# Counterspell
*Level 3 Abjuration*
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**Casting Time:** Reaction, which you take when you see a creature within 60 feet of yourself casting a spell with Verbal, Somatic, or Material components
**Range:** 60 feet
**Components:** S
**Duration:** Instantaneous
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You attempt to interrupt a creature in the process of casting a spell. The creature makes a Constitution saving throw. On a failed save, the spell dissipates with no effect, and the action, Bonus Action, or Reaction used to cast it is wasted. If that spell was cast with a spell slot, the slot isn't expended.
**Classes:** Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard