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Counterattack, a Survival Hunter talent in WoW Forever

Counterattack is an active talent in row 4 of the Survival tree. It needs 15 points in Survival, so the earliest you can take it is level 25 (up to 5 levels sooner with the Legacy perk Talented). It has 1 rank. It has changed since Classic Era.

Counterattack

1 rank

  • 30 Mana
  • Melee Range
  • Instant
  • 5 sec cooldown
  • Requires 15 points in Survival
  • Requires Deterrence at 1/1

A strike that becomes active after parrying an opponent's attack. This attack deals 50% weapon damage plus 13 and immobilizes the target for 5 sec. Counterattack cannot be blocked, dodged, or parried.

Every rank of Counterattack

RankText
Rank 1A strike that becomes active after parrying an opponent's attack. This attack deals 50% weapon damage plus 13 and immobilizes the target for 5 sec. Counterattack cannot be blocked, dodged, or parried.

Where it sits in the Survival tree

Improved TrackingDeflectionEntrapmentSavage StrikesSurvivalistImproved Wing ClipClever TrapsSurefootedDeterrenceSurvival TacticsPredator's EdgeCounterattackResourcefulnessExpose PreySurvivalist's DisciplineStrider KickLightning ReflexesLacerating Strikes
Needs
Unlocks
No talent needs it
Same row
Row above (row 3)
Row below (row 5)

Row numbers are on the left and the number in a corner is a talent's rank count. Gold marks Counterattack.

Compared with Classic Era

What differs from Classic Era: its rank 1 text and its position.

Position

Classic Era

Survival, row 5, column 3

WoW Forever

Survival, row 4, column 3

Rank 1 text

Classic Era

A strike that becomes active after parrying an opponent's attack. This attack deals 40 damage and immobilizes the target for 5 sec. Counterattack cannot be blocked, dodged, or parried.

WoW Forever

A strike that becomes active after parrying an opponent's attack. This attack deals 50% weapon damage plus 13 and immobilizes the target for 5 sec. Counterattack cannot be blocked, dodged, or parried.

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All Survival talents

  1. Improved Tracking
  2. Deflection
  3. Entrapment
  4. Savage Strikes
  5. Survivalist
  6. Improved Wing Clip
  7. Clever Traps
  8. Surefooted
  9. Deterrence
  10. Survival Tactics
  11. Predator's Edge
  12. Counterattack
  13. Resourcefulness
  14. Expose Prey
  15. Survivalist's Discipline
  16. Strider Kick
  17. Lightning Reflexes
  18. Lacerating Strikes

The other Hunter trees: Beast Mastery and Marksmanship. Everything that changed for the Hunter since Classic is on the changes page.

Game data from the WoW Forever beta client, build 1.60.1.70291, as published by talentsforever.com (CC BY 4.0) on 2026-10-08 and reformatted by us. Numbers can still change before launch.