Counterspell Prime

Prime	●●
Instant	Mana
Covert	Shielding
Mage The Awakening Sourcebook, p.222 Rotes
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(see Counterspell for the 1 dot arcana specific version)

The mage can counter spells from any Arcanum, and he can counter covert spells without first identifying their components.

• Practice: Shielding
• Action: Instant; successes subtract from the target spell’s Potency
• Duration: Lasting
• Aspect: Covert
• Cost: 1 Mana

As the rules for Counterspell, but the mage can now counter spells from any Arcanum (he does not need one dot in at least one of the spell’s Arcana) and he can counter covert spells even if he has not had time to identify their components.

Guardians of the Veil Rote: Rend the Weave

• Dice Pool: Composure + Occult + Prime

This rote enables a Guardian to stop magics before they can take effect, preserving the secrecy of the Awakened world with preemptive action. Silver Ladder willworkers have their own variant on this rote (Resolve + Occult + Prime) that wills offending sorceries out of existence.