Counter

Job Trait

• Obtained: Monk Level 10

*Obtainable: Blue Mage Level 70

• 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.

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)