counter-magic

Negates enemy enchantments

Counter-magic is magic used to neutralize, deflect, or undo other magic.

In fantasy literature and games, a wizard might cast counter-magic to block an opponent's spell: She raised a counter-magic shield just before the curse struck.

The term also appears in anthropology for protective rituals against witchcraft or hexes.

arcane

dispel

Cause to vanish

disenchant · unbinding · banishment · exorcism · warding · nullification · thaumaturgy · sorcery · wizardry · incantation

nullify

dispel

Cause to vanish

void · annul · break · undo · unravel · suppress · dissolve · reverse · deflect · block

protective

ward

Protected person; division

sigil · barrier · shield · circle · seal · sanctuary · blessing · aegis · glyph · rune

Opposites
magical function/intent

counter-magiccurse

Invoked harm through words

hex · jinx · black magic · spell · enchantment

magical polarity

counter-magicmagic

Supernatural or illusory power

spellcasting · enchantment · conjuration · sorcery · witchcraft

magical stance

counter-magicsusceptibility

Liability to influence

defenselessness

Family

counter, magic, counters, countered, countering, countermeasure, counteract, counterattack, magical

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