Counterspell
3rd-level, Abjuration
- Casting time: 1 Reaction, which you take when you see a creature within 60 feet of yourself casting a spell with Verbal, Somatic, or Material component
- Range: 60 feet
- Components: S
- Duration: Instantaneous
You attempt to interrupt a creature in the process of casting a spell. The creature makes a Constitution saving throw. On a failed save, the spell dissipates with no effect, and the action, Bonus Action, or Reaction used to cast it is wasted. If that spell was cast with a spell slot, the slot isn’t expended.
Classes: Bard (College of Lore); Bard; Fighter (Eldritch Knight); Paladin (Oath of Redemption); Paladin (Oath of the Watchers); Rogue (Arcane Trickster); Sorcerer (Spellfire Sorcery); Sorcerer; Warlock; Wizard (Abjurer); Wizard
Source: Player’s Handbook (2024) p. 258. Available in the SRD and the Free Rules (2024)