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11 Perfect Counter is a talent in the Fencer branch of the Windrose Talent System. After a Perfect Block (frame-perfect parry), gain a burst Critical Hit Chance buff for 12 seconds. Duration does not scale per rank; only the crit magnitude does.
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33 Summary
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55 PropertyValueBranchFencerTier1Max rank3Points per rank1Effect textAfter a Perfect Block, your Critical Hit Chance is increased for 12 seconds.
66 Effect by Rank
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88 RankCritical Hit Chance for 12s after a Perfect BlockRank 1+5%Rank 2+8.8%Rank 3+12%
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1111 Mandatory for Rapier and Saber parry builds. Strong for any Fencer using Perfect Block; skippable only if the build avoids parries entirely.
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1313 Pairs Well With
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1515 Surgical Cuts (additive one-handed crit)Privateer Set (2P Critical Hit Chance)Rapier of a Thousand CutsDisciplined FencerDeadly Finale and Quick Strikes, for spending the crit window on a long combo
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1717 See Also
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1919 Fencer branch overviewDeep Cuts and Duelist, other Fencer damage talentsTalent System, the four-branch progression frameworkStats and Talents, stat allocation and respec
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2121 Build Role
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2323 Perfect Counter defines the Perfect Block playstyle. The 12-second crit window after a successful parry is long enough to commit a full combo, which is why Rapier and Saber builds that lean on parry timing treat this as mandatory.
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2525 Math Example
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2727 A Fencer at rank-3 Perfect Counter lands a Perfect Block on an enemy swing. For the next 12 seconds, the character gains +12% Critical Hit Chance on top of any existing crit sources. On a build that already sits at 20% base crit, this pushes the burst window to 32%, and every hit in a 5-swing Deadly Finale combo rolls against that elevated chance.
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2929 Notes
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3131 Duration does not refresh on additional Perfect Blocks during the window, but the clock also does not stack; a second Perfect Block extends the effect back to a fresh 12 seconds.Requires a weapon capable of Perfect Block. Halberds and Greatswords cannot Perfect Block; this talent is dead weight on those loadouts.Crit magnitude scales with the Mastery stat, so the buff is worth more on a high-Mastery build.