Counter
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Job Trait
- Obtained: Monk Level 10
- Game Description: May cancel target's attack with an attack of your own.
- Job Traits are always active.
Notes/Description
- A character with this trait will occasionally cancel an opponent's attack with one of his/her own.
- It is possible to counter the attacks of more than one enemy, as long as they are in your range of view and are attacking you.
- It is possible to counter while using Cover as a Monk/Paladin or Paladin/Monk.
- Opponent's attack must bypass character's evasion, shadows (Blink/Utsusemi), and parry for this trait to trigger.
- This trait will activate less often if the target has high Evasion.
- Obviously Guard skill does not affect your chance to counter, however counter+ reduces your chance to guard, because the check for counter is performed before guard.
- This trait has no effect on enemy TP attacks.
- This trait has no effect on magic-based or ranged attacks.
- For dual weapon users (such as hand-to-hand) you counter with only your main weapon (or one fist).
- Special damage types do not apply to counters. For example, Vampiric Claws normally deliver slashing damage, but during counters the damage type is blunt.
- Counters do not earn the user any TP. However the opponent will gain TP as if it was hit with a normal attack.
- Weapon skill-ups can occur during counters, just as for normal attack turns. Evasion skill-ups may also occur.
Horizon Changes 
Equipment that Enhances this Trait
| Name | Level | Enhancement |
|---|---|---|
| Avenger's Earring | 42 | Counter+1 |
| Aikido Koshita | 50 | Counter+2 |
| Cross-Counters | 50 | Counter+5 |
| Retaliators | 50 | Counter+5 |
| Kampfer Ring | 50 | Latent Effect: Counter+2 |
| Temple Hose | 60 | Counter+1 |
| Muscle Belt | 67 | Latent Effect: Counter +1 |
| Muscle Belt +1 | 67 | Latent Effect: Counter +2 |
| Kampfer Earring | 70 | Latent Effect: Counter+5 |
| Palladium Dagger | 70 | Counter+1 |
| Rune Baghnakhs | 70 | Latent Effect: Counter +1 |
| Barbarian Mittens | 71 | Counter +1 |
| Rasetsu Samue | 72 | Latent Effect: Counter+1 |
| Rasetsu Samue +1 | 72 | Counter+1 |
| Rasetsu Sune-Ate | 72 | Latent Effect: Counter+1 |
| Rasetsu Sune-Ate +1 | 72 | Counter+1 |
| Rasetsu Tekko | 72 | Latent Effect: Counter+1 |
| Rasetsu Tekko +1 | 72 | Counter+1 |
| Rasetsu Jinpachi | 72 | Latent Effect: Counter+1 |
| Rasetsu Jinpachi +1 | 72 | Counter+1 |
| Rasetsu Hakama | 72 | Latent Effect: Counter+1 |
| Rasetsu Hakama +1 | 72 | Counter+1 |
| Temple Hose +1 | 74 | Counter+3 |
| Ace's Locket | 74 | Latent Effect: Counter+5 |
| Omicron Ring | 75 | Salvage: Counter +2 |
| Usukane Gote | 75 | Counter +2 |
| Spharai | 75 | Enhances Counter Effect (Counter+10) |
