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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Joseph Thompson1" data-source="post: 7359024" data-attributes="member: 6942557">I would like to bring up an interesting point regarding Concentration spells, and specifically, enemy concentration spells. Yes, blasting may not be the best primary role; but if an enemy Wizard, Cleric, or other spellcaster is concentrating on a rather nasty spell of their own ( a hold person on your BSF, for instance), it may not be out of the question to throw a Magic Missile or similar spell in an attempt to break their concentration on the spell.In fact, I think this guide needs an entire subsection on how to deal with enemy Wizards, ways to enhance your dueling abilities. To put it simply, Counterspell is only the first step, and also one of the most expensive ways to stop another caster. Focusing on Silence spells, breaking their concentration, or otherwise draining their spell slots if they have Counterspells/Shields of their own may be the best way to work this out. And for the love of god, NEVER Counterspell an enemy Counterspell. Not only do you loose two slots for the price of one, but depending on the DM, you may also loose the original spell in the process, as you stopped that to cast Counterspell. One other thing to note, Xanathar's Guide has rules for recognizing spells cast by others. You can easily use that to your advantage, by knowing whether a Counterspell is actually required or if Shield would be safer, or perhaps not using any counter at all could be better if the enemy caster is casting a spell that doesn't even do much.</blockquote>

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