite spells[edit]

Additionally, there are spell pairs that do not dispel each other and therefore are not true counter spells. However, their effects are equal and opposite and in that sense they cancel each other.

Opposite spells: