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Please forgive my beginner questions, but I didn't see any explanation in the manual, tutorial or Hiergamenon of how counter attacking works in the tactical battles. Can anyone clue me in or point the way to info on how and why they are triggered?
Each weapon has certain advantages. Most sword type weapons get +1 counterattack. Heroes can also choose to get bonus counterattacks from leveling. Spears make a unit immune to counterattacks.
Only certain items and monsters have counterattack. Swords give one counterattack per round, unless otherwise noted in their mouseover info. Creatures like wolves and stalkers also have counterattack. Most units, therefore, will not be able to counterattack.
Let's say you have a champion whose weapon allows for one counterattack. The enemy's turn comes up, and the first one approaches your champion, and swings at her. She has one counterattack, and swings back. If a second enemy unit swings at her in this same turn, she won't be able to respond, because she only has one counterattack.
Hope that helps.
Specifically a counter attack occurs when you are attacked by another creature / person. There are particular items that prevent counter attacks like spears and there are monsters who have natural counter attacks.
Ah thanks everyone, makes perfect sense now.
I was getting countered and couldn't figure why. I saw '+1 counter attack' and was looking around for some counter attack stat that figured into it.. 
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