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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Nathaniel Lee" data-source="post: 8369884" data-attributes="member: 6948827">The designers have confirmed that you can counterspell a spell that is cast with a magic item, so I'm wondering if there are magic items that still require you to utilize components when casting spells through them.In any case, I rule that despite not having an explicit material/somatic component when casting a spell through a magic item, the magic item and your usage of it are effectively material/somatic components. If you're waving your wand or staff around, that IMO is enough of an indicator that potentially a spell is being cast and a spellcaster can attempt to cast counterspell.</blockquote>