Wasting a mage's CS

[Biospecies]

I literally found mmowned.com and joined today, so this is my first post, hope you enjoy!



So we've all been there.
Your casting that last heal thats going to win you the battle....
BAM, counterspell in your face. :yuck:
So how do you fix it?
Make them waste it, by casting something that looks like a heal, or looks like a spell when its really something useless.

For a druid:
Starfire- If you are casting off a starfire, and you dont want to get CS'd, try casting Teleport: Moonglade for about a half a second, the mage, not wanting to get hit with that huge starfire will CS the Teleport, not your starfire.

Healing Touch: This is an old one, but try casting your hearthstone right before you want to cast your heal, if the mage CS's you, your free to heal

For a warlock:

Fear- Want to get that last fear/drain life off so you can survive? Try casting Summon Imp to get them to CS you.

For a shaman:

Lightning Spells- Cast ghostwolf real fast, and if the Mage is CS happy, he'll most likely CS the ghostwolf.

Heals: Same thing as applies to druids, pop a quick hearthstone.


Now, say you have some guy that is totally cool and has an awesome mod that tells him really big on his screen what you are casting, example:

STARFIRE INC

Of course he wont CS your Teleport Moonglade, he'll think your an idiot and fire blast your face. So heres what to do if you have a person thats too smart to follow those old tricks.

Start casting whatever spell you want to cast, and about a split second afterwards, step backwards, its easy, and it works if you time it right, dont stay too long or the CS will hit you, dont step back too soon or the mage won't use it.


These are not 100%, and many times depend on how smart/quick the mage is, but with some practice, and any help from lag, you'll never get hit with a killer CS again.

[shade599]

Another spell that looks like a heal: The Furbolg transformation stick thingy from the NE place.

[Biospecies]

Ooh, never thought of that, i'll try it =]

[markca]

few things.
hearthstone doesnt work in arena.
almost every single player will have a enemy cast bar(meaning they know what spell you will be casting).
...have no idea how people are going to mistaken summon imp for a shadow casting spell...spell pushback > summon spells.

[Biospecies]

works in BG's and didnt i explain what to do if they have show enemy cast bar and or a mod that says that?

this is various ways to do it.

[ChrisC]

Ima mage. I don't CS till < 1 sec left on casts like those. Bai.

[cYstYm]

HEARTH!! thats a good one!! too bad u wont be able to hearth again for 8 seconds....

[yeah]

wat about if the counter spell silnces cuase they have the arcane talent

[Chenquie]

Lol. I hope they watch the cast bar what spell they cast <.<

[fugiy]

heh, most mages watch and see what spell they are casting..because it will normally tell you

[Biospecies]

heh, most mages watch and see what spell they are casting..because it will normally tell you

yes, everyone that is saying that mages will see what spell is casting, I give an alternative to that if you read, and even if they do, many times you can catch them because many times they look at your hands glowing and instantly cast CS,
im not saying this will work on all ma ges, just saying it is a good way to trick some of them.

[Lavi]

playing a mage i would never instantly cast silence when i see glowing hands without knowing which spell is actually beein casted...
like CrisC said we are going to cast silence a split second before the spell goes out
( gives us more time to react and more waisted time to the oponent )

[VenezinD]

I play a mage. And you'd have to be ONE IMPOSSIBLY RETARDED mage. And trust me, the majority of the class is, to do this. But not THAT stupid. Maybe not at 70. If I saw someone casting Hearthstone I'd freakin' hit him with frostbolt. This is only possible against a retard. Literally. A MENTALLY HANDICAPPED PERSON.

EDIT: And no. We DON'T look at the hands. WTF, we look at the cast bar. Jezbus. Like I said. MENTALLY HANDICAPPED. Just like my caps.

[zplatter]

This is old and worked in the beginning of wow, stop trying to repost something REALLY old that doesn't work anymore... /facepalm

[Chenquie]

This is old and worked in the beginning of wow, stop trying to repost something REALLY old that doesn't work anymore... /facepalm

There is no guarantee that it won't work. Stop flaming the guy, he put effort in this and trying to contribute.